Final Agenda - Posted April 21.
8:00 am - Valet parking available
8:30 am – 9:00am Registration and Light Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:10am Welcome and opening remarks – Kevin Brady, Drilling Study Group chairperson
9:10 am – 9:40am Drilling Performance Improvement in Harsh Environments: Tools, Processes and Innovations - Which Way Forward?, Graham Mensa-Wilmot, Chevron
9:40 am – 10:10am Drilling Efficiency Optimization (DEO) to Increase Drill Rates and Reduce Flat Spots in Shell's Global Drilling Operations, Eric Van Oort, Shell
10:10 am – 10:20am Break
10:20 am – 10:50 am Software Key to Improving Drilling Performance in Fayetteville Shale, Ed Dew, Senior Staff Drilling Engineer, Southwestern Energy
10:50 am – 11:20 am – Coring in the Lower Tertiary – a Redesign from Conventional Practice, James Ray Meyer, Deepwater Drilling Engineer, Petrobras
11:20 am – 11:50 am Market Outlook, Colin Gerry, Business Analyst, Raymond James
11:50 am – 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm – Real-time Downhole Rotational Bending Tool Face Provides Improved Directional Control in the Bakken Shale, James Hood, Drilling Optimization Advisor, US Land, Baker Hughes
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Improved Drilling Practices for Sidetracking off a Cement Plug at High Inclinations Using Rotary Steerable Tools and Reamers, Mauricio Perdomo, Dual Service Manager, Schlumberger Drilling and Measurements
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Break
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Using Real-time Drilling Software to Maximize Equipment Potential in High Value Situations, Michael Strachan, Global Solutions Champion – Drilling Optimization, Halliburton
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Gas Chromatography Tracer MPD Overview and Application in Deepwater and Shale Plays, Diego F. Ortiz, GC Tracer Formation Evaluation Specialist, Weatherford
3:30 pm - Adjourn