Shell,
Chevron,
Petrobras,
Plus Many More On Gulf Of Mexico Ultra Deep Drilling

GULF OF MEXICO ULTRA DEEP HPHT RESERVOIRS 2013

November 20-21, 2013 | Houston | Texas

The First Operator-Led, Gulf Of Mexico Congress Examining The Latest Sub Salt Seismic Technologies And Ultra Deep Drilling Techniques Being Used To Develop Economic Wells In HPHT Conditions

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The fact that the Lower Tertiary Trend and other ultra deep reservoirs located in the Gulf of Mexico hold up to 15 bn barrels of oil is no longer a secret - and many operators globally are now acutely aware of the overwhelming commercial potential for ultra deep oilfield development.

New production opportunities however bring new technical challenges that are pivotal in ensuring these reservoirs evolve towards full scale commercial production. Seismic acquisition and interpretation within the Paleogene is a key hurdle to overcome, with thick salt canopies requiring the application of new innovative seismic techniques to ensure traps can be targeted.

What's more, the depth of these reservoirs has left operators demanding new specifically configured drilling and completions solutions for use in the unprecedentedly HPHT conditions. Innovations in drilling muds, casing, cementing and frac fluids are now being tried and tested to ensure cost effective exploitation of the reservoirs, while mitigating blow outs.

COMMERCIALIZING THE OPPORTUNITY

So what is needed to drive this opportunity towards commercial exploitation? A technical re-think of drilling solutions, re-planning of development strategies both geophysically and operationally and an innovations drive for dealing with the salt canopy and HPHT challenges. The good news is, major industry players are already responding.

The mission of the debut Gulf of Mexico Ultra Deep, HPHT Reservoirs: Basin Modeling, Drilling & Completions 2013 is to bring together global E&P companies and experts in ultra deepwater development and innovators in reservoir characterization and exploitation of ultra deep reservoirs to evaluate commerciality of the Gulf Of Mexico's ultra deep reservoirs.

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Operator case studies will be focused on how to make wells economical delivering both geological and operational best practices and solutions that have or are being proven to overcome the challenges standing in the way of full scale development of the Lower Tertiary Trend and beyond.

Over two days delegates will have the opportunity to hear case studies from technically-focused senior speakers from some of the world's most successful offshore oil producers on the following topics:

• PORE PRESSURE : Evaluating methods for pore pressure prediction to forecast the actual reservoir performance in ultra deepwater wells
• SEISMIC IMAGING : Assessing the next generation seismic acquisition and interpretation technologies for acquiring high resolution seismic data, below salt, in ultra deep reservoirs
• PRE-DRILL PLANNING : Evaluating how geophysical and petrophysical data analysis is being used to design low cost drilling programs suitable to ultra deep, high pressure high temperature environments
• DRILLING : Evaluating how the selection of the correct mud weight, casing and BHA design can mitigate blow outs without damaging the formation
• EQUIPMENT & COSTS : Analyzing the sources of non-productive time and assessing the new BOP design specifications to drive down the cost of future operations in HPHT wells
• PRODUCTION : Understanding the rock densities within velocity models to forecast if well and sand control will impact production
• COMPLETIONS : Evaluating the optimal completions design and completions tools for use in HPHT wells to prevent annulus pressure build up and ensure optimal production

Over 20 Presenters On The E&P-led Speaker Panel Including:

• Dave Strait, GOM Technology Manager, Chevron
• James Heathman, Cementing Team Lead, Shell
• Elizabeth Watkins, Senior Reservoir Geologist, Petrobras
• Juan Munoz, Senior Drilling Engineer, Maersk Oil
• Ryan Van Zanten, Senior Production Engineer, Shell
• Xin Li, Senior Reservoir Engineer, Hess
• Neil Trotter, Team Leader Fluids & Waste Management, Chevron
• Jiajie (Jeff), Chen, Advanced Senior Geologist, Marathon Oil
• Ben Bloys, Manager Los Alamos Technology Alliance, Chevron
• Luiz Amado, Senior Reservoir Engineer, ENI Petroleum
• Niven Shumaker, Geophysicist, Noble Energy
• Ziheng (Michael) Yao, Geomechanical Engineering Advisor, Hess

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If you have any questions related to the congress, group registration discounts, or sponsorship opportunities, please call (1) 800 721 3915 or email [email protected].

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On behalf of American Business Conferences, I look forward to welcoming you to Gulf of Mexico Ultra Deep HPHT Reservoirs Summit in November.