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Call for Papers - OPEN

The Trinidad & Tobago Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers invites oil and gas professionals to participate in the 2012 Petroleum Energy Conference titled ‘Developing Resources for Sustainability’ to be held Port of Spain, Trinidad from June 11-13, 2012.

The deadline for abstract submission is January 10th 2012.
Please review instructions for submission; download PDF here.

Please submit abstracts at: http://manuscripts.spe.org/ppms

Key Dates

  • Paper proposal deadline – January 10, 2012
  • Notification date – Jan 26, 2012
  • Manuscript due date – April 19, 2012

Technical Content
Paper proposal submissions are invited in, but not restricted to, the following topics:

  • Deep water exploration and production
    • Regional exploration and opportunities
    • Reservoir Characterisation and Evaluation
    • Reservoir Management and Surveillance
    • Drilling and Completions
    • Facilities Design and Operations
  • Conventional Resources
    • Mature oil
    • Mature gas
    • History Matching
    • Production Forecasting
    • Field Development Planning
    • Secondary and Tertiary Recovery
    • Risk and Uncertainty Management
    • Case Studies
  • Unconventional Resources
    • Thin beds – poor reservoir quality rock
    • Tight gas
    • Shale gas
    • Heavy oil
    • Reservoir Characterisation and Evaluation
    • Reserves Estimation
    • Production Forecasting
    • Field Development Planning
    • Technologies
    • Risk and Uncertainty Management
    • Case Studies
  • Field Development and Management process and plan
    • Marginal Field Facilities Options
    • Extended Reach Drilling
    • Multilaterals
    • Intelligent well design and operation
    • Integrated Asset Modelling
  • HSSE Management
    • Safety
      • Asset Integrity
      • Safe Operating Procedures
      • Safe Drilling Practices
      • Disaster Management and Emergency Response
      • Safety Systems and Initiatives
      • Measuring Success and Continuous Improvement
    • Environment
      • Oil Spill Control
      • Greenhouse Gas Management
      • Waste and by-product Management
    • Occupational Health
    • Integrated Approach on HSSE Management
      • Risk Management / HAZOP/HAZID Studies
      • Quality Management
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Personnel and Property Safety
  • Economic and Sustainability Challenges
    • Business Planning
    • Fiscal Models
    • Oil and Gas prices
    • Downstream investment
    • Regional Supply, Markets and Demand
    • Impact of Changing Political Environments
    • Regional Development of Partnerships and Mutual Advantage
  • Asset Management
    • Business Planning
    • Pipeline Management
    • Well Integrity Management
    • Real Time Operations  and Smart Facilities
    • Custody Transfers and Metering
    • Risk Management and Reliability

Technical Reviewers Required
We are looking for a team of volunteers to review abstracts and to chair technical and panel sessions.  If you are interested in signing up, please contact us either by email, phone and social network communications.

Contact Details

  • Email – info@spettconf.org  
  • Phone – 1 (868) 38-SPETT (387-7388)
  • See our Social Media links below.