2008 Ultra-Deepwater Program Abstracts

The selected projects and project leaders are below. Click on the project title to view the abstract.


08121-1502-01 — Coil Tubing Drilling & Intervention System Using Cost Effective Vessel — Nautilus International, LLC


08121-2101-02 — New Safety Barrier Testing Methods — Southwest Research Institute


08121-2201-02 — Heavy Viscous Oil PVT for Ultra-Deepwater — Schlumberger


08121-2301-03 — Riserless Interventions System (RIS) — DTC International, Inc.


08121-2501-02 — Early Reservoir Appraisal, Utilizing A Well Testing System — Nautilus International, LLC


08121- 2502-01 — Advanced Steady-State and Transient, Three-Dimensional, Single and Multi-phase, non-Newtonian Simulation System for Managed Pressure Drilling — Stratamagnetic Software, LLC


08121-2701-03 — Ultra-Deepwater Resources To Reserves Development and Acceleration Through Appraisal — The University of Texas at Austin


08121-2801-02 — GOMEX 3-D Operational Ocean Forecast System Pilot Project — GE Global Research


08121-2901-01 — Ultra-Reliable Deepwater Electrical Power Distribution System and Power Components — GE Global Research


08121-2902-02 — Technologies of the Future for Pipeline Monitoring and Inspection — The University of Tulsa


08121-2902-03 — Wireless Subsea Communications Systems — GE Global Research


08121-2902-04 — Replacing Chemical Biocides with Targeted Bacteriophages in Deepwater Pipelines and Reservoirs — Phage Biocontrol, LLC


08121-2902-06 — Enumerating Bacteria in Deepwater Pipelines in Real-Time and at a Negligible Marginal Cost Per Analysis- A Proof of Concept Study — Livermore Instruments Inc.


08121-2902-07 — Fiber Containing Sweep Fluids for Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Applications — The University of Oklahoma