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OTC 20317 Offshore Platform Materials Integrity – Remediation MeasuresSudhakar P.V. Mahajanam, Mike W. Joosten/ConocoPhillips, Production Assurance

Technology, Bartlesville USA, Bob Craigie, ConocoPhillips U.K. Limited, Aberdeen UK

OTC 20338 Pioneer Challenge Reduction of MEG Consumption Using KHI for Hydrate Control in a

Deepwater Environment Offshore EgyptFawaz Abdel Latif Agizah, Rashid Petroleum Company; Taher Abdel Raheem Ali,

Rashid Petroleum Company; Mohammad Baydoon, Rashid Petroleum Company;Stephan Allenson, Nalco Energy Services; Allan Scott, Nalco Energy Services Ltd.

OTC 20340 Study on the Cost Effective Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Power PlantNagan Srinivasan, Specialist; Meena Sridhar, Deepwater Structures Inc., Houston, Texas, andMadhusuden Agrawal, ANSYS Inc., Houston, Texas

OTC 20348 Design, Analysis, and Diagnostics for Passive Inflow Control Devices With OpenholePacker CompletionsPaolo Gavioli, SPE, Gonzalo A. Garcia, SPE, and Juan Carlos Serrano, SPE,Baker Hughes Incorporated

OTC 20364 Floating Unit Hull and Mooring IMMR PlanMireille Franco, Total SA

OTC 20366 Model Tests and Simulations on a Wave Energy Converter Based on Inverse

Offshore EngineeringBas Buchner, Marin

OTC 20367 The Life-Cycle Management of Subsea FacilitiesJ E Strutt and J H A Baker, Atkins Boreas

OTC 20368 Fatigue Life Extension Procedure for Offshore Structures by Ultrasonic PeeningLuis Lopez Martinez, LETS Global

OTC 20370 Dynamic BHA Modeling of Hole Enlargement While Drilling Leads to ROP

Improvement in Gulf of MexicoMyles Barrett, Shell International E&P, Molly Compton, Mukul Agnihotri, Fernando Verano,

Simon Mitchell and David Fitzmorris, Smith International

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OTC 20371 Development of a Combination Corrosion-Scale Inhibitor for the Subsea Separation

and Boosting Systems of the Parque das Conchas Project in BrazilM.A. Silvestri, Nalco; D.H. Emmons, Nalco (Retired); S. Linares-Samaniego, SPE, Nalco;R. Gingrich, Shell Exploration and Production

OTC 20372 Development of an Antifoam for Subsea Application for the Parque das Conchas

Project, BC-10 Block, Offshore BrazilJ. Hera Jr., Nalco Company and R. Gingrich, Shell Exploration & Production Company

OTC 20379 The “Reliable Technologies” Rule: What Did the SEC Intend?W. J. Lee, SPE, Texas A&M University

OTC 20385 Towards Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Enhanced Oil Recovery in Offshore

Newfoundland, Canada

B. Thomas, Husky Energy Inc., A. Iliyas, T. Johansen, K. Hawboldt, and F. Khan,Memorial University of Newfoundland

OTC 20389 Droplet Size Measuring Technique and ApplicationJ.M. Marchetti, L.E. Patruno, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU),

Trondheim, Norway; A. Gaebler, Sulzer Chemtech; AG, Winterthur, Switzerland;H.F. Svendsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

OTC 20390 SS: High Pressure Gas-Liquid Separation: Scrubber Performance:

Investigation of Liquid Holdup in Mesh Pad at Ambient Conditions

with Applications to High Pressure Separation A. E. Setekleiv, H. F. Svendsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OTC 20395 Thunder Horse and Atlantis: The Development and Operation of Twin Giants in the

Deepwater Gulf of MexicoSimon Todd and Dan Replogle, BP America

OTC 20396 Thunder Horse takes Reservoir Management to the Next LevelG.A. Arnold, S.R. Cavalero, P.J. Clifford, E.M. Goebel, D.A. Hutchinson, K.H. Leung,

E.N. Paclibon, T.D. Weiss and D.B. Grass, BP America, Inc.


























OTC 20397 Unlocking Atlantis: An Integrated Approach to Reservoir Management of a Giant

Subsalt FieldRick M. Bartlett, Pramod K. Singh, John M. Howie, Kathryn Humphrey, Jessica A Kurtz,Mike D. Croft, BP America, Inc.

OTC 20398 Atlantis: A Case Study in Thoroughly Planned and Scheduled Well DeliveryJonathan D. Sprague, SPE, Kurt E. Mix, SPE, and Joe Faulkerson, BP America, Inc.

OTC 20399 GoM Deepwater Completions – The Devil is in the DetailsDavid Rich, SPE, Bruce Rogers, SPE, Quentin Dyson, SPE, Karen Olson, SPE, John Smart,

and Dave Tif fin, SPE, BP America, Inc.

OTC 20400 SS: Thunder Horse and Atlantis Deepwater Frontier Developments in the Gulf of

Mexico: Advanced Collaboration Environment: Shrinking the Gulf

Frank Ragan, Alan Ford, Ross Huebel, Kerry Moore-Cernoch, and Jim Ross, BP

OTC 20401 Thunder Horse – Materials, Welding and Corrosion Challenges and SolutionsJames D. Burk and Charles L. Ribardo, BP America, Inc.

OTC 20402 Thunder Horse and Atlantis Floating Systems and Riser Monitoring:

Performance During Extreme EventsN. Cramond, D. Petruska, J. Geyer, S. Jesudasen BP America, Inc

OTC 20403 Atlantis and Thunder Horse: Starting-up Two World Class Facilities in

World Class FashionW. Al Monthiry, R. Newcomb, J. Lowe and K. DeJohn, BP America, Inc.

OTC 20404 Future Challenges for Deepwater DevelopmentsFergus Addison, Kevin Kennelley and Fikry Botros, BP America, Inc.

OTC 20407 Pipeline Laying and Embedment in Soft Fine-grained Soils: Field Observations and

Numerical SimulationsZ.J. Westgate, D.J. White and M.F. Randolph, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems,

Univ. of Western Australia; and P. Brunning, Acergy

OTC 20408 Formation of Synthesis Gas Using Solar Concentrator Photovoltaics (SCPV) and High

Temperature Co-electrolysis (HTCE) of CO2 and H

2O

L. J. Frost, J. Hartvigsen, and S. Elangovan, Ceramatec Inc


































OTC 20414 Two Assets, Two Approaches to Tackling Subsalt Imaging – Thunder Horse and AtlantisJohn Howie and Matt Trout, BP America, Inc.

OTC 20415 Barrier Diagrams the Next Stage for Enhancing Offshore Operations SafetyRobin Pitblado DNV Houston, Ravi Tahilramani DNV Abu Dhabi

OTC 20416 Spoolable Compliant Guide – A Solution for Well InterventionC. D. Bridge, X. J. G. Guedeney, Schlumberger Subsea

OTC 20417 Operating Experiences from Second Generation Riserless Light Well Intervention

(RLWI) in the North SeaVidar Sten-Halvorsen, Bjarne Neumann, H. Brian Skeels – FMC Technologies

OTC 20418 Experiences from Operating New Generation Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI)

Units in the North Sea, Challenges and Future OpportunitiesRobert Friedberg Siri Nordbø Jøssang, Bernt Gramstad, Snorre Dalane, Island Offshore

Subsea /IOSS

OTC 20419 Subsea Intervention – The Balance of Effectiveness, Risk and CostKurt Hurzeler, Well Ops Commercial Manager

OTC 20420 Riserless Subsea Well Intervention: Technology and PracticeNeil C. Crawford and Ian R.Still, Blue Ocean Technologies LLC

OTC 20422 SPECIAL SESSION: LNG & LPG Operations OffshoreDavid Mclean, Maersk FPSOs

OTC 20425 Solving the Salt Challenge: Unique Drill Bit Philosophy Delivers Breakthrough

Performance in the Gulf of MexicoSteve Barton and Ryan Weeden, NOV Downhole, Graham Mensa-Wilmot and

Yoseph Harjadi, Chevron

OTC 20429 Fiber-Optic Distributed Vibration Sensing Provides Technique for Detecting

Sand ProductionS. J. Mullens and G. P. Lees, Schlumberger, and G. Duvivier, BP




























OTC 20434 Deepwater Frac-Pack Maximum Treating Pressure Limits, An Examination Using

Bottom-Hole Pressure GaugesKen Lizak and Chuck Hinnant, Shell International Exploration and Production

OTC 20436 Un-planned Shut-in and Deepwater Gas Hydrate PreventionShing-Ming Chen, Husky Energy

OTC 20437 Gulf of Mexico Wet Tree Deepwater Riser Concepts with Sour ServiceD. Deka, M. Campbell, and K. Kakar, 2H Offshore Inc; P. R. Hays, Chevron ETC

OTC 20438 Development of a Deepwater Subsea Well Intervention Package Control SystemPeter Nellessen, Schlumberger Subsea

OTC 20440 SS: High Pressure Gas Liquid Separation: Scrubber Separation - Droplet Entrainment

in High Pressure Gas Liquid SeparationL.E. Patruno, J.M. Marchetti, C.A. Dorao, H.A. Jakobsen, H.F. Svendsen, Norwegian University

of Science and Technology; D. Tayebi, Shell Technology Norway

OTC 20442 Key Learnings: Risk Based Verification of Process Systems on a Floating LNG

Producing UnitErik Skramstad, DNV, David Almandoz, CH IV International, Fredrik Savio, Flex LNG

OTC 20447 Safe Transfer of Liquefied Gas in the Offshore EnvironmentM.A. Newby, ConocoPhillips, W.H. Pauw, Marin

OTC 20451 Subsea Processing at Parque das Conchas (BC-10): Taking Flow Assurance to the

Next LevelS. Iyer, P. Lang, W. Schoppa, D. Chin and A. Leitko, Shell International E&P Inc.

OTC 20452 Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Logging-While-Drilling

Operations and ChallengesTimothy S. Collett, SPE, U.S. Geological Survey; Ray Boswell, U.S. Department of Energy;Matthew Frye, William Shedd, Paul Godfriaux and Rebecca Dufrene, Minerals Management

Service; Dan McConnell, AOA Geophysics; Stefan Mrozewski, Gilles Guerin, and Ann Cook,Columbia University; Emrys Jones and Rana Roy, Chevron

































OTC 20484 Azurite Field Development: Lessons Learned From Industry’s First FDPSOHarry J. Howard, Kenneth C. Hampshire, Murphy West Africa Ltd.; Jeffrey A. Moore, P.E.,

Charles E. White, Kenneth J. Bayne, Doris, Inc.

OTC 20485 Gas Hydrate System of Shenhu Area, Northern South China Sea:Wire-line Logging,

Geochemical Results and Preliminary Resources EstimatesNengyou Wu, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of

Energy Conversion, CAS; Guangzhou Center for Gas Hydrate Research, CAS;Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, CGS; Shengxiong Yang, Guangzhou Marine GeologicalSurvey, CGS; Haiqi Zhang, China Geological Survey; Jinqiang Liang, Hongbin Wang, and

Jing’an Lu, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, CGS

OTC 20488 Technologies or Intangibles: What Drives Sand-Control Selection?B. Waltman, D. Torres, and R. Dusterhoft, SPE, Halliburton, K. Lizak, SPE, Shell Intl. E&P

OTC 20489 Azurite Field Development: FDPSO Design and Integration ChallengesKenneth C. Hampshire, Murphy West Africa, Ltd.; Byron J. Eiermann, Mark P. Andrews,Doris, Inc.; Trevor F. Smith, William Jacob Management

OTC 20491 Drilling from an FDPSO: A Two-Stack ApproachKenneth C. Hampshire, J. Greg Noles, Murphy West, Ltd.; Albert Kachich, Doris, Inc

OTC 20492 Flow Assurance, Operability Challenges, and Artificial Lift for the Azurite

Field DevelopmentRalph K. Brezger, II, Wilson Rodriguez, Murphy West Africa, Ltd.; Jianlin Cai, Muriel C. Reaux,Doris, Inc.; Leif Korneliussen, Framo Engineering AS

OTC 20495 Subsea Hardware Installation from an FDPSOThomas J. Stensgaard, Murphy West Africa, Ltd.; Charles E. White, Kevin R. Schiffer, Doris, Inc

OTC 20496 Three Kings and One Castle - Operational Challenges of the Azurite FDPSORalph K. Brezger, II, Mike Estorffe, Murphy West Africa, Ltd.; Kevin Cooper, Doris, Inc.;John G. Buchan, i-Quantum Solutions

OTC 20497 Sulfur Recovery Processes Modified for FPSO Topside InstallationsJohn F. Watson, Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC

OTC 20498 OTEC Power Ef ficiency Challenges

James Hurtt, Alain Pellen, John Nagurny, Lockheed Martin Corporation
































OTC 20502 Deep Ocean Seafloor Mineral Extraction – Environmental and Social ConsiderationsSamantha Smith, Nautilus Minerals Inc

OTC 20506 Deepwater Pipeline and Riser Installation by the Reel-Lay MethodS N Smith and A J Clough, Subsea 7

OTC 20509 Case Study: Optimized Field Architecture for Electrical Boosting in DeepwaterSteven Easton, Acergy

OTC 20511 SS: High Pressure Gas-Liquid Separation: High-pressure Droplet-Deposition:

From Experiments to Closure LawsP.M. Dupuy, H.A. Jakobsen, M. Fernandino and H. F. Svendsen, Norwegian University ofScience and Technology; A. Gaebler, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd

OTC 20512 SS: High Pressure Gas-Liquid Separation: Diffusion Coef ficient, the SilentCoalescence InhibitorP.M. Dupuy, M. Fernandino, H.A. Jakobsen and H. Svendsen, Norwegian University of Scienceand Technology

OTC 20513 FLNG Design Issues - Building on Known TechnologyConn Fagan, Hans Olav Sele and Tom Østvold, Det Norske Veritas

OTC 20518 Flexible Pipe Design for a High Temperature / Highly Insulated Production Flowline for

the North Amethyst Project in the North AtlanticR. J. R. Mandeville, P.Eng., L. Turpin, P. Eng, and S. Searle, P. Eng., Technip; and G. Phillips,Husky Energy Inc.

OTC 20520 Predicting Consolidation Settlement in Very Soft Clay: Comparison of Conventional 1-D

Theory and 3-D Numerical SimulationDan Lee, Shulong Liu, Philip Cooper, Ian Nash, and Nigel Evans, Intecsea (UK) Ltd

OTC 20525 Response of Offshore Pipelines to LandslidesJack X. Liu, Liu Advanced Engineering; Michael O’Rourke, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

OTC 20526 An Integrated Approach to Successful Integrity Management of Deepwater Facilities

within the Framework of API RP 75J. Thomas von Aschwege, SPE, John F. Chappell, J. Kirk Brownlee, SPE, John C. MacNeill,and Kenneth Bhalla, Stress Engineering Services, Inc.

































OTC 20528 Design and Operability Considerations of the Gas Flowline at Parque das Conchas

(BC-10) Ostra FieldZ. Atakan, D. Chin, Peter Lang, Sada Iyer, Shell Exploration & Production Co.

OTC 20532 Parque das Conchas (BC-10) High Voltage Power Umbilical Design and InstallationS.P. Eckerty, R.K. VonTungeln, D. Liney, Shell International Exploration and Production Co.

OTC 20533 Comprehensive Hindcast of Winds and Waves in the Gulf of Mexico in Hurricane Ike (2008)Vincent J. Cardone and Andrew T. Cox, Oceanweather Inc

OTC 20537 Parque das Conchas - BC-10 - An Ultra-Deepwater Heavy Oil Development Offshore BrazilK. H. Stingl, Shell International E&P Inc, A. Paardekam, Shell Brasil E&P

OTC 20548 Evaluation of the Gas Production Potential of Marine Hydrate Deposits in the Shenhu

Area of the South China SeaGang Li, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of

Energy Conversion, Guangzhou Center for Gas Hydrate Research; George J. Moridis andKeni Zhang, SPE, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and Xiao-Sen Li, Key Laboratory ofRenewable Energy and Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion,

Guangzhou Center for Gas Hydrate Research

OTC 20550 Measurements of the Capillary Pressure-Saturation Relationship of Methane Hydrate

Bearing SedimentsTeamrat A. Ghezzehei, University of California, Merced, and Timothy J. Kneafsey,

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

OTC 20551 Numerical Investigation of Gas Production Strategy for the Hydrate Deposits in theShenhu AreaZheng Su, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, CAS, George J. Moridis, and

Keni Zhang, SPE, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Rui Yang, and Nengyou Wu,Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, CAS

OTC 20552 Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Results from the Alaminos

Canyon 21 SiteMatthew C. Frye, William W. Shedd, Paul D. Godfriaux, and Rebecca Dufrene,

U.S. Minerals Management Service; Timothy S. Collett and Myung W. Lee, U.S. GeologicalSurvey; Ray Boswell, U.S. Department of Energy; Emrys Jones, Chevron; Daniel R. McConnell,

AOA Geophysics; Stefan Mrozewski, Gilles Guerin, and Ann Cook, Lamont-Doherty

Earth Observatory

























OTC 20554 Elastic Solutions for Consolidation Around Seabed PipelinesS.M. Gourvenec, Univ. of Western Australia and D.J. White, Univ. of Western Australia

OTC 20558 Three-Phases Separator Sizing Using Drop Size Distribution Joon H. Song, B. E. Jeong, H.J. Kim, S. S. Gil, Dawoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., LTD.

OTC 20559 Ocean Thermal Energy Capacity Estimation and Resource Assessment of

Southeast Florida A.E. Leland, F.R. Driscoll and J.H. VanZwieten, Florida Atlantic University, and N.J. Nagurny,and R.J. Howard, Lockheed Martin

OTC 20560 Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrates Joint Industry Project: Overview of Leg II LWD ResultsRay Boswell, U.S. Department of Energy; Timothy S. Collett, U.S. Geological Survey;

Dan McConnell, AOA Geophysics; Matthew Frye and William Shedd, Minerals Management

Service, Stefan Mrozewski, Gilles Guerin, and Ann Cook; Columbia University;Dianna Shelander and Jianchun Dai, Schlumberger; Paul Godfriaux and Rebecca Dufrene,Minerals Management Service, Emrys Jones and Rana Roy, Chevron

OTC 20566 How to Effectively Develop a Marginal Offshore Heavy Oil Field: A Case StudyQinghong Yang, CNOOC; William Shu, SPE, Chevron; Ming Liu, Lirong Wang, Yunxian Wang,

Xin Feng, Dongmei Hou, Xiujuan Zhao, and Fengli Zhang, CNOOC

OTC 20571 Field-wide Interference Test for Understanding the Hydraulic Communication between

Two Stacked ReservoirsBander I. Al-Quaimi, Joe Ansah, Mahdi A. Al-Shehab, and Fahad A. Al-Ajmi, Saudi Aramco

OTC 20573 Prediction of Wave Impact in Extreme WeatherCarl Trygve Stansberg, Rolf Baarhom and Kjetil Berget, Marintek, Amal C. Phadke, ConocoPhillips

OTC 20575 SS: Hydrates: Experimental Results for Long Term CO2 Injection Near Methane

Hydrate FormationsY. Ikegawa, K. Miyakawa, K. Suzuki, CRIEPI, M. Masuda, Tokyo Univ., H. Narita, and

T. Ebinuma, AIST

























OTC 20577 Gas Hydrate: Methane-hydrate-bearing Models Based on the Apparent

Permeability and Apparent Pore-size Distribution of Artificial and Natural

Methane-hydrate-bearing SedimentHideki Minagawa, Yasuhide Sakamoto, Takeshi Komai, Kuniyuki Miyazaki, and Hideo Narita,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

OTC 20578 Challenges of Flexible Riser Systems in Shallow WatersD. Hanonge, Technip, and A. Luppi, SEAL Engineering SA

OTC 20582 Heat Transfer and Well Bore Stability Analysis in Hydrate Bearing Zone in the East Sea,

South KoreaIlyas Khurshid, Seoul National University; Kyung-jae Lee, Seoul National University;Jang-jun Bahk, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources; Jonggeun Choe,

SPE, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

OTC 20590 Offshore Liquefaction of Natural Gas Arnfinn Unum, BW Offshore

OTC 20591 Numerical Analysis on the Rate-Determining Factors of Depressurization-Induced Gas

Production from Methane Hydrate CoresYoshihiro Konno, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST);Yoshihiro Masuda, SPE, the University of Tokyo; Hiroyuki Oyama, AIST; Masanori Kurihara,

SPE, and Hisanao Ouchi, Japan Oil Engineering Co. Ltd.

OTC 20592 Gas Production from Methane Hydrate Sediment Layer by Thermal Stimulation with Hot

Water Injection

Kyuro Sasaki, Shinji Ono, Yuichi Sugai, Kyushu Univ., NorioTenma, Takao Ebinuma andHideo Narita, AIST Japan

OTC 20593 A Marine View on Offshore LNGJ. Dekker and J.T.M. van Doorn, Marin

OTC 20599 Parque das Conchas (BC10): Subsurface Challenges in Developing a Deepwater

Shallow Geologically Complex FieldL. Stockwell, SPE, SPWLA, J.H. vanKonijnenburg, SPE, AAPG, G. Holmes, AAPG, G. Stewart,

SPE, AAPG, Shell Brasil Exploração e Produção ; and S. Zambrano, Schlumberger Serviçosde Petróleo Ltda




























OTC 20602 A Statistical Hindcast and Forecast Model for the Loop CurrentGeorge Z. Forristall, Forristall Ocean Engineering, Inc., Robert R. Leben and Cody A. Hall,

Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, University of Colorado, Boulder

OTC 20604 Flexible Pipe Integrity Analysis Using Event TreesR. Loback; B.B. Matos; C.V. Raposo; and R. Kumar, Det Norske Veritas

OTC 20605 Parque das Conchas (BC-10) Steel Lazy Wave Riser Installation, Pre-abandonment,

Recovery and Transfer ChallengesB. Thomas, Shell International E&P, Inc., A. Benirschke and T. Sarkar, Subsea 7

OTC 20608 Parque das Conchas (BC10) – Delivery of Deepwater Extended Reach Wells in a Low

Fracture Gradient SettingWouter Bode, MME; Robin Hartmann, PhD; Andrew Kenworthy, MSc, Shell Brasil Ltda

OTC 20613 Phase 2 Mooring Integrity JIP – Summary of FindingsMartin G. Brown, Andrew P. Comley, Morten Eriksen, GL Noble Denton; Ian Williams,Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) Ltd; Philip Smedley, BP Exploration OperatingCompany Limited, Subir Bhattacharjee, ExxonMobil Production Engineering

OTC 20617 High-Viscosity Oil-Gas Flow in Vertical PipeD.T. Akhiyarov, H.-Q. Zhang, C. Sarica; SPE, The University of Tulsa

OTC 20619 Experience to Date and Future Opportunities for Subsea Processing in StatoilSimon Davies & William Bakke, Statoil ASA; Rune Mode Ramberg & Roger Oen Jensen,Statoil Gulf of Mexico

OTC 20621 Subsea Power Systems - a Key Enabler for Subsea ProcessingSteinar Midttveit, Bjarne Monsen, Snorre Frydenlund, Karl Atle Stenevik, Statoil ASA

OTC 20624 Fit-for-Service Assessment of Deepwater In-Service Low Toughness Mooring ShacklesFraser J. McMaster, Chevron ETC; Jose A. Abadin, Chevron NAEP; Chris J. Waldhart,

Energo Engineering; Yi-Der Lee, Southwest Research Institute; Samrat Das, Schlumberger;and Bill Greiner, IntecSea

OTC 20629 Design and Selection Process of Vertical Transport SystemsStanislav Verichev, Jan Willem van Bloois, Robert Gerard van de Ketterij, IHC Merwede B.V.


























OTC 20630 Deep Water Tool for In-situ Pipe-soil Interaction Measurement: Recent Developments

and System ImprovementR. Denis and C De Brier, Fugro

OTC 20631 RP 2GEO: The New API Recommended Practice for Geotechnical EngineeringP. Jeanjean, BP America Inc., P. G. Watson, Advanced Geomechanics, H. J. Kolk,Fugro Engineers B.V., S. Lacasse, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

OTC 20633 Current Trends and Design Limitations of Subsea Control Hardware A. Beedle, and J. Stansfield, DUCO Ltd.

OTC 20635 Newbuild Compact Deepwater Drillship Designed for Surface BOP SystemL.C. Claassen, SPE, S.M. Hendriks and G.H.T. Zijderveld, SPE, GustoMSC

OTC 20636 Flexible Pipe Curved Collapse Behaviour Assessment for Ultra DeepwaterDevelopments for the Brazilian Pre-Salt AreaJudimar Clevelario, Fabio Pires, Gelson Falcão, Zhimin Tan, Jing Lu, Terry Sheldrake,Wellstream International Ltd

OTC 20638 Numerical Simulations to Optimize Offshore Of floading Operations Arjan Voogt, Marin, Hielke Brugts, Bluewater

OTC 20639 Assessing the Quantitative Value of Seismic Data in a Mature Production SettingJoseph M. Reilly, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

OTC 20644 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: Strategies for System Integration and

Implementation using Commercially Available Components and TechnologyMarti, J.A.; Plocek, T.J.; Laboy, M.A.; Ruiz, O.E. Offshore Infrastructure Associates, Inc.

OTC 20645 Perdido Deepwater Export ConnectionMichael Dupre, Shell International Exploration and Production; Don Nelson, Nomad Consulting

OTC 20647 Parque das Conchas (BC-10) FPSO Espirito Santo - An Ultra Deepwater Heavy Oil

Surface Host FacilityC. Howell, R. Andring, and C. Wibner, Shell International Exploration and Production;

Tom Muirhead, Shell International Trading and Shipping Company; Jean Michel Felderhoff,SBM Offshore






























OTC 20648 Effects of Modular Systems on Construction Productivity and Project

Management ProcessesZaid Ahmed, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.

OTC 20649 Parque das Conchas (BC-10) Subsea Hardware Systems: Selection, Challenges and

Lessons LearnedL. A. Olijnik and D. A. La Caze, Shell International E&P, Inc.

OTC 20650 Parque das Conchas (BC-10) Pipeline, Flowline and Riser System Design, Installation

and ChallengesJ. Hoffman, H. Yun, and A. Modi, Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc., and

R. Pearce, Nomad Consulting

OTC 20652 Field Implementation of a Real Time Drilling Problem Diagnostic for Deepwater

Exploratory WellsRoni Gandelman, Alex Waldmann, Andre L. Martins, Gleber Teixeira, Atila Aragão, Petrobras;

Mauricio Rezende, Alexandre de Mari, ESSS Scientific Software

OTC 20656 Inspection Guidance for Offshore Wind Turbine FacilitiesRobert E. Sheppard, Frank J. Puskar, and Chris Waldhart, Energo Engineering

OTC 20657 Structural Repair at a Production Platform by Means of a Composite Material PatchLuiz C.M. Meniconi and Ivan N. Porciúncula, Petrobras; Dag McGeorge, Det Norsk Veritas;and Arve Pedersen, Umoe Mandal AS

OTC 20659 Seismic Modeling Analysis and Characterization of a Gas Hydrate and Free Gas Mixed

System in Green Canyon, Gulf of MexicoZijian Zhang and Dan McConnell, AOA Geophysics Inc.

OTC 20662 Backscatter Characterization of Seep-Associated Seafloor Features in the Vicinity of

Bush Hill, Northwest Green Canyon, Gulf of MexicoZijian Zhang and Dan McConnell, AOA Geophysics Inc.

OTC 20664 Geodatabase Design for Streamlining Geohazard Site CharacterizationChristian J Noll IV, Aaron T Broughton, and Kerry J Campbell, Fugro GeoConsulting, Inc

OTC 20668 Wax Deposition and Rheology: Progress and Problems From an Operator’s ViewRama Venkatesan, SPE and Jeff Creek, SPE, Chevron Energy Technology Company
































OTC 20671 Ocean Thermal Plantships for Co-Production of Ammonia and Desalinated WaterC. B. Panchal, E3Tec Service, Peter Pandolfini, The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics

Laboratory, William A. Kumm, Arctic Energies

OTC 20672 Applications of Multibeam Backscatter: Using Multibeam Echosounder Backscatter to

Characterize and Map Seafloor Features in Shallow and Deep Water Antony T. Hewitt, Fugro GeoConsulting, Inc.; Richard Salisbury, Fugro GeoConsulting Ltd; and

Jerry Wilson, Fugro Pelagos, Inc.

OTC 20674 Qualification of a Semi-Submersible Floating Foundation for Multi-Megawatt Wind TurbinesChristian Cermelli and Alexia Aubault, Marine Innovation & Technology, Dominique Roddier,Principle Power Inc, and Timothy McCoy, DNV Global Energy Concepts Inc.

OTC 20675 API RP 2SIM: Recommended Practice for Structural Integrity Management of Fixed

Offshore PlatformsS. DeFranco, P. O’Connor, BP; F. Puskar, Energo Engineering; J. Bucknell, GL Noble Denton;

and K. Digre, API Consultant

OTC 20677 Evaluation of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas for Brazilian Scenarios A. P. F. Teles, A. S. de Abreu, A. C. Saad, D. C. de Mello, F. B. Campos, J. P. Silva,L. F. N Quintanilha, and M. D. A. S. Ferreira, Petrobras’s Research and Development Center

OTC 20678 Can IOR in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Secure Energy for America?J.R. Lach, Knowledge Reservoir LLC and G. Longmuir, Consulting Engineer

OTC 20683 Converting Existing LNG Carriers for Floating LNG Applications

David Franklin, Mustang; Henry Reeve, Alan C McClure Associates; Brad Hubbard, Mustang

OTC 20687 DeepStar Jules Verne Subsea Processing Road MapTim Lowry, Technip USA, Tony Ray, ConocoPhillips

OTC 20690 Model Investigations of the Effects of Climate Variability and Change on Future Gulf of

Mexico Tropical Cyclone ActivityGreg J. Holland, James Done and Cindy Bruyere, National Climate and Atmospheric Research(NCAR); Cortis Cooper, Chevron Energy Technology Company; and Asuka Suzuki-Parker,

Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia

OTC 20693 RP 2MET: An API Recommended Practice for Metocean

James Stear, Chevron Energy Technology Company

































OTC 20694 Measurements and Modeling of Topographically Trapped Waves along the

Sigsbee EscarpmentSteven L. Morey, Florida State University, Dmitry S. Dukhovskoy, Florida State University,Cortis Cooper, Chevron Energy Technology Company

OTC 20696 Ice Keel-Seabed Interaction: Numerical Modelling ValidationRyan Phillips, John A. Barrett, Aiman Al-Showaiter, C-CORE

OTC 20697 New Insights into the Tectonostratigraphic Evolution of the Labrador Margin K. Dickie, C.E. Keen, G.L. Williams, and S.A. Dehler, Geological Survey of Canada

OTC 20698 Arctic Offshore Technology Assessment of Exploration and Production Options for Cold

Regions of the U.S. Continental ShelfM.J. Paulin, formerly of IMV Projects Atlantic Inc; S.C. Thistle and K.P. Kennedy of IMV Projects Inc

OTC 20699 A Synthetic Model for Gulf of Mexico HurricanesPeter J. Vickery and Dhiraj Wadhera, Applied Research Associates, Inc , James D. Stear,Chevron Energy Technology Company, Inc

OTC 20701 Play Fairway Analysis, Offshore Nova ScotiaH. A. M. Wilson, M. N. Luheshi, D. G. Roberts, SPE, RPS Energy; and R. A. MacMullin,

Nova Scotia Department of Energy

OTC 20702 Comparison Of Aluminum Alloys And Manufacturing Processes Based On Corrosion

Performance For Use In OTEC Heat ExchangersEldred, M., Landherr, A., Chen, I.C., Makai Ocean Engineering

OTC 20703 Offshore Petroleum Play Fairway Analysis and Geoscience Data Package ProgramO. S. E. Van Belle, H. A. M. Wilson, M. N. Luheshi, SPE, RPS Energy, R. A. MacMullin,Nova Scotia Department of Energy, and W. F. St-Amour, OETR

(Offshore Energy Technical Research) Association

OTC 20704 Dry versus Wet: An Evaluation of Subsea Tie-backs and Surface Platform Development

Strategies for Nova ScotiaC. Dunn and P. Rushton; Martec Limited, member of the Lloyd’s Register Group


























OTC 20705 Seismic Wave Velocities and Electric Resistivities of Core Samples Containing

Methane HydrateHideki Saito, Eiki Nakayama, and Tatsuya Yokoyama, Oyo Corp.

OTC 20716 Case Study of Push-the-Bit Vertical Drilling in Shallow Sediments of the Nankai-Trough

Seismogenic ZoneY. Shinmoto, K. Wada, I. Sawada, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology(JAMSTEC), Y. Ito and Y. Ikeda, Schlumberger

OTC 20718 Wettability Studies Using Low-Salinity Water in Sandstone ReservoirsM.B. Alotaibi, R.M. Azmy, and H.A. Nasr-El-Din, SPE, Texas A&M University

OTC 20721 Effect of Confining Pressure on Triaxial Compressive Properties of Artificial Methane

Hydrate Bearing Sediments

K. Miyazaki, A. Masui, Y. Sakamoto, and N. Tenma, National Institute of Advanced IndustrialScience and Technology, and T. Yamaguchi, Toho University

OTC 20724 CO2 Injection and Storage - Qualification of Well Barriers in Adjacent Wells

Birgit Vignes, SPE, Arne Mikal Enoksen, SPE and Monica Ovesen, SPE, Petroleum Safety

Authority Norway

OTC 20729 Reservoir Characterization of Methane Hydrate Bearing Turbidite Channel in the

Eastern Nankai Trough, JapanS. Noguchi, N. Shimoda, N. Oikawa, O. Takano, T. Saeki, T. Inamori, T. Fujii, (JOGMEC)

OTC 20730 Tandem Transfer of LNG – Interface with the Operator

P. Cox, Technip France; E. Jeanneau, Total; J. Eidem, Teekay

OTC 20732 Extreme Hurricane Design Criteria for LNG Developments: Experience Using a Long

Synthetic DatabaseJ.D. McConochie, Woodside Energy Ltd; S.A. Stroud, Woodside Energy Ltd; L.B. Mason,Marine Modelling Unit, Australian Maritime College

OTC 20734 Development of an Innovative High-performance Premium Threaded Connection for OCTGM. Sugino, K. Nakamura and S. Yamaguchi, Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., D. Daly, G. Briquet and

E. Verger, Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas – VALLOUREC Group


































OTC 20737 Prediction of Production Test Performances in Eastern Nankai Trough Methane Hydrate

Reservoirs Using 3D Reservoir ModelMasanori Kurihara, SPE, Akihiko Sato, Hisanao Ouchi, Japan Oil Engineering Co., Ltd.;Hideo Narita, Takao Ebinuma, Kiyofumi Suzuki, National Institute of Advanced IndustrialScience and Technology; Yoshihiro Masuda, SPE, the University of Tokyo; Tatsuo Saeki,

Koji Yamamoto and Tetsuya Fujii, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation

OTC 20741 Qualification of Dynamic Deep Water Power CableRoger Slora, Stian Karlsen, Sjur Lund, Per Arne Osborg and Kristian Heide, Nexans Norway AS

OTC 20744 SS - Gas Hydrate: Study for the Estimation of Seabed Stratum Deformation in Methane

Hydrate ProductionE. Ogisako, S. Nishio and A. Denda, Shimizu Corporation; F. Oka and S. Kimoto, Kyoto University

OTC 20745 SS: High Pressure Gas-Liquid Separation: CO2 Droplets: One-Component Two-Phase System as Model Fluid for High-Pressure HydrocarbonP.M. Dupuy, M. Fernandino and H.F. Svendsen, Norwegian University of Science andTechnology; R. Westra, FMC Technologies

OTC 20746 Large Scale Condition Monitoring for a Subsea Gas Compression SystemKlas Eriksson, Aker Solutions, and Knut Ola Staver, Statoil

OTC 20748 Field Test of Compact Cyclonic Technology for Separation of Gas/liquid and Oil/water at

the Gullfaks FieldB. Knudsen, M. Bjørkhaug, B. Johannesen, M. Ottøy, Ø. Sørensen, G.S. Eidsmo andT. Bruun; Statoil

OTC 20750 Lessons Learned From Observing Walking of Pipelines with Lateral Buckles, Including

New Driving Mechanisms and Updated Analysis ModelsD.A. S. Bruton, F. Sinclair, M. Carr – Atkins Boreas

OTC 20753 Bottom Current Measurements at GoM Furrows for the Cascade and Chinook

Fields DevelopmentJose Antonio M.Lima, Eric O. Ribeiro, Petrobras, Jeremiah Daniel, Petrobras America Inc,Leonid I. Ivanov, Woods Hole Group






























OTC 20755 Microscale Modelling of Formation of Methane Hydrate in Porous Media Ayako Fukumoto, Toru Sato, Shinichiro Hirabayashi, Paul Brumby, University of TokyoFumio Kiyono, Takao Ebinuma, Hideo Narita, National Institute of Advanced Industrial

Science and Technology

OTC 20758 Installation of Two Prototype Deep Penetrating Anchors at the Gjøa Field in the North SeaJon Tore Lieng, Deep Sea Anchors, Tor Inge Tjelta and Kjetil Skaugset, Statoil

OTC 20762 Demonstrating the Feasibility of Steel Catenary Risers from a Cylindrical FPSO in

Harsh Deepwater LocationsJan V. Aarsnes, Sevan Marine ASA, Fredrik Major, Sevan Marine ASA, Phelim Rooney,4subsa AS, Jan Muren, 4subsea AS

OTC 20767 Pipe-Soil Interaction Behavior for Pipelines Under Large Displacements on Clay Soils -

A Model for Lateral Residual Friction Factor

C. O. Cardoso, Petrobras; R. M. S. Silveira, Institute of Technological Research (IPT)

OTC 20770 The MEDGAZ Project Ultra Deep Water PipelineJ. Chaudhuri, Petroconsultor Ltd; M. Pigliapoco, Saipem Energy Services and M. Pulici,Saipem S.p.A

OTC 20775 Optimization of Drilling Riser Operability Envelopes for Harsh EnvironmentsDara Williams, MCS Kenny

OTC 20777 Optimization Procedure of Steel Lazy Wave Riser Configuration for Spread Moored

FPSOs in Deepwater Offshore BrazilEdmundo Queiroz de Andrade, Ludimar Lima de Aguiar, Stael Ferreira Senra,

Elizabeth Frauches Netto Siqueira, Ana Lucia Fernandes Lima Torres, Marcio Martins Mourelle,

Petrobras S.A

OTC 20778 Design Methods in ISO 13628-12 and Implications for Gulf of Mexico SCRsP.P. Sharma, Det Norske Veritas; R. Song, Technip Offshore; J. O’Donnell, Technip USA;K.J. Mørk, Det Norske Veritas; W.K. Kavanagh, MCS

OTC 20787 Model Calculation on Economics of Depressurization-Induced Gas Production from

Oceanic Methane HydratesYoshihiro Masuda, Yosuke Hariguchi, University of Tokyo; Yoshihiro Konno,

National Institute of Advanced Inductrial Science and Technology; Masanori Kurihara,Hisanao Ouchi, Japan Oil Engineering Company

OTC 20779 In-Service Mooring Inspection for Mobile Drilling Units Anthony Hall and Alastair Trower, Welaptega Marine Limited





























OTC 20792 Toward an Inertial Current Forecast System for the Gulf of MexicoPeter Brickley, Horizon Marine, Inc. and Sergei Frolov, WeatherPredict Consulting, Inc

OTC 20794 Design for Deepwater Pipelines on Steep Slopes Impacted by Mass Gravity and

Turbidity Current Flows Amitabh Kumar, Brian M. McShane, INTECSEA - WorleyParsons Group; W Leith McDonald,BP Pipelines (North America) Inc.

OTC 20795 Installation Analysis of Matterhorn Pipeline ReplacementDongmei Chu, MMI Engineering; Mathieu Boisne, and Aubin Malassagne, Technip USA

OTC 20797 Validation of HYCOM Current Profiles Using MMS NTL ObservationsS. Fan, K. Dupuis, L. Harrington-Missin, M. Calverley, A. Watson and G. Jeans, Fugro GEOS

OTC 20801 Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Initial Results from the GreenCanyon 955 SiteD.R. McConnell, AOA Geophysics Inc.; T.S. Collett, U.S. Geological Survey; R. Boswell,National Energy Technology Laboratory; M.C. Frye, W.W. Shedd, R. Dufrene, and P. Godfriaux,Minerals Management Service; S. Mrozewski, G. Guerin, and A. Cook, Lamont Doherty Earth

Observatory; and E. Jones, Chevron Energy Technology Co.

OTC 20805 The First Experiences of Certification of Marine Energy ConvertersC. Bittencourt, and J. Flinn, Det Norske Veritas

OTC 20806 Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrates Joint Industry Project Leg II: Results from the Walker

Ridge 313 Site

William Shedd, Matthew Frye, Paul Godfriaux, Rebecca Dufrene, U.S. Minerals ManagementService; Daniel McConnell, AOA Geophysics; Ray Boswell, U.S. Department of Energy;Timothy Collett, SPE, U.S. Geological Survey; Stefan Mrozewski, Gilles Guerin, Ann Cook,

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory/Columbia University; Dianna Shelander, Jianchun Dai,Schlumberger, WesternGeco

OTC 20809 Intermediate Fluid Vaporizers for LNG Re-gasification Vessels, SRV’s and FSRU’sPer Helge Sandaroe Madsen; Dag Karsten; Reidar Strande, Hamworthy Gas Systems AS

OTC 20811 On Hurricane Risk to Offshore Wind Turbines in US Waters Alok Jha and Dan Dolan, MMI Engineering; Walt Musial, National Renewable Energy

Laboratory; Charles Smith, Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada































OTC 20814 The Kvitebjørn Pipeline RepairErling Gjertveit, Jan Olav Berge, Birgit Søvik Opheim Statoil ASA, Norway

OTC 20815 Dynamic Medium Voltage Power CablesP. Worrall, JDR Cable Systems and J. Hurtt, Lockheed Martin

OTC 20816 New Code for the Design of Dynamic Risers for Floating Production InstallationsPaul Stanton, Technip, Kieran Kavanagh, MCS, David Garrett, Stress Engineering, Kim Mork, DNV

OTC 20817 API Bulletin 2HINS – Guidance for Post-hurricane Structural Inspection of

Offshore StructuresFrank J. Puskar and Robert E. Spong, Energo Engineering

OTC 20818 Ormen Lange Hot Tap Operations - World Record in Hot Tapping

Kjell Edvard Apeland, Jan Olav Berge, and Birgit S. Opheim, Statoil ASA; and Mike Armstrong,Isotek Electronics Ltd.

OTC 20820 Taking the Gas Lift Valves to a New Level of ReliabilityJørn Andre Carlsen, Statoil; Øyvind Stokka and Erling Kleppa, PTC

OTC 20823 2,500,000 Pound Landing String Challenges: Have We Reached the Limit of

Today’s Technology?James N. Brock, David Chin, NOV Grant Prideco; Leianne W. Sanclemente, Workstrings, LLC

OTC 20826 The Gulf of Mexico Current Simulation - A 32-Year Run of 1/12o HYCOMW. Wang and O. E. Esenkov, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

OTC 20827 Pressure Coring and Pressure Core Analysis for the Upcoming Gulf of Mexico Joint

Industry Project Coring ExpeditionP.J. Schultheiss, Geotek Ltd.; J.T. Aumann, Aumann & Associates, Inc.; and G.D. Humphrey,

Fugro Geoconsulting, Inc

OTC 20829 Developing a GIS Data Model for Seabed Site SurveysGareth T. Turner and Tom G. Bell, Shell Upstream Americas

OTC 20831 Strategy and Structure of the API 2 Series Standards, 2010 and BeyondDavid J. Wisch, Chevron Energy Technology Company, Andrea Mangiavacchi, Experia Consulting,Patrick O’Connor, BP and W. Robert Wolfram, ExxonMobil Development Company





























OTC 20833 Analysis, Design and Installation of Polyester Rope Mooring Systems in Deep WaterOmar DeAndrade, SOFEC Inc, Arun Duggal, SOFEC Inc

OTC 20836 Fiber Moorings, Recent Experiences and Research: Updating API RP 2SM on Synthetic

Fiber Rope for Offshore MooringsDavid Petruska and Pat Kelly, BP America, Barbara Stone, Intec-Sea, Vidar Ahjem, DNV,Evan Zimmerman and Robert Garrity, Delmar Systems, and Todd Veselis, Intermoor

OTC 20837 22nd Edition of API RP 2A Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and

Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms – Working Stress DesignZwerneman, F. J., Mustang Engineering; Digre, K. A., API Consultant

OTC 20838 Fiber Rope Mooring Assessment - API RP 2SM Piecewise Linear Stiffness versus

Non-linear Stiffness with Integrated Permanent Rope Elongation

Evan H. Zimmerman, Robert Garrity, Delmar Systems, Inc.

OTC 20841 Fundamental Understanding on the Effects of Anti-Agglomerates Towards Overboard

Water QualityP. A. Webber, SPE, Nalco

OTC 20842 Mechanical Performance of a Gravel Pack Prototype Under High Stress ContrastFlavia M G Villarroel, PUC-Rio (now at Baker Hughes-GMI); Mauro Bloch, Petrobras-Cenpes;

Eurípedes do Amaral Vargas Jr, PUC-Rio

OTC 20843 Impact of Splinters on Polyester Rope StrengthHongbo Shu, Shell International E&P Inc. and Isabel M.L. Ridge, Tension Technology

International Ltd.

OTC 20844 Fiber Rope Tether Manufacturing - Current Best Practice and a Vision of the FutureDavid S. Rowley, Offspring International Ltd and Sergio Leitte, Lankhorst Ropes S.A.

OTC 20845 Moorings with Polyester Ropes in Petrobras: Experience and the Evolution of Life

Cycle ManagementRonaldo R. Rossi, Cesar J. M. Del Vecchio and Ricardo Célio F. Gonçalves, Petrobras

OTC 20846 Modelling Fiber Rope Load-elongation Properties - Polyester and Other FibersFrançois M, Bureau Veritas, Davies P, Ifremer, Grosjean F, IFP, Legerstee F, BureauVeritas





























OTC 20850 Technical Challenges and Success for Deepwater Riser Wet Parking, Recovery and

Transfer Installation in Frade FieldJun Wang, Ecaterina Radan, Rune Krister Hagen, and Jack Bullock, Acergy USA

OTC 20853 Utilization of Multibeam Bathymetry and Backscatter for Documenting and Planning

Detailed Investigations of Deepwater Archaeological SitesDaniel J. Warren, Cheng-Wei Wu, Robert A. Church, and Robert F. Westrick,C & C Technologies, Inc.

OTC 20854 Technologies to Identify Salt-related Deep-water Drilling HazardsP.J. Cullen, J.M.R. Taylor, W.C. Thomas, and P. Whitehead, Devon Energy Corporation;

M. Brudy, and W. van der Zee, GeoMechanics International Inc.

OTC 20856 Development of Roll Suppression Device for LNG FPSO Application

JungHan Lee, YongSoo Kim, Daewoong Kim, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.

OTC 20858 GIS Database Applications to Evaluation of Marine Geohazards: New Los Angeles

County Ocean Outfall ProjectS. Varnell, Fugro West, P. Hogan, Fugro West, A. Broughton, Fugro GeoConsulting, C. Dean,

Fugro West

OTC 20860 Multibeam Backscatter - Insights into Marine Geological Processes and

Hydrocarbon SeepageDaniel L. Orange, Philip A. Teas, and John Decker; Niko Resources Ltd.

OTC 20861 Comparison of Observed and Predicted Performance for Jacket Pile Foundations

in HurricanesR. B. Gilbert, SPE and J-Y Chen, The University of Texas at Austin; B. Materek, HNTB;F. Puskar, SPE and S. Verret, SPE, Energo Engineering, J. Carpenter and A. Young, SPE,GEMS and J. D. Murff

OTC 20862 Recent Advances in the Development and Application of Wide Azimuth

Seismic TechnologyTim Summers, Scott Michell, Brian Barley, Mark Foster, BP Exploration


























OTC 20863 Real time Continuous Structural Integrity Monitoring of Flexible Risers with Optical

Fiber SensorsS. R. K. Morikawa and C. S. Camerini, Petrobras; A. M. B. Braga and R. W. A. Llerena,PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)

OTC 20864 Tie-Down Loads for Drilling Rigs and Modules on Floating StructuresE. G. Ward, Offshore Technology Research Center, Texas A&M University; M. H. Kim and

Y. H. Bae, Dept. of Civil Engineering/Offshore Technology Research Center, Texas A&M University

OTC 20866 Seafloor Acoustic Backscatter Measurements With Multibeam EchosoundersChristian de Moustier, HLS Research, Inc.

OTC 20868 Ef ficiency and Economy of Automating Displacements for FPSO Pipe Stress AnalysisBob Robleto and Jim Williams, KBR

OTC 20869 Wave Measurements for the Monitas SystemJeff Hanson, WaveForce Technologies, Andrea Lübben, OceanWaves, Pieter Aalberts,and Miroslaw Lech (Mirek) Kaminski, Marin

OTC 20870 Application of Fatigue Damage Sensors in the Monitas SystemYukichi Takaoka, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, Kanta Nihei, Kawaju Techno Service

Corporation, Pedro Vargas, Chevron, Pieter Aalberts and Miroslaw Lech (Mirek) Kaminski, Marin

OTC 20871 Implementation of the Monitas system for FPSO unitsMiroslaw Lech (Mirek) Kaminski and Pieter Aalberts, Marin

OTC 20872 Overview of the Monitas JIPDidier L’Hostis, Total, Miroslaw Lech (Mirek) Kaminski and Pieter Aalberts, Marin

OTC 20873 The Monitas System for the Glas Dowr FPSOPieter Aalberts, Marin, Jeroen van der Cammen, Bes, Miroslaw Lech (Mirek) Kaminski, Marin

OTC 20879 Perdido Development: Great White WM12 Reservoir and Silvertip M. Frio Field

Development Plans and Comparison of Recent Well Results with Pre-Drill ModelsVern Eikrem, Ruijian Li, Michael Medeiros and Bryce McKee, Shell Exploration and Production Co.,

Ed Shumilak, Betsy Boswell and Raj Mohan, Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.






























OTC 20880 Directional Casing While Drilling (DCwD) Heralds a Step Change in Drilling Ef ficiency

from a Producing PlatformGraeme Dawson, Andrew Buchan, and Ilen Kardani, Schlumberger; Andrew Harris andLonnie Wercholuk, TESCO; Khairul Amir Khazali, Abdul Halim Shariff, Keith Sisson, andHeru Hermawan, Petronas

OTC 20882 Perdido Development: Subsea and Flowline SystemsG.T. Ju, H.S. Littell, T.B. Cook, M. Dupre, K.M. Clausing, E. Shumilak, and W.W. Schoppa,Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc., and W.A. Blizzard, Seahorse DeepwaterTechnology, Inc.

OTC 20883 Integrating Lessons Learned from over 20 years of One-trip Tubing-conveyed

Perforating and Frac Pack/gravel Pack ApplicationsOmar Mohamed and Stan Davis, Baker Hughes

OTC 20885 Perdido Development Project - Spar & MooringsCurtis Lohr and Keith Smith, Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.

OTC 20886 Powering New Frontier Ultradeepwater: R&D, Innovation or Evolution?Cornelia Noel, Ronald Dee, and John Vicic, Shell International Exploration & Production

OTC 20887 Perdido Development: World’s First Ultra-deepwater Drilling & Production FacilityDale Snyder, Shell International Exploration and Production Inc., and Bill Townsley,Shell Exploration and Production Company, Inc.

OTC 20889 Perdido Regional Host Survelliance & Operations Technology

Gill Purdy, Howard Littell, Susan Lajeunesse, Todd Coulon, Kevin Durham & Amanda Lee,Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.

OTC 20893 A Comparative Assessment of 3-3/8 -in. Perforators Using Reactive and Nonreactive

Shaped Charges in Oil and Gas Applications Andrew Pettitt, SPEX; Dennis Haggerty, Doug Manning, James Barker, and David Leidel, Halliburton

OTC 20894 Real-time Proactive Optimal Well Placement Using Geosignal and Deep ImagesMichael Bittar, Roland Chemali, and Jason Pitcher, Halliburton; Robert Cook and

Craig Knutson, Pioneer Natural Resources



























OTC 20895 Integrated Operations and Integrity Management: Subsea System Vendors as

Value-Added ProvidersKevin Knight, Tayo Akinkunmi, and Ingvar Koppervik, FMC Technologies, Inc.

OTC 20896 Proper Selection of LDHI for Gas-Condensate Systems, in the Presence of

Corrosion InhibitorsR. Alapati, E. Sanford, E. Kiihne, E. Vita, Champion Technologies

OTC 20899 Plate Tectonic Reconstruction of Nova Scotia’s OffshoreM. N. Luheshi, K. R. Nunn, D. G. Roberts and H. A. M. Wilson, SPE, RPS Energy

OTC 20900 Deliquification of an Offshore Oil Well – An Innovative Approach to Overcome

Paraf fin PluggingS. O’Brien, Champion Technologies; E. Kiihne, Champion Technologies; J. Macias,

Champion Technologies; E. Vita, Champion Technologies; J. Gonzalez, Champion Technologies

OTC 20907 Improve Offshore Heavy Oil Recovery by Compound Stimulation Technology Involved

Thermal, Gas and Chemical MethodsLiu Yigang, Yang Hailin, Zhao Lichang, Sun Yongtao, Cui Gang, CNOOC; Zhao Mingguo,

Hu Shaobin, Zhong Liguo, SPE, Daqing Petroleum Institute

OTC 20908 Design of Retrofit Hang-Off Receptacle Clamp for Tie-Back of Steel Catenary Risers to

the Pompano PlatformJack Chen and Sharan Sriraman, MCS; Robert Clark and Steven Lange, J P Kenny;Monte Conner, BP America; and Bruce Cooley, LLOG Exploration

OTC 20909 The Effects of Large Scale Forgings and Heat Treatment on the MechanicalPerformance of Mooring ConnectorsPaul Hughes, First Subsea Ltd, BEng(Hons), CEng, MIMechE William Flores,University of Shef field, Institute of Microstructural and Mechanical Process Engineering,

MMet, Metallurgist Engineer

OTC 20912 Uplift Resistance of Buried Pipelines at Low Cover-Diameter RatiosJ. Wang, R. Ahmed, S.K. Haigh, University of Cambridge; N.I. Thusyanthan, S. Mesmar,KW Ltd
































OTC 20914 The International Marine Minerals Society’s Code for Environmental Management of

Marine MiningPhilomene A. Verlaan, International Marine Minerals Society

OTC 20918 Ef ficient Seismic Monitoring of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs using Multiple Shooting VesselsGboyega Ayeni, SPE, Yaxun Tang, and Biondo Biondi, Stanford Exploration Project,Stanford University

OTC 20920 Deepwater Mooring Systems - Advances in Connector Technology and

Implementation PracticeBrian K. Green, First Subsea Ltd.

OTC 20921 Visualization and Collaboration: Keys to Optimal Platform PlacementJairo Cristancho, SPE, and Ron Peters, Halliburton; Waitus Denham, SPE, Devendra Algu,

SPE, Paul Daley, SPE, and Chinonyerem Njoku, Shell E&P

OTC 20925 Salt Flow in the Angolan MarginX.C. Fort, g.o. logical consulting, J.E. Welhaven and K.O. Hager, Statoil Angola, andH.C.G. Ferreira, Sonangol P&P

OTC 20926 The Role of Wide Azimuth in Subsalt ImagingEivind Fromyr, PGS

OTC 20927 Subsea All Electric Alf-Kristian Aadland, Kjetil Petersen, Oceaneering AS/Ifokus Engineering AS

OTC 20929 Bridging the Stimulation and G&G WorldsMark Farabee, Margaret Trenholm, and Rich Dodds, Halliburton

OTC 20933 Game Changing Technology Developments for Safe and Cost Effective Determination

of Free Point in Horizontal and Vertical WellsCalvin Kessler, SPE, Jim Hill, SPE, and Jerry Weiser, SPE, Halliburton

OTC 20935 Subsalt Imaging Using Wide Azimuth DataS.J. Kapoor, N. Moldoveanu and D. Vigh, WesternGeco





























OTC 20936 Revisiting the Subsalt Trap Archetype Classification Scheme After Eight More Years of

Gulf of Mexico Subsalt DrillingWilliam H. Hart and Martin L. Albertin, BP

OTC 20937 Deep Water Gulf of Mexico Sub-Salt Structural FrameworkBill Kilsdonk, Rod Graham, and Robin Pilcher, Hess Corporation

OTC 20938 Analysis of Layered Evaporites within the Santos Basin, BrazilJ.C. Fiduk, CGGVeritas

OTC 20939 Gulf of Mexico’s First Application of Riserless Mud Recovery for Top-hole Drilling -

A Case StudyJ.H. Cohen, SPE, and J. Kleppe, AGR; T. Grønås, T. Martin, and T. Tveit, Statoil; W.J. Gusler,

SPE, and C.F. Christian, SPE, Baker Hughes; S. Golden, Transocean Offshore

OTC 20947 Metocean Measurements at Northern Santos Basin - BrazilMichael Vogel, SHELL International EP, Ilson C. A. Silveira, Belmiro M. Castro,University of Sao Paulo-USP, Jose Antonio M. Lima, PETROBRAS, Adriene F. Pereira,Hidromares, Paul Williams, Fugro GEOS Inc

OTC 20957 First Generation 50 MW OTEC Plantship for the Production of Electricity and

Desalinated WaterLuis A. Vega, National Marine Renewable Energy Center at the University of Hawaii, andDominic Michaelis, Energy Island Ltd. UK

OTC 20958 Strategies to Incorporate Pre-Development High-Resolution AUV Surveys Acquired for

Archeological Requirements into the Project Lifecycle and WorkflowB.I. Monsalve, D.R. McConnell, AOA Geophysics Inc; J. Worthen, Mariner Energy, Inc;L. Landry, L. A. Landry & Associates, Inc.

OTC 20968 Ocean Response to Hurricanes in Presence of the Loop CurrentSergei Frolov, WeatherPredict Consulting Inc.

OTC 20970 Development and Field Applications of an Aqueous-Based Consolidation System for

Remediation of Solids ProductionJosue Villesca, Gary Hurst, and Peter Bern, BP; Philip Nguyen, Richard Rickman, andRon Dusterhoft, Halliburton































OTC 20973 Flexible Pipe Integrity Monitoring: A New System to Assess the Flexible Pipe

Annulus ConditionJean-Philippe Roques and Benoit Balague, TOTAL SA; Dominique Dion andGregoire Audouin, Schlumberger

OTC 20975 Sustaining Ocean Offshore Value Creation Demands Responsive Governments,

Responsible Companies, Respectful NGOs and Informed PublicsJohn D. Hofmeister, Citizens for Affordable Energy

OTC 20978 Understanding SMS Behavior to Define the Subsea Mining Operating SystemPhilippe Espinasse, Technip France

OTC 20980 Subsea Sensors for Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Temperature, Pressure and

Asset Integrity

G. Thivend, Schlumberger

OTC 20982 Operational Risk Analysis of LNG LoadingB.H.K. Chin, P. Friis-Hansen, T.G. Saetren, Det Norske Veritas

OTC 20986 Controlling Export Pipeline Pressure to Optimize Gas Throughput from the Mirage

Floating Production UnitG. Ross Frazer, P.E., SPE, ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, John Hines and David Reed,

Pegasus International Inc.

OTC 20989 AKPO: Early Completion of a Giant Nigerian Deep Offshore DevelopmentF. Rafin, A.Laine, TOTAL S.A. France

OTC 20990 Leading Edge Subsurface Technologies for AKPO, A Complex Condensate FieldVictor Bandele and Gilles Claudel, Total Upstream Nigeria Limited – Lagos, Nigeria

OTC 20992 Drilling Akpo: 22 Wells Required, 22 Wells Delivered For Production Start Up

and PlateauB. Ludot and E. Delattre, Total S.A. France

OTC 20993 AKPO: The Subsea Production SystemStuart G Nelson, Total Upstream Production Nigeria Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria































OTC 20994 Akpo Project: The Successful Implementation of Steel Catenary RisersH Guéveneux, Total S.A. France

OTC 20995 Material Assessment for Souring Subsea SystemsR.T. Hill, F.A. Ramirez, and S. Martinez, UniversalPegasus

OTC 20996 AKPO Project – Floating Production & Of floading System (FPSO)Bernard Tchigique, Total SA, France

OTC 20997 AKPO Project Start-Up and OperationFrancois Fournié, Total S.A., France

OTC 21000 Offshore Diamond Mining in the Early DaysJohn J. Swoboda, Jr., Indicom, and Jay Swoboda

OTC 21001 Load Extrapolation Methods for Offshore Wind TurbinesPuneet Agarwal, Stress Engineering Services, Houston; and Lance Manuel, University of Texasat Austin

OTC 21003 Mirage Field Multi-Column Deep Draft Floating Platform: Graving Dock Construction

and Hull FabricationColin Ocker, P.E., Bluewater Industries and Corey Bordlee, Gulf Marine Fabricators

OTC 21012 Anchor Leg System Integrity – From Design through Service Life A. S. Duggal and W. L. Fontenot, SOFEC, Inc.

OTC 21015 Well Design Requirements For Deepwater And Arctic Onshore Gas HydrateProduction WellsS. Hancock, SPE, RPS Energy Canada; G. Moridis, SPE, Lawrence Berkley NationalLaboratory; S. Wilson, SPE, Ryder Scott Company; A. Robertson, SPE, RPS Energy Canada

OTC 21016 Economics of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC): An UpdateLuis A. Vega Ph.D., National Marine Renewable Energy Center at the University of Hawai’i

OTC 21018 Mooring Design and Installation Considerations for the Mirage and Telemark

Field DevelopmentTodd Veselis, InterMoor; Ross Frazer, SPE, ATP Oil & Gas Corporation; Mark Huntley,Whitehill Manufacturing































OTC 21022 Development of Mirage & Telemark Fields - Classification and Regulatory

Considerations Applied to an Innovative ConceptLuiz P. Feijo, ABS, G. Ross Frazer, ATP Oil & Gas, Wanda J. Parker, WJP Enterprises

OTC 21023 Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: LWD Logging Program

Design, Data Acquisition and EvaluationS. Mrozewski, A. Cook, G. Guerin, and D. Goldberg, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory;T.S. Collett, SPE, U.S. Geological Survey; R. Boswell, U.S. Department of Energy; and

E. Jones, Chevron Energy Technology Co.

OTC 21024 Top-tensioned Riser Systems for a New Floater TypeDavid L. Garrett, Stress Engineering Services, Robert M. Shivers, ATP Oil and Gas,George Ross Frazer, ATP Oil and Gas, David L. Garrett, Stress Engineering Services,

David Trent, DTI LLC, Jacky Massaglia, V&M Tubes

OTC 21026 Proper Bit and Underreamer Synchronization Concept Delivered Excellent Performance

in GoM Deepwater WellB. Morel, M. Hafle, BP America; I. Thomson, C. Ubaru, S. Radford, Baker Hughes, Inc.

OTC 21029 Performance Benefits of the MinDOC Hull at the Mirage Field in a

Post- Katrina/Rita EnvironmentDan Herman, Bennett and Associates; David Garrett, Stress Engineering Services;

Robert Shivers, ATP Oil & Gas; Todd Veselis, Intermoor

OTC 21033 Blind Faith Gas Export Pipeline Pre-commissioning and Commissioning

(PCC) Challenges

Harry Shen and Huy Phan, Williams

OTC 21037 Considerations for Standalone Development of Small Deepwater FieldsRobert Shivers, ATP Oil & Gas Corp; G Ross Frazer, ATP Oil & Gas Corp.

OTC 21039 Five Dangerous Trends in Hazardous OperationsLambert E. Ebot, IRC Risk and Safety, LLC

OTC 21047 API RP2EQ - Seismic Design Procedures & Criteria for Offshore Structures A.H. Younan, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, and F.J. Puskar, Energo Engineering































OTC 21048 A Modeling Study of Geomechanical Performance of Sloping Oceanic Hydrate Deposits

Subjected Production ActivitiesJonny Rutqvist and George J. Moridis, SPE, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA

OTC 21049 Preliminary Evaluation of the Production Potential of Recently Discovered Hydrate

Deposits in the Gulf of MexicoG.J. Moridis, M.T. Reagan, SPE, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; R. Boswell,US Department of Energy; Collett, SPE, US Geological Survey; and K. Zhang, SPE,

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

OTC 21055 A New Tank Containment System for Floating LNG and CNG Processing and Storage

Offshore PlatformsThomas Lamb, University of Michigan; Regu Ramoo, Mohan Parthasarathy, Julien Santini,

ALTAIR Engineering, Inc.

OTC 21057 Upper Completion Advanced Designs: Spacing-Out Production Tubing in Subsea WellsMarshall N. Smith, Troy Bergeron, and Tom Roane, Halliburton

OTC 21058 Case History: First Isochronal Reservoir Test Successfully Performed Worldwide at a

Bottomhole Temperature Greater than 430°FMilind Khati and Luis Pedrosa, Halliburton, and M.Y. Farooqui and Z. A. Khan,Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, Ltd. (GSPC)

OTC 21059 Predicting Pressure Behavior and Dynamic Shock Loads on Completion Hardware

During Perforating Antonio Canal, Repsol, Priscilla Miletto, Petrobras; Martin Schoener-Scott, Jovineto Medeiros,

Darren Barlow, Halliburton

OTC 21060 Challenging Well-Testing Operations in High-Temperature Environments—Worldwide

Experiences and Best Practices Learned Alejandro Salguero, Edgar Almanza, and Josmar Haddad, Halliburton Energy Services

OTC 21063 Indonesian Operator’s First Field-Wide Application of Intelligent-Well Technology −

A Case HistoryKim Sam Youl, and Harkomoyo, Kodeco Energy Company, Ltd.; and Doug Finley, Halliburton

OTC 21064 Platform Waste Gas Combustion: Ef ficiently, Safely, Reliably and Economically Audrey Mascarenhas and John Sutherland, P. Eng. Questor Technology Inc.

































OTC 21066 New 9-7/8-in. HPHT Permanent Packer with New Back-Up System Provides North Sea

Operator with an Effective Solution for Worn CasingRichard Innes and Michael Eddy, Total E&P UK Ltd; John Ligertwood, NRD, Limited;

Thomas Robb and Ernie Valentine, Halliburton

OTC 21067 Qualification and use of IR-cured XLPE for Flexible PipesI.-M. Procida and N.-J. Rishøj Nielsen, NKT Flexibles I/S

OTC 21070 Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulations of a Pipeline Span Exposed to Sea Bottom CurrentsJuan P. Pontaza, Raghu G. Menon, Richard C. Swanson, Vikas Jhingran, Mike Hill, Frans Kopp,Joe Hoffman, Shell Projects & Technology

OTC 21071 Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Overview and Offshore AspectsChristopher L. Liner, University of Houston

OTC 21081 Perdido Development Extending the Functionality of a Single Lift Topsides

Kurt Shallenberger and Keith Smith, Shell International Exploration and Production

OTC 21082 Deep Ocean Seafloor Resource Exploration - Technique Enhancements for a Rapidly

Growing IndustryIan Stevenson and Jonathan Lowe, Nautilus Minerals Inc

Panel Session Papers

OTC 21075 Risk Mitigation in International Oil & Gas DevelopmentsSteven P. Otillar, Baker & McKenzie, and Sandeep Khurana, Devon Energy Corporation

OTC 21076 Changing the Game Bit by BitBob Fryklund, IHS CERA, and Jim Demarest, Noble Energy

OTC 21077 Jobs and the Economy: How the Energy Industry is Creating Jobs, Leading the

Economy and Impacting ConsumersDavid Holt, Consumer Energy Alliance, and Sandeep Khurana, Devon Energy Corporation

OTC 21079 What is the Right Global Energy Mix? Desired Transition Pathways to an Affordable and

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