Selection Of Papers

Selection of papers will take account of originality, relevance and likely interest to delegates. Predominantly theoretical papers are normally expected to include experimental or other practical validation. Papers should be of a technical nature, and we recommend that authors also take an exhibition stand should they wish to support their presentations with commercial material.

Important Notes for Authors

• Papers must be original, unpublished, and not pending publication elsewhere.

• The author submits each paper on the understanding that the paper must be reviewed and approved by an independent referee. If the paper is accepted, the author must attend the whole conference to present the paper and discuss with delegates. Each presenting author is entitled to 25% discount on the full conference fee.

• Papers, and presentations at the conference, must be in English.

• Papers should be no longer than 15 printed pages. There is no minimum length.

• The title should be appropriate to the scope and should accurately describe the content of the paper.

• ISAVFT will supply guidelines for the preparation of manuscripts. Papers conforming to these guidelines will, subject to final refereeing, be accepted for commercial publication.

• The copyright of accepted papers must be transferred to the Publisher. Authors who wish to retain copyright must notify the organisers when submitting their abstracts.

• The presenting author will receive one copy of the published proceedings.

Scope

Papers and case studies are invited on current techniques and new developments under the following topics.

Given the ever-changing technical & energy market demands, the Committee suggests prospective authors should consider the following questions:

• Where are the current barriers to production and how are they changing?

• What are the sector drivers and what will their impact be?

• How can we apply existing technologies to support field developments?

• What have we learned to help us in the future?

• Which challenges do the community see as a result of the increased focus on environmental issues, renewables and sustainability

Priority will be given to case studies and field applications that highlight business drivers and lessons learned

Applications

Subsea, Onshore & Unconventionals

• Geographical challenges – environmental issues, difficult terrain, deep & ultra-deep waters, cold environment, subsea and long distance tiebacks, unconventional reserves, sand & particle transport, downhole & seabed processing, wet vs. dry wells, hilly terrain pipeline operations

• Flows – flow assurance, flowlines & risers, steeply inclined flows, rheology/complex fluids, bundles/heating systems, slug management & control, turbulence & wave motion, thermal remediation

• Application of flow modelling-field validation, multi-dimensional modelling, new applications.

• Challenges for energy transition assessment, including carbon capture & storage (CCS) and hydrogen characterisation and modelling

Technologies

• Production chemistry prediction and mitigation – emulsions, foams & slurries; hydrates, asphaltenes & waxes; sand & scale

• Equipment – integrated production systems, multiphase pumping & boosting, separation & separator vessels, multiphase metering, instrumentation & control, pigging

• Flow simulation-modelling studies, experimental data scale-up, validation

• Pipeline protection-corrosion & erosion, leak detection in multiphase systems

• New technologies required for emissions reduction

Energy Transition

• The Paris agreement and its impact on our industry and subject matter. Current and future strategies and their relevance for Multiphase Production and technology applications

• CO2, Hydrogen and geothermal fluid and transportation modelling

• The requirements for component metering and associated challenges

• The data challenges and technological requirements for CSS, hydrogen and geothermal applications

Challenge to Authors

Phrases like “Digital Transformation” and “Energy Transition” have become an almost daily part of the vocabulary of our industries. Advances in technology, understanding of project requirements, automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are changing the way we work and the tools that we use. It is widely accepted that these technologies have incredible potential to improve our performance.

The quality of this conference is internationally recognized for the fundamental developments of multiphase technologies, and the novel applications of these technologies, that are the mainstays of our technical programs. Authors are also challenged to broaden this approach to include the activities their companies are involved in where energy transition, production chemistry and digital technologies are prevalent.

OnePetro

The back catalogue of presented and published Multiphase technical papers can be found on  the OnePetro website. OnePetro.org is a comprehensive, multi-professional society that provides a simple and effective way to search for and access a broad spectrum of technical literature not only from past Multiphase proceedings but from other respected professional organisations. In addition, our papers through OnePetro will increase the availability of technical articles to a wider and more diversified audience in the energy industry.  Please follow the link to http://www.onepetro.org to learn more and to search the extensive technical paper database.