Call For Papers

Under the Patronage of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Egypt

SPE North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition (NATC)

1517 April 2013 InterContinental Citystars Cairo, Egypt

A Paradigm Shift in the Oil and Gas Industry of an Evolving Region

Society of Petroleum Engineers

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Welcome Letter

Hani El Shahawi Shell Programme Co-Chairperson Dear Industry Colleague,

Mohamed Ghareeb Moustafa Lufkin Industries Programme Co-Chairperson

On behalf of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), we are honoured to invite you to participate in the fourth SPE North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition (NATC) to be held 1517 April 2013 at the InterContinental CityStars Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. North Africa contains several countries that are major players in the international oil and gas landscape and overall produces approximately 5% of the worlds oil and gas. Post Arab Spring, it promises to become an even more important region in the world energy scene. Over the years, NATC has proven to be a highly successful event that provides a platform for technical knowledge exchange amongst E&P professionals and creates unmatched learning and networking opportunities for all attendees. The 2013 edition of the event will integrate the theme A Paradigm Shift in the Oil and Gas Industry of an Evolving Region which will consider the latest developments in North Africa and how they present unique challenges and opportunities to companies operating in the region. Our industry is witness to generations of progress in the technologies used to explore and produce energy resources. We invite you to submit a paper proposal on any of the multi-disciplinary categories listed in this brochure before 6 September 2012. Join the 2013 NATC to share your expertise, experience, and best practices with other professionals, experts, and researchers in the industry. Your participation will not only enhance the technical programme and enrich your knowledge, but it will also provide everyone with valuable networking opportunities in this evolving and fast-growing region. Regards,

Hani El Shahawi Shell Programme Co-Chairperson

Mohamed Ghareeb Moustafa Lufkin Industries Programme Co-Chairperson

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Technical Categories for Papers

A Paradigm Shift in the Oil and Gas Industry of an Evolving Region
Submit your paper proposals before 6 September 2012 on any of the following categories: h. i. j. k. l. Development Economics Well Testing Reactivation of Brownelds Produced Water Management Case Studies

6. Petroleum Economics
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Access Challenges Arbitration Managing Concession Agreements Doing Business in a Changing Political Environment Fiscal Models New Ways of Partnership Gas Pricing and Marketing Case Studies

1. Exploration
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. Exploration for Unconventionals (Shale Gas, Tight Light Oil) Basin Models New Advances in Geophysics (Seismic, Gravity, and Electromagnetic) Seismic Reprocessing, Imaging, 4D Seismic Reservoir Quality and Performance (e.g. Lithofacies, Diagenesis, and Rock Typing) Integrated Geological Modelling Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Depositional Environments Deepwater Exploration Geochemistry and Petroleum Systems Pore Pressure Prediction Case Studies

4. Asset Integrity
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Corrosion Management Scale Management, Inhibitions, and Control Souring H2S Management Materials, Metallurgy, Selection, and Maintenance Innovative Coating and Technology NORM Management and Handling Well Integrity and Abandonment Case Studies

7. Unitisation, Reserves Assessment, and Co-Sharing Fields

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. New Reserves Classication Reliable Technology Used in Reserves Estimation Reserves Estimation in Unconventionals Legal Aspects of Unitisation Unitisation Requirements Unitisation across Concession and Political Boundaries Case Studies

5. Facilities
a. b. c. d. Deepwater Facilities Subsea Systems Sand Management Power Generation (Conventional and Renewable Sources) e. Sea Water Processing Systems f. Design of Produced Water Treatment and Disposal g. Advances in Oil and Gas Separation h. Gas Processing Systems i. Commissioning and Decommissioning of Offshore Facilities j. Integrated Management of Pipeline Networks k. Custody Transfers l. Early Production Facilities m. Information Management Infrastructure n. Smart Facilities o. Multi-Phase Pumping and Metering p. Surface Well Testing q. Sharing Facilities r. Marginal Field Facilities Options s. Flow Assurance t. Construction Challenges u. Facilities Rehabilitation v. Waste Management w. Disposal Pit Reclamation x. Case Studies

2. Formation Evaluation
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. Formation Evaluation of Unconventionals Wireline Formation Testing and Sampling Low Resistivity Pays Special Core Analysis Advanced Well Logging Logging While Drilling Petrophysics New Technology HP/HT/H2S Formation and Fluid Sampling While Drilling j. Formation Damage k. Thin-Bed Evaluation l. Digital Cores and Imaging m. Clay Mineralogy and Chemistry n. Case Studies

8. Reservoir Management

9. Drilling
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. Managed Pressure/Underbalanced Drilling HP/HT Well Challenges Well Planning Well Placement/Geosteering/LWD/PWD Drill Cuttings Injection Waste Management Extended Reach Drilling Coring Deepwater and Deepwell Drilling Well Integrity/Geomechanics

3. Field Development
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. Deepwater Unconventionals EOR/Heavy Oil Water-Polymer Marginal Fields Secondary and Tertiary Recovery Risk and Reliability

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a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring Reservoir Characterisation Reservoir Modelling and Simulation Data Management and Decision Support 4D Seismic Reservoir Geomechanics Digital Oilelds/Automation Real-Time Operations Naturally Fractured Reservoir Case Studies

Technical Categories Continued and Programme Committee

k. l. Expandables/Swellables Loss of Circulation and Wellbore Strengthening m. Real-Time Operations n. Coiled Tubing and Casing Drilling o. Drilling Cost Optimisation p. Underbalanced and Managed Pressure Drilling q. Drilling Dynamics r. Mono Bore s. Instrumented Drill Pipe t. Case Studies q. r. Surface Well Testing Case Studies
Co-Chairperson Hani El Shahawi, Shell Co-Chairperson Mohamed Ghareeb Moustafa, Lufkin Industries
Advisor Samir Abdelmoaty, BP Abdallah Bekhiet Badr, Agiba Petroleum Company Ahmed Abou-Sayed, Advantek International Ahmed El Banbi, Cairo University Ahmed Hassan Ahmed, PICO International Petroleum Anders Kullerud, Statoil Egypt Anis Belhaj Mohamed, ETAP Arshad Waheed, Halliburton Brent Jordan, Norris Production Ehab Ragee, Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum Elsayed A. Latif Bedair, Petrosilah Petroleum Company Gamal M. Gouda, Eni Haitem Abdalla, Libya NOC Hamed Soroush, Weatherford Hanafy Hussein Hanafy, EGAS Hani Argalious, NOV Haytham Awad Mohammed Mustafa, Sudapet Ismail Mohamed, Zenith Oileld Technology Jean-Marc Seguineau, Total Jesus Samuel Armacanqui, Suez Oil Company Joachim Oppelt, Baker Hughes Kamal El Bachiri, VAM Drilling Leonardo Salvadori, Dana Gas Muftah Wer lli, Libya NOC Magid Shagan, Mabruk Oil Operations Marwa Al Qutt, Agiba Petroleum Company Mehdi Smama, Repsol Exploration Murzuq (REMSA) Mohamed Ali Matar, Schlumberger Muntasir Mohammed Ibrahim Elfaki, Sudapet Nabil Salah, Gupco Osama Abdalla, Enventure Panos C. Papanastasiou, University of Cyprus Saba Babiker Elkhalil, Sudapet Said A. Moniem A. Mageed, Khalda Petroleum Company Salah Kamal Korany, Scimitar Production Egypt Salem Alakhdar, Libyan Petroleum Institute (LPI) Sameer Joshi, Schlumberger Tagwa Ahmed Musa, Sudan University of Science Vasco Felix, Packers Plus Wael El Sherbeny, Baker Hughes Wael F. Ellaithy, Arabian Oil Company Younis Osman, Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company

12. Gas Technology

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. Gas Processing Gas Engineering Gas Hydrates Unconventional Gas Sour Gas Management Gas Well Testing and Monitoring Dewatering Gas Wells Mid-Stream Gas Gas Storage Case Studies

10. Well Completions and Optimisation

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. Intelligent Completions Challenges in Well Completions Stimulation Tight Gas Completions Sand Control Downhole Separation Smart Completions Swellables and Expandables Multi-Laterals Monobore Completions Cementing/Well Integrity Corrosive Environments Perforations Intervention Coiled Tubing Case Studies

13. HSSE
Integrated Approach on HSE Management Occupational Health Environmental and Greenhouse Gas Management d. Risk Management/HAZOP/HAZID Studies e. Carbon Capture and Storage f. Safe Operating Procedures g. Safe Drilling h. Disaster Management System/Emergency Response i. Oil Spill Control j. Security Systems and Security of Personnel k. Quality Management l. Evacuation Management m. H2S Management n. Corporate Social Responsibility o. Waste Management p. Case Studies a. b. c.

11. Production
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p Automation Production Chemistry Articial Lift Stimulation Hydraulic Fracturing Well Intervention Monitoring Aerial Surveillance Water Management Production Logging Flow Assurance Gas Hydrates Sand Control Metering Digital Oilelds/Automation Real-Time Operations

14. Human Resources Management

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. New Talent Attraction Training and Development Knowledge Management Retaining Talent in a Cyclical Environment Managing the Generation Mix: Bridging the Gap The Diversity and Inclusion Challenge: Building New Organisation Cultures New Energy Curriculum Partnership between Academia and Industry to Develop Energy Professionals Managing Competencies Case Studies

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Guidelines

Technical and poster presentations for the conference will be selected from paper proposals submitted to the conference programme committee. The programme committee will consider all abstracts submitted by the deadline of 6 September 2012. Early submission is particularly important to ensure that the committee members have ample time to review the paper proposals. Late paper proposals will not be accepted. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their paper proposals electronically at SPE website www.spe.org/events/natc.

Abstract Content

A proper review of your abstract requires that it contains adequate information on which to make a judgement. Written in English and containing 300 words, paper proposals should include the following: Description: Summarise the scope and nature of the work upon which an accepted paper will be based upon (e.g. eld data, lab data, original analysis, or computer work). If the paper is a review paper, carefully state the extent of the coverage. Applications: Describe the possible applications of the information provided in the paper or poster. Results and Conclusions: Summarise the results and major conclusions to be presented in the paper/poster and state specic conclusions of the work and how these differ from previous work on the same subject. State whether new information will be revealed and whether data from eld, lab, or computer work will be included. Technical Contributions: Describe the signicance of the subject matter in the abstract by listing up to three technical contributions or additions to the technical knowledge base of the petroleum industry.

use of commercial trade names, company names, or language that is commercial in tone in the paper title, text, or slides. Use of such terms will result in careful scrutiny by the programme committee in evaluating paper proposals and the presence of commercialism in the paper or poster may result in it being withdrawn from the conference programme.

Guidelines for Accepted Paper Proposals

Technical Categories

Copyright

All authors of papers or posters presented at the conference will be required to complete and submit a copyright release form to the Society of Petroleum Engineers or submit the copyright exemption form where applicable.

Submittal

1. Obtain necessary clearance on the proposed paper from your management. 2. Finalised paper proposal must be received by 6 September 2012. 3. Submit your paper proposal online at www.spe.org/events/natc. It is critical that all information requested on the form be provided in full and in the order requested. An agreement to present a paper at this SPE conference carries an obligation to participate in the event. Manuscripts will be required. Authors whose paper proposals are accepted will be expected to provide a manuscript for inclusion in the meeting Proceedings. Authors who do not submit a manuscript and the associated forms by the due date will be withdrawn from the programme and not allowed to present.

Prior to paper proposal submission, management clearance must be obtained. Any issues concerning clearance should be outlined when the paper proposal is submitted.

Commercialism

Enter a title that is concise, yet descriptive of the primary content and application of the proposed paper. SPE has a stated policy against

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Paper Proposal Submission Deadline is 6 September 2012

Use the topics included in this leaet to indicate the topic that best describes your paper proposal. A primary choice along with sub category is required; however, a secondary choice is optional. Paper proposals are evaluated on the basis of the information supplied on the paper proposal form in accordance with the following criteria: 1. The proposed paper or poster must contribute to petroleum technology or be of immediate interest to the oil and gas industry, and should contain signicant new knowledge or experience in the oil and gas industry. 2. Data in the paper proposal must be technically correct. 3. The proposed paper or poster may present information about equipment and tools to be used in exploration and production. Such paper proposals must show the denite applications and limitations of such equipment and should avoid undue commercialism and extensive use of trade names. 4. The substance of the proposed paper or poster must not have been published previously in trade journals or in other professional or technical journals.

1. Your paper proposal could be accepted for presentation in a technical or poster session. 2. Authors of accepted paper proposals will be notied in October 2012. 3. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be required to provide a manuscript for inclusion in the conference Proceedings. SPE operates a no paper, no podium policy whereby if a manuscript with the associated forms is not received by the due date, will be withdrawn from the programme and not allowed to present. 4. Detailed instructions on the preparation of manuscripts and presentations will be sent to corresponding author of each accepted paper. 5. SPE assumes no obligation for expenses by authors for travel, lodging, food, or other incidental expenses. 6. Accepted authors will be offered a discounted full conference registration fee.

SPE North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition (NATC)

1517 April 2013, InterContinental Citystars Hotel, Cairo, Egypt

Paper proposals can be submitted in the following ways:

(a) Recommended: Online at www.spe.org/events/natc, select call for papers tab. (b) Send an email including all the author and paper information outlined below and attach your abstract as a Word document. Send to dubprog@spe.org. Note that the abstract must not exceed 300 words and you must indicate at least one primary category and subcategory to which the paper belongs. If the paper is selected for the programme, the information submitted on this form will be published in the registration brochure. Please type or carefully print the following information. SPE will communicate with the corresponding author on all occasions. List authors in the order they should be listed in the programme. Tick box to indicate corresponding author. In order for authors names to appear in the conference brochures, all contact information must be completed.

Author 1
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Organisation/University Mailing Address City Country Email

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Author 2
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Author 3
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If there are additional authors, please list their names and contact details on a separate page. In order for authors names to appear in the conference brochures, all contact information must be completed. Is this material being submitted elsewhere? Yes No Has this been previously published or presented? Yes No If yes, please indicate place/date_____________________________ SPE number assigned ____________________________ Will your company allow you to present and/or publish all of the information described in your paper proposal? Please indicate which Technical Categories this paper applies to (e.g. 1e, 4b, 10k, etc.): Primary Category _____________ Sub Category ____________ Secondary Category ___________ Sub Category ____________

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IMPORTANTNo uncoded paper proposals will be acceptedplease indicate at least one choice This paper proposal should be considered for:

Paper Proposal Deadline: 6 September 2012

Technical Presentation Poster Presentation Poster Presentation/Alternate* Any *Poster presentation may be considered as an alternate in a relevant technical session in the event of a withdrawal of a scheduled paper. ATTACH MAXIMUM 300 WORD PAPER PROPOSAL TO THIS FORM

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