Tuesday, April 10 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast 8:15 am – 8:30 am Opening: Kim Burrows and Paul Scott – Conference Chairs 8:30 am – 9:30 am Keynote Speaker: Richard Spears, Managing Director (Spears & Associates, Inc.) “Oilfield Equipment and Service Markets in 2018” 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Technical Papers 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Luncheon: AADE Fluids Hall of Fame Induction, Class of 2018 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Technical Papers 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Student Presentations in Galileo Room ( Student Posters during breaks ) Wednesday, April 11 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Technical Papers 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Student Interaction with Industry Leaders and HR Personnel (Galileo Room) 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Luncheon Speaker: Dr. D. Nathan Meehan, President (Gaffney, Cline & Associates) “The History of the World (Through the Eyes of a Petroleum Engineer)” AADE Awards Presentations during Luncheon ∙SandyPurdyGoldMedalforBestUniversityStudentPoster ∙WayneBryantAADEServiceAward 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Plenary Panel: Nils Kageson-Loe – Moderator “Automation and Digital Work Transformations for Drilling and Completions” 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Best Exhibitor Award 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Technical Papers ( Student Posters during breaks )

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TECHNICAL PROGRAM OVERVIEW

7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast | sponsored by Newpark Drilling Fluids

8:15 – 8:30 Opening Comments | Kim Burrows and Paul Scott, Conference Chairs

8:30 – 9:30 Keynote Address | Richard Spears, Managing Director (Spears & Associates, Inc).“Oilfield Equipment & Service Markets in 2018”

9:30 – 10:00 Break | sponsored by Nabors

Exhibits and Student Poster Session Open

Room C Room D Galileo Room

10:00 – 12:00 Drilling FluidsSession Chairs: • DaveClark(NRGDelta)• Gianna Pietrangeli (Flotek)

Emerging TechnologiesSession Chairs: • PradeepAshok(UniversityofTexas)• CatalinTeodoriu(OklahomaUniversity)

Mechanical SolutionsSession Chairs: • Mike Redburn (Newpark) • Ron Morrison (Derrick Equipment)

10:00 Monetizing Low Value Streams to High Value Emulsifiers: Performance Analysis and Field Application – Shadaab Maghrabi, Delores Smith, Aaron Engel, Jennifer Henry, Joseph Fandel (IngevityCorporation).[#066]

Mixing Energy of Well Cements: The Gap Between Laboratory Testing and Field Job – Fatemeh Saleh, Catalin Teodoriu(UniversityofOklahoma).[#069]

Changing the MPD Game on Land – A Unique Solution to Further Advance Unconventional Drilling Performance Improvement – Adam Keith, Andre Perales, Juan Pinzon (Nabors);ZachBaldwin,RandyFletcher(UltraResources).[#130]

10:30 30 Years of Mixed-Metal Technology (MMH/MMO): Where Are We Now? – Dustin Richard, Felix Enriquez (PrinceEnergy).[#027]

Listening to Your Pump: Mud Pump Diagnosis and Optimiza-tion Using Audio Data – Catalin Teodoriu, Adonis Ichim, Saket Srivastava(UniversityofOklahoma);MihailMinescu(Oil-GasUniversityPloiesti).[#070]

Improving Drilling Fluid Preparation with High-Shear Mixing in Liquid Mud Plants –JiengjuLin,NataliaCollins,KevinSmith, Daan Veeningen (Highland Fluid Technology); Sam Smith(Newpark).[#113]

11:00 Study on Hop Extract as Environmentally Friendly Stabilizer for Starch and Guar Polymers Used in Drilling and Fracturing Fluids – Magdalena Strobl, JohannPlank(TechnischeUniversitätMünchen).[#016]

What is Wrong with My Drilling Data? Current State and Developments of Downhole Dynamics Measurement Tools – Nii Nunoo, Alemzeb Khan, Stephen Forrester (NOV); Theresa Baumgartner(UniversityofTexas).[#040]

Mud Tank Arrangements – Sam Bridges (Derrick Equipment); LeonRobinson(Retired).[#115]

11:30 Transitions from Diesel Muds: Options, Properties, and a Proposal – Richard Baxter, Matt Offenbacher (AES Drilling Fluids); Didier Bedel, Philippe Lemaire (TotalFluides);ChristopherMiano(Calumet).[#037]

Advanced X-ray Technology for Real-Time High-Pressure Mass Flow Rate Measurement –VivekSinghal,PradeepAshok,EricvanOort(UniversityofTexas).[#126]

Novel Approach to Enhance the Quality of the Cement Operations in the Intermediate Section in Southern Iraq Oil Fields – Ahmed Alsubaih, Basra Oil; Firas Albadran, Nabeel Abbood,(BasrahUniversityforOilandGas);HaiderDahm(MisanUniversiity).[#068]

12:00 – 1:30 Luncheon AADE Fluids Hall of Fame Induction: Class of 2018: Robert C. Ayers, Jr. | Robert M. Beirute | Ronald G. Bland |Frederick B. Growcock | Donald D. Schmidt | Dwight K. Smith

THANK YOU to all our sponsors for your support:

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Conference Bag SponsorShell GTL Base Fluids

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Room C Room D Galileo Room

1:30 – 3:00 Reservoir Drill-In Fluids & Completion FluidsSession Chairs: • Clint Deike (Tetra) • Leigh Gray (Newpark)

Cementing ISession Chairs:• Dan Mueller (ConocoPhillips)• Ron Sweatman (RS Consulting)

Student Sessions

1:30 Minimizing Formation Damage While Using API Grade Barite Laden Nonaqueous-Based Systems to Drill Reservoir Sections of Open-Hole Completed Producer Wells – Case Studies–CedricManzoleloua,PauloPauferroJunior,DavidLi,WenwuHe,(M-ISWACO).[#060]

Water and Oil Dual-Absorption Material Modified Oil Well Cement for Preventing Water and/or Oil Channeling –ChunyuWang,YuhuanBu,JiapeiDu(ChinaUniversityofPetroleum).[#008]

Student Presentations for Poster Contest

2:00 Magnetorheological Drilling Fluids: Modification of Viscosity Downhole – Garrett Nielsen, Babak Akbari, John Estrada-Giraldo (LouisianaStateUniversity).[#077]

Micro-Composite as a Fluid Loss Additive for Oil Well Cementing –MohamedAl-Bagoury(Elkem).[#065]

2:30 Overcoming the Temperature Limitations of Brine-Based Reservoir Drill-In Fluids – Daniel Blanco, Balakrishnan Panamarathupalayam,CedricManzoleloua,WilliamFoxenberg,SteveYoung(M-ISWACO).[#062]

Effects of Thermal Stresses on Cement Seal Integrity in OCS Wells –NathanPinkston,AlistairGill(WildWellControl);PaulSonnier,KyleCombs,LarryWatters(CSITechnologies).[#030]

3:00 – 3:30 Break | sponsored by Gardesi Houston LLC

Exhibits and Student Poster Session Open

3:30 – 5:30 Non-Aqueous Drilling FluidsSession Chairs: • Burney Lee (Shell)• NeilTrotter(Chevron)

Waste ManagementSession Chairs: • Jeff Tyson (Scott Energy)• JohnCandler(M-ISWACO)

Student Sessions

3:30 2nd Generation Low ECD Fluids for Narrow-Margin Deep-Water Drilling: Meeting Future Challenges – Paul Hanson, Alan Rodgerson,DavidKnox,JuanCarlosRojas(BP).[#028]

Kinetics of Batch Microwave Drying of Drill Cuttings Contaminated with an Olefin-Based Fluid – Ana Mota, Jéssika Santos, Marina Pereira, Carlos Ataíde(FederalUniversityofUberlândia).[#099]

Student Presentations for Poster Contest

4:00 A New Direct Emulsion Drilling Fluid: Design, Delivery, and Lessons Learned – James Strickland, Reggie Bell, Matt Offenbacher (AES Drilling Fluids); Rusty Connell, Linsay Earle (OccidentalOil&Gas).[#102]

The Role of HLB in Surfactants for Drill Cuttings Cleaning – Cornell Stanciu, Jorge Fernandez, Brent Lambert (Sasol). [#046]

4:30 Successful Application of Direct Emulsion Fluid in Oklahoma Shale and the Delaware Basin – Josh Harton, Mike Redburn (Newpark).[#082]

Practical Approaches to Removing Thermal Treatment By-Products in Drilling Waste Management – Katerina Newman, Michael Morgenthaler (Cutpoint); Vladimir Gargoma (Quality GroupBelgorod).[#114]

5:00 Impact of Biodiesel on Diesel-Based Drilling Fluids: A Laboratory Evaluation –RahulDey,WenqiangZeng,EsmeraldoJimbi(M-ISWACO).[#006]

Hydrocarbons Separation from Drilling Waste: Mud and Cutting Treatment Using Deep Eutectic Solvents – Geir Hareland Jr., Saman Akhtarmanesh, Runar Nygaard, Geir Hareland(OklahomaStateUniversity).[#076]

[#000] refers to the paper number. The full paper number is AADE-18-FTCE-#000. This will make it easier to access the full text paper on the USB or AADE website.

CEU – Continuing Education Units are available. Contact AADE representatives in the registration booth for information.

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Hall of Fame Inductee SponsorGreat Solutions America

Hall of Fame Inductee Sponsor

12:00 – 1:30 Luncheon and Awards Presentations

Luncheon Speaker | Dr. D. Nathan Meehan, President (Gaffney, Cline & Associates)“The History of the World (Through the Eyes of a Petroleum Engineer)”

AADE Awards Presentation during Luncheon-SandyPurdyGoldMedalforBestUniversityStudentPoster|WayneBryantServiceAward

Room C Room D

1:30 – 3:00 Plenary Panel – Automation and Digital Work Transformations for Drilling and Completions - How Far and How Much in the Low-for-Longer Market Setting? Moderator: Nils Kageson-Loe (ROC Engineering & Consultancy Management)Panelists:AlanRodgerson(BP)|BradCage(Devon)|AmirBar(Halliburton)|EricGriffith(PDSPetrotechnical)

Aforuminvolvingaudienceparticipationandexpertsfromindustrywilldebatedigitalandautomationtransformationsinourindustry.Areautomationanddigitalworktransformationsbeneficialtoalloperations?Willtheybecomeubiquitousanddisruptcurrentworkpracticesordotheybestservefocused,hightechnologyoperations?Ourdiscussionleaderswillopenbypresentingarguments,statementsandprogressiveideasaroundthethemeofthedebate.Theaudience,seatedingroups,willbechallengedtodebateamongthemselvesbeforediscussionleaderswillsharetheirtopthreetofiveobservationsandargumentswiththeroom.

3:00 – 3:30 Break | sponsored by TETRA Technologies, Inc.

Best Exhibitor Award Exhibits and Student Poster Session Open

Room C Room D Galileo Room

3:30 – 5:00 ModelingSession Chairs: • Sanjit Roy (QMax) • Doug Simpkins (Newpark)

Case HistoriesSession Chairs: • BrentEstes(Chevron)• DavidBreeden(BreedenMudConsulting)

Chemical Solutions to Well Construction ChallengesSession Chairs: • Matt Offenbacher (AES Fluids) • Tab Haygood (Gulfport Energy)

3:30 In-Situ Property Enhancement of Smart Spacer Fluid Modified with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Cleaning Bentonite Contamination and Characterized Using the Vipulanandan Rheological Model – C. Vipulanandan, A.R.Maddi(UniversityofHouston).[#117]

Saturated Salt and Diesel Emulsion Fluid Reduces Drilling Costs in New Mexico – Rusty Connell, Derek Adam, Linsay Earle (Occidental Oil & Gas); J.J. Miller, Justin Langley(Halliburton).[#049]

Changes in Drilling Fluid Rheology with Emulsifier Type –GillesNumkam,BabakAkbari(LouisianaStateUniversity).[#045]

4:00 Real-Time Friction Factor Monitoring: Characterization of Drag Reduction in Polymer-Based Fluids – Mitchell Johnson, Sercan Gul, Ali Karimi, Besmir Hoxha,EricvanOort(UniversityofTexas).[#118]

Novel Dewatering System Successfully Used in Remote Area of Kenya – Matt Emery, Barry Simpson, Adrian Longley(QMax).[#080]

A Novel Method to Evaluate Ability of Surfactants in Slickwater Fluids to Minimize Formation Damage and Optimize Hydrocarbon Recovery after Hydraulic Fracturing –HyuntaeYang,JohnHutchison,JonathanMohandessi,DawnFriesen,AaronSanders(StepanOilfieldSolutions).[#061]

4:30 Parametric Analysis of Efficiency Using an Efficient Mud Displacement Modeling Technique –YanfangWang(LouisianaStateUniversity);HuDai(PegasusVertex).[#096]

The Use of a New Micronised Ilmenite to Successfully Drill Record ERD Wells – Case Histories – Christopher Steele(Elkem).[#055]

Empirical Studies of the Effectiveness of Bio-Enhancers (Food Waste Products) as Suitable Additives in Environmental Friendly Drilling Fluid Systems – Kingsley Amadi, M. Alsaba (Australian College of Kuwait); I.Iyalla(RobertGordonUniversity);M.F.AlDushaishi(TexasA&M International); A. Al-Hameedi, H. Alkinani (Missouri UniversityofScienceandTechnology).[#105]

5:00 Numerical Modeling of Wellbore Ballooning: Linking Mud Circulation in the Wellbore and Fracture Opening/Closing in the Rock–YongcunFengandK.E.Gray(UniversityofTexas).[#063]

Achieving Drilling & Development Targets in Remote Areas of East Africa Through Fit-For-Purpose Planning –GamalIskander,WaelElEssawy(QMAX);PeterPeytchev,Graham Sawyer, Ian Garrett, Pulkit Goel, Balu Meempat (TullowOil).[#104]

Effective Hole Cleaning Beyond 25,000 Feet Challenges Industry Practices – Justin Parsons, James Strickland, Matt Offenbacher(AESDrillingFluids).[#103]

Alternate A Holistic Approach to Characterize Mud Lost Circulation Using Dynamic Filtration Data –ChinedumEzeakacha,SaeedSalehi(UniversityofOklahoma);HongfengBi(GraceInstrument).[#031]

W e d n e s d a y | A p r i l 1 1 2 0 1 8 | T E C H N I C A L S E S S I O N S

7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast|sponsoredbyGravity

Room C Room D Galileo Room

8:00 – 10:00 Testing and MeasurementSession Chairs: • Alan Rodgerson (BP) • George Fisher (NOV)

Lost CirculationSession Chairs:• YongcunFeng(UniversityofTexas)• Fred Growcock (Consultant)

Student Interaction withIndustry Leaders

8:00 Steel Corrosion Detection and Quantification Real-Time Using the New Nondestructive Test with Vipulanandan Impedance Corrosion Model –C.Vipulanandan,C.Chockalingam(UniversityofHouston).[#116]

While-Drilling ‘Shield’ Stabilizes Eagle Ford Wells, Eliminates Casing String –MarcusBrassette,RodneyUchytil,JackDeGrand,CodyWellman(ImpactFluidSolutions).[#124]

Participants from:• Halliburton• Schlumberger• SPE

8:30 Operational Results from Near-Line Electronic Composition Measurements in Non-Aqueous Fluids and Early Results of In-Line Testing – John Large, Alan Finlay, Martin Harrison, Salunda; ZafarKamal(OFITestingEquipment).[#107]

Drilling Strategies to Control Lost Circulation in Basra Oil Fields, Iraq – Husam Alkinani, Abo Taleb Al-Hameedi, Ralph Flori, Shari Dunn-Norman,StevenHilgedick,(MissouriUniversityofScienceandTechnology); Ahmed Amer (Newpark); Mortadha Alsaba (Australian CollegeofKuwait).[#059]

9:00 Lab-Scale Real-Time Mud pH and EC Monitoring System while Drilling in Hydrogen Sulfide Formations – Ethar Alkamil, Ralph Flori(MissouriUniversityofScienceandTechnology);AhmedAbbas(IraqiDrilling).[#034]

Successfully Controlling Fluid Losses in Troublesome Zones of Jurassic to Permian Age in Offshore United Arab Emirates Utilizing a Newly Optimized Crosslinked Borate Fluid Loss System – Patrick Bijjani, Graeme Dawson, Paul McCurdy (ADNOC Sour Gas); Mark Luyster, Kim Tresco, Jay Dobson (TBC-Brinadd); Marcos Anez (Global Chemical).[#019]

9:30 Barite Sag Measurements Using a Portable Dynamic Flow Loop –JohnTroncoso,KenSlater,JuanPabloJaimes(M-ISWACO).[#048]

Innovative Lost Circulation Control Methods: Managed Temperature Drilling, Thermal Wellbore Strengthening & OBM/SBM-to-Cement Conversion –EricvanOort(UniversityofTexas).[#121]

10:00 - 10:30 Break | sponsored by Halliburton Baroid

Exhibits and Student Poster Session Open

10:30 -12:00 Wellbore StabilitySession Chairs: • Ahmed Amer (Newpark)• Kenneth Kunze (Add Energy)

Cementing IISession Chairs: • Juan Pinzon (Nabors)• Marc Summers (Contractor)

Student Interaction with HR Personnel

10:30 Wellbore Shielding Spacer Improves Cement Bond While Preventing Cement Losses –DavidKulakofsky(ImpactFluidSolutions);JoeHuwel,LarryMitchske(NineEnergyServices).[#129]

An Overview of Annular Displacement Efficiency in Cementing Jobs Using an Efficient Numerical Model – Hu Dai, Gefei Liu (Pegasus Vertex).[#094]

Participants from:• ConocoPhillips• Halliburton • NOV

11:00 Wellbore Stabilization for Unconsolidated Formations in the Greater Permian Basin – Zhuo Chen, Chris Snider, Reece Perkins (HorizonMud).[#029]

PCE Superplasticizers Used as Dispersants in Oil Well Cementing–YuBin,ZhaoHu,LuoYuwei(ChinaOilfieldServices);M.Moumin,J.Plank(TechnischeUniversitätMünchen).[#017]

11:30 Engineered Lost Circulation Combinations with Reticulated Foam Yields Unprecedented Results in the Powder River Basin –DustinBarnes,DonWhitfill,IfuekoAkpata(Halliburton);MaxWang(Sharp-RockTechnologies).[#112]

Deepwater Cementing – A Holistic Approach to Landing Sub Sea Release Wiper Plugs – George Fuller, Darko Kupresan, Cecil Bernhard (Shell).[#127]

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The AADE would like to thank those volunteers who gave extra time for

the students including evaluating abstracts, coordinating registration and

reservations, judging the student posters, participating in the “Interaction

with Industry Professionals” and other student events. We especially thank

our Student Sponsor who generously support this endeavor and make it

possible to give scholarships.

Tuesday 8:30 am – Keynote Address

Oilfield Equipment and Service Markets in 2018

Richard Spears, Managing Director, (Spears & Associates, Inc.)

WithanengineeringdegreefromOklahomaStateUniversityandgraduateworkinindustrialengineering,RichardSpearshasworkedfor38yearsintheupstreamoilandgasindustry,startingasafieldengineerforHalliburton.Today,RichardisoneofthemanagingdirectorsofSpears&Associates,anoilfieldmarketresearchfirmfoundedin1965.Thefirmhasover350clientsworldwide,includingallmajoroilcompanies,manynationaloilcompanies,allmajorservicecompaniesandoveronehundredprivateandinstitutionalinvestors.Richardhasbeenwiththefirmsince1985andleadsthefirm’smergers and acquisitions support practice.

Richardisa33-yearmemberoftheSocietyofPetroleumEngineers(SPE1141910)anda33-yearmemberoftheAssociationofEnergyServiceCompanies.

Richardisontheboardofdirectorsofseveraloilfieldservicecompanies,includingEvolutionEngineering,amanufacturerofMWDsystems;andW-TechnologyLINK,amanufacturerofdirectionaldrillingcomponents.

RichardandhiswifeCarolhavethreeadultchildren.

Student Sponsor Roughneck ($)

Student Presentations will be on Tuesday from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Galileo Room)

Student Organizers: Jessica Ramirez (Halliburton) and Saad Maraqa (OMNOVA)

Student Posters and Papers Posters will be presented in the Exhibit area Missouri University of Science and Technology A Comprehensive Analysis of Lost Circulation Materials and Treatments with Applications in Basra’s Oil Fields, Iraq: Guidelines and Recommendations –

Husam Alkinani. [01]

Missouri University of Science and Technology Using a Developed Real-Time Mud Contamination Monitoring Simulator in Ummer-Radih and Tayarat Hydrogen Sulfide Formations – Ethar Al-Kamil. [02]

Montana Tech Understanding Cuttings Transport in Extended Reach Drilling Through Advanced Modeling and Experimentation – David Rathgeber. [03]

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology An Experimental Study on the Impact of Total Dissolved Solids and Total Suspended Solids on Friction Reducers for the Reuse of Flowback and Produced

Water – Mitchell Gipson. [04]

University of Louisiana at Lafayette A New Experimental Analysis Method of Fracture Mechanisms of Sandstones Using Micro-Level Observation and Digital Imaging Correlation

– Wenhao (Vincent) He. [05]

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Cement/Rubber Composites: A New Approach to Overcome Downhole Cementing Challenges in HPHT Deep Water Wells – Brant Jones. [06]

University of Louisiana at Lafayette The Establishment of Educational and Research Cement/Barrier Lab at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Colby Williford. [07]

The University of Oklahoma Modeling the Propulsion Force for Radial Jet Drilling – Andrew Wiechman. [08]

The University of Texas at Austin Rate of Penetration (ROP) Modeling Using Hybrid Models: Deterministic and Machine Learning – Chiranth Hegde. [09]

Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Modeling of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Coiled Tubing Cementing Operations in Deepwater Environments – Caroline Eulino Gonçalves Pereira. [10]

Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Analysis of Mudcake Properties After Filtration Preceded or Not by Sedimentation of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids – Isadora de Jesus da Silva. [11]

Louisiana State University The Improvement of Filtercake Quality – A New Parameter That Characterizes the Filtercake’s Ability to Resist Rupture – Mingzheng Yang. [12]

Wednesday 12:00 noon – Luncheon Speaker The History of the World (Through the Eyes of a Petroleum Engineer)

Dr. D. Nathan Meehan, President (Gaffney, Cline & Associates)2016President(SocietyofPetroleumEngineers)

Dr.D.NathanMeehanisPresidentofGaffney,Cline&Associatesandthe2016PresidentoftheSocietyofPetroleumEngineers.PreviouslyhewasPresidentofCMGPetroleumConsulting;VicePresidentofEngineeringforOccidentalOil&Gas;andGeneralManager,Exploration&ProductionServicesforUnionPacificResources.

Dr. Meehan holds a BSc in Physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an MSc in Petroleum Engineering fromtheUniversityofOklahoma,andaPhDinPetroleumEngineeringfromStanfordUniversity.Withmorethan42yearsexperience,heservedasChairmanoftheBoardoftheCMGReservoirSimulationFoundationandtwiceasaDirectoroftheComputerModellingGroup,Ltd.,asDirectorofVanyoganeftOilCompany,Nizhnyvartosk,Russia,asDirector of Pinnacle Technologies, Inc., as a Director of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and as a Director of JOA Oil&GasBV.HeisanSPEDistinguishedMemberandtherecipientofSPE’sLesterC.UrenAwardforDistinguishedAchievementinPetroleumEngineering,theDegolyerDistinguishedServiceMedalandtheSPEPublicServiceAward.HerecentlyreceivedtheWorldOilLifetimeAchievementAward.HeservesontheboardsoftheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology’sStrategicEnergyInstituteandthePennStateandUniversityofTexaspetroleumengineeringdepartments. He is an appointed member of the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission and widely published author. Dr. Meehan is a licensed professional engineer in four states.

S T U D E N T P O S T E R S S P E A K E R S

The AADE sincerely thanks all the companies who have contributed to the success of this conference by dedicating resources and allowing their personnel time for planning, organizing, and the realization of this conference.

We also wish to thank all the publications who support AADE with digital and print announcements for this conference:• American Oil and Gas Reporter• Drilling Contractor • Hart E&P• Offshore• The Roughneck • WorldOil

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The optional student papers can be found on the AADE website (if submitted) and are numbered AADE-18-FTCE-SPP-xx, where xx refers to the number in brackets from this list.

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AES Drilling Fluids American Gilsonite Company Baker Hughes, a GE Company BYK Cabot Specialty Fluids Calumet Specialty Products CANTY Derrick Equipment

Dover Chemical Corporation Drilling Specialties Company E 3 Drilling Fluid Chemicals Elkem Evonik Corporation Fann Instrument Company Fluid Systems GHW-USA LLC

Grace Instrument Ground Effects IADC Impact Fluid Solutions Malvern Panalytical National Oilwell Varco Newpark Drilling Fluids OFI Testing Equipment, Inc.

Oilfield Christian Fellowship Oleon Americas Prince Energy LLC QMax / Anchor USA RheoMinerals, Inc. Salunda Limited Saudi Aramco SEATEX Chemical Blending

Sharp-Rock Technologies, Inc. SNF Oil & Gas TETRA Technologies, Inc. TBC-Brinadd, LLC WaterFleet

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