MULTIPHASE TECHNOLOGY The Cannes Conference

Technical Scope

Papers and case studies are invited on current techniques and new developments under the following topics. Priority will be given to case studies and field applications that highlight the business drivers and Authors should consider:
• Where are the current barriers to production and how are they changing?
• What is coming next?
• How can we apply existing technologies to develop unconventional reserves?
• What have we learnt to help us in the future?

Applications

• Geographical – environmental issues; difficult terrain; deep & ultradeep waters; cold environment; subsea long distance tiebacks; unconventional reserves; sand & particle transport; downhole & seabed processing; wet vs. dry wells; hilly terrain pipeline operations
• Flows – flow assurance; flowlines & risers; vertical flows; heavy oil flows; rheology/complex fluids; bundles/heating systems; slug management & control; turbulence & wave motion; thermal remediation
• Application of flow modelling – field validation; modelling in intelligent wells; multi-dimensional modelling; new applications

Technologies

• Product formulations – emulsions, foams & slurries; hydrates, asphaltenes & waxes; sand &scale
• Equipment – integrated production systems; multiphase pumping & boosting; separation & separator vessels; multiphase metering; instrumentation & control; subsea equipment; pigging
• Flow simulation – modelling studies; experimental data scale-up; validation
• Pipeline protection – corrosion & erosion; leak detection in multiphase systems