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Published: Thu, 01/26/23

Thank you to everyone planning on attending the Mud Motor Forum!

Note: Registration is closed at this time. Thank you to all who registered for this event, we are at maximum capacity.

The IADD Mud Motor Forum is scheduled for Thursday, January 26, at the Oxy Woodlands Allison Tower. We’re finalizing the agenda, so be sure to check out the website for a list of speakers. We hope to see you there as our panelists discuss how far mud motors have come and where we can improve performance and reliability.

Tentative Agenda:

7:30 to 8:30 a.m.: Registration opens; Breakfast sponsored by PV Fluid Products
8:30 to 10 a.m.: Session 1 - Operators Session - What we need
10 to 10:30 a.m.: Break; Exhibits open; Coffee sponsored by NOV
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: Session 2 - Drilling Towards Performance
- Peter Cariveau; ArcoTech Drilling Solutions; Improved Power Section Reliability with Abaco Optifit Stator Feature
- Jake Bogdanich & Mark Chustz; NOV: New Bearing Pack and Power Section Technologies
- Jennifer Cartusciello; Abaco Drilling; The Benefits of the Optifit Power Section
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m: Lunch sponsored by Viking Power Technologies
12:15 to 1 p.m.: Keynote Speaker - David Bat, President, Kimberlite Oilfield Research
1 to 1:30 p.m.: Break; Exhibits open; Coffee sponsored by Dyna-Drill
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Session 3 - Failure Prevention
- Carlos Menendez; Percussion Petroleum; Motor Stalling Within Operational Parameters - Causes, Protocols, Repercussions, Prevention, and Redesigning the Limit of Performance
- William Keiser; Scientific Drilling; Investigation of Mud Motor Thread Adhesives Under Temperature
- Steve Jones; Sanvean Technologies/Scout Downhole; A New Generation Steerable Motor with Unique Geometry and Real-Time Measurements
2:30 to 3 p.m.: Break; Exhibits open; Coffee sponsored by Transpac Managers
3 to 4 p.m.: Session 4 - Pushing the Limits
- Dustin Etter; AE Partners Holdings/ Invictus Drilling Motors; Bent Bearing Housing, How Fewer Downhole Connections Improve Success
- Scott Powell; Halliburton/Sperry Drilling; Faster Well Delivery with Enhanced High-Torque, High-Flow Motors
- Chris Brockman; Phoenix Technology Services; Optimizing Mud Motors for Rotary Steerable Motor-Driven BHAs
4 p.m.: Closing remarks
4 to 8 p.m.: Happy Hour at Landry’s

Note: The cost of the happy hour is included in the price of your forum ticket ($175).

Thank you to our Mud Motor Forum planning committee: Jonathan Lightfoot, Neil Fletcher, Ed Spatz, Robello Samuel, and Farhod Hamidov.

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Thank you to these companies for supporting this event, and we hope to see you there!

We will have a happy hour and exhibit the evening of the 26th, following the drilling motors session at Oxy. This will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Landry's Seafood House in The Woodlands.

The cost is $45 and includes hors d’oeuvres and one alcoholic beverage. Exhibitors will be set up and ready to chat about directional drilling and their solutions to meet your challenges.

NOTE: The cost of the happy hour is included in the price of your forum ticket.

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