Conference Program - Celle Drilling 2023
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 | Visit of Drilling Simulator Celle – Research Institute Please register for participation at Celle Drilling Registration Counter |
