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    J A VA I N D O N E S I A SECTION

    M O N T H L Y M E M B E R S M G Z I N EA M O N T H L Y M E M B E R S M A G A Z I N E

    Continued on page 4

    http://java.spe.orgDEC - JAN 2009

    EXECUTIVE INTERVIEWEXECUTIVE INTERVIEW::Mr. R. PriyonoMr. R. Priyono

    Chairman of Executive Body of Oil GasChairman of Executive Body of Oil & Gas

    Upstream Business (BPMIGAS)Upstream Business (BPMIGAS)

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    Dear SPE Members;

    To advertise in the SPE Java Newsletter, please send your material to:

    SPE Java Indonesia SectionSentra Mulia, 16th FloorJl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. X-6 No. 8Jakarta 12940Email: [email protected]

    Advertising Rates, with effect 2008(*):

    Full Page Half Page (21,3 x 28cm)

    Black & White US$ 240 US$ 135

    Color Text US$ 310 US$ 175Color Photo US$ 385 US$ 220

    (*) a reduction of 5% will be allowed for multi page and repeated or reoccuring advertisements. Rates for other sizes available on request. Links,ads and announcement at the SPE Java website are also available.

    For all advertising inquiries, please contact:

    Joe Alchi Dita Dwityawarman MegaAdvertising Coordinator CNOOC SES Ltd. Section OfficerTel: (62-21) 725-5454 Tel: (62-21) 515-9010 Tel: (62-21) 5299-2253Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

    PROFILE 1, 4 - 5Mr. R. Priyon o

    Chairman of Executive Body of Oil and Gas Upstream Business

    (BPMIGAS)

    CONTENTS 2

    Chairmans Message 3

    Events SPE Java Section 6

    New Born 6

    Technic al Discuss ion Group 8 - 9

    SPE Faculty Travel Support Pilot 10 - 11

    Luncheon Talk 06 November 2008 12

    Disting uished Lecturer 18 February 2008 13

    Student Chapter 14 - 20

    PERMANENT

    Membership Appli cation Form 22 - 25

    SPE e-Library 26

    Board and Commit ee 2008-2009 27

    Society of Petroleum Engineers

    Java Indonesia Section

    Sentra Mulia 16th Floor

    Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. X-6 No. 8

    Jakarta 12940

    Tel: (62-21) 5299-2253 or 522-7050 Ext. 253

    Fax: (62-21) 5299-2253

    Email: [email protected]

    SPE JAVA

    IN ONESI

    INDONESIA

    CONTENTSCONTENTS

    DVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT

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    CH IRM NSCHAIRMANS

    MESSAGE

    A Message from the BoardA Message from the Board...Dear fellow SPE Java Indonesia Section members,

    First of all, to those who celebrate it, on behalf of the SPE Java Section I wish you a Merry Christmas. Andto all of you

    I wish you a Happy New Year, and hope that 2009 will be a prosperous year for all of us and our families.

    In this SPE Java Newsletters you will find an executive interview with Bapak R. Priyono Chairman of the Executive

    Body of the Upstream Oil & Gas Business (BPMIGAS) who shared his views on BPMIGAS roles and the industry.

    We highly appreciate Pak Priyonos time

    Mr. Andrew Barker of Weatherford in his Luncheon Talk of 10 December 2008 shared his experiences on A Cost-

    Effective Approach to Brown Field Rejuvenation through Re-entry Drilling Techniques, which is highly relevant to

    Indonesia with all its idle wells. We encourage all of you to attend our upcoming Luncheon Talks.

    Apart from the above, it gives me a great pleasure that our students showed their dynamism to animate their SPE StudentChapters activities. I am glad that the students are performing their roles to prepare their future.

    Our SPE Java tradition continued with our Shrimp Boil Party was a sell-out success. It was enjoyed by many Indonesian

    and expatriates families. Pak Doug Slusher took the lead to make this event happen. We thank him, the team members

    and all sponsors.

    The participation and contribution of our members is one of the keys to the success of

    SPE Java Section programs. The challenge is to live up to the expectation of the SPE

    community. So, tell us what you think and join us. We are pleased to mail this Newsletter

    to our valued external stakeholders. To receive extra copies simply email me personally

    or Ms. Mega: [email protected]. Also tell us your thoughts about ourNewsletter. Your comments will assist us to meet your needs. For a downloadable version

    and more information about SPE Java Section please visit http://java.spe.org

    Lastly, thanks must go to the management of our oil and gas companies and our

    technology providers (service companies) for their ongoing support. Thanks

    also to our SPE Board Committee and all our SPE Java Section members.

    We would encourage everyone to be SPE members, please fill the form on page

    24-25. Also for those who need to renew their membership.

    See you in next Newsletter edition with more interesting articles, as

    well as next SPE events.

    Sincerely,

    Deden Supriyatman

    Chairman of SPE Java Indonesia Section 2008-2009

    [email protected]

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    SPE Java Indonesia Section represented by Peter Adam (Former Chairman), Tri Firmanto (Secretary),

    Deden Supriyatman (Present Chairman), Yani Siskartika (Section Committee) and Mega (Section Officer)

    were welcomed on 23 October 2008 by Mr R. Priyono at BPMIGAS office in Patra Jasa Building, 21th

    Floor, Jl Gatot Subroto, Jakarta.

    The interview started with a greeting by Deden Supriyatman - Chairman of the SPE Java Indonesie

    Section.

    SPE:Pak Priyono, on behalf of the SPE Java Indonesia Section, I would like to thank you for your time to

    have this interview in spite of your busy schedule. To start, can you please share with us your academic

    background?

    R. Priyono:Actually, I did not enroll in an oil and gas industry course. I enrolled in industrial technology.But every Saturday, I noticed groups of students with back-packs, ropes and tents. So I asked who they

    were, and where were they going ? It turned out those students were geology students, and they were going

    for camping and rock climbing. This appealed to me, so I changed my study from industrial technology to

    geology. At that time, my father was very upset. He believed that geology was a pure science, so there

    was no chance to make a good career. But I believe that I made the right choice.

    SPE:Can you tell us about your early career?

    R. Priyono: I start my career with a Canadian gold mining company, with an excellent salary (at that time)

    of Rp. 1.6 million per month. But I didnt really enjoy it, so I choose to switch my career and work with the

    government. I wanted to join Lemigas, but I was on a long waiting list, so I accepted an opportunity to join

    the Ministry of Energy instead. My starting salary was Rp 31,000 per month. I was placed in the division

    that handles equipment and technology for exploration activities, to promote local content.

    After three years I moved into Human Resources (HR) Service. My job was very interesting because I

    was responsible to ensure Indonesian professionals were given opportunities to contribute to the oil and

    gas industry at high levels, replacing expatriate workers. But I soon realised that we could not really stop

    companies filling their strategic positions with expatriates. So I turned the situation around, and insisted

    that the companies send Indonesian people to fill an equal number of strategic positions in the companys

    home country. This became known as international job swapping.

    From HR, I moved to the exploration division, responsible for promoting new working areas to investors.

    My challenge was how to speed up the process to increase the level of investment. Once again, the key

    was turning around the situation. Historically, the government proposed working areas to investors. But I

    swapped this. I invited investors to approach the government to discuss blocks they wanted to invest in. To

    keep this process transparent, I created a tender team comprising a mix of people from various industriesand from academia. After implementing this scheme, there has been a significant increase in investment.

    This has been one of the most enjoyable moments in my career, because the Oil & Gas Director General

    gave me freedom to be creative.

    SPE:Pak Priyono, you made a radical change in your career by quitting a foreign company with a big salary

    to work in the government service with a tiny salary. What drove you to make this decision?

    R. Priyono:I just want to give myself to my country, not just to one person or one company.

    SPE:How has the culture in the Ministry of Energy has changed from the Suharto era to now?

    PROFILEPROFILE

    EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW withEXECUTIVE INTERVIEW with

    Mr. R. PriyonoMr. R. Priyono

    Chairman of Executive Body of Oil GasChairman of Executive Body of Oil & Gas

    Upstream Business (BPMIGAS)Upstream Business (BPMIGAS)

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    R. Priyono:It is totally different. Previously, we could work without fear, since all the responsibility was taken high up in the central

    government. But now, the responsibility has been pushed down to us, so we have to take care of our job, and coordinate with other

    government departments. All is much more transparent now.

    SPE:Pak Priyono, a common theme in your history is implementing new ideas to get better results. Will you continue in this spirit

    with your plans for BPMIGAS?

    R. Priyono:In BPMIGAS, the most important thing is culture. We want to change our mindset from bureaucracy

    to business. I want businessman here, so we can understand the market. I have invited Dr. Ong Hang Ling

    for instance, to become my expert. I want to cut bureaucracy, so we can speed up approvals, speed up

    operations, and increase production.

    SPE:Pak Priyono, a more personal question: how was the selection process for your current position?

    R. Priyono:I had no political experience at that time, so it was going into the jungle. Part of the process

    was question-and-answer sessions with political parties. One party wondered if I was too young for this job.

    I answered What I offer is change. I believe with my younger age I drive more significant changes. Another

    wondered about my lack of a Masters or Doctorate degree. I answered Do you want a philosopher or a

    leader? I am a leader. During these sessions, I gave down-to-earth answers and did not promise anythingthat I could not give. What I gave was hope. If we work together to nurture our industry, then the increased

    production will give a bigger cake for all to share.

    SPE:Pak Priyono, can you share us a little bit about your family ?

    R. Priyono:I have two children. They are important to me, and they have fully supported me during my

    career. I taught them mathematics myself, but that back-fired and neither followed me into science. I also

    taught them about life, and to give charity to people less fortunate than us. Happily, these lessons stuck.

    They had been very understanding about my work schedule and long hours.

    SPE:Pak Priyono, how can the SPE contribute to the oil and gas industry in Indonesia

    R. Priyono:The most important thing is to promote investment in Indonesia. As you know, every dayBPMIGAS faces the parliament and the KPK (Anti Corruption Committee). The challenge is to promote our

    industry to these functions so they can understand more about our industry.

    SPE:Pak Priyono, what are your main challenges for the Indonesian oil and gas industry?

    R. Priyono:My main challenge is to increase our national oil production. We have the reserves, but we need

    to turn this into production. My other challenges are to further improve the investment climate or environment

    and relations between BPMIGAS and the Contractors. I always remind the presidents of oil companies

    in Indonesia that they put their signature in the same page as the head of BPMIGAS, which mean we are

    partners, and we should work together and build the trust to reach the same objectives.

    SPE:What about the shortage of engineers, geologist and other personnel needed for industry growth in

    Indonesia. What do you think is the best way to cope with this?

    R. Priyono:We have to understand the root of the problem

    first. I ask oil companies in Indonesia Please dont compete

    with other PSCs, but compete with other countries. Co-

    operate with other companies in Indonesia to ensure the

    future of Indonesia oil and gas industry.

    SPE:Thank you for your time to give this interview.

    PROFILEPROFILE

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    THE SPE JAVA SECTION BOARD AND COMMITTEECONGRATULATES

    MR. TRI F IRMANTO (SPE JAVA SECTION SECRETARY)AND WIFE FOR THE BIRTH OF THEIR F IRST SON;

    JEAN-RENNARD EMANUEL F IRMANTOON THURSDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2008.

    MAY THE NEW BORN BRINGS MORE JOYAND HAPPINESS TO THE FAMILY

    EVENTSEVENTS NEWNEW

    BORN

    Tri Firmanto and Wife with their first son

    JavaIndonesiaSection(pleasemarkyourcalender)

    JANUARY

    SPE LUNCHEON TALKDate: 15th January 2009Topic: Floating LNG, is it the right option for Indonesias Abadi

    Field?Speaker: Jamie Taylor from Wood MackenzieVenue: Gran Melia Hotel Jakarta

    SPE TECHNICAL DISCUSSION GROUPDate: TBATopic: Advances in Contractors SafetySpeaker: Satrio Pratomo (EMP) and M. Najib (Total Indonesie)

    FEBRUARY

    SPE DISTINGUISHED LECTURERDate: 18th February 2009Topic: Higher-Order Methods in Reservoir Simulation: Luxury or

    Necessity?Speaker: Hussein Hoteit from ConocoPhillips Co.Venue: Gran Melia Hotel Jakarta

    SPE TECHNICAL DISCUSSION GROUPDate: TBATopic: Indonesia Gas Business: Pricing Policy and PracticesSpeaker: Kardaya Warnika (Former Head of BPMIGAS), Martin Tiffen

    (Total) and Richard Fuller (Pendawa)

    10th SPE BBQDate: 21st February 2009Venue: TBA

    MARCH

    SPE DISTINGUISHED LECTURERDate: TBATopic: National Energy Sustainability Programs in IndonesiaSpeaker: Prof. Widjajano (National Energy Council)

    APRIL

    SPE DISTINGUISHED LECTURERDate: 21st April 2009Topic: Cutoofs (AE, k,Sw) in Gas Reservoirs and Their

    Implications in Reservoir SimulationSpeaker: Ahmed Mousa Al-Hamadah from Saudi AramcoVenue: Gran Melia Hotel Jakarta

    SPE GOLF TOURNAMENTDate: 24th April 2009Venue: TBA

    2009

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    Eleven practicing engineers from various companies joined the SPE-TDGs special session at the Trisakti University, Jakarta,on November 7, 2008. The informal session was co-hosted by SPE member and IATMI activist Mukmin Taslim, replacingProfessor Wahyudi Wisaksono of the School of Energy & Mineral Science of that University, who initially called for the meeting

    and put together the discussion agenda. Two visiting sustainability experts from Colorado State University facilitated a one-hourdiscussion on the basics of sustainability management practices within the oil & gas industry globally, which then lead to the

    recent case example of the LUSI mud volcano incident in Sidoarjo, East Java.Shown in the picture below are (sitting from left to right) : Prof.M.Albertson (blue shirt), Prof.Ed Shinn, Mukmin Taslim (in

    white shirt), Agoestanzil Sjahroezah of EMP (in batik shirt), Ms.Eleonora Sofilda and Ms.Renny Hafild of Trisakti University,

    Syarif Kusumanegara of IATMI and Ismail Widadi of the Ministry of Public Works. TDGs coordinator Prijo Hutomo is seensitting on right side upfront, working on a PC to document the discussion.

    The discussion also went on to review some lessons learned from the new Plan B.3.0 Book authored by Dr.Lester Brown (see

    picture on the next page) of the Earth Policy Institute (EPI). This newly produced book can be downloaded at no charge from

    the EPI website : http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/PB3/index.htm.It is decision time now, said Professor Maurice Albertson, quoting this inspiring book. Like earlier civilizations that got into

    serious energy crisis and environmental trouble, we have to make a choice. We can stay with business as usual (Plan A) and watchour economy decline and our civilization unravel, or we can adopt Plan B and be the generation that mobilizes to save civilization.

    Our generation will make the decision, but it will affect life on earth for all generations to come.

    Plan B 3.0 is a comprehensive plan for reversing the trends that are fast undermining our future. Its four overriding goals are

    to stabilize climate, stabilize population, eradicate poverty, and restore the earths damaged ecosystems, commented ProfessorEd Shinn. Failure to reach any one of these goals will likely mean failure to reach the others as well.

    In the Plan B energy economy, wind is the centerpiece. It is abundant, low cost, and widely distributed; it scales easily and canbe developed quickly. The goal is to develop at wartime speed 3 million megawatts of wind-generating capacity by 2020, enough

    to meet 40 percent of the worlds electricity needs. This would require 1.5 million wind turbines of 2 megawatts each. These

    turbines could be produced on assembly lines by reopening closedautomobile plants, much as bombers were assembled in auto plants

    during World War II.

    In the development of renewable energy resources, Brown notes,

    we are seeing the emergence of some big-time thinkingthinking

    that recognizes the urgency of moving away from fossil fuels.Nowhere is this more evident than in Texas, where the state

    government is coordinating an effort to build 23,000 megawattsof wind-generating capacity (the equivalent of 23 coal-fired power

    plants). This will supply enough electricity to satisfy the residential

    needs of over 11 million Texanshalf the states population. Oilwells go dry and coal seams run out, but the earths wind resources

    cannot be depleted.

    Solar technologies also provide exciting opportunities for getting us

    off the carbon treadmill. Sales of solar-electric panels are doubling

    TECHNIC L DISCUSSIONTECHNICAL DISCUSSIONGROUP

    SPE Technical Discussion Groups Special Meeting with

    Sustainability Experts from Colorado.

    Friday, November 7, 2008

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    every two years. Rooftop solar water heaters are

    spreading fast in Europe and China. In China,some 40 million homes now get their hot water

    from rooftop solar heaters. The plan is to nearly

    triple this to 110 million homes by 2020, supplying

    hot water to 380 million Chinese.

    Large-scale solar thermal power plants are underconstruction or planned in California, Florida,

    Spain, and Algeria. Algeria, a leading world oilexporter, is planning to develop 6,000 megawatts

    of solar-thermal electric-generating capacity,

    which it will feed into the European grid via anundersea cable. The electricity generated from this

    single project is enough to supply the residential

    needs of a country the size of Switzerland.

    Investment in geothermal energy for both heating and power generation is also growing fast, notes Brown. Iceland now heatsnearly 90 percent of its homes with geothermal energy, virtually eliminating the use of coal for home heating. The Philippines

    gets 25 percent of its electricity from geothermal power plants. The United States has 61 geothermal projects under way in the

    geothermally rich western states.

    The combination of gas-electric hybrid cars and advanced-design wind turbines has set the stage for the evolution of an entirely

    new automotive fuel economy. If the battery storage of the typical hybrid car is doubled and a plug-in capacity is added so thatbatteries can be recharged at night, then we could do our short-distance drivingcommuting to work, grocery shopping, and so

    onalmost entirely with cheap, wind-generated electricity.

    This would permit us to run our cars largely on renewable electricityand at the gasoline-equivalent cost of less than $1 per

    gallon. Several major automakers are coming to market with plug-in hybrids or electric cars.

    With business as usual (Plan A), the environmental trends that are undermining our future will continue. More and more stateswill fail until civilization itself begins to unravel. Time is our scarcest resource. We are crossing natural thresholds that we cannotsee and violating deadlines that we do not recognize, says Brown. These deadlines are set by nature. Nature is the timekeeper,

    but we cannot see the clock.

    The key to restructuring the world energy economy is to get the market to tell the environmental truth by incorporating into prices

    the indirect costs of burning fossil fuels, such as climate disruption and air pollution. To do this, we propose adopting a carbon taxthat will reflect these indirect costs and offsetting it by lowering income taxes. We propose a worldwide carbon tax to be phased

    in at $20 per ton each year between 2008 and 2020, stabilizing at $240 per ton. This initiative, which would be offset at every step

    with a reduction in income taxes, would simultaneously discourage fossil fuel use and encourage investment in renewable sourcesof energy.

    Saving civilization is not a spectator sport, says Brown. We have reached a point in the deteriorating relationship between us andthe earths natural systems where we all have to become political activists. Every day counts. We all have a stake in civilizations

    survival.

    We can all make lifestyle changes, but unless we restructure the economy and do it quickly we will almost certainly fail. We need

    to persuade our elected representatives and national leaders to support the environmental tax restructuring and other changesoutlined in Plan B. Beyond this, each of us can pick an issue that is important to us at the local level, such as phasing out coal-fired

    power plants, shifting to more-efficient light bulbs, or developing a comprehensive local recycling program, and get to work on

    it.

    We all need to educate ourselves on environmental issues. For its part, the Earth Policy Institute is making Plan B 3.0 available

    for downloading free of charge from http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/PB3/index.htm.

    TECHNIC L DISCUSSIONTECHNICAL DISCUSSIONGROUP

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    Program: SPE Faculty Travel Support Pilot - First Offer to SPE JavaIndonesia

    Event: SPE Russian Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition 200828 - 30 October 2008, Moscow, Russia

    I was delighted to be chosen as the first recipient in the whole

    world of SPEs Faculty Travel Support Pilot Program.

    I was able to attend my preferred meeting which was the SPE

    Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference and Exhibition in

    Moscow from 28-30 October 2008. Honesty, it is a great honor

    that I was chosen and given the trust from the SPE Headquarterand the SPE Java Section.

    I am happy to report that I have accomplished this mission. Below

    are pictures to show I really did go to Moscow.

    Truly, it was a great experience to go there. I gained a lot of

    knowledge, met many experts and saw new technology related to

    oil and gas industries. This will all be transferred and shared with

    the students in my department (Petroleum Engineering Department - UPN Veteran Yogyakarta)

    when I teach them. Besides the conference, I also took the opportunity to see some of greatplaces around Moscow.

    For this opportunity, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Tom Whipple

    (SPE Professional Development Manager), Mr. Fauzi Imron, Mr.

    Peter Adam, Mr. Deden Supriyatman (Chairman of SPE Java

    Indonesia) and also Mrs. Mega (SPE Java Section) for their

    kindness, attention, supports and best efforts in all matters to

    assist me to travel to attend the Russian Oil & Gas Conference

    and Exhibition 2008 at Moscow.

    With due respect, once again, thank you very much indeed and

    May God Bless you all

    Best Regards,

    Dedy Kristanto

    SPE F CULTY TR VELSPE FACULTY TRAVELSUPPORT PILOT

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    SPE Luncheon Talk

    Thursday, 06th November 2008

    Ritz Carlton Hotel, Jakarta

    by

    Dr. Abdul Muin

    Vice Chairman - the Executive Agency of Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas Business Act ivit ies

    (BPMIGAS)

    How We Anticipate the Financial Crisis Impacts in

    Upstream Oil & Gas Indust ry in Indonesia

    The Distinguished Lecturer scheduled on Thursday 06th November 2008 was cancelled due to some internal reason, but SPE

    Java Section was honored to have Dr. Abdul Muin to replace it just in time. It was successful and was attended by 65 people.

    The summary of the talk as follows;

    The oil and gas sector is still important for Indonesian economy and national security. PSCs and technology providers (service

    companies) play a major role as they work closely with government in finding, developing and producing as much volume as

    possible of oil and gas. The present financial crisis indicated by the down of the US stock market sharply has an effect to the

    entire world including electricity and transportation, for instance.

    Therefore, without exception it may have an impact into E&P activities of oil & gas industry including services and material

    procurement.Dr. Muin discussed how we anticipate the above financial crisis in upstream of our oil & gas industry, and then followed by

    question and answer.

    On behalf of SPE Java Section, we would like to thank Dr. Muin for his willingness to give such an interesting talk in such

    a short notice. Really appreciate it and hope to have another topic again soon.

    LUNCHEONLUNCHEONTALK

    Full house participantsFrom left to right : Geoff Thompson,

    Dr. Abdul Muin and Deden Supriyatman

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    Society of Petroleum Engineers

    Distinguished Lecturer 2008-09 Lecture Season

    Wednesday, 18thFebruary 2009

    Gran Melia Hotel, Rasuna Said, Jakarta

    11:30 13:30 PM

    Higher-Order Methods in Reservoir Simulation: Luxury or Necessity?

    Hussein HoteitConocoPhillips Co.

    Abstract:

    The fast evolution of oil recovery processes such as carbon dioxide injection in naturally fractured reservoir and steam

    injection in heavy-oil reservoirs require suitable simulation tools that can efficiently predict the different field management

    scenarios. The current reservoir simulators that support the finite difference or the integrated finite difference methods

    have inherent limitations. These simulators may need excessively fine grids to correctly describe the hydrocarbon flow

    behavior in fracture media and the steam front in thermal recovery. In the last couple of years, the petroleum engineering

    community has put in action the development of next generation reservoir simulations that support unstructured griddingsby using the integrated finite difference method. There are, however, limited investments from the community to explore

    the benefits of higher-order methods. The applicability and the superiority of higher-order methods to the conventional

    methods in reservoir simulation have been shown in the literature. Higher-order methods, such as the mixed finite

    element and discontinuous-Galerkin, correctly approximate the transmissibilities faults and fractures and capture sharp

    fronts in the saturations. They also offer a promising alternative to dual-porosity approaches which have serious flaws in

    multiphase flow. Higher-order methods are slower than first-order methods on the same mesh size but the latter methods

    may require orders of magnitude finer grids to have similar accuracy as the higher-order methods on coarse grids. Issues

    such as grid orientation are almost non-exist in some of these higher-order methods. Are the reservoir engineers willing

    to trade-off the accuracy and reliability of higher-order methods with the speed of the first-order methods? I will present

    several numerical examples including some field scale results to show that the time has come for a change.

    Biography:

    Hussein Hoteit is a senior reservoir engineer at ConocoPhillips. He worked with Prof. Abbas Firoozabadi as a researcher

    at the Reservoir Engineering Research Institute (RERI) for three years. He holds BSc degrees in pure Math and

    computer sciences from the Lebanese University, and MSc and PhD in applied Math (graduated in 2002) from Universit

    de Rennes, France. He has published more than 20 technical papers and gained in 2002 the COUPLEX benchmark

    award (sponsored by the French Agency for Nuclear Waste Management, ANDRA) in the field of numerical simulation

    of radionuclide transport around a nuclear waste deep storage site.

    Contact Ms. Mega at [email protected] for more info.

    DISTINGUISHEDDISTINGUISHEDLECTURER

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    Break-Fasting with SPE SC ITB

    Date: Friday, 19 September 2008

    Before leaving for the orphanage, we prepared from 14.30 until 15.00, talking about the rundown of event from

    starting until ending, and collecting some stuff to be used in the Wisma Putra Orphanage.

    We arrived at the Wisma Putra Orphanage at 15.00 then we decorated the meeting room quickly.

    We started the event at 15.30 by reading the Al-quran. After that, the head of the orphanage (Mr. Ace Rokhmat)

    greeted us.

    Then Ibnu Hafidz from the SPE SC ITB made a presentation on petroleum knowledge to the children from the

    orphanage, who were junior high school students. At the end of the presentation, Ibnu Hafidz asked question to the

    children about his presentation, and the children who answered the question got the Cookies.

    After Ibnus Presentation, Mr. Randy gave a tausiah about being happy. The children paid attention well; it can

    be concluded by their interest in offering the question about tausiah. At 17.30, we shared the tajil then waiting for the

    fast breaking at 18.00.

    Then all the children and the SPE members shalat together in their masjid at 18.15 then returned to the meeting

    room at 18.30 for dinner. After dinner, we took a photo for documentation.

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