
2024 Annual Technical Forum
Date: October 23 and 24, 2024
Location:
Oxy - The Woodlands
1201 Lake Robbins
The Woodlands, TX, 77380
Prices:
One Day: $175 (member) / $195 (nonmember)
Both Days: $295 (member) / $325 (nonmember)
Steering Committee
Co-Chairs
- Jacob Clark, Oxy
- Lane Magness, D-Tech Rotary Steerable
Committee
- Austin Rupert, Baker Hughes
- Ben Lucas, Chevron
- Chris Marland, Chevron
- Donnie Davis, ProDirectional
- Joel Dunn, Superior QC
- Ricardo Borjas, Xecta
- Victor Marquinez, SLB
Day One Agenda
8:45 to 9 a.m.: Welcome, Safety Moment, Session Overview
9 to 10 a.m.: Session 1: Wellbore Quality as a (W)hole
- Moderator: Jacob Clark, Oxy
- Anthony Allison & Christopher Cavazos, Oxy
- Matthew Thuesen, Oxy
- Jackie Fletcher, PMP, Oxy
10 to 10:30 a.m.: Break, Networking, Exhibits Open
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: Session 2: Wellbore Placement as a (W)hole
- Moderator: Joel Dunn, Superior QC
- Michael Kuligowski, M.S., MBA, Core Geologic
- Chad Hanak, Superior QC
- Joseph Doucette, Consultant
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Lunch, Networking, Exhibits Open
12:15 to 12:45 p.m.: Session 3: Looking Forward: Megatrends
- Blaine Comeaux, IADD
12:45 to 1 p.m.: Break, Networking, Exhibits Open
1 to 2 p.m.: Session 4: How Sweet Is Your “Sweet” Spot?
- Moderators: Donnie Davis, ProDirectional, and Victor Marquinez, SLB
- Michiel de Rijk, KRATOS Measurements
- David Tonner, Diversified Well Logging
- François Le Buhan, SLB
2 to 2:30 p.m.: Break, Networking, Exhibits Open
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.: Session 5: RSS Reliability
- Moderator: Chris Marland, Chevron
- Christian Menger, D-Tech Rotary Steerable
- Tom Roberts, NOV
- Jimmy Stacey, Rival Downhole Tools
3:30 to 4 p.m.: Wrap-up
Day Two Agenda
8:30 to 8:45 a.m.: Welcome, Safety Moment, Session Overview
8:45 to 9:30 a.m.: Session 1: Overview of RSS Market
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: Session 2: RSS Providers to Operators
- Moderators: Chris Marland, Chevron, and Blaine Comeaux, IADD
- Lane Magness, D-Tech Rotary Steerable
- Naveen Nair, Halliburton Sperry Drilling
- Victor Marquinez/Sola Oluwadare, SLB
- Chris Brockman, Phoenix Technology Services
10:30 to 10:45 a.m.: Break, Networking, Exhibits Open
10:45 to 11:45 a.m.: Session 3: Root Cause & Failure Analysis
- Moderator: Austin Rupert, Baker Hughes
- Andrew Salomon, Oxy
- Neil Bean, Baker Hughes
- Cody Holdren, Total Directional Services, LLC
- Jerid Achord, Arsenal Inc.
11:45 to 12:30 p.m.: Lunch, Networking, Exhibits Open
12:30 to 1 p.m.: Keynote Speaker
1 to 1:15 p.m.: Break, Networking, Exhibits Open
1:15 to 2:15 p.m.: Session 4: Extreme BHA/Well Paths
- Moderator: Lane Magness, D-Tech Rotary Steerable
- John Huycke, Consultant
- David LeBlanc, Apache Corporation
- Christopher Montan, Vital Energy
2:15 to 2:30 p.m.: Break, Networking, Exhibits Open
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.: Session 5: Building the Digital Infrastructure to Complete the Feedback Loop
- Moderator: Blaine Comeaux, IADD
- Reishin Toolsi, Databricks
- Mark Anderson, NOV
- Bruce Ripley, Innova Drilling & Intervention
3:30 to 4 p.m.: Wrap-up
Thank you to our sponsors!
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