3. CONFERENCEPROGRAMME2010
Reduce risk and deliver optimal operational
success in your HPHT projects. Hear directly
from leading experts on key strategies to:
n Manage risk,plan for emergency response and assess the
critical safety factors for HPHT operations - with insight from
the HSE,Cameron McKenna and Marsh
n Ensure wellbore stability while drilling - Chevron Upstream Europe
share insight from the Erskine field
n Customise QA/QC procedures for your HPHT project - with
experience from the International Research Institute of StavangerAS
n Drive advances in completions for HPHT deep tight gas wells -
Lukoil SaudiArabia Energy Ltd bring case study experience of both
appraisal and exploration wells
n Optimise HPHT well design:From concept to well construction -
hear from Ed Mcfadden,Independent Consultant Engineer
HPHTWells - From perception to reality
Main conference:24th 25th November 2010
Pre-conference workshops:23rd November 2010
Venue:Ardoe House Hotel,Aberdeen
Sponsors Exhibitors:
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4. A welcome note from the HPHT Programme Steering Committee…
Dear industry colleagues,
HPHT operations are integral to the growth of the oil and gas industry.Getting the most out of your HPHT operations requires
continuous learning and refinement of techniques and technologies to push the envelope as we continue to explore new areas,
face new challenges and capture opportunities.
The Programme Steering Committee came together inAberdeen for extensive discussions to draw up the key topics for
the 2010 HPHTWells Summit.We formulated an agenda with a number of new topics to cover this year including:
n Suspension and abandonment of HPHT wells
n Risk management,emergency response planning and safety of HPHT operations
n HPHT well design:From concept to well construction
n Effectively managing uncertainty in pore pressure,fracture gradient and the“transition zone”
n Delimiting the operational limits on drilling,logging testing tools
Other major themes that have been highlighted for discussions at this year’s meeting include:
n Well architecture and delivering a safe HPHT well
n Well integrity challenges
n Emerging technologies and technology gaps for HPHT
n Operational considerations for HPHT well evaluations
The conference format is unique and mixes presentations,panel discussions,roundtables and workshops to ensure that you are
able to learn first-hand from the practical experience shared amongst both expert speakers and the wider delegate audience.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Andrew McHardy,Independent Consultant
Grant Affleck,Weatherford
Jean-Paul Stuyck,GDF Suez
HPHT Wells 2010 Programme Steering Committee
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7368 9300
Fax:
+44 (0)20 7368 9301
Email:
enquire@iqpc.co.uk
Visit:
www.hphtwells.com/slide
Programme highlights for this year include:
Industry breakfast with the HSE Thursday 25th November 2010,7.45am
Join the HPHT community for a breakfast meeting on the morning of the second day of the conference.During breakfast,
you’ll hear directly from Grant Moody,HM Principal Inspector of Health Safety,HSE who will deliver a brief presentation
on‘Challenging wells in the UKCS – a regulator’s perspective’.
Case study experience of HPHT deep tight gas wells
Lukoil Saudi Arabia Energy Ltd share insight into the process of optimisation for stimulation and production operations in a
case study presentation of their drilling and completions experience in both exploration and appraisal wells in SaudiArabia.
Safety risk management panel discussion
This year,there is an exclusive interactive panel bringing together legal,risk,insurance,HSE and operator’s perspectives
of key safety considerations for HPHT operations.
Topics include:
n Key considerations for environmental protection and pollution
n Balancing risk and exposure
n Response team planning:Emergency response and oil spill response considerations
The 2010 speakers panellists include:
EdMcfadden,IndependentConsultantEngineer
GrantMoody,HMPrincipalInspectorofHealthSafety,HSE
RaidBu-Khamseem,KECCompany
JoergZaske,SeniorGeophysicist,ChevronUpstreamEurope
DerekCharlton,HP/HTDrillingManager,MaerskOil
AndrewMcHardy,IndependentConsultantWellExaminer,Total
GrantAffleck,BusinessDevelopmentManager,Weatherford
StuartCole,Manager,TechnicalSalesandServices,VallourecGroup
TonyFurniss,RegionalSalesManager,EnventureInternationalLLC
CraigHendrie,ManagingDirector,PlexusOceanSystems
SteveKirby,DrillingEngineer,SasokLtd
JohnMunningstomes,SeniorRiskEngineer–Upstream,Marsh
JanBurgess,Partner,CameronMcKenna
RJBoocock,ConsultantPetroleumEngineer
OddvarSkjæveland,VPUllriggDrillingandWellCentre,IRIS
5. Interactive Workshops Tuesday 23rd November 2010
08.45 – 12.00 Interactive Workshop A:
Examine critical completions
considerations and well integrity issues
for HPHT environments
This in-depth workshop will give you the opportunity to assess first-hand
some of the most effective completions and well integrity challenges,and
discover the techniques and strategies required to overcome them.
During the interactive discussions,you will have the opportunity to:
n Explore in detail the use of various HPHT completion techniques
n Understand what the emerging technologies are in this space
n Examine the critical aspects of HPHT well integrity
n Address issues surrounding HPHT well integrity with application to life
of well prediction
n Gain insight into cementing practices and cement fatigue in HPHT wells
n Measure corrosive formation fluids effects on:
-Tubular integrity
- Pressure barrier sealing performance
-Well head seals
- Downhole mechanical seals in packers
n Key considerations for cement sealing and structural integrity
Workshop leader to be announced
12.30 – 15.30 Interactive Workshop B:
Understand the need for discipline
integration with HPHT wells
During this“hands-on”workshop,teams will work through an exercise to
carry out a plan for well construction within a set scenario.Through this
exercise,you will:
n Definethechallengesandbeingawareof“rippleon”effectsofdecisionsmade
n Determinetheplayersandtheirroles–possibleshiftinpresentorganisationrequired
n Engage in discussions as to why early buy-in from senior management
is critical
In order to maximise group participation,you will be split into teams.In your
teams,you will work out a plan based around your scenario and then you
will then report back to the whole workshop.Key considerations will include:
n Bringing the ultimate goal of production back to the initial planning stage
n Setting up a paper exercise of a well construction based on known reservoir
conditions and having back-up plans to address possible surprises
n Establishing guidelines for drilling team
In this session,you will understand why thinking about the well objectives is
critical to the well design.You will take into account the fact that if you only
look at the drilling of the well (pressure integrity of the casing) rather than
size,type and depth of the specific string,you may plan yourself into a
corner with no room to adjust should higher pressures be encountered
further up-hole.This could mean that you need to run another intermediate
string and that could not be available or be wrongly sized to enable test tools
to get to the depth required.You need to avoid having a drilled hole
that nothing can fit in for evaluation purposes.
Jointlyafinalplanismadecompletewithcontingenciesandobjectivesallagreed.
Led by R.J. Boocock,Consultant Petroleum Engineer
All of R.J.Boocock’s experience has been“hands-on”within the oil and gas industry,specialising in
field development,reservoir engineering,production operations,optimisation and surveillance,drilling,
completions,work-overs and contract negotiations.He has been heavily involved in training programs
and produced manuals such as“AdvancedWellTesting”,“Drilling and Geological Operations”and
“ExplorationWell Programmes”.He recently completed an assignment for GSPC doing well testing
work in HPHT wells.
Baker Hughes delivers innovative,reliable products and services designed to help customers manage operating expenses,maximize reserve recovery
and boost overall return on investment.Baker Hughes has been a technology leader in the oil and gas industry for over 100 years and continues to
partner with operators to find solutions for progressively more complex technical challenges.A leading global oilfield service company with operations
in over 90 countries and nearly 50,000 employees globally,Baker Hughes provides advanced products and services to help customers drill,evaluate,
complete and produce oil and gas wells.Baker Hughes’ reservoir technology experts offer independent consulting services,geomechanics modeling,
petroleum engineering and reservoir simulation services to achieve superior results that lower costs,reduce risk,improve productivity and increase
ultimate recovery.At Baker Hughes collaboration is at the heart of our business.Our 23 local geomarket teams work side by side with customers to
engineer reliable,application-specific products and services – whether the application is deep water,unconventional hydrocarbons or production and
water management - and deliver technologies that improve operating efficiency and create more value from the reservoir.
READ Well Services is a downhole technology specialist providing a variety of new downhole well construction,repair and well intervention services to
the oil and gas industry.RWS’s expertise lies in its ground breaking Hydraulically ExpandableTubular System (HETS),Cased Hole Logging services (data
acquisition and analysis) and Development and Engineering.
Houston-based Enventure Global Technology,L.L.C.,the world’s leading provider of SET® solid expandable technology solutions for the energy
industry,has a global presence with operations in NorthAmerica,the Middle East,SouthAmerica,Europe and the Far East.Enventure’s SET® technology
minimizes the tapering event in oil and gas wells by radially enlarging proprietary tubulars through a cold-drawing process.SET® systems are used in
openhole and cased-hole environments to mitigate trouble zones,add casing points,remediate damaged casing and cover perforations.
Weatherford International Ltd (WFT: NYSE) is the fourth-largest diversified upstream oilfield service company in the world.Our global network includes
more than 34,000 people,730 service bases,87 manufacturing facilities,and 13Technology Centers in more than100 countries.Our products and services
span the lifecycle of a well,including drilling,evaluation,completion,production and intervention.The Company’s range of production enabling technologies
include evaluation services,directional drilling services,controlled pressure drilling® (CPD®) systems,cased hole completion systems,expandable
technologies,intelligent completion technologies,production optimisation systems and all major forms of artificial lift systems.
WeatherfordInternationalLtd,Tel:+44(0)1224380180 Fax:+44(0)1224241601Email:grant.affleck@eu.weatherford.com Web:www.weatherford.com
Roundtable Sponsor:Vallourec Mannesmann Oil Gas UK (VMOG UK) manufactures casing and tubing to the highest industry standards,for the
world’s most progressive oil companies. Over the last year,VMOG UK has been facilitating the upsurge in HP-HT activity in the North Sea through a
project-based approach to the most extreme exploration projects ever seen,with extensive qualification testing and dedicated manufacturing quality
plans.The expertise gained through supplying casing and tubing forTotal’s Elgin-Franklin and Glenelg projects,and Shell’s Shearwater,Onyx andAragorn
projects (to name but a few) ensured thatVM has the extensive experience so vital to delivering success in HP-HT wells. In 2007,VMOG UK has
supplied all of the casing and tubing for the highest pressure well ever drilled in the UKCS North Sea,from the 13 5/8”production casing through to the
3 1/2”sour service work-string for the well test.
Vallourec Mannesmann Oil Gas UK Office,Tel:+44 (0) 1224 279350 Fax:+44 (0) 1224 279341 Email: scole@vmog.co.uk
Web: www.vamservices.com /www.vmog.co.uk
Plexus Holdings plc. is anAIM listed engineering and service business in the oil and gas industry based inAberdeen.Plexus has developed and
patented a unique method of engineering for oil and gas field wellheads and connectors,called POS-GRIP®Technology which involves deforming
one tubular member against another to effect gripping and sealing.POS-GRIPWellheads are the leading technology for HPHT exploration drilling
and production due to their through-BOP and true metal to metal“HG”Seal capability.
Plexus Ocean Systems Ltd,Plexus House,Burnside Drive,Dyce,Aberdeen,AB21 0HW,UK.Tel:+44 (0)1224 774222 Web:www.posgrip.com
Email:cfh@posgrip.com
Sponsors Exhibitors:
6. Conference Day One Wednesday 24th November 2010
08.30 Coffee and morning registration
09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks outlining the HPHT
market overview
n Assess what has changed in the global offshore environment in the past
12 months and understand the impact on HPHT operations in the future
n Global insights into HPHT projects
n New technologies and pushing the envelope with HPHT operations
09.30 Examine advances in completions for HPHT deep tight gas
wells through insight into the process of optimisation for
stimulation and production operations
n ExploreLuksar’s testing andcompletionchallengesinthefirstexplorationstage
n Assess how Luksar are advancing in completion and testing forA-1 F-2
exploration wells
n Lessons learnt and the way forward forT-4 appraisal well
Raid Bu-Khamseen,KEC Company
10.15 Icebreaker networking and problem solving session
In this interactive session,delegates will be assigned a team to work with
in order to solve a set scenario.In these teams,you will take the time to
talk through the proposed scenario and evaluate the challenges,risks and
opportunities you would be likely to come across.Each team’s spokesperson
reports their findings back to the wider delegation.
10.45 Coffee and networking break
FOCUS ON HPHT SAFETY
11.15 Emergency response planning and critical safety factors
for HPHT operations
A panel of health and safety and risk experts will kick off by delivering short
10 minute overviews where they briefly share their perspective on what
2010 going forwards means for managing HPHT operational safety and risk
management.
11.15 The regulator’s perspective
n Understand key safety considerations for HPHT operations and ensure
that your safety strategies are robust for 2010 going forwards
n Examine requirements for the operators’ compliance with safety regulations
for HPHT operations
n Understand the importance of promoting a safety culture
Grant Moody,HM Principal Inspector of Health Safety,
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
11.25 The legal perspective
n What are the legal requirements for HPHT drilling safety and risk?
n Examine key considerations for environmental protection and pollution
n Mitigating risks and compliance
Jan Burgess,Partner,CMS Cameron McKenna
11.35 The risk and insurance perspective
n Ensure that you are effectively prepared when it comes to emergency
response and oil spill response
n Understand key considerations for balancing risk and exposure
n Explore what is required of the operator from the insurer’s perspective
John Munningstomes,Senior Risk Engineer – Upstream,Marsh
11.45 Interactive panel debate and QA session
You’ve heard the different perspectives from the HSE and risk professionals.
Now it is your opportunity to raise your questions and put forward any
challenges and concerns directly to the panel of experts.
Interactive panellists:
Andrew McHardy,Well Examiner,Total Independent Consultant
Jan Burgess,Partner,Cameron McKenna
John Munningstomes,Senior Risk Engineer – Upstream,Marsh
Grant Moody,HM Principal Inspector of Health Safety,
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
12.15 Seated lunch and networking break
13.15 Carry out effective planning for the suspension and
abandonment of HPHT wells
n Examine the legislative and guideline background
n Understand the technical challenges involved and the required technologies
n Assess your tubing and cementing requirements
n Explorethemajorenvironmentalconsiderations surroundingthiscomplexarea
Steve Kirby,Drilling Engineer,Sasok Ltd
14.00 Gain insight into the geophysical challenges at the depleted
HPHT Erskine Field,North Sea
Gain insight into the Erskine Field,a depleted HPHT gas condensate
accumulation located on the western margin of the East Central Graben,
Central North Sea,UKCS.This presentation will give you insight into:
n The challenges with wellbore stability while drilling,integrity due to
significant liner deformations and sanding issues
n The geophysical and geomechanical studies conducted over the last couple
of years,their applicability to HPHT reservoirs and the challenges to
implement modern geophysical tools at a mature field
n The identification of high risk areas for wellbore integrity of existing wells
and for the optimisation of potential infill well locations,changes in mud
window during drilling and completion integrity
Joerg Zaske,Senior Geophysicist,Chevron Upstream Europe
14.45 Coffee and networking break
15.15 BLUE SKY THINKING - TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
ROUNDTABLE SESSION
This interactive session will see the delegate audience split into two groups.
This is your opportunity to voice your opinion on technology gaps and
industry requirements for your forthcoming HPHT projects.
GROUP A: Expandable technology requirements
n Gain insight into“Hot off the press”new technology
n What does the industry require for expandable technology developments?
n Explore effective strategies for the application of expandables in HPHT
environments
Led by:Tony Furniss,Regional Sales Manager,
Enventure International LLC
GROUP B: Casing and tubing requirements
n Casing and tubing requirements for HPHT depleted zones
n Selecting the appropriate materials and connections
n Casing with drilling applications – gain insight into developments
Ledby:StuartCole,Manager,TechnicalSalesandServices,VallourecGroup
16.30 Chairman’s close and end of day one
17.00 Networking drinks reception
Join your peers in a relaxed and
informal setting for this excellent
networking opportunity.This is a
fantastic way to establish contacts
early on at the conference and to
strengthen relationships with
existing contacts.
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7368 9300
Fax:
+44 (0)20 7368 9301
Email:
enquire@iqpc.co.uk
Visit:
www.hphtwells.com/slide
7. Conference Day Two Thursday 25th November 2010
07.45 HPHT industry breakfast with the HSE
Join your peers from the HPHT community for an industry breakfast
meeting.You can take this opportunity to catch up with your contacts
informally whilst enjoying a full English breakfast and bacon rolls.
During breakfast,you’ll hear directly from Grant Moody,HM Principal
Inspector of Health Safety, HSE who will deliver a brief presentation
on‘Challenging wells in the UKCS – a regulator’s perspective’.
08.30 Coffee and registration
09.00 Chairman’s welcome
09.15 Exploring HPHT well design: From concept to well construction
n Explore effective strategies to ensure that you have clear well objectives
n Understandhowallowingforuncertaintyinporepressure,fracturegradientand
the“transitionzone”predictionsiskeytothesuccessofyourwellconstruction
n Understand why casing shoe points and casing strategy is as important as
detailed casing design
n Examine the“lack of accurate data”paradox
Ed Mcfadden,Independent Consultant Engineer
10.00 HPHT logging: Going the extra mile
n New techniques extend the valid operating envelope
n Data from case studies in Gulf of Mexico and North Sea
n Increases in operating efficiency
GrantAffleck,Business Development Manager,Weatherford
10.45 Coffee and networking break
11.15 Interactive panel discussion: Identifying technology gaps
for HPHT completions
n Understanding fluid selection for your completions projects
n Seals and tubular integrity – key technology gaps
n Explore pore pressure projects
n Key considerations for polymers and metallurgy
n BOP considerations
Interactive panellists:
Derek Charlton,HP/HT Drilling Manager,Maersk Oil
Andrew McHardy,Well Examiner,Total/ Independent Consultant
Ed Mcfadden,Independent Consultant Engineer
12.00 Gain insight into requirements for friction grip
technology and solid metal seals for HPHT surface
and subsea wellheads
n Explore current industry standards for wellheads
n Establish what makes a product fit for purpose for HPHT drilling and explore
testing and qualification procedures
n Gain insight into key case studies on HPHT wellhead experience
Craig Hendrie,Managing Director,Plexus Ocean Systems
12.45 Lunch and networking break
13.45 Testingandqualificationofequipmentforextremeapplications
n Customising QA/QC procedures for your HPHT project
n ExplorehowtechnologyandmaterialscanbetterwithstandhostileHPHTconditions
n Specification and design of equipment:Managing risk in the design process
n Ensuringyourequipmentis fit-for-purpose:Fromrawmaterialstomanufacture
Oddvar Skjæveland,VP Ullrigg Drilling andWell Centre,
International Research Institute of Stavanger AS
14.30 Addressing the many challenges of HPHT well evaluations
HPHT wells offer an opportunity to shift the paradigm while adjusting the
mindset to cope with the current technological limitations.Success is often
measured through the pre-determined KPIs which can fail to encompass
the need for a fully integrated approach.In this session,you will explore how:
n Understanding past failures in reservoir management can provide the key to
future success stories
n Well planning needs to be all encompassing and deal with all aspects from
location,trajectory,well construction,drilling and completion fluid systems to
available evaluation tools
n HPHT environments not only affect the drill bit selection and downhole
steerable assemblies,but also the reservoir properties and test tools as well.
Test programmes need to apply a suite of achievable objectives and a clear
understanding of the effects of time and temperature on downhole logging
and test tools
n Good planning with sufficient lead time can make all the difference
R J Boocock,Consultant Petroleum Engineer
15.15 Coffee and networking break
15.45 Group competition of the well construction process
During this group session,the delegation will be split into teams to build an
ideal well in a given scenario.
You will:
A) Consider what is currently available to you
B) Identify any current technology gaps
1) Planning tools - integrated planning,hydraulics,real time to
actual comparisons
2) Rig capacity - size,onboard mud coolers fluid capacity,MPD spread,
(And total number of“capable”rigs)
3) Drilling tools - downhole equipment premium threaded components,etc
4) Fluids - weight,rheology,variable behaviour with heating / cooling cycles,
control with mpd
5) Cement - design,testing,“foams”
6) Casing - steels etc
7) Completions - tools transferring conventional technology to ht domain
8) Well test - special tools,differing test patterns
9) Logging - real time vs.recorded vs.wireline,new developments
This group exercise is created to determine the difference between
the actual edge of the current envelope,and the theoretical limit of
upcoming potential wells.
16.30 Chairman’s close and end of conference
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