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Day One: Tuesday 25 November 2008
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8.30am | Registration and refreshments
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9am | Chairperson’s opening remarks
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| International regulations and their impacts on Asia
Pacific |
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9.15am | OSPAR environmental drilling fluid regulations applicable in the North Sea
- Examining current OSPAR regulations on drilling fluids
- The prohibition of diesel oil based drilling fluids and the usage of
- synthetic and oil-based drilling fluids in the upper part of the well
- Regulations governing the discharge of cuttings contaminated with
- mineral and synthetic oil based fluids
- Assessing non-compliance impacts and issues
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| | Mr. Leo Henriquez, Chief Inspector and Member of the OSPAR Commission, State Supervision of Mines, The Netherlands
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9.45am | Latest developments in US regulations impacting the usage of drilling fluids and management of cuttings
- Understanding current environmental concerns and issues with respect to drilling fluid selection and cutting management practices
- Impact of regulations adopted by the United States EPA allowing the discharge of drill cuttings with synthetic based drilling fluids
- Identifying best practices of compliance and challenges faced by operators in adhering to stringent environment policies and restrictions
- Outlining potential future international regulatory trends and developments
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| | Mr. Scott Wilson, Senior Environmental Scientist, United States Environmental Protection Agency
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10.15am | Morning refreshments & networking
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| Current and future regulations in Asia |
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10.45am | Examining the latest regulations in Asia that will impact your fluid systems design and waste management operations
In this session, regulators from across Asia will provide an update on
the latest regulations and share key future trends, developments and
recommended practices.
- Regional regulatory update on drilling fluids and drilling waste management policies
- Strategic objectives of respective regulatory framework and the impacts of non compliance
- Future challenges, issues and recommended practices
- Compliance case studies across the region
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| | Mr. J.B. Verma, Executive Director, Oil Industry Safety Directorate, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India Mr. Krairit Nilkuha, Director General of Department of Mineral Fuels, Ministry of Energy, Thailand
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12pm | Networking lunch
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| Drilling and completions fluid strategies and best
practices across Asia Pacific (I) |
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1.15pm | Specific applications of cesium formate in demanding HPHT
operations
- What have been the drivers for using cesium formates in HPHT well constructions?
- Where have formate brines been used in Asia Pacific and why?
- Performance of cesium formate in specific applications from some of over 150 wells and 14 years of use
- General review of global formate use including Bohai Bay, Norwegian North Seas, Saudi Arabia and Southeast Asia
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1.45pm | Achieving ideal operational performance with water-based mud systems
- The choice for PETRONAS - Why a water-based mud system?
- Key concerns and issues in fluids selection and design– what goes on in the decision making process?
- Performance outcome from utilising water-based fluids
- Projects in the pipeline and future fluid selection strategies
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| | Mr. Stuart Smith, Principal Engineer, Well Fluids and Geomechanics, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd
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2.10pm | Managing the challenges of drilling with water based mud in a pristine natural environment: The PNG Experience
- Geographical, environmental and logistical challenges of PNG
- Drilling difficulties and their impact on operational and cost efficiency
- Mitigating environmental issues – designing a fluid system to protect pristine conditions
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2.35pm | Cost of compliance – Are operators willing to pay high costs for
drilling fluids in the interest of reducing overall well costs and
environmental impacts?
- Drilling fluid costs - The key to drilling costs
- Environmental Compliance – An essential Non-Marketing Strategy for E&P companies
- Socially responsible operators need to go one step ahead
- Industry cost reduction possible by learning through others’ experience
- Over time, environmental regulations shaped technological advances
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3pm | Q&A with session speakers
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3.15pm | Afternoon refreshments & networking
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| Trends and developments in fluid technologies in
addressing drilling issues and challenging reservoirs |
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3.45pm | New trends and challenges on fluid design for well construction optimisation in deep waters in Brazil
- Petrobras drivers for offshore well construction
- Review of current applied fluid technology
- New trends on well design in offshore fields
- Drilling and completion fluids selection
- Case history and final remarks
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4.10pm | Effective management of drilling fluids and additives to improve wellbore stability, reduce lost circulation and achieve optimum hole cleaning conditions
- Minimising formation damage and maximising rate of penetration without compromising hole integrity through reduced mud weight
- Optimising a mud design to minimise losses via formation breakdown and natural fractures
- Designing a mud program that better ensures good hole cleaning capabilities
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4.35pm | Panel Discussion: Can a water-based mud system perform as effectively as oil-based/synthetic-based muds under challenging conditions?
In this session, oil and gas operators will openly discuss and debate on the various issues and challenges concerning the use of synthetics and
water-based muds. This interactive session will look at the difficulties of different fluid systems and how they perform under various challenging conditions.
- Assessing the performance and cost effectiveness of different water-based mud systems
- What are the non-damaging fluids and technologies in the market that are good alternatives to oil-based fluids?
- Costs and operational efficiencies vs. Meeting environmental legislations and challenges: The economic viability of water based muds
- Project case studies of utilising water-based fluid systems as presented by the following operators
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| | Mr. Stuart Smith, Principal Engineer, Well Fluids and Geomechanics, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd
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5.20pm | Chairperson’s summary & closing of conference day one
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5.30pm | Speed Networking
 Much like speed-dating, through a rotating cocktail
table format, you will get the opportunity to meet all
your fellow attendees face to face in just 30 minutes.
Bring plenty of business cards along for a fast and
furious interactive session.
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Day Two: Wednesday 26 November 2008
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9am | Chairperson’s opening remarks
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| Drilling and completions fluid strategies and best
practices across Asia Pacific (II) |
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9.10am | New formulation of oil based mud for drilling in active shale formation reservoir
Most reservoirs in Iran are carbonates and of deep depth with highly fractured and active shale formations, which makes drilling in these formations complex and difficult. NIOC has developed a new formulation of OBM for an Iranian carbonate reservoir with active shale formations and the following issues and challenges are addressed.
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Understanding the characteristics of an active shale in the Iranian landscape
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Evaluating OBM investigations in active shale formations
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Factors critical in reducing mud loss and in maintaining formation integrity
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Dealing with drilling problems like hole closures and stuck pipe
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Optimising the best mud formulation for drilling in active shale formations
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9.35am | The mud technology in drilling the first deep water well in China
China's very first deepwater well was drilled utilising a deep water drilling
fluid system by CNOOC and Husky Energy in 2006 thus establishing a
milestone of deep water oil exploration in the country. The well is located
in Pearl River Basin of the South China Sea had a depth of 1480m (MSL).
The mud system successfully mitigated drilling challenges such as low
pressure gradient, natural gas hydrate, low temperature in deep water
and hole instability.
COSL is developing a new mud system which will be introduced for
CNOOC's deepwater drilling projects coming 2009.
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Engineering and geological characteristics of the first deep water well in China drilled by CNOOC and Husky
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Formulation of the drilling fluid and its advantages in mitigating various drilling challenges
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Evaluation of the drilling fluid rig-site application process and results
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Conclusion and introduction to the latest technology developments for a new deepwater fluid system in China
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| | Mr. Zhihong Dai, Oilfield Chemicals, China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL)
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10am | Q&A with session speakers
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10.15am | Morning refreshments & networking
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| Waste management (I): Minimisation and solids control |
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10.45am | Achieving waste minimisation in drilling high temperature wells in sensitive environments
- Drivers for waste minimisation
- Designing the perfect fluid system to drill high temperature wells in sensitive environments
- Solids free fluid system and its techno economic factors in drilling and completion operations
- Future trends and developments – What are the possibilities in 10- 20 years
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11.10am | A review of best drilling waste minimisation and management techniques and ideal treatment processes for land drilling operations in the Middle East
- Reviewing various treatment options available for drilling wastes generated from land drilling operations particularly OBM cuttings
- Best suited technology for management of land drilling operations waste with consideration on the output quality, environmental regulations, treatment cost and footprint
- Overview of available waste management practices and technologies for effective waste minimisation
- Challenges in meeting stringent environmental regulations in the Middle East
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| | Mr. Ashok Garlapati, HSE Specialist (E&PD)
A/Administrator, International Practice Specialty, Kuwait Oil Company
American Society of Safety Engineers
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11.35am | Drill cuttings minimisation strategies and techniques in an effective waste management program
- The impact of drilling fluids on the planning and implementation of a waste management program
- Feasible drill cuttings minimisation strategies to reduce waste volume and toxicity
- Examining the 5R approach of waste minimisation in a drilling operation
- HSE challenges and developments in Indonesia
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12pm | Q&A with session speakers
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12.15pm | Networking lunch
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| Waste management (II): Strategies and technologies |
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1.30pm | Treatment of drill cuttings waste by Thermal Desorption as an effort to protect the Mahakam Delta, Indonesia
- Managing drill cuttings waste in the swamps of Mahakam Delta, Indonesia
- Sharing experience in implementing Thermal Desorption Technology to treat drill cuttings
- Performance and efficiency of the Thermal Desorption Unit
- Challenges in implementing Thermal Desorption Technology
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1.55pm | A cost effective and incremental path to zero discharge through cuttings re-injection
- Successful case study of cuttings re-injection as a cost effective means to manage discharges of drilling waste
- Identifying potential hazards before project implementation
- Discussing how a retrofit installation on existing facilities was achieved with minimal impact to platform
- Evaluating the incremental path that was taken to achieve zero discharge outcome
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| | Mr Jason Pinto, Senior Drilling and Completions Engineer, Roc Oil (Bohai) Company
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2.20pm | Assess the feasibility of microwave processing for oil contaminated drill cuttings in the North Sea
- Presentation of the key oil removal mechanisms in a microwave field
- Quantifications of the influence of power density on oil removal and the role of power density in successful scale up
- Demonstration of the technique at industrially relevant throughputs
- A techno-economic assessment of the technology
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| | Prof Sam Kingman, Chair in Process Engineering, Director National Centre for Industrial Microwave Processing, University of Nottingham
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3.05pm | Q&A with session speakers
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3.20pm | Afternoon refreshments & networking
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| Reducing the environmental footprint of oil and
gas drilling operations |
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3.50pm | Meeting the environmental challenge: A drilling contractor’s perspective
- Integrating sustainable development policies in drilling projects and operations
- Strategising policies to engage key stakeholders in the community to achieve project objectives within lead time
- Planning an environmental friendly drilling project: What goes on behind the scenes?
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4.15pm | Operators, Regulators & NGO Panel Session:
A look at how operators, regulators and NGOs can work in tandem to reduce the environmental footprint of oil and gas drilling operations
Operators, regulators and environmental NGO representatives will engage in an amicable and lively discussion on how different stakeholders can work together to address increasing environmental concerns.
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Prevalent environmental issues and impacts of oil and gas drilling activities in the region from the NGO perspective
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Winning strategies for a sustainable drilling project while meeting corporate social responsibility expectations and targets
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Roles of different stakeholders to promote understanding and facilitate cohesive cooperation between operators and the community to ensure project success
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| | Mr. Leo Henriquez, Chief Inspector and Member of the OSPAR Commission, State Supervision of Mines, The Netherlands Mr. Krairit Nilkuha, Director General of Department of Mineral Fuels, Ministry of Energy, Thailand
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5pm | Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of conference
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5.15pm | Final networking refreshments
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