SC13 Summer 2011 API SC13 Drilling Completion and Fracturing Fluids June 29, 2011 San Francisco, CA Paul Scott, Chair Johnna Smith, Secretary David Ekas Vice-Chair

SC13 Summer 2011 Thanks to 14 Sponsors Social Waterfront Restaurant - OFITE Baker Hughes DF Chemstar Densimix Drilling Specialties / CP Chem Elementis Specialties Fann Instrument Co. Fritz Industries Halliburton / Baroid Kelco Oilfield Group MI Swaco Newpark DF NOV Fluid Control OFI Testing Equipment Tetra Technologies Thanks to Chandler for Tuesday Luncheon

SC13 Summer 2011 Agenda Housekeeping (SC Charge, Roll Call, etc) Previous Meeting Minutes – Approval Upcoming Meetings SC13 API Reporting and Support New Work Items Task Group Updates Old Business New Business Adjourn

SC13 Summer 2011 SC13 Charge & Intro Develop and Maintain Specifications and Recommended Practices for Drilling, Completion, Fracturing Fluids, Fluids Processing Equipment and related subjects

SC13 Summer 2011 API Lists & Roll Call Comment on API List Circulate SC13 Roster for Updates Sign-in sheet Roll Call

SC13 Summer 2011 Welcome new members Roop Prasad Champion Charles Landis Halliburton Joseph Stonecipher Aqualon Sam Bridges Derrick Tyler Stegeman Derrick And believe it or not: Leon Robinson Others ???? Thanks to everyone for attending and participating

SC13 Summer 2011 API Service Anniversaries Cheryl Stark 35 years Marvin Pless 30 years Harry Dearing 30 years Tom Shumate 25 years Carl LaCombe 15 years Bharet Patel 15 years Gene Bouse 10 years Larry Mitchell 10 years Judy Guy-Caffey 10 years Ron Morrison 10 years Mac Seheult 10 years Bill Taff 5 years Larry Leggett 5 years David Ekas 5 years Tom Carlson 5 years OTHERS ???

SC13 Summer 2011 Members / Friends of SC13 Update by Lindsay Fraser Tom Cox William Benton

SC13 Summer 2011 SC13 Meeting Minutes Review & Approve Previous Meeting Minutes – copies distributed after lunch Posted on API website with all TG WG presentations & documents

SC13 Summer 2011 SC13 Action Items Review Previous Meeting Action Items: All significant items accomplished continued or unresolved items will be carried forward Help Johnna and me capture action items

SC13 Summer 2011 Next API SC13 Meetings 2012 Winter – January 23-27, Fort Worth, TX 2012 Summer – June 11-15, Westminster, CO 2013 Winter – Jan 21-25, New Orleans 2013 Summer – June 24-28, Washington, DC

SC13 Summer 2011 Jim Raney Anadarko incoming Chair

SC13 Summer 2011 SC13 Home Page API Website: Standards – Committee Info - CSOEM – SC13 Sign-in: address & 1 st time Username: FirstnameLastname or “Forgot Password”

SC13 Summer 2011 SC13 Rosters and Mailing Lists

SC13 Summer 2011 API Support & Staff Shail Ghaey, Standards Associate Roland Goodman, Manager - Upstream Standards David Miller, Director - Standards

SC13 Summer 2011 SC13 New Work Items SR3 Forms New Work Items SR3s: TG2 Publications: Funded Technical Reviewer $10,000 / year TG7 Rheology & Hydraulics: Reactive TG to correct and revise RP13D TG8 WG to evaluate additional specifications and testing procedure for starch products WB Business Practices Long term storage of SR13 technical data

SC13 Summer 2011 TG2 Publications: Stark Status of all SC13 documents distributed Issues with API and ISO over Copyright / IP ownership, SR3 for Funded Technical Reviewer approved by TG2 WG on RP13L ongoing

SC13 Summer 2011 WG1: Oil Mud Chemical Analysis – Hibernation WG2: HPHT Direct Indicating Viscometers Have draft need introduction near completion Aug 1, 2011 target completion date WG3: Particle Size Distribution Testing of OBM / SBM Held one meeting, exchanged procedures plan second meeting prior to Winter meeting WG4: Measurement of NAF Internal Phase Activity Modifiers / Solids Analysis held recent meeting - planned round robin TG3 OBM Testing: Pless

SC13 Summer 2011 TG4: WBM & Lab Testing: Breeden WG1 Drill Solids Simulation, so far clays have not been acceptable, ongoing WG2 PPT procedures completed and approved Ad hoc cake compressibility, possible TAMU project Ad hoc PSD Laser diffraction no progress but will monitor TG3WG4 work possible round robin RP13I abrasion test procedure blades update from David Derwin Superior Graphite ongoing

SC13 Summer 2011 TG5: Solids Control Equipment: Robinson WG1 SCE calculations status WG2 RP13C Screen designation Testing monogram / certification program

TG # 6 Summary TG-6: Testing of Heavy Brine - Javora Standard agenda was followed TG-6 Charges were reported Roll Call was taken – Quorum established Previous Meeting Minutes were approved WG Reports were given Business was concluded TG-6 was Adjourned

TG # 6 Report TG-6: Testing of Heavy Brine 1. Revisions to Testing of Heavy Brines WG activated (ISO & RP-13J) 2.Three WG in Hibernation 3.PCT Work Group assigned a co-chair and will complete its task by December Return Permeability, Displacement, Hydrate, Scale and Emulsion Technology Work Groups in progress. 5.New procedure for emulsion testing described, SPE

TG # 6 Report TG-6: Testing of Heavy Brine 6.API CRA Testing Program was summarized. Funding Year 4, initiated in 2010, is in the final phase of testing. Detailed evaluation of the data from years 1 to 3 are in progress. Electrochemical testing volunteered by ConocoPhillips in progress. Project supported by 17 participating companies and the generous contributions from API.

SC13 Summer 2011 TG7 Rheology & Hydraulics TG in hibernation previous chair Bern retired and document published RP13D has numerous errors Proposed Chair Meehan / Vice Chair Zamora SR3 to reactive TG7 to correct and revise RP13D

SC13 Summer 2011 TG-8, Drilling Fluid Materials: Wilkin 1)SC13 Vote on wording of Starch and Guar tests with TG08WG02, Addendum Spec 13A 2)Re-run SEBC tests with new sample of Starch in round robin repeat & Std ref bentonite 3)Vote on SR3 and approve charge for WG5 “Propose to add new starch specifications for API SPEC 13A to be determined by a new SC13TG08 WG5” 4)Errata for Spec 13A Addendum C less than 6 micron method SC13 – Drilling Completion and Fracturing Fluids

SC13 Summer 2011 TG9 Frac Fluids: Mahmoud Asadi  ISO (API 19M-1) DIS forthcoming Procedure for measuring viscous properties of completion fluids 5-year revision is under review by ISO/API  ISO (API 19M-6) DIS Dec 2011 Procedure for measuring leakoff of completion fluids under dynamic conditions Under final voting ???

SC13 Summer 2011 TG9 Frac Fluids: Mahmoud Asadi  ISO X (API 19M-X) Formation damage (regain permeability) First draft will be submitted to ISO/API in June 2012  ISO XX (API 19M-XX) Emulsion Kick-off meeting was held in 2010  ISO XXX (API 19M-XXX) Friction First draft will be submitted in June 2012

SC13 Summer 2011 TG10 Proppant: Glenn Penny  No Report  No Roster  CSOEM directive for SC13 to prepare evaluation for “Winter 2012”

SC13 Summer 2011 WG on Business Practices: Polnaszek Work on final document and flowchart continues, estimated completion Summer 2012 SR3 for long term storage of SR13 technical data approved by WG

SC13 Summer 2011 SC18 on Quality Q1 Monogram Requested SC13 Liaison Johnna Smith accepted and will be Liasion from SC13 to SC18 Do we need a SC18 report at each meeting?

SC13 Summer 2011 Comments on this meeting Good attendance Having true work group meetings was good and will be continued Will stay with Tuesday Wednesday schedule Will ask API and CSOEM for wireless internet and power strips and morning coffee

SC13 Summer 2011 Closing Comments Thanks for Volunteering! Feel free to contact me with comments concerns feedback Comments about meeting?

SC13 Summer 2011 Are we finished? OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS ADJOURN