CALL FOR PAPERS

6–8 December 2016Hilton Kuwait Resort, Mangaf, Kuwait

Call For Papers Deadline: 22 May 2016 www.spe.org/events/hoce

Future of Heavy Oil: Challenges and Opportunities

WELCOME LETTER

Call For Papers Deadline: 22 May 2016 | www.spe.org/events/hoce

Dear Respected Colleagues,

As chairperson of the SPE International Heavy Oil Conference & Exhibition, it is my honour and pleasure to invite you to participate in this specialised conference that will be held on 6 Dececember 2016 in Kuwait City. The comprehensive 3-day conference will be packed with engaging speeches, thought-provoking panels, technical and business sessions as well as provide an opportunity to network with experts and professionals from the oil and gas industry.

This year the theme is “Future of Heavy Oil: Challenges and Opportunities”. The conference is aimed at bringing together top industry specialists to exchange experiences and ideas on significant improvements and innovation in heavy oil exploration; development, production, processing, and marketing, both in regional and international heavy oil fields. The programme is also directed towards helping attendees understand the key drivers and risks involved in developing heavy oilfields. We anticipate over 1,000 international registrants who share interest in all aspects of heavy oil development. There will be numerous opportunities to gain new knowledge, share technical and business expertise, network with colleagues, and communicate with industry partners.

Furthermore, 450 sqm of exhibition space will be available to feature the latest technology, services, hardware, and equipment from industry world-class experts. The conference’s activities will enhance your knowledge, widen your network, stimulate your innovative self, and expand your vision in heavy oil development and challenges.

We would be delighted to have you participate as an author imparting your research and knowledge at The SPE International Heavy Oil Conference & Exhibition. This event sets the perfect backdrop for high-energy networking, relationship building, learning, and recognising individuals who have contributed to heavy oil development success and history. It will be a great pleasure to welcome you at the conference in Kuwait City in December 2016.

Sincerely,Badria Abdul RaheemSPE International Heavy Oil Conference ChairpersonDeputy CEO–North KuwaitKuwait Oil Company

Badria Abdul RaheemSPE International Heavy Oil Conference ChairpersonDeputy CEO–North KuwaitKuwait Oil Company

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEBadria Abdul Raheem

(Conference Chairperson) Kuwait Oil Company

Emad Mahmoud Sultan (Conference Advisor) Kuwait Oil Company

Ziad Jeha(Co-Chairperson)Schlumberger

Abdulla Hindi Alajmi, Kuwait National Petroleum Company

Emad Al-Ajmi, Baker Hughes

Haifa Al-Ajmi, Specialties Energy

Khaled Mohd Al-Awadi, Kuwait National Petroleum Company

Misad Al-Harbi, Kuwait Gulf Oil Company-Chevron

Abdul Hamid Al-Hashim,

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Mohammad Al-Maragi, Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company

Walid Al Nader, Shell Kuwait

Musleh Al-Otaibi, Kuwait Oil Company

Anwar Al-Sharqawi, Kuwait Gulf Oil Company

Faisal Ayesh, AlKhorayef

Nouri BenSalamah,

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation

Yacoub Dashti, Kuwait Oil Company

Issam Hallal, WorleyParsons

Lionel Levha, Total Kuwait

Adel Mallah, Kuwait University

Daniel Palmer, GlassPoint

Darcy Spady, Broadview Energy

Martin White, Halliburton

Mohammad Qleibo, Weatherford

TECHNICAL CATEGORIES

RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE1. Fluid Characterisation2. Reservoir Characterisation3. Geomechanics4. Exploration and Delineation5. Reservoir Modelling

DRILLING AND WELL COMPLETION6. Non-Conventional Drilling7. Artificial Lift Challenges8. Sand Management and Control9. Stimulation

PRODuCTION RECOVERY AND OPTIMISATION 10. Recovery Methods and EOR / IOR 11. Reservoir Monitoring and Surveillance12. Well Integrity13. Water Treatment14. Steam Generation15. Facilities16. Flow Assurance17. Production Optimisation

MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PROCESSES AND CHALLENGES18. Heavy Oil Upgrading19. Refining 20. Transportation

PROCESSES21. Marketing22. HSE 23. Field Integration24. Economy and Cost 25. Asset/Project Management26. Risk Analysis27. Waste Management28. Talent Development

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND R&D29. Smart Fields and Data Management30. Field Case Studies31. Advance Techniques in Heavy Oil Reservoir

Characterisation

Call For Papers Deadline: 22 May 2016 | www.spe.org/events/hoce

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Waleed Al-Khamees

(Programme Chairperson)Kuwait Oil Company

Fatma Ahmed

(Co-Chairperson)Kuwait Oil Company

Fatma Mohamed Abdulsamad

(Co-Chairperson)Kuwait Oil Company

Saad Alatefi, College of Technological Studies

Mubarak Al-Banwan, Kuwait Petroleum

Corporation

Mohammad Al-Basri, Kuwait Oil Company

Faisal Al-Hamdan,

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Ali Al-Harbi, Halliburton

Abdulrahman Al-Kandari, Kuwait Oil Company

Sadoun Al-Khaldi, Kuwait Oil Company

Ahmed Alkouh, Middle East Oilfield Services

Ahmed Al-Majed,

Kuwait National Petroleum Company

Bader Al-Matar, Kuwait Oil Company

Mohammad Al-Matrook, Kuwait Oil Company

Feras Al-Ruhaimani, Kuwait Oil Company

Nawaf Al-Salim, Kuwait Foreign Petroleum

Exploration Company

May Alzanki, GlassPoint

Simon Bennett, Shell

Alfredo Escalona, WorleyParsons

Ahmed Fouad Elayaat, Schlumberger

Noha Najem, Kuwait Oil Company

Marcos Roberto, Total

Rick Stahl, Northern Blizzard

GuIDELINESTechnical 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 22 May 2016. 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/hoce.

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 Conference 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.

ABSTRACT CONTENT A proper review of your abstract requires that it contain adequate information on which to make a judgment. Written in English and containing 450 words, paper proposals should include the following:• Objectives/Scope: Please list the objectives and/or scope of

the proposed paper. (25–75 words)• Methods, Procedures, Process: Briefly explain your overall

approach, including your methods, procedures, and processes. (75–100 words)

• Results, Observations, Conclusions: Please describe the results, observations, and conclusions of the proposed paper. (100–200 words)

• Novel/Additive Information: Please explain how this paper will present novel (new) or additive information to the existing body of literature that can be of benefit to and/or add to the state of knowledge in the petroleum industry. (25–75 words)

TECHNICAL CATEGORIES Use the call for paper categories to indicate the topic that bestdescribes your paper proposal. A primary choice is required;however, a secondary choice is optional. Paper proposals areevaluated on the basis of the information supplied on the paperproposal form in accordance with the following criteria:• The proposed paper or poster must contribute to petroleum

technology or be of immediate interest to the oil and gas industry, and should contain significant new knowledge or experience in the oil and gas industry.

• Data in the paper proposal must be technically correct.• 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 definite applications and limitations of such equipment and should avoid undue commercialism and extensive use of trade names.

• The substance of the proposed paper or poster must not have been published previously in trade journals or in other professional or technical journals.

• 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 contentand application of the proposed paper. SPE has a stated policyagainst use of commercial trade names, company names, orlanguage that is commercial in tone in the paper title, text orslides. Use of such terms will result in careful scrutiny by the

programme committee in evaluating paper proposals and thepresence of commercialism in the paper or poster may result in itbeing withdrawn from the conference programme.

GuIDELINES FOR ACCEPTED PAPER PROPOSALS • Your paper proposal could be accepted for presentation in a

technical or poster session.• Authors of accepted paper proposals will be notified in June

2016.• 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, it will be withdrawn from the programme and not allowed to be presented.

• Detailed instructions on the preparation of manuscripts and presentations will be sent to corresponding author of each accepted paper.

• SPE assumes no obligation for expenses by authors for travel, lodging, food, or other incidental expenses.

• Accepted authors will be offered a discounted full conference registration fee.

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. Completed paper proposal must be received by 22 May 2016.   3. Submit your paper proposal online at www.spe.org/events/hoce.

It is critical that all information requested on the form be provided in full and in the order requested.

Call For Papers Deadline: 22 May 2016 | www.spe.org/events/hoce

PAPER PROPOSALS CAN BE SUBMITTED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

(a) Recommended: Online at www.spe.org/events/hoce—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 450 words and you must indicate at least one primary category 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.

Author 1 q Corresponding Author

SPE Member Number Date of Birth

First Name Last Name

Organisation/University Job Title

Mailing Address Are you a Student? q Yes q No

City State/Province Zip/Postal Code

Country Telephone Fax

Email

Author 2 q Corresponding Author

SPE Member Number Date of Birth

First Name Last Name

Organisation/University Job Title

Mailing Address Are you a Student? q Yes q No

City State/Province Zip/Postal Code

Country Telephone Fax

Email

Author 3 q Corresponding Author

SPE Member Number Date of Birth

First Name Last Name

Organisation/University Job Title

Mailing Address Are you a Student? q Yes q No

City State/Province Zip/Postal Code

Country Telephone Fax

Email

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? q Yes q No Has this been previously published or presented? q Yes q 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? q Yes q No

Please indicate which Technical Categories this paper applies to (e.g. 1, 2, 3, etc.): Primary Category ___________ Secondary Category ___________Please indicate keyword for OnePetro quick search_______________________ IMPORTANT: No uncoded paper proposals will be accepted—please indicate at least one choice.This paper proposal should be considered for: q Technical Presentation q Poster Presentation* q Either *Poster presentation may be considered as an alternate in a relevant technical session in the event of the withdrawal of a scheduled paper.

PLEASE ATTACH THE 450 WORD (MAXIMUM) PAPER PROPOSAL TO THIS FORM

PAPER PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 22 May 2016

6–8 December 2016Hilton Kuwait Resort, Mangaf, Kuwait

Call For Papers Deadline: 22 May 2016 | www.spe.org/events/hoce

6–8 December 2016Hilton Kuwait Resort, Mangaf, Kuwait