IADC World Drilling 2024 Conference & Exhibition

07.30 Conference Registration, Coffee Service, Poster Session & Open Exhibition – Sponsored by Derrick Corporation

08.30 Welcome, Introduction & Safety Briefing: Lars Nydahl Jorgensen, Regional Director Europe, IADC

08.35 Keynote Presentation: Simon Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Seadrill

08.55 Opening Presentation: Christopher McDonald, Chief Operating Officer, ADNOC Drilling

09.15 Automation & Robotics – Adding Value through Technology
Session Chairs: Celine Martin, Contractor Strategy, TotalEnergies, & Darren Sutherland, Vice President Europe & Africa, Borr Drilling

Automation & Human Performance – An Open Platform for Service Integration: Francesco Ferri, Operations Manager, Transocean, Barry Braniff, Inteliwel, Nils Petter Norheim, Wintershall DEA Norge
Inteliwell is a new automation platform where operational sequences can simply be automated by replicating the actions of the best drillers. Additionally, third party signals can be integrated and automated into the platform as well, including, for example, offline casing building. An overview of the main benefits in terms of performance and reduced risk for human errors will be given, including a description of the roadmap for the next steps.

Redefining Resilience: Evaluating the Path to Uncrewed Drilling: Brennan Goodkey, Drilling Automation – Global Product Champion, Andrew Fabo, SLB
The success of O&G organizations hinges on their resilience amidst a diminishing skilled workforce, heightened expectations of efficiency, and elevated safety standards. Automation is crucial for competitiveness, but this presentation explores if current solutions can truly achieve uncrewed drilling, delving into often overlooked yet crucial factors and offering insights into a pioneering operation designed with these considerations at its core.

New Technologies and Practices to Enable Remote Operations, Increasing Complex long Multilateral Horizontal Wells and Enriching Project Sustainability and Efficiency: A Real Case from Northern Europe: Roberto Gonzalez, Remote Operations & Multi-Skilling Leader, Amrut Dixit, Odd Inge Andresen, Baker Hughes
Excellent result was achieved by incorporating technology across multiple product lines, enhancing performance, and improving wellbore quality. The aim of this presentation is to present a new way to manage projects by continuously improvement in technology: automation, digitalization and deliver energy in a safer, efficient, and sustainable way. Moreover, due to remote operation implementation we managed to save 697,261kg of equivalent CO2.

Industrial Robots for Offshore Applications – Lessons Learned: Diego Reixach, Marketing Manager, Craig McCormick, Travis McGuire, Transocean
In its commitment to improving safety in the drilling industry, Transocean deployed industrial robots in offshore applications. Despite challenges in implementing new technologies, the trials and deployments have accelerated understanding of fault mechanisms. We will discuss the motivation, milestones, lessons learned, and the immediate positive impact of robotic systems on safety, operational consistency, and efficiency in offshore drilling.

10.35 Networking Break, Poster Session & Open Exhibition – Sponsored by Derrick Corporation

11.05 The Industry Funding Challenge – An Interactive Panel Discussion
Moderators: Brage Johannessen, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Parker Wellbore, & Michael Strauss, Vice President – Drilling – Middle East & North Africa, Ensign Energy Services

You (the audience/delegates) submit the key discussion topics and questions around the challenge around who will pay for R&D, technology and ESG efforts for our industry.

• Stig Åtland, Vice President Drilling & Well Business Excellence, Equinor
• Truls Olsen, Head of Research, Fearnleys
• Siggi Meissner, President, Energy Transition, Nabors

12.05 Luncheon, Poster Session & Open Exhibition

13.30 Geopolitical Overview: t.b.n.

14.10 Stewardship, Preparing for the Future
Session Chairs: Ludivine Laurent Bureau, Vice President Sales & Marketing, NOV, & Ulrich Hahne, Managing Director, Herrenknecht Vertical

A Fully Integrated Approach to a Successful Deepwater GOM P&A Campaign: Joshua Lambert, Director – Western Hemisphere, Izwan Megat, Kyle McMullen, Parker Wellbore
A fully integrated approach, from FEED to the actual Operate and Manage (O&M) of a newbuild P&A unit, has proven to be a successful model for a deepwater operation in the GOM. The unit had to be installed on an operating production platform, presenting a lot of unique challenges. The team delivered over 550 days of Injury Free Operations (IFO) and completed the project ahead of schedule.

Preparing for a Global Market: Wesley Hunter, Product Line Director – Pressure Control Equipment, Zachary Stewart, NOV
As global opportunities increase, drilling assets are being evaluated for operation in multiple markets. Decision and execution strategies can be developed to improve the chances of success for both marketing opportunities and physical implementation. This presentation explores these challenges following real examples of equipment upgrades, and the methods used to prepare equipment for both today’s global market and tomorrow’s potential.

Connecting Safety and Execution to Change a Culture: Clint Honeycutt, Senior Director Global HSSE, Parker Wellbore
For the last 50+ years, Safety Programs have been focused on complicated management systems, unreliable data, and campaigns to make work safe. Our intent in October 2021 was to make a change that would break that mold by connecting the Safety function to the execution of the work. This was done by stripping the Safety function of duties that were not execution-related, identifying reliable data streams connected to dashboards that show the status of our major risk, the systems to be worker-focused, and all efforts focused on preventing major events. The changes have delivered significant improvement to date, with additional improvements in the pipeline.

15.10 Networking Break, Poster Session & Open Exhibition – Sponsored by Derrick Corporation

15.40 Panel Session: Energy Transition
Moderator: Lamberto Nonno, Global HSE Director, Baker Hughes

While our industry remains confident towards the energy transition commitments, there is still a significant gap between today’s emissions reductions and the 2030 targets. As we move closer to the deadlines, the challenge remains to quickly adapt to a volatile market and shifting policy landscape, while evolving technologically to keep decarbonizing the system.

How can the industry navigate this challenge and find a way to play a leading role to drive decarbonization, enhance energy security, and continue to be a good citizen within the communities in which it operates?

Panelists:

• Gordon Ronaldson, Senior Vice-President Kenera Energy Services
• Oliver Floyd, Wells Manager Marcellus, Repsol
• Elin Vargervik, Chief Engineer, Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority
• Mohamed El Henawy, Vice President Wells Strategic Planning, BP

16.40 IADC World Drilling 2024 Recap: David Reid, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Marketing Officer, NOV

17.00 Adjournment

The following paper proposals are presented as posters and will be included in the conference if a scheduled paper becomes unavailable. In addition, these presentations will be made available in the IADC conference proceedings, should the author so desire.

Electric Ram Blowout Preventer: Greg Myers, Product Director, J. Holmes, Amine Abou-Assaad, HMH
An introduction to the HMH prototype E-BOP system and benefits compared to conventional hydraulic BOP systems, including significantly reduced test times, depth independence for subsea systems, reduced complexity, removal of fluid skids (mixing, pumping, accumulator), lighter overall system weight and reduced rig up time. We will articulate key learnings and a clear path to bring this technology leap to the drilling space.

Sustainable Drilling: Lowering Fuel Costs and Emissions with Natural Gas Engines: David Azhocar, Lead Power Generation Product Manager, INNIO Waukesha Engine
As energy producers seek new and innovative ways to meet their sustainability targets and goals, attendees will learn about engine generator sets fueled by 100% natural gas powering today’s drilling rigs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower operating expenses while achieving diesel-like transient performance.

Fostering a Learning and Performance Culture Through Learning Teams: Andrew Knight, Vice President, The REACH Group
An introduction to the concept of Learning Teams and explores how it supports developing a culture that fosters continuous learning and improved performance. It will discuss a “pre-incident” investigation mindset towards task execution and challenge the conventional view of task planning. The new O&G generation needs and expects to see a fresh approach towards delivering business success, and we should too.

The Importance of Human Factors between a Drill Crew and an MPD Supervisor. A Human Factors Case Study by Boots on the Ground: Robert Howell, MPD Technical Advisor, Pruitt
A field perspective on how human factors has been accepted by the industry workforce in US land operations, US GOM and International operations. The presentation will cover the importance of an interaction between drillers and MPD supervisors.

Noval Approach to Drill Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) Wells across Challenging Reservoirs: Muhammad Asef Hashmi, Senior Drilling Engineer, ADNOC Onshore
The challenges and its mitigation explained in this presentation will support the idea to plan and drill the well beyond the reservoir boundaries to gather more data and to enhance more production. Also, this paper will provide novel approach of having lower completion in MRC/ERD wells which helps to attain more control on injectivity / productivity of reservoir because of proper isolation by swell packers and have maximum well accessibility across ERD.

Prioritizing Consistency Over Speed to Improve Drilling Performance: Ryan Mayo, Drilling Optimization Engineer, Jamie Sheets, Shrey Dalal, Ensign
A demonstration on how prioritizing consistency over speed can improve overall drilling performance, by reviewing a case study focused on increasing consistency during drilling connections. The results highlight a significant decrease in NPT (such as unplanned trips, equipment damage, etc.), which led to a 35% improvement to overall cycle times.