Agenda
Tuesday, August 08
This course provides an overview of use/application of TR14 for intervention operations, and basic understanding of fatigue terminology and applications for intervention operations.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the use of TR14 and fatigue screening using TR8
- Understand the interaction for TR14 with other API documents (API-STD-17G, API-RP-17G1, API-RP-16Q and API-RP-2RD)
- Address key considerations for subsea intervention - with respect to:
- Capacities and Load cases
- Global riser analysis
- How GRA outputs feed Well Specific Operating Guidelines
- Importance of fatigue assessment and fatigue screening
This course is sponsored by Stress Engineering Services Inc.
Wednesday, August 09
Eric Upchurch
Senior Principal Wells Engineer
Chevron
Dr. Eric R. Upchurch is a Senior Principal Wells Engineer for Chevron.
He has 38 years of experience in drilling, completions, and production engineering in North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia – holding engineering, superintendent and project manager roles in onshore, shelf and deepwater environments. Presently, Dr. Upchurch is Chevron’s Wells lead for supporting global efforts in carbon sequestration and non-traditional geothermal energy – providing strategy, technology and project management guidance on numerous active projects.
He has authored numerous papers covering the fields of petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, system dynamics, and fluid mechanics, and holds patents in the areas of drilling rig design and rock fracture mechanics. He holds a BS in petroleum engineering, one MS in mechanical engineering, another MS in renewable energy and sustainability, and a PhD in aerospace engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas and Colorado.
Dr. Upchurch was chosen as an SPE Outstanding Technical Editor in 2012 and has assisted in the planning of many SPE conferences. He is a recipient of the Chevron Chairman’s Award for his innovations in drilling rig design.
New technologies and intervention techniques are increasing the capability, efficiency and opportunities for subsea well interventions. This includes improvements to well-established intervention methods like riserless LWI as well as innovative concepts that are new to industry. This session aims to share relevant case histories, focusing on the planning, risk management, execution, and results of a variety of subsea intervention technologies which push the envelope of what can be realized.
| Time | Paper # | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 1030-1100 | 215179 | Riserless Intervention On Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico Well Increases Contributing Interval Length By 10-fold |
| 1100-1130 | - | Optimizing Coil Tubing Subsea Configuration Case Study |
| 1130-1200 | - | Utilization Of Salt Formation As Part Of The Isolation Strategy |
| Alternate | - | First Ever Rlwi Perforation In Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater |
Different international case studies from around the world to share challenges, solutions, and learnings.
| Time | Paper # | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 1300-1330 | 215177 | A Success Story Of Using Deepwater Semisubmersible Drilling Rig For Workover Operation In 400 Meters Water Depth Without Utilization Of Anchoring System |
| 1330-1400 | - | Case Study: North Sea RLWI Efficiency Successfully Brought to Angola Ultra-deepwater Operations |
| 1400-1430 | 215187 | Dissolver Treatments To Re-instate Functionality Of Subsurface Safety Valves In Water Injection Wells |
| Alternate | 215605 | Unlocking Hydrocarbon Recovery For Deepwater Subsea Mature Wells Through The Deployment Of A Light Well Intervention Vessel In West Africa |
Subsea well abandonment can be a costly outlay at the end of a well’s life and the industry has increasingly looked to use more efficient, and alternative, means of placing the required permanent barriers in the well. For a barrier to be qualified it also must be verified, which is not always a strait forward process. Achieving the complete abandonment from “bottom to top” with light intervention methods is also an industry goal and various enabling techniques are emerging. This session presents some of these aspects of P&A operations through case histories.
| Time | Paper # | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1530 | 215183 | Deploying The World’s Largest Bismuth Alloy Plug For Cost Effective P&A |
| 1530-1600 | 215178 | Full Image Computation: A Cement Evaluation Solution To Perf Wash Cement Evaluation |
| 1600-1630 | - | Riserless Recovery Of Tubing Hanger |
| Alternate | - | Collaboration With Rig Contractor On p&A Campaign |
Thursday, August 10
Jiju Ninan
Manager of Projects
Subsea Landing String Group
SLB
Dr. Jiju Ninan is the current Manager of Projects for SLB’s Subsea Landing String group. He started his oil & gas career in 2007 with General Electric, where he provided design and analysis services related to Blow Out Preventers. In 2011, he joined SLB as a mechanical engineer and was awarded the “Schlumberger Eureka Technical Community” recognition for his technical contributions. He was later promoted to management of subsea landing string projects. As the program manager of the High Pressure High Temperature landing string development program in 2021, he received the Performed by SLB (PbS) Gold Award for his outstanding contributions in developing the world’s first 20 Ksi landing string system.
Dr. Ninan was awarded his PhD from The University of Oklahoma with concentration on product family design and product platform optimization. He serves in several industry design standardization committees and has authored book chapters, international technical journals, and conference proceedings on product design and optimization.
This panel session will discuss the details of well interventions by which operators make key decisions regarding the method of operations. These details include items specific to each well which drive the decision on the intervention method to be utilized, including alternatives from RLWI to major rig workovers. The goal is to identify key items in the risk profiles for each option to assist operators in selection of workover equipment/methods.
- Matt Vick, BP
- Dave Barrow, Chevron Technical Center
Probability of Success Approach to Light Well Intervention Decision Making
The session is intended to provide insights into how the regulatory framework and industry are evolving to meet ever more challenging reservoir conditions.
| Time | Paper # | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 1300-1330 | - | New Or Unusual Technology And Federal Regulations In The Outer Continental Shelf |
| 1330-1400 | - | The Challenge Of Intervention Fatigue Management For Us Gulf Of Mexico Hpht Projects. |
| 1400-1430 | 215185 | Slb Resolve Ix Hp, Light Intervention Platform For 28.5 Ksi Environments |
| Alternate | - | HPHT Bi-Directional Formation Barriers Simplified |
| Time | Paper # | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate | - | First Ever Rlwi Perforation In Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater |
| Alternate | 215605 | Unlocking Hydrocarbon Recovery For Deepwater Subsea Mature Wells Through The Deployment Of A Light Well Intervention Vessel In West Africa |
| Alternate | - | Collaboration With Rig Contractor On p&A Campaign |
| Alternate | - | HPHT Bi-Directional Formation Barriers Simplified |
| Alternate | - | Improved Efficiency in Crown Plug Milling with Advanced Solution Combining a Linear Actuator and a Milling Module |
| Alternate | - | Subsea Damaged Wellhead Repair |
| Alternate | - | Probability Of Success Approach To Light Well Intervention Decision Making |
The oil and gas industry continues to pioneer new, challenging environments to deliver value to stakeholders. As such, the intervention industry must continue to evolve its capabilities and versatility, while always keeping safety at the forefront. The solutions of yesterday must be risk-assessed, modified, & improved to meet the challenges of today. This session will highlight unique advancements in hydraulic stimulations, modeling & monitoring through digitalization, and riserless light well intervention. Join us for what will be a can’t miss preview of the new paths the intervention industry is charting.
| Time | Paper # | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1530 | - | Ballymore Hydraulic Stimulations |
| 1530-1600 | 215184 | Optimizing Operational Efficiency: Digital Solutions For Challenging Intervention Operations |
| 1600-1630 | - | Riserless Light Well Intervention Operability Analysis And Mitigation Improve Reliability, Safety And Efficiency |
| Alternate | - | Improved Efficiency in Crown Plug Milling with Advanced Solution Combining a Linear Actuator and a Milling Module |
| Alternate | - | Subsea Damaged Wellhead Repair |
| Alternate | - | Probability Of Success Approach To Light Well Intervention Decision Making |