CONGRESS TOPICS

The following is a guideline for prospective authors however; it is worth noting that priority will be given to the topics that contribute to increase production and development of reserves.

1- ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION OPERATIONS

Extraction Systems (Management of Extraction Systems.  Optimization and Best Practices).
Production Loss Management.
Surface Equipment and Facilities.
Integrated Asset Modeling.
Gas Compression Projects.
Hydrocarbon Handling and Separation Processes.
Fluid Flow.
Heavy Crude Fields.
Use of Chemical Products.
Off- shore Operations.
Gas Production.
Integrity of Facilities.
Measurement and Monitoring Systems (Control and Automation).
Removal of Liquid Loading in Gas Wells.
Rational Use of Energy.
Standardized Indicators for Management Control.
Hydrocarbons with impurities.
Safety.

2- RESERVOIR ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCES

Formation Assessment.
Reservoir Characterization.
Assisted Recovery (secondary and tertiary).
Lab techniques.
Phase Behavior.
Well trials.
Geostatistics.
Statistic Tools and IT.
Production Geology.
Reservoir Geochemistry.  
3D and 4D Seismics.
Fissured Reservoirs.
Horizontal and Multilateral Wells.
Resources and Reserves.
Reservoir Management.
Reservoir Simulation.

3- WELL COMPLETION, REPAIR AND STIMULATION

Completion Techniques.
Fluids (completion and packaging).
Damages to Formations.
Sand Control.  
Cased Well Profile Analysis.
Stimulation (fracturing, acidification, etc.).
Use of Coiled Tubing.
Rig less Completions.
Production Water Control.
Smart Completions.

4- Unconventional Reservoirs

Tight Gas and Shale (Oil and Gas).
Vertical, Horizontal and Multilateral Wells.
Stimulations (Design and Control Techniques).
Resources and Reserves.
Water Management Logistics (Treatment and Storage).
Environmental Management.
Horizontal and Multilateral Well Completion.
Unconventional Reservoir Production.
Lab techniques for Unconventional Reservoirs.
Microseismics.

5- PRODUCTION ECONOMICS

Economic Strategy.
Investment Optimization.
Project Assessment.
Production and Development Costs.
Indicators, comparison with other Business Units.
Total Quality.
Profitability Improvement.
Power Generation in Reservoirs and Regional Uses.

6- ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES

Waste Disposal.
Environmental Impact Studies.  
Environmental Management in Urban Areas and Parks.
Rules and Regulations.
Challenges. New Ideas for Environmental Protection.
Conflict Management: trade unions, social, etc.
Economic Restrictions of Reservoirs due to Environmental Regulation Adjustments.

7- TRAINING, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Development and use of Technology and Services.
Training.
Team Work.
Multidisciplinary Teams.
Preservation of Capital for Technical Purposes.
Evolution of Human and Technical Capital.
Contributions from the National Scientific System.