Leading oil and gas companies gather to discuss achievements in implementing intelligent technologies

The two-day conference, with four interactive workshops, will take place in Dubai from 29th March - 1st April 2009 at Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel Dubai.

Industry leaders will gather to discuss their achievements in implementing intelligent technologies in new and existing fields to maximize long-term recovery. Post-implementation challenges will be discussed to come up with possible solutions to bring smart fields to the next level.

According to Haider Al Haj, Senior Drilling Engineer, Saudi Aramco:

"Applying new technologies such as intelligent completion significantly increased production and provided flow flexibility from each lateral".

Bruce James, Principal Reservoir Engineer at Woodside Energy Australia, said: "Intelligent Field Development is probably the most cost-effective way of improving profitability"

This event will bring together key international speakers including Mr. Al Haj and Mr. James to share best-practice implementations of intelligent technologies in new and existing fields. Highlights include a keynote presentation by Franz Marketz, Head of Petroleum Engineer, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) presenting PDO's efforts over the past years of developing and operating a brownfield as a smart field. Ron Cramer, Senior Advisor at Shell Global Solutions Inc., will be presenting a retrospective on 40 years of digital oil field experience, reviewing a lifetime of smart fields and lessons learnt.

Other speakers at Intelligent Field Development 2009 include:
Dr. Margaret Crichton, Industrial Psychologist, People Factor Consultants Ltd.; Surya Rajan, Senior Engineer, Marathon Oil Corporation; Dr. David R. Davies, Course Director for MSc. "Oil & Gas Production Operations" & "Petroleum Engineering and Project Management", Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University; Dr. Fajhan H. Al-Mutairi, Associate Research Scientist, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research; Dr. Salah Al Dhahab, Senior Geologist/Characterisation Specialist, Knowledge Reservoir Oman; Susanto Budi Nugroho, Project EOR Region KTI Manager, Pertamina EP Indonesia; Dr. Anwar Al-Kharusi, Regional Manager Middle-East, Knowledge Reservoir.