ventional gas. In order to help complete this chapter, it was agreed that members from Russia will write a section about recent technologies to explore and produce in the Arctic; members from China will write about tight gas technologies; and members from Malaysia will write about technologies to explore and produce natural gas that contains high levels of CO2. Furthermore, Creties Jenkins, Vice President of DeGolyer and MacNaughton was asked to write a section about shale gas. He was also invited to present a paper based on his extensive knowledge and experience of unconventional gas in the USA.
WGC2012 papers The last day of the meeting was dedicated to
SG 1.2 Current and future gas developments
reviewing authors’ submissions using the Abstract
Leader: Flavia Di Cino (Argentina)
Management System (AMS). The evaluation com
The leader presented a report on the results of the
mittee comprised five reviewers:
Study Group’s work. The report’s main objective is
l Amine Mazouzi, WOC 1 Chair;
to support the development prospects of E&P
l Flavia Di Cino, leader of SG 1.1;
projects for conventional and unconventional gas
l Denis Krambeck Dinelli, WOC 1, Vice Chair
worldwide by 2020. It was noted that the methodology currently used to examine projects includes parameters such as timing, investment and gas prices to make
and leader of SG 1.2; l Vincent Trocmé Co-Chair of Committee Session
1.2; and l Ilhane Dib, WOC 1 Secretary and Co-Chair of
these projects profitable. The issue of regulation is
Expert Forum 1.A.
also applicable to unconventional gas.
Eighty-six papers were downloaded of which 61 related to SG 1.1’s work and 25 to SG 1.2’s work.
Work programme for the next Triennium Denis Krambeck Dinelli presented WOC 1’s
Final meetings of the 2009-2012 Triennium
proposal for the 2012-2015 Triennial Work
WOC 1’s fifth meeting was hosted by Sonatrach
Programme. The main topics are:
in Oran, Algeria on March 1, following a two-day
Continuation of previous issues:
workshop on “Shale Gas: Challenges and
l Recent advances in E&P of natural gas; and
Achievements – Impact on the Global Gas Indus
l Most significant new E&P gas projects + CO2
try”. The workshop was organised by Sonatrach to
reinjection for sequestration.
mark Algeria’s pilot shale gas drilling programme.
Focus on: l Advanced recovery and field productivity;
l Working Committee 2 – Storage
l Unconventional gas (tight, shale and acid gas,
WOC 2’s fourth meeting was hosted by E.ON Gas
CBM, hydrates): technical and environmental
Storage in Essen, Germany, November 15-17,
issues; and
2011. It was attended by 40 people including
l E&P in new horizon areas like the Arctic
(winterisation, technology, etc.).
E.ON Gas Storage employees who participated in the event.
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