Doha: Putting a strategic focus on solving the challenges of managing carbonate reservoirs, registration has opened for the highly-anticipated fourth edition of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Well Injectivity/Productivity and Reservoir Management in Carbonates (WIPIC) Workshop, to take place in Doha from March 21-23.
The workshop will gather expert representatives from Qatari and international oil companies, service providers, universities, and research institutes to discuss a comprehensive range of multi-disciplinary topics relating to carbonate reservoir management.
The forum's scope has been expanded to cover the entire reservoir, and not only the wells. While noting that injectivity and productivity of wells are essential for optimal field development, other elements such as geological modeling, reservoir simulation, management, and enhanced recovery mechanisms, are also crucial as the industry moves towards a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving.
To this end, submissions have been invited on multiple research areas and integrated case studies. Technical presentations, keynote speeches, and panel discussions will cover topics like enhanced/improved recovery methods (waterflooding, gas flooding, water alternating gas); data analytics and machine learning for optimizing oil and gas field development and reservoir management; reservoir management strategies to reduce the environmental footprint; reservoir simulation and forecasting; and emerging technologies such as blue hydrogen, and artificial intelligence.
Dr. Ahmad Sami Abushaikha, Associate Professor at HBKU’s College of Science and Engineering, Division of Sustainable Development, is co-chairing the event with Dr. Herbert Lescanne of TotalEnergies. The Technical Committee includes industry specialists from energy companies and universities including Schlumberger and Stanford University.
Dr. Abushaika said: “In its fourth edition, the WIPIC workshop presents an exceptional opportunity to share experiences and put forward new methods to improve reservoir management. We encourage everyone across the oil and gas industry to register and be part of this valuable knowledge exchange with experts, engineers, and academics, which can lead to new collaborations that benefit our work.”
