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Deltares - Enabling Delta Life
  Programme (2007 course)  

Wednesday 7 November 2007 - Chairman: Gerard Hoogveld

08.30

Registration

09.00

Welcome and introduction: Henk Hergarden, GeoDelft

09.15

Session A. The horizontal drilling process; an overview of the process, operation and application:
H.-J. Bayer (Editor of the book HDD Practice Handbook)

09.50

Questions and discussions

10.00

Break

10:20

Session B. Product pipes

  • Steel pipes and coatings: Jan Spiekhout, NV Nederlandse Gasunie

  • Plastic pipes: Ruud Groen and Ruud de Boer, PipeLife

  • Ductile iron pipes: Patrick Dupin, Saint-Gobain PAM

11.30

Questions and discussions

11.40

Session C. Soil investigation and geology: Gerard Kruse, GeoDelft

12.20

Questions and discussions

12.30

Lunch break

13.30

Session D. Design aspects

  • General: Dr. Tim Jaguttis, De la Motte & Partner GmbH
  • Soil related aspects: Henk Kruse, GeoDelft

14.50

Questions and discussions

15.00

Break

15.20

Session E. Drilling rigs, an overview

  • Maxi rigs: Viktor Dier andRalf Kiesow, Prime Drilling

  • Small and midsize rigs: André Hoondert, Vermeer International

16.10

Questions and discussions

16.20

Session F. Guidance systems

  • Walk-over-systems: Frans Veelenturf, Radiodetection CE

  • Wireline systems: Frans Veelenturf, Radiodetection CE

  • Gyro systems: Albert Wesseling, Brownline

17.20

Questions and discussions

17.30

Beverages in the conference room

19.30

"Dutch Dinner"

   

Thursday 8 November 2007 - Chairman: Hans Ringers

09.00

Session G. Pipeline crossings, in general: Denis Pellerin, Horizontal Drilling International S.A.S.

09.50

Questions and discussions

10.00

Break

10.20

Session H. Down hole drilling tools: René Albert, Vermeer International

11.10

Questions and discussions

11.20

Session I. Drilling fluids: Frank Canon, Baroid Industrial Drilling Products

12.10

Questions and discussions

12.30

Lunch break

13.30

Session J. Drill pipes: Workshop

14.20

Session K. Mud recycling: Corné Willemsen, SiteTec

15.00

Questions and discussions

15.10

Break

15.30

Session L. HDD in the future: Henk van de Werff, Visser & Smit Hanab

16.10

Questions and discussions

16.20

Adjourn

16.30

Optional activities (duration approximately 1 hour):

  • option 1: tour to the GeoDelft laboratory and model facilities
  • option 2: demonstration of the software engineering tool HDD: MDrill
   

Friday 9 November 2007 (optional)

08.45

Departure from Delft

09.30

Visit Dutch national museum of dredging, Sliedrecht

13.00

Lunch

14.00

Visit CEBO IJmuiden

16.30

Arrival in Delft