Exploring new depths
With sessions devoted both to business and technology, the Congress has provided unparalleled opportunities for the global heavy oil community to examine the issues challenging the industry.
Developed in cooperation with an international Executive Committee, World Heavy Oil Congress brings professionals a unique opportunity to experience two worldâclass conference programs with an integrated exhibition and program of social networking activities – a prime occasion to meet and do business with the entire supply chain of the global heavy oil industry.
Call for papers closes Feb 3
The 2012 World Heavy Oil Congress and the international Technical Program Committee is pleased to invite you to submit paper proposals and offers the following list of session themes as a general guideline. Submissions not fitting into this list, but relevant to the general topic of unconventional oil development, are also welcome and will be given full consideration for inclusion in the program. Case studies, field tests and pilot results are most welcome.
Technical Focus Areas:
- World Heavy Oil Reserve Evaluation and Economic Evaluation
- Offshore Heavy Oil Exploration and Development
- Geology and Geophysics and Wireline Logging Related to Heavy Oil
- Heavy Oil Reservoir Characterization, Modeling and Simulation
- Heavy Oil Reservoir Fluid and Rock Properties
- Oil Sand/Oil Shale Mining and Extracting Technology and Facilities
- Drilling, Completion and Stimulation Technology
- Heavy Oil Production and Well Testing Technology
- Heavy Oil Gathering, Storage and Transportation Technology
- Heavy Oil and Bitumen Refining and Upgrading Technology
- Steam Generation, Water Treatment and Water Disposal
- Geomechanics and Geochemistry
- Thermal Recovery of Heavy Oil
- Non-Thermal Recovery of Heavy Oil
- Emerging Technologies
- Reservoir Monitoring
- Theoretical and Laboratory Research
- Health, Safety and Environment in Heavy Oil Industry
- Risk Assessment
Acknowledgement of abstract submission will be sent by email within three working days of its receipt.
Authors will receive confirmation of the acceptance of their submission by March 2012. A full text of accepted papers is required by June 2012.
Click here to submit your presentation by the Feb 3 deadline.
View the 2011 program
Click here to view the 2011 keynotes, presentations and speakers and abstracts for the 2011 Congress which took place in Edmonton.
