AADE 2001 National Technical Conference and Exhibition

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• UBD Tools and Technology Solve Conventional Deepwater Drilling Problems - Don Hannegan, Williams Tool Co

• Using Multi-Function Fishing Tool Strings to Improve Efficiency, Economics of Deepwater P&A Operations - David Haughton, Baker Oil Tools

• CoreDrill Navi-Gamma: A Technology to Selectively Core and Drill with Realtime Wireline-Retrievable MWD Applied in Deepwater - Luc Van Puymbroeck, Baker Hughes INTEQ

• Deepwater Platforms-Reducing Payloads - Greg Carter, Nabors Offshore Corp.

• Landing String Design for Deepwater Drilling - Richard Adams, T.H. Hill Associates, Inc

• Riser System Wear - An Unrecognized Drilling Risk - Tom Prosser, Maurer Engineering Inc. Don Aldridge, Baker Oil Tools

• A methodology for Optimum Deepwater Safety System Selection - Don Aldridge, Baker Oil Tools

• Planning and Field Validation of Annular Pressure Predictions - William Dye, Baker Hughes INTEQ

• Using True Realtime Data Interpretation to Facilitate Deepwater Drilling - Mario Zamora, M-I LLC

Environmental

• Emission-Free Sampling and Well Testing System - Arild Fossa, Halliburton Energy Services
• Can Synthetic-Based Muds Be Used to Enhance Soil Quality? - G. Wray Curtis, M-I LLC
• Drilling Waste Slurries: Engineering Their Properties for Waste Management Solutions - Mark Davison, Swaco
• Successful Optimization Of Advances In Disposal And Treatment Technologies, To Cost Effectively Meet New Oil-Based Cuttings Environmental Regulations - Jeff Reddoch, Apollo Services

Case Histories

• Sidetracking and Drilling in One Trip - Case Histories and Economic Analysis - Rocky Seale, Smith Intl
• New PDC Designs Double ROP on Kingfisher Project Well, Central N. Sea - Bob Laing, Hughes Christensen
• Designing an LCM Program for Drilling Depleted Zones - Robert McNeil, Shell Intl
• Successfully Planning and Drilling the Reactive Shales in the Central N. Sea with a Water-Based Drilling Fluid - Keith Morton, Chevron
• Extensive Pre-Well Integrated Modeling Aids in Successful Drilling of Challenging Wells: A Case Study - Terry Hemphill, Baroid Drill.Fluids
• Using a System Cost Analysis to Quantify Drilling Fluids and Solids Control Costs - Brent Warren, Q'Max Solutions Inc.

Emerging Technologies

• Milling the Window and Drilling the Lateral in One Trip: Case Histories and Developments - Ronald Childers, Smith Intl
• Development & Application of Versatile and Economical 3D Rotary Steering Technology - George Sutherland, Rotary Steerable Tools
• Rotary Steerable Systems in the Gulf of Mexico - A Step Change in Drilling Performance - Charlie Pratten, Schlumberger
• Subsidence Remediation - Extending Well Life Through the Use of Solid Expandable Casing Systems - Larry Rose, Eventure Global Technology, LLC
• Successful Implementation of Next Generation Rotary Steerable Technology - Blaine Comeaux, Sperry-Sun Drilling Services
• Knowing Your Options When Attempting to Sidetrack in Open Hole - Rocky Seale, Smith Intl

Drilling Optimization

• State of the Art PDM Coupled with Advanced Bit Design Enhance Vertical Land Drilling Operations - Charlie Pratten, Schlumberger
• Setting Up Internat'l Drilling Operations - A Systematic Approach - Mike Stefanov, BP Amoco
• Innovative Technology for Today's Land Rigs - John Lindsay, Helmerich & Payne IDC
• Ongoing Continuous Hydraulic Optimization (OCHO) - Mark Ramsey, Texas Drilling Associates
• Are You Drilling Optimized or Spinning Your Wheels - Dr. Leon Robinson, International Drilling Consultants
• Casing Drilling Technology: More Challenging Applications - Tommy Warren, Tesco Drilling Technology
• Improving Total Well Construction Efficiency by Addressing Well Bore Quality - Blaine Comeaux, Sperry-Sun Drilling Services
• Drilling Efficiencies Provided by Hydraulic Thrusting Devices - John Brooks, Smith International
• Reducing Well Costs by Increasing Drilling Efficiency - David Mannon, Triton Engineering Services Co.

E-Drilling

• Unique Field Research Facility Designed to Accelerate New Technology Development & Enhance Tool Reliability - Jim Powers, Hughes Christensen
• Breaking the Paradigm of Technology Services - Aaron Swanson, Baker Hughes INTEQ
• Data Processing and Interpretation while Drilling - Martin Milner, BAE Systems
• E-Procurement - Unocal's Perspective - Michael Pomfret, Unocal

Formation Stabilization

• Effects of Ion Diffusion and Thermal Osmosis on Shale Deterioration - Ahmad Ghassemi, Univ. of N. Dakota
• Novel Polymer Chemistry Increases Shale Stability - Steve Young, M-I LLC
• Treatments Increase Formation Pressure Integrity in HTHP Wells - Ron Sweatman, Halliburton
• Wellbore Stability in Deep Water - Handling Geomechanical Uncertainty - Daniel Moos, Geo Mechanics International
• Laboratory Pore Pressure Transmission Testing of Shale Optimizes Fluid Design - Bill Halliday, Baker Hughes INTEQ
• Updates for Fracture, Lost Circulation, Leak-Off & Pore Pressure Technology - Dr. Ken Gray, The University of Texas at Austin

Productivity Optimization

• CRA-Clad Downhole Tubing - An Economical Enabling Technology -Bruce Urband, Grant Prideco
• Enhanced Well Productivity Potential from a New High-Density Reservoir Drilling Fluid - Robert Horton, M-I LLC
• Proven Abilities of an Intelligent Well to Improve Wellbore Economics - Jesse Constantine, Baker Oil Tools
• Preventing Formation Impairment with a Micronaire Drilling Fluid System - Brent Warren, Q'Max Solutions Inc.
•  Delayed Breakers for Horizontal Well Cleanup - Brad Todd, Halliburton Energy Services

Drilling Fluids

• Prevention of Dynamic Sag in Deepwater Invert Emulsion Fluids - Catalin Aldea, M-I LLC
• Embedment Modulus of Mudcakes - It's Drilling Engineering - Mohd Amanullah, CSIRO Petroleum
• The Effect of Shear Rate on Static and Dynamic Fluid-Loss Behavior of Drilling Fluids Across Aloxite Disks - Sabine Zeilinger, Shell
• High Temperature Water-Based Fluid Drills Wilcox Test - Dennis Welch, Newpark Drilling Fluids, LLC
• Highly Inhibitive Water-Based Fluid Provides Superior Chemical Stabilization of Reactive Shale Formations - Arvind Patel, M-I LLC
• Balling in Water-Based Muds - Ron Bland, Baker Hughes INTEQ