Feb. 28, 2025


Description

Numerical modeling of the completions and production applications involves a combination of various physical phenomena operating in a wide range of length scales and sometimes involving complex multiphase non-Newtonian fluids. The tools and equipment can experience high flow velocities and must withstand erosion and corrosion from fracturing/cement slurries and production fluids. The modeling often requires fluid-structure interaction and a combination of flow modeling in mechanical devices and the reservoir.

The downhole tools require high reliability. Some equipment operates for decades in harsh environments and make autonomous adjustments to the production from different zones. As a result, Virtual Verification and Validation have become the norm to qualify new designs and improve existing ones.

This workshop aims to bring together experts in academia and industry to brainstorm, discuss, and help us better understand the current state-of-the-art approach to this vital process and its applications. It will include short talks by key practitioners covering various aspects of CFD modeling, followed by a networking session.

 

AGENDA:

Time (CST)

Topic

Presenter

9:00 – 9:15

Welcome/Introduction

 

9:15 – 9:45

Boosting Completions and Production Efficiency with Advanced CFD Techniques

Gocha Chochua, SLB

9:45 – 10:15

In-Depth Understanding of Proppant Transport with Slickwater along Horizontal Wellbores and inside Fractures via CFD Modeling

Xinghui Liu, Chevron

10:15 – 10:45

Well-Completion Performance and Production Optimization of a Gas Well Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Prof Mayank Tyagi, LSU

10:45 – 11:00

Break

 

11:00 – 11:30

CO2 Storage & Modelling for Injector Wells Using Well Modelling Simulators

Rahul Roy, IPCOS INC

11:30 – 12:00

Use of Erosion Testing and CFD Modeling to Develop a New Erosion Resistant Screens: Design, Qualification and Field Installation

Chris Malbrel, TPM Ltd

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch/Networking

 

 


Featured Speakers

Speaker: Gocha Chochua, SLB
Speaker Gocha Chochua, SLB

Dr. Gocha Chochua is a Technical Advisor at SLB with expertise in analytical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), heat and mass transfer, turbomachinery design and analysis, and erosion modeling. He holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida and brings 23 years of industrial experience across the …

Dr. Gocha Chochua is a Technical Advisor at SLB with expertise in analytical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), heat and mass transfer, turbomachinery design and analysis, and erosion modeling. He holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida and brings 23 years of industrial experience across the oil and gas, turbomachinery, and aerospace sectors. Dr. Chochua has authored over 40 scientific articles in leading academic journals and conferences and holds 36 granted or published patents and trade secrets.

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Speaker: Xinghui Liu, Chevron
Speaker Xinghui Liu, Chevron

Xinghui “Lou” Liu is a Principal Engineer at Chevron Technical Center with 34 years of industry experience, plus 8 years of academic work on post-graduate studies and post-doc research. His interests include hydraulic fracturing design, modeling and surveillance, CFD modeling of proppant transport, unconventional development, acidizing, formation damage, geochemical modeling, …

Xinghui “Lou” Liu is a Principal Engineer at Chevron Technical Center with 34 years of industry experience, plus 8 years of academic work on post-graduate studies and post-doc research. His interests include hydraulic fracturing design, modeling and surveillance, CFD modeling of proppant transport, unconventional development, acidizing, formation damage, geochemical modeling, completion and DFIT, etc. Lou has published numerous technical papers in these areas and coauthored a book titled “Petroleum Production Engineering,” ISBN: 978-0-12-809374-0, Gulf Professional Publishing (2017). Lou holds Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in petroleum engineering from University of Oklahoma, Montana Tech University and Northeast Petroleum University (China), respectively.

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Speaker: Prof Mayank Tyagi, LSU
Speaker Prof Mayank Tyagi, LSU


Speaker: Rahul Roy, IPCOS INC
Speaker Rahul Roy, IPCOS INC

Rahul Roy is a Digital Oilfields Technical Lead at IPCOS, based out of Houston, TX. Rahul has been involved in the digital transformation journey of several major oil and gas clients across North America. He has over 13 years of experience in the design, development, and deployment of physics-based and data-driven …

Rahul Roy is a Digital Oilfields Technical Lead at IPCOS, based out of Houston, TX. Rahul has been involved in the digital transformation journey of several major oil and gas clients across North America. He has over 13 years of experience in the design, development, and deployment of physics-based and data-driven models, engineering workflows, and analytical dashboards for petroleum engineering processes and applications. His proficiency extends across a spectrum of areas, including well and network modeling, integrated production modeling, production optimization, hydrocarbon accounting, well test analysis, automated model creation, and calibration and the configuration of analytical dashboards. He holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India, and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science degree in Data Analytics at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

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Speaker: Chris Malbrel, TPM Ltd
Speaker Chris Malbrel, TPM Ltd

Chris Malbrel is the Director of Development of TPM Ltd, a sand control screen manufacturer based in Houston, Texas. Prior to joiningTPM, Chris has held position in Product Line Management and Business Development with several Major Oilfield Service providers. Chris is the author of a number of papers on sand …

Chris Malbrel is the Director of Development of TPM Ltd, a sand control screen manufacturer based in Houston, Texas. Prior to joiningTPM, Chris has held position in Product Line Management and Business Development with several Major Oilfield Service providers. Chris is the author of a number of papers on sand control with a special interest in downhole screen design. Chris holds a Bachelor's Degree in Geological Engineering from France and a PhD in Mineral Engineering from Columbia University in the US

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Organizer

Madhusuden Agrawal


Date and Time

Fri, Feb. 28, 2025

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(GMT-0600) US/Central

Pricing

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    $60.00
    (ends 02/27/2025)
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    $30.00
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    $25.00
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    $25.00
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Location

NexTier Headquarters

3990 Rogerdale Rd
Houston, Texas 77042
United States of America