Technical Training

500 Northeast 4th Street,Oklahoma City OK 73104

06 April, 2023

Description

Microbial issues have long been understood in oil and gas. Operators and service companies work diligently to execute efficient and successful microbial control programs, and while success is out there, when failure occurs, they are left asking why. Why are the best intentions and the data we are familiar with, not producing the same expected results? The missing piece is many of our systems have changed or gotten more complex, and we need different data to execute in the same way. This conversation with OSP will reveal a new path to success. It will build on industry knowledge, bust through some paradigms, and provide new tools with methods to execute, so that we work better as an industry to prevent long term microbial issues. Using a recent example, OSP will lead a discovery process of how testing technologies and biocide knowledge can be used more effectively within the complexities of both completion and production environments. Speakers: Virginia Wornstaff: Virginia Wornstaff has been leading technical teams in the oil and gas industry for 20 years, beginning in upstream chemicals and asset integrity, then moving into pressure pumping services with a focus on water treatment. She is currently the CEO at OSP, and serves the industry with education and application expertise on microbial related issues. Marc Demeter: Marc is currently the Technical Business Director at OSP and has a passion for applying biotechnology solutions for industrial water management within oil & gas. Classically trained as a microbiologist with a PhD in Environmental Microbiology from the University of Calgary, Marc has spent the last 5+ years bringing DNA testing technologies to the oilfield, empowering clients to make data-driven decisions that enhance their application performance.