AADE Fluids Technical Conference and Exhibition

2006 AADE Fluids Technical Conference and Exhibition

"The Premier Fluids Conference"

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Cementing
Session Chairs - Glen Benge, ExxonMobil and Dan Mueller, BJ Services

New Liquid Microsphere System Simplifies Lightweight and Ultra-Lightweight Cementing - David Kulakofsky, Halliburton [#46]

Procedures to Optimize Cement Systems for Specific Well Conditions - Kris Ravi, B.R. Reddy and Dennis Gray, Halliburton and Phillip Pattillo, BP [#35]

Salt vs. Non-Salt Cement Slurries: A Holistic Review - James Heathman and Richard Vargo, Halliburton [#36]

Drilling Performance I
Session Chairs - Juan Carlos Rojas, BP and Tom Carlson, Shrieve Chemical Products

Achieving the Drilling Performance Benefits of Clay-Free System in a Variety of Commonly-Used Base Fluids - Charles Mowrey and Charles Cameron, Halliburton [#07]

Salt-Free Internal Phase Oil Mud Provides Improved Performance - Tony Harlan, Chevron, Paul Cate, Petro-Canada, John Sniatynski, Canadian Forest Oil, Patrick Murphy and Harry Dearing, Newpark Drilling Fluids [#08]

Improvement of Operating Properties of Drilling Fluid by the Method of Cavitation Treatment - O.V. Pylypenko and Leonid Zapolsky, Institute of Technical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the National Space Agency of Ukraine [#42]

Drilling Performance II
Session Chairs - Paul Scott, ConocoPhillips and Greg Mullen, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids

Economic Consequences of Poor Solids Control - Leon Robinson [#10]

Optimized Salinity Delivers Improved Drilling Performance - Juan Carlos Rojas, BP and David E. Clark, Bob Greene, Jianguo Zhang, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids [#11]

Dilution: Mud Engineer's Core Business - Leonard Morales, Halliburton [#12]

The Perfect Well Ratio: Defining and Using the Theoretically Minimum Well Duration to Improve Drilling Performance - J. Ford Brett, OGCI [#13]

Drilling Waste Management
Session Chairs - Carole Fleming, Chevron and Ed Malachosky, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids

Design and Testing of Bulk Storage Tanks for Drill Cuttings Offers Operators Safer Solution in Zero Discharge Operations - Ron Morris and Simon Seaton, Halliburton Baroid [#17]

Design and Development of New, Small Footprint Cuttings Dryers for Land Rigs in Mid-Continent Region - Theo Djimpe and Kenneth Will, Chesapeake Energy, Tim Harvey, Lynn Savage and Simon Seaton, Halliburton Baroid [#18]

Drilling Slop Water Reclamation - Catalin Ivan and Rahul Dixit, M-I SWACO [#19]

Harsh Conditions
Session Chairs - Ron Rock, Shell and Marvin Pless, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids

Pushing the Limits of Riserless Deepwater Drilling - Paul Scott, Marathon, Sam Ledbetter and Rick Chester, Drilling Specialties Co. and Don Powell, M-I SWACO [#30]

Meeting Deepwater Challenges with High Performance Water Based Mud - Richard Leaper, Nels Hansen, Mike Otto, Luigi Moroni and Billy Dye, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids [#31]

HPWBM Exceeds SBM Performance in Narrow Pore Pressure/Fracture Gradient Environments - Bonsall Wilton and Randal LaVergne, Ambar Lone Star and Brian Logan, Apache [#32]

Flexible Drilling Fluid Helps to Drill High Pressure Wells Offshore Louisiana - Dave Smalling, Fairway Offshore, Mike Reid and Mike Deshotels, Newpark Drilling Fluids [#33]

Lost Circulation and Invasion Control
Session Chairs - Eric van Oort, Shell and Sabine Zeilinger, ExxonMobil

A New Polymer Sealant for Curing Severe Lost Circulation Events - Cindy Fang, Carl Thaemlitz, John Mathes, Bob Pate, and Don Whitfill, Halliburton and Jim Lollar, Latigo Petroleum [#14]

Field Results of Ultra-Low Invasion Drilling Fluids Demonstrate Reduced Wellbore Instability, Reduced Mud Losses, Wellbore Strengthening and Improved Well Productivity - Alan Arbizu, Paul Reid, and Helio Santos, Impact Solutions Group [#15]

A New Methodology that Surpasses Current Bridging Theories to Efficiently Seal a Varied Pore Throat Distribution as Found in Natural Reservoir Formations - Stephen Vickers, Martin Cowie, and Tom Jones, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids, and Allan Twynam, BP [#16]

Reservoir Drilling Fluids and Completion Fluids I
Session Chairs - Jackie LaFontaine, Shell and Bill Foxenberg, M-I SWACO

Invited Speaker: Key Issues Associated with Fluids Damage Control - Dodie Ezzat, Halliburton Baroid

Case Histories Demonstrate Sustained Performance by Clay-Free Invert Emulsion Fluid During Ivan Evacuation and as Packer Fluid - Paul Felker and Robert Hsia, Halliburton [#48]

Unique Chemistry Eliminates Post Cleanup for Horizontal Openhole Gravel Packs - C.Svoboda, M.R. Luyster and A. Patel, M-I SWACO and S.A. Ali, Chevron [#20]

Reservoir Drilling Fluids and Completion Fluids II
Session Chairs - Syed Ali, Chevron and Larry Leggett, M-I SWACO

Predicting Mud-Removal Efficiency During Completion-Fluid Displacements - Mario Zamora, William Foxenberg, and Sanjit Roy, M-I SWACO [#21]

Crude Oil Production Activation for Drill-In Operations: A New Approach to Drill-In Fluid Design - Lirio Quintero, Stephen Vickers, Tom Jones and David E. Clark, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids [#25]

Post Perforation Debris Removal - David Robinson, Bernard Franklin and David Hebert, BJ Services [#26]

Control of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria Through the Application of Sodium Molybdate in Completion Fluids - João Queiroz and Alexandre Pereira, Petrobras, Marcus Coelho and Marco Menezes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, José Filho, Fundação, Gorceix [#24]

Rheology and Hydraulics
Session Chairs - Leon Robinson, Retd. and Terry Hemphill, Halliburton

Rheological Analysis in Oilfield Drilling Fluids - Jason Maxey, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids [#01]

Annular Flow-Loop Studies of Non-Newtonian Reservoir Drilling Fluids - Sanjit Roy and Mario Zamora, M-I SWACO [#03]

Generalized Hydraulic Calculation Method for Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Eccentric Annuli - Ali Pilehvari and Robert Serth, Texas A&M University - Kingsville [#45]

Sag
Session Chairs - Bob McNeil, Shell and Bonsall Wilton, KMC Oiltools

Turning on Barite Sag with Drillpipe Rotation: Sometimes Surprises Are Not Really Surprises - Terry Hemphill and Krishna Ravi, Halliburton [#28]

Specially Treated Drilling Fluid Weighting Agent Facilitates Development of Maturing Reservoirs - Doug Oakley, M-I SWACO [#27]

Improving Drilling Economics Using Dynamic High-Angle Sag Testing (DHAST) - Stephen Bell and Robert Murphy, Halliburton [#29]

Software & Modeling
Session Chairs - Gary Young, Chevron and Harry Dearing, Newpark Drilling Fluids

Advances in 3D Wellbore Visualization and Their Impact on Drilling and Completion Optimization - Mario Zamora, Douglas Simpkins and Sanjit Roy, M-I SWACO [#49]

A Comprehensive Bit Hydraulics Model for Gasified Drilling Fluids - Huseyin Dogan and Ismail Gucuyener, Turkisk Petroleum Co. and Evren Ozbayoglu, Middle East Technical University [#05]

Proactive Prediction of Geopressures in Ultra High-Temperature and High-Pressure Environments - Martin Matthews, William Standifird and Christopher Ikeocha, Knowledge Systems [#06]

Wellbore Stability
Session Chairs - Uday Tare, Shell and Mario Zamora, M-I SWACO

Laboratory Method to Evaluate Fracture Development in Hard Shale Formations Exposed to Drilling Fluids - Sandra Gomez and Wenwu He, M-I SWACO [#38]

Ion Movement and Laboratory Technique to Control Wellbore Stability - Jianguo Zhang and Seehong Ong, Baker Atlas, David E. Clark, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids, Talal Al-Bazali, University of Kuwait, Martin Chenevert, University of Texas, Juan Carlos Rojas, BP [#37]

Novel Inhibitor Chemistry Stabilizes Shales - Steve Young and Emanuel Stamatakis, M-I SWACO [#39]

Next Generation Silicate Technology Reduces Cost and Improves Performance - John Simpson, The Peak Group, Trevor Hurley, Outlander Oil and Gas, Jay Simpson and Wayne Rogers, Newpark Drilling Fluids [#40]