Wednesday, October 8
Tuesday, October 7
Tuesday, October 7
Saltanat Hall (Main Hall)

Welcome Notes
08:00 – 08:45
Registration, Morning Coffee Break
| 45 min
09:00 – 09:10
Welcome Speech from SPE Almaty Section, Safety Protocol Briefing
Askar Dalbayev
Chair of SPE Almaty Section
| 10 min
09:10–09:35
Welcome Speech from Program Committee
Dr. Rakhim Uteyev
CEO (Chairman of the Board) of «KMG Engineering» LLP
Chair of the SPE Almaty Section Technical Seminar on EOR Program Committee
| 25 min
Plenary Session
09:35 – 10:00
TBA
Randall Scott Seright
Associate Director,
Senior Engineer PRRC New Mexico Tech, USA
| 25 min
10:00-10:20
TBA
Almas Aitkulov
PhD from The University of Texas at Austin
Reservoir Engineer for Milne Point – Hilcorp Alaska
| 20 min
10:20-10:45
TBA
Jeff Southwick
Consultant at JSouth Energy
Previously Laboratory Manager at SHELL, USA
| 25 min
10:45-11:10
TBA
Antoine Thomas
Polymer flood Expert,
Independent Consultant, France
| 25 min
Group Photo, Coffee Break
11:10-11:20
Group Photo in front of the Venue
| 10 min
11:20-11:40
Coffee Break
| 20 min
Section 1
11:45-12:00
TBA
Lu Xiaoguang
Chief Reservoir Engineer at C&C Reservoirs, China
| 25 min
12:00-12:15
TBA
Flavien Gathier
Engineering Director for EOR/O&G Applications at SNF, France
| 15 min
12:15-12:30
TBA
Chen Guo
EOR Expert
National Key Laboratory for Improving Oil and Gas Recovery Rate at RIPED, China
| 15 min
12:40-13:00
TBA
Gazprom Neft
| 20 min
Lunch Break
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break at the Dining Hall
| 60 min
Section 2
14:00-14:15
TBA
| 15 min
14:15-14:30
TBA
| 15 min
14:30-14:45
TBA
| 15 min
14:45-15:00
TBA
| 15 min
Coffee Break
15:00-15:30
Coffee Break at the Dining Hall
| 30 min
Breakout Session
15:30-16:00
Rules and Cases Introduction
Marat Sagyndikov
Expert in cEOR, Associate Professor, PhD
EOR and R&D Projects Consulting
| 30 min
16:00-17:30
Breakout Session №1
Case study presentation, discussion, evaluation, and analysis.
| 90 min
17:40-18:20
Summary of the First Day
Drafting of the preliminary Protocol based on the first day's outcomes.
| 40 min
Gala Dinner
Saltanat Hall (Main Hall)
19:30-20:30
Qurmangazy Orchestra
Enjoy a unique cultural experience with a live performance of traditional Kazakh music, connecting global industry with local heritage.
| 60 min
20:30-21:00
Presentation of certificates
| 30 min
Wednesday, October 8
Saltanat Hall (Main Hall)
08:00 – 08:50
Registration, Morning Coffee Break
| 50 min
09:00 – 09:10
Summary of Day One Outcomes
| 10 min
09:10–10:30
Plenary Session
TBA
| 80 min
Coffee Break
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break at the Dining Hall
| 30 min
Breakout Session
11:00-12:30
Breakout Session №2
Case study presentation, discussion, evaluation, and analysis.
| 90 min
12:30-13:00
Summary of the Second Breakout Session
Drafting of the preliminary Protocol based on the second day's outcomes.
| 40 min
Lunch Break
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break at the Dining Hall
| 60 min
Closing Plenary Session
14:00-15:00
Closing Plenary
Seminar Wrap-up, Outcome Discussion, and Signing of Protocols or Memorandums.
| 60 min
Site Laboratory Visit
15:30-17:00
Tour to the EOR Laboratory
Visit with cutting-edge research and practical demonstrations of testing enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods and innovative technologies at a high-tech research center.
| 90 min