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CiSoft Seminar

Speaker: Robello Samuel, Halliburton fellow

Talk Title: Stretching the Space: Accelerating Drilling Innovation

Abstract: The recent years have witnessed the explosion of the number of horizontal wells that are being drilled around the world. The drilling of horizontal wells presents challenges for the operators, as well as for the well planners and petroleum engineers. The framework of questions to be addressed include “What are the present challenges associated with drilling horizontal wells?” and “What are the advancements in technologies needed to meet the challenges?” Although several challenges are inherently present, the presentation will particularly ponder the following primary drilling challenges: Drillstring integrity, Hydraulics management, Zonal isolation, Wellbore integrity, Well placement and Data Analytics.
Although the technology development has positively responded to the needs of horizontal drilling, its future advancement will include areas such as telemetry, sensors and data handling, and analytics.


Biography: Dr.Robello Samuel is a Halliburton Technology Fellow at Halliburton with over 25 years of industry experience. He started his career working on rigs as a field drilling engineer. An acknowledged lecturer in drilling engineering worldwide, he has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston and Texas Tech University for the past nine years. He has published more than 90 technical papers and four books. He is currently serving in several committees including education acredtion committee. Among his recent honor, Samuel has been named SPE Distinguished Lecturer for 2013-2014. His unique blend of skills as a field engineer, researcher, and professor helped him to author five drilling books including the forthcoming book ‘Drilling Engineering Optimization’.
Robello earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madurai and his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy. He also earned his master’s degree and doctorate in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa.


Host: CiSoft

Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - 156

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Juli Legat