Conference Day One: Tuesday 30 March 2010

08.30 Registration And Welcome Coffee

09.00 Opening Remarks From The Chairman

Asif Khan
Sr. Drilling Engineer
OMV PAKISTAN Exploration GmbH

09.10 Drilling HPHT Wells With Advanced Technology To Achieve High ROP And Reliable Data

  • Selecting suitable drilling fluid system that can work between 300 to 400°F with minimum or no solids and having ultra-thin filter cake
  • Drilling deviated wells with RSS (comparison of push the bit and point the bit system)
  • Benefits of logging while drilling over conventional wireline logging
  • Casing and cementing strategies for long term application in the HPHT environment
  • Lessons learnt and way forward

Asif Khan
Sr. Drilling Engineer
OMV PAKISTAN Exploration GmbH

09.50 Speed Networking - Speed Networking Will Enable You To Meet All Conference Attendees Within A Short Time And Ensure An Open Discussion Throughout The Conference.

10.15 Morning Tea And Networking Break

10.45 HPHT Completions: The Design, Development And Technology Challenges

  • The importance of upfront planning, design, qualification testing, QA/QC, and contingency planning
  • Addressing interface issues to minimize the risks
  • Enabling technologies to address some of the challenges of HPHT well completions

Bill Hay
Manager - Applications Engineering
Baker Hughes

11.25 Integrated Sand Management For HPHT Wells

  • Maintaining sand production below tolerable limits
  • Pros & cons of different methods of sand control completions
  • Refining perforation programs to maximize production while minimizing the risk of future sand production

Babs Oyeneyin
Professor of Petroleum/Offshore Engineering
The Robert Gordon University

12.05 Lunch And Networking Break

13.15 Keynote Address: ONGC Case Study: Challenges For HPHT Well Testing & Production

  • Examining the trends of HPHT wells in India
  • Appraising challenges of HPHT wells and maximizing the opportunities
  • Recognizing the need for use and testing of new technology
  • Case study of ONGC’s well testing and production

Dr. Ramashish Rai
Executive Director
Head IOGPT, ONGC

13.55 Pushing The HPHT Technology Envelope For Developing Commercially Viable Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)

  • Temperature is King, but it’s also a major challenge!
  • Examining current technology gaps for drilling & completing EGS wells to 5 km at 300 deg C BHST
  • ROP optimisation in hard igneous rocks
  • Fracture Identification (wireline logging)
  • Zonal Isolation
  • Multi-Fracture Drilling
  • Multi-Fracture Stimulation
  • Taking into account corrosion considerations

Patrick Tomkins
Fluids Advisor
Geodynamics Ltd

14.35 Interactive Discussion: Effective Well Design And Completion Strategies

  • Discussing HSE issues, well integrity and well control
  • Selecting the optimal drilling fluid
  • Managing formation damage

Panelists:

Dr. Ramashish Rai
Executive Director
Head IOGPT, ONGC

Patrick Brenan
General Manager
Optimal Well Engineering

Babs Oyeneyin
Professor of Petroleum/Offshore Engineering
The Robert Gordon University

15.15 Afternoon Tea And Networking Break

15.45 Challenges Of HPHT Well Engineering – First Time HPHT Essentials

  • Creating a detailed engineering solution to address HPHT challenges such as
  • Casing design problems
  • DST or production considerations
  • Material selection
  • Tight PPFG windows and regressions
  • ECD management
  • Mud and cement issues
  • Minimising costs and achieving operational efficiency through quality engineering
  • Considerations, problems and solutions during the well planning process

Patrick Brenan
General Manager
Optimal Well Engineering

16.25 A New Method To Treat Lost Circulation In Myanmar HPHT Drilling

  • Examining challenges of HPHT conditions such as lost circulation, well kicks, underground blowouts and mechanical constraints
  • Putting in place effective well control system
  • Applying effective methods to control lost circulation and expected outcomes

Wang Xian Guang
Petroleum Engineer
SINOPEC

17.00 Chairman’s Summary And End Of Day 1