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Preliminary Agenda

Sunday, 15 February 2009
6:00- 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception

Monday, 16 February 2009
7:00–8:00 a.m.

Registration Materials

Continental Breakfast
8:00–8:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Chairmen: Gopal Amruthapuri, Chevron; Philip Heppard, ConocoPhillips

8:15–9:45 a.m.

Session I: Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient Estimation : The Rock Physics Basis

Session Chairmen: Colin Sayers, Schlumberger; Ronny Hoffman, Shell International E&P

  • Presentation 1: Velocities in Shales: Pore Pressure and Stress
    Dependencies     Andreas Bauer, Frans Kets, and Ronny Hoffman, Shell International E&P
  • Presentation 2: Smectite-Illite Transformation and Unloading
    Keith Katahara, Devon Energy
  • Presentation 3: Anisotropy and the Impact on Fracturing
    Tom Bratton, Schlumberger
9:45–10:15 a.m. Coffee Break

10:15–11:45 a.m.

Session II: Pore Presure in Atypical Environments and HPHT

Session Chairs: Peter Flemings, University of Texas, Alfred Liaw, Anadarko

  • Presentation 1: Monitoring Pore Pressure While Drilling in an
    HPHT Environment     Ray Wydrinski, BP America
  • Presentation 2: Pore Pressure Prediction in Tectonic Settings
    Chris Ward, GeoMechanics International
  • Presentation 3: Multiple Pore Pressure Prediction Techniques to
    Mitigate Risk in Carbonate Environments     Roger Young, eSeis
11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15–2:45 p.m.

Session III: Geomechanics and Wellbore Stability

Session Chairs: Richard Plumb, Schlumberger; Stephen Wilson, BP

  • Presentation 1: Populating and Calibrating Mechanical Earth Models
    for Wellbore Stability Prediction     Peng Ray, Chevron
  • Presentation 2: When is Linear Elasticity Alone Not Enough?
    Ahmad Ghassemi, Texas A&M University
  • Presentation 3: Insights into Wellbore Stability from 4D
    Geomechanics Modeling     Nick Koutsabeloulis and Jose Adachi, Schlumberger
2:45–3:15 p.m. Coffee Break

3:15–4:45 p.m.

Session IV: Leak-Off -Testing Interpretation

Session Chairmen: Glenn Bowers, Applied Mechanics Technologies; Dan Postler, Devon Energy

  • Presentation 1: Wellbore Fracturing Fundamentals - What’s Going
    on Down There?     Glenn Bowers, Applied Mechanics Technologies
  • Presentation 2: Improving the Interpretation of Formation
    Strength Tests     Eric van Oort, Shell E&P Americas
  • Presentation 3: Review of Wellbore Strengthening Possibilities
    Stephen Willson, BP
5:00–7:00 p.m. Reception

Tuesday, 17 February 2009
7:00–8:00 a.m.

Registration Materials

Continental Breakfast

8:00–9:30 a.m.

Session V: Well Design in Challenging Environments

Session Chairperson: Tina Fitts, ExxonMobil; David Beardmore, ConocoPhillips

  • Presentation 1: Subsalt Exits Terry Prater, Devon Energy
  • Presentation 2: Borehole Fracture Gradient Modeling George Armistead, Chevron
  • Presentation 3: Wellbore Strengthening - Case Histories Dave Beardmore, ConocoPhillips
9:30–10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.

Session VI: Real Time Monitoring of Pore Pressure & Wellbore Stability

Session Chairmen: Mark Alberty, BP; Gopal Amruthapuri, Chevron

  • Presentation 1: Use of Real-Time Measurements for Wellbore
    Stability and Pore Pressure     Andy Hawthorn, Schlumberger
  • Presentation 2: Real-Time Collaboration: Facts vs Fiction Amit Mehta, Moblize
  • Presentation 3: Lessons Learned on Real-Time Recalibration of Pore and Fracture Pressure Models Jim Wieseneck, Shell
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00–2:30 p.m.

Sesion VII: Global Salt – Rock Mechanics , Wellbore Stability & Pore Pressure

Session Chairmen: Richard Swarbrick, GeoPressure Technology; Dan Ebrom, StatoilHydro; Rick Lahann, Geopressure Technology

  • Presentation 1: Subsalt Pressure Prediction: Gulf of Mexico,
    Red Sea and North Sea Pressure Predictions     Rick Lahann and Richard Swarbrick, GeoPressure Technology
  • Presentation 2: Simulating the Stress Field around Salt Structures
    Martin Brudy, GeoMechanics International
  • Presentation 3: Numerical and Analogue Approaches to Modeling
    the Near Salt In-Situ Stress State     Jozina Dirkzwager and Peter Connolly, Chevron T. P. Dooley, University of Texas
2:30–3:00 p.m. Coffee Break
3:00–4:00 p.m.

Session VIII: Uncertainty of the Science and Workshop Summary

Session Chairperson: Gopal Amruthapuri, Chevron; Philip Heppard, ConocoPhillips

  • Presentation 1: Scenario Based Pressure Prediction to Address
    Uncertainty and Risk     Phil Heppard, ConocoPhillips
  • Presentation 2: Uncertainties in Integrated Pressure Forecasts
    Martin Albertin and Dave Greely, BP America

4:00–5:00 p.m.

SESSION IX: OPEN FORUM AND WORKSHOP REVIEW

Panel Discussion

POSTERS:

  1. Differing Centroid Depths in Hydrostatically Connected Sands, Typhoon Minibasin, Gulf of Mexico Matt Croy and Kenneth Williams, Halliburton
  2. Pressure Stratigraphic Sequences for Basin Analysis
    Kenneth Williams, Joel Gevirtz and Matt Croy, Halliburton
  3. Introduction to the Geopressure Management Network; A Knowledge Sharing Industry Group Geopressure Management Network, OTM
  4. Determination of Rock Strength for Wellbore Stability Analysis Using Advanced Sonic Logging Colin Sayers, Schlumberger
  5. New Method for Quick Stress Inversion and Stability Prediction Bernd Ruehlicke, Eriksfi ord
  6. Forward Modeling Pore Pressure Evolution in the Ursa Basin, Offshore Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico P. Flemings, Y. You, D. Sawyer, and J. Schneider, University of Texas
  7. Deep Pore Pressures and Seafl oor Venting in the Auger Basin, Gulf of Mexico M. Reilly, and P. Flemings, University of Texas
  8. Porosity vs. Permeability Behavior of Shallow Mudstones in the Ursa Basin, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico J. Schneider, P. Flemings, B. Dugan, H. Long, J. Germaine, and D. Saffer, University of Texas
  9. Gas in Real-Time Pore Pressure Estimation, A Mud Logging Approach Bertrand Bocquet, Geoservices
  10. Real-Time Pore Pressure Updating for Reduced Uncertainty While Drilling
    Sheila Noeth, Schlumberger
  11. Density-Depth Template for Mudstones-An Useful Tool to Predict Abnormal Pore Pressure in Sedimentary Basins Nazmul Mondol, University of Oslo