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| 08.00 |
Registration & Coffee |
| 09.00 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks |
GLOBAL/US REGULATORY PANEL
| 09.00 |
Uncovering Potential Global Regulatory Changes For Offshore Oil & Gas: Understanding The Impacts On The Future Of Deepwater Drilling |
- Explaining how existing regulations for offshore well control and safety equipment were built on regional drilling experience and informed by past incidents
- Detailing the primary well control elements and specific safety equipment regulations that are likely to be reviewed post-Deepwater Horizon
- Reviewing the safety regime including permits, inspections and procedures
- Understanding how standards for personnel training and professional competency can reduce the potential for human error
- How can these regulatory requirements be converted into practical contingency planning to ensure safe and reliable deepwater drilling?
The Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent Gulf of Mexico oil spill have prompted a worldwide review of industry practices and regulatory structures. Four representatives from regulatory bodies around the world will provide their individual perspectives:
09.00 MEXICAN PERSPECTIVE
Javier Estrada
Commissioner
NATIONAL HYDROCARBONS COMMISSION OF MEXICO
09.25 BRAZILIAN PERSPECTIVE
Magda Chambriard
Director
NATIONAL PETROLEUM AGENCY BRAZIL
09.50 EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE: Ensuring Highest Standards in European Offshore Oil & Gas Activities
- EU vs. US differences in drilling/ production (depth etc.)
- EU vs. other regions re legislation
- Looking for best practises
- What might the above mean for offshore exploration going forward?
Marcus Lippold
DG TREN (Oil & Coal)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
10.15 US PERSPECTIVE
Speaker to be confirmed
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| 10.45 |
Morning Networking Session & Refreshments Served In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
PERSONNEL PANEL
| 11.15 |
The Future Vision On Ensuring That The Skills & Competency Base Of Personnel Is Of A Sufficient Standard Through Stringent Assessment & Regulation |
- Hear company strategies for assessing and developing both the skills and knowledge base of the deepwater industry to improve the reliability of safety procedures in practice
- Are the standards for competency high enough to ensure safe, prudent and skilled performance throughout all operations? Do regulators need to take competency into account when developing standards, or is the onus on the industry to ensure high standards are met?
- Forming an industry action plan to help cultivate a pool of competent deepwater personnel to ensure companies have the skills on hand to carry out operations reliably and accurately
Moderator: Paul Groves, Managing Director, PETROFAC TRAINING
Don Weisinger, Drilling Manager Southern Region & Gulf Of Mexico, NOBLE ENERGY
| 12.00 |
Networking Lunch Break Served In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
| HUMAN FACTOR RISK ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT “DEALING WITH NON-TEXT BOOK INCIDENTS” |
| PRACTICAL TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE RELIABILITY & SAFETY OF WELL CONTROL – PART 1 |
CASING
| 1.30 |
Casing Design & Well Control: Ensuring Flexibility & Strength |
- Applying the latest well casing designs offering flexibility and strength to prevent blowouts and maximize productivity
- Understanding existing safety standards for well casing, and uncovering how these might be amended in the future to adapt accordingly
- Assessing the correct casing strength, the right setting depths, and the number of casings needed for optimal well design and control
- Hear latest best practice around pressure testing of casing: what is going to be required in terms of positive and negative pressure testing? Understand the latest procedures around imposing the negative pressure, how to monitor it and for how long
- Will casing now require third-party vetting?
- Successful isolation of the well formation from the casing
- Evaluating the effect on previous casing strings of increasing the temperature in the upper parts of the well during production
Fernando Ruiz, Drilling/Completion Engineering Manager, REPSOL BRAZIL
| 2.10 |
Questions & Discussion |
CEMENTING
| 2.20 |
Re-Evaluating Risk Levels During The Cementing Processes |
- Reviewing the latest stress analysis software for accurately meeting the needs of an individual well and testing cement integrity
- Optimizing flexible cement technology and understanding how it can improve productivity in deepwater applications
- Evaluating the impact on the life and bond of cement of exposing upper casings to higher pressures
- Detailing the specific effects of applying different temperatures and pressures at different times of the well’s life and the impact on the cementing process
- Identifying the best techniques for assessing whether the cement you are using is optimal and the optimal amount
Ashootosh Garg, Drilling Superintendent, RELIANCE
| 2.50 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 3.00 |
Afternoon Networking Session & Refreshments Served In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
WELL DESIGN
| 3.30 |
Reviewing The Safety Margins & Risk Tolerance Of Effective Well Design |
- Delivering practical techniques for companies to incorporate risk assessment and contingency planning into their well design to maintain integrity
- Ensuring that design criteria safety margins are adjusted according to appropriate risk tolerance: are the barriers that have been put in place sufficient and functional?
- Examining the criteria to take into account when designing safe wells: assessing the variables of depth, pressure, remoteness, accessibility and the strength of the well components
Mike Loudermilk, VP Drilling and New Technology, Lewis Energy Group
| 4.00 |
Questions & Discussion |
ROVs
| 4.10 |
Examining & Overcoming The Technical Challenges In Difficult Environments Of Using Remotely Operated Vehicles In Offshore Interventions |
- Outlining state-of-the-art ROV solutions for interventions in deepwater to support drilling operations: how are they helping to facilitate safe drilling?
- Understanding the role of ROVs in supporting emergency response situations and how to practically plan this capacity into a project’s risk assessment
- Learning how to overcome the particular challenges of ROVs in remote or deep/ultra-deep operations to reliably support a well’s operations in difficult environments
| 4.40 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 4.50 |
Chair’s Closing Remarks |
| 5.00 |
Networking Drinks Reception Served In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
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BREAKFAST BRIEFING: THE COMPETENT WORKFORCE
| 08.15 |
Developing Effective Learning and Competence Assurance Standards for the Oil and Gas Workforce |
- Ensuring that personnel are prepared for and competent in emergency response situations through solutions such as supervised simulation training
- Reviewing current certification standards and training programs for the offshore industry and examining whether these should be adapted to meet new expectations for safety and competency in the US
- Examining how competence assurance and management systems reduce risk and increase productivity
Daryl Brister, Americas Operations Manager, Petrofac Training
| 09.00 |
Questions & Discussion |
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| 09.15 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks |
| PRACTICAL TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE RELIABILITY & SAFETY OF WELL CONTROL – PART 2 |
PORE PRESSURE PREDICTION
| 09.30 |
Optimizing Well Planning in Deepwater Reservoir Using The Art of Integrated Reservoir Studies |
- State-of-the-art deepwater reservoir modeling and simulation to predict pore pressure, Fluid gradient and Rock mechanics, and how to model the response of formation measurement into various possible drilling scenarios.
- Understanding how the new technologies in reservoir studies can examine and optimize the well design and planning, to capture the geological target and increase the recoveries between economic and realistic plan.
- How multilateral and smart wells path can be designed using reservoir and well simulations and being implemented to reduce risk and increase safety in the well design guarantying the optimum reservoir performance.
Belkis F. Andrade, E & P Technical VP, 4 Elementos Fawer-Setracon
| 10.00 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 10.10 |
Morning Networking Session & Refreshments Served In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
WELL CONTROL
| 10.40 |
Revisiting The Basics Of Well Control & Stability To Maintain Best Practice, Reliable Operations & Prevent Blowouts |
- Analyzing best practice safety margins for specific aspects of the well control process to ensure reliability and integrity during drilling
- Reviewing the most up-to-date technologies for accurately measuring pore pressure and increasing the accuracy of targeted down-hole barriers
- Bridging the gap between well design and execution to ensure follow-through on deepwater wells and avoid well control problems in the execution phase
| 11.20 |
Questions & Discussion |
RISERS
| 11.30 |
Mechanical Methods For Analyzing Riser & Structure Integrity |
- Using vibration dynamics to verify the life cycle and ability of risers to withstand loads
- Outlining the dynamic analysis of structures and risers to ensure safety and integrity: alternative methods for testing the response of risers including fatigue and life cycle analysis
- Hear novel designs for risers and experience from operators as to the most reliable structural designs for withstanding loads
- Explaining the use of target element programs - such as hydrodynamic load analysis - in maintaining riser integrity that is crucial to the well control process
| 11.50 |
Questions & Discussion |
TESTING
| 12.00 |
Evaluating The Viability Of Current Testing & Inspection Procedures |
- Establishing best practice and standards in testing and inspection lead times: when should inspections be carried out ideally?
- Overcoming scheduling and technical barriers for testing safety equipment at depth
- Gaining an assurance for operators that equipment will function reliably at depth
Luciano Scataglini, Safety Manager Upstream, ENI
| 12.40 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 12.50 |
Networking Lunch Break Served In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
| RE-EVALUATING RISK ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY BACK-UP SYSTEMS |
AUDIENCE Q + A DISCUSSION
| 1.50 |
Reviewing Standard Industry Practice On Testing Blow Out Preventers |
- Existing regulatory standards and their appropriacy for modern offshore operations
- Uncovering how regulators and operators need to move forward to ensure the reliability of BOPs through standardized testing to prevent future catastrophes: what new standards or legislation will be instituted?
Facilitated by: David Brecknock, Drilling Manager, Perenco
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SHEAR RAMS
| 2.20 |
Assessing The Safety Case For Upgrading Blow Out Preventers Using Additional Shear Rams Or Increased Shear Ram Capability |
- Understanding technical solutions for increasing the efficiency and reliability of BOPs to prevent blow-outs using upgraded rams
- Analyzing blind shear ram capabilities: reviewing existing requirements and assessing how equipment requirements may change - will additional shear rams be required or will the existing rams need to be reconfigured?
- Is upgrading existing shear rams cost-prohibitive? Is it cost effective?
Benton F. Baugh, President, Radoil, Inc.
| 2.50 |
Uncovering The Latest Systems For Well Control Emergency Capability: Comparing Different Emergency Back-Up Control Systems For Blow Out Preventers |
- Exploring the specifics of acoustic control systems by gaining insight into international best practice
- Understanding depth parameters around the use of acoustic control systems and outlining their suitability for particular regions: can or should they be used in all regions?
- Overcoming the challenges and potential shortcomings of manual control systems
| 3.10 |
Questions & Discussion |
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| REVIEWING PRACTICAL CONTINGENCY-PLANNING STRATEGIES |
| 3.20 |
Afternoon Refreshments Served in Exhibition Room |
| 3.50 |
Developing Emergency Response-Specific Planning For Potential Future Catastrophes |
- Understanding to what extent oil and gas companies can realistically plan for catastrophes such as blowouts to help build contingency planning into risk management planning
- Assessing existing global resources for oil spill response, questioning whether these resources are now deemed sufficient and how companies themselves can improve contingency plans for emergency response
Quenton Dokken, Executive Director, Gulf Of Mexico Foundation, Inc.
| 4.10 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 4.20 |
Developing A Road Map For Safer Deepwater Drilling & Operations: Lessons From Within The Industry & Beyond |
- Discussing how practical solutions, processes, tools and technologies discussed in the summit will influence risk management in the deepwater industry in future
- Outlining the need for industry and regulator collaboration to define a new set of standards going forward for deepwater operations
- Defining a new set of tools for comprehensive risk management that encompasses all risk factors, from technological to human
- Learning lessons from the risk management strategies of other industries: what challenges and strategies can be applied to deepwater operations?
Randall Luthi, President, NOIA
| 5.00 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 5.15 |
Chair’s Closing Remarks & End Of Conference |
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Mike Loudermilk
VP Drilling and New Technology
LEWIS ENERGY GROUP |
Don Weisinger
Drilling Manager Southern Region & Gulf Of Mexico
NOBLE ENERGY |
Fernando Ruiz
Drilling/ Completion Engineering Manager
REPSOL BRAZIL |
Magda Chambriard
Director
NATIONAL PETROLEUM AGENGY BRAZIL |
Marcus Lippold
Sr. Energy Economist, European Commission
DG TREN (Oil&Coal) |
Ashootosh Garg
Head of Timor Operations
RELIANCE |
Luciano Scataglini
Safety Manager Upstream
ENI |
Paul Groves
Managing Director
PETROFAC TRAINING SERVICES |
Quenton Dokken
Executive Director
Gulf Of Mexico Foundation, Inc. |
David Brecknock
Drilling Manager
PERENCO |
Daryl Brister
Americas Operations Manager
PETROFAC TRAINING |
Randall Luthi
President
NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (NOIA) |
Belkis F. Andrade
E & P Technical VP
4 ELEMENTOS FAWER-SETRACON |
Juan Carlos Zepeda
Director General
NATIONAL HYDROCARBONS COMMISSION OF MEXICO |
Benton F. Baugh
President
Radoil, Inc. |
Javier Estrada
Commissioner
National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH), Mexico |
Mark Franklin
Founder and President
IPT Global, LLC |
Steven Pedigo
CEO
OSEI Corp. |
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