2024 MWD/LWD Forum Presentations

September 20, 2024

Session 1: Wellbore Placement

Moderators/Speakers

• Jay LaCombe, Quantum Energy Technologies

• Bill Lesso, MS Directional

• Josh Albright, Superior QC

• Ian Pirsch, KeyDrill Technology

Session 2: At-Bit / In-Bit

Moderators/Speakers

• Seth Lastrapes, ProDirectional

• Suki Gill, Scout Downhole

• Steve Jones, Sanvean Technologies

• Jesse Havens, Fracture ID

• Andy Johns, Halliburton

Session 3: Borehole Imaging and Quality Assessment Tool

Moderators/Speakers

• Mohamed Elshabrawy, Shell

• Patrick Bateman, Halliburton

• Roland Chemali, Well ID

• Abraham Montes, University of Texas at Austin

• Marina Mullendore, Shell

Session 4: Downhole Communication

Moderators/Speakers

• Eric Rothe, Reuter-Stokes

• Ian Pirsch, KeyDrill Technology

• Paul Neil, NOV

• Nick Brown, Gordon Technologies

Keynote Speaker: David Bat, Kimberlite Research

Session 5: MWD Industry Overview: Jim Oberkircher, IADD

Session 6: Operator’s Panel – What Do We Want to See? - no presentations, just panel discussion

Moderators/Speakers

• Blaine Comeaux, IADD

• Kyle Bradshaw, SWN

• Mike Loudermilk

• James Teff, Saudi Aramco

• Jacob Gauthier, BPX Energy

• Chris Marland, Chevron

Session 7: Reliability: What’s breaking the tools, what can we do about it?

Moderators/Speakers

• Seth Lastrapes, ProDirectional

• Nick Brown, Gordon Technologies

• Jacob Gauthier, BPX Energy

• Nate Anderson, Gordon Technologies

Session 8: Hot Hole

Moderators/Speakers

• Kyle Bradshaw, SWN

• Josh Scheel, MaxCell

• Matthew White, Hephae Energy Technology

• Ben Frith, Gordon Technologies

• Stephen Allen, ProDirectional

• SWN – use in the Haynesville

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