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Technical Program   >   Monday   >   Monday Afternoon Oral Presentations

Monday Afternoon Oral Presentations

1:50 p.m.
Basin-scale Static Models for Unconventional Resource Plays, Example From Wolfberry in Midland Basin
T. Gladczenko, R. Mays, J. Hardt, M. Houston
2:15 p.m.
An Integrated Study of Geophysical, Petrophysical, and Geochemical Data to Define Optimal Reservoir Development of the Avalon Shale in the Salado Draw Field, Delaware Basin, Lea County, New Mexico
K. Schwartz, M. Merino, M. Hoffnagle, J. Best, D. Sherlock
2:40 p.m.
Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction Through Core and Borehole Image Log Integration in the Bone Spring Formation, Delaware Basin, West Texas
A. Blount, V. Vallega, L. Ma, E. Haddad, T. Croft, B. Driskill
3:45 p.m.
Integration of Core Data, Digital Rock Analysis, Magnetic Resonance, and Well Logs for Improved Unconventional Resource Characterization
S. Perry, J. Walls, T. Rider
4:10 p.m.
Integrated Modeling to Improve Well Performance in the Avalon Shale
K. Wilson, E. Martinez, M. Du, P. Paez
4:35 p.m.
Inorganic Geochemical Characteristics of Lithofacies and Their Linkages to the Mechanical Stratigraphy of Upper Wolfcamp and Bone Spring Formations, Delaware Basin, Texas
H. Rowe, A. Howard, S. Narasimhan, S. Ruppel, A. Morrell, N. Ganser
5:00 p.m.
Methods for Reconstructing Subsurface Pressure Regimes in an Unconventional Play as an Indicator of Well Performance in the Delaware Basin
E. Kelly, M. Laughland, M. Sarkar, D. Loughry

1:50 p.m.
Field Application of a Real-Time Well-Site Drilling Advisory System in the Permian Basin
D. Sanderson, G. S. Payette, B. J. Spivey, J. R. Bailey, M. Calvo, R. Kong, A. Eddy
2:15 p.m.
If It Is So Easy, Why Don’t You Come Do It Yourself? A Response to “What I Wish My Geologist Knew About Drilling: A Drilling Engineer’s View of Geosteering”
R. Woodward, S. Noynaert
2:40 p.m.
A Novel Casing Antenna System for Crosswell Electromagnetic Telemetry in Pad Drilling
S. Zeng, Q. Dong, J. Chen*

1:50 p.m.
Best Practices in Designing and Executing a Comprehensive Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site in the Permian Basin
J. Courtier, J. Ciezobka, K. Chandler, S. Martin, D. Gray, R. Thomas
3:45 p.m.
Sampling a Stimulated Rock Volume: An Eagle Ford Example
K. T. Raterman, H. E. Farrell, O. S. Mora, A. L. Janssen, G. A. Gomez, S. Busetti, J. McEwan, B. Roy, K. Friehauf, J. Rutherford
4:35 p.m.
The Unconventional Play in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina – Insights From the Outcrop for the Subsurface
G. P. Eberli, R. Weger, M. Zeller, M. Tenaglia, L. Rueda, L. Rodriguez, D. McNeill, P. Swart

1:50 p.m.
A New Approach to Geosteering in New Underdeveloped Unconventional Plays
P. Kowalchuk, S. Hashem
2:15 p.m.
Gas Permeability Evolution During Production in the Marcellus and Eagle Ford Shales: Coupling Diffusion/Slip-flow, Geomechanics, and Adsorption/Desorption
B. Jia, J. Tsau
2:40 p.m.
Hyperspectral Imaging: Geological and Petrophysical Applications to Reservoir Characterization
T. Kosanke, J. Chen
3:45 p.m.
Can Gas-Permeability of Fractured-Shale Be Determined Accurately by Testing of Core Plugs, Drill Cuttings, and Crushed Samples?
F. Civan
4:10 p.m.
Reservoir Producibility Index [RPI] From NMR Logs and the Analysis of Tight Oil Reservoirs
G. B. Asquith
4:35 p.m.
Mixed Reservoir Wetting in Unconventional Reservoirs and Interpretation of Porosity/Resistivity Cross Plots, Derived From Triple-Combo Log Data
M. Holmes, A. M. Holmes, D. I. Holmes
5:00 p.m.
Combining Petrophysical Properties and Ultrasonic Velocity for Improved Prediction of Tight Carbonate Reservoir
A. Abdelkarim, O. Abdullatif

1:50 p.m.
Optimization of Infill Well Development Using a Novel Far-Field Diversion Technique in the Eagle Ford Shale
Y. Rodionov, C. Defeu, K. Gakhar, K. Mullen, J. T. Mayo, D. Shan, D. Oussoltsev, E. Ejofodomi
2:15 p.m.
Increasing Hydrocarbon Recovery From Shale Reservoirs Through Ballooned Hydraulic Fracturing
A. Algarhy, M. Y. Soliman, L. Heinze, S. Gorell, S. Henderson, H. Nasr-El-Din
2:40 p.m.
Refining Hydraulic Fracture Design in Tight Gas Reservoirs Using a New Generation of Slim Sonic Dipole Tools
G. Gallardo Giozza, J. R. Zambrano, E. Velez*, F. Sorenson, L. Lamberghini
3:45 p.m.
Midland Basin Wolfcamp Shale: Completions Observations and Lateral Length Optimization
K. Richter
4:10 p.m.
Understanding Impact of Well Spacing and Interference on Production Performance in Unconventional Reservoirs, Permian Basin
F. O. Ajisafe, E. Ejofodomi, M. Marongiu Porcu
4:35 p.m.
Overcoming the Impact of Reservoir Depletion to Achieve Effective Parent Well Re-fracturing
R. Manchanda, M. Sharma, M. Rafiee, L. Ribeiro
5:00 p.m.
The Evolution of the Montney Completion Design: Completion-Driven Well Performance Compared to Lower 48 Plays
M. A. Kwan

1:50 p.m.
Key Performance Drivers in Shale/Tight Reservoirs: A Workflow for Proper Data Normalization
S. Esmaili, B. Escovedo, R. Hand, T. Conner, R. Vaidya, R. Jayakumar
2:15 p.m.
Prediction and Analysis of Geomechanical Properties of the Bakken Shale Using Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining
G. K. Parapuram, M. Mokhtari, J. Ben Hmida
2:40 p.m.
Predicting Sweet Spots in Shale Plays by DNA Fingerprinting and Machine Learning
C. te Stroet, J. Zwaan*, G. de Jager
3:45 p.m.
Mapping the Natural Fracture Network in Shale Using Artificial Intelligence
S. D. Mohaghegh, R. Gaskari, M. Maysami
4:10 p.m.
Finding the Nugget of Truth: Using Quantile Regression With Production Data for Comparison to Geological Controls and Completion Efficiency
A. Lindsey, K. Robertson
4:35 p.m.
Prospect of Water Recycling Facility Requirements for Marcellus: Application of Data Analytics
A. Ettehadtavakkol, A. Jamali
5:00 p.m.
The Rise of the Machines, Analytics, and the Digital Oilfield: Artificial Intelligence in the Age of Machine Learning and Cognitive Analytics
K. Ball, J. Sneed, T. Arbus*

1:50 p.m.
Well Interference and Optimum Well Spacing for Wolfcamp Development at Permian Basin
R. Cao, R. Li, C. Chen, A. Girardi, N. Chowdhury
2:15 p.m.
Modeling Well Interference and Optimal Well Spacingin Unconventional Reservoirs Using Fast Marching Method
A. Datta-Gupta, J. Huang, M. J. King
2:40 p.m.
Investigating Well Interference in a Multi-Well Pad by Combined Flowback and Tracer Analysis
O. Ezulike, Y. Fu*, H. Dehghanpour, C. Virues
3:45 p.m.
Application of Multi-segment Well Modeling to Simulate Well Interference
H. Tang, Z. Chai, B. Yan, J. Killough
4:10 p.m.
Optimizing Vertical and Lateral Spacing of Horizontal Wells in Permian Basin Stacked Bench Developments
D. Shin, D. Popovich
4:35 p.m.
Investigating the Impact of Wellbore Liquid Drop-outs on Recoverable Reserves in Utica
O. Osadiya, N. Seilov, J. Danquigny, D. Foulon, M. F. Raverta
5:00 p.m.
Trade-offs and Implications of Two-stage Versus One-stage Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Investment Strategies: A Case Study of the Barnett Play
W. Jang, S. Ikonnikova

1:50 p.m.
Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory: Subsurface Reservoir Characterization and Engineered Completion
T. R. Carr, B. Carney, J. Akin, R. Hammack, T. Wilson, S. Sharma, J. Hewitt, I. Costello, E. Jordan, D. Crandall, A. Kumar, E. V. Zorn, R. Vagnetti, O. Anifowoshe, P. Dickenson, A. Johansen, J. Lovell, K. MacPhail, A. Morales, N. Roman, M. Thomas, M. Yates
2:15 p.m.
Depositional Environment and Impact on Pore Structure and Gas Storage Potential of Middle Devonian Organic Rich Shale, Northeastern West Virginia, Appalachian Basin
L. Song, T. Paronish, V. Agrawal, B. Hupp, S. Sharma, T. R. Carr
2:40 p.m.
Seismic Monitoring of Hydraulic Fracturing Activity at the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory (MSEEL) Site, West Virginia
A. Kumar, E. V. Zorn, R. Hammack, W. Harbert
3:45 p.m.
Geomechanics of the Microseismic Response in Devonian Organic Shales at the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory (MSEEL) Site, West Virginia
E. V. Zorn, W. Harbert, R. Hammack, A. Kumar
4:10 p.m.
Application of Fiber-optic Temperature Data Analysis in Hydraulic Fracturing Evaluation--A Case Study in Marcellus Shale
S. Amini, T. R. Carr*
4:35 p.m.
The Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Laboratory (MSEEL): Water and Solid Waste Findings--Year One
P. F. Ziemkiewicz
5:00 p.m.
Laboratory-Scale Studies on Chemical Reactions Between Fracturing Fluid and Shale Core From the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Laboratory (MSEEL) Site
A. Hakala, D. Crandall, J. Moore, T. Phan, S. Sharma, C. Lopano
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