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Agenda 2018
Key: What will be covered?
Economic Assessment
Well Site Automation
Cost Reduction and Efficiency
Data Management Solutions
Technical Know-how
Technological Advancements
DAY 1: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018
0830 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0935 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 01 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF WELL SITE AUTOMATION
0935 - 1005 HOW IS IIoT DIFFERENT FROM TRADITIONAL SCADA?
- What is IIoT and how is IIoT different from SCADA?
- Introducing a hybrid model of IIoT and SCADA
- Looking at the future trends for IIoT well site automation
Dave Lafferty
STS Global Inc.
STS Global Inc.
1005 - 1035 CLOUD EDGE COMPUTING - THE FUTURE OF UPSTREAM AUTOMATION
- Increased capabilities of 'Edge Devices' at lower costs make applications more attractive
- Machine learning, analytics and pattern matching can now be pushed closer to the wellhead
- Current trends in cloud and edge computing and on how technologies will shape upstream automation
Helenio Gilabert
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric
1035 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK
1100 - 1130 REDEFINING O&G INDUSTRY WITH AUTONOMOUS SOLUTIONS
- The case for fully AI based autonomous solutions in Oil & Gas
- Barriers in technology, organization and competency
- Reshaping the value contribution from digital investments
- Connecting BI and AI technologies and showcasing onshore
Trond Ellefsen
Invatare, LLC.
Invatare, LLC.
1130 - 1200 ROLE OF IOT AND BLOCKCHAIN IN AUTOMATION FOR OIL & GAS
- How wellsite data can be monetized through the IOT for oil and gas
- How smart contracts in Blockchain can change the business landscape for the oil industry
- How smart grids can disrupt the oil industry and ways to stay ahead of the game through IOT & Blockchain
Suresh Kannan
DigiBlitz Inc
DigiBlitz Inc
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISIT AUTOMATION EXHIBITION
SESSION 02 WELL SITE COST REDUCTION STRATEGIES
1330 - 1400 BLOCKCHAIN IN O&G WELL SITE AUTOMATION
- How Blockchain will be adopted in the O&G upstream industry
- What are the challenges and benefits for well-site operation and workflow integration with Blockchain
- How to leverage Blockchain technology to reduce costs and improve well site automation and operation
Claudio Lima
BEC - Blockchain Engineering Council
BEC - Blockchain Engineering Council
1400 - 1430 WHAT CAN BE AUTOMATED, WHY AND HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
- Control vs Monitor? The risk, costs and benefits trade off?
- What is the right balance of spend? CAPEX vs OPEX
- How to develop an ROI for your wellsite
Paul Gould
Clariant Oil and Mining Services
Clariant Oil and Mining Services
1430 - 1500 BEST FIT FOR PURPOSE WIRELESS TELEMETRY
- Demystifying wireless protocols to implement best fit for purpose telemetry for well site management
- Building blocks for a cost effective and sustainable deployment of new technologies
Sandro Esposito
SignalFire Telemetry Inc
SignalFire Telemetry Inc
1500 - 1530 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
1530 - 1600 INTEGRATED PROCESS CONTROL VISUALIZATION AND SECURED INTERACTION
- How to integrate IOT and IT systems from separate secure networks and control them through a single computer
- KVM, yes! But, Barco OpSpace is much more! How to achieve secured integration at the glass
John Copeland
Barco
Barco
1600 - 1630 SECURING THE WELL HEAD
- Meeting the constraints of cost and reliability by incorporating advanced technologies and design
- Appropriate form-factor and specifications for extreme environments with diagnostics, communications and computation
- All of this while delivering cyber security and cyber analytics intrinsic to the design
Albert Rooyakkers
Bedrock Automation
Bedrock Automation
1630 - 1730 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018
0830 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0935 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 03 REAL-TIME WELL SITE TECHNOLOGIES & NEW TECHNIQUES
0935 - 1005 SMART FIELD TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
- RAG Smart Field Technology Program to transform the mature onshore oil field
- Benefits of the Smart Field Technology Program within RAG Austria AG
David Doppelreiter
RAG Austria AG
RAG Austria AG
1005 - 1035 REDUCING DOWNTIME WITH SAFER MOBILE IOT AND EDGE TECHNOLOGIES
- Improving operational efficiency and maintenance at well sites to reduce risk and increase productivity
- Mobile technologies that are certified for hazardous locations such as well sites enable onsite data capture
- Real-time situational awareness aided by Aegex solutions can help increase productivity and safety
Scott West
Aegex Technologies
Aegex Technologies
1035 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 04 BIG DATA & OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
1100 - 1130 DATA, DATA EVERYWHERE & NO TIME TO THINK
- Learn how automated petroleum engineering calculations save time and reduce bias
- Accelerating decision workflows with a real-time integrated well-completion-reservoir evaluation system
- Understand how tracking key reservoir and completion parameters help in taking proactive measures to avoid problems!
Bill Hakim
Oilfield Data Services
Oilfield Data Services
1130 - 1200 BOOMERS, BITS AND BIG DATA - 3 KEY DRIVERS FOR AN EXPLOSION IN ELECTRONIC FIELD TICKETING
- Baby Boomers causing a demographic shift that will impact the adoption of new technologies for field ticketing
- Driving additional opportunities for service companies to mine more data that will drive down costs
Donovan Volk
Fieldcap
Fieldcap
1200 - 1230 HOW SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE IS A BETTER SOLUTION FOR UPSTREAM OIL & GAS AUTOMATION
- Using data centric principals and modern architecture paradigms to solve problems
- Providing levels of security which have never existed, improve safety and reliability of automation
- End-user case studies in automation and how to make a successful transition
Mark Carrier
Real-Time Innovations
Real-Time Innovations
1230 - 1400 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT WELL SITE AUTOMATION EXHIBITION
SESSION 05 WELL SITE MONITORING SOLUTIONS
1400 - 1430 OPTIMIZE WELLSITE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COSTS
- Maintenance of wellsite equipment through risk based inspections
- Risk based and condition based inspections to manage known and unknown parameters
- Looking at condition based monitoring via IoT, automated health checks and digital twins
Sanjay Gupta
Infosys
Infosys
1430 - 1500 SECURITY IN MIDSTREAM SCADA WITH A BLOCKCHAIN ENABLED SECURITY FABRIC FOR FIELD EDGE DEVICES
- Looking at role based access for security
- Understanding device discovery and invasion detection
- Introducing activity audit for better field management
Charles Drobny
GlobaLogix
GlobaLogix
1500 - 1530 CLOSING REMARKS AND RAFFLE DRAW
Key topics for 2018:
- Making an economic assessment for developing well site automation
Understand the economic fundamentals and make the business case for developing automation to boost efficiencies - Integrating new well site automation technologies into existing systems
Build take-home solutions and identify suitable technologies for greater efficiency, lower costs, and safer operations - Looking at real-time data and cutting-edge communication networks
Avoid the pitfalls and learn from experts on the latest measuring and monitoring technologies and better well site communication systems - Cost reduction strategies in well site operations for a low oil price market
Ensure a low-cost project is maintained throughout the process in light of the current low oil price market - New technologies and technical know-how in IoT and well site automation
Explore the latest advances in well site automation and developments in IoT and the tools available to improve on efficiencies and well site operations - End-user case studies in automation and how to make a successful transition
Gain insight from multiple well sites and implement strategies that others in the industry are using to ensure a successful automation program