The document outlines recommended guidelines for well integrity, including training, handover documentation, and well barrier schematics for operational phases. It establishes the necessity for well-integrity training for key personnel and emphasizes the importance of accurately documenting well construction data and barrier elements. The guidelines promote standardization and provide minimum data requirements to ensure safety and operational effectiveness in the oil and gas industry.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Well Integrity Training
1. Introduction
2. Abbreviations
3. Background
4. Training Guidelines
Appendix A: Well Integrity Fundamentals – Recommended Subjects
Chapter 2: Well Integrity Handover documentation
1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Discussion
a. Well construction data
b. Well diagrams
c. Handover certificate
d. Operating input
Chapter 3: Well Barrier Schematics for the operational phase
1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Guidelines of minimum data
4. Discussion on minimum data
4.1 The formation strength should be indicated for formation within the
barrier envelopes.
4.2 Reservoir(s) should be shown on the drawing.
4.3 Each barrier element in both barrier envelopes should be presented in
a table along with its initial integrity-verification test results.
4.4 Depths to be shown relatively correct according to each barrier
element on the drawing.
4.5 All casing and cement, including the surface casing, should be on the
drawing and labelled with its size.
4.6 There should be separate fields for the following well information:
Installation, well name, well type, well status, rev. no and date,
“Prepared by”, “Verified/Approved by”.
4.7 Include a Note field for important well integrity information.
Attachment 1: Example of a well specific barrier schematic.
NOTE: Revision 1 dated 10.12.08 is issued to add Chapter 3

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Chapter 1
WELL INTEGRITY TRAINING
1 Introduction
The Well Integrity Forum (WIF) was established in 2007 and one of the main issues that was
initially brought up for review was well-integrity training. WIF members acknowledge a need for
well-integrity training of key personnel working with well integrity offshore and onshore. This
was also one of the key findings in an earlier PSA well-integrity survey.
A survey of operators’ well-integrity-training practices, experiences, opinions and ideas was
carried out and used as a basis for developing a well-integrity-training guideline. This chapter
describes WIF members’ recommendations for well-integrity training and is intended to function
as a guideline to the oil industry.
2 Abbreviations
ASV is Annulus Safety Valve
HSE is Health, Safety and Environment
OIM is Offshore Installation Manager
PSA is Petroleum Safety Authority
SCSSV is Surface Controlled Subsurface Safety Valve
WBS is Well Barrier Schematic
WIF is Well Integrity Forum
3 Background
A survey was completed by WIF members and this formed the basis for discussion and
development of the guidance in section 4. The feedback focused on learning, present practice,
opinions and ideas.
The survey included the following questions:
• Main objective for a well integrity course?
• What should be covered in the well integrity training?
• Should the course include any exercises?
• Timing and schedule, how many days and if applicable, when?

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• Who to participate and mixture of skills in one group?
• Handouts and/or documentation?
• Computer based vs. class room based – or other methods?
• Training a part of competency management system?
4 Training Guidelines
What to cover in a well integrity course and timing of training
The recommended training is listed below in a preferred sequence and with estimated number of
training days for each element. Note that this recommendation applies to all personnel with
assigned responsibilities for well maintenance, operations, servicing, design and construction.
1. Well Integrity Fundamentals (see Appendix A) – Typically 1 to 2 days
2. Norsok D-010 terminology and principles – Typically 1 day
3. Company specific training (test procedures, well design and internal requirements) –
Typically 1day
Who should participate?
Personnel directly responsible and or involved in Well Integrity should have the recommended
training. Examples of who may be required to have this training are as follows:
1. Production operation personnel offshore (including OIM, production supervisors, control
room operators, technicians and senior technicians);
2. Production operation personnel onshore (incl. Ops sup, production engineers, production
technologies, HSE personnel);
3. Drilling/completion/intervention engineers (including drilling supervisor and drilling
superintendent);
4. Rig contractors like drillers and tool pushers; and,
5. Service-company engineers and operators with delegated responsibilities in well integrity.
Each company should evaluate on ‘as per needs’ basis who in their workforce is required to attend
the recommended training.
It is recommended that management responsible for Well Integrity should be trained.

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Type of training – Class room based versus computer based
Class room training is preferred for company specific training. Both class room based and
computer based training is good for training in Norsok D-010 and well integrity fundamentals.
Particularly for the computer based training method, it is recommended that the training include
exercises, case solving and questions and be completed with a test. Additionally for class room
training it is recommended to include group work exercises.
Appendix A
Well Integrity Fundamentals Training – recommended subjects.
1. Roles and Responsibilities for Well Integrity
Who monitors / who do they report to / who fixes? Who ‘manages’ the Well Integrity
System?
2. Basic Wellbore Physics
Discuss formations / pressures / overbalance / underbalance / temperature increases when
wells flow etc. Illustrations should be available to describe what is happening.
3. Basic Well Construction with Emphasis on Barriers
Describe minimum barrier requirements. Provide a typical Well Schematic. Discuss tubing
burst / collapse etc. Discuss SCSSVs / ASVs / Xmas trees / tubing. Schematics, incl. WBS
and cutaways should be provided.
4. Basic Well Control Requirements
Discuss and describe simple hydrostatics for well control.
Discuss and describe Well Emergency Shutdown functionality.
5. Well Integrity Hazards
Use case studies. Discuss hydrates / sand / corrosion - erosion / Well Intervention Ops etc. Well
start up/shut down.
1. Annulus Monitoring and importance of reporting / trending.
2. Discuss operating and design limits (pressure, temperature, flowrates etc). Describe and
provide typical Annulus Monitoring Spreadsheet.
3. Discuss annulus leak rate and other acceptance criteria. Discuss risk resulting from
annulus leaks.
6. Annulus Bleed-Down
Discuss what should be reported and the reasons for bleed-down during production.
Discuss sources of tubing to annulus communications - eg; pipe / cement etc.
7. Wellhead Maintenance Activities
Discuss importance of regular and adequate well maintenance.

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SCSSSV Testing - discuss frequency / acceptance criteria / functionality / control line integrity
/repeat tests
Xmas Tree Valve Testing - discuss functionality / acceptance criteria
Void Monitoring - discuss implications for hydrocarbons in voids / repair methods
Monitoring equipment, accuracy and maintenance
8. Handover of Wells
Need to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
Discuss information required and who gets it. Provide an example Well
Handover Documentation.
9. Documentation
Discuss need for keeping good well integrity records.
Discuss and describe need for non-conformance system for operating wells not in accordance
with the 'Standard'. Provide an example.

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Chapter 2
WELL HANDOVER DOCUMENTATION
1 Introduction
The Well Integrity Forum (WIF) was established in 2007 and one of the main issues that was
initially identified for its review was well handover documentation. NORSOK D-010 has one
section (section 8.7.1) where the content of a well handover documentation package is outlined.
Availability of, knowledge about and content of the well handover document were also main
elements that were highlighted by the PSA in their well integrity survey as an area for
improvement.
This chapter describes WIF members’ recommendations for well handover documentation and is
intended to function only as a guideline for the Norwegian oil and gas industry.
2 Background
A survey completed by WIF members formed the basis for discussion and development of the
guidance given in section 3. The body content of the handover documentation varied very little
amongst the members, but the information was located and organized in different places.
3 Discussion
The survey showed that the majority of information already included in the company specific well
handover documents was common amongst the companies. All companies also had exceeded the
NORSOK standard by including well barrier schematics. In the sections below the recommended
guidelines for minimum content per focal area are listed. The format for how the documentation is
structured has not been looked at, and is left to the discretion of each operator to organize the
information.

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a. Well Construction Data
The handover should contain the following well construction information:
• Wellhead data with schematic
• Xmas tree data with schematic
• Casing program (depths, sizes)
• Casing and tubing data, including test pressures
• Cement data
• Fluid status, tubing and all annuli
• Wellhead pressure tests
• Tree pressure tests
• Completion component tests
• Perforating details
• Equipment details such as identification or serial numbers
b. Well Diagrams
The handover documentation should include the following two well schematics:
• Well barrier schematic with well barrier elements listed
• Completion schematic
C. Handover Certificate
The handover documentation should also include a handover certificate. The certificate should
include actual status at handover on the following:
• Valve status
• Pressure status
• Fluid status
d. Operating Input
Operating limitations for the well should also be included in the well handover documentation
package. As a minimum the following information should be included:

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• Tubing and annulus operating limit
• Test and acceptance criteria for all barrier elements (could be referenced to valid internal
company documents)
• Deviations that are identified and valid for the well

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Chapter 3
WELL BARRIER SCHEMATICS FOR THE
OPERATIONAL PHASE
1 Introduction
One of the Petroleum Safety Authority's (PSA) findings from the spring-2006 well-integrity
audit was the requirement for the creation of well barrier schematics (WBS) for the
operational-phase of each individual well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Each
operating-company worked to fulfill this requirement, independently of other operators. As a
whole the industry used the WBS's presented and well-barrier elements (WBE) defined in the
NORSOK D-010 standard as a basis in developing their own WBS format. At the industry-
organized, well-integrity workshop held in March 2007, the need for common, minimum
guidelines for the subject WBS's was identified to help standardize this tool within the
industry. The same workshop resulted in calls for establishing a well-integrity forum (WIF)
to promote open and frequent discussion of well-integrity related issues amongst the NCS
operators. One of the WIF's tasks was to further investigate the use of WBS amongst the
operating companies and propose a minimum level of detail which should be included in each
well specific WBS.
This document summarizes the WIF's guideline of minimum data to be presented on WBS's
of all NCS wells in the operational phase. These guidelines may re-state and/or add to
existing requirements specified in the governmental regulations and NORSOK D-010
standard. The attached example WBS has been included for the purpose of illustrating the
recommended guidelines
2 Background
The task to establish a common WBS has been discussed and refined in WIF. The agreed
guidelines of minimum data are listed below.

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3 Guidelines of minimum data
The following minimum data have been agreed upon and act as a guideline:
1. The formation strength should be indicated for formation within the barrier envelopes.
2. Reservoir(s) should be shown on the drawing.
3. Each barrier element in both barrier envelopes should be presented in a table along
with its initial integrity-verification test results.
4. Depths should be shown relatively correct according to each barrier element on the
drawing.
5. All casing and cement, including the surface casing, should be on the drawing and
labelled with its size.
6. There should be separate fields for the following well information: Installation, well
name, well type, well status, rev. no and date, “Prepared by”, “Verified/Approved by”.
7. Include a Note field for important well integrity information.
4 Discussion on minimum data
4.1 The formation strength should be indicated for formation within the
barrier envelopes
In all well designs, formation will be within the barrier envelopes and may therefore be
exposed to reservoir and well pressures. It is important that it is understood which formations
are inside the barrier envelopes and ensured that they are not exposed to pressures exceeding
their strength. Exceeding the formation strength may result in leaks on the outside of casings
and cement, outside the barrier envelopes. This is important for all well types; however,
special attention should be given to injector wells.
The strength of the formations which is within the barrier envelopes should therefore be
indicated on the barrier drawing and should be considered when determining operational
limits for the well. The formation strength can typically be based on physical measurements
performed during drilling of the well, e.g. Formation Integrity Tests (FIT), Leak Off Tests
(LOT) or Extended Leak Off Tests (XLOT). The indicated formation strength can also be
based on tests done on core samples, results from downhole logs or correlations based on
historical field data. The type of value used to indicate formation strength can differ in
meaning and uncertainty (e.g. a FIT value has another meaning than a LOT value, a value
derived from a downhole log has a higher uncertainty than a value based on tests on core
samples), and it should therefore always be stated what the indicated formation strength is
based on.
The formation provides containment of reservoir fluids together with the well barrier
elements which constitute the barrier envelopes, but the properties of formation is not tested,
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defined acceptance criteria. There is currently no common understanding of what well barrier
element acceptance criteria should be used for formation to ensure that formation in a
meaningful and adequate way can be treated and defined as well barrier element in the same
manner as e.g. casing or production packers.
4.2 Reservoir(s) should be shown on the drawing.
The reservoir(s) should be shown on the drawing to be able to verify proper barriers. This will
also ensure that any zone isolation requirements are fulfilled.
4.3 Each barrier element in both barrier envelopes should be presented
in a table along with its initial integrity-verification test results
By presenting each barrier element in the table, there will be no doubt regarding which
elements are a part of the barrier envelope. In addition, this exercise will help the engineer to
ensure the actual elements are qualified according to requirements and the ability to verify the
integrity of each element.
It is intended that the actual test results that verified the integrity is presented. For example
pressure test and CBL are methods used. The actual results should be presented.- e.g. pressure
test to 320 bar, FIT to 1,79 sg EMW, 100% bond at 3000 mMD.
When the well is completed, it is important to keep data and status of the well barriers. By
stating the actual integrity-verification method and test results for each element on the well
barrier schematic, the status of the well is known and documented. This information is also
important for the operational phase and later interventions and/or workovers.
4.4 Depths to be shown relatively correct according to each barrier
element on the drawing
It is important that the drawing show the barrier elements at the correct depths relative to each
other, and do not show e.g. that the production packer is set in cemented casing if the actual
layout is otherwise.
Likewise it is important to show the relative positioning of the reservoir(s) and the positioning
of the cap rock relative to the cement and production packer.
The relative positioning of the barrier elements is important in relation to integrity,
robustness, and the ability to detect any leakages after initial installation and testing.
For the same reason, it is also advised to show all packers, PBR’s and similar equipment on
the drawing.
The drawing should be well specific and show/illustrate the actual layout of the well.
4.5 All casing and cement, including the surface casing, should be on
the drawing and labelled with its size
For the same reason as above (4.4), it is important to show all casing sizes and the cement
behind. This will give important information of the robustness of the well, and not lead to any
misinterpretation of the design.
4.6 There should be separate fields for the following well information:
Installation, well name, well type, well status, rev. no and date, “Prepared
by”, “Verified/Approved by”

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It is important that the well specific barrier schematic contain information about the validity
of the drawing. Therefore installation name and/or field name should be clearly stated, and
the name of the well.
To be able to understand the well barriers the "well type", if the well is an oil producer, water
injector, gas injector etc, should also be stated.
The status of the well, e.g. if the well is operational, shut in, temporary plugged for nippling
etc should also be defined. This is important such that the validity phase of the well barrier
schematic is clearly defined.
Document and quality control is needed. Revision number, date, information about who has
prepared, and who has verified or approved the schematic is therefore also needed.
4.7 Include a Note field for important well integrity information
Special well conditions that have changed the barrier envelope over time and other important
well integrity information should be highlighted. This ensures any weaknesses are made
aware of, and also shows the actual situation.
References to where the integrity dispensations are located (e.g. number) should be made,
with a short explaining text.
The WBS should be updated when well conditions such as e.g. detected tubing/casing leaks,
have changed the barrier envelope.
Other important well integrity information that has not changed the barrier but still should be
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Attachment 1: Example of a well specific barrier schematic.
Note that data have to be filled out where xx is stated for a real well.
Logo
WELL BARRIER SCHEMATIC
Well information
Installation: xxxxx
Well no.: xx/xx-xx
Well type: e.g.Oil producer
Well status: e.g. Operational
Revision no. / Date: x xx.xx.xxxx
Prepared: xxxxx
Verified/Approved: xxxxx
Well barrier
elements
Verification of barrier
elements
PRIMARY
7 “ liner cement xx bar with xx sg fluid
Method: prognosed / measured
TOC: xx mMD
Method: volume control / logs
e.g. CBL xx bonding at xx mMD
7” liner xx bar with xx sg fluid
7” liner hanger packer xx bar with xx sg fluid
9 5/8” casing between
liner hanger packer
and production packer
xx bar with xx sg fluid
Production packer xx bar with xx sg fluid
Production tubing xx bar with xx sg fluid
SCSSV Inflow test to xx bar
SECONDARY
9 5/8” casing cement FIT to xx sg EMW.
Method: prognosed / measured
TOC: xx mMD above prod.packer
/ csg.shoe.
Method: volume control / logs
e.g. CBL xx bonding at xx mMD
9 5/8” casing xx bar with xx sg fluid
9 5/8” casing hanger
with seal assembly
xx bar with xx sg fluid
Wellhead / annulus
access valve
xx bar with xx sg fluid
Tubing hanger with
seals
xx bar with xx sg fluid
X-mas tree valves xx bar with xx sg fluid
Reference /
Disp. no.
well integrity issues
Comments / Notes:
N/A
X-mas
tree
PWV
PUMV
PLMV
KV
PSV
18 5/8" csg
13 3/8" csg
SCSSV
9 5/8" csg
7" liner
FG = xx s.g.
FIT = xx s.g.
FG = xx s.g.

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The Programme Steering Committee came together inAberdeen for extensive discussions to draw up the key topics for
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-Tubular integrity
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Weatherford International Ltd (WFT: NYSE) is the fourth-largest diversified upstream oilfield service company in the world.Our global network includes
more than 34,000 people,730 service bases,87 manufacturing facilities,and 13Technology Centers in more than100 countries.Our products and services
span the lifecycle of a well,including drilling,evaluation,completion,production and intervention.The Company’s range of production enabling technologies
include evaluation services,directional drilling services,controlled pressure drilling® (CPD®) systems,cased hole completion systems,expandable
technologies,intelligent completion technologies,production optimisation systems and all major forms of artificial lift systems.
WeatherfordInternationalLtd,Tel:+44(0)1224380180 Fax:+44(0)1224241601Email:grant.affleck@eu.weatherford.com Web:www.weatherford.com
Roundtable Sponsor:Vallourec Mannesmann Oil Gas UK (VMOG UK) manufactures casing and tubing to the highest industry standards,for the
world’s most progressive oil companies. Over the last year,VMOG UK has been facilitating the upsurge in HP-HT activity in the North Sea through a
project-based approach to the most extreme exploration projects ever seen,with extensive qualification testing and dedicated manufacturing quality
plans.The expertise gained through supplying casing and tubing forTotal’s Elgin-Franklin and Glenelg projects,and Shell’s Shearwater,Onyx andAragorn
projects (to name but a few) ensured thatVM has the extensive experience so vital to delivering success in HP-HT wells. In 2007,VMOG UK has
supplied all of the casing and tubing for the highest pressure well ever drilled in the UKCS North Sea,from the 13 5/8”production casing through to the
3 1/2”sour service work-string for the well test.
Vallourec Mannesmann Oil Gas UK Office,Tel:+44 (0) 1224 279350 Fax:+44 (0) 1224 279341 Email: scole@vmog.co.uk
Web: www.vamservices.com /www.vmog.co.uk
Plexus Holdings plc. is anAIM listed engineering and service business in the oil and gas industry based inAberdeen.Plexus has developed and
patented a unique method of engineering for oil and gas field wellheads and connectors,called POS-GRIP®Technology which involves deforming
one tubular member against another to effect gripping and sealing.POS-GRIPWellheads are the leading technology for HPHT exploration drilling
and production due to their through-BOP and true metal to metal“HG”Seal capability.
Plexus Ocean Systems Ltd,Plexus House,Burnside Drive,Dyce,Aberdeen,AB21 0HW,UK.Tel:+44 (0)1224 774222 Web:www.posgrip.com
Email:cfh@posgrip.com
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18. Conference Day One Wednesday 24th November 2010
08.30 Coffee and morning registration
09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks outlining the HPHT
market overview
n Assess what has changed in the global offshore environment in the past
12 months and understand the impact on HPHT operations in the future
n Global insights into HPHT projects
n New technologies and pushing the envelope with HPHT operations
09.30 Examine advances in completions for HPHT deep tight gas
wells through insight into the process of optimisation for
stimulation and production operations
n ExploreLuksar’s testing andcompletionchallengesinthefirstexplorationstage
n Assess how Luksar are advancing in completion and testing forA-1 F-2
exploration wells
n Lessons learnt and the way forward forT-4 appraisal well
Raid Bu-Khamseen,KEC Company
10.15 Icebreaker networking and problem solving session
In this interactive session,delegates will be assigned a team to work with
in order to solve a set scenario.In these teams,you will take the time to
talk through the proposed scenario and evaluate the challenges,risks and
opportunities you would be likely to come across.Each team’s spokesperson
reports their findings back to the wider delegation.
10.45 Coffee and networking break
FOCUS ON HPHT SAFETY
11.15 Emergency response planning and critical safety factors
for HPHT operations
A panel of health and safety and risk experts will kick off by delivering short
10 minute overviews where they briefly share their perspective on what
2010 going forwards means for managing HPHT operational safety and risk
management.
11.15 The regulator’s perspective
n Understand key safety considerations for HPHT operations and ensure
that your safety strategies are robust for 2010 going forwards
n Examine requirements for the operators’ compliance with safety regulations
for HPHT operations
n Understand the importance of promoting a safety culture
Grant Moody,HM Principal Inspector of Health Safety,
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
11.25 The legal perspective
n What are the legal requirements for HPHT drilling safety and risk?
n Examine key considerations for environmental protection and pollution
n Mitigating risks and compliance
Jan Burgess,Partner,CMS Cameron McKenna
11.35 The risk and insurance perspective
n Ensure that you are effectively prepared when it comes to emergency
response and oil spill response
n Understand key considerations for balancing risk and exposure
n Explore what is required of the operator from the insurer’s perspective
John Munningstomes,Senior Risk Engineer – Upstream,Marsh
11.45 Interactive panel debate and QA session
You’ve heard the different perspectives from the HSE and risk professionals.
Now it is your opportunity to raise your questions and put forward any
challenges and concerns directly to the panel of experts.
Interactive panellists:
Andrew McHardy,Well Examiner,Total Independent Consultant
Jan Burgess,Partner,Cameron McKenna
John Munningstomes,Senior Risk Engineer – Upstream,Marsh
Grant Moody,HM Principal Inspector of Health Safety,
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
12.15 Seated lunch and networking break
13.15 Carry out effective planning for the suspension and
abandonment of HPHT wells
n Examine the legislative and guideline background
n Understand the technical challenges involved and the required technologies
n Assess your tubing and cementing requirements
n Explorethemajorenvironmentalconsiderations surroundingthiscomplexarea
Steve Kirby,Drilling Engineer,Sasok Ltd
14.00 Gain insight into the geophysical challenges at the depleted
HPHT Erskine Field,North Sea
Gain insight into the Erskine Field,a depleted HPHT gas condensate
accumulation located on the western margin of the East Central Graben,
Central North Sea,UKCS.This presentation will give you insight into:
n The challenges with wellbore stability while drilling,integrity due to
significant liner deformations and sanding issues
n The geophysical and geomechanical studies conducted over the last couple
of years,their applicability to HPHT reservoirs and the challenges to
implement modern geophysical tools at a mature field
n The identification of high risk areas for wellbore integrity of existing wells
and for the optimisation of potential infill well locations,changes in mud
window during drilling and completion integrity
Joerg Zaske,Senior Geophysicist,Chevron Upstream Europe
14.45 Coffee and networking break
15.15 BLUE SKY THINKING - TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
ROUNDTABLE SESSION
This interactive session will see the delegate audience split into two groups.
This is your opportunity to voice your opinion on technology gaps and
industry requirements for your forthcoming HPHT projects.
GROUP A: Expandable technology requirements
n Gain insight into“Hot off the press”new technology
n What does the industry require for expandable technology developments?
n Explore effective strategies for the application of expandables in HPHT
environments
Led by:Tony Furniss,Regional Sales Manager,
Enventure International LLC
GROUP B: Casing and tubing requirements
n Casing and tubing requirements for HPHT depleted zones
n Selecting the appropriate materials and connections
n Casing with drilling applications – gain insight into developments
Ledby:StuartCole,Manager,TechnicalSalesandServices,VallourecGroup
16.30 Chairman’s close and end of day one
17.00 Networking drinks reception
Join your peers in a relaxed and
informal setting for this excellent
networking opportunity.This is a
fantastic way to establish contacts
early on at the conference and to
strengthen relationships with
existing contacts.
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19. Conference Day Two Thursday 25th November 2010
07.45 HPHT industry breakfast with the HSE
Join your peers from the HPHT community for an industry breakfast
meeting.You can take this opportunity to catch up with your contacts
informally whilst enjoying a full English breakfast and bacon rolls.
During breakfast,you’ll hear directly from Grant Moody,HM Principal
Inspector of Health Safety, HSE who will deliver a brief presentation
on‘Challenging wells in the UKCS – a regulator’s perspective’.
08.30 Coffee and registration
09.00 Chairman’s welcome
09.15 Exploring HPHT well design: From concept to well construction
n Explore effective strategies to ensure that you have clear well objectives
n Understandhowallowingforuncertaintyinporepressure,fracturegradientand
the“transitionzone”predictionsiskeytothesuccessofyourwellconstruction
n Understand why casing shoe points and casing strategy is as important as
detailed casing design
n Examine the“lack of accurate data”paradox
Ed Mcfadden,Independent Consultant Engineer
10.00 HPHT logging: Going the extra mile
n New techniques extend the valid operating envelope
n Data from case studies in Gulf of Mexico and North Sea
n Increases in operating efficiency
GrantAffleck,Business Development Manager,Weatherford
10.45 Coffee and networking break
11.15 Interactive panel discussion: Identifying technology gaps
for HPHT completions
n Understanding fluid selection for your completions projects
n Seals and tubular integrity – key technology gaps
n Explore pore pressure projects
n Key considerations for polymers and metallurgy
n BOP considerations
Interactive panellists:
Derek Charlton,HP/HT Drilling Manager,Maersk Oil
Andrew McHardy,Well Examiner,Total/ Independent Consultant
Ed Mcfadden,Independent Consultant Engineer
12.00 Gain insight into requirements for friction grip
technology and solid metal seals for HPHT surface
and subsea wellheads
n Explore current industry standards for wellheads
n Establish what makes a product fit for purpose for HPHT drilling and explore
testing and qualification procedures
n Gain insight into key case studies on HPHT wellhead experience
Craig Hendrie,Managing Director,Plexus Ocean Systems
12.45 Lunch and networking break
13.45 Testingandqualificationofequipmentforextremeapplications
n Customising QA/QC procedures for your HPHT project
n ExplorehowtechnologyandmaterialscanbetterwithstandhostileHPHTconditions
n Specification and design of equipment:Managing risk in the design process
n Ensuringyourequipmentis fit-for-purpose:Fromrawmaterialstomanufacture
Oddvar Skjæveland,VP Ullrigg Drilling andWell Centre,
International Research Institute of Stavanger AS
14.30 Addressing the many challenges of HPHT well evaluations
HPHT wells offer an opportunity to shift the paradigm while adjusting the
mindset to cope with the current technological limitations.Success is often
measured through the pre-determined KPIs which can fail to encompass
the need for a fully integrated approach.In this session,you will explore how:
n Understanding past failures in reservoir management can provide the key to
future success stories
n Well planning needs to be all encompassing and deal with all aspects from
location,trajectory,well construction,drilling and completion fluid systems to
available evaluation tools
n HPHT environments not only affect the drill bit selection and downhole
steerable assemblies,but also the reservoir properties and test tools as well.
Test programmes need to apply a suite of achievable objectives and a clear
understanding of the effects of time and temperature on downhole logging
and test tools
n Good planning with sufficient lead time can make all the difference
R J Boocock,Consultant Petroleum Engineer
15.15 Coffee and networking break
15.45 Group competition of the well construction process
During this group session,the delegation will be split into teams to build an
ideal well in a given scenario.
You will:
A) Consider what is currently available to you
B) Identify any current technology gaps
1) Planning tools - integrated planning,hydraulics,real time to
actual comparisons
2) Rig capacity - size,onboard mud coolers fluid capacity,MPD spread,
(And total number of“capable”rigs)
3) Drilling tools - downhole equipment premium threaded components,etc
4) Fluids - weight,rheology,variable behaviour with heating / cooling cycles,
control with mpd
5) Cement - design,testing,“foams”
6) Casing - steels etc
7) Completions - tools transferring conventional technology to ht domain
8) Well test - special tools,differing test patterns
9) Logging - real time vs.recorded vs.wireline,new developments
This group exercise is created to determine the difference between
the actual edge of the current envelope,and the theoretical limit of
upcoming potential wells.
16.30 Chairman’s close and end of conference
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Pre-conference workshops:
23rd November 2010
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