2005 National Technical Conference and Exhibition

"Drilling Solutions for the Future - Chapter by Chapter"

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Alternate Paper Deepwater Drilling Fluids - What's New - Charles Cameron, Halliburton Baroid [#79] Bits & BHA I Session Chairs - Warren Winters, BP and Allen Sinor, Hughes Christensen Built for Purpose Straight-Hole Drilling Motor - Ron Hughes and Aaron Kirk, Jaguar Downhole Tools [#53] The Role of an Advanced Performance Roller Reamer in Today's Bottom Hole Assembly Applications - Graham R. Stronach, Smith International; D.C. Green and Larry Ledoux, BP America [#54] Model of the Impregnated Diamond Bit - Malgorzata Ziaja, Montana Tech. [#55] Bits & BHA II Session Chairs - Leah Hurd, Hess and Ted Zaleski, Smith International New Impregnated Bit Achieves Outstanding Drill Outs - Daniel Colléter and Nuno da Silva, Halliburton Security DBS [#56] Development and Applications of a Unique Fixed Cutter Bit Technologies to the Spraberry Field of West Texas - John Harris and James Cunningham, Pioneer Natural Resources; Bill Stark and Robert Gum, Halliburton Energy Services [#57] Permian Basin Chapter Hydraulics Optimization Research in Large Diameter Bits Reduces Operator's Variable Costs - Douglas Smith, Tom Roberts and Sudhakar Lakshminarayanan, ReedHycalog [#58] Case Histories I Session Chairs - George Grundt, Unocal and Mark Dykstra, Hughes Christensen Record Drilling Performance in HPHT Field - Rocky Seale, John Walke and T. Beaton, Sii-Neyrfor; Jim Sanders, BP America; David Shuler, Smith Bits [#08] Continuous Improvement Through Optimized Drilling Performance, BP Northstar Alaska - M. Schultz, B. Holt, F. Hernandez and A. Sheritt, BP Alaska; G. Nutter, R. Harmer and N. Rose, Schlumberger; P. Sauvageau, Hycalog; J. Burton, Schlumberger [#09] The North Slope - a Basin in Transition - Mike Dunn, Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska [#07] Case Histories II Session Chairs - Weldon Nance, Amerada HESS and Tom Carlson, Shrieve Updated Drilling Practices for the Carthage (Cotton Valley) Field - Fred McDougal, Anadarko Petroleum [#33] Application of 'Best in Class' Technology in the Cement Field: A Case History - Jeff Day, Marathon; Chuck Henkes, HSE/Sperry-Sun; Les Wald, Plaster & Wald Consulting; Clint Ledbetter and Donnie Van Vranken, M-I SWACO; Allen Strider, Hughes Christensen [#34] Mid-Continent Chapter Hydraulically Isolated Multilaterals Optimizing the Subsea Well Installation: A Case Study - William C. Hogg and David J. Westgard, Baker Oil Tools [#35] Cementing & Annular Pressure Control Session Chairs - George Armistead, Unocal and Brian Koons, ChevronTexaco Extensive Investigation of Whipstock Cement Plug Designs at 299ºF Yield Critical Developments - Henry Lopez, BJ Services Company [#69] Deepwater Cementing Best Practices for the Riserless Section - Chan Gill, Nexen Petroleum; George Fuller and Ronald Faul, Halliburton [#70] Preventing Annular Flow After Cementing, One Pulse at a Time - John Aslakson, W&T Offshore; Dale Doherty, BJ Services; Ed Smalley, CTES [#77] A Practical Solution to Control Gas Migration - Ned Shiflet, Forest Oil; Michael Dion and David Flores, TAM International [#71] Hydrostatic and Water Hammer Effects on Subsea Control Systems - Tom Thrash, Gilmore Valve; Raleigh Williamson, WEST Engineering Services [#76] Completions Session Chairs - Dane Bokencamp, ADTI and Mike Darring, M-I SWACO A New Yield Power Law Analysis Tool Improves Insulating Annular Fluid Design - Bob Horton, Thor Froitland and William Foxenberg, M-I SWACO [#49] Wellbore Cleanout Tool - How Clean Is Your Wellbore? - Mark Arceneaux and Kirby Arceneaux, OES; G. Mullins, Drawworks; G. Navaira and M. Cluchey, ChevronTexaco [#20] Lafayette Chapter Drilling Fluid Selection to Minimize Formation Invasion - A New Test Method - Tatiana Hoff, Robert O'Connor and Fred Growcock, MASI Technologies and M-I SWACO [#73] Drilling Fluids I Session Session Chairs - Juan Carlos Rojas-BP and Don Whitfill-Halliburton High Temperature Reversible Invert Fluid Enhances Drilling and Completion Performance in Carbonate Reservoir - Mark Luyster and Charlie Svoboda, M-I SWACO; Bob Pearl, ChevronTexaco [#78] A Better Understanding of Organo-Amine Surfactant Salts: Interactions in Drilling Fluids and Reactive Clays - Michael Jarrett and William Dye, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids [#02] New Inhibitive Water-Based Fluid Provided Drilling Performance Comparable to Invert Emulsion Systems in Reactive Shale Sections  - Jeff Elliott, Kerr-McGee; Ralph Cervantez, Jeff Estep and Bill Sills, Halliburton Baroid [#03] Drilling Fluids III Session Chairs - Gary Young, Unocal and Dave Beardmore, ConocoPhillips Successful Application of Synthetic Graphite to Overcome Severe Lost Circulation Problem in the Troublesome Foothills of Colombia - Mario Ramirez, Edgar Luna and Yesyd Figueroa, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids; Asdrubal Diaz, BP Colombia, Per-Bjarte Tanche-Larsen [#30] Development and Learning Process of a New High Performance Water-Base Mud on Gulf of Mexico Shelf Wells - Keith Morton, B. Bomar, M. Schiller, J. Gallet and S. Azar, ChevronTexaco; B. Dye, N. Hansen, M. Otto and L. Shoults, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids [#31] The 2004 API RP 13C Solids Control - Leon Robinson, Consultant; Mark Morgan, Derrick Equipment Co. [#75] Topic - Drilling Management Session Chairs - Kate Darring, BP and Juan Pinzon, Schlumberger Managing Your Business of Drilling - Trey Mebane and Ron Stone, M/D Totco [#40] Would You Like Software with That? - Don Shafer, Athens Group, Inc. [#41] Enhancing Drilling Rig Efficiencies by Applying Benchmarking and Continuous Improvement Techniques - Hugh Valdez and Jurgen Sager, Transocean Offshore [#42] Emerging Technologies Session Chairs - Bob Meize, Anadarko and Tom Williams, Noble Reconfigurable Riser - Enabling Drilling Solution for the Future - John Kozicz and Steven Newman, Transocean [#23] A Novel Application: Automated Vertical Drilling System Saves Time and Money in Salt Dome Gas Storage Drilling - Paul Bieniawski, EnCana; D. Hinners, Essex; S. Okewunmi, K. Singamshetty, M. Schlect and A. Trout, INTEQ [#24] Laboratory Testing of an Active Drilling Vibration Monitoring & Control System - Martin Cobern and Mark Wassell, APS Technology [#25] High-Frequency Downhole Hydrovibrator for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Drilling in Hard and Super Hard Formations - V.V. Pylypenko, I. Manko, L. Zapol'sky, S. Dolgopolov & O. Nikolayev, Natl Acad Sci Ukraine [#26] Expandables Session Chairs - Chris Carstens, Unocal and Don Campo, Shell Real-World Examples of Solid Expandable Casing Applications - Mark Rivenbark, Enventure Global Technology; Karl Demong, Halliburton Energy Services; Khaled Abouelnaaj, Saudi Aramco [#17] Development of a Monobore Casing System - Matthew Jabs, Baker Oil Tools [#18] Inventive Solid Expandable Tubular Applications Capitalize on Window of Opportunity - Tom Grant, Enventure Global Technology [#19] HSE Session Chairs - Carole Fleming, ChevronTexaco and John Hall, Halliburton Onsite Treatment of Oily Drilling Waste in Remote Areas - Gary Barnes and Darryl Hartley, MUD-loc U.S. [#64] World-Class Gas Play and Wildlife - Finding a Balance - Diana O. Hoff, Questar Exploration and Production [#63] Denver Chapter Moving the Bar in the Drilling Industry: Getting to Zero-Injuries - Jim Spigener, BST [#65] Hydraulics Session Chairs - Mike Wells, Pluere and Terry Hemphill, Halliburton Comparing a Basic Set of Drilling Fluid Pressure-Loss Relationships to Flow-Loop and Field Data - Mario Zamora, Sanjit Roy and Ken Slater, M-I SWACO [#27] The Pro's and Con's of Flat Rhelogy Drilling Fluids - Greg Mullen, Dave Clark and Alan Giles, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids; Per-Bjarte Tanche-Larsen [#28] Hole Cleaning: The Achilles' Heel of Drilling Performance? - Catalin Aldea and Mario Zamora, M-I SWACO; A.W. "Willie" Iyoho, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. [#29] Real-Time Technology Session Chairs - Willie Iyoho, Anadarko and Carmen Alvarez, Schlumberger A Real-Time Implementation of MSE - William Koedertiz, M/D Totco; Jeff Weis, Orion Drilling [#66] A Gravity-Based Measurement- While-Drilling Technique Determines Borehole Azimuth From Toolface and Inclination Measurements - Herb Illfelder, Graham McElhinney, Ken Hamlin, PathFinder Energy Services [#67] Seismic Based Rock Properties Predictions for Site Specific Well Planning & Real-Time Operations - Rick Cody and Rodney Littleton, Pioneer; Roger Young, eSeis [#68] DFW Chapter Risk Management Session Chairs - Carole Fleming, ChevronTexaco and Kim McHugh, Unocal Utilizing Risk Management in Development and Application of New Technology - Bryce Levett and Havard Brandt, Det Norske Veritas [#36] A New Approach to Risk Assessment in Well Planning and Scoping - Paul Thow, Schlumberger; Buddy Manuel, Century Exploration [#37] Innovations in Rig Surveys Increase Reliability - Jeffrey Sattler, WEST Engineering Services [#38] Reduced Clearance Casing Plan for Lower Well Cost and Higher Safety - Adel Sheshtawy and Nada Isa, Tri-Max Industries [#39] Rock Mechanics Session Chairs - Fersheed Mody, Shell and Younane Abousleiman, Oklahoma University Percussion Drilling in Oil Industry: Review and Rock Failure Modeling - Gang Han, Mike Bruno and Khang Lao, Terralog Technologies [#59] West Coast Chapter Unique ROP Predictor Using Bit-specific Coefficient of Sliding Friction and Mechanical Efficiency as a Function of Confined Compressive Strength Impacts Drilling Performance - Hector Caicedo and Bill Calhoun, ChevronTexaco; Rolf Pessier, Hughes Christensen [#60] New Confined Compressive Strength Calculation Improves Bit Selection and Bit Performance - Bill Calhoun and Russ Ewy, ChevronTexaco [#61] Houston Chapter Fracture Toughness of Rocks and its Use in Drill Bit Selection - Umesh Prasad, Hughes Christensen [#62] Influence of the Back and Side Rake Angles in Rock Cutting - Christophe Coudyzer, Faculté Polytechnique de Mons; Thomas Richard, Diamant Drilling Services [#74] Rotary Steerables I Session Chairs - Leon Robinson, Consultant and David Chen, Sperry Sun Comparison of Concentric Reamer Technology to Eliminate Wellbore Threading in Deepwater Wells - Chris Lenamond and Augusto Carvalho da Silva, Schlumberger D&M [#43] Borehole Quality Analysis Comparing Rotary Steerable Tools to Conventional Directional Drilling Assemblies - Paul Boonen, PathFinder Energy Services [#44] Point-the-Bit Technology with Bi-Center Bits - Roi Lam, Schlumberger [#45] Rotary Steerables II Session Chairs - Ken Armagost, BP and Rustom Mody, Baker Oil Tools Performance Gains for Rotary Steerable Through Specialized Bit Design - Chris Lenamond and L. Marques, Schlumberger D&M; Mark Anderson and Sergio Mota, Hughes Christensen [#46] Successful Rotary Steerable Drilling in Deepwater Wells under Low Flow Rate Conditions - Kalyan Singamshetty, Paul Bond, Julie Zhang, Al Trout, David Ratliff and Gary Tautkus, Baker Hughes INTEQ; John Pantaleo, ENI Petroleum [#47]  Casing Directional Drilling - Tommy Warren, Tesco; Bill Lesso, Schlumberger [#48] Software & Modeling Session Chairs - Paul Scott, Marathon and Kris Ravi, Halliburton Torque and Drag Modeling for Horizontal Openhole Completions - Rod Rezvani and Bruce Techentien, Halliburton Energy Services [#50] Well Control Simulation - A Tool for Engineering and Operations - Fred Ng, Wild Well Control [#51] Trajectory and Window Width Prediciton for a Cased Hole Sidetrack Using a Whipstock - Harshad Patil and Praful Desai, Smith Services; John Rogers Smith, LSU [#52] Tubulars Session Chairs - Lonnie Kerley, Berry Petroleum and Paul Thow, Schlumberger Cemented Casing: The True Stress Picture - William W. Fleckenstein, Alfred W. Eustes, Walter J. Rodriguez, Andreas Berger and Francisco J. Sanchez, Colorado School of Mines [#14] A Fit-For-Purpose Assessment of the Use of a Modified Expandable Casing Patch Used as a Barrier against H2S Exposure - Andrew Tallin, D. MacEachern, V. Roes and M. Cowan, Shell Intl E&P; M. Schnitker, Weatherford [#21] Minimizing Stress Corrosion Cracking by Matching Packer Fluid Chemistry with Tubular Metallurgy - Jeffrey McKennis and Tom Carter, Tetra Technologies [#16] Wellbore Stability Session Chairs - Steven Edwards, BP and Uday Tare, Shell Integrating Optimization of Drilling Parameters with Wellbore Stability - Terry Hemphill & R. Nair, Halliburton Baroid [#10] Drilling Challenges Related to Geopressure Compartmentalization - Selim Shaker, Geopressure Analysis Services [#11] Five Things Your Pore Pressure Analyst Won't Tell You - Roger Young and Taylor Lepley, eSeis [#12] New Orleans Chapter Wellbore Stability Model for Marine Sediments Containing Gas Hydrates - Richard Birchwood, Sheila Noeth and Pat Hooyman, Schlumberger; William Winters, USGS Woods Hole; Emrys Jones, ChevronTexaco [#13]