Monday Morning

Monday, 30 April,  0930 to Noon

Room 306

DALIA: THE NEW BLOCK 17 FLOWER BLOOMING FROM HEAVY OIL

Session Chairpersons: Didier Gazaniol, Total S.A.
Claude Valenchon, Saipem S.A.
0930 18538 The Dalia Challenges and Achievements    D. Picard, J. Thebault, Total E&P Angola; F.J. Goncalves, R. Costa, Sonangol
0952 18539 Dalia Development: Subsurface, Drilling, and Well-Completions Engineering    D. Caie, E. Casse, Total E&P Angola; B. Elias, Sonangol E&P
1014 18540 Dalia Field: System Design and Flow Assurance for Dalia Operations    A. Courbot, R. Hanssen, Total E&P Angola
1036 18541 Dalia Subsea Production System: Presentation and Challenges   J.L. Lafitte, M. Perrot, J. Lesgent, J. Bouville, S. Le Pennec, Total E&P Angola; P. Dahl, Hydro; S. Lindseth, AKS
1058 18543 Dalia Flowlines, Risers, and Umbilicals    M. Gloaguen, H. Bourdillon, F. Roche, T. Boscal de Reals, Total E&P Angola; P. Menier, A. Marion, Technip
1120 18544 Dalia Development: The FPSO Story and Project Challenges    G. Mouillerat, G. Regnault, Total E&P Angola; J. Leroux, Technip
1142 18546 Dalia Oil Offloading Export System   M. Gloaguen, H. Bourdillon, Total E&P Angola; E. Kobylanski, Technip; O. Skjastad, APL

Monday, 30 April,  0930 to Noon

Room 604

ENABLING DRILLING TECHNOLOGY

Session Chairpersons: Tom Gee, Weatherford Intl. Ltd.
Kieran Kavanagh, MCS
0930 18646 Enabling Solutions for Deepwater Drilling Riser Management: A Critical Evaluation    A.S. Westlake, K. Uppu, MCS
0952 18973 Enabling Enhancements of Riser VIV Design Techniques Through Detailed Interpretation of Test Results for VIV Suppression Devices    D. Spencer, Oceanic Consulting; S. Leverette, Atlantia Offshore; R.H. Masters, AIMS Intl.; R.D. Quinn, MCS; K.J. Schaudt, schaudt.us
1014 19026 A Sensitivity Study on Fatigue Damage of a Drilling Riser Caused by Vortex-Induced Vibrations    F.E. Roveri, Petrobras
1036 18461 Improved Reliability of Drilling Operations Using Managed-Pressure Drilling Technology: A Case Study in Brown Field Environment   K.P. Malloy, Stress Engineering Services; V.C. Roes, Shell
1058 18561 Comparison and Advantages of Underbalanced and Managed-Pressure Drilling Techniques:  When Should Each Be Applied?    K. Ostroot, S. Shayegi, D.W. Lewis, R. Lovorn, Halliburton Energy Services Group
1120 18496 2,000,000-lbm Slip-Based Landing-String System Pushes the Limit of Deepwater Casing Running    J.N. Brock, R.B. Chandler, M.J. Jellison, Grant Prideco; L.W. Sanclemente, R.J. Robichaux, Workstrings; M. Saleh, Chevron
1142 18879 The First Dual-Lateral Well Successfully Drilled Underbalanced in Libya    H.A. Safar, S.A. Azhary, A.M. Hijazi, Zueitina Oil; H.H. Qutob, J.R. Chopty, C.D. Pham, Weatherford Oil Tools

Monday, 30 April,  0930 to Noon

Room 602

NEW PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS: LOWERING THE RISKS OF OFFSHORE OPERATION

Session Chairpersons: Stephen Schroder, Baker Hughes   
Kenneth Foote, Woods Hole Oceanographics
0930 19027 New Process To Girth Weld Pipe With a Gasless Technology    B.K. Narayanan, P. Soltis, L. McFadden, M. Quintana, The Lincoln Electric Co.
0952 18934 Continuum FE Modeling of Lateral Buckling    S. Yu, I. Konuk, S. Yu, Geological Survey of Canada
1014 18939 Pipeline Risk Assessment in Deepsea Furrow Regions    E. Clukey, BP Amoco; K. Israel, C. Jones, K. Ziegler, SeaQ
1036 18882 Using Platelet Technology To Seal and Locate Leaks in Subsea Umbilical Lines    N.J. Ryan, Brinker Technology
1058 18783 Implementation of the New HISC Criteria and Other Challenges Faced for a North Sea Bundle Project    T.I. Grytten, K. Nilsson, D. Karunakaran, Subsea 7
1120 18679 Thermal Insulation Material for Subsea Pipelines: Benefits of Instrumented Full-Scale Testing To Predict the Long-Term Thermomechanical Behavior    N. Bouchonneau, Ifremer; V. Sauvant-Moynot, F. Grosjean, Inst. Français du Pétrole; D. Choqueuse, Ifremer; E. Poncet, D. Perreux, Franche-Comté U.
1142 18978 On the Influence of the UOE Process on Collapse and Collapse Propagation Pressure of Steel Deepwater Pipelines Under External Pressure    R. Toscano, J. Raffo, L. Mantovano, Tenaris; M. Fritz, R.C. Silva, TenarisConfab

Monday, 30 April,  0930 to Noon

Room 312

METOCEAN: EXTREME WEATHER IMPACT

Session Chairpersons: David  Wisch, Chevron Corp.
Jim Stear, Chevron Corp.
0930 18652 Hindcast of Winds, Waves, and Currents in Northern Gulf of Mexico in Hurricanes Katrina 2005 and Rita 2005    V.J. Cardone, A.T. Cox, Oceanweather; G.Z. Forristall, Forristall Ocean Engineering
0952 18466 Developments in Watertight Integrity on Floating Offshore Installations    J.H. Rousseau, J.A. Breuer, ABS
1014 18493 Extreme Wave Effects on Deepwater Floating Structures    B. Buchner, T. Bunnik, Marin
1036 18462 Concerns and Their Impact on Offshore Design and Operations: Were Hurricane Ivan 2004 and  Katrina and Rita 2005 100-Year Events or a Result of a Moving Over of a Warm Loop Current?    J.F. Hasling,  Weather Research Center
1058 18465 Consideration of Freak Waves for Design of a Jackup Structure    T.E. Schellin, Germanischer Lloyd A.G.; T. Jahnke, J. Kunzel, Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services 
1120 18620 Wave Crest Heights and Deck Damage in Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, and Rita    G.Z. Forristall, Forristall Ocean Engineering
1142 18903 Development of Revised Gulf of Mexico Metocean Hurricane Conditions for Reference by API Recommended Practices    G. Berek, ExxonMobil; C.K. Cooper, Chevron; D.B. Driver, BP; J.C. Heideman, D.A. Mitchell, ExxonMobil; J.D. Stear, Chevron; M.J. Vogel, Shell Intl. E&P

Monday, 30 April,  0930 to Noon

Room 610

THE EAST COAST OF CANADA: AN AREA OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Session Chairpersons: Rod Doane, Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada
Paul Harvey, Nova Scotia Dept. of Energy
0930 19053 Exploration Potential of the Deepwater Petroleum Systems of Newfoundland and Labrador Margins    J.R. Hogg, ConocoPhillips Canada; M.E. Enachescu, Memorial U.
0952 18970 Review of Nova Scotia’s Deepwater Drilling and Its Effect on the 2002 Resource Assessment   B.M. Smith, Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
1014 19077 First Jackup Drilling Operation on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland: Lessons Learned    G.C. Bagnell, Rowan Cos.
1036 19054 New Era in CNG Transport    L. Thompson, Floating Pipeline Co.
1058 19058 Sable Compression Facilities: Technical Overview    H.R. Stewart, ExxonMobil Canada
1120 19069 Pipeline Capacity for Transporting New East Coast Gas Supplies: Is There Enough?    R. Whitwham, Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline
1142 19089 Review of the Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board's Digital Data Management Center    C.R. Makrides, Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board

Monday, 30 April,  0930 to Noon

Room 606

GLOBAL FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS

Session Chairpersons: Philippe Jeanjean, BP America
Daniel Spikula, Geoscience Earth & Marine Service
0930 18684 Retractable Pile: New Solution for Jackup Platform    P.A. Thomas, N. Tcherniguin, A. Maconochie, J. Oliphant, Technip
0952 18923 Design and Operation of an Extractable Caisson Foundation for Offshore Structures    M. Hesar, XiFEP
1014 18688 A Case Study of Using Very Large Skirt Can for Self-Installing Platform Foundations    V. Alessandrini, G. Lebois, Technip
1036 18813 Verification of Suction Caisson Design Model Using the Finite-Element Method    S. El-Gharbawy, Intec Engineering
1058 18741 Study on Capacities of Symmetry Multibucket Foundation on Soft Clays Strata Under Cyclic Loads    C. Li, Inner Mongolia U. of Technology, China 
1120 18672 The Challenges Associated With the Installation of Long-Distance Tie-Backs    P.K. Forbord, L. Myklebost, A. Skeie, B.O. Bakken, G.M. Lund, T. Groenvik, Acergy

Monday, 30 April,  0930 to Noon

Room 600

ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS AND RESERVOIR MONITORING

Session Chairpersons: Larry Scott, Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping
Joe Reilly, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.
0930 18700 Measuring Velocity Sensitivity to Production-Induced Strain at the Ekofisk Field Using Time-Lapse Time-Shifts and Compaction Logs    A.L. Janssen, B.A. Smith, ConocoPhillips; G. Byerley, ConocoPhillips Norway
0952 19013 A Case of SI Attenuation in 4D-Seismic Data Recorded With a Permanently-Installed Array    J.H. Kommedal, BP Norge A/S; P. Semb, PGS Geophysical A/S; T. Manning, BP
1014 19049 Estimating 4D Velocity Changes and Contact Movement on the Norne Field    V. Aarre, Schlumberger Oilfield Services
1036 19068 Petrophysical Seismic Inversion Applied to the Troll Field    A.J. van Wijngaarden, Hydro; T.J. Coleou, CGG Veritas; R. Ona, A.N. Haaland, Hydro; P. Moliere, CGG Veritas
1058 18908 Use of Oceanbottom Seismic for Improved Imaging at the Clair Field    J.H. Kommedal, BP Norge A/S; S. Fowler, J. McGarrity, BP
1120 18671 3D/4-C and 4D Oceanbottom Seismic Surveys in the Caspian Sea    J.G. Bouska, BP
1142 18951 High-Resolution Geological Visualization Using Spectral Inversion    F. Dwan, D.P. Griffith, Shell; J. Gil, Shell Venezuela; O. Portniaguine, C. Moreno, M. Burnett, G. Sparkman, Fusion Petroleum Technologies; J.P. Castagna, U. of Houston