Conference Program

Tuesday, 12th September 2023
11:30	Registration
13:15	Welcome
13:30	Keynote Talk Drilling Technology for Super Hot Geothermal Wells Stephen Pink,Vice President Subsurface Energy Technologies, NOV
14:00	Keynote Talk Moving geothermal projects from design to commercial success Ajit Menon, Vice President of Geothermal, Baker Hughes
14:30	Coffee Break & Networking

 

15:00 - 16:00
Session 1: Drilling Technology (Grosser Saal)
15:00	Directional Drilling Challenges in delivering Advanced Geothermal Wells Ross Lowdon (SLB)
15:30	Analysis of the Interaction Between High-Frequency Torsional Oscillations and Bit-Whirl in Drilling Systems Kai Glowatzki (Baker Hughes)
Session 2: Hard Rock Drilling (Celler Saal)
15:00	Development and final testing of a hydraulic, drill mud compatible DTH percussion hammer for deep, hard rock drilling applications Volker Wittig (Fraunhofer IEG)
15:30	The TU Clausthal Mud Hammer Project – Current Development Status Michel Bannenberg (Clausthal University of Technology)

 

16:00

Coffee Break & Networking

16:30 - 18:00
Session 3: Drilling Technology (Grosser Saal)
16:30	Development and analysis of a scalable and universally applicable concept for decentralized control using the example of a miniaturized drilling rig. Charalampos Soilemezidis (Clausthal University of Technology)
17:00	Radial Drilling Technology for Production Optimization Hamad Almebayedh (Kuwait Oil Company)
17:30	Innovative wellbore connectivity enhancement technologies in deep geothermal type reservoirs Berker Polat (Fraunhofer IEG)
Session 4: Hard Rock Drilling / Modelling (Celler Saal)
16:30	The GeoVolve Hammer - Percussion-Enhanced Drilling Technology Edward Kerr (HydroVolve)
17:00	Novel concepts to construct cost effective geothermal wells with Electro Pulse Power Technology Erik Neumann (Technische Universität Dresden)
17:30	Modelling of the dynamics of a drill string using measurements from a full scale testing facility Patrick Höhn (Clausthal University of Technology)

18:00	Networking
19:00	Conference Evening

Wednesday, 13th September 2023

 

09:00 - 10:30
Session 5: Digital Drilling (Grosser Saal)
09:00	Reinforcement Learning-Based Drilling Trajectory Optimization for Automated Directional Drilling Ramez Abdalla (Clausthal University of Technology)
09:30	Realistic automated scenario drilling through implementation and validation of physical and machine learning models using a real-time drilling simulator Harits Alkatiri (Clausthal University of Technology)
10:00	Drilling into the Future: A Collaborative and Adaptable Platform for Stochastic Estimation Daria Krasova (AGR Software)
Session 6: Downhole Tool Innovations (Celler Saal)
09:00	Wellbore Shape Characterization using Advanced LWD Ultrasonic Imaging Tools for Optimized Drilling and Completions Operations Cory Langford (Scientific Drilling)
09:30	Cementitious Swell Packer, development and testing a new well integrity solution Euan Murdoch (Aramco Overseas)
10:00	Avoiding High Local Doglegs by Integrating the Drill Bit Into the Rotary Steerable System Matthias Hahn (Baker Hughes)

 

10:30	Coffee Break, Networking & ePoster
ePoster	Project-specific improvement of insurance covers for drilling risks: Construction All Risk - Lost in Hole – Liability Achim Fischer-Erdsiek (NW Assekuranz)

 

11:00 - 12:30
Session 7: Heat and Mass Transfer (Grosser Saal)
11:00	Modeling of heat and mass transfer in geothermal systems for energy storage and extraction. Shahab Mohammadi (Clausthal University of Technology)
11:30	Simulation of cuttings transport in horizontal wells using high resolution numerical methods Hozan Ibrahim (Clausthal University of Technology)
12:00	Simulation of Cuttings Transport While Vertical Drilling Yaroslav Ignatenko (Baker Hughes)
Session 8: Geothermal Drilling Technology (Celler Saal)
11:00	How can Middle Deep Geothermal Wells (600 m - 2500 m) be drilled in half the time? Arthur De Mull (Huisman)
11:30	Enabling (drilling) technology maturation for the energy transition: case studies Vedran Zikovic (TNO)
12:00	Integration Of Advanced Engineering & Drilling Techniques For Efficient Sidetracking Through Challenging Well Conditions Mehdi Pourtangestani (SLB)

 

12:30	Lunch Break, Networking & ePoster
ePoster	Analysis of distributed temperature and acoustic data to assess cementing of a surface casing in a geothermal well. Berker Polat (Fraunhofer IEG)

 

13:30 - 14:30
Session 9: Geothermal Technology (Grosser Saal)
13:30	Specially Customized Systems for Cementing Geothermal Wells Nils Lummer (Fangmann Energy Services)
14:00	Geothermal energy in a closed system with underground heat exchanger - Case Study Geretsried Daniel Mölk (Eavor)
Session 10: Instrumentation Technology (Celler Saal)
13:30	Development of a novel Tool Joint with sensors and data transfer capability for enhanced geothermal drilling - Design and first experimental evaluation Andrea Bufalini (Rina Consulting)
14:00	Reliable Leak Detection using Acoustic Noise Toll and Basic Cased Hole Logging Maciej Kozlowski (Halliburton)

15:00

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