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IADC/SPE Drilling Conference and Exhibition 2012 San Diego, California, USA 6-8 March 2012 Volume 1 of 2 ISBN: 978-1-61839-792-8 Printed from e-media with permission by: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 Some format issues inherent in the e-media version may also appear in this print version. Copyright© (2012) by the Society of Petroleum Engineers All rights reserved. Printed by Curran Associates, Inc. (2012) For permission requests, please contact the Society of Petroleum Engineers at the address below. Society of Petroleum Engineers P. O. Box 833836 Richardson, Texas 75083-3836 Phone: (800) 456-6863 Fax: (972) 952-9435 [email protected] Additional copies of this publication are available from: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 USA Phone: 845-758-0400 Fax: 845-758-2634 Email: [email protected] Web: www.proceedings.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 1 IADC/SPE 149696 Rotary Steerable Tool Damage Prevention by Utilization of an Asymmetric Vibration Damping Tool .......................................................................................................................................................1 Timm Burnett, Benjamin Feauto, Ian Forster, Alan Kabbara IADC/SPE 149755 Can You Protect Your Motor Without Sacrificing Performance?.................................................. 11 Blair Guidroz, Steve Barton IADC/SPE 149778 Nikaitchuq ERD: Designing for Success on the North Slope of Alaska .......................................... 22 Mishal Abahusayn, Brandon Foster, Jason Brink, Marc Kuck, Joseph Longo IADC/SPE 149898 Sophisticated Software Analysis System and Use of Torque/Drag Modeling for Complex Well Operations Increases Operational Efficiency........................................................................................... 37 Liangjun Xie, David Moran, Lei Yan, Jose Mercado IADC/SPE 149906 Advanced PreDrill Simulations for Safer and More Cost-effective Drilling .................................. 50 Dan Sui, Thor O. Gulsrud, Espen Kristoffersen IADC/SPE 150027 New Tools and Procedures Increase Reliability of Openhole Sidetracking Operations............................................................................................................................................................................ 62 Charles Dewey, Shantanu Swadi, John Campbell, Praful Desai IADC/SPE 150030 New HT/HP Technology for Geothermal Application Significantly Increases On- Bottom Drilling Hours......................................................................................................................................................... 70 Simone Orazzini, Regillio Kasirin, Giampaolo Ferrari, Alessandro Bertini, Isabella Bizzocchi, Robert Ford, Qingxiu Li, Ming Zhang IADC/SPE 150047 Successful Qualification and Deployment of a High-Pressure Drill Pipe Riser in West Africa........................................................................................................................................................................... 90 Mathieu Camus, Pascal Auclair, Barrie Horsburgh, Yann Gallois, Christophe Rohart, Henri Williams, Yannick Mfoulou IADC/SPE 150107 Successful Application of Geomagnetic Referencing for Accurate Wellbore Positioning in a Deepwater Project Offshore Brazil ......................................................................................................... 98 Benny Poedjono, Diana Montenegro, Pete Clark, Shola Okewunmi, Stefan Maus, Xiong Li IADC/SPE 150232 Exploration to Production in 2 Years: A Contracting Strategy Case Study ................................ 113 Vinicius Passos, George McCallum, Sharad Dubey, Gordon Lindsay IADC/SPE 150347 Milling Low-Side Casing Exit Windows in Horizontal Wells: A Case Study............................... 121 Cliff Hogg, Ron Barker, Juan Carlos Valverde Penangos, Rodrigo Caceres Leon, Carlos Alberto Gandara, Everardo Ortiz Prada, Paola Adriana Gil Chipatecua, Henry Rueda IADC/SPE 150461 Modeling for MPD Operations with Experimental Validation...................................................... 129 Ingar Skyberg Landet, Hessam Mahdianfar, Ulf Jakob F. Aarsnes, Alexey Pavlov, Ole Morten Aamo IADC/SPE 150613 Buckling of Tubing Inside Casing.................................................................................................... 147 Robert F. Mitchell IADC/SPE 150664 Improving Drilling Performance in the Upper Cretaceous: A Case Study From Santos Basin, Brazil........................................................................................................................................................... 160 S. Flores, L. Fagundes, Y. Irokawa, A. Schmidt, H. Quinones, G. Landinez, P. C. De Oliveira, A. Ramos, Y. Medina IADC/SPE 150931 Multiple Criteria Casing Seat Selection Method ............................................................................ 179 Bernt S. Aadnoy, Eirik Kaarstad, Mesfin Belayneh IADC/SPE 150941 Advanced Drilling Simulation Environment for Testing New Drilling Automation Techniques.......................................................................................................................................................................... 189 Eric Cayeux, Benoît Daireaux, Erik Wolden Dvergsnes, Amare Leulseged, Bjørn Torstein Bruun, Mike Herbert IADC/SPE 150942 An Early Warning System for Identifying Drilling Problems: An Example From a Problematic Drill-Out Cement Operation in the North-Sea .......................................................................................... 209 Eric Cayeux, Benoît Daireaux, Erik Wolden Dvergsnes, Gunnstein Sælevik, Mohamed Zidan IADC/SPE 150959 Successful Optimization Strategies Combine to Deliver Significant Performance Boost at the Edge of the ERD Envelope, Sakhalin Island, Russia ................................................................................. 228 Richard W. James, Paul Pastusek, Gary R. Kuhn, Anton Andreev, Jeffrey R. Bailey, Lei Wang IADC/SPE 150971 Results of Jan. 25, 2011 IADC Shale Drilling Technology & Challanges Workshop................... 248 D. Torkay, J. Brakel, H. Vanmarel, T. Geehan, A. Shelton, D. Reid, M. Killalea, K. Womer IADC/SPE 150973 Building an Automated Drilling System Where Surface Machines are Controlled by Downhole and Surface Data to Optimize the Well Construction Process................................................................ 254 Tony Pink, Andrew Bruce, Hege Kverneland, Brad Applewhite IADC/SPE 151023 Optimized Pumping Design Brings Expressive Cost Reduction for Offshore Openhole Gravel Pack Operations................................................................................................................................... 263 J. V. M. De Magalhães, R. A. F. Leal, M. V. D. Ferreira, A. L. Martins, R. P. Santos, A. Calderon, D. N. E Silva, B. C. Simões, D. B. Miranda, D. P. Barbosa, M. J. S. C. Nunes IADC/SPE 151028 Applying Theoretical Control Strategies for ROP Optimization and Offshore Well Costs Mitigation................................................................................................................................................................. 273 M. G. Folsta, A. L. Martins IADC/SPE 151034 Performance Evaluation of a New Transient Two-Phase Flow Model ......................................... 285 J. Li, M. Teixeira, P. Salim, Y. Fan IADC/SPE 151039 The Design of BHA and the Placement of the Magnetometer Sensors Influence How Magnetic Azimuth is Distorted by the Magnetic Properties of Drilling Fluids ................................................... 301 Tor Inge Waag, Torgeir Torkildsen, Per Amund Amundsen, Erik Nyrnes, Arild Saasen IADC/SPE 151046 Pushing the Extended Reach Envelope at Sakhalin: An Operator’s Experience Drilling a Record Reach Well ........................................................................................................................................... 318 Michael W. Walker IADC/SPE 151047 Using Deep-Azimuthal Resistivity and 3D Seismic for Optimal Horizontal Well Placement: An Integrated Approach, Nipisi Field, Western Canada............................................................................ 329 Sheyore John Omovie, Warren Pearson IADC/SPE 151051 Manufacturing Wells: Myth or Magic............................................................................................. 340 John P De Wardt IADC/SPE 151085 Mud Cap Application Solves Chronic Drilling Problem in a Highly Fractured, Low Pressure Reservoir .................................................................................................................................................... 349 J. Ernesto Ladron De Guevara, Miguel Ángel Lozada, Marcos Fuentes Torres, Gilberto García Silva, Juan Antonio Zaldivar, Ricardo González, Jim Sizer IADC/SPE 151096 Axial Excitation and Drill String Resonance as a Means of Aiding Tubular Retrieval - Small Scale Rig Testing and Full Scale Field Testing .................................................................................. 356 Ian Forster, Robert Grant IADC/SPE 151130 Uncertainty Quantification of Real-Time Pore Pressure Models Caused by Normal Compaction Trend Line Setting ....................................................................................................................................... 379 Anne Bartetzko, Stefan Wessling, Philipp Tesch, Ulrike Lautenschläger, Luis Andonof, Daniel Broadhead IADC/SPE 151131 Optimized Steerable Motor Design Overcomes Drilling Challenges in Marcellus Shale Unconventional Play...............................................................................................................................................