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Brian C. Reinsborough is an enterprising oil and gas industry veteran who brings outstanding execu ve leadership and technical achievement to Venari Resources. He has dedicated more than half of his 27-year career to direc ng highly successful drilling programs in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.In 2011, Brian joined Warburg Pincus as an execu ve-in-residence to develop the

business plan for a new independent explora on and produc on company. He founded Venari Resources in May 2012 with a $1.125 billion line of equity, the largest private fi nancing of an E&P start-up.Brian is a member of the boards of directors of OSUM corpora on, the Na onal Ocean Industries Associa on and the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers. He also serves on the University of Texas at Aus n Jackson School of Geosciences Geology Founda on advisory council, the Parkland Founda on advisory council, the KidLinks Founda on board of trustees and the American Heart Associa on execu ve leadership team. Brian earned a bachelor of science degree in geology from Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, and a master of arts degree in geology from the University of Texas at Aus n. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Execu ve Program.

Thursday, AUGUST 18thDavid Payne

Vice President, Drilling & Completions - Chevron

"Deepwater Drilling — A Look Forward"

KEYNOTE SPEAKERSKEYNOTE SPEAKERSWednesday, AUGUST 17th

Brian ReinsboroughCEO - Venari Resources

"Deepwater Being Competitivein the New Commodity Environment"

David Payne is Vice President of Drilling and Comple ons for Chevron. He assumed the posi on in May 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas. He began his career with Ge y Oil Company in Santa Maria, California, in 1981. Prior to his current posi on, he was the Drilling Manager in Bangkok, Thailand. He has held various engineering and management posi ons in California, Trinidad and Tobago, Louisiana, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.David graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering.David is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and has served in various roles for local chapters including sec on chairman in Santa Maria, California. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Houston Food Bank.

Drilling TechnologyGary Roebke (Chevron), Rick Farmer (Stone Energy)The Drilling Committee will be presenting fourteen presentations this year. Wednesday morning will open with a case study from Deep Gulf Energy & Baker Hughes on utilizing a “hybrid bit” with improved BHA technology to drill salt and shale, reducing the well plan by twenty seven days. Next Schlumberger willpresent using a surfactant to mitigate the cement incompatibility with syntheticbased drilling fl uids. After the break, Stone Energy will present reducing operational risk due to hurricanes by working with ENSCO to utilize a moored MODU, which can be quickly moved off location by using the rig DP system, after remote releasing the anchor tethers. Following will be a presentation by Baker Hughes on one operator utilizing hybrid bits to drill multi cement plugs with cement equipment and a second operator using the hybrids to limit cutting size while minimizing vibration problems. Ending the morning session will be apresentation by Wild Well Control on advanced fi nite element analysis predictions successfully predicting actual shear testsFollowing Wednesday’s lunch, the afternoon papers will start with Shell and Halliburton presenting a case study on using acoustic LWD equipment to evaluate the top of cement, prior to drilling out the fl oat equipment. Baker Hughes willfollow with a presentation on enhanced formation integrity testing and fl ow-off trend monitoring using the real time down hole pressure-profi le tools. Several case studies will be included. Schlumberger will end the day’s session with a presentation on ultrasonic tools for better cement evaluation in heavy muds and across thick tubulars.Thursday morning session will open with a presentation by Stone Energy on addressing contractor quality issues, with necessary independent surveillance. Next Shell and Halliburton will present a joint presentation on managing “pumpoff” while drilling shoe tracks analyzing the downhole drilling parameters. Thelast presentation before the morning break will be given by Schlumberger on diagnosing near or under balanced formation pressure margins in real time.After the break, Baker Hughes will present on improving drilling performance by using remote drilling advisory services to reduce NPT. The second presentation will be by Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) and Hecate software on a BSSEapproved digital software pressure testing suite to provide both predictive and reliable pressure analysis of subsea BOP testing. The Drilling Session will fi nishbefore lunch with the last presentation to be presented by Chevron and Weatherford with a presentation on a case study utilizing constant bottom hole pressure (CBHP),a variant of Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) to design and run a liner and cement it successfully across a low pressure interval.

GeoscienceEric Zimmermann (LLOG), Dr. John Wagner (Venari)The geoscience community has continued to be an integral component of thedeepwater value chain and proponents of implementing the innovations necessary in the pursuit of this challenge.This year’s geoscience session will highlight the latest view of technology in thedeepwater from the operator point of view, the service sector, and academia.

Emerging TechnologyAngie Gobert (BSEE), Richard James (BSEE)The technological limits of the oil and gas industry in deepwater Gulf of Mexicoare not only being tested by operational challenges of the extreme water depths, but also those from hostile geologic environments, deep wells with extreme pressures and temperatures, loop currents, and tropical storms and hurricanes.The emerging technologies session will feature presenters having knowledge and experience with innovative techniques for advancing drilling, completion, and well decommissioning operational efforts in the midst of these challenging and hostile environments. Their presentations will provide insight into new technology advances demonstrating creative solutions and illustrate new methods to overcomesome of the technological hurdles that will ultimately provide the means to movingus into our future in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

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Completions & InterventionsEric Gagen (Schlumberger), William Franke (Hess)Well Completion practices for deepwater operations continue to provide numeroustechnical challenges. As operations move into more complex reservoir situations the need for controllable wellbores, effective stimulation, and HPHT operations are increasingly important to achieve useful productive wellbores which can produce large portions of reserves effectively. As the existing inventory of wells in deepwater increases in age and numbers, the need for post completioninterventions to improve production, conduct well maintenance, resolve wellboreintegrity issues, and conduct abandonments is growing. Pressures for successful operations in both arenas are increasing driven by both economic and regulatory considerations.In the Completions and intervention session we will look at topics related to fi eld wide water injection system effi ciency, effective well stimulation, HPHTperforating challenges, wellbore integrity restoration and maintenance, cost effective abandonment, and innovative wellbore cleanup to improve workover and completion effi ciency and reduce formation damage.

Reservoir & EconomicsMike Vercher (LLOG), Xinglai Gong (LLOG)Our march into deeper water has required us to become much better at understandingthe reservoirs which we choose to develop. Deepwater developments have become very economically challenging, requiring the right decisions to be made about reservoir continuity so that we can minimize our well count and place our wells in the best locations. An improved understanding rock and fl uid properties and how they relate to reserves, compartmentalization, well productivity and reservoir management will help us minimize development costs and maximize profi tability.This year’s session will start with a presentation detailing the history of deepwater exploration plays in the Gulf of Mexico, starting with Cognac, through theamplitude-associated basin play reservoirs, into subsalt Miocene reservoirs and bringing us to the newest plays – the Wilcox and Norphlet. More diffi cult directional wells are becoming the norm, requiring advanced wireline deployment systems in order to get formation evaluations completed. We will also focus on how enhanced formation and fl uid evaluation can assist in understanding reservoir heterogeneity and fl uid complexity. Finally, as we attempt to develop more unconventional reservoirs in the deepwater, a better understanding of deepwater laminated pay reservoirs will round out the session.

HS&E / RegulatoryMichael Waguespack (Waldemar S. Nelson & Co., Inc.),Brian Boyer (BT Gap LLC),Alex Alvarado (Project Consulting Services, Inc.)The HSE sessions will include the following environmental, safety and healthspeakers and topics for the Gulf of Mexico: • Brian Boyer of BTGap will summarize the air quality regulations recently

proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; • Charlie Williams of the Center for Offshore Safety will discuss the

continuous journey to improve offshore safety; • Lance Roux of Safety Pro Resources will provide suggestions on how to

survive your next contractor safety audit; • Angie Gobert of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

will describe lessons learned from recent OCS pipeline incidents; • Greg Southworth of the Offshore Operators Committee will present the

well intervention risk management framework being developed by OOC; • Allison Stock of Rimkus Consulting Group will discuss health impact

assessments of offshore oil & gas operations.

Pipelines/Subsea InfrastructureAngie Gobert (BSEE), Joan Hall (BSEE)As the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico progresses into extreme water depths, one challenge is how to design and safely operate the pipelines that carry hydrocarbons from subsea wells to processing facilities. To meet the critical and complex issues presented by this challenge, the industry has made signifi cant advances in pushing pipeline technology past previous limits and consideringfuture subsea production concerns. Much work has been done on researchingand designing specialized equipment and innovative techniques and protocolsto address operational challenges such as hydrogen sulfi de in produced gas fl ow lines, assurance of subsea pipeline system integrity, leak detection and self healing pipelines and pipeline damage requiring emergency response.The 2016 pipeline session will feature 4 presenters with knowledge of and experience with innovative concepts, techniques, and technology to address these various deepwater pipeline and subsea infrastructure operational challenges faced in the Gulf of Mexico.These provided insights, viable solutions, and shared considerations will increaseour awareness and knowledge as we continue movement into the future of deepwater Gulf of Mexico through innovation.

Production SystemsAllen Wiley (Halliburton), Casey Blake (Shell)The throughput of produced oil and gas is of the utmost importance in our current market. There are many Deep-Water fl ow assurance delivery scenarios that can deter downtime and optimize production uptime. This year’s session will include presentations on: • Multiphase modeling to predict pressure drops from small to large pipes • Advancements in electrical submersible pumps technology • Understanding the impact of emulsion viscosity in mid and late DW well

life. • Hot oil circulation that can reduce start up time and operating cost in DW

operations. • Specifi c laboratory test designed to select paraffi n inhibitors for use in DW

production systems • Computational fl uid dynamics modeling for fl ow assurance applications. • Chemical reaction model of H2S scavenger in DW produced gas. • Nonintrusive diagnostic analysis in operating fl ow-lines / pipelines

delivering produced fl uid to and from DW production operations.This will be an important session for operations production personal responsible for the delivery of produced fl uids compliant with all regulations with consistent throughput uptime in DW production systems.

Student PapersEmmitt Lockard (GEM Consulting), Sue Pritchett (Ikon)The Deepwater Technical Symposium is committed to providing studentsopportunities to enhance their university education experience by providing them anexcellent opportunity to learn more about how science and technology are applied tothe problems encountered in the oil and gas industry.

Our goal is to give students a venue to present their research during the two days of the symposium in oral and poster sessions and to create an environment where theycan learn more about their career interests and to network with professionals workingin the petroleum industry.

MarineBob Vaughn (Bourbon Offshore), Wayne Bridgeman (Chevron),Andrea Novelo (Technical Marine Maintenance),Glenda Olmo (Technical Marine Maintenance)Marine operations are an integral component to deepwater operations. From carriage of people and equipment, rig towing, fi re fi ghting and a myriad of other activities to the rig as a vessel, marine activities are inseparable from deepwater operations.The marine sessions will include a discussion of the importance of station keeping for DPII rigs and methods for ensuring it. We will also look at an innovative and cost effi cient approach to remediate hydrates.

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This one-day course is designed to give par cipants an overviewof the structural geometries and evolu on of the Gulf of Mexico(GoM) since the Triassic. This includes the opening of the GoMbasin, deposi on of Middle Jurassic salt, gravita onal failureabove the salt, and the emplacement and development of saltcanopies. Although the emphasis is on the northern GoM, thesouthern GoM will be addressed as well.

Mark Rowan received a B.S. in biology from CalTech in 1976, and M.S. in geology from Berkeley in 1982, and a Ph.D. in structural geology from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1991. He worked for Sohio Petroleum Co. (1982-1985), Geo-Logic Systems (1985-1989), and Alastair Beach Associates in Glasgow, Scotland (1989-1992). He then returned to the University of Colorado as a Research Assistant Professor before founding his own company in 1998, where he consultsand teaches for the petroleum industry worldwide and conductsresearch sponsored by industry.

Although Mark's background includes many types of tectonicenvironments, his primary research and consul ng interestsare focused on the styles and kinema cs of salt tectonics, theprocesses of salt-sediment interac on, the architecture andevolu on of passive margins, and the applica ons to petroleum explora on. He is the author or coauthor of over 80 papers and170 abstracts, is the regular instructor for AAPG's Salt Tectonicsschool, and has been an AAPG Dis nguished Lecturer and an AAPG Interna onal Dis nguished Instructor.

PLENARY SESSION"BOEM Highlights Leasing,

Seismic, Wells, Geology,Reserves, and Production in

the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico"

MIKE CELATAGulf of Mexico Regional Director - BOEM

Mike Celata has heldvarious responsibilitieswithin BOEM and its predecessor agenciesfor more than 20 years. He holds a B.A.in geology and physicsfrom Bowdoin Collegeand attended theBoston College Masterof Science Program,where he was a seismological research assistant.He began his career as a geophysicist with Exxon and was with the company from 1984 to 1988, generatingprospects in the onshore MAFLA Smackover trend.During his federal service, Mike has served as principal authority to enhance the development, acquisitionand implementation of geoscience and petroleumengineering software at the agency and has providedguidance and expertise for the effective use andmanagement of geological and geophysical data. He wasChief of Resource Studies from 2005 to 2010, where heprovided oversight for geological play assessments,petrophysical analysis, and G&G permitting for the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic OCS.Most recently, Mike has played a key role in advancinggeological and geophysical survey activity along the Atlantic coast as Deputy Director for the Gulf of Mexicoof ice.

GEOSCIENCEOPENING SEMINAR

August 16, 2016"Structure and Salt Tectonics

of the Gulf of Mexico"MARK ROWAN

Rowan Consulting, Inc.

Tickets are $250.00 and can be purchasedalong with your DWTS registrationat http://www.deepwaternola.org/

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On behalf of the AADE New Orleans Chapter (non-profi t 501c6), we are asking for your support to help sponsor this event. All sponsors will be acknowledged on signs at the event and a video presentation displaying on the monitors throughout the venue.

If you are interested in having a cooking team, being a sponsor or would like just to attend the event,you can contact Christine Chatelain, (504) 722-5951 or Joe Bernard, (337) 298-6140

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DATE: August 16, 2016TIME: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

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