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1. John Kozicz (Transocean,
Technology Manager)
Presenting – “Managed Pressure
Drilling – An Offshore Drilling Contractors Perspective
While many of the drilling
techniques and methods now referred to as MPD are not new their
application offshore has been limited to date. This limited
application is not necessarily a reflection of the suitability
of the techniques to the offshore drilling environment but
rather results from a lack of suitable equipment to enable
readily deployable MPD solutions offshore. This presentation
will highlight some recent offshore MPD applications; describe
some of the implementation issues and suggest opportunities to
facilitate broader application of these drilling techniques
offshore.
John has over 30 years industry
experience beginning on land rigs in western Canada. He joined
Sedco Forex in 1987 working offshore California, GOM, North Sea
in various rig and Management positions including early
production project and operations manager for the BP Machar and
ConocoPhillips Banff, Phased development projects. Subsequently,
moving to Business Development based in Paris participating in
the development of the Sedco Express Class semi-submersible
drilling rigs. In his present role as Transocean’s Technology
Manager he is responsible for non standard drilling operations
such as Surface BOP and Managed Pressure drilling.
2. Ken Smith (Chevron, Manager
Dual Gradient Drilling Project Implementation) Presenting –
“Dual Gradient Drilling Utilizing the SubSea MudLift Drilling
Pumping Technology”
Dual Gradient Drilling is a
specialized form of managed pressure drilling that is intended
to significantly reduce the challenges and costs of deepwater
drilling. The technology effectively removes the impact of
water depth on the well design, and consequently, will reduce
the number of casings required to TD the well. There have been
many approaches pursued over the last 12 or 13 years, yet there
remains no commercially available dual gradient drilling
technology. This presentation will discuss the technology
developed by the SubSea MudLift Drilling JIP, the effort that
successfully drilled the world's first dual gradient well.
Last year, Ken Smith went to
work for Chevron as Manager, Dual Gradient Drilling
Implementation of dual gradient drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
He has 30 years of experience, most of which has been with
Conoco and ConocoPhillips. And although he's worked in various
drilling engineering, rig supervision and management capacities
around the world, his passion is technology. He is an avid
champion of managed pressure drilling in general, and in dual
gradient drilling in particular. From 1996 through 2001, he led
the SubSea MudLift Drilling Joint Industry Project, where his
team developed the Hydril SubSea MudLift pumping system and all
of the various drilling and well control procedures required
to safely perform dual gradient drilling. All of their work was
proven out in the successful drilling of the world's first dual
gradient well. A graduate of Texas A&M, Ken is married and
has two Longhorn daughters.
3. Paul Fredericks (At
Balance)
Presenting – “Extended
Development of Deepwater Depleted Fields through Prolonged Use
of Automated Pressure Drilling and Optimized Drilling Fluids”
In their search for a drilling
solution to manage narrow pressure windows in deepwater depleted
fields in the GOM an operator implemented two new technologies,
automated pressure control and micronized drilling fluids. These
complementary technologies proved to be an effective solution to
reduce drilling costs by reducing mud weight, eliminating
losses, and preserving wellbore stability. They also enabled the
operator to continue his development program by successfully
drilling previously unreachable producing targets.
Paul Fredericks is Director of
Marketing for At Balance located in Houston, Texas. Paul has
over 28 years of international and domestic oil field experience
ranging from open and cased hole wireline operations,
measurement and logging while drilling operations, product line
management, and marketing, and most recently managed pressure
drilling marketing. With At Balance since 2005, Paul directs all
activities related to marketing, advertising, and communications
for the company and its products and services. He graduated from
the University of Mississippi with degrees in Mathematics,
Physics and Geology.
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