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Conference Day Two: Wednesday 16th November 2011

08:30 Registration and Refreshments

08:45 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

John Watters
Regional Well Engineering Manager
BG Group

09:00 Case Study: Culzean Beta 22/25a-10 HPHT appraisal well

  • Assessing the risks and challenges in drilling an HPHT appraisal well
  • Presenting the design criteria for the casing and abandonment

Simon Nicol
Senior Drilling Engineer
Maersk Oil

09:45 New LWD and DD solutions to HPHT drilling challenges

  • Halliburton’s recent developments in HPHT Logging While Drilling tech.
  • New developments in Halliburton’s Directional Drilling technology.

Tommy Solbakk
Europe/West Africa Reservoir Solutions Manager Sperry Drilling
Halliburton

10:30 Coffee and Networking Break

11:00 Case Study: Dealing with Excessive Levels of H2S in Canadian Sour Gas Fields-and its Effect on Tools and Corrosion Levels

  • Selecting and creating the best metallurgical solution for the high levels of H2S
  • Steps Apache Canada took to minimise tool damage
  • An explanation of varying density drilling fluids and their applications

Kean Zemlak
Senior Staff Completion Engineer and Technical Lead HPHT
Apache Corp

11:45 A presentation by Christian Liss, HPHT Segment Manager – Wireline Systems, Baker Hughes

12:30 Lunch and Networking Break

13:30 HPHT Casing and Tubing – Standards and Specifications

  • Overview of current industry standards for the specification, testing and manufacture of casing and connections
  • Highlight the key aspects within these standards
  • Manufactures viewpoint utilising standards to demonstrate that the pipe is qualified, tested and manufactured to meet the customers HPHT requirements
  • Overview of the future standards

Stuart Cole
Manager Technical Sales and Services
Vallourec and Mannesmann Oil and Gas UK

14:15 Roundtable Discussions

Delegates will form discussion groups related to specific challenges within HPHT Wells. Areas of discussion will include:

  • Drilling-sharing best practice
  • Completions
  • Cementing/well architecture
  • Preventing well compaction
  • Safety

15:00 Afternoon Refreshments

15:30 Well Competence: Ensuring Your Staff are Fully Trained and Competent

  • The shortage of competent staff in the industry and the challenges this presents
  • How to co-ordinate an effective team
  • Building an international standard which ensures well integrity is rigorously maintained

John Watters
Regional Well Engineering Manager
BG Group

16:15 Interactive Panel Discussion:

An opportunity to put forward your questions, observations and ideas to a panel of experts. Panellists will assess the current challenges of HPHT Wells and further the discussions raised during the conference

17:00 Chairman’s Summary and Close of Conference