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1 - 3 August 2016

San Antonio

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The integrated event for unconventional resource teams

Sponsoring Organizations:

Society of Petroleum Engineers American Association of Petroleum Geologists Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Supporting Organizations:

Association for Iron and Steel Technology Association for Iron and Steel Technology American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society

Tuesday Morning Technical

Technical Program   >   Tuesday   >   Tuesday Morning Technical

10:40 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
10:45 a.m.
Down-Hole Reservoir Raman Spectrometer (DRRS): A Novel New Technology for the Rapid Appraisal of Shale Gas Resource Potential
L. T. Bryndzia, N. R. Braunsorf, R. Hofmann, R. Morgan, P. Christian, J. M. Pope
11:10 a.m.
Why do we Have to Care About Detailed Reservoir Characterization? We Will Break it All. Do We?
F. González Tomassini, L. Smith, G. Sagasti

8:30 a.m.
Geological and Geomechanical Modeling of the Haynesville Shale
M. R. Bhatia, S. Bayer*, M. Wunderle, R. Alcalde, E. Araujo, C. Yao, F. Suhy, T. Jo, F. Bases, A. Sani, Y. Ma, A. Bansal, R. Goudge
9:20 a.m.
Low Cost Field Application of Pressure Transient Communication for Rapid Determination of the Upper Limit of Horizontal Well Spacing
W. K. Rucker, J. Bobich

10:45 a.m.
The Updip Ordovician Pt. Pleasant Shale, Eastern Ohio, Appalachian Basin, USA
T. P. Bulling, J. J. Melick, J. Koch, S. Thomas, F. Davison, T. E. Diehr
11:35 a.m.
A Novel Tight Gas Evaluation Workflow for Targeting and Optimizing the Emerging Horizontal Lower Cotton Valley Play in North Louisiana
D. Buller, J. Truax, B. Cottingham, S. Persac, R. Medina, N. Garrison

8:25 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
8:30 a.m.
Evaluation of In-Situ Stress Environment in the Utica Play and Implications on Completion Design and Well Performance
A. Bertoncello, F. Brigaud
8:55 a.m.
Experimental Investigation of Permeability Hysteresis in Low-Permeability Formations
T. Teklu, H. Abass
9:20 a.m.
Shale Elastic Property Relationships as a Function of Total Organic Carbon Content Using Synthetic Samples
Y. K. Altowairqi, R. Rezaee, B. Evans, M. Urosevic
9:45 a.m.
The Role of Natural Fractures (Joints) in the Marcellus Shale During Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation Using Full 3-D Modeling
L. Cruz, P. Fu, G. Izadi, D. Moos, J. Sheridan, R. Settgast
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:50 a.m.
Coupling Geomechanics and Petrophysical Measurements for Production Enhancement in Organic-Rich Shales
A. N. Tutuncu
11:15 a.m.
Stress Inversion via Borehole Image Log and Fracturing Data: Integrated Approach
M. Pordel Shahri, H. Chok, I. Arbelaez
11:40 a.m.
An Approach for Generating Spatially and Physically Correlated Natural Fracture Network Properties for Unconventional Reservoirs
Y. N. Pandey, J. Yarus, G. Shi, V. Liceras

8:25 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
8:30 a.m.
Understanding Wolfcamp Well Performance - A Workflow to Describe the Relationship Between Well Spacing and EUR
J. Pettegrew, J. Qiu, A. Girardi , R. Li
8:55 a.m.
New Models for Time-Cumulative Behavior of Unconventional Reservoirs --- Diagnostic Relations, Production Forecasting, and EUR Methods
W. Yousuf, T. Blasingame
9:20 a.m.
EUR Assessment of Unconventional Assets Using Parallelized History Matching Workflow Together Wth RML Method
C. Chen, R. Li, G. Gao, J. Vink
9:45 a.m.
New Production Performance and Prediction Tool for Unconventional Reservoirs
P. Panja, R. Velasco, M. Deo
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:50 a.m.
Accurate Forecasting of Liquid Rich Gas Condensate Reservoirs With Multiphase Flow
A. Khanal, M. Khoshghadam, W. Lee
11:15 a.m.
Improved Workflow for EUR Prediction in Unconventional Reservoirs
A. Sharma, W. Lee
11:40 a.m.
Production Forecasting in Shale Volatile Oil Reservoirs Using Reservoir Simulation, Empirical and Analytical Methods
I. Makinde, W. Lee

8:25 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
8:30 a.m.
Mexico's Tithonian Pimienta Shale: Potential for Unconventional Production
D. M. Jarvie, A. Maende
8:55 a.m.
Using Geochemical Data to Show a Gas-Shale Well Is Producing Crude Oil — Not Retrograde Condensate
A. S. Kornacki, M. A. Sutcliffe, D. B. Eddins
9:20 a.m.
Geochemistry of Cretaceous Oils and Source Rocks in the Powder River Basin
M. W. Rahman, R. K. Olson, C. W. Symcox, S. P. Bingham
9:45 a.m.
Migration Happens: Geochemical Evidence for Movement of Hydrocarbons in Unconventional Petroleum Systems
J. B. Curtis, J. E. Zumberge, J. D. Reed, M. Sonnenfeld
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:50 a.m.
Gas Isotope Analysis: A Cost Effective Option to Improve Understanding of Vertical Drainage in the Delaware Basin
M. Goldsmith, M. Abrams
11:15 a.m.
Applying Oil Fingerprinting to Unconventional Reservoirs in the Permian Basin for Characterization of Frac Height and Quantification of the Contribution of Multiple Formations to Commingled Production
M. A. McCaffrey, D. K. Baskin
11:40 a.m.
Observations on the Geochemistry and Origins of Gases Occurring Along the Lower Cretaceous Shelf Margin, South Texas
H. A. Illich, L. Waite, B. Tinnin, E. Covarrubias

8:25 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
8:30 a.m.
Coiled Tubing Frac Sleeve Application in the Eagle Ford Shale – An Optimization of Shale Completions
S. D. Cadwallader, J. Wendte, I. Gil , H. Sebastian
8:55 a.m.
Eagle Ford Case History: Evaluation of Diversion Techniques to Increase Stimulation Effectiveness
S. Evans, E. Holley, K. Dawson, N. Garrison, M. Montes, G. Preston, S. Hudson
9:20 a.m.
Insights and Observations Into Limited Entry Perforation Dynamics From Fiber-Optic Diagnostics
K. Somanchi, C. O'Brien, P. Huckabee, G. Ugueto
9:45 a.m.
Coiled Tubing Deployed Fiber Optics Utilized in Observing Cross-Well Communication During Stimulation
N. Sahdev, P. Cook
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:50 a.m.
A Technical Comparison of Downhole Methods Through Fiber Optic VSP in the Eagle Ford Formation
J. Teff, K. Silver, D. Langton, J. Borrell, A. Chivera
11:15 a.m.
Maximizing Productive Stimulated Reservoir Volume in the Eagle Ford – An Infill Case Study
D. M. Anderson, J. M. Thompson*, S. D. Cadwallader, H. Sebastian, I. Gil , P. Lee
11:40 a.m.
Using Machine Learning to Identify the Highest Liquid Volume Producing Hydraulic Fracture Group-Mix in the Condensate Rich Marcellus Shale of Southwestern Pennsylvania
R. N. Anderson, A. Kressner, L. Wu, B. Xie, P. Carragher, M. McLane

8:25 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
8:30 a.m.
Depositional Facies and Organic Content of Upper Wolfcamp Fm (Permian) Delaware Basin and Implications for Sequence Stratigraphy and Hydrocarbon Source
E. Kvale, M. W. Rahman
8:55 a.m.
Stratigraphic Architecture of the Niobrara Formation, Wattenberg Field Area, Colorado
S. Sonnenberg
9:20 a.m.
The Lack of Authigenic Carbonate Concretions in the Middle-Upper Ordovician Utica Shale; Perhaps a Result of Steady State Depositional Conditions
S. Saboda, G. Lash
9:45 a.m.
Quantitative Facies Characterization of the Wolfcamp Shale, Midland Basin Using Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility and Hand-Held X-Ray Fluoresce
G. Heij, B. Turner, A. K. Wickard, D. Elmore
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:50 a.m.
A Diagenetic Study of the Wolfcamp Shale, Midland Basin, West Texas
A. K. Wickard, D. Elmore, G. Heij
11:15 a.m.
How (and Why) to Recognize Sequences in Basinal Shales
S. R. Schutter
11:40 a.m.
Depositional Patterns and Paleo-Environments of the Marcellus Resource Interval in the Appalachian Foreland Basin, Northeast Pennsylvania, USA
C. W. Harris, K. Gawankar

8:25 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
8:30 a.m.
Source Rock Characterization Utilizing Triple Combo Logs and Extended Data Sets in the Permian Basin
J. Douglas, B. Burinda
8:55 a.m.
Shale Oil Wettability: An Experimental Study and Well-Log Data Analysis
H. Dehghanpour, M. Yassin, M. Begum
9:20 a.m.
Fluid Typing and Maturity Index From Logs: A New Framework for Petrophysical Evaluation of Organic-Rich Mudrocks
L. E. Mosse, E. Rylander, P. Craddock, A. Ortiz, C. Bernhardt
9:45 a.m.
Application of High-Resolution Microresistivity Measurement in Petrophysical Characterization of Challenging Wellbores
A. Moherek, S. Mukherjee*, N. Garrison, A. Caraway, R. Medina, B. Sarmah
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:50 a.m.
Characterization of the Three Forks Formation Using Core, Well Logs and Seismic Data to Determine Lithological Trends and Assess Reservoir Quality
S. Hernandez-Cordon, B. Garcia-Fresca, L. Wensaas
11:15 a.m.
Towards a Simplified Petrophysical and Geomechanical Model for the Vaca Muerta Formation
S. A. Cuervo, L. Ezequiel, L. E. Mosse, C. Luisa, V. Dolores

8:25 a.m.
Introductory Remarks
8:30 a.m.
Refracturing vs. Infill Drilling – A Cost Effective Approach to Enhancing Recovery in Shale Reservoirs
R. Aguilera, K. Selvan, D. Orozco, E. Urban, A. Fragoso
8:55 a.m.
A Systematic Investigation of Gas-Based Improved Oil Recovery Technologies for the Bakken Tight Oil Formation
L. Jin, S. Hawthorne, J. Sorensen*, B. Kurz, L. Pekot, N. Bosshart, S. Smith, M. Burton-Kelly, C. Gorecki
9:20 a.m.
Insights Into Recovery Mechanisms in Shales through Digital Rock Technology
S. I. Geetan, R. MacDonald, D. Klemin
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