About this Conference

A joint effort between the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the biennial IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference (APDT) has established itself as the region’s leading drilling event since 1996.

The event provides the opportunity for operators, suppliers, contractors, and service company professionals to meet, discuss, evaluate, and share ideas to advance drilling operations, promote solutions to common problems, and improve overall efficiency and portability.


SNAPSHOT OF THE 2018 EDITION IN BANGKOK, THAILAND


Programme Highlights

1 Executive Plenary Session

3 Panel Sessions

15 technical sessions

7 Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions

91 papers presented from 33 companies and 22 countries

Attendees by Technical Discipline

Drilling 50%

Completions 15%

Production and Operations 15%

Management and Information 10%

Reservoir 8%

Health, Safety, and Environment 1%

Projects, Facilities, and Construction 1%

Top 10 Participating Countries

1. Thailand

2. Malaysia

3. Singapore

4. United States

5. Indonesia

6. India

7. China

8. Australia

9. United Arab Emirates

10. United Kingdom

Attendees by Job Function

Engineer 43%

Manager 18%

Student 14%

Consultant 6%

Business Operations 5%

Executive 5%

Geologist or Geophysicist 3%

Sales and Marketing 3%

Educator 2%

Research and Development 2%

Superintendent or Foreman 1%

Other 1%

 

82%

of exhibitors would exhibit again

 

80%

of attendees spent up to 6 hours on the exhibition floor

 

97%

of visitors rated the networking opportunities as fair to excellent

 

98%

would recommend APDT to others

 

90%

of delegates rated the technical programme as good to excellent

 

86%

of attendees rated the quality of technical sessions as good to excellent 


TESTIMONIES FROM 2018 ATTENDEES


What did you like most about this event?

“In particular, the ePosters are valuable because of the direct contact and interactive with the presenter.”

“Opportunity to discuss technical issues, improve or update yourself on technology and allows for networking.”

“Great attendance and variety of papers. I was often puzzled as to which technical session to attend because of so many interesting topics being presented in simultaneous sessions.”

“It is the most widely accepted Drilling Technology Conference in Asia Pacific.”

“All went very well. Good event, nice place, organised...”