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PROGRAMME

What’s on at PWM2024?

Along with an interesting array of speakers and a panel discussion, the day will also include time for networking.

PWM2024 – WORKSHOP programme

Refreshments and Registration (07.45-08.30am)
Opening Remarks – Mark Wilson, HSE & Operations Director OEUK
Introduction and Housekeeping – Stephen Heath, Production Chemistry Training Ltd
Keynote – John Hargreaves, Peak Global Consultancy
“Produced Water Management: Process Engineering and Chemistry”

Session 1 – Environmental
Caroline Brown OEUK – Produced Water Discharges in the UKCS”
Dr Kirit Wadhia, NOV – “Environmental Risk Assessment of Offshore Produced Water Discharge”
Nik Robinson, Nikam Ltd – “𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗥: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱”
Dr Mathijs Smit, Shell Global Solutions – “Mitigating Environmental Risks of the Shearwater Produced Water Discharge under the UK’s Program for a Risk-Based Approach to Produced Water Management (2016 – 2023)”

Session 2 – Panel Discussion “The Future of Produced Water Management”
Dr Khosro Jarrahian, Petronas – “H2S Mineralisation in Subsurface Formations – An Experimental and Modelling Study”
Kiko Sanchez, CETCO – “Enabling Significant Production Increases Through Produced Water System Profiling and Rapid Debottlenecking”
Professor Myles Jordan, Champion X – “The Lifecycle of Produced Water Reinjection and the Management of Inorganic Scale”
Jim Muir, Adaptive Process Solutions Ltd – “Gas Flotation to Enhance Produced Water Separation; More Effective than Previously Revealed”

Panel Q&A Discussion: Dr John Hargreaves (moderator and contributor), Ian Phillips (moderator and contributor), Prof Myles Jordan, Kiko Sanchez, Jim Muir and Dr Khosro Jarrahian

Session 3 – H2S
Dr Marco Maschietti – Aalborg University – “Hydrogen Sulfide Scavenging of Produced Gas with MEA-Triazine: Superb Process or Inconvenience?”
Alessandro- Aalborg University – Hydrothermal Oxidation of Spent H2S Scavengers in a Continuous-Flow Reactor: Process Validation and Basic Design for Offshore Implementation”

Session 4 – Monitoring
Sandy Stiven – Scaled Solutions Ltd – “Overcoming the Challenges for Rapid Onsite Scale Inhibitor Residuals Analysis Using Improved Time Resolved Fluorescence Approaches”
Duncan Baillie- Ommica – The Costly Effect of Chemical Contaminants in Produced Fluids”

Session 5 – Water Quality and Control
Marc Archibald – Italmatch – “Extending Production Lifetime in a Mature Well Through Zonal Isolation Using Induced Inorganic Scaling Technology – A Case History”
Ben Lownie, Champion X – “Produced Water Management with EOR”

Bassey Okon Bassey, Cranfield University – “Evaluation of Produced Water Quality, Emulsions Stability and Oil Recovery Processes in Polymer Enhanced Oil Recovery”

Closing Remarks – Susan Caddell, Production Chemistry Training Ltd.
Closing Refreshments and Networking 16.50-18.00