Pressure Transient Analysis Using Well-Head Pressures

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Volume 27 No. 1 February, 2011

Pressure Transient Analysis Using Well-Head Pressures

Tuesday,February 8, 2011

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Berik Zhakiyanov

Dr. Nathan WaldmanData Retrieval Corporation

Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA) is the most important tool available to the engineer trying to characterize and manage the productivity of his re s e r vo i r. T h e P TA te s t h a s traditionally relied on data from down-hole pressure gauges which are expensive to run, risk tool loss in the well bore, and expose personnel to injury. Because of these factors, critical reservoir management decisions are often made without adequate PTA testing.

Using surface pressures for PTA dramatically reduces costs, eliminates risk and allows frequent testing. However, pressure transient testing presents several technical challenges in conversion of surface pressures to r e s e r v o i r c o n d i t i o n s . T h i s p re s e n t a t i o n d i s c u s s e s t h e s e challenges and presents examples of Pressure Transient Analysis from simultaneously acquired surface and down-hole pressures. The key idea to take away from this lecture is that it is possible to perform non-intervention Pressure Transient Tests on most naturally unloading gas wells using surface pressures.

Nathan Waldman graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He received his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Polymer Physics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Waldman joined Dow Chemical Company in 1967 and worked in Research and International Business Development. Waldman left Dow in 1979 for the Presidency of Cathodic Protection Services (CPS) in Houston, Texas. While at CPS, Dr. Waldman became familiar with data acquisition procedures for Pressure Transient Analysis in oil and gas reservoirs. He recognized that this critically important technique failed to take a d v a n t a g e o f n e w co m p u te r technologies that could improve the quality and efficiency of the service. Based on that recognition, he founded Reservoir Dynamics to introduce the latest electronic technologies to Pressure Transient Testing. Dr. Waldman then developed a process for non-intervention reservoir testing and founded Data Retrieval Corporation to market that process which is the basis of this Distinguished Lecturer presentation.

Technical FocusGroup Meeting

Tuesday,February 22, 2011

11:30 – 13:00Holiday Inn Downtown

330 Loyola Ave.New Orleans, LA

SPE Delta Section - 2 -

In This Issue:Officers/Board of Directors....................3

SPE Delta Calendar 2010-2011.................3

Letter From the Chair............................4

FIRST Bayou Regional Volunteer Opportunity..5

Meet Your YPP Leadership........................6

SPE-Delta YPP Corner...........................8

Volunteer For Charity Planning Committee....8

T3 Socials.....................................................8

Energy4Me School Visits.........................8

L S U Co r n e r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

January Membership Report..................11

February, 2011

SPE Delta Section- 3 -February, 2011

Role Name Company Phone Email

Section Chairperson Jan Catalano ORX 504.581.1806 [email protected]

Section Past-Chairperson Matt Wandstrat Baker Hughes 504.561.7929 [email protected]

Program Chairperson 1st vice chair Charlie Mayne W&T Offshore 504 210 8172 [email protected]

Membership Chairperson 2nd vice chair Paul Morphy Shell 504.728.4275 [email protected]

Secretary Angie Gobert BOEMRE (former MMS) 504.736.2876 [email protected]

Treasurer Melissa Nance Shell 504.728.4379 [email protected]

Northshore Coordinator Berik Zhakiyanov Chevron 985.773.6131 [email protected]

Young Professional Jenny Young Shell 504.728.6449 [email protected]

Focus Chairperson Alan Holley Halliburton 504.728.8099 [email protected]

Continuing Education Chairperson Steve Moore Chevron 985.773.7062 [email protected]

Scholarship /Career Guidance Nathan Vrubel Chevron 985.773.6449 [email protected]

ONE VOICE Chairperson Christina Sistrunk Shell 504.728.4463 [email protected]

Deepwater Chairperson Angie Gobert BOEMRE (former MMS) 504.736.2876 [email protected]

Section Director 2009/2010 - Student

Chapter Liaison (LSU)Mike Sparacino Baker Hughes 985.590.6442 [email protected]

Section Director 2009/2010 - Student

Chapter Liaison (Nicholls State)Michael Gautreaux Nicholls State 985.448.4740 [email protected]

Section Director 2009/2010 Henry ShurldsOnesource Professional

Search985.727.2060 [email protected]

Section Director 2009/2010 Cheryl Collarini ETROA Resources, LLC 985.809.3808 [email protected]

Section Director 2010/2011 Josh Etkind Shell 504.728.4936 [email protected]

Section Director 2010/2011 Jerry Simms LLOG 985.801.4351 [email protected]

Section Director 2010/2011 Nathan Vrubel Chevron 985.773.6025 [email protected]

Section Director 2010/2011 Frank Caponegro LLOG 985-801-4319 [email protected]

Webmaster Brad Davis Chevron 985.773.6256 [email protected]

Corporate Liaison Walter Navoy Schlumberger 504.592.5402 [email protected]

Social Chairperson Lauren Polk Rig Chem 985.873.7208 [email protected]

Sr. Advisor and Newsletter Jim Rike Rike Services 504.827.0161 [email protected]

Newsletter contents and advertising Chiedozie Ekweribe Chevron 985.773.6457 [email protected]

Newsletter contents and advertising Hampton Myers Shell 504.728.6651 [email protected]

Golf Tournament Chairperson Jerry Simms LLOG 985.801.4351 [email protected]

IT Support Jonathan Chung Scotia Capital 832.259.5718 [email protected]

IT Support Brad Davis Chevron 985.773.6256 [email protected]

Committee at Large Dean McPhearson Baker Hughes 504.561.7936 [email protected]

Committee at Large Tony Richards Century Exploration 504 836 7328 [email protected]

Officers and Board of Directors

2010-11 SPE Delta Section

SPE Delta Section - 4 - February, 2011

From the Chair….I hope everyone is enjoying a great 2011. Though it is a new year, many of the same “routines” are beginning to surface:

The Golf Tournament committee is busy planning this year's tournament which will be held Friday, thMarch 25 at Carter Plantation located in Springfield, Louisiana. Once again proceeds will go to

universities throughout our area: LSU, Nicholls State, UNO, ULL, MS State, and Louisiana Tech.

Thanks to all golf committee members:Jerry Simms Doug Maceachern Matt Wandstrat Lauren PolkBob Freeman Alden Sonnier Gary Snyder Jan Catalano

The Young Professionals held their initial planning meeting for the Second Annual Masquerade Gala to benefit Core Element. Last year the YP's donated $20,000 to this effort of training teachers and supplying educational kits to aide in teaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) subjects to students. This year proves to be another fun event to be held in conjunction with the Deep Water Symposium.

Steve Moore, Chairman of Continuing Education, is gearing up to offer three Continuing Education sessions between now and May. The first will be an Ethics Class which will be 10:00-11:30 on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. As always, we appreciate John Rogers Smith, P.E., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Louisiana State University working with us to provide these classes.

Likewise, our Focus Group meetings are starting up again. Alan Holley continues to line up interesting speakers for our monthly Focus Group meetings. Keep abreast of monthly topics as they are noted on the cover of the newsletter.

Also, it is time to announce the beginning of the 2011-2012 Delta section board elections. Are you interested? More information about the election process can be found in the newsletter and webpage. Interested members should email their intent to run for a position to our past chair, Matt Wandstrat.

Do make plans to bring your families to our sponsored events. SPE-Delta continues to work with teachers throughout the area not only to support their activities but to encourage energy education. Our participation with the Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair (GNOSEF) is a great example. The mission of GNOSEF is to encourage independent student research in science and engineering, to encourage youth to pursue science, math, or engineering careers, and to promote collaboration and interaction between area students and scientists and engineers. This year the fair celebrates its 55th year and since the industry societies have been involved the fair has incorporated a division for Energy & Transportation to encourage research in these areas. Participating in the fair is a wonderful opportunity for the students in Region 9 which encompasses Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines parishes. It promotes development of skills they will need in their future education or career.

Below are other events to post on your calendar. Each of these is family oriented and encourages interest in engineering. The events at the Louisiana Children's Museum provide oil industry education to all ages. So, please, bring and your families and better yet – VOLUNTEER! All of the events are fun, educational, and exciting.

February 22-24 - Greater New Orleans Science & Engineering FairMarch 17-19 - Bayou Regional’s Robotics Tournament, Alario Center

19 - Super Science Saturday, Louisiana Children's Museum 25 - SPE-Delta Golf Tournament – Carter Plantation

July 23 - FETCH Energy Saturday, Louisiana Children's Museum

SPE-Delta appreciates your membership and support of our local activities. I hope you remembered to renew your membership for the current year. You can still renew online at: http://www.spe.org.

Enjoy the New Year and let one of your resolutions include supporting our “routine” events! Hope to see you there,

Jan Catalano


th th thThe 2011 FIRST Robotics Bayou Regional is coming to New Orleans on March 17 , 18 , and 19 (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday), and we would love to have your help as a volunteer! FIRST Robotics was designed to provide high-school students with hands-on learning opportunities in Engineering and Science. The competition challenges teams and their mentors to solve a common

problem in a six-week time frame using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in a series of competitions at a high energy, varsity-style sporting event. We currently have 39 teams registered for the 2011 Bayou Regional. General information about a FIRST Robotics Competition can be found at www.usfirst.org/what/default.aspx. The 2011 Bayou Regional will be in the Alario Center in Westwego, ten minutes from downtown New Orleans; parking is free and food (plus a T-shirt, of course) is provided. If you are familiar with FIRST, are ready to volunteer and know what you would like to do, go straight to VIMS at www.usfirst.org/vims. If you already have signed up, THANK YOU! For more information, keep reading

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FIRST BAYOU REGIONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Detailed information can be found for each position on the FIRST web site under Volunteer Position Descriptions:

. Note that while it is ideal (for training purposes) for someone to volunteer the entire time, part-time volunteers are most welcome! The first step in volunteering is to sign up on the Volunteer Informat ion & Matching System ( VIMS)

. Make sure, when asked, to select “FIRST Robotics Competition – Events” as a program and the 2011 Bayou Regional as the specific event. You then need to select when you would like to volunteer and for what position. If you do not have a specific preference, you can select more than one position, and I will place you where needed. If you can volunteer the entire time, please let me know as soon as possible, since we are trying to fill critical "full-time" positions. Also, if you have a group that would like to volunteer, let me know and I will try to place everyone working together, if possible. Finally, it is important to sign up on VIMS in advance to allow time for the screening process prior to the tournament. Volunteers who have not been screened must be placed with someone who has.......so if you know you would like to volunteer, sign up soon!

Thank you for your help!

http://www.usfirst.org/community/volunteers/content.aspx?id=6090)

www.usfirst.org/vims

Annette OertlingVolunteer Coordinator

FIRST Robotics Bayou Regional

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You could also shadow a Lead Positions (shadow an expert the first year, help-out or take-over the second):

VOLUNTEER POSITION INFORMATIONAt a glance, we need the following positions filled: General Tournament Positions (approx. total # needed per day):

Meet Your Leadership … the YPP LeadershipSPE Delta Section - 6 - February, 2011

This month's article features SPE-Delta's Young Professional Program's officers. YP committee members organize educational, social and philanthropic opportunities for the Delta section. Several of the YP committee members also serve on the SPE-Delta Board of Directors and have been featured in previous articles. They are listed here with a brief summary of their YP position.

Jenny Young – YPP Chair - Beginning as the Social Chair, t h e n a d v a n c i n g t o t h e Chairperson role, Jenny has lead a successful program by enabling her team to execute quality technical, social, and philanthropic events. Most notably was the organization of the first annual Masquerade Gala & Silent Auction, raising $20,000 to benefit Core E l e m e n t , a n o n - p r o f i t dedicated to improving STEM education. Jenny Young received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University in 2007 and joined Shell E&P in New Orleans as a Reservoir Engineer. She has worked both development and surveillance for two major TLP hubs in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, she is developing several opportunities in the Mars basin.

Myrtle-Rose Padmore – Technical Programs Chair for YPP - Myrtle-Rose joined the YPP board in 2008. Her first position was as Social Vice-Chair. Born and raised in Denver, CO, she left her h o m e t ow n t o p u r s u e a Chemical Engineering BS from Ya l e U n i v e r s i t y . S i n c e graduating in '08, she moved to New Orleans and joined Shell Oil as a Production Engineer for the GOM.

Carlos Torres – Technical Programs Vice-Chairman - Carlos joined the SPE-Delta Young Professionals Program a s Technical Programs Vice-Chairman in 2010. He enjoys working as a team to organize monthly events, and present interesting topics to the y o u n g e r o i l a n d g a s c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s . During his 10 years working for Schlumberger Coiled Tubing Services, Carlos has had assignments in South East Asia, North Sea, and Venezuela. Two years ago he transferred to New Orleans, LA to support Shell in the GOM.

Michael Nicley – Social Chair - This is Mike’s second year as YPP Social chair. Mike was raised in the snowy tundra state of Michigan, where he stayed until attaining his B.S. from Michigan State University in Mechanical Engineering and Japanese Language. Freshly out of school at the tender age of 22, Mike moved to New Orleans to accept a job as a TLP Drilling Engineer with Shell Exploration and Production Company. In the time since, he has worked from S h e l l ’ s d o w n t o w n o f f i c e supporting several offshore rigs, and has also worked as a foreman for several rigs in Pinedale, WY. In his spare time, Mike enjoys international travel, playing sports, riding his motorcycle, and spending time with his dog Andouille.

Michael Vial – Social Chair - Since moving back to New Orleans in 2008, Michael has had an active role in SPE. He is serving his second term on the SPE YP Board and is currently the Social Vice-Chair. He helps coordinate the monthly YP Social Events and participated in the planning of the SPE Masquerade Gala. In 2011, he will be the lead for the SPE Masquerade Gala. Michael works for Baker Hughes and has 5 years of industry experience. He is

currently working in-house at Shell as a Drilling Applications Engineer.

Monika Valjak, PhD – Student Section Liaison Chair - Monika also volunteers to judge science fairs and gives student presentations to schools and events throughout the area. She graduated from University of Zagreb, Croatia with a Bachelors of Science in Petroleum Engineering, and from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge with a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering. Monika also holds a Doctor of Philosophy de g re e f rom Her i o t Wa t t University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Since 2001 she has been working with Chevron where she performed various petroleum engineering and reservoir engineering assignments across the US, and in UK. She is an active SPE member since 1999.


Chiedozie K. Ekweribe (Dozy) – Vice Chair Student Liaison - As Vice-Chair Student Liaison Dozy helps organize programs with universities in the delta region. He is also serving his second year on the SPE Delta leadership board as newsletter and advertising coordinator, as featured in a previous newsletter. Dozy also serves on the YP Masquerade Gala committee and volunteers for various

educational presentations throughout the area. Dozy holds a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas and a second Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He currently works with Chevron North America as a Reservoir Engineer in the GOM Deepwater Joint Venture group.

Gani Sagingaliyev – YP Treasurer - Gani served as the YP Student Liaison in 2009 and currently serves as the YP treasurer. He also served as the site coordinator for Chevron XYZ (young professionals network) in 2009 and 2010. In 2007 he joined Chevron as a Deepwater GOM reservoir engineer after graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. He currently works as a production engineer in the GOM Eastern Shelf. Gani is actively involved with the Young Leadership Council of New Orleans.

Courtney Sample – Career Guidance Chairperson - Courtney serves as the Career Guidance Chair on the YP board. She is a member of SPE since 2005. Courtney also volunteered with the YP for the successful Masquerade Gala held last August. Courtney Sample graduated from the L S U Pe t ro l e u m E n g i n e e r i n g department in 2009 and joined Chevron in 2010 where she currently works as a Reservoir Engineer on the

GOM Shelf Asset Development team. Prior to working full time in Chevron, Courtney did 3 internships in Bakersfield, Lafayette and Covington.

Troy Pittman – Continuing Education Chair - Troy has been ser v ing as the Cont inuing Education chair for the Young Professionals since 2008. He also serves on the Masquerade Gala Committee with YP. Before starting his career, he was student board member for the LSU SPE chapter as well as a member of AADE. Being from New Orleans, he takes pride to be involved in local organizations like Junior

Achievement, and Krewe of Notos. Troy is a Completions and Well Intervention engineer for Chevron Gulf of Mexico.

K y r s t o n B r o o k s – Y P Membership Chair - is from the booming metropolis of Monroe, LA. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in P e t r o l e u m E n g i n e e r i n g . Currently, she works as a Petroleum Engineer for the B u re a u o f O ce a n E n e r g y Management, Regulation and Enforcement Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR) in New Orleans. Ms. Brooks has previously served as the Career Guidance chair within the Young Professionals program and currently serves as the Membership chair. But to really know Kyrston you should be aware that she is an avid traveler with plans to visit every Caribbean island at least once and she's never met a stranger!

Jacob Breaux – Administrator - This is Jacob’s first year on the YP board. Born and raised on the bayous of south Louisiana, Jacob stayed true to his roots and obtained a B.S. in mechanical engineering from LSU. He joined Mobil Exploration and Producing in 1999 as a facility engineer and later maintained the position with ExxonMobil until leaving in 2003. In some ways, he departed the bayou and worked as a

Field Engineer for Swagelok Company supporting customers from Nova Scotia to the islands of Trinidad in various markets. Jacob is now an Account Manager for CETCO oilfield services based out of Covington, La., supporting the Southeast Louisiana area. With any spare time, Jacob enjoys spending time with his wife Courtney, and their boys Pierce and Cooper.

Jarred Guthrie – Past Chair, YPP - Jarred served as the 2008-2009 Young Professional Program Chairperson. He demonstrated impressive leadership skills by forming and leading a high-performing team for his SPE-Delta Section Young Professional Program. As a team, they executed high-quality technical, soft skills, and social events on a regular basis. Jarred materially contributed to the SPE-Delta Section Golf Tournament and the Deepwater Symposium. His efforts were recognized by SPE Intl. with the Outstanding Section YP Program award honorable mention in 2009. Jarred currently works with Shell as a Senior Facilities Engineer.

As always, much gratitude goes to all of our volunteers and to their employers for allowing and supporting their participation in Delta YP activities. If you want to be a part of the YP program and volunteer opportunities, please contact Jennifer Young at .

Habitat for Humanity, Krewe of Endymion,

[email protected]


Interested in making an impact in the community through an industry wide network? We are looking for volunteers to join thour charity planning committee. Last year, the SPE Young Professionals Program raised $20,000 at the August 18 Masquerade

Gala and Silent Auction benefiting Core Element. If you can commit a few hours each week between February and August 2011 to attend biweekly teleconferences and participate in your committee, please contact Mike Vial: .

You can be a part of any of the following committees:Donations Auction Logistics Venue

Marketing/Advertisement Entertainment

[email protected]

Volunteer for Charity Planning Committee

3 The December Third Thirsty Thursday (T ) sponsored by FMC was held at Wine Loft in Mandeville on December 16 and was the perfect way to unwind the 2010 season. We would like to thank Bill DuBose of Smith services for hosting

3the great event. T is a great opportunity to meet colleagues of all ages industry-wide. The first 2011 social sponsored by CETCO oilfield services was held at the CURE lounge in New Orleans on January 20th.Watch out for pictures in the March newsletter! In the

3 thmeantime, the February T event is planned for the 24 at the Tap Room and will be sponsored by FMC. Don’t miss it!

3T Socials

Who We Are…The SPE-Delta Young Professional Program began in 2004 when SPE recognized the impact of the "Big Crew Change" in the industry, where companies were increasing recruitment of young engineers as the Baby Boomer generation nears retirement. The first YPP meeting was held on August 18th, 2004. Since then, the number of young professionals joining SPE-Delta has increased steadily, accounting for 25% of the SPE-Delta membership today.

The mission of the Delta section YP program is to identify, engage, and develop SPE members 35 years old and younger, as well as other industry newcomers, by providing relevant technical education and networking opportunities. There are 12 YP committee members who organize educational, social and philanthropic opportunities for the section. The goals for 2010-2011 are to increase YP membership by 10%, engage the local universities, provide social and technical events each month, and

ndraise 10% more in donations at the 2 Annual Masquerade Gala in August.

Below is the statistic of how we have grown over the years in SPE delta. Please invite your friends and co-workers to join us and make us a force to impact our community!

SPE Delta Young Professionals Corner

Please contact the SPE YPPChairperson, Jennifer Young, at

if you are interested in getting involved. [email protected]

Jennifer Young

Two Energy4Me school visits have already been set up for stthis year. The first school visit is going to be January 21 at

Morgan City Junior High. Four YP members are going to present to five classes. The second school visit is going to be

thon February 11 at Thomas Jefferson High School in Gretna, thLA. Three YP members are going to present to two 12 grade

classes, Advance Placement Environmental Science and Advanced Placement Chemistry.These visits already have volunteers but there are going to be many more opportunities in the coming months! Some possible schools include: U-High in Baton Rouge, Fountainbleau High in Mandeville, and Thomas Jefferson Senior High in Gretna. Emails will be sent out asking for volunteers.

PLEASE TRY AND VOLUNTEER IF YOU CAN!

Energy4Me School Visits

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LSU CornerAll of the students are heading back to campus after a long and well deserved semester break. There has been a lull in activities as the students have scattered over the last month or so. As the new semester begins, they are all getting one step closer to graduation and out into the workforce. Prospects for employment for these talented young people are good despite the issues we have been experiencing here in the Gulf Coast. The group was able to take a field trip prior to finals in order to get a better feel for life in our industry. A group of LSU students came to Schlumberger's Cement Lab in order to experience real life experiments and challenges. The adventurous students learned about the complexities of designing a proper cement job, especially in light of the tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico. All participants came away with a great experience and an even bigger sense of pride in their chosen field.

Again, as a reminder, Dr. Sears is stepping down in July as the char of PETE and the search is on. If you are interested or know someone who is qualified please check out the department website for more details at http://www.pete.lsu.edu/. The following is a brief description of the position.

The Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University seeks a Chairperson to lead the department. Required Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Petroleum Engineering or a related field; eligible for a faculty appointment in petroleum engineering; achieved excellence in academia or in industry; possess strong leadership skills; experience in academia and administration. An individual that meets college-wide criteria will also be appointed to the Longwell-Leonard Family Distinguished Professorship. Please pass this along to everyone you think could be an asset to LSU.

Bye for now from the LSU corner and I will see you next month. Geaux Tigers!

- Michael Sparacino



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