Simulation & Systems Engineering in the Oil & Gas Industry

Emerging Standards & Practices

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 | Houston, TX

Overview

The oil & gas industry faces a myriad of challenges, including the operation of production equipment in the most extreme environments with no room for error, as well as increasing pressure on refineries to minimize costs, safety risks, downtime, and emissions. Accurately representing the reality of various production and refinement analyses requires a multidisciplinary approach and knowledge of current best practices & standards to safely and efficiently develop innovative solutions.

Topics presented and discussed at this seminar will address various questions, such as:

What are the emerging multiphysics and multidisciplinary engineering practices and standards related to oil & gas extraction and refinement?
How can I explore newer and safer methods in the face of ever expanding regulatory requirements?
How can I employ cost-effective model re-use in an innovative, yet reliable manner?
How can I better leverage systems modeling & simulation to improve the safety and reliability of equipment?
How are others collaborating and addressing interoperability in a multiple-designer environment?
What solutions are available to help me, and have others had success with similar applications?
What steps should I take when exploring the widening technology landscape?

Description

NAFEMS Americas and invited speakers will cover these topics, and more, at, “Simulation & Systems Engineering in the Oil & Gas Industry: Emerging Standards & Practices." Located in Houston, TX, attendees from the Oil & Gas industry will gather at this annual event, in a pre-competitive manner, to exchange ideas, identify best practices, and drive the near-future direction of technology.

This event aims to deliver information and insights on critical topic areas in a manner that maximizes the “take-away” value for attendees. An event agenda and concept championed by several leading figures in the oil & gas industry will provide the opportunity to learn about the latest technologies and practices, which attendees can later share and apply within their own organizations.

Agenda

Note: If you attended this event and require assistance to access these materials, please contact Andrew Wood.

9:00am	Welcome & Introduction Mr. Andrew Wood, Americas Regional Representative, NAFEMS
9:15am	The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Approval Process for HPHT Projects in the Gulf of Mexico Mr. Russell Hoshman, Technical Advisor, BSEE GOM
10:00am	Leveraging the Latest Simulation Methods and Tools Mr. Jim O'Sullivan, Vice-President & Chief Technology Officer, Technip Presentation (PDF): Download
10:45am	Break
11:05am	Enabling Process Innovation with FMI Mr. Edward Ladzinski, Co-Founder, NAFEMS Systems Modeling & Simulation Working Group
11:50am	Case Studies on Innovative Oil & Gas Applications (Session 1) "Using HPC for Design Exploration of Mechanical Oilfield Components" (Altair Engineering) Presentation (PDF): Download "Evolution of Simulation Practices in the Oil & Gas Industry" (ANSYS) Presentation (PDF): Download
12:20pm	Lunch
1:20pm	Case Studies on Innovative Oil & Gas Applications (Session 2) "Novel Image-Based Modeling Techniques for Simulating Pore Scale Fluid Flow" (Simpleware) Presentation (PDF): Download
1:50pm	Validating FEA Methodology: Strain Predictions & Testing Mr. Kyle Robinson, Research Engineer, Southwest Research Institute Presentation (PDF): Not Available
2:35pm	Coupled Analysis of Flexible Pipe - Seabed Interaction During Dropped Impact Mr. Alistair Gill, Vice President of Advanced Engineering, Wild Well Control Presentation (PDF): Download
3:20pm	Break
3:50pm	Computing in a New Era of Engineering Mr. Ganesh Nanaware, Staff Engineer & Project Manager, Baker Hughes Presentation (PDF): Download
4:35pm	Discussion: What are the Opportunities & Obstacles for More Engineering Simulation in Oil & Gas? Discussion led by Dr. Dennis Nagy, Steering Committee Member, NAFEMS Americas
5:35pm	Closing Remarks
5:45pm	Close

Venue

Norris Conference Centers – Houston / CityCentre
816 Town and Country Blvd., Ste. 210
Houston, Texas 77024
Phone (713) 590-0950

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