Society of Petroleum Engineers

Nigeria Council
NAICE 2011 NOA (MAMSER) Building,
4, Moscow Road, P.O. Box 4668,
Call for Abstracts Port Harcourt
Rivers State, Nigeria.
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING Tel : (084) 775941, 08033588953
ABSTRACTS & PAPERS E-mail : http://spenigeria.spe.org

Our Ref: SPENC/2010-2011/35-NAICE/TP_Guide/Call01

NAICE 2011
th rd
30 July 2011 – 3 August 2011
Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING ABSTRACTS & PAPERS

Please send your abstracts &/or full papers electronically to:

The Chairman, Technical Papers Committee of SPE NAICE 2011 at okenufowo.ojonah@shell.com

Tel: +234 8055502046
OR
The Secretary, SPE Nigeria Council at spenigeria@spemail.org

Checklist of documents required along with each abstract & full paper
1. Completed Author’s Data form for abstract/paper submitted
2. Completed copyright release form to the Society of Petroleum Engineers, or submit the copyright exemption form
where applicable.
3. Full paper manuscript (in specified format) & Presentation slides materials.

1. AUTHORS' DATA FORM

If the abstract/paper is selected for the programme, the information published in the registration brochure will be
extracted from this form. Please type the following information. SPE will communicate with the corresponding
author on all matters. List authors in the order they should be printed in the programme.
Tick box to indicate corresponding author. In order for authors’ names to appear in the conference brochures, all
contact information must be completed.

PAPER TITLE: (Please fill in paper title here)

AUTHOR 1

SPE Member Number: ____________________ Date of Birth ________________ (Necessary for record-maintenance
purpose)
(DD/MM/YR)
First Name:_______________________ Middle____________________________ Last _______________________
(Given/Forename) (Family/Surname)

Organisation/Company ___________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address _________________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________ State/Province______________________________________________________

Zip/Postal Code _____________________________ Country : ___________________________________________

Telephone : __ _________________ Facsimile : ___________ E-mail : ____________________________________

AUTHOR 2
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 Society of Petroleum Engineers
Nigeria Council
NAICE 2011 NOA (MAMSER) Building,
4, Moscow Road, P.O. Box 4668,
Call for Abstracts Port Harcourt
Rivers State, Nigeria.
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING Tel : (084) 775941, 08033588953
ABSTRACTS & PAPERS E-mail : http://spenigeria.spe.org

Our Ref: SPENC/2010-2011/35-NAICE/TP_Guide/Call01

SPE Member Number: ____________________ Date of Birth ________________ (Necessary for record-maintenance
purpose)
(DD/MM/YR)
First Name:_______________________ Middle____________________________ Last _______________________
(Given/Forename) (Family/Surname)

Organisation/Company ___________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address _________________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________ State/Province______________________________________________________

Zip/Postal Code _____________________________ Country : ___________________________________________

Telephone : __ _________________ Facsimile : ___________ E-mail : ____________________________________

AUTHOR 3
SPE Member Number: ____________________ Date of Birth ________________ (Necessary for record-maintenance
purpose)
(DD/MM/YR)
First Name:_______________________ Middle____________________________ Last _______________________
(Given/Forename) (Family/Surname)

Organisation/Company ___________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address _________________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________ State/Province______________________________________________________

Zip/Postal Code _____________________________ Country : ___________________________________________

Telephone : __ _________________ Facsimile : ___________ E-mail : ____________________________________

Please indicate the following:

i. Corresponding Author: AUTHOR 1 AUTHOR 2 AUTHOR 3

ii. Presenting Author: AUTHOR 1 AUTHOR 2 AUTHOR 3

If there are additional authors, please list names and all contact information on a separate page. In order for authors’
names to appear in the Conference brochures, all contact information must be completed.

Is this material being submitted elsewhere? Yes No. .

Has presentation or publication of this material been made previously? Yes No

If yes, please indicate place and date. ______________________________

If SPE meeting give SPE number assigned. ______________________

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 Society of Petroleum Engineers
Nigeria Council
NAICE 2011 NOA (MAMSER) Building,
4, Moscow Road, P.O. Box 4668,
Call for Abstracts Port Harcourt
Rivers State, Nigeria.
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING Tel : (084) 775941, 08033588953
ABSTRACTS & PAPERS E-mail : http://spenigeria.spe.org

Our Ref: SPENC/2010-2011/35-NAICE/TP_Guide/Call01

Will your company allow you to present and/or publish all of the information described in your abstract? Yes No

Not Sure

If not sure, please explain:

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

TECHNICAL CATEGORY (See list below):

1. Please indicate which technical category that best applies to this abstract (Select from list below).

IMPORTANT: No uncoded abstracts/papers will be considered.

2. This abstract/paper should be considered for: (Please tick appropriate boxes)

Technical Presentation Poster Presentation Either

Note to Authors: The Technical Papers Committee will initially evaluate papers based on the information supplied on
this form. Final acceptance will be based on evaluation of the full paper.

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING NAICE 2011 ABSTRACTS & PAPERS

The abstracts should not be more 300 words and should be submitted along with the full papers after the deadline
for submission of abstracts.
________________________________________________________________________________________

Deep Water Development & Operations Recovery Mechanisms & Processes

Marginal Fields Development & Operations
Well Design, Completion and Operations
Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Asset Management and Information
Hydrocarbon Production & Operations
Facilities Design, Construction and Project Delivery
Formation Evaluation
Reservoir Engineering & Surveillance
Reservoir Geology and Geophysics
Gas Utilization and Commercialisation
Educational Training and Professionalism
Renewable & Unconventional Energies
Health, Safety and Environment
Project Financing
Host Country Content in Africa
Community Development /Corporate Social
Responsibility

2. Guidelines for Preparing Abstract and Papers

Technical papers presented at the SPE Annual International Technical Conference and Exhibition in Nigeria are
selected from abstracts submitted to the Technical Papers Committee (TPC). The abstracts are evaluated on the basis
of the information supplied on the abstract form in accordance with the following criteria:

1. The proposed paper must contribute to petroleum technology or be of immediate interest to the oil and gas
industry and must be relevant to the conference.
2. Data in the abstract must be technically correct.
3. The substance of the proposed paper must not have had prior journal publication or extensive circulation.
4. The abstract must be written in a style that ensures the proposed paper will not be commercial in nature.
5. The abstract must have necessary clearance before submission. Any problems concerning clearance should be
outlined when the abstract is submitted.

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 Society of Petroleum Engineers
Nigeria Council
NAICE 2011 NOA (MAMSER) Building,
4, Moscow Road, P.O. Box 4668,
Call for Abstracts Port Harcourt
Rivers State, Nigeria.
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING Tel : (084) 775941, 08033588953
ABSTRACTS & PAPERS E-mail : http://spenigeria.spe.org

Our Ref: SPENC/2010-2011/35-NAICE/TP_Guide/Call01

3. TITLE/AUTHOR INFORMATION INSTRUCTION

Enter a title that is concise, yet descriptive of the primary content and application of the proposed paper. Company
names and trade names are prohibited in paper titles. Ensure you list the Corresponding Author (the author with
whom SPE will correspond on all matters) and include appropriate company and complete address information. If
paper will be co-authored, list the names in the order they should appear in the programme. Provide addresses and
additional information requested for all authors on a separate sheet (as in page 2 above).

4. ABSTRACT CONTENT
Please provide abstract here (not more than 300 words). Include title of paper and authors at the top.
A proper review of your abstract requires that it contain adequate information on which to make judgement. The
suggested limit of 300 words should not be constraining if the abstract is limited to the following factual highlights:

DESCRIPTION OF PAPER: Outline the scope and nature of the work upon which the paper is based
(e.g., field data, laboratory data, original analysis, or computer work). If paper is a review paper,
carefully state the extent of the coverage.

RESULT, OBSERVATIONS, AND CONCLUSIONS: Summarise the results and major conclusions to be
presented in the paper and state how these differ from previous work on the same subject. State
whether new information will be revealed and whether data from field, lab, or computer work will
be included.

APPLICATIONS: Describe the possible applications of the information provided in the paper.

TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Describe the significance of the proposed paper by listing up to

three technical contributions or additions to the technical knowledge base of the petroleum
industry.

5. FULL PAPERS
Full manuscripts should be in MS WORD. Pictures/diagrams could be in PowerPoint, JPEG, BITMAP or GIF or other
formats compatible with MS WORD.
The full paper template may be obtained as per item 8 below.
Electronic full manuscripts must be submitted before dated stated in call for papers. Return completed data forms as
well as manuscripts to any of the addresses listed in first page of this document.
1. Written confirmation of receipt will be provided or e-mailed.
2. Authors of accepted papers for presentation will be notified.
3. Authors offering papers should fully understand that an electronic copy manuscript would be required for each
accepted technical paper.
4. The maximum desired length for any paper is 7,000 words including figures and tables.

6. PRESENTATION AT NAICE
A PowerPoint template will be provided to prepare for the presentation at the conference. Please note that most SPE
meetings now follow a "no paper, no podium" policy. Authors who do not submit their manuscripts and PowerPoint
presentation materials by the due date will be removed from the program and replaced by an alternate paper. Please
note that, if accepted, your abstracts may be published, as submitted, in conference information media, including on
the SPE Web site.

7. COPYRIGHT
All authors of papers to be presented will be required to complete and submit a signed copyright release form to the
Society of Petroleum Engineers or submit the signed copyright exemption form where applicable.
A copy of the Transfer of Copy right form may be obtained from www.spe.org and www.spenigeria.org website or
from the respondents listed on the first page.
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 Society of Petroleum Engineers
Nigeria Council
NAICE 2011 NOA (MAMSER) Building,
4, Moscow Road, P.O. Box 4668,
Call for Abstracts Port Harcourt
Rivers State, Nigeria.
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING Tel : (084) 775941, 08033588953
ABSTRACTS & PAPERS E-mail : http://spenigeria.spe.org

Our Ref: SPENC/2010-2011/35-NAICE/TP_Guide/Call01

8. OTHERS
SPE assumes no obligation for expenses incurred by authors for travel, lodging, food, or other incidental expenses.

9. SPE NAICE PAPER TEMPLATE

A template of an old paper will be provided in the SPE Nigeria website or obtained from the respondents listed on the
first page. Please delete old text and use template to prepare paper as per the ‘further notes’ listed below, in item 10.

10. Further Notes on preparing paper with SPE NAICE Template

To ease editing and formatting, please refer to the NAICE template (sample paper provided in the web site) and kindly
adhere to the following format:
st
a) Header on 1 page
b) SPE logo stays as is.
c) SPE Number (i.e. xxxxx) to be supplied by the Technical Papers Committee on acceptance of paper.
d) Supply title of paper: key words started with capital. Use font 14 (Arial). Embolden or Italicise.
e) Supply names of authors and affiliations. Use font size 10 (Times New Roman or Arial).
f) Copyright header: leave as is.
g) Abstract: Leave in Italics. Fonts size 10 (Arial). Abstract to briefly highlight the background for the paper,
what work the author has done or his contributions, results of work and relevance to the petroleum
industry.
h) Subsequent headers after page 1: Substitute names of authors and paper title. Use Arial, font size 8.
i) Text of Paper:
Use Arial, font 10.
Text in two columns.
Headings bold, with caps starting each key word in the heading.
Figure number and title on bottom of figure, in bold.
Table number and title at top of table, in bold.
Outline the scope and nature of the work upon which the paper is based (e.g., field data,
Laboratory data, original analysis, or computer work). If paper is a review paper, carefully state
the extent of the coverage.
Describe the significance of the proposed paper by listing the technical contributions or additions
to the technical knowledge base of the petroleum industry.
Summarise the results and major conclusions to be presented in the paper and state how these
differ from previous work on the same subject. State whether new information will be revealed
and whether data from field, lab, or computer work will be included.
Describe the possible applications of the information provided in the paper.

j) Abbreviations: List at end of paper and/or explain immediately after first usage.
k) Appreciate proper punctuation and use of reasonably long or short sentences, to aid clarity.
l) Acceptance of paper will be based on such considerations as originality of paper, technical contribution to
the petroleum industry, application of findings of paper and relevance to theme, currency of data, clarity of
expressions and non-commerciality of paper will also be considered.
m) Use Microsoft Word to prepare the paper.
n) Where there are figures and tables endeavour to fix these figures and tables on relevant pages to avoid
scatter of information and error, especially when opening document in other windows versions.