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Wednesday, 3 May,  0930 to 1200

PANEL: CHANGING DYNAMICS OF DEEPWATER OWNERSHIP
Room 306

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0930 17783

Changing Dynamics in Deepwater Ownership
A. Herman, Chevon; W. McHolick, BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc.; H. Haldorsen, Hydro Gulf of Mexico LLC; J. Figueira, Petrobras; C. Weinbel, Cal Dive Intl.; S. Khurana, J P Kenny Inc.


Wednesday, 3 May,  0930 to 1200

PANEL: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
Room 604

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Wednesday, 3 May,  0930 to 1200

CASE STUDIES FROM CSEM AND RESISTIVITY METHODS
Room 312

Session Chairpersons: Svein Ellingsrud, EMGS
Saad Saleh, Shell Intl. E&P Co.
0930 18378 Remote Reservoir Resistivity Mapping Case Histories
L.J. Srnka, K.E. Green, J. Carazzone, M. Ephron, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.
0952 18199 Controlled-Source Electromagnetic Imaging in Areas of Complex Geology
L. MacGregor, L. Scott, Ohm Ltd.
1014 18003 Marine Controlled Source Electromagnetic: The Campos Basin Experience
M.P. Pereira Buonora, Petrobras; R. Reddig, A. Zerilli, AGO Schlumberger
1036 18154 Fast Two-Dimensional Forward and Inversion Algorithms for Interpreting Marine CSEM Data
D. Alumbaugh, A. Abubakar, V. Druskin, T. Habashy, A. Zerilli, Schlumberger; L. Knihznrman, Center of Geophysical Expedition; G.M. Hoversten, Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Lab.
1058 18192 Normal Resistivity Trends for Geopressure Analysis in Mexican Offshore Wells
V. Lopez-Solis, Pemex; D. Velazquez-Cruz, Inst. Mexicano del Petroleo; A. Jardinez-Tena, Pemex; G. Espinosa, Inst. Mexicano del Petroleo
1120 18326 Iterative Multiscale Deep-Resistivity Imaging
M.A. Frenkel, Baker Hughes

Wednesday, 3 May,  0930 to 1200

PANEL:  TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION: ENERGY POLICY ACT 2005
Room 602

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0930 18411 Technology Commercialization: Energy Policy Act 2005 Authorizes a Public + Private Partnership to Facilitate Research, Development and Commercialization of Upstream Technologies
Art Schroeder, Energy Valley Inc.

Wednesday, 3 May,  0930 to 1200
LNG 2006
Room 610

Session Chairpersons: Shawn Huang, ConocoPhillips
Jeff Buckles, Chevron Corp.
0930 18026 Offshore LNG Transfer:  A Worldwide Review of Offloading Availability
L. Poldervaart, H. Oomen, Single Buoy Moorings Inc.; J. Ellis, SBM Production & Contractors
0952 17781 Commercialization of Stranded Gas With a Combined Oil and GTL FPSO
A.C. van Loenhout, L. Zeelenberg, A. Gerritse, Bluewater Energy Services B.V.; E. Sheehan, N. Jannasch, Syntroleum Corp.
1014 17780 CNG Marine Transport--Demonstration Project Development
G. Stephen, G. Cano, TransCanada CNG Technologies Ltd.
1036 17931 What Risk Should the Public Accept From LNG Facilities?
E.A. Meyer, G. Andreassen, S. Shaw, C. Wei, Det Norske Veritas
1058 18012 Offshore LNG: The Perfect Starting Point for the 2-Phase Expander?
M. Barclay, Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd.; C. Yang, Foster Wheeler North America Corp.
1120 18092 Integration of Insulated Rigid and Flexible Cryogenic Pipes in Marine LNG Transfer Systems
P.J. Cox, Technip Offshore Inc.; C. Blair, Aspen Aerogels Inc.; D. Adkins, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
1142 18306 A Chain-Leg Installation System To Improve Safety During Installation of the World's First Offshore LNG Terminal
L.A. Wilson, G. Collier, G. Hamilton, Acergy

Wednesday, 3 May,  0930 to 1200

HYDRATES AS AN ENERGY SOURCE I
Room 606

Session Chairpersons: Robin Buchannon, U. of Mississippi
Charles Morgan, U. of Hawaii
0930 18204 Overview of Observatory Development and the Site Selection Process
T.M. McGee, L. Macelloni, U. of Mississippi
0952 18132 The Mississippi Canyon 118 Gas-Hydrate Site:  A Complex Natural System
R. Sassen, Texas A&M U.; H. Roberts, Louisiana State U.; W. Jung, Texas A&M U.; C. Lutken, U. of Mississippi; D. DeFreitas, S. Sweet, N. Guinasso, Texas A&M U.
1014 18113 Bathymetric Mapping and High-Resolution Profiling by AUV in MC118 (Gulf of Mexico)
K. Sleeper, U. of Mississippi; A. Lowrie, Consultant; A. Bosman, U. of Rome; L. Macelloni, C.T. Swann, U. of Mississippi
1036 18208 Analyses of Core Samples From Mississippi Canyon 118
C.B. Lutken, U. of Mississippi; C.A. Brunner, U. of Southern Mississippi; L. Lapham, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J. Chanton, Florida State U.; R.E. Rogers, Mississippi State U.; R. Sassen, Texas A&M U.; J.L. Dearman, L. Lynch, Mississippi State U.; J. Kuykendall, U. of Southern Mississippi; A. Lowrie, Consultant
1058 17804 Seafloor Observatory in the Gulf of Mexico: Tracing the Carbon Flow in Gas-Hydrate Environments
C. Zhang, J. Noakes, U. of Georgia
1120 18170 Pore Fluid Array Construction and Deployment at Mississippi Canyon Site 118, Gulf of Mexico
L.L. Lapham, U. of North Carolina; J.P. Chanton, Florida State U.; C.S. Martens, U. of North Carolina; P.D. Higley, Specialty Devices Inc.; H.W. Jannasch, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Inst.; J. Woolsey, U. of Mississippi
1142 17962 Storage and Distribution of Digital Data From the Gulf of Mexico Seafloor Observatory
P.E. Murray, C. Zala, M. Dunham-Wilkie, U. of Texas at Austin

Wednesday, 3 May,  0930 to 1200

EXPLORATION AND MARINE GEOSCIENCE
Room 600

Session Chairpersons: Kelley Peace, Fugro Geoservices Inc.
John Brand, Geoscience Earth & Marine Service
0930 18083 Quantifying the Impact of Deepwater Geohazards
M. Galavazi, Fugro Engineers B.V.; R. Moore, Halcrow Group Ltd.; M. Lee, Consultant; D. Brunsden, Halcrow Group Ltd.; B. Austin, Brynterpretation
0952 18064 Correlations Between Well Logs and Geotechnical Properties
S. Lafuerza, M/ Canals, U. de Barcelona; M. Galavazi, Fugro Engineers B.V.
1014 18117 Scientific Drilling and Coring in Lake Malawi, Africa
M. Paulson, K. Moran, U. of Rhode Island; M. Lengkeek, P. Jeffery, Lengkeek Vessel Engineering Inc.; A. Frazer, Seacore Ltd.; C. Scholz, Syracuse U.
1036 18201 Advances in Fluid Sampling With Formation Testers for Offshore Exploration
C. Del Campo, C. Dong, R.R. Vasques, P.S. Hegeman, T. Yamate, Schlumberger
1058 18037 Multiple Advanced Logging-While-Drilling Technologies Optimized for Drilling and Well Placement
T. Gravem, A.K. Thorsen, T.B. Helgesen, INTEQ; G. Waldron, Hydro; J.C. Lofts, INTEQ
1120 17790 Sand Control Application in Mediterranean Sea, Pliocene Gas Reservoirs: Case Studies
H. Bahaa, E. Ragaee, Petroleum Ministry, Egypt

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Wednesday, 3 May,  1400 to 1630

GENERAL SESSION II
Room 306
Stranded Gas to Commercial Reality

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Wednesday, 3 May,  1400 to 1630

KIZOMBA: DESIGN ONE, BUILD MULTIPLES
Room 604

Session Chairpersons:

Subir Bhattacharjee, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.
Roald Lokken, ExxonMobil Development Co.

1400 17915 Kizomba A and B:  Projects Overview
B.D. Boles, G.E. Mayhall, ExxonMobil Development Co.
1422 17918 Leveraging Lessons Learned Across Multiple Deepwater Projects
L.B. Waters, P.P. Smith, C.A. Prescott, ExxonMobil Development Co.
1444 17919 Development of Close-Moored Deepwater Systems: Kizomba A and B Projects
R.E. Sandstrom, J. Huang,M.A. Danaczko, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.; W.C. Kan, R.K. Fry, ExxonMobil Development Co.
1506 17955 Drilling and Completion Innovations Deliver World-Class Results in Angola
C.J. Williams, S. Wilson, ExxonMobil Development Co.
1528 17941 Kizomba A and B: Installation Overview
J.B. Bates, G.O. Gernon, M.D.A. Gillette, ExxonMobil Development Co.
1550 17939 Development of the Kwanda Base Deepwater Logistics Shorebase
B. Rajoo, Esso Exploration Angola Ltd.
1612 17917 Utilization of Safety Partnerships To Achieve World-Class Safety Performance on the Kizomba A and B Projects
J.J. Toellner, M.G. Smith, K.K. Fortune, ExxonMobil Development Co.

Wednesday, 3 May,  1400 to 1630

SUBSEA CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, COMMISSIONING, AND OPERATION
Room 602

Session Chairpersons: David Theiss, Cameron Div.
Sanjay Sinha, Chevron Corp.
1400 18312 Free-Span Remediation Studies for the K2 Pipe-In-Pipe Flowlines
U. Eigbe, M.W. Fletcher, M. Hensley, D. Ling, C. Routh, Intec Engineering
1422 18362 Planning, Procedures, and Results of a Deepwater Vertical SCR VIV Suppression Retrofit Project
S.P. Armstrong, Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.
1444 18021 Addressing the Integration and Installation HSE Risks for Deepwater Projects
A. Warwick, M.M. Grant, Atkins

Wednesday, 3 May,  1400 to 1630

TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
Room 312

Session Chairpersons: Kelly Kryc, IODP-MI 
Gregory Myers, Columbia U. 
1400 18011 Scientific Ocean Drilling: Characterizing and Sampling Methane Hydrates
F.R. Rack, Joint Oceanographic Institutions; P. Schultheiss, Geotek Ltd.; D.S. Goldberg, BRG-LDEO, Columbia U.; M.A. Storms, D. Schroeder, B. Julson, M. Malone, IODP Science Services, Texas A&M U.; T.S. Collett, U.S. Geological Survey; M. Riedel, Geological Survey of Canada; P. Long, Pacific Northwest Natl. Lab.
1422 18114 The Arctic Coring Expedition:  Drilling at the Top of the World
K. Moran, U. of Rhode Island; J. Backman, Stockholm U.; J. Farrell, U. of Rhode Island
1444 17920 Coring Dynamics:  Data Acquisition While Coring
G. Myers, BRG-LDEO, Columbia U.; D. Schroeder, Texas A&M U.; W. Keogh, BRG-LDEO, Columbia U.; K. Grigar, Texas A&M U.; W. Masterson,  BRG-LDEO, Columbia U.
1506 17957 Measuring Temperature and Pressure with the Temperature Two Pressure (T2P) Probe in the Ursa Basin, Gulf of Mexico:  Development of a New Pressure and Temperature Probe for the IODP
P.B. Flemings, Pennsylvania State U.; J.T. Germaine, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology; H. Long, Pennsylvania State U.; B. Dugan, Rice U.; D. Sawyer, Pennsylvania State U.; J.H. Behrmann, Albert-Ludwigs-U. Freiberg; C. John, Texas A&M U.; Shipboard Scientific Party, IODP Expedition 308
1528 17916 Comparison of Heave Motion Compensation Systems on Scientific Ocean Drilling Ship and Their Effects on Wireline Logging Data
G. Sarker, G. Myers, T. Williams, D. Goldberg, BRG-LDEO, Columbia U.
1550 18119 Prediction of Sediment Undrained Shear Strength From Geophysical Logs Using Neural Networks
M. Paulson, U. of Rhode Island; J. Ressler,  GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.; K. Moran, C.D. Baxter, U. of Rhode Island
1612 18014 ODP/IODP "CORK" Long-Term Subseafloor Hydrogeological Observatories
K. Becker, U. of Miami; E.E. Davis, Geological Survey of Canada; A.T. Fisher, U. of California at Santa Cruz; A. Klaus, D. Schroeder, M.A. Storms, Texas A&M U.; T. Pettigrew, Mohr Engineering; C.G. Wheat, U. of Alaska

Wednesday, 3 May,  1400 to 1630

DEEPWATER STEEL CATENARY RISERS
Room 610

Session Chairpersons: Carlos Moreira, Petrobras
Ruxin Song, Technip Offshore Inc.
1400 18180 Wave-Loading Fatigue Performance of Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs) in Ultradeepwater Applications
J. Xu, A.S. Jesudasen, J. Fang, Intec Engineering; M. Else, Minerals Management Service
1422 18276 The Effectiveness of Helical Strakes in the Suppression of High-Mode-Number Vortex-Induced Vibrations
J.K. Vandiver, S.B. Swithenbank, V. Jaiswal, Massachusetts Inst. of Tech.; H. Marcollo, AMOG Consulting
1444 17912 Safety Factors for Ultradeepwater SCR Handover Operations
A.S. Jesudasen, P. Olden, K.C. Dyson, J. Hoose, INTEC Engineering Inc.
1506 17898 Automatic Ultrasonic Inspection of Steel Catenary Risers With a Corrosion-Resistant Alloy Layer
J.V. Ent, The RTD Group; J.V. Nisselroij, Shell Global Solutions Intl.; F. Kopp, Shell Intl. E&P; A. Otter, Sarawak Shell Bhd.; N. Weli, Shell Nigeria E&P Co.; S. Judd, Acergy Paris
1528 18313 Post-Extreme-Event Assessment of SCR Integrity:  Strength and Fatigue Effects on the Matterhorn Gas Export SCR From Hurricane Ivan
G. Harte, W.K. Kavanagh, MCS; D. Taberner, C. Van Der Linden, Total E&P U.S.A. Inc.
1550 18348 Application of CFD for Vortex-Induced Vibration Analysis of Marine Risers in Projects      M.A. Dixon, D. Charlesworth, DeepSea Engrg & Mgmt Ltd

Wednesday, 3 May,  1400 to 1630

HYDRATES AS AN ENERGY SOURCE II
Room 606

Session Chairpersons: Robin Buchannon, U. of Mississippi
Bill Siapno, Consultant   
1400 18247 New Technology Needs for Methane Hydrates Production
R.J. Todd, D. Hannegan, S. Harrall, Weatherford Intl.
1422 18246 New Deposit Accumulation Model for Marine Gas Hydrates
R.L. Kleinberg, Schlumberger
1444 18087 Environmentally Friendly CO2 Storage in Hydrate Reservoirs Benefits From Associated Spontaneous Methane Production
A. Graue, B. Kvamme, U. of Bergen; B.A. Baldwin, Green Country Petrophysics LLC; J. Stevens, J.J. Howard, ConocoPhillips; E. Aspenes, G. Ersland, J. Husebo, U. of Bergen; D.R. Zornes, ConocoPhillips
1506 17929 Detailed Imaging of Deepwater Hydrate Geology With Horizontal Arrays of Seafloor Sensors
B.A. Hardage, P.E. Murray, U. of Texas at Austin
1528 18193 Response of Oceanic Hydrate-Bearing Sediments to Thermal Stresses
G.J. Moridis, M.B. Kowalsky, Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Lab.
1550 17860 The Problem of Inert Gas Venting on FPSO's and a Straightforward Solution
D. Devos, M. Duddy, Single Buoy Inc.; J. Bronneburg, Gusto MSC

Wednesday, 3 May,  1400 to 1630

INVITED ORGANIZATION: THE ENERGY INSTITUTE-- NEW FROM OLD: BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO DEPLETED RESERVOIRS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE
Room 600

Session Chairpersons:

Tom Kelly, FMC Energy Systems
Lawrence Slade, The Energy Institute

1400 18405 Challenges of Long Satellite Tiebacks
I.G. Ball, Subsea Domain Ltd.
1422 18407 New Developments in Floating Production Systems
J. Lane, R. Hawn, Chevron PRC
1444 18408 New Technology From Concept to Delivery
D. Ellix, The Industry Technology Facilitator
1506   De-risking: The Key To Developing Stranded Reserves
J. Goodale, Challenger Minerals (North Sea) Limited
1528   Novel Chemical Applications for Enhancing Production From Mature Assets
B. Lambert, Clariant Corp.

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