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From: Herbst, Lars April 05,2005 6:34 PM Sent: Tuesday, To:'David.Boucher@bakerhughes.com Lance;Trahan,JosephDr. George;Labiehe, Cc: Conner, Subjecb FW: question about use of pressurewhile drilling data for leak-off tests was thatthe The consensus in I have lookedinto yourquestionwilh our drillingengineers our variousdistricloffices, queslionhas not reallybeen askedbefore.ln generalI do nol believeany had a problenlwilh lhe use of mwd pressures, drilling presenledto us. This oan be throughone ol our guarterly information but I lhinkwe would rreedsome additional meetingsor it an answeris neededmore urgenllywe can conducta meetingwilh a lew of the drilling engineers engineers. are: Some ol the points of interest i . r l 'r pressuredala Show thal the MWD tool providesaccurate log to by Show lhe procedure which this data / test will be transmitted lhe driilfloor and recsrdedin the driller's a 1o from downholemeasurements a drillingprocedure lhat maintains sate drillingmargin Show lhe conversisn that will be changed observations and hole-behavior Show any drillingprocedures Showthat the rig crew has been trainedin the procedure.

tlris. li you can shate that it wouldassislus on this issue. You nieniioned that the NorlhSea has addressed infornration or ol our Technical Assessrnenl Officeto provideadditional PleasecontactMike Conne schedule meetinga

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Lars, Can ya'lt answer this question? Thank You. Joe Dr. Joe Trahan,APR,Fellow,PRSA

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---{riginal Message----From : Boucher,DavidW. [mailto :David. Boucher@bakerh ughes.com] Sent: Monday., April 04, 2005 12:48 pM Toi dr joseph,trahan@mms. gov subject: questionabout use of pressurewhile drilling clatafor leak.offtesb Dr Trahan I workfsr.BakerHughesINTEOirr the MWD / LWD group. Overthe lasl severalyearsthe questionol whelheril is acceptable use the minimum. maximumpressures to and obtained the MWD t6ob during'leak-off by testss u[o*"0 n. opposedto usingthe cementer's pressure readingand the mud weighlas reported the irud report. I havelookedon on severalwebsitesvia the google.com searchengineand foundsome reeommended proceclures a Norwegian and process but nothingspecificto MMS controlled areas{i.e-the Gull ol Mexico)aboutwhat numbersto use and how to obtainthem. ls there a MMS required procedure runnincl LOT and a requirement to whal numbersto use? for a as Thankyou for your assislance. DavidBsucher

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