日本エネルギー学会機関誌 えねるみくす，Vol.
98, No. 4, 2019日本エネルギー学会機関誌
えねるみくす ，98, 434-435（2019）434

報告
学生のための国際会議発表支援IPTC2019 発表報告
The Foundation for Supporting Students to Make a Presentation at the International Conferences
Report on International Petroleum Technology Conference 2019

At first, I’d like to appreciate the Foundation

my slides when I am not standing there.

for Supporting Students to Make a Presentation atIPTC, founded in 2005, is the flagshipthe International Conferences of the Japan Institutemultidisciplinary technical event in the Easternof Energy who supported me for this conference.

Hemisphere. IPTC is held annually and rotates

It is also my pleasure to attend the International

between Doha, Qatar, and venues in the Asia

Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) which

Pacific region. The scope of the conference

was held from 26-28 March 2019 in Beijing, China

program and associated industry activities

at the Beijing International Convention Center.

will address technology and relevant industry

My paper“Molecular Simulation of Methane

issues that challenge industry specialists andAdsorption Behavior in Kerogen Nanopores for

management around the world. IPTC is sponsored

Shale Gas Resource Assessment”was selectedby four industry organizations and societies, thefrom 4000 papers as a poster presentation.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Although my one is a poster presentation, it is(AAPG); the European Association of Geoscientists

called ePoster. It is almost like an oral presentation.

and Engineers (EAGE); the Society of Exploration

I can use about 20 slides to introduce my work

Geophysicists (SEG); and the Society of Petroleum

to audiences in about 30 minutes. EPoster is anEngineers (SPE). The IPTC’s aim is to promote,interesting way to make a presentation. This is likeaid and encourage technology dissemination andan oral presentation, however, people can browse

collaboration amongst the multiple disciplines of

Photo 1

Opening ceremony

Photo 2 Presented my research by E-Poster (theright third is me)日本エネルギー学会機関誌 えねるみくす，Vol. 98, No. 4, 2019435

kerogen model. We compare our simulation results
both to experiment and to the simulation resultson the basis of a simple graphite model and showhow our procedure leads to the creation of moreaccurate adsorption isotherms of a shale sample ata wide range of pressure.
The novelty of this improved method is that
it is able to predict methane adsorption isotherm
at a wide range of pressure for a shale sample by
Photo 3

Before the conference venue

considering both adsorption in kerogen mesopores
and absorption in kerogen bulk. It can be readily
used for any shale sample, where the pore size

the petroleum industry.

distribution, porosity, and TOC are known. We

Returning to Beijing for the second time, thisremark that the above results and conclusion

11th edition of IPTC is hosted by China National

resulted from our simple assumption. FurtherPetroleum Corporation (CNPC) and co-hosted bydiscussion might be necessary.

Saudi Aramco. More than 4,000 participants fromI received several questions. For example,across the globe expected to attend this premiere

what is the engineering contribution of theupstream conference.

predicted adsorption isotherm? My answer is theThe 2019 IPTC Executive Committee selectedpurpose of my research is to assess the shale gas

the theme “Partnership and Innovation: The Silk

resource. Besides this, the predicted adsorption

Road towards a Sustainable Energy Future”.

isotherm can guide the gas production and know

Strategic and tactical partnerships, when properly

how much we can exploit right now.

constructed, can overcome significant technical andIt is a good experience for me to attend thiscommercial challenges. Innovations have changed

conference. There are several presentations which

the shape of our industry in many areas, and IPTC

I am very interested in. I expanded my knowledge

2019 showcased the newest innovations in a multi-from various presentations this time. And I noticed

disciplinary context. The question of sustainability,that the communication between people fromgiven the extractive nature of the energy sector, is adifferent institutes or university is important. People

topic that will see increased attention in the coming

can exchange valuable information during theyears.

conference.
The conference agenda included a CEOAgain, thanks very much to the Foundation

plenary session, nine panel sessions, and thefor Supporting Students to Make a Presentation atpresentation of more than 450 technical papers in

the International Conferences of the Japan Institute70 technical sessions and 6 ePoster sessions.

of Energy. This is a very good system.

I presented an improved method to predict（東京大学大学院 工学系研究科

the methane adsorption isotherm for a real shale

システム創成学専攻 博士２年 曹 金栄）

sample using molecular simulation with realistic