International Association of Directional Drilling Newsletter

Published: Mon, 02/11/19

Letter From the Executive Director

The New Year always brings the promise of new beginnings, new energy, new ideas. It is no different with us. In addition to the events and forums that we are known for, we have several new initiatives that we are embarking.

IADD has taken over stewardship of the ERD database. BP had been running this for years, but it had started to take up too much time. They have transferred the information to us. We are in the process of looking for the best way to display and collect the information. If you have ideas, drop me a note and let me know what they are.

We have also begun a comparison chart for RSS tools. The idea is to get a table that would have all of the specs of the different tools in one place. This will give you easy access to the specifications of all of the tools on the market. We will then expand this into other areas, so stay tuned for updates.

We are also in the process of re-visiting the Mud Motor Industry Steering Committee. This had gone dormant over the last few years, but the comments from the annual Technical Forum caused us to look at getting this ramped up as well.

This year is also our 15th anniversary year! With any landmark anniversary it is common to pause and reflect. We have been doing that lately and will share some our memories throughout the year. We would also like to hear from you. What do you remember from the early days? How has IADD impacted you? How has the industry changed in the last 15 years? We would love to hear from you and share your reminiscing!

Networking; Information; Training; Standards. This is the rallying cry for IADD in 2019. Join in! It will be fun and productive!

Sincerely,

Jim Oberkircher

Executive Director

Featured Event - Pushing the Limits Topical Forum

Operators are continually pushing the drilling limits, with respect to on-bottom performance, departure distance and well density. Multiple unconventional wells have been drilled in the last several years, with lateral lengths exceeding 19,000 ft and measured depths greater than 27,000 ft. Other wells of similar design have exceeded drilling rates of a mile/day in specific intervals and 1,200ft/day in overall well performance.

Pushing the physical limits present both technical and economic challenges. Directionally drilling these long wells with minimal tortuosity and acceptable collision risk is critical. Selection, performance and reliability of downhole tools are key. Even with optimal trajectories, drilling torque may push the limits of topdrives and drillstrings. With weight limitations, alternative solutions to increase horsepower to the bit can introduce new modes of dysfunction, which are undetectable at surface...

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Introduction to IADD's New Board Member - Mark Boyes

We would like to introduce you to the newest IADD Board member. Mark Boyes is currently the VP of Strategic Sales for National Oilwell Varco- Wellbore Technologies. With more than 30+ yrs. of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry, he has extensive experience in directional and horizontal application through Rocky Mtn, Mid Co, and Texas. He has excelled in many leadership roles throughout his career from Area Operations, Regional Operations, Geo Business Development and Executive Sales in North America with Baker Hughes. He has been involved with a number of technology deployments within North America including motors and RSS.

February Monthly Luncheon - Richard Spears

As the oil price has been weakening during the past month, the uncertainty to predict the level of upstream activity for 2019 clearly has been increasing. In order to provide additional insight and to offer a forum for discussion around what to expect for the current year, the Houston Chapter of the International Association of Directional Drilling will be dedicating it’s February Luncheon to provide an update on the state of our industry.

The IADD is honored to welcome one of the most recognized market research professionals for the February 28^th event. Richard Spears from Spears & Associates will share some of the KPI’s that his team is monitoring and provide his expectations for the near term. This is an event that you don’t want to miss as it provides a great opportunity to interact with your industry peers, get their take on the business, and provide your input for the discussion...

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Did you know?

Did you know that you can let IADD know about any special requirements you have when attending one of our events? If you have allergies to fish, are on a non-meat diet or need assistance with seating…all these can be communicated to us at the time of your registration for the event.

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Sporting Clay Tournament Recap

Due to the inclement weather in December flooding the course the 2018 IADD Clay Shoot was held on January 18, 2019. We had three full rosters of shooters this year and three generous companies providing food cooked onsite for us. We would like to thank Blackwood Gun Club, Integrity Directional, Ulterra, and DrillScan for their hospitality. Most importantly, we would like to thank our participants, even with the rescheduling of the event, we did not lose any of our loyal IADD shooters. That’s one of the many reasons you guys are the BEST!

This was a terrific event, with our highest individual shooter coming in with a score of 97. Congratulations Joe Garza, with that incredible score! Our top two teams came in close to each other shooting a 359 and 355, respectively. Great job guys!

Our official 2019 Clay Shoot will be held on December 6th at Blackwood Gun Club, although we had such a great time this month that we are considering adding a midyear shoot as well. We will get back with you on that one.

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Industry Events

Data Driven Drilling & Production Conference

The world’s largest data driven oil and gas conference is back for 2019. Data Driven Drilling & Production Conference (11-12 June, Royal Sonesta, Houston) is where Silicon Valley meets Oil & Gas.

With 750+ attendees expected, speakers from Equinor, Marathon, ConocoPhillips, Total, Occidental & Hess, and 70% of exhibition space sold out, DDDP unites the key operators, innovators, technologists and gamechangers driving the digital transformation..

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