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Workshop Program 

Tuesday, 17 June 2008 

8 am
Registration   Floral Hall Foyer
Coffee Service   Sponsored by Pride International

8:45 am
Welcome & Introduction   Floral Hall A
Gary Collins, ConocoPhillips

9:00 am          Advances in Sand Control  Moderator: Gary Collins, ConocoPhillips

A Practical Sanding Prediction Methodology and its Application in two Reservoirs of the North Sea: Fred Wang, Staff Geomechanics Engineer, Jon Zhang, Ph.D., and William Standifird, Knowledge Systems, Inc. 

A case study is given for sanding prediction and well completion in two reservoirs in the North Sea. In-situ stress state and rock mechanical properties are analyzed, which are the basic inputs of the sanding modeling. Then, the critical total drawdown and sanding potential are analyzed by using the proposed method. Based on the sanding prediction in target wells the sanding-control completion methods are recommended. 

New Advances in Deepwater Completions: Bart Waltman, Project Manager-Sand Control Fluids, Halliburton 

These new advances will be presented with a focus on reducing completion times, increasing the productivity of your wells and providing deeper completions.

10:30 am
Coffee Service   Sponsored by Pride International

11:30 am  Moderator: Ron Bland, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids

Noon  Moderator: Ron Bland, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids

For a variety of reasons, many of today's innovative drilling technologies are developed on land or fixed offshore installations. Adapting these technologies for use offshore from vessels is not always straight forward. This presentation will highlight some of the main issues to consider when migrating technology from land or fixed offshore applications to floating applications, using a recent example of the application of MPD from a DP Drill Ship.

12:30 pm
Luncheon   Floral Hall B

1:30 pm               High Speed Telemetry: Real-Life Operations  Moderator: Mike Killalea, IADC

Telemetry Drillstrings, Land and Offshore, a Reliability and Applications Update: Mike Reeves, VP & GM-IntelliServ, Grant Prideco LP 

Occidental's Wired Drill Pipe Experiences at Elk Hills: Chris McCartney, Directional Drilling Specialist, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation 

Making the Case For Using High Speed Telemetry Drill Pipe In Deepwater Market: Tarab H. Ali, Drilling Engineer, and Ananth Srinivasan, INTEQ, Stephen T. Edwards, BP America Inc., Maximo Hernandez, IntelliServ Inc. 

The objectives of BP's field trials using high speed telemetry drill pipe network with RSS and advanced LWD tools will be outlined in this presentation. There will be a brief description of telemetry drill pipe technology and the execution phase of the trials. Successes and lessons learned from the two laterals drilled at BP's Wamsutter field will be detailed that are very relevant to deepwater applications. Various real-time memory quality downhole images and data will be displayed. A case will be made as to how this technology can be applied to deepwater market in conclusions. 

3 pm
Coffee Service   Sponsored by Pride International 

3:30 pm               Pushing the Limit Downhole  Moderator: Ron Bland, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids

Depth-of-Cut Control Technology to Efficiently Drill Large-Diameter Holes in Salt: Don Taglioli, Marketing Account Manager, Kelly Beuershausen and Adam Bohanan, Hughes Christensen Company, Bobbie Jo Kull, Chevron 

Depth-of-cut control technology is pushing the limits of large diameter PDC bits drilling in salt domes in the Gulf of Mexico.  By controlling bit vibrations, depth-of-cut control minimizes damage to surface and downhole tools as well as reduces high stick-slip that also contributes to downhole tool failure.  By drilling large diameter hole sections more efficiently, operators are able to reduce drilling time and substantially reduce drilling costs. 

Utilization of a New Concentric Expandable Reamer Tool in the Gulf of Mexico - Case Study: Steven Radford, Project Leader, and Will Thompson, Hughes Christensen, a Baker Hughes Company, Mark Jenkins, Baker Hughes INTEQ, Scott Lind, W&T Offshore 

A new concentric expandable reamer has been introduced into the drilling industry and was successfully run on a commercial well recently in the deepwater, Gulf of Mexico. This presentation will describe the features of this new reamer and how they address industry problems.  Results, vibration, and drilling dysfunction comparisons will be drawn between this case study and offsets. 

5 pm
Welcoming Reception   Floral Hall Foyer    Sponsored by Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids

Wednesday, 18 June 2008 

7:45 am
Registration & Coffee Service   Floral Hall Foyer 

8:25 am
Welcoming Remarks   Floral Hall A
Tom Gee, Weatherford International Inc.

8:30 am          Cutting Edge Deepwater Applications  Moderator: Tom Gee, Weatherford International Inc.

Qualification of Cutting Edge Deepwater Technologies: Bjørn Nilberg, Principal Consultant, Det Norske Veritas 

The DNV qualification process with references to its application for cutting edge deepwater technologies will be explored in this presentation. 

Precise Management of Downhole Pressure Enables Access of Challenging Deepwater Reserves: Brian Grayson, Pressure Control Systems Global Business Development Manager, Weatherford International Inc.

A description of the processes and variations and the technologies used with MPD will be presented. It will further detail how MPD techniques are being applied to a variety of offshore operations to overcome the problems associated with numerous offshore drilling environments as an enhancing and enabling technology. 

Well-Testing Planning in Deep Water Wells in an HPHT Environment - The Brazil Experience: Edgar Almanza, Business Segment Manager, Alejandro Salguero, Harold Nivens, Halliburton 

Discussion of all phases of proper planning and the well parameters that must be determined to enable more accurate, more representative, and more successful well testing evaluations in all deepwater environments. The information provided will remove much of the guesswork previously involved in selecting testing methods. 

10 am
Coffee Service   Floral Hall Foyer 

10:30 am        Advanced Completion Systems  Moderator: Morris Keene, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation

Application for Complex Wells of Solid Expandable Monobore Open-Hole Liner to Extend 13-3/8 in./13-5/8 in. Casing Shoe without Hole Size Reduction: Pat York, Director of Commercialization – Solid Expandables, Weatherford International 

A recent case history and examples of potential applications of the monobore liner in the Gulf of Mexico, Caspian Sea and West Africa to validate the significance of using the larger-sized monobore liners will be discussed. In addition, the presentation will compare and contrast how these same circumstances have historically been addressed and how single-diameter technology provides a more efficient response.  

Electric intelligent well systems present many advantages over conventional hydraulic ones, especially for deepwater subsea applications. This paper will overview current state of art Intelligent Well Systems (IWS) and explore the advantages derived in critical completion markets when optimized All Electric Intelligent Completions (AEIC) are used. 

11:30 am        Special Presentation  Moderator: Morris Keene, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation

DEA 163: E&P Technology: Extinguishing Coal Seam Wildfires: Brian Schwind, Director Advanced Technologies, PPI Technology Services 

Uncontrolled coal seam fires are an environmental and economic problem globally, occurring in China, India, Russia, the United States, Indonesia, Venezuela, Australia, South Africa and others. In fact, the 360 million metric tons of CO₂ emitted annually from coal fires in China alone is as much as emitted from all the cars and light trucks in the United States. The upstream industry has the broad, commercially available technologies required to eliminate the 500 million metric tons of CO₂ annually (and associated nitrogen/sulfur oxide, uranium, thorium and mercury), conserving $9 trillion fuel annually. DEA 163 presents the technologies to be integrated, adapted, and combined to efficiently, economically, ecologically, and permanently extinguish these pervasive fires.  

Noon
Closing Remarks & Luncheon   Floral Hall B
Morris Keene, Chairman, Drilling Engineering Association; Director Drilling and Engineering, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation 

Workshop Program Committee 

Ron Bland, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids
Ben Bloys, Chevron
Gary Collins, ConocoPhillips
David Dowell, Chevron
Roger Fincher, Baker Oil Tools
Thomas Gee, Weatherford International Inc.
Morris Keene, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation
Mike Killalea, IADC
John Kozicz, Transocean
Fersheed Mody, Shell International E&P Inc.
Marty Rolleg, Devon Energy Corporation
William Standifird, Knowledge Systems, Inc.
Cheryl Stark, BP America, Inc.
Glenda Wylie, Halliburton Energy Services
Al Yost, US Department of Energy/NETL