Held at the University of Houston on November 12, 2007, the Pumps and Pipes 1 conference provide common language and terminology to all parties, as well as a platform to discuss the hurdles facing each discipline.
Talks focued on anatomy, pathophysiology, how the petroleum industry maintains flow in the pipeline infrastructure, and other topics with potential crossover.
The intended audience includes:
| 7:30 - 8:00 |
Registration and Breakfast |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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| 8:00 - 8:15 |
Welcome
Mayor Bill White
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| 8:15 - 8:35 |
"Docs and Rocks"
The Doc: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
Dr. Alan Lumsden
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
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| 8:35 - 8:55 |
"Docs and Rocks"
The Rock: Geology and Physics of Hydrocarbon Production
Dr. William Klein
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
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| HYDRAULICS, CONDUITS, AND PUMPS |
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| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Dr. George P. Noon
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
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| 9:15 - 9:30 |
Subsurface Pumps
Rodney Bane
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
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| 9:30 - 9:40 |
Questions and Answers for Dr. Alan Lumsden and Dr. William Kline
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| 9:40 - 9:50 |
Short Break |
| 9:50 - 10:05 |
Atheroscelerosis
Video Not Available
Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
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| 10:05 - 10:20 |
Corrosion andScale Management
Video Not Available
Gerald Brown, PE
Brown Corrosion Services, Inc.
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| 10:20 - 10:30 |
Discussion |
| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Mechanical Repair of Blood Vessels
Video Not Available
Zvonko Krajcer, MD
Texas Heart Institute
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| 10:45 - 11:00 |
Through Tubing Workovers
Dr. Li Gao
Halliburton Energy Services
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| 11:00 - 11:10 |
Discussion |
| 11:10 - 11:30 |
Break and Refreshments |
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| ACCESSING A TARGET |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
Navigating and Viewing
Dr. Alan Lumsden
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Geo-Steering the Bit
Dr. Geoff Downton
Schlumberger
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| 12:00 - 12:10 |
Discussion |
| 12:10 - 12:25 |
Atherectomy and Plaque Analysis
Dr. Eric Peden
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
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| 12:25 - 12:40 |
Downhole Coring and Smapling
Fred Palumbo, Jr.
Core Laboratories
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| 12:40 - 12:50 |
Questions and Answers:
Dr. Eric Peden and Fred Palumbo, Jr.
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| 12:50 - 1:05 |
Endovascular Stents and Stent Grafts
Dr. Machael Silva
University of Texas Medical Branch
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| 1:05 - 1:20 |
Expandable Casing and Liners
Mark Holland
Enventure Global Technology
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| 1:20 - 1:30 |
Questions and Answers:
Dr. Machael Silva and Mark Holland
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| 1:30 - 2:25 |
Lunch |
| 2:25 - 2:45 |
Views From Mutual Friends
Dr. Clifford Dasco
Abramson Center for the Future of Health
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| IMAGING AND MONITORING |
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| 2:45 - 3:00 |
Medical Imaging
Dr. King Li
The Methodist Hospital
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| 3:00 - 3:15 |
Oil and Gas Imaging
Bruce Verwest
Veritas DGC, Inc.
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| 3:15 - 3:30 |
Medical Image Computing
Dr. Ioannis A. Kakadiaris
University of Houston
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| 3:30 - 3:40 |
Questions and Answers: Dr. King Li and Bruce Verwest
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| 3:40 - 3:55 |
Patient Monitoring Online
Dr. Faisal N. Masud
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
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| 3:55 - 4:10 |
Rapid Flow Stream Analysis
Dr. Alan Schilowitz
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
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| 4:10 - 4:20 |
Questions and Answers: Dr. Faisal N. Masud and Dr. Alan Schilowitz
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| 4:20 - 4:35 |
Staples, Glues, and Stitches
Dr. William Cohn
Texas Heart Institute
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| OTHER VIDEOS FROM THE EVENT |
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Overview of Biomedical and Energy Research at the University of Houston
Dr. Donald Birx
University of Houston
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Repairing Coronary Arteries
Dr. Neal Kleiman
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
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The Sustainable Body
Dr. Robert Harris
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
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