Brazil

Interested in becoming a member of the SPWLA Brazil Chapter?
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SPWLA-Brazil-1580225812300129/

Please contact our secretary: Andre Bertolini, [email protected].

Past monthly meetings

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SPWLA Brazil is part of the Technical Committee and will hold the formation evaluation session with 4 presentations:

SPWLA distinguished lecturer:
Omar Al-Farisi (ADMA-OPCO) - The Ultimate Route to Carbonate Rock Typing

SPWLA Latin America regional director:
Nadege Bize Forest (Schlumberger) - Using Machine-Learning for Depositional Facies Prediction in a Complex Carbonate Reservoir

Special guests:
Maria Boya Ferrero (PDO) - Risks and Opportunities Related to the Understanding of Fluid-Fill-Cycle: Lessons Learnt in the Sultanate of Oman
Carl Sisk (InGrain/Halliburton) - Digital Rock Petrophysics

Have a look at our program.
www.BPC2018.com

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May 22nd, 2018 at 16:00: 158th Reunião Mensal
Local: Av. Chile 330, Edifício Ventura – Torre Leste – 18 andar, Sala Tupi
Talk: A multi-disciplinary integrated approach to re-development focused reservoir modeling: from the Graben Abyss to the Attic Oil Hunt
Presenter: Priscila Ribeiro e Marcelo Seixas, Shell Geologist and Geophysicist

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April 24th, 2018 at 16:00: 157th Reunião Mensal
Local: Av. Chile 330, Edifício Ventura – Torre Leste – 18 andar, Sala Tupi
Talk: Some Considerations for Thin Bed Interpretations
Presenter: Paul Spooner, Product Champion of Senergy (Lloyds Register)’s Interactive Petrophysics software.

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March 20th, 2018 at 16:00: 156th Reunião Mensal
Local: Av. Chile 330, Edifício Ventura – Torre Leste – 18 andar, Sala Tupi
Talk: Facies Characterization of Volcanic and Volcaniclastic Rocks Using Acoustic Image logs – Rock X Log Correlation Approach: A Case Study from Deepwater Pre-Salt Santos Basin, Brazil
Presenter: Sofia Alves Fornero, Petrobras

President: Lenita de Souza Fioriti (Petrobras)

Vice-President: Ana Beatriz Guedes Domingues (Shell)

Treasurer: Mateus Barroso Fouraux (Halliburton)

Secretary: André Carlos Bertolini (Schlumberger)

Publications: Giovanna da Fraga Carneiro (Schlumberger)

Director of students and young professionals: Fernando Jorge Pedrosa Maia Junior (Petrobras)

Advisors:

Nadege Bize-Forest (Schlumberger)

Jesus Salazar (Baker)

Rafael Cremonini (Baker)

José Eustáquio Pampuri Barbosa (Statoil)

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Sept 20th 2016, 16:00: 144 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Porosity and Permeability upscaling in a Lagoa Salgada Stromatolite and Codó Formation Stromatolite
Presenter:Milena Ferreira de Siqueira, Ingrain.
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July 19th 2016, 16:00: 143 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Perfilagem e Petrofísica: panorama das primeiras décadas e a Petrofísica hoje
Presenter: Fernando Maia Jr., Geologist, Petrobras.
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June 21rd 2016, 16:00: 142 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Formation Fluid identification in OBM environment using NMR data
Presenter: Mateus Barroso, Petroleum engineer at Halliburton.
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May 17th 2016, 16:00: 141 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Recent Significant Global Deepwater Discoveries and the Look Forward for Deep Water Exploration
Presenter: John Dribus, Geology Global Advisor, Schlumberger.
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April 19th 2016, 16:00: 140 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Drilling Dynamics Knowledge Contributes to Reservoir Navigation Decisions in Peregrino Field, Offshore Brazil
Presenter: Rafael Cremonini, Well placement engineer, Baker Hughes.
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Mar 15th 2016, 16:00: 139 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Estimativas de permeabilidade a partir de perfis de imagem
Presenter: Cândida Menezes, Geologist, Petrobras.
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Dec 15th 2015, 16:00: 138 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Tecnologias advancadas de LWD utilizadas no Pre-Sal
Presenter: Darcy Correa Neto, Baker Hughes.
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Nov 17th 2015, 16:00: 137 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Virtual Core, State-of-the-art wireline technologies to provide a viable substitute for whole conventional coring
Presenter: Emmanuel Bize, Schlumberger.
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Oct 30th 2015, 16:00: 136 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: An integrated workflow for optimizing horizontal development plays
Presenter: Thaimar Ramirez, Appache.
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Oct 20th 2015, 16:00:135 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Best Practices for Applying Improved Oil Recovery “IOR” Initiative
Presenter: Maged Fam, Halliburton.

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Sept 5th 2015, 16:00: 134 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras. Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Integração do Perfil de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear com Resultados de Ensaios de Laboratório em Reservatórios Carbonáticos
Presenter: Frederico Bastos Schuab, Petrobras.

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August 18th 2015, 16:00: 133 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras
Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Flow of complex fluids through
Presenter: Prof. Marcio Carvalho, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PUC

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July 28th 2015, 16:00: 132 Reunião Mensal
Local: Edifício Ventura – Petrobras
Av República do Chile, 330, 11 floor, Torre Leste, Sala Mexilhao| Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 Brazil
Talk: Characterization and Challenges in Complex Carbonate Reservoir in Arabian Gulf.
Presenter: Dr. Enrique Estrada - Halliburton

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June 16th 2015, 16:00: 131 Reunião Mensal

Talk:Deep Shear Wave Imaging: Mapping structures away from the borehole

Presenter:David Freitas, Baker Hugues

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June 5th 2015, 16:00: 130aReunião Mensal

Talk:Integrating conventional and digital rock physics for advanced petrophysical cross-correlations

Presenter:Christoph H. Arns, Professor at the School of Petroleum Engineering, U.of NewSouth Wales, Australia.

19-21rst of May 2015,SPWLA Brazil, SPE Brazil, SBGF and ABGP have organized the Brazilian Petroleum Conference with the theme: ‘’Carbonate from genesis to production’’.

http://www.brazilianpetroleumconference.com/

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April 14th 2015, 16:00: 128aReunião Mensal

Talk:Effective medium theory for elastic properties

Presenter:Vanessa Simões, Phd, Schlumberger
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March 17th 2015, 16:00: 127aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Borehole Image Facies in Carbonate Reservoirs

Presenter:Anna Patricia Cavalcanti de Castro Laier, Petrobras

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December 9th 2014, 16:00: 126aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Wave pulsing as a mean to enhance reservoir permeability

Presenter:Dr. Thibaut Candela, Research Scientist at Baker Hughes

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4th of December 2014, 16:00: 125aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Downhole Fluid Analysis coupled with Asphaltene Nanoscience for Reservoir Evaluation

Presenter:Dr. Oliver C. Mullins, Science Advisor, Schlumberger

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18th of November 2014, 16:00: 124aReunião Mensal

Local: Halliburton Office

Talk:Statistically Supported NMR Spectral Decomposition (NMR-Fluid Typing)

Presenter:Dr. Pedro Antonio Romero, Engineering-Petrophysics Advisor, Halliburton

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21rd of October 2014, 16:00: 123aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Perfilagem gama-gama Aplicada à Exploração de Minério de Ferro

Presenter:Wanderson Roberto Pereira, VALE

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16th of September 2014, 16:00: 122aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:What makes a facies method “geology compliant?

Presenter:Philippe Rabiller, independent consultant

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19th of August 2014, 16:00: 121aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Major Advancement in Reservoir Fluid Analysis Achieved Using a New High Performance Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab System.

Presenter:Robert Freedman, Scientific Advisor Schlumberger, SPWLA Distinguished Lecturer.

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15th of July 2014, 16:00: 120aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Computational Petrophysics

Presenter:Lizianne Carvalho Medeiros, Petroleum Engineer, University of Rio de Janeiro

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24th of June 2014, 16:00: 119aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Utilização de Estatística de Ordem Superior para Remoção de Ruídos em dados de RMN" / "High Order Statistics for NMR Data Denoisin

Presenter:Paulo Netto, Geologist/Petrophysicist for Petrobras

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16th of May 2014, 16:00: 118aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Optimizing Wellbore Construction with Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) and Managed Pressure Cementing (MPC)

Presenter:Isabel Poletzky, Underbalanced Drillling Global Product Champion for Halliburton

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15th of April 2014, 16:00: 117aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Integrating advanced formation testing for improved petrophysical analysis

Presenter:Santiago Esteban Colacelli, Schlumberger

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1rst of April 2014, 16:00: 116aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Finding fluid conduits or barriers through hi-res seismic fault imaging - Bridging the scale gap between seismic and well data

Presenter: Ralf Oppermann, Director, OPPtimal Resource Solutions Pty Ltd, ’'Innovator in Geosciences Technology" recognition award from the AAPG in 2013.

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24 March 2014, 16:00: 115aReunião Mensal

Local:Edificio Ventura -Petrobras

Talk:Reservoir Characterisation of Microbial Carbonates; an Outcrop-based Approach from Namibia

Presenter: Professor Bernie Vining, Vice President and Chief Geoscientist, Baker Hughes

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18th June 2013, 16:00:108aReunião Mensal

Talk: Inversion: Necessary for Reservoir Navigation?

Presenter:Berthold Kriegshäuser, Baker Hughes

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21 Mai 2013, 16:00:NMR "Mini" Workshop

1/Magnetic Resonance in Oil Recovery and Chemical Technology

Lynn F. Gladden, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge

2/Challenges in Evaluating Heavy Oil Reservoirs

Maged Fam, Halliburton

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14 Mai 2013, 16:00 : 107a Reunião Mensal:

Local: Edificio Ventura - Petrobras

Tema: How does digital rock analysis add value?

Presenter: Dr. Mark Knackstedt,Lithicon Australia.

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16 April 2013, 16:00:106aReunião Mensal

Talk: Petrophysics of Chalks

Presenter:Prof. Ida Lykke Fabricius , Technical University of Denmark.

Download presentationhere.

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19 March 2013, 16:00: 105aReunião Mensal

Talk: Dielectric Dispersion Logging – New insights into formation evaluation

Presenter:Dr Ralf Polinski, Schlumberger

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SPWLA/SPE Workshop: Pre-salt and Albian Carbonates

November 7-8, 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Announcement

Our Speakers

Opening:

Carlos Henrique Lima Bruhn, Petrobras

Berthold Kriegshäuser, SPWLA Latin America

Ronaldo Freire, SPWLA President

Farid S. Shecaira, SPE President

Speakers:

Marcos Faerstein, Petrobras

Bernardo Coutinho Camilo dos Santos, CENPES/Petrobras

Caroline Rangel Sales, Petrobras

Adam Moss, BG Group

Jennifer Market, Senergy

Pedro Romero, Halliburton

Marcio Spinola, Halliburton

Ricardo Rodriguez, Halliburton

Cosan Ayan, Schlumberger

Ralf Polinski, Schlumberger

Priscilla Menezes, RESMAN

Dan Georgi, Baker Hughes

Mariana Bressan, Baker Hughes

Patrick Corbett, Heriot Watt University

Leonardo Borghi, UFRJ

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23 October 2012, 16:00

Local: Edificio Ventura - BG Group

Talk: Petrophysical Characterization of Tight Reservoir Core at Multiple Scales

Presenter:Mark Knackstedt, Digitalcore

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18 September 2012, 16:00

Local: Petrobras Ventura, Av. Republica do Chile, 330, Sala 4, 18 floor, Centro, Rio de Janeiro

Talk: An Introduction to the Wormholing Phenomenon in Acid Stimulation of Carbonate Reservoirs

Presenter: Murtaza Ziauddin, Schlumberger

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WORKSHOP ON CHALLENGES AND FUTURE OF GEOSTEERING

August 22-25, 2012,Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2012

EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION TO:[email protected]

Application: http://www.spwla.org/homepage/2012-Brazil-Chapter-Topical-Conference

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24 July 2012, 16:00

Local: Universidade Petrobras – Ed. Cidade Nova,anfiteatro B8,Rua Ulisses Guimarães,565–Cidade Nova—Rio de Janeiro.

Talk:Advancements in Carbon-Oxygen Surveillance of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Mars Waterflood

Presenter: Matt Cuttitta, Shell

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December 2011

The Brazil chapter held its’ December presentation at Petrobras University (UP) in Rio de Janeiro. Robert Webber from BG Brasil presented “Rock Physics Pore Typing in Pre-salt Carbonates”. There were 40 attendees. Current membership in Brazil is now 203 members, and the next meeting will be held on March 21, sponsored by Baker Hughes.

In addition to the monthly meetings, SPWLA Brazil is holding a series of short courses tailored for the Brazilian Petro Technical community, and particularly Brazilian University students.

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Location

Rio de Janeiro , RJ

Brazil

22° 54' 29.9988" S, 43° 11' 47.0004" W

See map: Google Maps

Rio de Janeiro BR