SPE/WIA Well Abandonment and Integrity Workshop...Abandonments, Surface Casing Vent Flow and Well Integrity Issues Session Chairs: Leah Davies, Manaka Consulting Ltd. Manuel Oppel,

Workshop AbstractRegulatory pressure and public perception are driving a signifi cant focus on wellbore abandonments. In response to this, the industry is looking for applicable, effi cient and cost-eff ective abandonment methods.

Abandonments are complicated and costly when well integrity issues arise, such as repairing surface casing vent fl ows, isolating porous zones and protecting intervals across groundwater. The industry is creative in coming up with new techniques, ideas and methods for abandoning wells.

This workshop brings together industry-leading professionals to focus on improving practices and increasing intervention eff ectiveness by promoting active discussion and the sharing of new ideas.

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18 - 19 September 2018 | The Metropolitan Centre Calgary | Alberta, Canada

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Committee Members

CHAIRPERSONSLeah DaviesManaka Consulting Ltd.

Anita LewisAlberta Energy Regulator(AER)

Dwayne CooperPerformance Energy Services Inc.

Kary CuthillKaterra Engineering Ltd.

Kari-Ann DeVriesHusky Energy

Robbi DoddCharger Pumping Solutions

Anar GamzaShell Canada

Peter KretCenovus Energy

Jonathan KuhnHorizon Resource Management Ltd.

Manuel OppelAurora Land Consulting Ltd.

Mike PhelanMatrix Specialty Chemicals

Heidy RodriquezUniversity of Calgary

Blair RogersWestLake Energy Corp.

Mark SoperRepsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc.

Michelle van der BurghCanadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL)

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Continuing Education UnitsAttendees will receive 1.6 CEUs. One CEU equals 10 contact hours of participation. CEUs will be awarded through SPE Professional Development for participation and completion of SPE workshop. A permanent record of a participant’s involvement and awarding of CEUs will be maintained by SPE.

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General Information

Tuesday, 18 September0700–0750Registration and Breakfast

0750–0805Opening Remarks by Workshop Chairs

0805–0840Opening Keynote

0840–1000Session 1: Regulatory Aspects and Challenges of Keeping up with a Transitioning Industry

1000–1030Coff ee Break sponsored by: 

1030–1200Session 2: Risk Management Tools for Abandonments, Surface Casing Vent Flow and Well Integrity Issues

1200–1300Networking Lunch sponsored by: 

1300–1330Introduction to IRP 26: Wellbore Remediation

1330–1500Session 3: New Technology for Surface Casing Vent Flow Repair, Well Integrity Identifi cation and Abandonments

1500–1530Coff ee Break sponsored by: 

1530–1700Session 4: Analysis of Surface Casing Vent Flow Source Identifi cation Tools

1700-1830Networking Reception

Wednesday, 19 September0700–0800Breakfast

0800–0845Opening Keynote

0845–0945Session 5: Knowledge Sharing: Moving Beyond Confi dentiality and Competitiveness

0945–1030Coff ee Break sponsored by: 

1030–1200Session 6: Area Based Closure

1200–1300 Networking Lunch sponsored by: 

1300-1430Session 7: IRP 26: Wellbore Remediation – Work Flow Discussion

1430–1500Coff ee Break sponsored by: 

1500–1630 Session 8: Analysis of Abandonment Techniques, Alberta and Beyond

Name BadgesPlease wear your badge at all times. It is a courtesy to your fellow registrants, speakers and sponsors

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Workshop FormatWorkshops maximize the exchange of ideas among attendees and presenters through brief technical presentations followed by extended Q&A periods. Focused topics attract an informed audience eager to discuss issues critical to advancing both technology and best practices. Many of the presentations are in the form of case studies, highlighting engineering achievements and lessons learned. In order to stimulate frank discussion, no proceedings are published and members of the press are not invited to attend.

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Tuesday, 17 September0700–0750Registration and Breakfast

0750–0805Opening Remarks

0805–0840Opening Keynote

Liability Challenges in Alberta Rob Wadsworth, VP of Closure and LiabilityAlberta Energy Regulator (AER)

0840–1000Session 1: Regulatory Aspects and Challenges of Keeping up with a Transitioning IndustrySession Chairs: Kari-Ann DeVries, Husky Energy

Anita Lewis, Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)

This session will provide an overview of current and past research projects conducted by the Regulators related to abandonment requirements, leakage from abandoned wells and factors infl uencing wellbore leakage.

• Presentation 1: Safe, Permanent Closure of the Medicine Hat – Alderson Commingled Gas Fields, Southeastern Alberta Management Unit Dan Palombi, Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)

• Presentation 2: Assessing Well Construction and Decommission-ing Practices by Testing for Wellbore Leakage – 2018 ResultsJordan van Besouw, BC Oil & Gas Commission

1000–1030Coff ee Break sponsored by: 

1030–1200Session 2: Risk Management Tools for Abandonments, Surface Casing Vent Flow and Well Integrity IssuesSession Chairs: Leah Davies, Manaka Consulting Ltd.

Manuel Oppel, Aurora Land Consulting Ltd.

In this session you will learn about tools, statistical analysis, and modeling techniques to organize your abandonment program based on risk in order to maximize liability reduction. Understating historical well failures can help predict project risks based on location, geology, age, technology deployed, and practices by providing estimates of expected failures, required workover frequency, maintenance, repair and decommissioning costs. Knowing which wells might pose the greatest risk and why is benefi cial to operators, technology providers and regulators.

• Presentation 1: Risk-Ranking Approach for Thermal Well Integrity Using Readily Available Application, Well and Operational ParametersTodd Zahacy, C-FER TechnologiesBarkim Demirdal, Devon Canada

• Presentation 2: SCVF & GM Risk Ranking and Prioritization ToolAnthony Knafl a, Equilibrium Environmental Inc.

• Presentation 3: Tools for Risk-Based Well Abandonment Design and ImplementationBryce Levett, DNV GL

1200–1300Networking Lunch sponsored by: 

1300–1330Introduction to IRP 26: Wellbore Remediation Presentation by: Dwayne Cooper, Performance Energy

Services Inc.Leah Davies, Manaka Consulting Ltd.

One of the recently sanctioned Industry Recommended Practices (IRP), IRP 26: Wellbore Remediation, will be introduced and the scope of work discussed. This discussion will then continue with a breakout session on Day 2 of the workshop.

1330–1500Session 3: New Technology for Surface Casing Vent Flow Repair, Well Integrity Identifi cation and AbandonmentsSession Chairs: Kari-Ann DeVries, Husky Energy

Mark Soper, Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc.

This session will present three newer technologies that off er alternatives to the traditional cement squeeze practice. New materials and methodology will highlight the session.

• Presentation 1: Geopolymers for Economical and Long-term Well Abandonment and DecommissioningParth Panchmatia and Eric van Oort, University of Texas

• Presentation 2: Thermal Well Vent Flows - Regulatory Issues and OpportunitiesBlair Temple, Imperial Oil

• Presentation 3: Permanent Abandonment of Wells Shanna Nolan, Bob Noakes, Shell Canada Ltd. and Michael Skjold, Interwell P&A

1500–1530Coff ee Break sponsored by: 

1530–1700Session 4: Analysis of Surface Casing Vent Flow Source Identifi cation ToolsSession Chairs: Robbi Dodd, Charger Pumping Solutions

Jonathan Kuhn, Horizon Resource Management Ltd

Accurate identifi cation of the gas source and any associated wellbore problems are important tools in any remedial operation when combating SCVF and well issues. In this session, methods and tools that can aid in the scoping out and remediation of SCV repairs will be discussed to help broaden the attendees’ knowledge base.

• Presentation 1: Steam Condensing Manifold (SCM) System for Collecting Representative Natural Gas and Condensed Steam Samples from Leaking Surface Casing Vent (SCV) of Thermal WellsBryan Szatkowski, GCHEM Ltd.

• Presentation 2: Evaluation of In-Soil and Above-Soil Techniques for Identifying and Quantifying Gas Migration Nick Nickerson, eosense

• Presentation 3: The Radial Cased Hole Analysis Tool Rose McPherson and Howard Thesen, GeoLog Solutions Inc.

1700-1830Networking Reception

Wednesday, 18 September0700–0800Breakfast

0800–0845Opening Keynote

Blowout Control and Prevention in the Early Alberta Oil IndustryDavid Finch, Historian

0845–0945Session 5: Knowledge Sharing: Moving Beyond Confi dentiality and CompetitivenessSession Chairs: Dwayne Cooper, Performance Energy

Services Inc.Heidy Rodriguez, University of Calgary

In this session, presentations will discuss the work and research that is currently being done to better understand the impacts of surface casing vent fl ows and gas migration. The intent of the research is to fi nd alternatives to move away from the current pass/fail criteria towards a threshold based criteria at time of cut and cap.

• Presentation 1: Gas Migration StudyBrian Lemoine, Imperial

• Presentation 2: How well do we understand gas migration? Lessons from recent research in British ColumbiaAaron Cahill, University of British Columbia

0945–1030Coff ee Break sponsored by: 

1030–1200Session 6: Area Based ClosureSession Chairs: Kary Cuthill, Katerra Engineering Ltd.

Michelle van der Burgh, CNRL

Area-Based Closure (ABC) is a new industry wide initiative designed to lower closure costs through improved regulatory eff ectiveness and increased operational effi ciency.

This session explores recent Area Based Closure (ABC) pilot program results from two industry operators including the operational effi ciencies achieved from an ABC approach, as well as the learnings they gained. This session also evaluates the importance and impact that data can have on ABC program decision making and how non-conventional decommissioning of low risk wells can save money without sacrifi cing environmental outcomes.

SPE/WIA Well Abandonmentand Integrity Workshop

• Presentation 1: Examples of Area-Based Closure Successes, and the Opportunities for Effi ciencies with High-Density Site ClosureRyan Munro, Canadian Natural Resources Limited. (CNRL) Bryan Yu, Husky Energy

• Presentation 2: Data Management and its Impact on Area-Based AbandonmentMartin Fleming, Dynamic Risk

1200–1300 Networking Lunch sponsored by: 

1300-1430Session 7: IRP 26: Wellbore Remediation – Work Flow DiscussionModerators: Leah Davies, Manaka Consulting Ltd.

Blair Rogers, WestLake Energy Corp.

During this break out session, teams will be given diff erent wellbore remediation issues to work through and create a work fl ow document. These documents will then be used in the development of IRP 26.

1430–1500Coff ee Break sponsored by: 

1500–1630 Session 8: Analysis of Abandonment Techniques, Alberta and BeyondSession Chairs: Anar Gamza, Shell Canada

Peter Kret, Cenovus

This session addresses the challenges in plug and abandonment practices, defi ning available economic options to liquidate wells at the end of life cycle. By going beyond what has already been established within current practices and procedures in Canada, this session adds originality and innovation in diff erent jurisdictions where new methods and technologies were successful in performing Plug and Abandonment operations at lower costs.

• Presentation 1: Long term Results of a Cost Eff ective Solution for Repairing Surface Casing Vent FlowsJeff Saponja, HEAL Systems

• Presentation 2: Alternate Approach to P&A Ekene Ogbechie, Helix Energy Solutions Group

• Presentation 3: Huldra: Risk-based P&A ApplicationDavid Buchmiller, DNV GL

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