Offshore Technology Conference5–8 May 2003 • Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

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OTC 15049 The Importance of Brazilian Deepwater Activities to the Oil IndustryTechnological DevelopmentG. Estrella, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.

OTC 15050 Challenges Facing Contractors in the Brazil Offshore MarketF.J. Bobb, FMC Energy Systems, and R.C. Veirano, Veirano Advogados

OTC 15051 Brazilian Petroleum Exploration and Production: From Monopoly to Free MarketJ.C. de Luca, Inst. Brasileiro de Petróleo e Gás

OTC 15052 Brazil’s Evolving Deepwater Risk Reward ProfileS.P. Thurston and T.R. Bard, ChevronTexaco Overseas Petroleum Inc.

OTC 15054 Creating a Sustainable E&P Business in BrazilJohn Haney and Michiel Kool, Shell Brasil Ltda.

OTC 15055 Offshore Brazil: Viewpoint of a Large U.S.-Based IndependentA.L. Fawthrop, Unocal

OTC 15056 Technology Commercialization: Trends and Strategies for Funding E&P TechnologyA.J. Schroeder Jr., Energy Valley Inc., and Arthur Warga, U. of Houston

OTC 15058 Offshore Applications of Underbalanced Drilling Technology—Well Control ConsiderationsWhen Applied to Overbalanced DrillingD.M. Hannegan, Weatherford Drilling & Intervention Services

OTC 15059 Calculating a “Rule of Thumb”—Unloading a WellRobert Watson, Pennsylvania State U., and Reuben Graham, Reuben L. Graham Inc.

OTC 15060 Is a Zero AFE Possible With Underbalanced Drilling?G.H. Chitty, Weatherford Intl.

OTC 15061 Bottomhole Pressure Measurements: Indispensable Tool for Optimizing UnderbalancedDrilling OperationsC. Pérez-Téllez and A. Urbieta-López, Pemex E&P; A. Miller, Precision Drilling; andR.G. Banda-Morato, Pemex E&P

OTC 15062 Micro-Flux Control: The Next Generation in Drilling Process for Ultra-DeepwaterHelio Santos, Christian Leuchtenberg, and Sara Shayegi, Impact Engineering Solutions

OTC 15063 Optimized Data Acquisition Systems for UBD Applications in Remote Locations Onshoreand OffshoreSaad Saeed and Christopher Niedz, Halliburton Energy Services

OTC 15064 FPSO Fatigue Assessment: Feedback From In-Service InspectionsM.G. Hoogeland and C.G.J.M. van der Nat, Bluewater Energy Services B.V., and M.L. Kaminsky, MARIN

OTC 15065 A Multi-Disciplinary Design Approach for a Deepwater Field Development SolutionLeen Poldervaart, Single Buoy Moorings; Bram Van Cann, SBM-Imodco; and Olivier de Bonnafos, Pride Intl.

OTC 15066 Fatigue Analysis of Kizomba ‘A’ FPSO Using Direct Calculation Based on FMSM.H. Oh, W.S. Sim, and H.S. Shin, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

OTC 15068 Experience Based Data for FPSO’s Structural DesignGe Wang, American Bureau Shipping, and Robert Spong, ABS Consulting

OTC 15069 The VLT: A Single-Point Mooring for 100+ RisersCharles Garnero, Caspar Heyl, L.T. Boatman, and Jerry McCollum, FMC SOFEC Floating Systems

OTC 15070 The Impact of Compressed Natural Gas Shipping Upon Offshore Gas DevelopmentCharles White and Phil Grossweiler, EnerSea Transport LLC; J.K. Ha, Hyundai Heavy Industries;Shigeru Naokawa, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.; and Scott McClure, Alan C. McClure Assocs. Inc.

OTC 15072 Requirements, Constraints, and Advantages of Fiber-Optic Sensor Arrays for PermanentOffshore ApplicationsM.H. Houston, Northrop Grumman

OTC 15073 Comprehensive Reservoir Characterization “From Inside and Out” Using High-FidelityCoupling Techniques and Point ReceiversBjarte Fageraas, Phil Behn, and Jon Tessman, Input/Output Inc., and Marty Williams, GMG/AXIS

OTC 15074 High-Resolution, Deep-Tow Seismic Systems for Geotechnical/Geohazard Studies inDeep WaterJ.F. Gettrust and W.T. Wood, Naval Research Laboratory

OTC 15075 Instrumented Oil Field and Emerging Measurement TechnologiesD.H. Johnston, ExxonMobil Exploration Co.; J.J. Shyeh, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.;W.N. Barkhouse, ExxonMobil Exploration Co.; and J.V. Young, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.

OTC 15076 Unveiling a New Deepwater Acoustic Receiver and Deepwater Acoustic SourceS.E. Spychalski, High Tech Inc.

OTC 15078 A 5-Phase Methodical Approach of Identifying, Selecting, Developing, Implementing, andOperating a Pressure Maintenance Scheme for an Offshore FieldG.C. Thakur, ChevronTexaco Corp.

OTC 15079 Improving the Profitability of Production Facilities in Mature FieldsD.E. Johnson, Schlumberger Technology Corp.

OTC 15080 Exploration Risk ManagementJames MacKay, Rose & Associates LLP

OTC 15081 Environmental Management SystemWaqi Alam, Nasrin Begum, E.C. Donaldson, and Riadh Hossain, Tetrahedron Inc., andWali Alam, Quality Inst. of America

OTC 15082 Asset Management Through the Reservoir Life CycleAbdus Satter

OTC 15083 Calibration Improves Uncertainty Estimation Through the Reservoir Life CycleD.A. McVay and W.J. Lee, Texas A&M U.

OTC 15084 Management and Coordination of Complex OperationsJagannath Ghole, C3J

OTC 15085 Design of Well Completion and Intervention Systems for Deployment From DynamicallyPositioned VesselsDavid Harrold, FMC Technologies Inc., and B.J. Saucier, DeepMar Consulting Services

OTC 15086 Saipem 10000—Deepwater Salvage OperationR. Cesaroni and P.A. Potter, Saipem SpA

OTC 15087 Advanced Remote Emergency InterventionAndrew Trent, Oceaneering Intl. Inc.

OTC 15088 Subsea Worksite Visualization—A Step Change in Offshore OperationsCalum MacKinnon and David Matthews, Technip Coflexip

OTC 15089 Protective Deployment of Subsea EquipmentE.B. Lallier, C.L. Ross, and C.I. Davis, Oceaneering Intl. Inc.

OTC 15090 Simplicity in Innovative Sand-Control Tool System Reduces Risk in Offshore SandControl OperationsColby Ross, Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

OTC 15091 Advances in Landing String Technology for Completion and Intervention Operations inDeep WaterD.J. More, Expro Intl. Group plc

OTC 15093 Overview of the Canyon Express Project, Business Challenges and “Industry Firsts”Frederik Rijkens, TotalFinaElf; Marcus Allen, Marathon Oil Co.; and Thomas Hassold, BP E&P Inc.

OTC 15094 Canyon Express: Design and Experience on High-Rate Deepwater Gas Producers Using Frac-Pack and Intelligent Well Completion SystemJ. Piedras, TotalFinaElf E&P U.S.A. Inc.; G.P. Stimatz, Marathon Oil Co.; V.B. Jackson Nielsen,WellDynamics Inc.; and G.M. Watson, Schlumberger

OTC 15095 Canyon Express—Qualifying for the Deepest DevelopmentS.G. Nelson, TotalFinaElf S.A.; H.C. Wells, Roller Bay Intl. Inc.; and George Huntoon, BP E&P Inc.

OTC 15096 Canyon Express Flowline System: Design and InstallationT.B. de Réals and Hervé Lomenech, TotalFinaElf; A.C. Nogueira and J.P. Stearns, Intec Engineering; andLuigi Ferroni, Saipem Inc.

OTC 15097 Canyon Express Commissioning and Start-Up ExperienceSimon Hare and Richard Case, TotalFinaElf E&P U.S.A. Inc.

OTC 15098 Canyon Express Subsea Multiphase Flow Metering System: Principles and ExperienceB.K. Wallace, Marathon Oil Co.; Ravi Gudimetla, Intec Engineering; S.G. Nelson, TotalFinaElf E&P U.S.A.; andT.A. Hassold, BP E&P Inc.

OTC 15099 Canyon Express Deepwater Umbilical and Control System: Design and InstallationT.W. Ellisor, Marathon Oil Co.; P.J. Martyniak, Intec Engineering Inc.; andJ.V.C. Wilson, Clough Engineering Ltd.

OTC 15100 Technical Feasibility of Tubing RisersG.Z. Gu, Rod Myers, and Robert Sokoll, ConocoPhillips, and Joe Jin and Kevin Huang, ABB Lummus Global

OTC 15101 Design of Steel Risers in Ultradeepwater—The Influence of Recent Code Requirements on WallThickness Design for 10,000 ft Water DepthW.K. Kavanagh and Jane Lou, MCS, and Paul Hays, ChevronTexaco

OTC 15102 DeepStar 10,000-ft Water Depth DDCV StudyS.U. Bhat, W.L. Greiner, and Dave Barton, Kellogg Brown & Root

OTC 15103 Fundamentals of Buoyancy Can Riser Tensioning Systems: Performance Characterization andRedundancy Philosophy DevelopmentMetin Karayaka, Technip Offshore Engineering Inc.

OTC 15104 Fatigue Life Improvement of Steel Catenary Risers Due to Self-Trenching at theTouchdown PointC.G. Langner, Carl Langner and Assocs.

OTC 15105 Effects of Fully Coupled and Quasi-Static Semi-Submersible Vessel Motions on Steel CatenaryRiser’s Wave Loading FatigueW. Ye, J. Shanks, and J. Fang, Intec Engineering

OTC 15106 Vortex-Induced Vibrations of Steel Catenary Risers and Steel Offloading Lines Due to PlatformHeave MotionsS.-H.M. Chang, SBM-Imodco Inc., and Mike Isherwood, Orcina Ltd.

OTC 15107 Cost-Effective Design and Development of Hub PlatformsS.S. Huff, Guion, Huff & Assocs. LP, and Bart Heijermans, El Paso Energy Partners L.P.

OTC 15108 The Commercial Development of Hub Platforms and the Value to E&P ProducersBart Heijermans and Drew Cozby, El Paso Energy Partners L.P.

OTC 15110 Enchilada: From Border Town to CowtownC.D. Smith and D.A. Pilney, Shell E&P Co.

OTC 15111 Auger—An Asset in TransitionV.A. Brock, Shell E&P Co.

OTC 15112 Topsides Lessons Learned from Subsea Tie-Back ProjectsRichard Livingston, David Tong, Eric Wensel, and Michael Whitworth, Mustang Engineering L.P.

OTC 15113 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Platform DecommissioningE.R. Velazquez and R.C. Byrd, Twachtman Snyder & Byrd Inc.

OTC 15114 Geo-Hazard Detection with Chimney CubesDavid Connolly and Fred Aminzadeh, dGB-USA

OTC 15115 Geohazard Detection in Deepwater Clastics Basins Using a Seismic Technique Guided byGeology and Rock Physics Model: Methodology and ExamplesN.C. Dutta, WesternGeco

OTC 15116 Shallow Water Flow Assessment From An Inverted Seismic CubeP.K. Trabant, Consultant Oceanographer, and Taylor Lepley, eSeis Inc.

OTC 15117 Multicomponent Seismic Data Registration for Subsurface Characterization in the ShallowGulf of MexicoSergey Fomel, M.M. Backus, M.V. DeAngelo, P.E. Murray, and B.A. Hardage, U. of Texas Austin

OTC 15118 Interpreting Multicomponent Seismic Data in the Gulf of Mexico for Shallow SedimentaryProperties: Methodology and Case HistoryP.E. Murray, M.V. DeAngelo, B.A. Hardage, M.M. Backus, R.J. Graebner, and Sergey Formel, U. of Texas Austin

OTC 15119 Reactive Transport Modeling of Geohazards Associated With CO2 Injection for EOR andGeologic SequestrationJ.W. Johnson, J.J. Nitao, J.P. Morris, and S.C. Blair, Lawrence Livermore Natl. Laboratory

OTC 15120 Seismic Interpretation and Classification of Mud Volcanoes of the South Caspian Basin,Offshore AzerbaijanM.Z. Yusifov and P.D. Rabinowitz, Texas A&M U.

OTC 15123 Variable Gas Solubility Effect of the Gas Hydrate System and Its Influence on Optimization ofGas RecoveryMichael Max and Sarah Holman, Marine Desalination Systems

OTC 15124 Operation Overview of the 2002 Mallik Gas Hydrate Production Research Well Program at theMackenzie Delta in the Canadian ArcticHideaki Takahashi, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.; Tetsuo Yonezawa, Japan Natl. Oil Corp.; andEd Fercho, Canadian Petroleum Engineering Inc.

OTC 15125 Real-Time Estimation of Resistivity Anisotropy Using Array Lateral and Induction LogsM.A. Frenkel and I.M. Geldmacher, Baker Hughes

OTC 15126 A Deep-Resistivity Logging-While-Drilling Device for Proactive GeosteeringJ. Seydoux, J. Tabanou, L. Ortenzi, J.M. Denichou, Y. De Laet, and D. Omeragic, Schlumberger, and M. Iversenand M. Fejerskov, Norsk Hydro

OTC 15128 Case History of a Successful Selective Horizontal Openhole Gravel Pack With Zonal Isolation inDeepwater FieldF.A. Machado, Petrobras S.A.

OTC 15129 Revitalizing a Mature Sand-Prone Field by Installing Enhanced Gravel-Pack Completions—A Case StudyM.Z.B. Md Noor, K.B. Selamat, and A.B. Kasim, Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd., and Sharifudin Salahudin,Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

OTC 15130 New Multiple Path Gravel-Pack Screen System Provides Improved Installation andOperational PerformanceRon McGregor, Harvey Fitzpatrick, Robert Crow, and David Hejl, Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

OTC 15131 Production Issues Influencing the Choice of Completion Type in Horizontal Wells WithSanding ProblemsColin Jones and John Cameron, Weatherford Completion Systems, and Oladele Owoeye andThijs Baaijens, Shell Intl. E&P

OTC 15132 Concerns and Solutions for Interfacing Fracturing and Sand Control Completion Strategies intoMultilateral TechnologyTravis Cavender, T.O. Roane, and H.L. Restarick, Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

OTC 15133 Application of Decision Analysis to a Deepwater Well Integrity AssessmentP.D. Pattillo and M.L. Payne, BP America; T.R. Webb, BP Trinidad and Tobago; and J.H. Sharadin, BP America

OTC 15134 The Use of Surface Controlled Hydraulic Interval Control Valves for the Management of WaterProduction in the Saih Rawl Field, Sultanate of OmanMaurice Boyle and Jeremy Earl, WellDynamics, and Shaikhan Al-Khadori, Petroleum Development Oman

OTC 15136 Barracuda and Caratinga Integrated Deepwater Site Investigation, Offshore BrazilR. Argiolas, Kellogg Brown & Root, and M.M.C. Rosas, Petrobras

OTC 15137 Geotechnical Design of the Barracuda and Caratinga Suction AnchorsM. Hesar, Kellogg Brown & Root

OTC 15138 P43/P48 Global Motion and Stability Analysis: A Compromise Combination to Define the FPSOOperational BehaviorR.B. Portella and Victor Kameyama, Projemar S.A., and Chris Wibner and John Maloney, Kellogg Brown & Root

OTC 15139 Specifying and Testing Polyester Mooring Rope for the Barracuda and Caratinga FPSODeepwater Mooring SystemsChris Wibner, Kellogg Brown & Root; Thomas Versavel, Noble Denton Europe; andIsaias Masetti, Petrobras Cenpes

OTC 15140 Integrated Riser and Mooring Design for the P-43 and P-48 FPSOsB. Seymour, Kellogg Brown & Root; H. Zhang, Wellstream, C. Wibner, Kellogg Brown & Root

OTC 15141 Riser Dynamic Analysis Challenges for Petrobras Barracuda Caratinga ProjectH. Zhang, Wellstream; J. Hamilton, Granherne Ltd.; K. Haverty, Kellogg Brown & Root; andM. Mourelle, Petrobras

OTC 15142 HCLS: A Simple and Affordable Heave Compensated Landing SystemMitch Guinn and Denby Morrison, SIEP

OTC 15143 First Deepwater Pipe-In-Pipe Electrical Integrity Method Using a Subsea TimeDomain ReflectometerD.M. March, Shell Intl. E&P; D.J. Liney, Shell Global Solutions; and R.J. Wylde, Intec Engineering

OTC 15144 Production and Inspection Issues for Steel Catenary Riser WeldsFrans Kopp and Gary Perkins, Shell Intl. E&P; Garth Prentice, Shaw Pipeline Services; andDonald Stevens, D.M. Stevens & Assocs. Inc.

OTC 15145 Robust Technology Implementation Process Applied to a First Deepwater Electrical HeatingReady SystemD.M. March and R.M. Bass, Shell Intl. E&P, and D.K. Phillips, Intec Engineering

OTC 15146 Development and Utilization of An All Subsea, ROV Based, FlowlinePrecommissioning SystemGeorg Engelmann and Mike Dupre, Shell Intl. E&P Co., and Stephen Sauer, Manatee Inc.

OTC 15147 Progression of Ultradeep Subsea Deployment SystemsChristian Cermelli, Denby Morrison, H.C. San Martin, and Mitch Guinn, Shell E&P Projects

OTC 15148 The Use of Expandable Tubular Technology to Enhance Reservoir Management andMaintain IntegrityGareth Innes and Joe Craig, Weatherford Completion Systems Inc., and Scott Lavan, Consulting Engineer

OTC 15149 Development and Field Testing of Solid Expandable Corrosion Resistant Cased-Hole Liners toBoost Gas Production in Corrosive EnvironmentsGertjan Siemers and Thompson Ukomah, NAM; Robert Mack, Shell; and Greg Noel andJohn Donald, Enventure Global Technology LLC

OTC 15150 Productivity, Water Breakthrough and Ultimate Recovery in Horizontal Wells With a Range ofCompletion TypesColin Jones and John Cameron, Weatherford Completion Systems, and Eric Mackay, Heriot Watt U.

OTC 15151 Expandable Cased-Hole Liner Remediates Prolific Gas Well and Minimizes Loss of ProductionBill Buckler and Nick Steinsberger, Devon Energy, and Kevin Waddell, Rune Gusevik, andEdwin Zwald, Enventure Global Technology LLC

OTC 15152 Overcoming Well Control Challenges With Solid Expandable Tubular TechnologyMichael Patin and Wes Hart, El Paso Production Co., and Doug Keel, Craig Johnson, andVirgil Newton, Enventure Global Technology

OTC 15153 Water Production Reduced Using Solid Expandable Tubular Technology to “Clad” in FracturedCarbonate FormationRoger van Noort, Shell Intl. E&P; Majid Shandoodi, Petroleum Development Oman; andMike Jones, Enventure Global Technology

OTC 15154 The Use of Expandable Sand Screens (ESS) to Control Sand in Unconsolidated MultizoneCompletions in the Baram and Alab Fields Offshore Malaysia—A Case StudyM.R. Kabir, Foo Kok Wai, and A.R. Ali, Petronas Carigali, and Norjusni Omar andP.M. Moran, Weatherford Completion Systems

OTC 15155 Digital Energy; From Reservoir to Cash Register—the Convergence of the Oilfield & ITA.J. Schroeder Jr., Energy Valley Inc., and David Archer, Petrotechnical Open Software Corp.

OTC 15156 Challenges of Siting Facilities Along the Sigsbee Escarpment in the Southern Green CanyonArea of the Gulf of Mexico: Framework for Integrated StudiesPhilippe Jeanjean and Andrew Hill, BP America Inc., and Stephen Taylor, BHP Billiton Petroleum

OTC 15157 Geological and Shallow Salt Tectonic Setting of the Mad Dog and Atlantis Fields: RelationshipBetween Salt, Faults, and Seafloor GeomorphologyD.L. Orange and M.M. Angell, AOA Geophysics Marine Geoscience Division; J.R. Brand, GEMS; Jim Thomson,Tim Buddin, Mark Williams, and William Hart, BP America Inc.; and W.J. Berger III, GEMS

OTC 15158 Geotechnical Properties of the Sigsbee Escarpment From Deep Soil BoringsZ.A. Al-Khafaji, Fugro-McClelland Marine Geosciences Inc.;A.G. Young, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services Inc.; andW. DeGroff and G.D. Humphrey, Fugro-McClelland Marine Geosciences Inc.

OTC 15159 Sedimentation in the Vicinity of the Sigsbee Escarpment During the Last 25,000 YearsNiall Slowey, William Bryant, D.A. Bean, Texas A&M U.; A.G. Young, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services Inc.;and Stefan Gartner, Texas A&M U.

OTC 15160 Deterministic Slope Stability Analyses of the Sigsbee EscarpmentFritz Nowacki and Egil Solhjell, Norwegian Geotechnical Inst.; Farrokh Nadim, Intl. Centre for Geohazards NGI;Eric Liedtke, BP America Inc.; and K.H. Andersen and Lars Andresen, Norwegian Geotechnical Inst.

OTC 15161 Relationship Between Near Seafloor Seismic Amplitude, Impedance, and Soil Shear StrengthProperties and Use in Prediction of Shallow Seated Slope Failure

J.R. Brand, D.L. Lanier, W.J. Berger III, V.R. Kasch, and A.G. Young, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services Inc.

OTC 15162 Analysis of Past and Future Debris Flows and Turbidity Currents Generated by Slope FailuresAlong the Sigsbee Escarpment in the Deep Gulf of MexicoA.W. Niedoroda, C.W. Reed, and Lyle Hatchett, URS Corp.; Alan Young, Dan Lanier, andVernon Kasch, GEMS Inc.; Philippe Jeanjean, BP America; Dan Orange, AOA Geophysics; andWilliam Bryant, Texas A&M U.

OTC 15163 Monitoring of Offshore PipesE. Binet, Technip-Coflexip; P. Tuset, Corrocean ASA; and S. Mjoen, Statoil ASA

OTC 15164 Carbon Fiber Composite Tendons for Deepwater Tension Leg PlatformsC. Sparks, Inst. Français du Pétrole; I. Zivanovic, Freyssinet; J. Luyckx, Soficar; andW. Hudson, Doris Engineering

OTC 15165 Economic Benefits of Subsea Pipeline Rehabilitation Using Spoolable Fiber-Reinforced HighPressure Line-PipeStephen Nolet and Michael Feechan, Fiberspar Corp.

OTC 15166 Tethraflex—New Generation Zero Permeation Hose for UmbilicalsC. Donnison and A. Dutton, Duco Ltd.

OTC 15167 Improvement of Bonded Flexible Pipes According to New API Standard 17KSándor Antal, Tibor Nagy, and András Boros, Phoenix Rubber Industrial Ltd.

OTC 15168 Guidelines for Compression Modeling in Flexible Risers for Deepwater ApplicationsD. McCann, F. Smith, and P. O’Brien, MCS Intl.

OTC 15169 State-of-the-Art Analytical Tools Improve Optimization of Unbonded Flexible Pipes forDeepwater EnvironmentsY. Zhang, B. Chen, L. Qiu, T. Hill, and M. Case, Halliburton Wellstream

OTC 15170 Multiphase Ejector to Boost Production: First Application in the Gulf of MexicoP. Andreussi, U. of Pisa; S. Sodini, V. Faluomi, P. Ciandri, and A. Ansiati, TEA Group; F. Paone, AGIP Petroleum;and C. Battaia and G. De Ghetto, ENI E&P

OTC 15171 Subsea Process Design Guideline for ReliabilityL.T. Sunde, FMC Energy Systems—FMC Kongsberg Subsea

OTC 15172 Experience in Operating World’s First Subsea Separation and Water Injection Station at TrollOil Field in the North SeaTerje Horn, William Bakke, and Gunnar Eriksen, Norsk Hydro ASA

OTC 15174 Multiphase Flow Metering—Operational Experience on Subsea Production ManifoldsC. Kuchpil, E.F. Caetano, C.B. Costa e Silva, J.A. Pinheiro, and E.L. Labanca, Petrobras

OTC 15175 Innovative Technology for Ultradeepwater Gravity-Based SeparatorsJarle Michaelsen, ABB Offshore Systems Inc.

OTC 15176 Future Intervention Options for Remote Subsea FacilitiesHarold Reeves, Mark Siegmund, and Ila Dawson, BP plc, and Graham Openshaw, Orca Innovative Solutions

OTC 15177 Well Intervention Using Rigless TechniquesSandeep Khurana and Brad DeWalt, Granherne Inc., and Colin Headworth, Subsea 7 Inc.

OTC 15178 Multi-Service Vessel Well Intervention With New SILSClyde Hewlett, Bill Clegg, Don Thorne, and Peg Newman, Oceaneering Intl. Inc.

OTC 15179 Riserless Coiled-Tubing Well InterventionSvein Håheim, Christopher Hoen, Birger Heigre, Edgar Heim, and Øystein Windsland, ABB Offshore Systems

OTC 15180 Subsea Well Intervention Operations From a Dedicated Vessel—Cost and Performance AnalysisC.A. Johnston, Cal Dive Intl. Inc.

OTC 15181 Challenges Associated With HPHT Intervention EquipmentH.B. Skeels and Dane Broussard, FMC Energy Systems, and Michael Byrd, BP Americas Ltd.

OTC 15182 New Well Intervention Technology That Will Enable Increase in Recovery RateH.J. Lindland and Olav Inderberg, FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS; Colin Headworth, Subsea7; andArnfinn Braut, Halliburton

OTC 15183 An Innovative Workover Riser System for 3000 m Water DepthJ.R.F. Moreira, Petrobras, and M.F.D. Oliveira, P.C.S. Paulo, M. Branca, andF.J. Mateus, Kvaerner Oilfield Products Brazil

OTC 15184 Flow Assurance in Deepwater Flowlines and Pipelines—Challenges Met, Challenges RemainingF.K. Wasden, Shell E&P Co.

OTC 15185 Flow Assurance: A Challenging Path to Well Completions and ProductivityN.B. Joshi and Moin Muhammad, Schlumberger; Jefferson Creek, ChevronTexaco; andJim McFadden, BHP Billiton

OTC 15186 Impacts of Transient Analysis on Kuito Production OperationsS. Song, ChevronTexaco E&P Technology Co., and K. Peoples, ChevronTexaco Australia Pty. Ltd.

OTC 15188 Active Heating For Flow Assurance Control in Deepwater FlowlinesK.A. Esaklul, Gee Fung, Gary Harrison, and Ron Perego, BP America

OTC 15189 Operational Experience by Applying Direct Electrical Heating for Hydrate PreventionOlav Urdahl, A.H. Børnes, K.J. Kinnari, and Ragnhild Holme, Statoil ASA

OTC 15190 New Flow Assurance Solutions to Work Out Hydrate and Paraffin Blockage Problems inDeep WatersL.C.C. Marques, C.A. Pedroso, L.C.A. Paixão, Petrobras SA

OTC 15191 Case History of a 5-Zone Multi-Drop Hydraulic Control Intelligent Offshore Completionin BruneiO. Skilbrei and R. Chia, Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. Sdn Bhd, and K. Schrader and D. Purkis, WellDynamics

OTC 15192 The First Year’s Achievements of the Intelligent Well Reliability GroupJohn Hother, Proneta Ltd.

OTC 15193 Optimizing Marginal Subsea Well Developments Through Application ofIntelligent CompletionsG. Lehle, Energy Resource Technology Inc., and D. Bilberry, Baker Oil Tools

OTC 15194 Deepwater BOP Control Systems—A Look at Reliability IssuesEarl Shanks, Transocean, and Andrew Dykes, Marc Quilici, and John Pruitt, ABS Consulting

OTC 15196 Installation Case Studies of the Downhole Fiber-Optic Multiphase Flowmeter SystemT.K. Kragas, Weatherford Completion Systems

OTC 15199 Bottom Currents, Deep Sea Furrows, Erosion Rates, and Dating Slope Failure-Induced DebrisFlows Along the Sigsbee Escarpment in the Deep Gulf of MexicoA.W. Niedoroda, C.W. Reed, and Lyle Hatchett, URS Corp.; Philippe Jeanjean and David Driver, BP America Inc.; and J.-L. Briaud and William Bryant, Texas A&M U.

OTC 15200 Indirect Methods of Dating Seafloor Activity: Geology, Regional Stratigraphic Markers, andSeafloor Current ProcessesJ.R. Brand and D.L. Lanier, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services Inc.; M.M. Angell, AOA Geophysics;K. Hanson, Geomatrix Consultants Inc.; and E. Lee and R.A. George, C&C Technologies Inc.

OTC 15201 Measurements and Modeling of the Shallow Pore Pressure Regime at the Sigsbee Escarpment:Successful Prediction of Overpressure and Ground-Truthing With Borehole MeasurementsD.L. Orange, AOA Geophysics Inc. Marine Geoscience Division; Demian Saffer, U. of Wyoming;Philippe Jeanjean, BP America Inc.; Zaid Al-Khafaji, Fugro-McClelland Marine Geoscience;Greg Riley, BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd.; and Gary Humphrey, Fugro-McClelland Marine Geoscience

OTC 15203 Probabilistic Slope Stability Analyses of the Sigsbee EscarpmentFarrokh Nadim, Norwegian Geotechnical Inst., and Dejan Krunic and Philippe Jeanjean, BP America Inc.

OTC 15204 Age Dating of Past Slope Failures of the Sigsbee Escarpment Within Atlantis andMad Dog DevelopmentsA.G. Young, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services Inc.; W.R. Bryant and N.C. Slowey, Texas A&M U.;J.R. Brand, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services Inc.; and Stefan Gartner, Texas A&M U.

OTC 15205 Wellbore Stability in the Deepwater Bijupira & Salema Fields, Offshore Brazil—A Probabilistic ApproachD.G. Ritter and B. Grollimund, GeoMechanics Intl.; S.L. Zoller, Peak Consulting; andDavid Brecknock, Enterprise Oil Exploration Ltd.

OTC 15207 Controlled Flow-Drilling Induced by Gas Lift—An Economic Approach to the Improvement ofProductivity in Offshore ScenariosA.C. Vargas and Roberto Rodrigano, Weatherford

OTC 15208 Slenderwell Wellhead Benefits and Opportunities of Selected 13” OptionD.H. Theiss, Cameron

OTC 15209 Downhole Deployment Valve Adds Opportunities to the Oil and Gas IndustryBrian Grayson, Weatherford Intl. Inc.

OTC 15210 A Novel Underbalanced-Perforating Gun Deployment System Using Production PackerTechnology Successfully Completes Offshore Horizontal Well in a Single TripMartin Beveridge and Alex Bruce, Shell U.K. E&P, and Thomas Robb andSteve Herron, Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

OTC 15211 Reducing the Cost of Deepwater Subsea WellsBill Taylor amd David Theiss, Cameron, and Dave Toalson and Roger Mowell, Ocean Production Technology

OTC 15212 Safety Performance of the Global E&P Industry 2001Don Smith, Intl. Assoc. of Oil and Gas Producers

OTC 15213 Oil and Gas Industrial Safety—Multilateral International CooperationV.A. Tarasenko, Federal Mining & Industry Supervision of Ru

OTC 15214 Creating a New Offshore Petroleum Safety RegulatorPeter Wilkinson, Dept. of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia

OTC 15215 Crew Habitability on Offshore InstallationsD.B. McCafferty, K.P. McSweeney, and C.C. Baker, American Bureau of Shipping

OTC 15216 Evacuation PerformanceAntónio Sim•es Ré, Natl. Research Council of Canada, Inst. for Marine Dynamics, and Dean Pelley andBrian Veitch, Memorial U. of Newfoundland, Ocean Engineering Research Centre

OTC 15217 Delivering Behavioural ChangeD. Jenkins, Technip-Coflexip

OTC 15218 BPTT Bombax Pipeline System: World-Class HSE ManagementM.G. Byrne, J.P. Kenny Inc.; D.P. Johnson and E.C. Graham, BP plc; and K.L. Smith, Entrix Inc.

OTC 15219 Campos Basin—25 Years of Production and its Contribution to the Oil IndustryC.T. da Costa Fraga, F.A. Borges, C. Bellot, R. Beltrão, and M.I. Assayag, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.

OTC 15220 Campos Basin: Reservoir Characterization and Management—Historical Overview andFuture ChallengesC.H.L. Bruhn, J.A.T. Gomes, Cesar Del Lucchese Jr., and P.R.S. Johann, Petrobras E&P

OTC 15221 Campos Basin: Lessons Learned and Critical Issues To Be Overcome in Drilling andCompletion OperationsR. Juiniti, J. Salies, and A. Polillo, Petrobras

OTC 15222 Management of Flow Assurance ConstraintsC.B. Cardoso, I.N. Alves, and G.S. Ribeiro, Petrobras

OTC 15223 Campos Basin—Subsea Equipment: Evolution and Next StepsL.P. Ribeiro, C.A.S. Paulo, and E.A. Neto, Petrobras

OTC 15224 From Early Production Systems to the Development of Ultradeepwater Fields—Experience andCritical Issues of Floating Production UnitsC.F. Mastrangelo, P.J. Barusco, J.M. Formigli, and Ronaldo Dias, Petrobras, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.

OTC 15225 Campos Basin: Challenges Still To OvercomeKazuioshi Minami, A.S. Almeida, M.A.C. Diniz, C.L. Palagi, and M.I. Assayag, Petrobras

OTC 15226 The Use of Intelligent and Integrated Systems to Reduce Risks, Improve Quality, and MinimizeEffects of Serious Incidents Within the Offshore IndustryR.B. Gillett, Ship Analytics Intl.

OTC 15227 Key Cryogenic Components for Dynamic Marine LNG Transfer at Sea: Development andTests CompletedBernard Dupont, Eurodim S.A.; Phillip Cox, Technip-Coflexip; and J.-C. Garrigues, KSB-Amri

OTC 15228 Last Developments in Rapid Phase Transition Knowledge and Modeling TechniquesD. Nédelka and V. Sauter, Gaz de France; J. Goanvic, TotalFinaElf; and R. Ohba, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

OTC 15229 Innovative Architectures for LNG Transfer at Sea StudiedBertrand Lanquetin, TotalFinaElf; P.-L. Lanteri-Minet, Gaz de France; and Bernard Dupont, Eurodim S.A.

OTC 15230 Modification of LNG Carriers for RegasificationW.S. Wayne and K.G. Powell, Shell Shipping Technology

OTC 15231 Membrane Technology for Offshore LNGFrédéric Deybach, Gaztransport & Technigaz

OTC 15232 Improvements to Ultradeepwater Controls Reliability Through State-of-the-ArtAnalytical TechniquesJ.E. Miller, Stress Engineering Services Inc, and Edward Stidston, Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.

OTC 15233 Overcoming Deep and Ultradeepwater Drilling ChallengesL.A.S. Rocha, P. Junqueira, and J.L. Roque, Petrobras

OTC 15234 A Collection of Innovative Answers To Solve the Main Problematics Encountered WhenDrilling Deepwater ProspectsP.A. Charlez and A. Simondin, TotalFinaElf

OTC 15235 The Management of Long, Suspended Strings of Tubulars From Floating Drilling VesselsRiddle Steddum, Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.

OTC 15236 Deepwater Dynamically Positioned Drillships—How Shallow Can They Go?Bill Ambrose, Chip Keener, and Dan Farr, Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.

OTC 15239 Suction Caisson Foundation Design for Vortex-Induced Vibration LoadingZaid Al-Khafaji, J.M.E. Audibert, and M.K. Hossain, Fugro-McClelland Marine Geosciences Inc.;J.S. Templeton III, Sage Engineering Inc.; E.C. Clukey, BP plc; and P.R. de Jong, Technip-Coflexip

OTC 15242 Model Test Experience on Vortex Induced Motions of Truss SparsRadboud van Dijk, Maritime Research Inst. Netherlands; Allan Magee, Technip Offshore Inc.;Steve Perryman, BP Americas Inc.; and Joe Gebara, Technip Offshore Inc.

OTC 15243 Mooring Design For Directional Spar Hull VIVAllan Magee, Anil Sablok, and Joe Gebara, Technip Offshore Inc.

OTC 15244 The Cell Spar and Vortex Induced VibrationsL.D. Finn, J.V. Maher, and H. Gupta, Technip Offshore Inc.

OTC 15245 The Impact of Vortex-Induced Motions on Mooring System Design for Spar-Based InstallationsKen Huang and Xiaohong Chen, American Bureau Shipping, and C.-T. Kwan, Consultant

OTC 15247 Identification of SWF Sands by Elastic Inversion of Conventional 3D Seismic DataShaoming Lu and G.A. McMechan, U. of Texas Dallas, and Alfred Liaw, Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corp.

OTC 15248 The Vp/Vs Inversion Procedure: A Methodology for Shallow Water Flow (SWF) PredictionFrom Seismic Analysis of Multicomponent DataCarlos Moreno and John Castagna, U. of Oklahoma; Alan Huffman, Fusion Petroleum Technologies; andAllen Bertagne, PGS Reservoir Consultants Inc.

OTC 15249 Mitigating the Shallow Water Flow Risk at Mississippi Canyon 849: A Team ApproachRobert Bruce, Noble Energy Inc.; James McKeown, Fugro Geoservices Inc.; Tim Sargent, Noble Energy Inc.; andRandal Garrett, Sierra Engineering

OTC 15250 Geopressure Evaluation From Seismic Data and its Application for Exploratory Wells in MexicoJ. Mancilla-Castillo, Pemex E&P-UPMP, and E. Mendez-Hernández and J. Santana-Fernández, Pemex E&P-CEE

OTC 15251 Re-Examination of Offset Field-Data Calibration for the Purpose of AbnormalPressure PredictionJ.O. Aremu and S.O. Osisanya, U. of Oklahoma

OTC 15252 Role and Contribution of Pressure Regime Evaluation in Well Planning and FormationEvaluation Process, Zeit Bay Field, Gulf of Suez, EgyptS.M. Selim, Bassem El-Sayed Badawy, and K.M. Abdullah, Suez Oil Co., and M.A. Khorshid, Baker Hughes Inteq

OTC 15253 Cool-Down Temperature Overshoot Phenomenon in Subsea Flowline and Riser SystemsY.D. Chin, Aker Kvaerner Inc.

OTC 15254 Anticipating Asphaltene Problems Offshore—A Practical ApproachJ.X. Wang and J.S. Buckley, New Mexico Tech, and N.A. Burke and J.L. Creek, ChevronTexaco

OTC 15255 Hydrate Control and Remediation Best Practices in Deepwater Oil DevelopmentsSteven Cochran, Intec Engineering

OTC 15256 Blowdown Feasibility for Downhill FlowlinesL.A. Dykhno, S.S. Jayawardena, and W. Schoppa, Shell Global Solutions (U.S.) Inc.

OTC 15257 Hydrate Plug Dissociation by Method of DepressurizationP. Bollavaram, BP plc, and E.D. Sloan Jr., Colorado School of Mines

OTC 15258 Flow Remediation Solutions for PipelinesLaurence Abney, Mark Kalman, and John Hoogerhuis, Halliburton, and Colin Headworth, Subsea 7

OTC 15259 A Contraflow Tetherless Mechanical Pipeline CrawlerSusan D’Arcy, Astec Developments Ltd.; Bill Newman, Shell U.K. E&P; andGeorge Broze, Shell Global Solutions U.S. Inc.

OTC 15262 Deepwater Soil Properties and Their Impact on the Geotechnical ProgramG.W. Quirós and R.L. Little, Fugro-McClelland Marine Geosciences Inc.

OTC 15263 Soil Reconsolidation Following the Installation of Suction CaissonsR.E. Olson and A.F. Rauch, U. of Texas Austin; A.M. Luke, RJLee Group Inc.; D.R. Maniar andJ.L. Tassoulas, U. of Texas Austin; and E.C. Mecham, GRL Engineers

OTC 15264 A New Technology for Increasing the Load-Carrying Capacities of Offshore Foundations inSoft ClaysS. Micic, Trow Consulting Engineers Ltd., and K.Y. Lo and J.Q. Shang, U. of Western Ontario

OTC 15265 Industry Trends for Design of Anchoring Systems of Deepwater Offshore StructuresAyman Eltaher, Yatendra Rajapaksa, and K.-T. Chang, American Bureau of Shipping

OTC 15266 Spatial Variability of the Marine Soil in the Gulf of MexicoY.P. Valdez-Llamas and G. Auvinet, U. of Mexico, and J. NuÒez, Inst. Mexicano del Petróleo

OTC 15269 The Case for Confidently Siting Facilities Along the Sigsbee Escarpment in the Southern GreenCanyon Area of the Gulf of Mexico: Summary and Conclusions From Integrated StudiesPhilippe Jeanjean, Andrew Hill, and James Thomson, BP America Inc.

OTC 15270 Bombax Pipeline Project OverviewG.P. Adams, G.D. Grass, and J.A. Gilmore, BP plc

OTC 15271 The BP Bombax Pipeline Project—Design for ConstructionBrett Champagne and Derek Smith, J.P. Kenney Inc., and Jerry Grass, BP plc

OTC 15272 Bombax 48-in. Pipeline InstallationO.W.A. Weustink, Allseas USA Inc.

OTC 15273 The Bombax Pipeline Project—Installation and Positioning of Large Manifold, Spool Supports,and Spool PiecesJohn Sokol, Cal Dive Intl., and Mark Steffy, Longitude 123 Inc.

OTC 15274 Bombax Pipeline Project: Anti-Corrosion and Concrete Weight Coating of Large DiameterSubsea PipelinesJ.P. La Fontaine, Champlain Group Inc.; Derek Smith, J.P. Kenney Inc.; Gary Deason, Bredero Price; andGary Adams, BP plc

OTC 15275 Design Challenges of a 48-in. Pipeline Subsea ManifoldRoy Robinson, J.P. Kenny Inc., and Jerry Grass, BP plc

OTC 15276 Large Diameter Flanged Connection Make-Up with Zero ReworksJ.W. Aaron III and W.L. Johnson, Taper-Lok Corp.

OTC 15278 Thermal Flow Properties of Heavy OilsI. Henaut, J.-F. Argillier, and C. Pierre, Institut Français du Pétrole, and M. Moan, U. de Brest

OTC 15279 Deepwater Well Testing for Heavy- and Low-Pour-Point Oils—Issues, Options, SuccessfulMethodology: Case HistoriesCurtis Wendler and Cidar Mansilla, Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

OTC 15281 Technical Challenges for Offshore Heavy Oil Field DevelopmentsC.D. Wehunt, N.E. Burke, and S.G. Noonan, ChevronTexaco E&P Technology Co., andT.R. Bard, ChevronTexaco Overseas Petroleum Inc.

OTC 15282 Can Heavy Oil and Deep Water Be Mixed?John Haney, Shell Brasil Ltda.

OTC 15283 Offshore Heavy Oil in Campos Basin: The Petrobras ExperienceA.C. Capeleiro Pinto, C.C.M. Branco, J.S. de Matos, P.M. Vieira, S. da Silva Guedes, C. Pedroso Jr.,A.C. Decnop Coelho, and M.M. Ceciliano, Petrobras S.A.

OTC 15284 The Effect of Staggered Buoyancy Modules on Flow-Induced Vibration of Marine RisersJ.K. Vandiver and W.W. Peoples, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology

OTC 15285 Performance Characteristics of Short FairingsD.W. Allen, Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.

OTC 15286 Running Fairings for Deepwater Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico—A Cost-Benefit Approach toDeciding the Faired LengthE.R. Balch and W.K. Kavanagh, MCS Intl.; P.E. Griffin, ChevronTexaco; L.E. Chouinard, McGill U.; andC. Cooper and H.M. Thompson, ChevronTexaco

OTC 15287 A Novel Method: MSV/ROV Installation of VIV Suppression on Existing TLP’sR.D. Ramsey, Shell E&P Co., and D. Vuyk, Oceaneering Intl. Inc.

OTC 15288 EXPRO-CFD: An Overview of European Research in CFD-Based Fluid Loading and FluidStructure InteractionPaul Gallagher and Peter Woodburn, Atkins Process

OTC 15289 Analysis of TLP VIV Responses to Eddy CurrentsSteve Leverette and Oriol Rijken, Atlantia Offshore Ltd.; William Dooley, Agip Petroleum Co. Inc.; andHugh Thompson, ChevronTexaco

OTC 15290 Emerging Trends in Pressure PredictionM.W. Alberty and M.R. McLean, BP Exploration

OTC 15291 Burial History Modeling and Pressure Prediction in Deep Water Offshore TrinidadT.G. Fitts, ExxonMobil Upstream Research, and M. Cheng and M. Quinn, ExxonMobil Exploration

OTC 15292 Calibrated Predrill Pore Pressure Prediction From 3D Seismic for the Cocuite Field,Veracruz BasinP.J. Hooyman, C.M. Sayers, Alberto Malinverno, Nikolay Smirnov, Giuseppe Fiume, andAntonio Prince, Schlumberger, and J.C. de Leon Mojarro, M.T. Romero and O.M. Gonzalez, Pemex

OTC 15293 Analysis of Overpressure on the Gulf of Mexico ShelfKeith Katahara, Spinnaker Exploration Co. L.L.C.

OTC 15295 Drillability Assessment in Deepwater ExplorationM.L. Albertin, Stephan Petmecky, Charley Jay, and Pinky Vinson, BP America Inc.

OTC 15297 CNG Transportation Utilizing Composite Pressure VesselsSteven Campbell, Trans Ocean Gas Inc.

OTC 15298 The Changing Regulatory Scheme Applicable to Offshore LNG TerminalsW.H. Daughdrill and C.A. Karpowicz, Ecology and Environment Inc., and T.W. Grove andR. Gallagher, American Bureau of Shipping

OTC 15299 Technical Issues Associated With the Integration of LNG Production and Storage FacilitiesUsing Floating Concrete Sub StructuresBrian Raine, Arup Energy; Al Kaplan, Foster Wheeler; and Gordon Jackson, Arup Energy

OTC 15300 Maximizing LNG Supply Chain Efficiency With Simulation ModelingGary Pattison, Lanner Group

OTC 15301 Offshore Transfer, Re-Gasification and Salt Dome Storage of LNGJ. de Baan, Bluewater Energy Services B.V.; M.H. Krekel andR. Leeuwenburgh, Bluewater Offshore Production Systems (USA) Inc.; andM.M. McCall, Conversion Gas Imports, LLC

OTC 15302 Offshore Concrete Structures for LNG Facilities—New DevelopmentsA.K. Haug, Rolf Eie, and Knut Sandvik, Aker Kvaerner, and Eiji Aoki, IHI Marine United Inc.

OTC 15303 Gas FPSO—How Soon To Reality?Jan Wagner and Stan Cone, Fluor Corp.

OTC 15304 Petroleum Systems of Deepwater Scotian Basin, Eastern Canada: Challenges for Finding oil vs.Gas ProvincesP.K. Mukhopadhyay, Global Geoenergy Research Ltd., D.E. Brown andA.G. Kidston, Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board; T.D. Bowman andJeff Faber, Bass Enterprises Production Co.; and P.J. Harvey, Nova Scotia Department of Energy

OTC 15306 Deepwater Pipeline Spanning and Rectification: Lessons LearnedT.A. Johnson, Paragon Engineering Services Inc.

OTC 15307 Selecting the Field Development Concept for Ormen LangeFredrik Gustavsson and Remi Eriksen, DNV Consulting, and Gunnar Brekke and Anne Kraggerud, Hydro A/S

OTC 15308 Egyptian Deepwater Development, a Case StudyMetwaly Toubar, Mohammed Baydoun, Hesham Bahaa, and Morten Iversen, Rashid Petroleum Co.

OTC 15310 King Flowlines—Thermal Expansion Design and ImplementationG.E. Harrison, BP plc; M.S. Brunner, Technip Offshore Engineering Inc.; and D.A.S. Bruton, Boreas Consultants

OTC 15311 New Build Generic Large FPSOA. Le Cotty, Single Buoy Moorings, and M. Selhorst, Gusto Engineering

OTC 15313 Development of Load-Out Methodology for On-Ground-Build FSOY.T. Yang, H.G. Cho, K.Y. Yoon, S.S. Ha, and H.S. Kang, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

OTC 15314 A Solution For FPSO Module IntegrationP.A. Thomas, S. Malek, N. Tcherniguin, and V. Bestel, Technip-Coflexip

OTC 15315 An Innovative “No Hot Work” Approach to Hull Repair on In-Service FPSOs Using SandwichPlate System OverlayS.J. Kennedy, James Bond, and Dale Braun, Intelligent Engineering Ltd.; P.G. Noble, ConocoPhillips Marine; andJ.D. Forsyth, American Bureau of Shipping

OTC 15316 Consideration of Collision and Contact Damage Risks in FPSO Structural DesignsGe Wang, Dajiu Jiang, and Yung Shin, American Bureau of Shipping

OTC 15317 Operational Safety Analysis of FPSO—Shuttle Tanker Collision Risk Reveals Areasof ImprovementJ.E. Vinnem, NTNU/Preventor A/S; P. Hokstad, T. Dammen, and H. Saele, SINTEF; H. Chen, NTNU;S. Haver, Statoil; O. Kieran, Health and Safety Executive; H. Kleppestoe, Statoil;J.J. Thomas, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.; and L.I. Toennessen, Navion

OTC 15318 Quantifying Risks of Well Intervention, Oil Deferment, and Loss of Reserves in ComplexSmart WellsJohn Hother, Proneta Ltd., and Hans van Dongen and Steve Braithwaite, Shell Intl. E&P B.V.

OTC 15319 Wireless Transfer Successfully Transmits Bottomhole Data During Drill-Stem Testing in aMulti-Well Program Offshore GabonMichael Dunkel and Paul Leonard, Pioneer Natural Resources, and Don Carpenter andChris Murray, Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

OTC 15320 Commercialization of Fiber-Optic Sensors for Reservoir MonitoringF.X. Bostick III, Weatherford Completion Systems

OTC 15322 HPHT Well Control: An Integrated ApproachRolv Rommetveit, K.K. Fjelde, and Bjarne Aas, RF-Rogaland Research; N.F. Day, BP Exploration;Eric Low, Think-Well Ltd.; and D.H. Schwartz, Well Control & System Design

OTC 15323 The Development and Application of HT/HP Fiber-Optic Connectors for Use on SubseaIntelligent WellsPerry Wright, Stewart Barlow, and Anton Brees, Ocean Design Inc.

OTC 15324 Advanced Acoustic Telemetry System Provides Real-Time Data Acquisition That IncreasesEfficiency in Well Testing OperationsGeorge Harper, Edgar Almanza, Arild Fosså, and Doug Finley, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., andGerry Strang, GDF Production Nederland B.V.

OTC 15326 How Water Depth Affects Extended Reach DrillingL.A.S. Rocha, Petrobras, Renata Andrade, and Klaus Soffried, Landmark

OTC 15327 Next Generation Drill Pipe for Extended Reach, Deepwater, and Ultradeep DrillingM.J. Jellison, Grand Prideco; M.L. Payne, BP America Inc.; J.S. Shepard, GlobalSantaFe Drilling Co.; andR.B. Chandler, Grant Prideco

OTC 15328 Seabed-Located Drilling Rig—ITF Pioneer ProjectL.J. Ayling, J.W. Jenner, and J.M. Neffgen, Maris Intl. Ltd.

OTC 15330 1500-hp AC Drive Motor Design for Oilfield Drilling OperationsQasim Al’Akayshee, Mawdsleys Ltd., and Kevin Williams, Oilfield Electrical Marine

OTC 15333 J-Lay Installations Lessons LearnedM. Cavicchi, Saipem SpA, and K. Ardavanis, SaiBos CML

OTC 15334 Osprey Pipelines—Cook Inlet, AlaskaR.T. Gilchrist, Cannon Assocs.; R.C. Visser, Belmar Engineering; and G.E. Carlson, Forest Oil Corp.

OTC 15336 Installation of Deepwater Pipelines With Sled Assemblies Using the New J-Lay System of theDCV BalderDick Wolbers and Rob Hovinga, Heerema Marine Contractors B.V.

OTC 15338 Devil’s Tower Export Lines: 160 Miles of 18” OD Reeled Rigid PipePhilippe Menier, Technip-Coflexip Contractors Inc.

OTC 15339 Streamlined RCM Process for Drilling EquipmentC.J. Armitage, Computational Systems Inc.

OTC 15340 Reliability Analysis of a Wellhead Platform in Al Shaheen Block 5 ProjectJunhong Kim, Joonho Min, Kwangpil Chang, Kiho Moon, Sejoong Lee, Donghun Lee, Kiil Nam, andDaejun Chang, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

OTC 15341 Risk-Based Total System Review of Integrated Active Heave Hoisting SystemWael Abouamin, Det Norske Veritas; Gerry Lansdell, GlobalSantaFe; and Knut Haga, National Oilwell

OTC 15343 Reliability Management of Deepwater Subsea Field DevelopmentsHåvard Brandt, Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.) Inc.

OTC 15353 Field Trials Scheduled for New Compact Dehydration TechnologyG.W. Sams and H.G. Wallace, Natco Group Inc.

OTC 15354 New Physical Solvent Treating Configurations for Offshore High Pressure CO2 RemovalJ. Mak, D. Wierenga, D. Nielsen, and C. Graham, Fluor Enterprises Inc.

OTC 15356 Optimizing a Large-Vessel Separator Design for FPSO Operation in Bohai BayK.D. Durham and G.W. Sams, Natco Group Inc.

OTC 15357 RST’s Mission to Mars—The First Commercial Application of Rotary SeparatorTurbine TechnologyK.C. Oxley, SIEP; J.R. Bennett and L.O. Fremin, SEPCo; J.D. Taylor, Audubon Engineering; andG.D. Ross, Multiphase Power & Processing Technologies

OTC 15358 Dynamic Simulation of a Gas Compression System for Relief and Controlled Blowdown CasesKiho Moon, Donghun Lee, Kwangpil Chang, Joonho Min, Junhong Kim, Sejoong Lee, Kiil Nam, andDaejun Chang, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

OTC 15360 Fiber-Optic Leak DetectionIan Walker and Dennis Carr, Sensa

OTC 15361 Application of Wet Gas Metering in the Gulf of MexicoP. Andreussi, U. of Pisa; P. Ciandri and A. Ansiati, TEA Sistemi; S. Boschi, Eni Agip; andF. Paone, AGIP Petroleum

OTC 15362 Integrated Instrumentation System Strategy for Deepwater Asset ManagementD.A. Ogwude, Creative Systems Intl.

OTC 15363 Software That Enables Flow Metering of Well Rates With Long Tiebacks and With Limited orInaccurate InstrumentationHallgeir Melbø, S.A. Morud, Bjørn Bringedal, Robert van der Geest, and Kjetil Stenersen, ABB A/S

OTC 15364 The Development of a Cable Termination System for Deep Water ApplicationsJohn Theobald, Howard Painter, and Stewart Barlow, Ocean Design Inc.

OTC 15366 Subsea Electrical Power Generation for Localized Subsea ApplicationsMichael Stavropoulos, Barry Shepheard, Mark Dixon, andDaniel Jackson, DeepSea Engineering & Management Ltd.

OTC 15367 Installation of the Horn Mountain Spar Using the Enhanced DCV BalderCees Dijkhuizen, Ton Coppens, and Peter van der Graaf, Heerema Marine Contractors B.V.

OTC 15368 Installation of Metallic Tube Umbilicals in 3,000 Meters WaterC. Dieumegard and P. Fellows, Duco Ltd.

OTC 15369 Otter: The World’s Longest Subsea Tie-Back With Dual ESPMark Horn and Frederic Coudeville, TotalFinaElf Exploration UK plc, and Eugene Bespalov andHoward Butcher, Baker Hughes Centrilift

OTC 15371 Subsea Tree Installation, Lessons Learned on a West Africa DevelopmentRobert Voss and Tony Moore, ABB Vetco Gray

OTC 15373 Deepwater Installation Techniques for Pipe-In-Pipe Systems Incorporating Plastic StrainsMark Dixon andDan Jackson, DeepSea Engineering & Management, and Abed El-Chayeb, Stolt Offshore

OTC 15376 Suction Anchors: Some Critical Aspects for Their Design and Installation in Clayey SoilsHédi Dendani, TotalFinaElf

OTC 15377 Comparative Risk Analysis of Two FPSO Mooring ConfigurationsJohn Stiff, ABS Consulting; Jose Ferrari, Petrobras; and Albert Ku and Robert Spong, ABS Consulting

OTC 15378 Closely-Moored Floating Bodies in a Production and Offloading Facility—Requirement for andApplication of a Coupled Analysis CapabilityA.D. Connaire, D.W. Lang, and C.D. Galvin, MCS Intl.

OTC 15379 Prediction of the Long-Term Behavior of Synthetic Mooring LinesPeter Davies and Emmanuel Chailleux, IFREMER; Anthony Bunsell, Ecole Des Mines de Paris;Francois Grosjean, IFP; and Michel Francois, Bureau Veritas

OTC 15381 L-Riser: Steel Dynamic Riser for Severe Vessel MotionsJ.E. Borgen, Einar Kjelland-Fosterud, and T.J. Larsen, Inocean A/S

OTC 15383 Design Guideline for Riser CollisionA.J. Kalleklev, K.J. Mørk, and Nils Sødahl, Det Norske Veritas, and M.K. Nygård andA.M. Horn, Aker Kvaerner Technology

OTC 15385 Horn Mountain Spar Risers—Evaluation of Tension and Installation Requirements forDeepwater Dry Tree RisersE.J. O’Sullivan, MCS Intl.; R.B. Shilling, BP plc; and A.D. Connaire and F.W.A. Smith, MCS Intl.

OTC 15386 Verification of an Analysis Methodology for Riser InterferenceK.F. Lambrakos and Rupak Ghosh, Technip Offshore Engineering Inc.; and Thanos Moros, BP America

OTC 15390 Imaging the Hydrate Stability Zone Using a Vertical Array: First ResultsT.M. McGee, E.J. Geresi, and A.S. Gossett, U. of Mississippi

OTC 15391 Mid-Infrared Spectroscopic Sensors for In-Situ Monitoring of Methane Dissolved in SeawaterFrank Vogt, Neil Pennington, and Boris Mizaikoff, Georgia Inst. of Technology

OTC 15393 Enhancement of Gas Hydrate Formation in Gulf of Mexico SedimentsR.E. Rogers and J.L. Dearman, Mississippi State U., and H.H. Roberts, Louisiana State U.

OTC 15395 The Use of Scatter Diagrams in the Selection of Design Current Profiles for a Riser ExperiencingVortex-Induced VibrationJ.M. Donnelly and J.K. Vandiver, Massachusetts Inst. of Tech.

OTC 15396 18-3/4-in. Fullbore Wellhead SystemsMarc Minassian, ABB Vetco Gray

OTC 15400 Cryogenic Flexible for Offshore LNG TransferP.J.C. Cox, J.-M. Gerez, and J.-P. Biaggi, Technip-Coflexip-Genesis

OTC 15402 Probabilistic Fault Displacement Hazard Assessment for Flowlines and Export Pipelines, MadDog and Atlantis Field Developments, Deep Water Gulf of MexicoM.M. Angell, AOA Geophysics, and K. Hanson, F.H. Swan, R. Youngs, andH. Abramson, Geomatrix Consultants Inc.