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Chemistry in the Oil Industry X: Oilfield Chemistry: REACHing the Solution

Title:   Chemistry in the Oil Industry X: Oilfield Chemistry: REACHing the Solution
Subject Category:   Industrial Chemistry
Organisers:   RSC Speciality Chemicals Sector & EOSCA
Date:   05/11/07 - 07/11/07
Venue:    
Venue name:   Manchester Conference Centre, Weston Building
Address:   Sackwille Street
    .
    Manchester
    M1 3BB
    United Kingdom
Useful Link:   http://www.conference.manchester.ac.uk
Contact Details:    
Name:   Ruth Lane
Organisation    RSC Speciality Chemicals Sector
Address:   Howell Croft
    Cow Lane
    Norley, Frodsham
    WA6 8PW
    United Kingdom
Telephone number:   01928 788071
Fax number:   01928 788071
Email:   ruthlane@fish.co.uk
Further Information:    
Main themes:   REACH: REGULATORY & LEGISLATIVE ISSUES:
Keynote Lecture:
REACH – The Big Picture
Speaker from H&SE;
REACH – The Reality for the Producer;
REACH - an intelligent approach to safety evaluation and testing
John Hislop, Safepharm Laboratories Limited;
DRILLING & WELL SERVICE:
Simultaneous Fracturing and Inhibitor Squeeze Treatments in Gas Reservoirs: A New Approach to Tailor Chemistry to Reservoir Conditions
Michael Tyndall, Leonardo Maschio, Bilu Cherian Oscar Bustos and Bernhard Lungwitz, Schlumberger;
mproved Chemical Designs for OBM Skin Damage Removal for Production and Injection Wells
Dave Marshall, Tom Jones and Lirio Quintero, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids;
Chemical Treatment Improves Cuttings Re-injection
Ahmadi Tehrani and Annie George, MI-SWACO;
SEPARATION & DOWN STREAM OPERATIONS:
Rheological Characterization of Water/Crude Oil Interfaces
Christine Dalmazzone, Christine Noïk, Carlos Quintero and Aurelie Mouret, IFP;
Sources of Crude Oil Quality Variation and its Impact on Refining
Lawrence N. Kremer, Baker Petrolite;
A Revolutionary New Approach to the Cleaning of Oil Refinery Systems
Chris Jones , Marcus Mantysaari, Brian Downward, Rhodia UK and Berthold Otzisk, Hermann Kempen and Thomas Friedrichs, Kurita Europe GmbH;
FLOW ASSURANCE:
Separation and Identification of High Molecular Weight Tetra Acids Responsible for Calcium Naphthenate Deposition
Ben E. Smith, Oil Plus Ltd; Geoffrey Fowler, BG Group, Steve J. Rowland, University of Plymouth and Bjart Lutnaes, Jostien Krane, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway;
New Insights into the Chemistry of Soap Formation in Exploration and Production.
Andrew G. Shepherd, Gillian B.Thomson, Robin E. Westacott and Ken Sorbie, Heriot Watt University;
New Approaches to Low Dose Gas Hydrate Treatment
Michael Jurek, Marc Alexandre and Stephen Bell, International Specialty Products, USA;
Fast Track Waxy Crude Production Offshore SE Australia
Duncan Casswell, Upstream Petroleum and Lauchie Duff, Advanced Well Technologies/Strategic Chemistry;
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:
Keynote Lecture:
Evaluating and Forecasting Trends in Chemical Use and Impacts by the UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry; Management and Reduction of Use of Those Substances Considered of Greatest Environmental Concern
D Sheahan, J Girling, P Neall, R Rycroft, S.Thompson, M. Tolhurst, L. Weiss, M Kirby and A. Millais, CEFAS;
Keynote Lecture
Legalization of Chemical products in Russian Federation
Albert T.Lebedev, Moscow State M.V.Lomonosov University;
Bioconcentration: Comparison of Methods for Assessing Potential Hazards of Offshore Chemicals
L Weiss, R J Rycroft, D Sheahan, M F Kirby and A J Millais, CEFAS;
Environmentally Adapted Demulsifiers Containing Weak Links
Per-Erik Hellberg , Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry AB;
INTEGRITY:
Corrosion Inhibition in PWRI Systems which Use Nitrate Treatment to Control SRB activity and reservoir souring
Jim F. D. Stott, Graeme Dicken, Tony Rizk, CAPCIS Ltd, Chris Gamble, Simon Saul, Baker Petrolite, and Tom Granli, Thor Haegh, Yara International;
A High Throughput Evaluation of Biocides for Biofouling Control in Oilfields
Bei Yin, Jeff Yang, Ute Bertheas and Julie Adams, Dow Biocides;
Production Chemistry Issues in Coal Seam Methane Operations
Matthew Blunden, Origin Energy and Professor Alan Sheehy, Strategic Microbiology/Strategic Chemistry;
SCALE:
Study of BaSO4 Formation Kinetics and Barite Inhibition by Green Scale Inhibitors
Eleftheria Mavredaki, Anne Neville, University of Leeds and Ken S. Sorbie,
Heriot Watt University;
The Effects of Three Green Inhibitors on Calcium Carbonate Generated by Electrodeposition
Aurelie Martinod, Anne Neville, University of Leeds and Ken Sorbie, Heriot Watt University;
Biodegradable Scale Inhibitors. Laboratory and Field Evaluation of a “Green” Carbonate and Sulphate Scale Inhibitor with Deployment Histories in the North Sea.
Myles M. Jordan, Neil Feasey, C. Johnston , David Marlow and Morag Elrick, Nalco Ltd.;
Biodegradable Solvents for Barium Sulphate Dissolution in Offshore Oilfields
Corine A. de Wolf, Ingrid C.M. Huybens, Kees van Ginkel and Roy Geerts, Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals
Main speakers:   .
Registration fees:   RSC/EOSCA/BACS Member: £350+VAT=£411.25;
Non-members: £425+VAT=£499.38;
Academic/retired:£150+VAT=£176.25
Full time student: Free, but must register to attend
Accommodation available:   Details will be sent on registration
Financial assistance:   Some student bursaries are available to help with travel & accommodation
Organised Social Programme:   Evening of 5th November: Recruitment Extravaganza for Students and those already in the business;
Evening of 6th November: Cocktail Reception and Symposium Dinner at the world famous Yang Sing Restaurant