2011 Annual Meetings

Smart Fields 6th Annual Affiliate Meeting

November 14 - 15, 2011

2011 Agenda

2011 Agenda Topics
*Well control (flow rate, BHP) optimization
*Combined optimization of well placement and well control
*Geological model building, data integration & history matching (using production data & 4D seismic)
*Data mining techniques for Smart Fields
*Interpreting data from permanent downhole gauges
*Optimization of shale-gas production
*Use of reduced-order models for simulation and optimization
*Development and testing of general adjoint-based procedures for efficient gradient calculation in black oil and compositional models
*Optimization of carbon dioxide storage operations
*Water flood optimization with streamline simulators
*Approximate Dynamic Programming for oil field optimization

November 14, 2011
Annual Review Meeting, Session: I
Location: Green Conference Center, Green Earth Sciences Building, Room 365, 3rd Floor (8:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Wine and Beer Reception (appetizers served): Straits Cafe, Palo Alto (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Transportation Not Provided

November 15, 2011
Annual Review Meeting, Session: II (8:30 am - 1:00 pm)

 

Who may attend
Participation is limited to Affiliate Members and guests invited by Profs. Khalid Aziz and Lou Durlofsky, Program Co-Directors.

How To Register
Registration Link
Should you have any questions, please email Joleen Castro or call 650.725.9835.

Meeting Logistics
Airports and transportation to campus
Stanford is located halfway between the San Francisco and San Jose airports. Allow 45 minutes travel time by car during non-rush hours. Between 7 and 9 am and 4 and 6 pm, the trip will take up to one hour and 15 minutes.

Hotel Information
For your convenience, rooms have been temporarily reserved at the following hotel:
Sheraton Hotel
625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 94301
(Phone) 650.328.2800
All attendees must schedule their own accommodations.

Discount Rate $209.00 plus tax*
Arrival Date Sunday, November 13, 2011 (check in at 3:00 pm)
Departure Date Tuesday, November 15, 2011 (check out at 12:00 pm)
Cut-off Date Friday, November 4, 2011

* Be sure to mention “SmartFields” for this discounted rate.

RESERVATION AVAILABILITY
The cut-off date for the guest room block is November 4, 2011
. All reservations received less than one month prior to the workshop will be accepted on a space availability basis. After the cut-off date, rooms may or may not be available.

ROOM GUARANTEE
Each individual will need to guarantee their room reservations. This guarantee can be made with a credit card. In the event that any reservations are not utilized or canceled by 6:00pm on the day of arrival, it will be necessary for the Sheraton Hotel to charge the credit card for the first night's room and tax.

Stanford Guest House
Creekside Inn
Additional Lodging

Additional information
For technical information contact Prof. Khalid Aziz