API SC13 Drilling Completion and Fracturing Fluids June 13, 2012 Westminster, Colorado

1. API SC13 Drilling Completion and Fracturing FluidsJune 13, 2012Westminster, Colorado Paul Scott, Chair Johnna Smith, Secretary David Ekas Vice-Chair (terms to June 2013)

2. Thanks to 21 Sponsors of Summer Social Denver Aquarium – Ashland Host • Ashland • Baker Hughes • Cabot Specialty Fluids • Cargill • Chandler Engineering • Chemstar Products Co. • Densimix/Champion/CorsiT • Drilling Specialties, CP Chem • Elementis Specialties • Elkem Materials • Fann Instrument Co • Grace Instruments • Halliburton / Baroid • Kelco Oilfield Group • Messina, Inc • M-I Swaco • MWV Spec Chemicals • Newpark Drilling Fluids • NOV FluidControl • OFI Testing Equipment • Tetra Technologies, Inc.

3. 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

4. SC13 Charge & Intro • Develop and Maintain Specifications and Recommended Practices for Drilling, Completion, Fracturing Fluids/Proppants, Fluids Processing Equipment and related subjects

5. API Email Lists & Roll Call • Comment on API Roster & Email List • Circulate SC13 Roster for Updates • Sign-in sheet • Roll Call

6. Welcome new members (returning participants) • Andrea Alba - M-I Swaco • Flori Baltoiu – Q’Max Solutions • Adam Dotson – OFITE • Adel Ansari – Saudi Aramco • Gregory Boisson – Imerys • Sam Bridges – Derrick Equip • David Guetta – Imerys • Jamie Jones – BASF • Alan Rodgerson – BP • Others? • Thanks to everyone for attending and participating!

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

8. Winter Mtg SC13 Action Items • Review Previous Meeting Action Items: • Draft Reports prior to meetings probably not feasible (we all have day jobs) • Request First Time Attendee Materials (today) • Remind me – Acronym List?? • Don Weintritt was granted Emeritus status • Help Johnna and me capture action items today

9. Next API SC13 Meetings • 2013 Winter – Jan 21-25, New Orleans, Louisiana • 2013 Summer – June 24-28, Washington, DC • 2014 Winter - TBD • 2014 Summer – June 16-20 Chicago, Illinois

10. Jim Raney Anadarko CSOEM Chair

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

12. API Support & Staff • Katie Burkle, Standards Associate • 202.682.8507 • burklek@api.org • Roland Goodman, Manager - Upstream Standards • 202.682.8571 • Goodmanr@api.org • David Miller, Director - Standards • 202.682.8159 • Miller@api.org

13. SC13 New Work Items SR3 Forms • New Work Items SR3s and SC13 Voting Business: • TG2 Publications SR3 for $20,000 year • TG4 WBM and Lab Testing WG3 PSD of Materials SR3 for $50,000 for Independent Lab Testing to Validate Procedure • TG8 WG1 API Reference and Calibration Materials Custodian SR3 for $20,000/yr to fund new custodian – Oct 2012 forward

14. TG2 Publications: Scott • TG2 Chair Short Term Solution: • Co-Chair Paul Scott and Bernard Fraboulet • Update on API / ISO Relationship • ISO / API Request for ruling • OGP Interim Solution

15. TG2 Publications: Scott • Approved SR3 for $20,000/yr to fund Publications Editor (Cheryl Stark or other) • SR3 for Funded Technical Reviewer is Bob Garrett • Review Status of Documents – TG2 PPT • Need to draft work flow

16. WG1: Oil Mud Chemical Analysis – Hibernation WG3: Particle Size Distribution Testing of OBM / SBM Chair Scott Klasner Halliburton Have NAF model fluid, SOP collected were very different, sampling is critical equipment manufacturers are on WG Will Evaluate Preliminary Data on model NAF Determine critical parameters to be used Target draft RP Jan 2014 Work Group 4 – Measurement of NAF Internal Phase Activity Modifiers Chairman: Brent Estes Update from Fann on bad PnP – seems to be resolved TG3 OBM Testing: Shumate

17. TG4: WBM & Lab Testing: Growcock for Breeden • WG1 Simulated Drill Solids, Have done round robin so far clays have not been acceptable, ongoing. Will look at clays in water and compare to Rev Dust • WG? PSD of Bridging Agents / LCMs Materials Fred Growcock Chair, compare methods and perform round robin to develop procedure, approved funding request for validation $50,000 • WG?HPHT Viscometers Breeden to Chair initially, Had teleconference and sharing procedures, plan round robin on different types of viscometers then generic procedure

18. TG4: WBM & Lab Testing: Growcock for Breeden • New Business: • Pressure vessels for HTHP filtration cells, PPA cells, and static aging cells • Issue of SG to use for weighting material in retort calculations for Low-Gravity Solids • Old Business • Abrasion Testing (Superior Graphite) • Dave Derwin submitted report blade were not coated supports data, has 100+ blades he will give to any lab until supply is exhausted, then need to take up new specs.

19. TG5: Solids Control Equipment:Stocks for Robinson • WG1 SCE RP13C Andrea Alba Chair: Clause 5 and 6 and old charge to demonstrate benefits of improved SCE • Has met and has good membership • Needs to sort out revised charge • Plans survey • WG2 RP13C Inform users of RP13C Screen designation and look to Testing monogram / certification program to purge violators from industry • Still evaluating various API Monogram / Certification Program • Published AADE paper and API RP13C FAQs • Have color coded RP13C • Considering Specification document (split RP13C) for Monogram

20. Report TG-6: Testing of Heavy Brine: Javora Revised TG Charge to delete ISO reference Revisions to Testing of Heavy Brines RP13J is drafted with many changes corrections and needs format style editing then will go to ballot PCT Work Group Don Isaac Chair: Had round robin and have draft final document Return Permeability WG Dodie Ezzat, Ongoing plan to develop common test method without round robin testing

21. Report TG-6: Testing of Heavy Brine: Javora Displacement WG, Ed Malachosky and Bruce Fry Co-Chairs, no activity plan but new energy Hydrate WG, Compare calculation methods Scale Judy Guy-Caffey, WG has document outline Emulsion Technology Work Groups in progress, have plan for round robin CRA Program progress discussed continues

22. TG7 Rheology & Hydraulics • Chair Meehan / Vice Chair Zamora

23. TG-8, Drilling Fluid Materials: Wilkin WG1: Reference Materials: SEBC lot approved. Have plan for custodian. New funding WG5: Starch Specifications Saleh Al-Ammari, Have had meetings and deciding on specifications to include and define parameters Need to address issues raised on systematic review of ISO document Discussed proposal for new WG to look again at gas pycnometer for determining SG of barite SC13 – Drilling Completion and Fracturing Fluids

24. TG9 Fracturing Fluids: Asadi Met with API Roland Goodman and others to discuss API ISO relationship Asadi to determine ISO WG future and will advise

25. TG10 Proppants: Penny Minimal communication from Glenn Penny no information on what they are doing and what they plan to do given the API ISO situation

26. WG on Business Practices: Polnaszek • Have near final document to be distributed for review • SR3 for long term storage working on external storage method in conjunction with API website for current data

27. SC18 on Quality Q1 MonogramLiaison Report • Johnna Smith (Halliburton) Liaison from SC13 to SC18

28. Comments on this meeting • Comments on this meeting • Good attendance • Having true work group meetings on first day was good and will be continued • Will stay with Tuesday Wednesday schedule – need to know sooner if Monday activities are desired • Will ask API and CSOEM once again for wireless internet and to coordinate special breaks snacks with our meetings

29. Closing Comments • Thanks for Volunteering! • Feel free to contact me with comments concerns feedback • Comments about meeting?

30. Are we finished? • Review New Action Items • OLD BUSINESS • NEW BUSINESS • ADJOURN