International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)

“Exploring Advanced Technical Solutions for Onshore and Offshore Drilling”

Land and offshore rig technology are the highly focused topics of the 2013 IADC Advanced Rig Technology (ART) Conference, organized by the IADC Advanced Rig Technology Committee. The IADC ART Conference & Exhibition serves as a leading forum to explore the state of the art in rig technology, downhole operations, and integrating the two seamlessly with minimal human intervention. The event will also review activities of the IADC ART Committee, which has steadily advanced drilling technology, by exploring future technology, drilling control systems, automation, questions of reliability and more. The committee has developed operational guidelines, assessed pros and cons of advanced drilling technology, developed new definitions and more.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Tuesday, 17 September 2013

07.00 Conference Registration, Coffee Service & Open Exhibition
Munkehagen, 2nd floor

08.30 Welcoming Remarks: Stephen Colville, President & CEO, IADC
Atlantic Hall, 2nd floor

08.40 Keynote Presentation: Joop Roodenburg, CEO, Huisman

09.00 IADC Advanced Rig Technology (ART) Committee Overview
Session Chair: David Reid, Chairman, IADC Advanced Rig Technology Committee; Chief Sales Officer & Sr. VP Global Accounts, National Oilwell Varco

Opening Remarks: David Reid, Chairman, IADC Advanced Rig Technology Committee; Chief Sales Officer & Sr. VP Global Accounts, National Oilwell Varco

Drilling Control Systems Subcommittee: Terry Loftis, Vice Chairman, IADC Advanced Rig Technology Committee; Director of Engineering, Transocean

Future Technology Subcommittee: Dustin Torkay, Subcommittee Chairman, IADC Future Technology; Technical Leader, Seadrill

10.00 Networking Break & Open Exhibition
Munkehagen, 2nd floor

10.30 Advances in Drilling Automation
Session Chair: Guido van den Bos, Business Development Director – Europe, National Oilwell Varco

Development of Automation on a Land Drilling Rig: Pieter van der Plas, Engineering Manager Control Systems, Huisman
Fully automated drilling will be the future. The development from a limited automated drilling rig to a high level automated rig will be addressed. The design path from the initial diesel-hydraulic driven LOC 250 design to the current auto-tripping electrical hydraulic driven LOC 400 and future rigs will be described. Consistent, efficient and safer drilling operations are what we can achieve if we increase the level of automation on drilling rigs.

Automation in Managed Pressure Drilling Applications: Essam Sammat, Business Development Manager, Weatherford International, Christophe Mura, Dong Energy
Do we need automated MPD on every rig? What do we need to ready the rig for MPD? The evolutionary progress of the MPD system as a drilling method using a closed loop will be discussed. It provides automated operations such as kick and loss detection, automatic kick control and circulation, automatic kill weight mud circulation, and automatic back-pressure, stand pipe pressure, bottom hole and annular pressure control. Successful applications of automated managed pressure drilling will be discussed.

A Flexible Software Design for Autonomous Drilling Optimization Supervisory Control: Kirt McKenna, Rig Integration Engineer, Espen Solbu, William L. Koederitz, National Oilwell Varco
The next step in the evolution of drilling automation is a holistic approach to supervisory control of the drilling process, mimicking a well-trained driller and team of engineers. This presentation introduces an open-ended software design that advances the capabilities of supervisory control systems. A flexible framework enables drilling specialists with low-level computer programming skills to rapidly develop algorithms with various levels of autonomy, intelligence, and complexity, independent of a team of software engineers and software release cycles.

12.00 Luncheon & Open Exhibition
Kiellandsalen & Antique, 2nd floor

13.30 Enabling Technology on the Rig Floor
Session Chair: Joop Roodenburg, CEO, Huisman

Next Generation Auto Driller – Improving Drilling Performance: Niels Meissner, Product Technical Manager, Anders Andersen, National Oilwell Varco
Data has shown that heave, combined with imperfect heave compensation, are the primary factors driving weight-on-bit fluctuations on floating vessels. These fluctuations can cause severe damage to the bottomhole assembly and result in poor drilling performance, ultimately leading to costly downtime. An auto driller, designed to work in conjunction with an active compensation system, is the key to reducing weight-on-bit variations, improving heave compensation fluctuations and creating consistent and standardized drilling performance.

A New Approach on Automation of Drilling Equipment: Dieter Wijning, Sales Manager Drilling, Huisman
A new approach on how to automate, not mechanize, drilling equipment on mobile offshore drilling units is described. For true automation a radical new approach is necessary. Equipment is no longer the core, automation is the core. The equipment is designed around the automation. Because of automation, fewer people are required on the drill floor, increasing safety. Further, operations are more efficient, since the system can perform at consistently high speeds.

Hands Free Pipe Handling: Adham Jaber, Sales Manager, Weatherford International
Technology that will help new and existing rigs automate pipe tripping and is easily retrofitted to double or triple land rigs, jackups and barges will be featured. Using robotic technology, tripping operations can be performed with no hands on the pipe. The ability to remove Derrickmen and Floorhands out of harm’s way during tripping will greatly reduce risk of injury. The automated racking-board pipe-handling system also provides consistent and repetitive tripping for extended periods and in any weather condition. By empowering rig personnel to perform tripping safely and efficiently, one will realize as much as a 15% increase in tripping times.

15.00 Networking Break & Open Exhibition
Munkehagen, 2nd floor

15.30 Process Reliability
Session Chairs: Mark Gravouia, Product Line Manager, Horizontal Tubular Systems, & Dusty Sonnier, Special Projects Manager, McCoy Drilling & Completions

A Simulation Study of the Bearing System in a Top Drive: Roland Muttenthaler, Technical Leader, Silvio Vasconi, Frans Grove, SKF
In drilling operations, top drives remain the critical path for downtime. A robust and reliable bearing system is a critical component for reliable top-drive operation. A demonstration of how simulation tools and methods lead to improved bearing-system reliability in a top drive will be given.

DesignPilot–Drilling Fluid Systems: Katarina Kjelland, Vice President Products & Technology, Mud Operations, Ranveig Stalberg, Cameron Sense AS
Get a glimpse of the future and the R&D pipeline. The new methods of developing drilling fluids systems, and the benefits of including user needs when developing future solutions will be addressed.

The Use of Multidiscipline Simulation Tools for Increasing Safety, Reliability, Operability and Cost Efficiency for the Drilling Process in Offshore Applications: Peter Gu, Design Engineer, Wojciech Pomierski, Steinar B. Nilsen, National Oilwell Varco
The advantage of simulation work for development machines, forecasting behavior and functionality of new systems and analyzing emergency situations for safety and reliability is presented. Examples of simulation models for offshore applications, such as tension compensation systems, are shown. The accuracy of simulation models compared to real measurements on the rig will be addressed. Also, use of real-time simulation in the simulator dome for internal and external training is described. The simulation as a tool for implementing improvements of tension adjustment and BOP landing precision is shown.

17.00-18.30 Welcoming Reception & Open Exhibition
Munkehagen, 2nd floor

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

07.30 Conference Registration, Coffee Service & Open Exhibition
Munkehagen, 2nd floor

08.30 Welcoming Remarks: Stephen Colville, President & CEO, IADC
Atlantic Hall, 2nd floor

08.40 Keynote Presentation: t.b.n.

09.00 Process Reliability II
Sessions Chairs: Gregers Kudsk, VP Technical Management, Maersk Drilling, & George Morgan, Account Manager – Cementing, Halliburton Energy Services

Message from the Machine–A Reality in the Drilling Industry: Ashe Menon, Director Equipment Optimization, National Oilwell Varco, Claude Tomlinson, Noble Corporation
The results of the application will be outlined and discussed in detail, starting with testing, which involved applying statistical correlation analysis to understand “data”. It also analyzed the different types of sensors on the application and how they can work together to provide more predictability for failures, as well as the impact that a human has on system success or failure. What also became apparent through the application of the process was a lack of standardization for the drilling industry to abide by that would allow them to move in the direction of the aerospace industry.

How to ‘Break Out’ of Old Technology…The Problem Area Addressed for Stand ‘Make-up’ as Efficiently as Possible Offshore: Tim Whitney, Engineering Manager–MH, EFC Group, Keith Gaskin, Titan Torque
The making & breaking of drill-string, BHA and completion assemblies has long relied upon technology combining a low torque high speed spinner mechanism and a repetitive low speed torque wrench, The limiting parameters have been considered in parallel with latest technology evaluating, with a view to producing a torqueing-bucking machine specifically for offshore applications. The development process is presented, exploring issues and how several problem areas are mitigated including; space; user interface; the need to ‘bite’ the drill pipe once; continuous rotation; trend data hand-off and the development of drill pipe life cycle longevity including pressure, rotations and torque versus revolutions data, a critical reliability factor aiding with preventative maintenance and minimising downtime.

10.00 Networking Break & Open Exhibition
Munkehagen, 2nd floor

10.30 Enabling
Session Chair: Carsten Freyer, VP Business Development, Bentec GmbH Drilling & Oilfield Systems

A Case Study on Dual Active Heave Drilling Drawworks Applications for Offshore Drilling: Richard Verhoef, Product Technical Manager, Olav Fivelstad, National Oilwell Varco
Drilling in deeper water and deeper wells means that the current design of offshore drilling rigs is nearing its operational possibilities. Landing a 1,250-ton riser and BOP or landing casing on a pitching, rolling and heaving rig means that the current design for motion compensators cannot be used. Using the current motion compensators may cause down time on the rig while waiting for more favorable conditions. The introduction of active heave drilling drawworks has proven that conventional crown-mounted compensators or drillstring compensators can be eliminated from the rig.

Utilizing Advanced Rig Floor Technology to Reduce Downtime and Increase Safety: Erlend Engum, Product Technical Manager, Jan Rohde, National Oilwell Varco
Incidents and accidents on the rig floor occur in various pipe moving processes. They lead to lost time, personnel injury, and damaged machinery and pipe. To reduce the frequency of pipe-centered incidents, an interlock management system focusing on how the pipe interacts with the handling machines is a possible solution. The system would track pipe in the main zones of the rig floor. By monitoring gripping status and movement of involved rig floor machinery, the system, using a secure grip algorithm, can prevent unsafe release of the pipe. The system also incorporates a machine interlock algorithm that monitors the relevant axis of handling machines such as hoist/lower, extend/retract, slew, spin and torque to prevent machines from exerting opposing forces to the pipe.

IT Infrastructure to Support Drilling Automation: Pradeep Annaiyappa, Senior Fellow, Canrig Drilling Technology LTD
This presentation will present a private cloud-based IT infrastructure designed to bring together contractor, operator and service company expertise to enable drilling automation in a secure environment.

12.00 Luncheon & Open Exhibition
Kiellandsalen & Antique, 2nd floor

13.30 Integration
Session Chair: Brian Ellis, VP Business & Technology Development, Canrig Drilling Technology

Third Party Hardware-In-the-Loop Testing of Managed Pressure Drilling Control System Software: Tom Pedersen, Product Manager Drilling Systems, Marine Cybernetics AS
Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) relies on specialized equipment to maintain dynamic control of bottomhole pressure and enables drilling between narrow pore and fracture pressure limits. MPD opens new possibilities, but also reduces the margins for errors. Failures in the control system software will affect safety and may lead to non-productive time and damage to the well. The presentation will focus on Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing as test methodology for systematic testing of control system design philosophy, functionality, and failure handling capability. By using a virtual test bed, it is possible to verify and validate the MPD control system software without risk to man, vessel, equipment, or environment.

What Role Does Bit Technology Play in the Automated Drilling System of the Future? A Review of Technologies and Literature Which Have Potential of Playing a Role in the Advanced Drill Rig of the Future: Dan Scott, Senior Technical Advisor, Baker Hughes Incorporated
The presentation is a compilation of the activities or conceptual ideas within the industry to development of bits that help in automated drilling systems, including adaptive control, real time data, etc.

Enhanced Wired Drill Pipe Network to Allow for Seamless Rig Integration: Brian Van Burkleo, Business Development Manager, National Oilwell Varco
To enable lower cost and even larger scale adoption of Wired Drill Pipe (WDP) technology, a new delivery arrangement has been developed. One outcome of the new delivery model is several product enhancements to WDP facilitating more seamless integration with rig operations. This presentation will introduce some of these product enhancements, including, but not limited to, a new Network Control System and Monitoring While Tripping device. While the fundamental architecture of the network remains the same, these new product enhancements focus on improving operational aspects of the network with respect to rig floor processes.

15.00 Networking Break & Open Exhibition
Munkehagen, 2nd floor

15.30 Barriers to Improving
Session Chair: Fionn Iversen, Research Advisor, IRIS

Culture and Change in Upstream Oil & Gas Business in Acceptance of New Technology: Thomas Geehan, Senior Advisor Science & Technology, M-I Swaco, A Schlumberger Company
The upstream oil & gas sector is very conservative in adapting new technology, which is consistent with equivalent industries using heavy machinery. No one wants version 1.0 and all are happy to watch while others take risks and debug the products and systems. The technology changes such as horizontal wells with multiple hydraulic fracture stimulations, driving the unconventional gas shale developments, took close to 10 years before becoming widely accepted.

The Key to Successful Oil Field Automation and Mechanization: Systems Engineering Through an Integrated Requirements Verification and Validation Process: David Haas, Deputy Program Directory, Calvin Inabinett, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Extreme Engineering
Modern offshore drilling rigs utilize complex software-dependent control systems to maintain safe operations. Catastrophic incidents and unplanned downtime can be reduced when the integrated system software design is based on requirements verified during development and validated under operational conditions. Offshore operators have benefited from the application of aerospace-based systems engineering disciplines, including software requirements verification and validation processes, to address a wide variety of offshore rig issues. Such processes are most valuable when incorporated during system development. Significant performance benefits are also possible when these practices are included in system and sub-system retrofit and service-life extension projects.

16.30 Adjournment

Unassigned Papers of Note:
The following paper proposals will be included in the conference if a scheduled paper becomes unavailable. In addition, these presentations will be made available in the IADC conference proceedings, should the author so desire.

Turnkey Solutions for Drilling Equipment Upgrades Enable Drilling Contractors to Minimize Planning Uncertainties and Investment Cost: Thomas Kipker, Head of Product Management, Carsten Freyer, Bentec GmbH Drilling & Oilfield Systems
For drilling contractors a critical task is to manage rig overhauls or equipment upgrades on a timely manner and in budget. Upgrading of drilling rigs with certain equipment is common practice and happens every day around the world. A future challenge is the flawless integration of modern drilling equipment that provides an extended functionality and advanced control features. Integration of these upgrades as turnkey solution will be a requirement for successful equipment suppliers and becomes a major demand for drilling contractors nowadays. An overview of the upcoming demands, challenges and benefits for Equipment Manufacturer & Drilling Contractors.

Step Change in Drilling Process Safety: Hans Schokkenbroek, CEO, RigRider, Dr. T.W. Bakker, Well Engineering Partners, Dr. F. Young, Dalma Energy
A revolutionary new system brings vital knowledge from the bookshelves ‘to the heads’ of all rig personnel in the drilling process at the moment they need it by means of modern technology. On the drilling rig ruggedized interactive touch screen stations support all personnel to carry out their work in a consistent way, ensuring that only fully competent and well informed personnel are at work and that their actions are coached, verified and traced. In the office or at home personnel will have full access to working procedures at any time and any place, using modern devices such as smart phones, tablets and PCs.

Integrating New Technology Using Risk Management: Tamer Ghoneim, Risk Management Director, Wael Abouamin, Energy Risk Consulting
A review of the processes, results, and lessons learned from a risk management plan applied to one of the most advanced drawworks in the world, the dual drum active heave drawworks built by NOV.
Successful implementation of this risk management plan resulted in a rig with a refined design, well-integrated systems, and more robust processes and procedures supporting efficient and reliable operations with reduced likelihood for major accidents and downtime. In addition, participation in the risk assessment sessions resulted in an operations crew that was more familiar with operating and troubleshooting the rig systems.

Redefining the Limit of Fluid Control Systems: Erling Ekrene, Product Technical Manager, National Oilwell Varco
In traditional operations, drilling mud functions to remove the cuttings from the well, control formation pressures, seal permeable formations and maintain wellbore stability. Research shows, however, that with a complete drilling fluid management system, drilling fluid can do so much more. What does the future look like with a complete drilling fluid management system?

Downhole and Rig Floor Equipment: Steve Mercer, Product Technical Manager, Ian McWilliams, National Oilwell Varco
The functional gap with the current method of maintaining downhole pressure during tripping operations is that real-time measurements, drill floor technology and automation have yet to be combined to truly optimize the process. This presentation will focus on identifying how to close those gaps to create more a more optimized drilling process.

 PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Brian Ellis, Canrig Drilling Technology Ltd
Carsten Freyer, Bentec GmbH Drilling & Oilfield Systems
Mark Gravouia, McCoy Drilling & Completions
Gavin Humphreys, Stena Drilling Ltd.
Fionn Iversen, IRIS
Gregers Kudsk, Maersk Drilling
George Morgan, Halliburton Energy Services
Joop Roodenburg, Huisman
Dusty Sonnier, McCoy Drilling & Completions
Guido van den Bos, National Oilwell Varco
Morten Welmer, National Oilwell Varco
Scott Maddox, IADC
Mike Killalea, IADC

EXHIBITORS

Bondura

 Check 6

 Derrick Equipment Company

Herrenknecht Vertical GmbH

 Huisman

Marine Cybernetics AS

RigRider

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