SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition

Abstract Submission Topics

1. Drilling Process and Technology

• Rigs and Rig Equipment

• Bits

• Drilling Fluids

• Cementing and Zonal Isolation

• Downhole Tools

• Directional Drilling and Hole Placement

• Drilling Mechanics (vibration, stick slip, etc.)

• Geoscience (Rock Mechanics)

• HP/HT

2. Tubulars

• Risers and Conductors

• Drilling Tubulars

• Casing and Zonal Isolation Tools

• Production Tubulars

3. Deepwater and Subsea

• Deepwater Drilling and Completions

• Deepwater Methods and Technologies

• Deepwater Drilling Rigs

• Deepwater Well Control

• Subsea Wells

• Surface BOP and Related Technologies

• Sub Salt Drilling, Tar and Hydrates

4. Completions and Field Development

• Completion Technology

• Well Intervention

• Field Development

5. Management and Systems

• Health, Safety, Environment

• Process Safety

• Drilling Management

• Performance Drilling

• Well Control – Procedures and Technologies

• Planning – Risk Management, Well Cost, Scheduling

• People – Competence and Training

• Contracts

6. Leading and New Technologies / Methodologies

• Innovative Technologies

• Special Techniques (Through Tubing Drilling, Drilling and Casing, Expendables)

• Drilling Systems Automation

• Factory Style Drilling

• Managed Pressure and Underbalanced Drilling

• Dual Gradient Drilling

• Real-Time Operating Centers and Remote Data Gathering

• Waste Management

7. Case Studies

• Shale Drilling

• Low-Cost Wells

• Mature Fields

• Extended Reach Wells

• Deep Well Drilling

• Frontier Operations and Extreme Environments

• Unconventional Projects

• Challenging Projects that Overcame Adversity