Date: 19 September 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT
Venue: Hess Corporation / Virtual via Zoom
Address: 1501 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010
Registration is currently open for the IADC Drilling Engineers Committee’s Q3 Tech Forum exploring “How Do We Design and Drill Better Wells – Today and Tomorrow?” Abstract submissions are due by Friday, 4 August. Abstracts are invited to present on the following topics:
- Explore what are the true limiters to drilling the “better well” and areas for research or focus to enhance well construction to move the needle
- Changes in asset design philosophy. Elephant vs tiebacks exploration
- Designing well programs for long-term functionality – Production to CCS (storage) or P&A
- More efficient well execution
- More production/asset exploitation (value added access to the reservoir)
- Better design, best practices, core data interpretation
- Integration of:
- Leveraging technology – Digital learning systems; seismic while drilling; wired pipe as a well construction standard, MPD
- Safety and environment stewardship
- New workforce
Date: 1 November 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT
Venue: Wellbore Integrity Solutions / Virtual via Zoom
Address: 1310 Rankin Rd, Houston, TX 77073
Registration is currently open for the IADC Drilling Engineers Committee’s Q4 Tech Forum exploring “Drilling’s Role in ESG, CCUS and Geothermal.”
Abstract submissions are due by Monday, 18 September. Abstracts are invited to present on the following topics:
The role of the drilling engineer will be affected by overall emissions reductions projects and global energy transition agendas. EPA Class II injection wells for Oil and Gas production will become a larger percentage of the total wells drilled. Geothermal wells have been estimated to increase to 1,000 to 3,000 wells drilled per year in the next decade. The number of EPA Class VI wells used for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide (i.e., carbon capture and underground storage) is also expected to increase. The goal of this forum is to review impacts on drilling engineers of environmental, social & governance (ESG); carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS); and geothermal on current and future drilling operations.
RECAP: DEC Q2 Tech Forum
The DEC Q2 Tech Forum – “Safety Technologies & Systems” – was held on 27 June at the SLB MI Swaco facility in Houston. The forum focused on how drilling engineers can use safety systems in well construction and harness efforts to improve safety, reduce turnover, and improve competency. Thank you to all of the presenters and everyone who attended!
