Dates

Live Online:
North America: October 9, 2012
Europe/Middle East/Asia: October 10, 2012
Archive/On-demand: October 10, 2012 onwards

Overview

The industry has been traditionally slow to realize the potential of real-time data from drilling operations. Recent catastrophic well control incidents have brought this need to the forefront and also to the attention of industry regulators. There is still a limited realization that this data needs to be interpreted in real-time to capture its full potential.
 
Effective use of real time data and data centers requires a relationship between the engineering technology and expertise and the digital realities of Information Technology.  These two issues are symbiotic and cannot be separated.

Background

The opportunity is to understand what the well is telling us, via real-time
data, to support proactive decisions that can be made on an ongoing, real-time basis. This is critical for well control, wellbore stability and operational safety in today’s challenging environments. Next generation monitoring requires a step change that includes hazards avoidance as a precursor to drilling optimization.  As well complexity increases, the potential for well control events increases disproportionally .

Real-time data can be used effectively in operations to avoid, minimize, and better manage operational events associated with drilling and completion.  Real-time data can also provide the foundational support to improve and elevate training in the industry. This includes the utilization of integrated simulators for hazards avoidance. 
 
In the past, real-time data has been primarily used to improve efficiency and drive down costs although even this use has been limited, slowly implemented and fragmentally adopted. While this is a desirable outcome, it really is a secondary issue when compared to hazards avoidance and well containment that can be achieved by the correct use of that same data. In order to ensure reliability and safety, a paradigm shift is required in terms of real time data utilization.

The linkage of real-time data and Real Time Centers (RTC) to monitor and support Drilling and Completions Operations provides tangible economic benefits.  These benefits continue to increase as the pool of experienced D&C and E&P personnel decreases (big crew change) and as operations continue to expand into more complex and costly environments onshore and offshore.

Developing standards for real-time data capture, monitoring activities and integrated data interpolation is a dramatic and positive step-change for the industry. Any significant change is understandably difficult but it is necessary to dramatically improve the holistic safety consciousness, reliability, and reputation of our industry.

Who Will Attend Virtually

•CIOs •CTOs •CEOs •Software Engineers •Engineers •Network Managers •Network Engineers •Heads of Telecommunications •Heads of Information Systems •Systems Managers •IT Managers •IT Infrastructure Managers •Integrators •IT/IS/ICT/Telecoms/Network Specialists •VPs of Exploration •VPs of Production •Production Engineers •Reservoir Engineers •Production Engineers
Within:•Super Majors •National Oil Companies •Mid-size/Independent Oil Cos •Oilfield Operators •Rig-Owners/Operators •Oilfield Services •E&P Companies •Regulatory Bodies •Trade Bodies

Conference Chair, David Pritchard, Successful Energy Practices International, LLC.

Mr. Pritchard obtained a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa in 1970, and has over 43 years of oil and gas production, exploration,  operations and drilling experience.  He has consulted for over twenty major and  national oil companies, independents, chemical companies and all major service  providers in over twenty locations across the globe.  He is a registered  professional engineer and expertise includes drilling hazards management and  training, well planning, execution and analysis with a focus on risk,  particularly related to narrow margin drilling and High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT) operations. Mr. Pritchard has co-authorship of several Major Oil company key processes, such as stage-gated well design planning  and execution, Management of Change (MOC) and risk and uncertainty management.   Mr.  Pritchard has authored or co-authored 16 industry publications, and was selected as Co-Chair for the Technical committee of the Presidential Commission for the Deepwater Horizon Study Group.