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ATC 2012
3-5 December 2012
Houston, TX

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Tuesday Program

Monday | Wednesday | POSTERS

 

07:45–09:15 Topical Breakfast

Tickets are USD $35
Bill Scott, Manager, Arctic Center, Chevron Canada Limited

Beaufort Sea Floating Exploration Drilling — Then and Now

BillScottThe presentation will address the successful history of offshore Arctic floating exploration drilling in the Canadian Beaufort Sea from the mid 1970s till the end of the 1980s — a period in which 38 wells were drilled from floating drilling systems. The various drilling systems (drilling rigs and marine support fleets) will be discussed along with many of the key insights and knowledge gained during this period. This experience remains unique to the present day and provides a firm foundation for the challenges as industry moves to deeper water in the Beaufort Sea and other Arctic basins around the world. Some of the key challenges associated with the current phase of Arctic exploration drilling will be addressed, and how past experience can address and overcome these challenges.

09:30-12:20 Morning Technical Sessions

Included with conference registration

Resources: Circum-Arctic Geoscience of Petroleum Basins

  • U.S. Geological Survey Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal — D. L. Gautier
  • Russian Arctic Petroleum Resources: Challenges and Future Opportunities — A. Zolotukhin, V. Gavrilov
  • Tectonic History and Petroleum Geology of the Russian Arctic Shelves — S. S. Drachev, N. A. Malyshev, A. M. Nikishin
  • Production of Light Oil from a Shallow, Frozen Reservoir: A Predevelopment Case Study of the Umiat Oil Field, Northern Alaska — C. Hanks, A. Huckabay, J. Mongrain, A. Dandekar, V. Bangia, P. McCarthy
  • Petroleum Systems of the Russian Western Arctic Basins — T. Kiryukhina, A. Stoupakova, G. Ulyanov, N. Kiryukhina, D. Norina, I. Panarin, A. Suslova, A. Kusov, R. Sautkin, I. Kurasov
  • Petroleum Prospects of the Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean — A. Grantz, P. E. Hart
  • Resource Appraisal Technology for Undiscovered Arctic Petroleum — R. White

Regulatory and Environment: ISO 19906

  • ISO 19906 - An International Standard for Arctic Offshore Structures —W. Spring, G. A. Thomas, R. McKenna, D. Blanchet
  • Ice Actions in ISO 19906 – Overview — T. Kärnä, R. Frederking, K. Shkhinek
  • Probabilistic Ice Loads Assessments for Arctic Regions: Inputs for Calibration of ISO 19906 — M. Fuglem, P. Stuckey, I. Jordaan
  • Risk-Based Calibration of Action Factors in the New ISO 19906 Arctic Offshore Structures Standard — M. A. Maes, G. A. Thomas
  • Reliability, Limit States and Action Factors for ISO 19906 — G. A. Thomas, F. G. Bercha, I. Jordaan
  • Overview of Case Studies for Draft ISO 19906 — G. A. Thomas, D. Masterson, W. Spring
  • Use of the ISO 19906 Arctic Structures Standard — R. McKenna

Logistics and Marine Transport: Vessels

  • Drillship Heating and Ventilating Challenges in Arctic Environments — S. Brittin, A. Browning, A. M. Barr, J. Davis, C. J. McHardy, K. Choo
  • Dynamically Positioned Vessels in the Arctic: A Comprehensive Research and Development Program for Key Technologies — A. Wassink
  • Design Considerations for an Arctic Intervention Vessel — T. E. Berg, B. O. Berge
  • Experience from Vessels Operating in Ice in the Double Acting Principle — G. W. Wilkman
  • Preparations Required for Switching to Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel in Marine Propulsion and Onboard Auxiliary Engines — B. Scherz
  • Use of Jack-Up Drilling Units in Arctic Seas with Potential Ice Incursions during Open Water Season — C. Wang, M. Quah, P. G. Noble, R. Shafer, K. A. Soofi

Production Drilling, Facilities and Export: Pipelines I

  • Qualification of Fiber Wrapped Steel Pipe for High Pressure Arctic Pipeline — M. M. Salama
  • Arctic and Harsh Environment Pipeline Trenching Technologies and Challenges — P. Jukes, S. Kenny, U. Panapitiya, S. Jafri, A. Eltaher
  • Small- and Full-Scale Testing of Flexible Pipes in Cold Environment for Arctic Use — C. Gabet, S. Chicheportiche, R. Vivet, O. Mesnage, C. Taravel Condat
  • Pipeline Routing and Burial Depth Analysis Using GIS Software — T. King, R. Phillips, C. Johanse
  • Considerations in the Application of Horizontal Directional Drilling to Pipeline Construction in the Arctic — J. D. Hair
  • Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (RTCP) for High Pressure Gas/Liquid Arctic Pipelines -- A Viable Alternative to Steel? — S. Catha, E. V. Ausman, K. Bethel, M. F. Kanninen, R. B. Stonesifer
  • Analysis and Solutions for Warm-Up of Insulated Offshore Arctic Pipelines During Winter Construction —B. Eisler, M. Mckee

 

14:00–16:50 Afternoon Technical Sessions

Exploration Drilling: Drilling

  • Integral Use of Advanced CFD Simulation Tools in the Design of Arctic Offshore Installations — B. Hekkelstrand, E. S. Gaaserud, J. Dalheim, S. Nodland, V. C. Blusanovics, B. Rezvani
  • Deepwater Drilling for Arctic Oil and Gas Resources Development: A Conceptual Study in the Beaufort Sea — N. Pilisi, M. A. Maes, D. B. Lewis
  • Drilling Rigs in Arctic Deep Temperature Environments - Design and Operation Challenges — T. Kipker
  • Diagenetic Methane Hydrate Formation in Permafrost: A New Gas Play? — A. Johnson, M. D. Max

Physical Environment: Ice Loads

  • Influence of Structural Geometry on the Ice Pressure Distribution on Vertical Structures — B. Sand, L. Fransson

  • Approach to Performance, Operability & Risk Assessment of the Shtokman Floating Platform in Ice —P. Liferov, G. Le Marechal, M. Albertini, M. Metge and E. ter Brake (Shtokman Development AG)

  • Continuum Modeling of Ice Gouge Events — K. Pike, A. Fatemi, C. Rossiter, D. Seo, S. Kenny
  • An FE Model of Permafrost with Thermosyphon Protection — J. Xu
  • First-Year Ridge Loads on Moored Offshore Structures — D. Molyneux, A. Derradji-Aouat, J. Cholley
  • Numerical Simulations of Ice Interaction with a Moored Structure — M. Sayed, A. Barker

Physical Environment: Ice Management

  • State of the Art in Satellite Surveillance of Icebergs and Sea Ice — D. Power, P. Bobby, C. Howell, F. Ralph, C. Randell
  • Ice and Iceberg Management for Shtokman Field — E. Coche, P. Liferov, M. Metge
  • Near Real Time Iceberg Detection and Sea Ice Classification Using Satellites - Status, Potential and Limitations for the Offshore Industry — . Harnvig
  • Ice Management for Support of Arctic Floating Operations — J. M. Hamilton, C. Holub, D. A. Mitchell, T. Kokkinis

  • Real-Time Pack Ice Monitoring Systems – Identification of Hazardous Sea Ice Using Upward Looking Sonars for Tactical Support of Offshore Oil and Gas Projects: D. Fissel, T. Mudge, R. Chave, M. Stone, A. Kanwar, A. Bard, J. Buerman (ASL Environmental Sciences Inc.)

  • Green Ice Management - Enabling Arctic Exploration and Reducing its Environmental Impact — A. Rohlén, U. Hedman
  • New Techniques for Measuring Current, Waves, Ice Draft and Floe Size in the Arctic Ocean Using Bottom-Mounted Acoustic Profilers - A. Magnell, L. Ivanov, D. B. Driver

Production Drilling, Facilities and Export: Pipelines II

  • 3-D Continuum Simulations to Determine Pipeline Strain Demand Due to Ice-Gouge Hazards — S. P. Lele, J. M. Hamilton, M. Panico, H. Arslan, K. Minnaar
  • Alaskan Beaufort Sea Pipeline Design, Installation and Operation — G. A. Lanan, T. Cowin, B. Eisler
  • Corrosion Issues of Arctic Pipelines and Flowlines — W. L. Trimble, D. Chew
  • Well, You’ve Drilled ‘em. Now Can You Produce ‘em? Panarctic Oils Ltd’s Test Program—The Drake F-76 Project — J. G. Bomba, R. J. Brown
  • Leak Detection in the Arctic - How it’s Different — E. J. Farmer
  • Reliability of Power Supply in Remote BGV/RGV Stations along the Pipeline - A Key Factor for Arctic Pipelines Operation — J. Gropper
  • 10 Years of Sub Arctic Subsea Projects - Stepping Stones for Arctic Development — S. Allen