October 2, 2007

5:30 - 6:30 Bar-B-Q Dinner

6:30 - 7:00 Safety Presentation and Tenaris Presentation

7:00 - 7:40 Tours

7:45 - 8:00 Closing and Questions and Answers

Speaker : Dr. Bruce Reichert, Tenaris Coiled Tubes (formerly Precision Tube Technology and SeaCAT)

Dinner and Plant Tour

Tenaris Coiled Tubes (formerly Precision Tube Technology and SeaCAT) is the world’s leading manufacturer of coiled tubing products for the oil and gas industry. Coiled tubing products are used for oil and gas well drilling, completions, service operations, and pipelines, in both onshore and offshore environments. The use of coiled tubing has expanded dramatically and today is a global multi-billion dollar per year industry.

Tenaris Coiled Tubes manufactures tube in continuous lengths up to 35,000 feet in sizes from 0.5 to 5.0 inch diameter and wall thickness from 0.050 inch to 0.300 inch. Products are made from either carbons steel in yield strengths for 60KSI up to 110KSI or in duplex stainless steel with an 80KSI yield strength.

The presentation will focus on new uses and markets for coiled tubing, on advances in mechanics, metallurgy and inspection that have been driven by the unique requirements of coiled tubing applications, and on the coiled tubing  manufacturing process. The meeting will include dinner, a presentation and tour of Tenaris Coiled Tubes manufacturing facilities.

Meeting Location and Plant Tour

8615 E. Sam Houston Pkwy. North
Houston, Texas 77044-1843
281-458-2883

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Dr. Bruce Reichert Bio

Dr. Bruce Reichert is Manager of Research and Development of Tenaris Coiled Tubes (Formerly Precision Tube Technology). Before the acquisition by Tenaris, Dr. Reichert held the positions of Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing and later General Manager of Precision Tube. Before joining Precision Tube Technology, he served as the Vice President of Engineering for Input/Output, Inc., a manufacturer of seismic equipment for oil and gas exploration. He has also held the position of Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kansas State University and Research Engineer with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He holds BS, MS, and Ph.D degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and Iowa State University and is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Texas and Kansas.

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