With another successful conference behind us, preparations are well underway for the 23rd edition of this global event! The SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition will be held 19-20 March, 2024 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Convention Center in The Woodlands, Texas, USA.

Mark your calendars for March 19-20, 2024 for the opportunity to collaborate with well intervention experts from diverse backgrounds and perspectives!

https://www.spe-events.org/wellintervention/

Preparations are well underway for the 2023 conference and exhibition, to be held 21–22 March at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Convention Center in The Woodlands, Texas, USA. This, the 22nd edition of the global event, is expected to be the best one yet, as the world emerges from the pandemic and the intervention space becomes increasingly relevant and thrives. An exciting keynote speaker has already been secured, and abstract submissions are rolling in for the technical sessions.

Waterway Marriott & Convention Center, The Woodlands, Texas
21st March 2023 - 22nd March 2023

https://icota.com/events/2023-spe-icota-well-intervention-conference

ICoTA Global are delighted to introduce our new Treasurer Paul Carragher for the 2022-2023 term!

BiSN Founder & CEO Paul Carragher becomes ICoTA Global Treasurer continuing to support ICoTA and their mission to enhance communication, gather technical expertise, and promote safety, training, competency, and industry-accepted practices around rapid technological advances within the well intervention industry.

“I’m delighted to be joining Stuart and Lucas on the ICoTA board and I’m looking forward to supporting and expanding the ICoTA network on a global basis. When I was brand new to the oil patch, a Conoco engineer told me that this was the association I needed to join, he wasn’t wrong”.

It remains an exciting time to be involved in well intervention. If you are not already a member of ICoTA, we strongly recommend joining your local Chapter where you can benefit from the network for technical exchange, past presentations, and discounted events.

IRP 21 was opened for a full scope review in March 2018. Approval was provided by the DACC to remove drilling sections of the document during this review. The complete details of the revisions can be found in Appendix A of the document.
  https://www.energysafetycanada.com/Resource/DACC-IRP-Volumes/DACC-IRP-Volume-21-Coiled-Tubing-Operations
Coiled tubing operations are upstream petroleum industry operations using specialized equipment to carry out workovers and drilling on oil and gas wells. Coiled tubing applications fit into two general categories: fluid conveyance applications (pumping) such as fracturing/acidizing a formation, removing sand, scale or wax and mechanical applications such as cutting tubulars or setting a plug or packer.

The IRP includes information about coiled tubing operations including recommendations for:

• Operations planning
• Well Control Equipment
• Accumulator Equipment
• Coiled tubing specifications
• Fluids and circulating systems
• QA for Well pressure control equipment
• Elastomeric seals
• Well servicing operations

Developer: DACC
Sponsor Organization: CAPP and PSAC
Current Status: Sanctioned September 15, 2021
Feedback:To provide feedback or comments on the IRP 21 document email Safety@energysafetycanada.com.

IRP 21 - Coiled Tubing Operations, was opened for a full scope review in March 2018. Approval was provided by the DACC to remove drilling sections of the document during this review. The complete details of the revisions can be found in Appendix A of the draft document.
 
Coiled tubing operations are upstream petroleum industry operations using specialized equipment to carry out workovers and drilling on oil and gas wells. Coiled tubing applications fit into two general categories: fluid conveyance applications (pumping) such as fracturing/acidizing a formation, removing sand, scale or wax and mechanical applications such as cutting tubulars or setting a plug or packer.
 
The draft IRP includes information about coiled tubing operations including recommendations for:

• Operations planning
• Well Control Equipment
• Accumulator Equipment
• Coiled tubing specifications
• Fluids and circulating systems
• QA for Well pressure control equipment
• Elastomeric seals
• Well servicing operations

Developer: DACC
Sponsor Organization: CAPP and PSAC
Current Status: Available for Industry Review (Closes March 25, 2021)
Feedback: Feedback or comments for the draft IRP can be emailed to Safety@energysafetycanada.com.  An email confirmation will be issued.

BEWARE OF SCAMS

Secondary contractors unaffiliated with SPE want your business! Don’t be targeted by predatory companies selling hotel rooms or Attendee Lists who claim to be affiliated with SPE. The Woodlands Waterway Marriott is the Official Housing Vendor for 2019 CTWI, and the ONLY contractor authorized by SPE to contact you about housing accommodations. Experient is the ONLY company authorized to contact you about Registration and Attendee Lists rentals. If you receive phone calls or emails from any other company claiming to be the housing vendor for 2019 CWTI or claiming to sell Attendee Lists, please ignore them. If you are unsure, please contact Show Management for verification.

Just wanted to make sure our members understand that there are some scams out there claiming the conference has moved online, etc!

ICoTA Webinars increasing in popularity!

It’s fantastic to see how popular our webinars are becoming. Attendee numbers are on the rise and we are reaching more and more people from across the globe.

Commenting on a recent webinar, an attendee reported that “It was a very clear and informative webinar and proves we can continue to share in an effective manner during these unprecedented times.”

As an association, we want to continue to support the industry as much as possible and for a limited time, our webinars are free to members and non-members of ICoTA. The recent recordings can be found below. Please do not distribute these further without our permission. Contact us for more information.

ICoTA Europe Webinar - Evaluating Reservoir & Completion Performance Through Tubing - https://vimeo.com/428154448/4d1491fd6c

ICoTA Canada Webinar - Well Boss - The Evolution of Multi-Stage Fracturing - https://vimeo.com/422852483/7d4d98e397

ICoTA Europe Webinar - OGUK Guidelines - Unlocking Brownfield Resource Opportunities - https://vimeo.com/423510274/d958070649

ICoTA Canada Webinar - DHVI- Wellbore Inspection - https://vimeo.com/428146402/d9299d1077

Details of our next series of webinars will be published here . To make sure you don’t miss out, we’d encourage you to become a member of ICoTA. For more information, visit our Membership Page

We look forward to seeing you all at more virtual events soon!

Have a look at the exciting list of events presented by ICoTA Canada for 2020.

ICoTA Canada Flyer - 2020 Events - Update May 6th 2020.pdf

Stay tuned for full details and registration information.

Our ICoTA Chapters have begun to take advantage of hosting webinars and virtual lunch and learns, and it has been fantastic to see the results.

https://icota.com/news/icota-webinars

ICoTA Canada hosted its first online seminar at the beginning of the month, attracting 79 participants who have all shown an interest in attending similar virtual events. Following its success, the Chapter will host its next webinar on April 29 - High Strength Coiled Tubing - How Is Fatigue Life Affected By Slip Damage? This webinar will highlight the findings of some recent testing of quench and tempered coiled tubing and will compare the results to conventional coiled tubing.

ICoTA Europe follows suit by hosting its first webinar on April 28, presented by TGT and Tullow. Free to attend for all ICoTA members, the two companies will present a case study where passive acoustics have been used to assess the suitability of a zone for Single Well Chemical Tracer Testing by evaluating how effectively targeted zones are in communication with the production string and how effectively adjacent zones are isolated from each other by the relevant completion components.

As an association, we want to support our members as much as possible through this challenging time by continuing to host training events. The format may have changed, but we're delighted to see the same enthusiasm and engagement from our membership. We look forward to seeing you all at more virtual events soon.

Due to ongoing public health concerns of COVID-19 and limited postponement options, the SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, The Woodlands, Texas has been cancelled. We want to keep everyone's health and safety in mind during this time, click here for more information.

We appreciate everyone’s understanding of these complex circumstances and hope you can join us at next year's event scheduled for March 23-24, 2021