Current Open Calls for Conference Abstracts/Papers

11 January 2023

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Share your knowledge!

This information has been updated for the January issue of DrillBits

Collaboration and sharing knowledge are key components of advancing the drilling industry. The future of this industry can be shaped through discussing ideas, sharing knowledge, and exchanging best practices. IADC provides a platform for Members to share their experience and knowledge at our international conferences. There are 4 IADC conferences that currently have open calls for abstracts/papers. Please see details below.

2023 IADC Well Control Conference of the Americas & Exhibition

Conference Information:

DATE: 22-23 August 2023
LOCATION: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
VENUE: The Ritz-Carlton

The IADC Well Control Conference of the Americas & Exhibition will seek to examine the innovations that are shaping the future of well control, from technology to personnel competencies. This event will focus on timely technical presentations highlighting recent developments and innovations in technology, techniques, training, management systems, and a wide variety of other topics that affect well control.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

For consideration, an abstract for each proposed presentation must be submitted to IADC no later than Friday, 10 February 2023.

IADC is pleased to issue a Call for Abstracts for the 2023 IADC Well Control Conference of the Americas & Exhibition. Authors are invited to submit proposals for presentations at the conference. Presentations on the following topics are welcomed:

Case Histories
Emergency Preparedness
Well Design and Construction
Operations Management Systems
Standard Operating Procedures
Remote Monitoring
Training and Human Factors
Well Control Competencies
Automated Well Control and Kick Detection
Regulatory Issues
Deepwater and Ultra Deepwater Well Control
BOP Operations
Shallow Gas
Underbalanced Operations and Managed Pressure Drilling
Capping and Containment
Well Intervention
Well Decommissioning
Barrier Management
Well Integrity
Well Control Practices in Unconventional Wells
Wellbore “Breathing” / “Ballooning”
Temporary Storm Abandonment

For consideration, an abstract for each proposed paper must be submitted to IADC no later than Friday, 10 February 2023. Authors of papers selected will receive confirmation and guidelines by Friday, 24 March 2023. Please note that formal papers are encouraged, but are not required for this conference.

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2023 IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference & Exhibition

Conference Information:

DATE: 14-15 September 2023
LOCATION: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
VENUE: Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre

The 2023 IADC ADVANCED RIG TECHNOLOGY (ART) CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION serves as a leading forum to explore the state of the art in rig technology, downhole operations, and integrating the two seamlessly with minimal human intervention. The event will also review activities of the IADC ART Committee, which has steadily advanced drilling technology by exploring future technology, drilling control systems, automation, questions of reliability, and more. The committee has developed operational guidelines, assessed pros and cons of advanced drilling technology, and developed new definitions.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

For consideration, an abstract for each proposed paper must be submitted to IADC no later than Thursday, 16 February 2023.

IADC is pleased to issue a Call for Abstracts for the IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference & Exhibition. The below list includes general subject themes envisioned for the conference, although abstracts exploring other topics may also be considered. Abstracts should clearly outline the value delivered by the technology innovation.

New Application of Drilling Technologies (includes carbon capture, geothermal and heat pumps)
Visions for the Future, including How Drilling Can be an Indispensable Part of the Energy Mix
Data Analytics, including Machine Learning & AI
Mechanization & Robotics
Innovations in Safety, including Equipment and/or Technology with Direct Impact on Safety
Workflows for the Digital Oilfield
Human Factors in Automation & Autonomous Drilling
Remote & Real-time Operations
Next-generation Rig Innovations, including Equipment or Drilling Optimization Software
Rig Technologies of Today, Repackaged to Bring Value in New Ways
Drilling Rig Energy Performance & Decarbonization Technologies, including Technologies for Improving Fuel Efficiency on Drilling Rigs
New Rig Designs or Significant Retrofits to Enable Emissions Reductions and Reduce Well Construction Time

Authors are invited to submit proposals for presentations at the conference. For consideration, an abstract for each proposed paper must be submitted to IADC no later than 16 February 2023. Authors of papers selected will receive confirmation and guidelines by 18 April 2023. Please note that formal papers are encouraged but are NOT required for this conference. Prior to paper proposal submission, management clearance must be obtained. Any issues concerning clearance should be outlined when the paper proposal is submitted. Selected abstracts might be assigned to interactive panel discussions, rather than scheduled as conventional presentations.

To be selected for presentations, papers must be of great interest to drilling contractors, operators, service companies, training institutions and equipment manufacturers.

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2023 IADC/SPE Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference & Exhibition

Conference Information:

DATE: 3-4 October 2023
LOCATION: Denver, Colorado, USA
VENUE: Grand Hyatt Denver

IADC and SPE are pleased to announce the IADC/SPE MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING & UNDERBALANCED OPERATIONS CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION. Technologies designed to control annular pressure during drilling, inclusive of Underbalanced Drilling, Managed Pressure Drilling and Dual Gradient Drilling are being used in many forms around the world. UBD continues to maximize reservoir performance, while MPD techniques spanning onshore performance drilling and offshore deep and shallow water prospects serve to enhance drilling safety and minimize NPT. Once considered a futuristic technology, DGD is now a reality with numerous wells drilled, and many exciting prospects on the horizon. New applications of these drilling practices take place every year, and their frequency continues to grow. This conference is a world recognized forum to help the energy industry better understand the technology and the effective, safe utilization of the various applications of UBD, MPD and DGD.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

For consideration, an abstract for each proposed paper must be submitted to IADC no later than Tuesday, 28 February 2023.

IADC and SPE are pleased to issue a Call for Abstracts for the 2023 IADC/SPE Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference & Exhibition. Authors are invited to submit proposals for presentations at the conference. Presentations on the following topics are envisioned:

Technology Advances & Innovation in Managed Pressure Operations
Lessons Learned from Incidents/Enhancing Operations through Shared Learnings
HSE & Risk Considerations
Training
Well Control Considerations
Completion and Workover with MPD Techniques
DGD Methods
Well Design
MPD Equipment & Control Systems
Appraisal & Reservoir Characterization
MPD/UBO for Unconventionals
Regulatory Consideration
MPD for Geothermal Projects
Human Factors in MPD

The 2023 IADC/SPE Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference & Exhibition offers prospective authors the choice of submitting a complete technical paper that will be included in the online library OnePetro, as well as in the conference’s web-based proceedings, or of making a presentation with no formal paper required. Please indicate one of these options when submitting an abstract. For consideration, an abstract for each proposed paper must be submitted to IADC no later than Tuesday, 28 February 2023. Authors will be notified by 10 April 2023.

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2023 IADC HSE and Sustainability Europe Conference & Exhibition

Conference Information:

DATE: 25-26 September 2023
LOCATION: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
VENUE: Amsterdam Marriott Hotel

Get ready for another interactive 2023 IADC HSE and Sustainability Europe Conference & Exhibition! We will continue offering dynamic, quality sessions, that will tackle industry-leading HSE and Sustainability challenges. In addition to offering informational presentations delivered by subject matter experts, parts of the conference will be dedicated to highly interactive panel sessions to stimulate discussions and new ideas, while engaging all participants to create a true learning environment. This conference will serve as an indispensable forum to drive discussion of critical topics, such as training and developing the next generation, reducing GHC emissions and leveraging digital technologies to further improve the industry’s safety performance.

SUBMIT YOUR CHALLENGE

For consideration, you must submit your challenge to IADC no later than Friday, 3 March 2023.

The conference program committee for the 2023 IADC HSE and Sustainability Europe Conference & Exhibition would like to continue with the novel approach to securing topics and speakers for the upcoming conference.

Instead of the traditional Call for Abstracts, the committee would like to present a Challenge to our membership to identify a problem or challenge you are facing related to safety or sustainability within your companies that need a solution. The conference program committee members hope to find some creative solutions to these challenges.

Members of the conference program committee will identify issues that will be vetted during the two-day conference, providing maximum take-home value for attendees. Once the problems/challenges have been collected, the committee members will meet to select the problems that will be put forward for the conference agenda. The deadline for submissions is 3 March 2023.

The Program Committee of the 2023 IADC HSE & Sustainability Europe Conference & Exhibition sends out a request to all colleagues for their assistance by identifying your toughest sustainability or safety challenge.

What is the Sustainability or Safety challenge you sit with in your organization that you cannot find a solution to?

Possible topics for challenges are Safety (post pandemic developments, leading/lagging indicators, other categories), Environmental Sustainability, Energy Transition, Mental Health, Local Content, Training & Competency, Next Generation.

Please formulate this challenge and share it with us. We will organize the next IADC HSE & Sustainability Europe Conference & Exhibition around those challenges. As you formulate the challenge, please identify the Problem or Challenge, any Complications and Solutions you may have tried.

Problem/Challenge

What is the problem? I.e., we have tried for years to get more female into offshore leadership positions but have failed miserably. Most offshore member organizations have less than 2% female in offshore positions.

The need to lower GHC emissions when drilling for energy have introduced hybrid rigs with large battery packs. This introduces several risks.

Complication

With only 2% female representation on offshore rigs, we are not tapping into 50% of the talent in the world. We risk being caught in a group think and continue to do things as we have always done.

With large Lithium-ion battery packs onboard our rigs, we have introduced a fire hazard. How do we put out a fire in a battery pack? Looking at electrical cars it seems like there’s only one solution and that is to let it burn. This is not a solution on a drilling rig.

Solutions you have tried

We have arranged numerous recruitment campaigns. We have…

We have placed battery packs in locations that allows us to dump a burning pack into the ocean…

We will engage with experts and various companies and organizations that could provide a solution or an idea about a possible solution. Please note that we cannot handle all challenges and allow us the discretion to select the challenges we find most relevant. We look forward to your participation as we take this novel approach to setting a relevant and timely conference agenda.

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