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 Rock Mechanics Association 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
1:50 p.m.
Vertical Heterogeneity of Kerogen Compositions in the Vaca Muerta Unconventional Play (Neuquén Basin, Argentina) and Assessment of Producible Fluid Quality
R. Elias, N. Mottet, O. Ruau, F. Gelin
2:15 p.m.
The Role of Porosity in the Development of Parallel Bedded Calcite Filled Fractures (or Beef) in the Vaca Muerta: An Integrated Analysis From High Resolution Core Data
A. Lejay, S. Larmier, P. Rutman, F. Gelin
2:40 p.m.
Towards a Balance of Pore Size Distribution of Unconventional Hydrocarbons Reservoirs: Combination of Bulk Techniques Applied on Comparable Sub-Samples Localized by 3-D X-ray µ-tomography
N. Matskova, D. Pret, S. Gaboreau, P. Cosenza, R. Brechon, I. Gener, C. Fialips, G. Dubes, F. Gelin
3:45 p.m.
Pore Pressure and Elastic Moduli Estimation Considerations for a Simplified Geomechanical Model of the Vaca Muerta Formation
S. Cuervo, E. Lombardo
4:10 p.m.
Laboratory Investigation of Proppant-Pack Conductivity: Eagle Ford and Vaca Muerta Shale
A. Mittal, C. S. Rai, C. H. Sondergeld
4:35 p.m.
Mitigating Shale Gas Developments Carbon Footprint: Evaluating & Implementing Solutions in Argentina
C. Eygun, F. Pazos, J. Belgaroui*, Y. Wu
5:00 p.m.
Timely Understanding of Unconventional Reserves Through Rate Transient Analysis--A Vaca Muerta Case Study
J. M. Thompson, D. Anderson, M. Fernandez-Badessich, C. T. Boulton
1:50 p.m.
Facies Control on the Prospectivity of the Unconventional Mowry Formation, Southern Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA
S. Purvis, C. Iwobi, R. Kenny, J. P. Fenton, V. Pandey, C. Davies*
2:15 p.m.
The Influence of Sedimentation "Rate" and Depositional Processes on Organic-Richness of the Wolfcamp Formation, Midland Basin
J. S. Mintz, B. Rich, J. P. Fenton, J. Koster, C. Davies, J. Harris, A. Perez
2:40 p.m.
Integrated Multi-Scale Reservoir Characterization: Wolfcamp Formation – Midland Basin
A. Morcote, J. Walls*, M. Ver Hoeve, M. Foster
3:45 p.m.
Stratigraphic Variability of the Demoinesian Marmaton Group Across the Lips Fault System in the Texas Panhandle Granite Wash, Southern Anadarko Basin
P. D. Jordan, J. J. Melick
4:10 p.m.
Sequence Stratigraphic Architecture and Reservoir Characteristics of the Unconventional “Mississippian Limestone” Play, North-Central Oklahoma, USA
G. Gao, Y. Wang*
4:35 p.m.
Wellsite Chemostratigraphy in the Petroleum Province of Anadarko Basin: How Thermal Pulses, Deposition and Diagenesis Influence Hydrocarbon Accumulation
A. Pozzi, I. Easow*, M. Ruggiero, N. Cameron
5:00 p.m.
STACKing It Up: An Economic and Geological Analysis of the STACK
D. Yee, G. Johnston, S. Ahmed
1:50 p.m.
Multi-Disciplinary Approach for a Landing Point Criteria in Vaca Muerta Formation
I. Lanusse, M. Fantin, P. A. Crespo, L. Crousse, H. Reijenstein, R. Varela, A. Bonelli
3:45 p.m.
Resource Assessment in the Northern Midland Basin: Detailed Mapping of Late Pennsylvanian, Wolfcampian, and Early Leonardian Margins and Flooding Surfaces Using Well Logs and Seismic Data
S. W. Sinclair, L. Crespo, L. Waite, K. Smith, C. Leslie
4:35 p.m.
Delaware Basin Leonard Reservoir Characterization, New Mexico and Texas
S. Rittenhouse, Y. Li, K. Hughston-Kennedy, J. Fritz, J. Pritchard, L. Cassel, V. Baum, S. Liem, T. Mooney
1:50 p.m.
Linear Post-Linear Flow Production Analysis
T. Bone, J. Callard, D. Devegowda*
2:15 p.m.
Constructing Enhanced Type Wells Using Cluster-Weighted Modeling
N. L. Chaudhary, W. Lee
2:40 p.m.
Approximation of Multi-Fractured Horizontal Well Composite Reservoir Models Using Decline Curves
D. Fulford
3:45 p.m.
Modifications for Fracture Damage and Changing Pressure Drawdown to Improve Accuracy of Duong Decline Model
H. S. Jha, W. Lee
4:10 p.m.
Producing Gas-Oil Ratio Behavior of Unconventional Volatile-Oil Reservoirs, and Its Application in Production Diagnostics and Decline Curve Analysis
M. Khoshghadam, A. Khanal, N. Rabinejadganji, W. Lee
4:35 p.m.
EIA's Monthly Coverage of Oil and Natural Gas Production Improves Energy Forecasts for the United States
O. Popova, G. Long, J. Little, B. Mariner-Volpe, S. Grape
5:00 p.m.
Resource Estimation of Eighty-Two European Shale Formations
M. Zijp, S. Nelskamp, N. Schovsbo, L. Tougaard, A. Bocin-Dumitriu
1:50 p.m.
Application of Microseismic to Assess Hydraulic Fracture Behavior in Relation to Completion Design and Landing Zone
S. Trowbridge, J. Courtier, J. Wicker, M. Smith
2:15 p.m.
Imaging Three-Dimensional Complex Hydraulic Fracture Networks in Horizontal Wells Using Functionally-Graded Electromagnetic Contrasting Proppants
X. Zhou, A. Dahi Taleghani*
2:40 p.m.
DAS Microseismic Monitoring and Integration With Strain Measurements in Hydraulic Fracture Profiling
M. Karrenbach, A. Ridge, S. Cole, K. Boone, D. Kahn, J. Rich, K. Silver, D. Langton
3:45 p.m.
Microseismic Response and Geomechanical Principles of Short Interval Reinjection Treatments
A. Kent, S. Maxwell, D. Eaton
4:10 p.m.
Microseismic Without Dots -- Probabilistic Interpretation and Integration of Microseismic Surveys
U. Zimmer
4:35 p.m.
The Plug Drum Effect, or Why Your Microseismic Events May Not Be Where You Think They Are
G. B. Bergery, Z. Zhang, J. Du, D. Diller, E. Shuck, B. Fish
5:00 p.m.
Recommendations From Error Analysis of Single Well Microseismic Data With Full-Wavefield Moment Tensor Inversion: A Case Study
J. M. Lorenzo, T. L. Watkins, A. Dahi Taleghani
1:50 p.m.
Extraction of Oil From Bakken Shale Formations With Supercritical CO2
L. Jin, S. Hawthorne, J. Sorensen, L. Pekot, B. Kurz*, S. Smith, L. Heebink, N. Bosshart, J. Torres, C. Dalkhaa, C. Gorecki, E. Steadman, J. Harju
2:15 p.m.
Constructing Oil-Gas Capillary Pressure and Relative Permeability Curves From a Distribution of Pores in Shale Reservoirs
B. C. Stimpson, M. A. Barrufet
2:40 p.m.
Flow Dynamics in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs Incorporating Pore Scale Physics
N. S. Alharthy, T. Teklu, H. Kazemi, R. Graves, S. Abd El-Gawad
3:45 p.m.
Comprehensive Modeling of Nanopore Gas Storage and Transport Including Absorption, Adsorption, and Confinement Effects in Shale-Gas Reservoirs
F. Civan
4:10 p.m.
Non-Darcy Flow Regimes Coupled With Pore Compaction in Shale Gas Formations
D. Davudov, Y. Lan, R. Moghanloo
4:35 p.m.
Tests of Fracture Water and Gas Permeability on Vaca Muerta Gas Shale
K. Su, J. Torres, Y. Sanz Perl, P. Barlet, A. Onaisi, S. Vidal-Gilbert
5:00 p.m.
Estimating Mudrock Oil-Water Relative Permeability Curves Using Digital Rock Physics
C. J. Landry, M. Prodanovic, K. Mohanty, P. Eichhubl, R. M. Reed, S. Peng
1:50 p.m.
Summary and Conclusions of Bakken and Three Forks Field Study
J. R. Browning, S. Ikonnikova, F. Male, K. Smye
2:15 p.m.
Geology and Petrophysics of the Bakken Unconventional Petroleum System
S. Hamlin, K. Smye, R. Dommisse, R. Eastwood, C. R. Lemons, G. McDaid
2:40 p.m.
Evaluating Hydrocarbon-in-Place and Recovery Factor in a Hybrid Petroleum System: Case of Bakken and Three Forks in North Dakota
A. Gherabati, J. R. Browning, F. Male, K. Smye, S. Hamlin, M. Walsh, S. Ikonnikova, G. McDaid, C. R. Lemons
3:45 p.m.
Well Economics and Production Outlook: Analysis of the Bakken Oil Play
S. Ikonnikova, G. Gulen, J. R. Browning
4:10 p.m.
Forecasting Production From Bakken and Three Forks Wells Using a Segregated Flow Model
F. Male, A. Gherabati, M. Marder, J. R. Browning, S. Ikonnikova
4:35 p.m.
Well Productivity Analysis of the Bakken Shale Play
E. R. Vankov, S. Ikonnikova, G. Gulen, K. Medlock
5:00 p.m.
Bakken Production Outlook Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis
S. Ikonnikova, G. Gulen*, J. R. Browning
1:50 p.m.
Application of Integrated Core and 3-D Image Rock Physics to Characterize Niobrara Chalk Properties Including Relative Permeability With Bound Water Effect
A. P. Byrnes, S. Zhang, L. Canter, M. Sonnenfeld
2:15 p.m.
Mechanical Index Testing of Unconventional Resource Core
A. P. Rathbun, S. Carlson, R. T. Ewy
2:40 p.m.
Salt Precipitation in Ultra-Tight Hydrocarbon Reservoir Rocks: A Multi-Scale Experimental Study
A. Alizadeh, M. Akbarabadi*, E. Barsotti, M. Piri, N. Fishman, N. Nagarajan
3:45 p.m.
Efficient, Low-Risk, Comprehensive Geological Characterization of Lateral Wells to Optimize Completion Performance
E. Haddad, S. Bammi, A. Wray, R. Reischman, E. Velez, R. Laronga
4:10 p.m.
Determination of Local Diffusion Coefficients and Their Directional Anisotropy in Shale, and Relations to Local Mineralogy and Organic Matter Content, From Dynamic Micro-CT Imaging and Microscopy
Y. Zhang, P. Mostaghimi, A. Fogdon, A. Arena, A. Sheppard, J. Middleton, R. T. Armstrong
4:35 p.m.
Petrophysical Characterization of the Bakken Shale for Carbon Storage Investigation
C. Verba, D. Crandall, M. Johnathan, C. Lopano
5:00 p.m.
Integration and Comparison of Multi-Scale Digital Rock Analysis With Bulk Rock Porosity and LECO TOC Within Multiple Appalachian Basin Formations
J. Walls, G. Davalos, M. Weinreich