SPE/IADC DRILLING CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

5-7 March 2019 World Forum, The Hague

www.spe.org/go/drilling

Call for PapersDeadline: 4 June 2018

Submit your paper proposal online by 4 June 2018

Dear Colleagues,

The SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition is one of the key annual industry events. It is renowned for its excellent technical content and is considered a great opportunity to make and maintain business connections. Active engagement from the industry is key to both.

I would like to invite you to help maintain our high technical standards by submitting a paper proposal for consideration for the 2019 conference programme, which will take place in The Hague, The Netherlands from 5–7 March. We anticipate that the location and our programme will facilitate an international and fruitful event.

The conference typically covers a variety of subjects, including drilling technologies, HSE, deepwater, subsea, new technology, digitalisation, competency and training. The 2019 conference will also address energy transition and industry dynamics in times of change. The process of recovering hydrocarbons is becoming increasingly challenging, for a variety of economic, technological, social, and environmental reasons. Although our industry has faced and overcome some of these challenges before, some of the challenges are new and require new thinking and solutions. The programme will address these challenges by bringing in some great insights from other industries. I encourage you and your colleagues to share your experience at this prominent and important event.

I look forward to meeting you in The Hague in 2019.

Sincerely,

Pierre KrieselsGeneral Manager, Wells R&DShell Global Solutions International

Disciplines

Multi-disciplinary Management and Information

HSE Projects Facilities and Construction

Drilling Production and Operations

Completions Reservoir Description and Dynamics

CommitteesChairPierre Kriesels, Shell Global Solutions International

Advisory CommitteeArindam Bhattacharya, Schlumberger

Mel Clare, Borr Drilling

Kimberley McHugh, Chevron

David Reid, National Oilwell Varco

David Roodenburg, Huisman Equipment B.V.

Lina Serpa, BP

Oonagh Werngren, Independent

Programme CommitteeMarc Bird, Baker Hughes, a GE company

Martijn Bogaerts, Schlumberger

Igor Brucher, Transocean

Dennis Cisneros, Varel International

Crispin Chatar, Schlumberger

John Clegg, Weatherford

Blaine Dow, Schlumberger

William Duff y, Statoil

Michael Dykalski, BOS Solutions

Alfred Eustes, Colorado School of Mines

Danielle Fuselier, Baker Hughes, a GE company

Lisa Grant, BSEE

Martyn Greensmith, Merlin ERD

Mohammed Hattab, Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Hai Hunt, ConocoPhilips

Ashley Johnson, Schlumberger

Sarah Kern, Helmerich & Payne IDC

Marta Lafuente, Vallourec

Liam Lines, National Oilwell Varco

Arne Lyngholm, Statoil

Robin Macmillan, National Oilwell Varco

Olawale Oredolapo, Baker Hughes, a GE company

Isabel Cristina Poletzky, Maersk Training, Inc.

Thomas Redlinger, T H Hill Associates, Inc.

Matthew Rhodes, BP Exploration Europe

Rolv Rommetveit, Edrilling Solutions

Nishanth Samuel, Marathon

Otto Santos, Consultant

Hermann Spoerker, Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Junichi Sugiura, Scout Downhole Inc

Diego Tellez, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation

Khaydar Valiullin, Weatherford

Ryan Weeden, National Oilwell Varco

Goof Zijderveld, GustoMSC BV

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About the Conference

With the process of recovering hydrocarbons becoming increasingly challenging, the need for an international gathering for drilling professionals has never been more critical.

For more than 30 years, the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition has become established as a unique confluence of the people and ideas best placed to advance our scientific understanding of drilling in oil and gas exploration and production. It brings together operator companies, contractor firms and service companies to address challenges and deliver improved performance.

Renowned for its world class technical content, the event is developed by the industry for the industry and is the perfect forum to learn, network and showcase.

Alternating annually between the US and Europe, in 2019, international drilling professionals will descend on the prestigious World Forum in The Hague to exchange knowledge, examine best practices and shine a spotlight on new technologies.

They will also be on the lookout for companies offering solutions to the industry’s greatest challenges and listening to thought leaders advocating the future of E&P. This brochure will help you decide how you would like to participate. It gives you an outline of who will attend and a variety of ways you can make your company and expertise known to them. If you still have questions, the team will be happy to answer them for you.

However you choose to take part, you are certain to find your involvement rewarding.

Who will attend• Applications engineers

• Design engineers and supervisors

• Drilling and completions engineers

• Executives

• Geologists/petrophysicists

• Production and operations engineers

• Rig engineers

• R&D professionals

• Reservoir engineers

The types of organisation that will be represented• International operators / national oil

companies

• Service / manufacturing / contractors

• Academia

• Consultants

• Government bodies

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Attendees

SPE/IADC 2017 - Who Attended?

Based on attendee survey results from the 2017 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference & Exhibition, The Hague, The Netherlands

Job Classifi cation

Engineer 37%

Executive 31%

Manager 21%

Consultant 5%

Academia 3%

Geologist/geophysicist 2%

Other 1%

Primary Area of Technical Interest

Drilling and completions 87%

Management and information 7%

Reservoir description and dynamics 2%

Health, safety, security, environment, and social responsibility

2%

Production and operations 1%

Projects, facilities, and construction 1%

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Geographical Region

Europe 69%

United States/Canada 27%

Asia Pacifi c 2%

Middle East and North Africa 1%

Russia / Caspian 1%

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Technical Categories

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

Tubulars• Risers and Conductors

• Drilling Tubulars

• Casing and Zonal Isolation Tools

• Production Tubulars

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

Completions and Field Development Completion Technology• Well Intervention

• Field Development

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

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 Centres and Remote Data Gathering

• Waste Management

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

Submission Deadlines

Abstract Submission Deadline: 4 June 2018

Manuscript Submission Deadline: 12 November 2018

Submit your paper proposal online by 4 June 2018

Paper Proposal Submittal Guidelines

General Guidelines1 Obtain the necessary clearance from your management.

2 The paper proposal must be a minimum of 225 words and no more than 300 words in length. Submissions need to be formatted into four specifi c paragraphs to include the following: 1. Objectives/Scope; 2. Methods, Procedures, Process; 3. Results, Observations, and Conclusions; 4. Novel/Additional Information, and the technical category most applicable to your paper.

3 The paper proposal must be received by 4 JUNE 2018.

4 Submit your paper proposals online at www.spe.org/en/events/drilling-conference/home/. The website also offers guidelines for preparing and submitting your paper proposal on time.

5 Do not include the title or authors’ names in the body of the proposal. The title and author information will be requested separately through the submission system.

6 Please note that, if accepted, your paper proposal may be published, as submitted, in conference information media, including on the SPE website.

7 Authors whose paper proposals are accepted will be required to provide a manuscript for inclusion in the conference proceedings.Authors who do not submit a manuscript and the associated publication forms by the manuscript due date will be withdrawn from the programme and will not be allowed to present. The programme committee will review draft manuscripts before the final versions are submitted to SPE for publication. Draft manuscripts are due for review by 26 October 2018. Final manuscripts will be due to SPE by 12 November 2018.

Submission Deadlines

Abstract Submission Deadline: 4 June 2018

Manuscript Submission Deadline: 12 November 2018

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Submit your paper proposal online by 4 June 2018

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General Information

Changes, Cancellations and WithdrawalsSPE and the Programme Committee consider an accepted proposal as a commitment to present. If extenuating circumstances prevent the author from making the presentation, it is the author’s obligation to fi nd an alternate presenter and notify their SPE programme lead and their session chairs (if applicable). Withdrawals must be made in writing to the SPE o� ce as soon as possible. Under no circumstance can a submitted proposal be changed once it has been submitted. Cancellations, particularly after a paper has been accepted and publicised, are viewed by the Programme Committee as highly unprofessional.

SPE Conference Dual-Submission PolicyAuthors will be allowed to submit proposals to only one conference at a time. A proposal must be declined by a programme committee prior to being submitted to another conference for consideration. In the event it is detected that a proposal has been submitted to more than one conference, all versions/copies of that proposal will be removed from consideration. Any paper previously presented at a conference and published in OnePetro® may not be re-submitted for publication at another SPE conference. The author may present the subject matter at subsequent conferences at the invitation of the programme committee, but the paper will not be included in the conference proceedings.

No Presentation PolicyThe failure of SPE conference authors to have at least one designated individual present the paper at the conference will result in the paper being permanently withdrawn from the SPE technical paper archive in OnePetro.®

A Word About CommercialismSPE has a stated policy against the use of commercial trade names, company logos, or language that is commercial in tone in the papertitle, text, or slides. Use of such terms will result in careful scrutiny by the Programme Committee in evaluating proposals and the presence ofcommercialism in the paper may result in its being withdrawn from the programme.

CopyrightAll authors of papers presented at the conference will be required to complete and submit a copyright release form to SPE/IADC or submit the copyright exemption form where applicable.

Sustainability StatementSPE is committed to ensuring that the environmental impact of our events is kept to a minimum. We aim to make progress in the fi eld ofsustainability through reducing energy usage, promoting eco-friendly mobility, reducing water consumption, and limiting waste, all corevalues in keeping with those of the oil and gas industry.

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