LOCATION: Baker Hughes
2001 Rankin Road
Houston, Texas  77073

LOCATION: Weatherford

2000 St. James Place
Houston, Texas 77056

LOCATION: National Oilwell Varco

7909 Parkwood Circle
Houston, Texas 77036

Minutes:

The meeting was hosted by NOV at their facility, 7909 Parkwood Circle, Houston, Texas.  Ben Bloys, Chevron, opened the meeting and briefed everyone on safety procedures. He also made welcoming remarks.

The following presentations were made:

New Residue Free Fracturing Service Helps Increase Production – Harvey Fitzpatrick, PE Product Manager – Frac/Acid, Halliburton (Presentation not provided for web posting)

Video Processing for Improved Drilling – Dr. Pete Torrione and Mark Hibbard, CoVar Applied Technologies

An Assesment of Research Needs Related to Improving Cement Isolation of Formations in Deep Offshore Wells – Dr. Barbara Kutchko, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Having no other business, the meeting was then adjourned.

LOCATION: Halliburton North Belt Facility

3000 North Sam Houston Pkwy East
Houston, TX 77032

Teledrill Inc.
18303 W. Little York
Katy, TX 77449
www.teledrill.com

Representative:

Bob Macdonald
18303 W. Little York
Katy, TX 77449
Tele: 281-550-0434
bob.macdonald@teledrill.com

Alternate:

Ben Jennings
18303 W. Little York
Katy, TX 77449
Tele: 281-550-0434
ben.jennings@teledrill.com

Bench Tree Group, LLC
PO Box 1878
Georgetown, TX 78627
www.benchtree.net

Representative:

Aubrey Holt
PO Box 1878
Georgetown, TX 78627
Tele: +1 512 869 6900
Fax: +1 512 519 8167

Alternate:

April Newman
PO Box 1878
Georgetown, TX 78627
Tele: +1 512 869 6900
Fax: +1 512 519 8167

Drilling Systems (UK) Ltd
Hurn View House
5 Aviation Park West
Bournemouth International Airport
Dorset
BH23 6EW
Tele: +44 1202  582255
Fax:  +44 1202 582288
www.drillingsystems.com

Representative:

Clive Battisby – Operations Director
Hurn View House
5 Aviation Park West
Bournemouth International Airport
Dorset
BH23 6EW
Tele:  +44 1202 582255
Fax:  +44  1202 582288

Alternate:

Ed Ramsay – Marketing Director
Drilling Systems (UK) Ltd
Hurn View House
5 Aviation Park West
Bournemouth International Airport
Dorset
BH23 6EW
Tele: +44 1202 582255
Fax:  +44 1202 582288

DrillScan US Inc.
2000 South Dairy Ashford, Suite 420
Houston, Texas 77077
Website: www.drillscan.com

Representative  

Stephane Menand
2000 South Dairy Ashford, Suite 420
Houston, Texas 77077
Tel: +1 (281) 679-6370

Alternate 

Ludovic Macresy
2000 South Dairy Ashford, Suite 420
Houston, Texas 77077

FMC Technologies
20515 SH 249
Houston, Texas 77070-2607

Representative:
Bernie McCoy, Jr.
20515 SH 249
Houston, Texas 77070-2607
Tele: (281) 591 4000
Fax: (281) 878 7751

Alternate:
Chelsi Kaltwasser
20515 SH 249
Houston, Texas 77070-2607
Tele: (281) 260 2899
Fax: (281) 878 7751

Pipe Maintenance Inc.
P.O Box 1753
Kilgore, Texas 75663
www.pipemaintenanceus.com

Main Representative:
Dave Andrews
1400 N Sam Houston Parkway East
Suite 190
Houston, Texas 77032
Tel: (281) 227-0000
Fax: (281) 227-0062

Alternate:
Tubular Identification
1400 N Sam Houston Parkway East
Suite 190
Houston, Texas 77032

LOCATION: Baker Hughes
2001 Rankin Road
Houston, Texas  77073

Minutes:

The meeting was hosted by Baker Hughes at 2001 Rankin Road, Houston, Texas.  Ron Bland, Baker Hughes opened the meeting and briefed everyone on safety procedures. He also made welcoming remarks.

The following presentations were made:

LOCATION: Halliburton North Belt Facility

3000 North Sam Houston Pkwy East
Houston, TX 77032
8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The meeting was hosted by Halliburton at 3000 North Sam Houston Pkwy East, Houston, Texas.  Glenda Wylie, Halliburton opened the meeting and briefed everyone on safety procedures. Ben Bloys, DEA Chairman, made welcoming remarks.

The following presentations were made:

LOCATION: Weatherford

2000 St. James Place
Houston, Texas 77056
Marcellus Conference Room

Minutes for the DEA Technology Forum:

The meeting was hosted by Weatherford at 2000 St. James Place, Houston, Texas.  Tom Gee, Weatherford opened the meeting and briefed everyone on safety procedures. Ben Bloys, DEA Chairman, made welcoming remarks.

The following presentations were made:

LOCATION: National Oilwell Varco

7909 Parkwood Circle
Houston, Texas 77036

Forum Minutes:

The meeting was hosted by National Oilwell Varco at 7909 Parkwood Circle, Houston, Texas. Jim Brock, NOV, opened the meeting and briefed everyone on safety procedures.  Ron Bland, Baker Hughes, made welcoming remarks.

The following presentations were made:

• Low Plasticity Burnishing –  Peter Moore, Director, Industry Standards and R&D, U.S. Steel Tubular Products 
• LCM Degradation – Dave Beardmore, Conoco Phillips
• Optical PSD – Tod Canty, Canty
• Current NETL Water Management R&D Efforts – William Pike, Leonardo Technologies, Inc.
• DEA 164 Update – Robert Estes

Having no other business, the meeting was then adjourned.

Technical Area:  Production

Sponsor:
Conoco Phillips
Keith Lynch
Manager, Drilling Technology
281-293-3746

Title:
Requirements for Advanced MWD Directional with Ranging, for Safety in Intersection, SAGD, Anti-Collision.
Click  here for a letter of initiation to participate in the JIP.

Submitted by:
Gordon Richardson
TechRich Consulting
gr@techrichconsulting.com
(617) 504-3340

Robert L. Waters
R. L. Waters Consulting
RWaters@austin.rr.com
(512) 258-2419

Robert Estes
Baker Hughes
robert.estes@bakerhughes.com
(713) 625-4414

Principal Investigators(s):
Gordon Richardson
TechRich Consulting
gr@techrichconsulting.com

(617) 504-3340

Robert L. Waters
R. L. Waters Consulting
RWaters@austin.rr.com
(512) 258-2419

Business Impact (IMPORTANT):

Industry needs directional MWD tools that can quickly and efficiently drill relief wells, assure anti-collision, steer parallel SAGD wells, and provide more everyday safety.  This is more important now than ever for environmental and personnel safety, with SAGD & intersection applications growing.  Sadly, today’s tools have not advanced in functionality in decades.  Next generation tools should be used routinely for better well placement and safety, gaining revenue to defray development costs.  Service companies need a consensus from industry on what specifications are required, and what operators are willing to pay for such advanced MWD services.

Technical Objectives:

Assess requirements for well applications:

• Intersection – relief or P&A
• Collision avoidance
• SAGD and parallel unconventional
• Single- and two-well ranging

Report on available technologies for ranging to adjacent casing – range, accuracy, power, environmental, patent restrictions.

Assess market willingness to pay daily rates for additional safety and readiness in everyday MWD tools.

Methodology:

Independent consultants to gather data from operators to define requirements and specs.  Assess price tolerance for next generation MWD service for multiple applications.  Assess technical requirements and gaps.  Assess IP barriers for key technologies.  Determine whether multiple service suppliers can develop the solution.  Recommend a path forward for industry.

This will be done through a series of face-to-face interviews with key managers and drilling engineers in operators’ drilling departments, and service companies.

Deliverables:

Report with operator survey findings, needs assessment & recommendations.  Final report will include:

Proposed next generation directional MWD (functional specification) Cost/benefit analyses for significant scenarios Safety and HS&E liabilities Well shut-in cost vs better proximity determination Development, deployment, R&M expectations

Startup Date:  1st Quarter, 2012

Project Duration:  7 to 8 months

Project Cost:  $260,000 to $300,000

Cost Per Participant:  $30,000 assuming 9 or 10 participants

Comments:

This was on the April, 2011, DEA agenda as a discussion item.  After Conoco Phillips agreed to be the sponsor, this is being submitted as a JIP proposal in November, 2011.