Thursday, 6 October Technical Program

0900–1000

Riocentro - Pav 5

WELCOME COFFEE

1000–1200

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 101 A1

PANEL SESSION:
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BRAZIL

Moderator:

• Oswaldo Pedrosa, HRT Oil & Gas

Panelists:

• Harold H. Mesa, Halliburton
• Mauricio Figueiredo, Baker Hughes
• Ana Zambelli, Schlumberger
• Nicholas Gee, Weatherford

The offshore oil industry in Brazil has made several contributions to the global oil industry and consequently is a well regarded industry supported by world class universities and a favorable environment for technology development. Today, the offshore environment faces new challenges, making it essential to find new techniques, products, and services to carry the industry through the next 20 years. We are looking for operators, universities, research centers, and service providers to rise to the challenge of meeting our technological needs for today and the needs of tomorrow.

In the format of a panel discussion, leading providers will identify the unique needs of the Brazilian market and discuss the current challenges and difficulties of supplying technology to meet these needs.

The panelists will discuss models for working with the universities and local industry to create foster centers of excellence to develop to the new technology development that will enable exploration and production to move forward.

1215–1345

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 203AB

TOPICAL LUNCHEON 5: ECOPETROL

Speaker: João Clark

Established 60 years ago in Colombia, Ecopetrol has been working in all value chains of the petroleum business: E&P, transportation, processing, refining and commercialization. On the E&P sector, in 2010, Ecopetrol reached a production of 616.000 BOED and 1.7 billion BOE net proved reserves, 370.000 BOD crude exports and resulting in USD 19 billion revenues. A defined goal for 2020 is to produce 1.3 million BOED with no human accidents or environmental incidents and totalize 4.9 billion BOE of proved reserves. The E&P 2011–2020 investment plan comprises USD 64 billion. Management of exploratory risk, consolidate geological knowledge, a high standard security, and environmental policy are the basic pillars for Ecopetrol’s exploration strategy. The company represents knowledge and experience on the Caribbean offshore and Pacific offshore in Colombia and Peru, and the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil offshore in the Santos, Campos, Pará-Maranhão, and Espirito Santo basins. In short, Ecopetrol is an international player with the capacity to incorporate reserves and increase production of oil and natural gas in a sustainable way.

1215–1345

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 204 ABC

TOPICAL LUNCHEON 6: OGX: A SUCCESSFUL BRAZILIAN COMPANY

Speaker: Paulo Mendonça, OGX

Since its creation in 2007, OGX has been a leader in the Brazilian oil and natural gas exploration and production sector. From July 2007 when it was at zero market cap, it has grown to USD 23.7 billion just after its IPO (June 2008), then to USD 30 billion in July 2011. Today, OGX is responsible for the second largest exploration drilling campaign in Brazil, after Petrobras, with eight operating drilling rigs operating. Operations include two onshore, one jack-up to start operation soon, and a drilling program that encompasses nearly 90 exploration wells to be drilled until 2013. OGX exploratory campaign is now drilling its 53rd exploration well, with an overall success rate of more than 90%. OGX has already discovered 4.1 billion BOE of oil and natural gas leaving 6.7 billion BOE to be of potential resources. To achieve its goals, OGX expenditures/investments reached USD 2.24 billion from July 2007 to March 2011, and the company will soon start its first production in the Campos basin, four years after its creation.

1400–1800

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 101 A1

PANEL SESSION:
SOUTH AMERICA AND WEST AFRICA: PETROLEUM SYSTEMS AND GEOLOGICAL COMPARISON

Moderator:

• Nelson Narciso Filho, HRT

Panelists: 

• Marcio Rocha Mello, HRT Oil & Gas
• Webster Mohriak, HRT
• João Amaral, Total
  

This session analyzes the factors in developing a drilling strategy for underestimated basins, like the South Atlantic’s southernmost segment.  As petroleum exploration advances towards new regions in deepwaters, an understanding of the tectonic evolution of conjugate margin sedimentary  basins and their petroleum systems are factors for a successful campaign.

The Brazilian to Argentine continental margins are known for a thick sedimentary succession but only a few boreholes have tested deep targets. In the west African margin, south of Walvis Ridge, large areas with hydrocarbon potential remain waiting to be confirmed by geoscientists and E&P companies. As the search for hydrocarbons aim at the remaining small prospects, the less explored regions are a more rewarding potential for large discoveries. Successful efforts could bring new activity to the Atlantic and a surge for these countries economics.

1400–1800

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 207

TECHNICAL SESSION 19:
PIPELINES, DESIGN, AND INSTALLATION

Session Chairpersons:

David Renzi, Stress Engineering
Jerry Streeter, FMC

This session will discuss design, installation processes for deepwater pipelines and flowlines.

1400

22181

Innovative Method for Creating New Deepwater Tie-In Points on Existing Pipeline System Using Proven Pipeline Repair Equipment • E. Keijser, B. Povloski, M. Robles, H. Mota, Oil States

1430

22756

Collapse Due to Bending and External Pressure—2009 Revision • A.C. Nogueira, INTECSEA, G.E. Harrison, BP

1500

22182

Development of In-Line PLETs, PLEMs, and Connectors for the TUPI Pilot Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned • H. Mota, Oil States

1630

22754

Pre-Commissioning of First Interfield Pipline of Brazilian Pre-Salt Projects • S.R. Feitosa, C. Estites, Weatherford, J. Everard, Saipem Eni

1700

22306

The Advancements of FEA in Confronting the Deepwater Pipelines Under High Pressure and High Temperature • J. Sun, P. Jukes, J. Wang,  Wood Group Kenny

1400–1800

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 201 C

TECHNICAL SESSION 20:
DRILLING AHEAD

Session Chairpersons:

Thomas Gee, Weatherford International
Raul Krasuk, Baker Hughes

This session contains an array of papers covering drilling performance, reservoir damage, underreaming, managed pressure drilling,  drill string efficiency gains among other topics.

1400

22356

Extended-Reach Wells Outside of Industry Standard Practices • N.A. Biddle, G.R. Camargo, P.Vila, BP; A. Collares, G. Orellana, Halliburton;  R. Beasley, D. Brecknock, Perenco

1430

22787

Dynamic Positioning Capability and Enhanced Reliability • G.T. Reilly, ABS

1500

22336

Case History: Performance of a Drilling Campaign in the Santos Basin, Brazil, 2008 - 2010 • H.J. Carrizo, G. Ortuo, T. Dutra Neto, Repsol Sinopec

1630

22462

Planning and Placing First Waimea Horizontal Production Well: A Case History, Campos Basin, Brazil • S. Flores, G. Rafainer, P. Ernesto, M.R. Rosa, V. Costa, M.T. Ribeiro, OGX Petroleo & Gas; G. Landinez SPE, D. Scarcelli, A. Guedes, J. Ramirez, Schlumberger

1700

22511

Drilling Performance Initiative in Campos Basin Block BM-C41 • S. Flores, SPE, S. Linhares, SPE OGX , C. J Coletta, SPE, G. Landinez, SPE, R. Rios, SPE, Y. Medina, SPE P. C. de Oliveira, H Luquetta,Schlumberger

1730

22439

Careful Planning and Application of an Asymmetric Vibration Damping Tool Dramatically Improves Underreaming While Drilling Performance in Deepwater Drilling • J.P. McCarthy, I. Forster, T. Burnett, A. Kabbara, National Oilwell Varco

1400–1800

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 202 A

TECHNICAL SESSION 21:
RELIABILITY AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT

Session Chairpersons:

Rajiv Aggarwal, KBR/Granherne
Adriana Botto, Wood Group

As the water depth increases and project economics become more sensitive to downtime there is increasing value for Operators to drive for reliability and to develop and implement an Integrity Management Program allowing management of risks to as low as reasonably possible (ALARP) levels.  In this session, various approaches for both greenfield and brownfield will be presented.  The lessons learned from specific incidents and remedial actions taken for floating systems and sub-systems will be discussed.

1400

22436

Feedback from Experience on Structural Integrity of Floating Offshore Installations • P. Biasotto, A. Rouhan, Bureau Veritas

1430

22343

Holistic Approach to Subsea Integrity Management and Reliability and Their Application to Greenfield and Brownfield Projects • A. Botto, M. Hull, J. Rees, Wood Group

1500

22705

Lessons Learned From Statfjord Oil Spill and Actions Taken to Reduce Spill Risk During Offloading Operations • T. Meling, P. Heen, Statoil  

1630

22684

Probabilistic System Approach for Risk-Based Inspection of FPSO • J. Goyet, A. Rouhan, E. L’Haridon, L.M. Gomes, Bureau Veritas

1700

22691

Global Offshore Operations Performance: Assessing Uptime Reliability • J.C. Alba, J. Kilchrist, Ziff Energy

1730

22736

Using Testing Methods to Evaluate Performance and Integrity of
Offshore Mechanical Systems • J. Bedoya, C. Alexander, Stress Engineering

1400–1800

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 210

TECHNICAL SESSION 22:
STEEL RISER SYSTEMS

Session Chairpersons:

Karim Jan, Subsea Riser Products
Julio Ribeiro, 2H Offshore

Alternative riser designs for deep and ultra-deep water depths are in various stages of Technology Qualification and implementation in projects.  In this session, the design, installation, qualification, and performance monitoring of alternative riser system solutions and their sub-systems will be presented.  The recent advancements made in simulation of SCR behavior at touchdown zone will be discussed.

1400

22831

Failure Detection Monitoring System Qualification Through a Full-Scale Dynamic Test • P. Elman, Pulse Structural Monitoring; G. Falcao, J.A. Clevelario, I. Souza, Wellstream; T. Almeida, 2H Offshore

1430

22557

Simulation of SCR Behavior at Touchdown Zone—Part I: Numerical Analysis of Global SCR Model Versus Sectional SCR Model • A. Bhattacharyya, BP; M.A. Tognarelli, BP; G. Li, SBM; R. Ghosh, ExxonMobil; E.C. Clukey, BP; Q. Sun, Technip

1500

22226

Successful Qualification and Deployment of a High Pressure Drill Pipe Riser in West Africa • M. Camus, P. Auclair, TOTAL   B. Horsburgh, Cameron, Y. Gallois, C. Rohart, J.Miller, Y. Mfoulou, VAM Drilling

1630

22569

Simulation of SCR Behavior at Touchdown Zone—Part II: Testing of a Sectional SCR Model in a Geotechnical Centrifuge • E.C. Clukey, M. Tognarelli, BP; G. Li, SBM; R. Ghosh, ExxonMobil; R.D. Phillips, A. Zakeri, B. Elliott, A. Bhattacharyya, BP; Q. Sun, Technip

1700

22544

Design, Qualification, and Fabrication of Fatigue-Critical Girth Welds for Free-Standing Hybrid Riser Systems • P. Kristiansen, J. O,Donnell, Technip; G. Hoopes, Acute Technological Services; C. Masson, Petrobras, B. Fazackerley, Microalloying;  P. Novelli, Tenaris

1730

22442

Development and Validation With Testing of a High-Strength Steel-Fatigue-Resistant Threaded and Coupled Premium Connectors Product Line for Outer Production Riser and Single-Barrier Riser Applications in Deepwater and Ultradeepwater • C. Sches, O. Caron, A. Dekervel, V&M Tubes

1400–1800

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 210 A

TECHNICAL SESSION 23:
ILLUMINATING FUTURE RESERVES

Session Chairpersons:

Marcos Gallotti, Geonunes
George Yapuncich, Global Geophysical

This session highlights emerging geophysical technologies that allow us to iluminate and image the complex geology that holds some of the most significant hydro carbon resources needed to fuel the future.

1400

22740

Evaluation of the Seismic Time-Lapse Acquisition Period in Reservoir Monitoring • C. Ferreira, A. Davolio, C. Maschio, D. Schiozer, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

1430

22812

Dual-Coil, Long-Offset, Full-Azimuth Marine Towed Streamer Acquisition • T. Bunting, N. Moldoveanu, T.Brice, WesternGeco

1500

22833

Seismic Ocean Bottom Nodes: A Versatile Field Development Tool • S. Ronen, T. Vidal, D. Lecerf, A. Rokkan,  J. Gelot, CGG Veritas

1630

22580

Permanent Borehole Seismic in Ultradeep Offshore Appraisal Wells • S. Taylor, Octave Technologies; M. Hiner, Hamilton Group

1700

22826

Prestack Full Waveform Inversion for Velocity Model Building • S. Kapoor, D.Vigh,T. Bunting, WesternGeco

1730

22827

Building Anisotropic Models for Depth Imaging: Comparing Different Approaches • O. Zdraveva,  M. Woodward, D. Nichols,  K. Osypov, WesternGeco

1400–1800

Riocentro, Pav 5 - Room 208

TECHNICAL SESSION 24:
ANCHORING AND MOORING SYSTEMS

Session Chairpersons:

Sidney Bereicoa, ABS
Paul Erb, BP

New developments for mooring systems and novel equipment for offshore floating structures.

1400

22489

Intelligent Vertically Loaded Anchors for Deepwater Floating Production Systems • R.M. Ruinen, Vryhof Anchors

1430

22605

LNG Tandem Offloading: A Qualified Technology Now Ready for FLNG Project • D. Lavagna, J. Fournier, L. Le Touze, SBM Offshore

1500

22615

Mooring System Integrity: Deteriorative Mechanisms on Mooring Systems and Appropriate Inspection Techniques • A.D. Hall, A.M. Trower, Welaptega Marine

1630

22396

Effect of Soil Variability on the Penetration Depth of Dynamically Installed Drop Anchors • H. Sturm, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, J.T. Lieng, Deep Sea Anchors; G. Saygili, Northern Gulf Institute

1700

22472

Deep-Water SAL: An Offloading Station for Large Water Depths • V. Aanesland, A. Bech, National Oilwell Varco

1730

22502

Installation Penetration of Gravity-Installed Plate Anchors: Laboratory Study Results and Field History Data • J.T. Shelton, C. Nie, D. Shuler, Delmar Systems

1800

22342

Effects of Broken Rope Components on Small-Scale Polyester Rope Response: Numerical Approach • J. Beltran, D. Vargas, University of Chile

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