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1 2020. Call for Papers Submission Deadline: 4 March 2019. 13 15 January 2020. Dhahran EXPO. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2 I LETTER FROM IPTC 2020 COnference ProgrAmme Chair Dear Colleagues, IPTC 2020 COMMITTEE CHAIRS. AND CO-CHAIRS. The International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) will be coming for the first time to Saudi Arabia, an oasis of opportunities Executive Committee Chair and a land of a great energy vision. It will take place at the Dhahran Mohammed Y. Al-Qahtani, Saudi Aramco EXPO in Dhahran, from 13 15 January 2020, with Saudi Aramco serving as the Exclusive Host of the 12th edition of the event. Conference Programme Committee Chair Ali M. Al-Shahri, Saudi Aramco On behalf of the IPTC Conference Programme Committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to submit your abstract for consideration in Host Committee Co-Chairs the IPTC 2020 technical programme.

2 The deadline for submitting Pinar O. Yilmaz, ExxonMobil Exploration Co. abstracts is 4 March 2019. Abstract submission is available Khalid A. Zainalabedin, Saudi Aramco online through the IPTC website at AAPG Subcommittee Co-Chairs Submissions can be made for any of the 50 technical categories, Anwar Al Beaiji, Saudi Aramco most of them diverse and multidisciplinary in nature which we El-Saied M. Hassan Felifel, Schlumberger believe are representative of the issues and challenges facing the industry today. EAGE Subcommittee Co-Chairs Naim Al-Jabari, Xross Technology As a distinguished speaker at IPTC, you will have the chance to Mohammad Al Khalifah, Saudi Aramco present new technologies and best practices to peers from around Shamael Al-Shuhail, Saudi Aramco the world, provide your organisation with a world-class platform to showcase new and emerging technologies, and share your SEG Subcommittee Co-Chairs Mohammad Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco professional expertise to a diverse technical group of industry Riyadh Abu Taleb, Kuwait Oil Company professionals and operations management.

3 Furthermore, we will be offering several technical and non-technical panel discussions SPE Subcommittee Co-Chairs that cover a wide range of topics and challenges related to the oil Fahad Al Mutairi, Saudi Aramco and gas industry. Suha Kayum, Saudi Aramco Maike Willuweit, Emerson Process IPTC is a collaborative effort among the American Association Management (M) Sdn. Bhd. of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), the Society of Exploration Midstream Gas Subcommittee Co-Chair Geophysicists (SEG), and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). Fahad Al Dossary, Saudi Aramco IPTC is widely regarded by industry professionals as a unique Unconventional Resources Subcommittee opportunity for technology dissemination and knowledge sharing Co-Chairs on a global scale in a truly integrated manner.

4 Francisco Fragachan, Weatherford Ahmed Hakami, Saudi Aramco We look forward to your contribution and knowledge-sharing in making IPTC 2020 a remarkable event and to welcoming you to the Industry Subcommittee Co-Chairs Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in January 2020. Ivo Nuic, Baker Hughes, a GE Company Khalid Zamil, Saudi Aramco Ali M. Al-Shahri Education Activities Co-Chairs IPTC 2020 Conference Programme Chair Najwa Azaimi, Saudi Aramco Manager, Northern Area Reservoir Management Karima Hamdan, Saudi Aramco Saudi Aramco I 3. 6 Reasons Why You Should Submit a Paper Proposal to iptc 2020. The opportunity Contribute to technical Boost your company's Have your paper published to be a part of the knowledge transfer on a global profile at a renowned in the multisociety library, first international platform. industry event.

5 OnePetro. multidisciplinary, inter- Share new technologies and Highlight your technical . society oil and gas best practices with industry knowledge and conference and exhibition professionals from around the experience with like- to be held in Saudi Arabia. world. minded peers. Submission Deadline: 4 March 2019. IPTC 2020 will be the first international multi-disciplinary, inter-society oil and gas conference and exhibition to be held in Saudi Arabia What's Planned for 2020. OIL AND GAS INDOOR EXHIBITION OUTDOOR EXHIBITION Technical PROFESSIONALS SPACE (NET) SPACE (NET) Papers 4,500+ 800+ 500+. 6000+ SQm SQm Plenary and Technical Sessions Emerging Leaders Educational Programmes Panel Sessions Workshop 70+. 6+. ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (IPTC). Founded in 2005, the IPTC is the flagship multidisciplinary technical event in the Eastern Hemisphere and is a collaborative effort among the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG); the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE); the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG); and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

6 The mission of IPTC is to promote, aid and encourage technology dissemination and collaboration amongst the multiple disciplines of the petroleum industry. 4 I TECHNICAL CATEGORIES I Submission Deadline: 4 March 2019. GEOSCIENCE 10. Reservoir Well Testing Advancement Description and A dvanced Pressure Transient Modelling; Complex Wells, 1. Petroleum Geology Depositional Systems and Diagenesis Dynamics Completions, Fluids Outcrops, Analogues, and Structural Geology iField Well Testing Basin Evolution and Modelling Modelling of Faults and Fractures The Petroleum System: Source to Trap Upscaling Petrophysical Properties and Models Regional Geology and New Exploration Frontiers Reservoir Simulation Uncertainty Assessment Stratigraphic Forward Modelling Field Development and Optimisation Case Studies Complex Well Modelling and Optimisation 2.

7 Geophysical Data Seismic Data Acquisition Technologies Tight/Shale Reservoir Modelling Acquisition and Near-Surface Geophysics Case Studies Processing Multi-Physical Data Integration 11. Formation Logging Conveyance; Open-Hole and Cased-Hole Multi-Component Seismic Evaluation Advancements in Logging; Open-Hole (Wireline and LWD), Passive Seismic Cased-Hole Non-Seismic Methods Well Integrity Evaluation Seismic Data Processing Surface Data Logging Case Studies Impact of Drilling and Drilling Fluid on Logging 3. Geophysical Borehole Geophysics Coring Imaging and Seismic Anisotropy Formation Evaluation Core Analysis, Physical Inversion Advanced Seismic Depth Imaging Measurements, and Digital Analysis Full Waveform Inversion Rock Petrology and Mineralogy Velocity And Geophysical Modelling Fluid Geochemistry Seismic Inversion Tracer Studies Applications in Machine Learning and Data Analytics Integrated Formation Evaluation Earth Model Building Reservoir Saturation Monitoring and Surveillance Case Studies Petrophysical Advancements; Carbonate and Clastic Reservoirs 4.

8 Geoscience Faults and Fractures Characterisation Low Resistivity Low Contrast Reservoir Evaluation Reservoir Quantitative Seismic Interpretation Rock Typing, Permeability, and Saturation Height Function Characterisation Facies Prediction and Mapping Modelling Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterisation Case Studies Sedimentology, Facies Prediction, and Mapping Bore Hole Geology 12. Rock and Rock Mechanics Case Studies Geo-Mechanics Borehole Stability Prediction and Assessment Sanding Prediction and Assessment 5. Geoscience Static Advances in 3D Numerical Reservoir Modelling Fracturing Reservoir Modelling Geostatistical Reservoir Modelling Natural Fracture Characterisation Reservoir Geomechanics Geomechanics Modelling Upscaling Petrophysical Modelling Case Studies Uncertainty Analysis in Reservoir Modelling DRILLING AND COMPLETIONS.

9 Case Studies 13. Optimisation of Complex Well Planning 6. Advanced Concepts Innovative Workflows Well Planning and Extended-Reach Drilling in Geoscience Applications of Engineering Geophysics Execution Geomechanical Considerations 4D Seismic Modelling and Simulation Technological Deployments Performance Drilling, Optimisation Application for Big Data and High Performance Computing Well Intervention and Optimisation RESERVOIR ENGINEERING Wellbore Quality Considerations Stuck Pipe Prevention 7. Reservoir Carbonate and Fractured Reservoirs Development Innovative Well Planning Models Development and Integrated Reservoir and Production Modelling Data Analytics in Drilling Management Field Development and Optimisation Real-Time Operations Reservoir Monitoring and Surveillance Digital Fields and Advanced Technologies 14.

10 C. hallenges in Well Deep Wells Reservoir Data Integration and Assessment Construction and Drilling With Casing Completion High Pressure/High Temperature Drilling 8. Reservoir Carbonates Reservoir Simulation Managed Pressure Drilling Simulation Reservoir Model Resolution and Upscaling Multistage Fractured Horizontal Wells History Matching and Predication Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Next Generation Simulators Plug and Abandonment P VT/SCAL/CORE Studies Integration and Saturation Sand Control/Unconsolidated Reservoir Modelling Severe Loss Circulation Streamline Simulation Sour/Corrosive Environment Geomodelling Well Integrity INTEGRATED RESERVOIR ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE Deepwater Underbalanced Drilling 9. Integrated Reservoir Heterogeneity Well Control Reservoir Rock Facies, Rock Types, and Flow Units Development and Reservoir Quality and Prediction 15.