Completion Operations

Deepwater

Drill-In & Completion Fluids

Drilling Fluids I

Drilling Fluids II

HTHP

Preventing Losses

Rheology & Hydraulics I

Rheology & Hydraulics II

Solids Control

Waste Minimization

Wellbore Integrity

 

 

Completion Operations

Deepwater

Gravel Packing with OBM Carrier Fluids in Remote Locations:  Accepting the Challenges, Overcoming the Odds -Tom Jones, R. Peresich, L. Hill, Baker Hughes. [#07]

Eliminating Pressure Spikes after Connections and Trips to Improve ECD Control and Minimize Downhole LossesA. Moore, consultant for ATP Oil and Gas; A. Gillikin, Halliburton. [#05]

Critical Considerations for Successful Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Recovery -Jennifer Fichter, Alexander Bui, Greg Grawunder and Tom Jones, Baker Hughes. [#08]

The Top 10 Mud-Related Concerns in Deepwater Drilling Operations: Revisited After 10 YearsA. McLean, A. Wilde, M. Zamora and M. Rafferty, M-I SWACO. [#04]

Best Non-Aqueous Fluids Clean-Up Practices for an Offshore Sandstone Reservoir Completed with an Inflow Control Device -Chad F. Christian and Oscar Moreno, Baker Hughes; J. Eric Lauritzen, Saudi Aramco. [#09]

Fluorescence Microscopy:  A Technique to Study and Evaluate Spacer Fluids for Wettability Inversion - Qusai Darugar, L. Quintero, C. Christian, D. Ellis, Baker Hughes.  [#51]

 

Drill-In & Completion Fluids

Drilling Fluids I  

State-of-the-Art Polymers Fulfill the Need for High-Temperature Clay-Free Drill-In and Completion FluidsR.G. Ezell, A.M. Ezzat, D. Horton, Halliburton and E. Partain, Dow Chemical.  [#01]*

Formation Damage Caused by Drilling Muds:  A Comprehensive Study Using SEM/EDS, GC/MS and Related Instruments - S. Vincent Yang, Halliburton. [#17]

Nanoparticle Networked Surfactant Micellar Fluids – Completion Fluids With Reduced Formation DamageJames Crews, T. Huang, A. Gabrysch, B. Evans, Baker Hughes. [#02]

Fluid Loss as a Function of Position Around the Wellbore -Arunesh Kumar, Halliburton. [#18]

Improve Low-Permeability Gas Productivity with Unique Flow-Back Chemistry -Joyce Zhang, Clark Harrison, and Bill Foxenberg, M-I SWACO.  [#03]

Economic Considerations and Impacts for Using Low-Grade Barite -Paul Scott, ConocoPhillips; and Leon Robinson, consultant. [#19]

 

Improving the Kinetic Stability of Emulsions - Ryan van Zanten and Kingsley Nzeadibe, Halliburton. [#20]

 

Drilling Fluids II

HTHP

The True Cost of Process Automation - Amber Smith, Tom Geehan, Alan McKee, and Mario Zamora, M-I SWACO.  [#31]

Inhibition of Hydrolytic Degradation in Ester-Based Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluids - Jay Deville, Halliburton. [#47]

Clay Swelling Inhibitors:  Computer Design and Validation - Mike Hodder and Steve Cliffe, M-I SWACO; Chris Greenwell, Univ of Durham; Pete Williams, Glyndwr Univ; Peter Coveney, Univ College.  [#32]

Planning and Executing a Multi-National HPHT Campaign - Dominic Thomas and Keith Anderson, BG; Chris Steele, Elkem; Jason McGhie, Dave Marshall, Baker Hughes. [#36]

Manipulation of the Water Phase Salinity of Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluids to Widen the Safe Drilling Window - Terry Hemphill, Halliburton; W. Duran, Saudi Aramco; Y. Abousleiman, M. Tranh, V. Nguyen and S. Hoang, Univ of Okla. [#33]

Environmentally Responsible Water-Based Drilling Fluid for HTHP Applications - Jorge Fernandez and Steve Young, M-I SWACO.  [#37]

Separating Fact from Folklore about Drilling Fluids –  Fred Growcock, Steve Smith and Michael Freeman,  M-I SWACO. [#34]

HPHT Well:  Fluid Selection, Planning and Lessons Learned - Wade Wise, William Gusler, Nels Hansen, Brian Teutsch, Baker Hughes; Dominic Thomas, BG Group.  [#38]

 

Preventing Losses

Rheology & Hydraulics I

Maximize Drilling Time by Minimizing Circulation Losses - Jason Scorsone, Eugene Dakin and Mark Sanders, M-I SWACO.  [#42]

Field Monitoring of Weight Material Sag -Peter Bern, BP; M. Zamora, M-I SWACO; T. Hemphill, Halliburton; D. Marshall, Baker Hughes; D. Beardmore, ConocoPhillips; T. Ormlan, StatoilHydro; and E.K. Morton, Chevron. [#25]

Improving Wellbore Strengthening Techniques by Altering the Wettability of Non-Aqueous Fluids Lost to Drilling Induced FracturesJonathan Brege, Chad Christian, Lirio Quintero and David E. Clark, Baker Hughes. [#43]

Drill Bit Nozzle Pressure Loss - Leon Robinson, retired.  [#26]

Drilling Fluid Maintenance during Continuous Wellbore Strengthening Treatments -Fred Growcock, Andrea Alba, Mike Miller, Arne Asko and Kyle White, M-I SWACO. [#44]

A Rheological Approach to Differentiating Muds by Gel Structure - Jason Maxey, Halliburton. [#27]

 

Rheology & Hydraulics II

Solids Control

Rheology Predictions for Drilling Fluids after Incorporating Lost Circulation Material - Garima Misra, Dale Jamison and Donald Whitfill, Halliburton. [#39]

Effect of Constant-G Control on Shale Shaker Performance - Khaled El Dorry, National Oilwell Varco.  [#10]

The Top 10 Myths, Misconceptions and Mysteries in Rheology and Hydraulics - Mario Zamora and Fred Growcock, M-I SWACO.  [#40]

Continuum Model of a Shale Shaker - Vidya Raja and George  Chase and, University of Akron; Bradley Jones and Tom Geehan, M-I SWACO.  [#11]

Future Challenges of Drilling Fluids and Their Rheological Measurements - Subhash Shah, Narayan Shanker, Chinenye Ogugbue, Univ of Okla.  [#41]

Intelligent, Automated Shale Conveyance:  Rotary Screen Vacuum Assisted Gas and Solids Separation System for Drilling Fluids -Trond Melhus, Charles Mowrey and Jan Kristian Vasshus, Cubility. [#12]

 

 

Waste Minimization

Wellbore Integrity

Field Trials for the Treatment of Potassium Silicate Based Drilling Waste Using Calcium Humate - Michael McDonald, PQ Corp; R. Orcutt, Summit; C. Logan, Rheotech; and E. Liem, Black Earth Humic.  [#21]

Integrated Solutions Deliver Improved Wellbore Integrity - Greg Mullen, Keith Browning, Edgar Luna, David Schwertner and Chris Wolfe, Baker Hughes.  [#14]

Advances in Drilling Fluid Preparation and Conditioning at Fluid Mixing Facilities - Katerina Newman, Perry Lomond, Brad Jones, and Karen McCosh, M-I SWACO.  [#48]

Implementing and Monitoring a Geomechanical Model for Wellbore Stability in an Area of High Geological ComplexityJ.G. Vargas, J. Mateus, A. Jaramillo and M. Serrano, Halliburton; M. Rivera and O. Mercado, Ecopetrol. [#15]

Effects of Lost Circulation Material  Retention on Drilling Fluids and Drilling Waste Management - Gerard Simon, B. Leonard, N. Trotter, M. Morgan, Chevron; G. Young, Oxy; R. Morrison and S. Bridges, Derrick. [#23]

Case Study: Geomechanics Modeling with Limited Data Can Provide Critical Understanding for Drilling Optimization Hong (Max) Wang, J. Song and M. Dixon, Halliburton. [#16]

Drill Cuttings Injection and Monitoring for Remote Pad Drilling Operations at Environmentally Sensitive Sites in Cashiriari, PeruS.A. Marinello, K. Zaki, A. El-Fayoumi, A.S. Abou-Sayed, Advantek; I.M. Ghoneim, Texas A&M Univ; C. Airoldi, J.P. Cassanelli, Pluspetrol; D. Pierce, C.R. Suarez Pineda, NOV Brandt; H. Hussein, Informateks.  [#29]