SPE Thailand Monthly Technical Meeting
Thursday, May 21, 2026 5:00-7:30PM
The Landmark hotel, Sukhumvit, Bangkok
"Leveraging Automation to Diagnose Production Impairment and Drive Optimization"
Hieu Le
Head of Petroleum Engineer
ODSI
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Entrance Fee:
- SPE Member with registration – 500 THB
- Non-Member with registration – 1,000 THB
- No registration (Walk in) – 1,500 THB
- SPE Student chapter with registration – Free of charge
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Registration will be closed on Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 12:00pm
(SPE Thailand reserves right to close the registration upon reaching venue capacity which may be before the above date/time)
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***SPE student chapter member can register and enter the meeting free of charge. SPE will not serve alcohol beverage to student chapter member
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Schedule:
- 5:00pm Door open for Registration & Networking
- 5:45pm Meeting room & buffet line opened, participant to start seating
- 6:15pm Welcome Remarks & Speaker Introduction / YouTube live start
- 6:20pm Speaker Talk and Q&A
- 7:20pm Lucky Draws & Closing Remarks
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Abstract:
Production optimization is not just about achieving high short-term rates but sustaining maximum safe long-term production and efficient reserve recovery. When a well shows signs of impairment, identifying the root cause and potential solution before intervention is critical—especially for deepwater and subsea wells, where interventions are costly.
This presentation presents automated, computer-assisted tools that streamline this process, including Automated Pressure Transient Analysis (Auto-PTA) and Automated Flowing Material Balance (Auto-FMB). Together, these tools provide consistent and rapid well performance diagnostics, monitor key KPIs, and track reservoir connectivity and depletion.
By combining Auto-PTA and automated FMB, engineers can detect early signs of performance decline, locate the source of impairment, and quantify the associated production and economic impacts. This enables faster, data-driven decisions and proactive well management. Two field case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach in improving both decision quality and overall asset value.
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Biography:
Hieu Q. Le is the Head of Petroleum Engineer and Business Development at Oilfield Data Services Inc. (ODSI) for the Asia Pacific Business Unit. With a specialization in Reservoir and Production Engineering, Hieu extensive experience in optimizing well performance and managing reservoirs across a wide range of environments, including onshore, offshore, and deepwater operations.
His core competencies include reservoir management, production optimization, well performance evaluation, and integrated reservoir and production surveillance. Hieu is also highly skilled in reserves estimation, and economic evaluations to support field development planning and asset valuation. In addition to his technical expertise, Hieu has a proven track record of applying data-driven workflows and automated diagnostic tools to enhance decision-making and improve overall operational efficiency.
Hieu holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston. He is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
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