Monday
| Tuesday | Wednesday
| Thursday
Morning Sessions | Afternoon
Sessions
Monday, 1 May, 0930 to 1200
FLOW ASSURANCE FIELD SOLUTIONS
Room 604
| Session Chairpersons: | Matthew Lamey, Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp. Laurence Cowie, BP |
| 0930 | Keynote 18381 |
Flow Assurance Field Solutions N.D. McMullen, BP America Inc. |
| 0952 | 18384 | Flow Assurance Lessons: The
Mica Tieback A.L. Ballard, BP America Inc. |
| 1014 | 18318 | Evaluation of Low-Dosage Hydrate
Inhibitors (LDHI) for a Long-Distance Subsea Tieback in Ultradeep Water A.P. Singh, Total E&P U.S.A. Inc.; P. Glenat, J. Peytavy, Total S.A. |
| 1036 | 18316 | An Application of Vacuum Insulation
Tubing (VIT) for Wax Control in an Arctic Environment P. Singh, J.A. Walker, ConocoPhillips; H. Lee, U. of Michigan/ConocoPhillips; S. Gharfeh, B. Thomason, D. Blumer, ConocoPhillips |
| 1058 | 17814 | Hydrate Remediation in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Dry-Tree
Wells: Lessons Learned A.F. Harun, T.E. Krawietz, M. Erdogmus, BP America |
| 1120 | 18387 | To Pig or Not To Pig: The Marlin
Experience With Stuck Pig G.S. Fung, W.P. Backhaus, S. McDaniel, M. Erdogmus, BP America |
Monday, 1 May, 0930 to 1200
BENGUELA-BELIZE: WEST AFRICA'S FIRST COMPLIANT PILED TOWER
Room 306
| Session Chairpersons: | Daniel Smith, Mustang Engineering Ed Mascorro, Mustang Engineering |
| 0930 | 18200 | Benguela-Belize Project Overview C.C. McNeilly, R. Redwine, W. Higgs, Chevron Corp., Southern Africa SBU |
| 0952 | 18068 | Benguela-Belize Compliant Piled Tower: Tower Design S. Will, E. Mascorro, W. Roberson, K. Hussain, Mustang Engineering; S. Paulson, Chevron ETC |
| 1014 | 18080 | Benguela-Belize Compliant Piled Tower: Topsides Engineering Mr. Borkar, S. Gunzelman, S. Johnston, G. Jones, KBR LLC |
| 1036 | 18077 | Benguela-Belize Compliant Piled Tower: Tower Fabrication F. Sezer, Kiewit Offshore Services Ltd. |
| 1058 | 18079 | Benguela-Belize Compliant Piled Tower: Installation W. Koolwijk, R. Zoontjes, HMC-Heerema |
| 1120 | 18419 | Project-Focused Approach Facilitates Benguela-Belize Success D. Sverre, A. Anderson, Technip |
Monday, 1 May, 0930 to 1200
FPSO TECHNOLOGY
Room 602
| Session Chairpersons: | Max Krekel, BOPS (USA) John Barnes, AMEC Paragon Inc. |
| 0930 | 18036 | Calibrated Geotechnical Design
Code for Suction Anchors in Clay R. Dahlberg, K.O. Ronold, P.J. Strom, J. Mathisen, Det Norske Veritas; K.H. Andersen, H. Jostad, Norwegian Geotechnical Inst. |
| 0952 | 18085 | Deepwater Oil Export Systems: Past, Present, and Future C. Blanc, J. Isnard, R. Smith, Single Buoy Moorings Inc. |
| 1014 | 17861 | Design of FPSO Piles Against
Storm Loading S. Bhattacharya, Oxford U.; T. Carrington, T. Aldridge, Fugro Ltd. |
| 1036 | 18061 | Recent Trends in FPSO Design
and Project Execution Applied to Leased Vessels M.W. Wyllie, J. Joynson, Single Buoy Moorings Inc. |
| 1058 | 18271 | Experience With a Dynamically
Positioned FPSO in a Hurricane Area M. Zoethout, H. Brugts, Bluewater Energy Services B.V. |
| 1120 | 18279 | Upgrade of DP Failure Mode Effects
Analysis P. Fougere, Transocean; A. Pallaoro, Petrobras E&P |
| 1142 | 18039 | Investigation of Sway-Yaw Motions
of Deepwater FPSOs C. Paton, C. Carra, P. Sincock, AMOG Consulting |
Monday, 1 May, 0930 to 1200
DRILLING TECHNOLOGY
Room 312
| Session Chairpersons: | Dennis Dal Porto, Chevron Corp. Chip Claiborne, Chevron Corp. |
| 0930 | 17970 | Drilling a Deepwater Wildcat
Off the North Coast of Brazil: A Case Study D.M. Sparkes, J.S. Wellings, G. Rheaume, BP |
| 0952 | 17828 | Single-Diameter Technology Capable
of Increasing Extended-Reach Drilling by 50% R. Bell, R. McKee, E. Zwald, Enventure Global Technology; D. Lewis, P. Suryanarayana, Blade Energy |
| 1014 | 17999 | When Intelligent Wells are Truly
Intelligent, Reliable, and Cost-Effective G.J. Naldrett, D.W. Ross, Schlumberger |
| 1036 | 17840 | Through-Tubing Rotary Drilling
From Njord Floating Platform J. Tistel, Hydro Oil and Energy; J. Oyovwevotu, Leading Edge Advantages; S. Talukdar, K. Kjosnes, L. Brusdal, Hydro Oil and Energy |
| 1058 | 18122 | First-Year Simulation of Drilling
and Completion Operations on the Atlantis Project R. Shilling, BP E&P Tech.; W.J. Brendling, BMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd. |
| 1120 | 17830 | Solid Expandable Tubular Systems
Extend the Life of Mature Fields D.E. Eynon, Marathon Oil Co.; J.S. Mueller, V.D. Felix, N. Ruzic, Enventure Global Technology; P. Courty, Cudd Pressure Control Inc. |
Monday, 1 May, 0930 to 1200
APPLICATIONS OF VSPs TO IMAGING, ANISOTROPY,
AND PRESSURE PREDICTION
Room 610
| Session Chairpersons: | Brian Hornby, BP Jorge Lopez, Shell Intl. E&P Inc. |
| 0930 | 17988 | A Novel Walk-Away VSP for Improved
Subsalt Imaging G. Ronholt, B. Chenin, READ Well Services Ltd.; R.D. Shank, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| 0952 | 17857 | Subsalt Elastic Velocity Prediction
With a Look-Ahead AVA Walkaway S. Leaney, Schlumberger; B.E. Hornby, BP |
| 1014 | 18399 | Travel-Time Methods of Vp/Vs
Determination for Pore Pressure Prediction Using Lookahead VSPs D. Ebrom, BP; P.D. Heppard, ConocoPhillips; M.L. Albertin, BP |
| 1036 | 18262 | Improving Drilling Efficiency Using a Lookahead VSP to Predict Pressure, Exiting Salt: Five Gulf of Mexico Examples S.M. Viceer, M.L. Albertin, G. Vinson, B.E. Hornby, D. Ebrom, P.D. Heppard, C. Jay, J.P. Blangy, BP America Inc. |
| 1058 | 17869 | Accurate Estimation of Subsalt
Velocities Using Virtual Checkshots A. Mateeva, A. Bakulin, P. Jorgensen, J.L. Lopez, Shell Intl. E&P Inc. |
| 1120 | 17866 | Anisotropy Estimation From Marine
3D VSP Data V. Grechka, P. Jorgensen, J.L. Lopez, Shell Intl. E&P Inc. |
| 1142 | 18177 | Anisotropy Evaluation Using an Array Walkaway VSP R. Zhou, VSFusion; A. Kaderali, Husky Energy |
Monday, 1 May, 0930 to 1200
OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
Room 606
| Session Chairpersons: | Claude Brancart, NextFish Walt Musial, Natl. Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| 0930 | Keynote | Regulatory Aspects of Offshore Wind Energy Johnnie Burton, Director, MMS |
| 0952 | 18355 | Energy From Offshore Wind W.D. Musial, S. Butterfield, Natl. Renewable Energy Lab.; B. Ram, Energetics Inc. |
| 1014 | 18353 | Status of Cape Wind Offshore
Wind Project C.D. Olmsted, Energy Management, Inc. |
| 1036 | 18351 | Feasibility of Offshore Wind
Power in the South Atlantic Bight W.S. Bulpitt, S.W. Stewart, M.H. Hunt, S.V. Shelton, Georgia Inst. of Tech. Strategic Energy Initiative |
| 1058 | 18352 | Important Measurement Parameters
for Determining Loading and Energy Production on Offshore Wind Turbines B. Bailey, M. Filippelli, AWS Truewind LLC; J.M. Freedman, Atmospheric Information Systems |
| 1120 | 18359 | Application of Design Standards to the Design of Offshore Wind Turbines in the U.S. N.J. Tarp-Johansen, Risø Natl. Lab.; J.F. Manwell, J. McGowan, U. of Massachusetts at Amherst |
| 1142 | 18287 | Coupled Dynamic Modeling of
Floating Wind Turbine Systems E. Wayman, P. Sclavounos, Mass. Inst. of Tech.; S. Butterfield, J. Jonkman, W.D. Musial, Natl. Renewable Energy Lab. |
Monday, 1 May, 0930 to 1200
PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGY
Room 600
| Session Chairpersons: | Rusty Bayh, Halliburton Energy Services Group Didier Gazaniol, Total S.A. |
| 0930 | 17880 | Optimizing Production Rates and Reducing Life-Cycle Cost for High-Pressure Fields S. Patni, FMC Technologies Inc. |
| 0952 | 18121 | Fiber-Optic Downhole Sensing: A Discussion on Applications and Enabling Wellhead Connection Technology P.J. Wright, K.W. Womack, Ocean Design Inc. |
| 1014 | 18214 | Sand-Face Completion for a Shallow Laminated-Gas Pay With High Fines Content N.S. Hadfield, J. Terwogt, A. Van Kranenburg, SarawakShell; S. Salahudin, K.A. King, Halliburton Energy Services Group |
| 1036 | 17796 | Intelligent Well Technology: The Evolution to Closed-Loop Control W.S. Going, A.B. Anderson, Baker Oil Tools; G.P. Vachon, Baker Hughes |
| 1058 | 17998 | Optimizing Production in Offshore Scenarios by In-Situ-Generated Nitrogen A.C. Vargas, Weatherford Intl. Ltd. |
| 1120 | 17867 | Intelligent Multilateral Wells Provide Significant Benefits in Environments Ranging From Heavy-Oil Shallow Onshore Wells to Difficult Subsea Well Construction B.F. Sponchia, A.B. Emerson, J. Johnson, Baker Oil Tools |
Morning Sessions | Afternoon Sessions
Monday, 1 May, 1400 to 1630
PANEL: DECISION MAKING, ETHICS, AND PROFESSIONALISM
Room 306
| 1400 | 18402 | In New Horizons and New Depths: Where are the Ethical Boundaries and Potential Liabilities Facing the Offshore Energy Industry? B. Pollett, Senior Attorney (TX & LA) and Licensed Texas Geologist; C. Nielsen, Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. |
Monday, 1 May, 1400 to 1630
LESSONS LEARNED FROM HURRICANE IVAN
Room 604
| Session Chairpersons: | Robert Spong, Energo Engineering Robert Gilbert, U. of Texas |
| 1400 | Keynote: | Lessons Learned From Hurricane
Ivan Tommy Laurendine, MMS |
| 1422 | 18323 | A Pilot Study for Regionally
Consistent Hazard Susceptibility Mapping of Submarine Mudslides C. Hitchcock, R. Givier, M.M. Angell, William Lettis & Assocs.; J. Hooper, Fugro-McClelland Marine Geosciences Inc. |
| 1444 | 18328 | Mudflows and Mudslides During
Hurricane Ivan M. Nodine, S.G. Wright, R.B. Gilbert, U. of Texas at Austin; E.G. Ward, Texas A&M U. |
| 1506 | 18325 | Assessment of Fixed Offshore
Platform Performance in Hurricane Ivan F. Puskar, R. Spong, A. Ku, Energo Engineering, Inc.; Y. Choi, U. of Texas at Austin |
| 1528 | 18322 | MODU Performance in Hurricane
Ivan B. Sharples, Offshore Risk & Tech Consulting Inc.; S. Buffington, MMS |
| 1550 | 18324 | Assessment of Storm Sea Fastenings
for Drilling and Workover Rigs on Floating Production Systems During
Hurricane Ivan: Phase 1 E.G. Ward, Texas A&M U.; J. Gebara, Technip Offshore Inc. |
| 1612 | 18183 | Hurricane Ivan--Pipeline Damage, Integrity Assessment and On Bottom Stability Observations S. Mirza, J. Skinner, A. Mathew, L. Ekstrom, Det Norske Veritas |
Monday, 1 May, 1400 to 1630
MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING: ZEROING IN ON TECHNOLOGY
Room 602
| Session Chairpersons: | Tom Gee, Weatherford Intl. Ltd. Rick Fowler, Dominion E&P Inc. |
Monday, 1 May, 1400 to 1630
INTERACTION OF DEEPWATER PIPELINES WITH THE
SEABED
Room 312
| Session Chairpersons: | Bruce Light, Shell Intl. E&P
Inc. John Bomba, Technip Offshore Inc. |
| 1400 | 17806 | Combined Effect of Flowline
Walking and Riser Dynamic Loads on HP/HT Flowline Design M.S. Brunner, X. Qi, J. Zheng, J.C. Chao, Technip U.S.A. |
| 1422 | 17945 | Pipeline Walking: Understanding
the Field Layout Challenges and Analytical Solutions Developed for
the SAFEBUCK JIP M. Carr, F. Sinclair, D.A. Bruton, Boreas Consultants |
| 1444 | 17944 | Pipe-Soil Interaction Behavior
During Lateral Buckling, Including Large-Amplitude Cyclic Displacement
Tests by the Safebuck JIP D.A. Bruton, Boreas Consultants; D. White, Cambridge U.; C. Cheuk, City U. of Hong Kong; M. Bolton, Cambridge U.; M. Carr, Boreas Consultants |
| 1506 | 17922 | Methods for Assessing Design
Issues With HP/HT Pipelines at Early Stages of a Project N.F. Parsloe, P. Manchec, A. Dorbec, Doris Engineering Inc.; X. Yang, Doris Inc. |
| 1528 | 17795 | Lateral Buckling Reliability
Calculation Methodology Accounting for Buckle Interaction G. Brown, M. Brunner, X. Qi, Technip; I. Stanley, Genesis |
| 1550 | 17815 | Mitigation Methods for Deepwater
Pipeline Instability Induced by Pressure and Temperature Variations D. Perinet, I. Frazer, Acergy |
| 1612 | 18107 | Effect of High-Pressure/High-Temperature
Flowlines and Soil Interaction on Deepwater Subsea Development S. Mebarkia, Chevron Corp. |
Monday, 1 May, 1400 to 1630
ADVANCES IN RISER AND UMBILICAL TECHNOLOGY
Room 610
| Session Chairpersons: | Darrel Harvey, Alan C. McClure Assocs.
Inc. Enda O'Sullivan, MCS |
| 1400 | 18303 | New Industry Guidelines for
Fatigue Analysis of Unbonded Flexible Risers |
| 1422 | 17768 | The Future for Flexible Pipe
Riser Technology in Deep Water: Case Study |
| 1444 | 17986 | Predicting, Measuring, and
Implementing Friction-and-Bending Stresses in Dynamic Umbilical
Design |
| 1506 | 17764 | Riser Strategies: Fatigue
Testing and Analysis Methodologies for Flexible Risers |
| 1528 | 18202 | Dynamic Analysis of Pipe-in-Pipe
Steel Catenary Risers With Direct Modeling of Structure Interaction |
| 1550 | 17787 | Full-Scale Testing of Flexible
Riser System Subjected to Internal Flow-Induced Vibration |
| 1612 | 18065 | Trelline™--A Cost Effective Alternative for Oil
Offloading Lines |
Monday, 1 May, 1400 to 1630
SUBSEA AND RISER INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT
Room 606
| Session Chairpersons: | Metin Karayaka, Chevron Energy
Technology Co. Ricky Thethi, 2H Offshore Inc. |
| 1400 | 17891 | Riser Integrity Management for
Deepwater Developments H. Cook, D. Dopjera, BP; R. Thethi, 2H Offshore Inc.; L. Williams, iicorr Ltd. |
| 1422 | 18310 | SCR Integrity Management: Recent
Industry Advances With a Risk-Based Approach R.D. Quinn, W.K. Kavanagh, MCS Intl. |
| 1444 | 17810 | NDP Review of State of the Art
in Riser Monitoring: Lessons Learned and Experiences Gained M. Chezhian, K.J. Mork, Det Norske Veritas; T.S. Meling, Statoil; C. Makrygiannis, BP; P. Lespinasse, Total |
| 1506 | 17932 | Monitoring and Effective Integrity
Management of Laterally Buckled Flowlines in Deep Water J. Baker, D.A. Bruton, I. Matheson, Boreas Consultants Ltd. |
| 1528 | 17951 | The Successful Development and
Deployment of a Reusable Composite Shape-Sensing Mat To Provide
Real-Time Load and Cumulative Fatigue Data on Deepwater Production
Risers in the Gulf of Mexico D.G. Roberts, Insensys Ltd.; T. Moros, BP Exploration |
| 1550 | 17864 | Developments in Assessment of
Fluid-Loading Regime Contributions to Fatigue for Deepwater Flexibles G. Lyons, BPP Technical Services Ltd.; F. Trarieux, M.H. Patel, Cranfield U.; S. Garnham, BP |
Monday, 1 May, 1400 to 1630
FLOW ASSURANCE DESIGN
Room 600
| Session Chairpersons: | Kazuioshi Minami, Petrobras Thomas Sifferman, Consultant |
| 1400 | 17963 | An Investigation of Two-Phase Oil-Water Paraffin Deposition G.H. Couto, Petrobras; H. Chen, E. Delle-case, C. Sarica, M. Volk, U. of Tulsa |
| 1422 | 18368 | Experimental and Modeling Studies of Wax Deposition in Crude Oil Carrying Pipelines S.K. Todi, ScandPower Petroleum Tech. Inc.; M.D. Deo, U. of Utah |
| 1444 | 18317 | A Comprehensive Solubility Model for Asphaltene Flocculation Prediction at Field Conditions S. Gharfeh, P. Singh, K. Kraiwattanawong, D. Blumer, ConocoPhillips |
| 1506 | 17894 | Flow Assurance Modeling: Reality Check and Aspects of Transient Operations of Gas/Condensate Pipelines L. Hagesaether, K. Lunde, F. Nygaard, Statoil; H. Eidsmoen, Scandpower Petroleum Technology |
| 1528 | 17956 | Evaluating Transient Multiphase Model Performance for the Brazilian Offshore Environment E.F. Gaspari, G.H. Oliveira, M. Monteiro, R.J. Dourado, Petrobras S.A. |
| 1550 | 18388 | Gulf of Mexico Field of the Future: Subsea Flow Assurance R. Gudimetla, A. Carroll, BP; K. Havre, C. Christiansen, J. Canon, Scandpower Petroleum Tech. Inc. |
Monday | Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
Morning Sessions | Afternoon
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