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Morning Presentations

10:50 a.m.
Delaware Basin Horizontal Wolfcamp Case History: HTI Fracture Analysis
to Avoid H2S and Extraneous Water Linked to Graben Features

S. W. Cook1, M. McKee2, S. Bjorlie2 (1Tricon Geophysics, Inc.; 2Jetta Permian, LP)
11:15 a.m.
Shallow Velocity Model Building Considerations for Pre-Stack Depth Migration in Unconventionals
M. Perz, J. Heim, C. Bruins (TGS)
11:40 a.m.
Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Laboratory (MSEEL)
Results and Plans: Improved Subsurface Reservoir Characterization And Engineered Completions
T. R. Carr1, P. K. Ghahfarokhi1, B. Carney2, J. J. Hewitt1, R. Vargnetti3 (1West Virginia University; 2Northeast Natural Energy, LLC; 3USDOE National Energy Technology Laboratory)
10:50 a.m.
New 4¾-in. High-Resolution Ultrasonic Borehole Imaging for Unconventional Reservoir Evaluation
J. Lee, P. Li, A. Taher, R. Coates, R. Marlow (Halliburton)
11:15 a.m.
Identification and Quantification of Parasequences Using Expectation Maximization Filter: Defining Well Log Attributes for Reservoir Characterization
S. Sinha (University of Oklahoma)
11:40 a.m.
Advanced Simultaneous Formation Evaluation and Completion-Oriented Rock Classification in the Midland Basin Using Integrated Analysis of Well Logs, Core Measurements, and Geostatistical Data
A. Rostami1, A. Jagadisan1, Z. Heidari*1, B. Fairhurst2, I. Yurchenko2, S. Ikonnikova2, S. Hamlin2 (1The University of Texas at Austin; 2Bureau of Economic Geology)
10:50 a.m.
A Methodology for Unstructured Damped Stress Inversion of Microseismic Focal Mechanisms
B. Q. Li1, J. Du2 (1Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 2Total SA)
11:15 a.m.
Investigation of Micro-Seismicity and Permeability Evolution in Shale Fractures During Stimulation
Z. Ye, A. Ghassemi (The University of Oklahoma)
11:40 a.m.
Stress Inversion using Microseismic Moment Tensors in the Vaca Muerta Shale
Y. Tan, S. Cuervo, S. Malhotra, S. Wang (Chevron Corporation)
10:50 a.m.
Geomechanical Effects on IOR in the Bakken Formation
S. Yang, L. Zhang, X. Yu, Z. Chen, Y. Gao* (University of Calgary)
11:15 a.m.
Industry-First Hydrocarbon-Foam EOR Pilot in an Unconventional Reservoir: Design, Implementation, and Performance Analysis

A. Katiyar1, P. Patil1, P. Rozowski1, J. Evans2, T. Bozeman2, Q. Nguyen3 (1The Dow Chemical Company; 2MD America Energy LLC; 3The University of Texas at Austin)
11:40 a.m.
A Novel Enhanced Oil Recovery Approach to Water Flooding in Saskatchewan’s Tight Oil Plays
M. Kiani, T-P. Hsu, A. Roostapour, M. Kazempour, E. Tudor (Nalco Champion, An Ecolab Company)
10:50 a.m.
Experimental Investigation of Propped Fracture Conductivity and Proppant Diagenesis
A. K. Gupta, C. S. Rai, C. H. Sondergeld (University of Oklahoma)
11:15 a.m.
Production Modeling for Velocity String Applications in Unconventional Wells
A. S. Bagci, T. Chang (Baker Hughes, a GE Company)
11:40 a.m.
Analytical and Numerical Studies of Sand Erosion in Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) Systems
S. Gomez Diaz de Bonilla, H-Y. Chen (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology)
10:50 a.m.
Stratigraphic Architecture of the Bone Spring Formation (Leonardian), Delaware Basin, New Mexico and Texas: An Interim Report

D. L. Carr (The University of Texas at Austin)
11:15 a.m.
Petrophysical Rock Typing in Unconventional Shale Plays: The Niobrara Formation Case Study
A. Kamruzzaman, M. Prasad, S. Sonnenberg (Colorado School of Mines)
11:40 a.m.
Leveraging Regional Geology and Sequence Stratigraphic Concepts at Field and Reservoir Scales: Building More Reliable Earth Models Under Sparse Data

J. Yarus, K. Evans*, E. Mohsenian, J. Montero, J. Zhang, A. Bromhead (Halliburton)
10:50 a.m.
Elastic Properties of Propped and Unpropped Eagle Ford Shale and 3-D Printed Fractured Models Under Multistage Iso-static Stress
S. Dande, R. R. Stewart, M. Myers, L. A. Hathon, N. Dyaur (University of Houston)
11:15 a.m.
Regional Sands and the Possible Impacts on Friction Reducer Performance
M. Sinkey, C. Drennon, M. Thompson (Calfrac Well Services)
11:40 a.m.
The Effect of Surface-Gas Interaction on Mean Free Path for Gases Confined in Nanopores of Shale Gas Reservoirs
Y. Gao1, K. Wu1, S. Yang2, X. Dong1, Z. Chen1, Z. Chen2,1, (1State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum; 2Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary)
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Afternoon Presentations

3:55 p.m.
Maximizing Asset Value by Full Field Development—Case Studies in the Permian Basin
H. Xiong, R. Ramanthan, K. Nguyen (University Lands/Texas Oil & Gas Institute)
4:20 p.m.
Hydraulic Fracturing Stimulation Monitoring with Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing and Microseismic in the Permian Wolfcamp Shale Play
V. Jayaram, R. Hull, J. Wagner, S. Zhang (Pioneer Natural Resources)
5:10 p.m.
3D Driven Rock Quality Mapping and Landing Target Selection in the Wolfcamp Formation: A Case Study on How to Combine Geologic, Geophysical, and Engineering Data to Produce Better Well Results, Midland Basin, Texas
A. Fisher1, F. O'Keefe1, C. Niedz1, B. Wehner1, N. Kramer2, P. Heuermann2, S. Patrick3 (1Tracker Resource Development; 2Apex Petroleum Engineering; 3Fracture ID)
1:50 p.m.
Unraveling the Secrets of the Eaglebine
A. Donovan (Texas A&M University)
2:15 p.m.
The Effects of the Maness Shale on Eagle Ford Water Production
R. A. Denne, S. A. Patterson (Texas Christian University)
2:40 p.m.
Stratigraphic Partitioning and Distribution of Reservoir Attributes Within the Late Devonian Duvernay Formation, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
A. M. Thorson1, S. C. Atchley1, J. A. W. Weissenberger2, D. W. Yeates1, E. G. Rau1 (1Baylor University; 2Gran Tierra Energy)
3:55 p.m.
Reservoir Facies, Depositional Processes, and the Implications on Reservoir Characterization of the Wolfcamp A, Texas Delaware Basin
J. Colborne, S. Sonnenberg (Colorado School of Mines)
4:20 p.m.
Reservoir Characterization of the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp Formations, Delaware Basin, Ward County, West Texas
A. N. Bievenour, S. A. Sonnenberg (Colorado School of Mines)
4:45 p.m.
Sedimentologic and Stratigraphic Controls on Reservoir Sweet Spots in Wolfcamp ‘A,’ Howard County, Midland Basin
A. N. Flotron, E. K. Franseen, R. H. Goldstein (Kansas Interdisciplinary Carbonates Consortium [KICC], University of Kansas, Department of Geology)
5:10 p.m.
Anomalous Fluid Distribution Due to Late-Stage Gas Migration in a Tight Oil and Gas Deltaic Sandstone Reservoir
P. K. Pedersen (University of Calgary)
1:50 p.m.
Time-Lapse Seismic Monitoring of Individual Hydraulic Frac Stages Using a Downhole Distributed Acoustic Sensing Array
G. Binder1, A. Titov1, D. Tamayo1, J. Simmons1, A. Tura1, D. Monk2, G. Byerley2 (1Colorado School of Mines; 2Apache Corporation)
2:15 p.m.
Time-Lapse WAW VSP Imaging of an Unconventional Reservoir Using DAS Fiber Optics
J. A. Chavarria1, D. Kahn2, D. Langton2, S. Cole1, X. Li1 (1OptaSense; 2Devon Energy)
2:40 p.m.
Seismic Reflection Imaging with Active Sources and Microseismic Events Recorded on Horizontal DAS Cables
D. Langton1, D. Kahn2, B. Fuller3 (1Devon Energy; 2Formally Devon Energy; 3Sterling Seismic & Reservoir Services)
3:55 p.m.
Estimation of Hydraulic Fracture Height and Pressure Deflation Using a Pulsed Vertical Seismic Profile and a DAS Fiber in the Midland Basin

R. Meek1, R. Hull1, K. Woller1, B. Wright1, M. Martin1, H. Bello1, J. Bailey2 (1Pioneer Natural Resources; 2VSProwess)
4:20 p.m.
Fiber Optic Sensing-Based Production Logging Methods for Low-Rate Oil Producers
G. Jin, K. Friehauf, B. Roy, J. J. Constantine, H. W. Swan, K. R. Krueger, K. T. Raterman (ConocoPhillips)
3:55 p.m.
An Advanced Nano Permeameter: Transformation from Point by Point Method to the Direct Measurement of Permeability Pressure Function
H. Liu, H. Chen, J. Zhang, G. Eppler (Aramco Research Center)
4:20 p.m.
Gas Relative Permeability and Evolution During Water Imbibition in Unconventional Reservoir Rocks: Direct Laboratory Measurement and a Conceptual Model
S. Peng (The University of Texas at Austin)
4:45 p.m.
A Novel Non-Destructive and Rapid Cleaning Method for Intact Ultra-Low Permeability Rocks
A. Guedez, W. Mickelson, S. Aldin, D. Gokaraju, A. Mitra, A. Thombare, R. Patterson, M. Aldin (MetaRock Laboratories)
5:10 p.m.
Estimation of the Permeability of an Unconventional Formation Core by History-Matching the Saturation with CO2
Z. Chen, X. Wang, G. Jian, L. Zhang, P. Dong, P. M. Singer, G. J. Hirasaki (Rice University)
1:50 p.m.
Modeling and Analysis of Proppant Transport and Deposition in Hydraulic/Natural Fracture Networks
D. Kumar, A. Ghassemi* (University of Oklahoma)
2:15 p.m.
Proppant Placement in Perforation Clusters in Deviated Wellbores
M. Zhang, C-H. Wu, M. M. Sharma (The University of Texas at Austin)
2:40 p.m.
What Do Hydraulic Fractures Look Like in Different Types of Reservoirs? Implications from a Series of Large-Scale Polyaxial Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments from Conventional to Unconventional
Y. Peng, H. Fu, M. Cui, W. Cai (RIPED PetroChina)
3:55 p.m.
Quantifying the Induced Stresses During Multi-Stage, Multi-Well Stacked-Lateral Completions to Improve Pad Productivity
R. Suarez-Rivera, E. Dontsov, B. Abell (W.D. Von Gonten Laboratories)
4:20 p.m.
Geomechanical, Geological, and Engineering Controls of Hydraulic Fracturing
G. Han1, K. Bartko2, U. Mutlu3 (1Aramco Services Company; 2Saudi Aramco; 3Rockfield Global)
4:45 p.m.
Integrated Natural and Hydraulic Fracture Modeling: A Permian Basin Wolfcamp Case Study
F. Bessa, V. Sahni, S. Liu, J. Tan, M. Frass, J. Kessler (Occidental Petroleum Corporation)
5:10 p.m.
Optimizing Completions in Tank Style Development
P. S. Kaufman1, M. McClure2, N. Franciose1, S. Owens1, F. Srur1, D. Russell1 (1QEP Resources, Inc.; 2ResFrac Corporation)
1:50 p.m.
Understanding Dynamic Production Contribution from Hydraulically Fractured Middle Bakken and Three Forks Wells in the Williston Basin Using Time-Lapsed Geochemistry
S. Wright1, S. G. Franks2, J. Pantano3, M. Kloska1, J. Wolters1 (1Hess Corporation; 2RockFluid Systems; 3Consultant)
2:15 p.m.
Naturally Occurring Isotopic Tracers Provide Insight into Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback and Horizontal Well Clean-Up Dynamics
P. Travers1, B. Burke2, A. Rowe2, S. Hodgetts1, M. Dolan1 (1Dolan Integration Group; 2HighPoint Resources)
2:40 p.m.
Assessing Drainage Dynamics in the Eagle Ford Using Produced Water Geochemistry
J. Jweda, T. Deptola, B. Gross, E. Michael, K. McLin, R. Hofer (ConocoPhillips)
3:55 p.m.
Heterogeneity of STACK/SCOOP Production in the Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma—Geochemistry of Produced Oils
C. Symcox, R. P. Philp (University of Oklahoma)
4:20 p.m.
Production Fractionation and Efficiency Indicators from Phase Snapshots

B. Horsfield1, N. Mahlstedt1, E. Michael2, N. McMahon3, M. H. Tobey4 (1GEOS4 GmbH; 2ConocoPhillips; 3Kimmeridge Energy; 4Encana Corporation)
4:45 p.m.
Petroleum System Analysis Using Unconventional Gas Geochemistry: Examples from the Montney Play of Western Canada
T. Euzen1, N. Watson2, J-Y. Chatellier3, A. Mort4, X. Mangenot5 (1IFP Technologies (Canada) Inc.; 2Enlighten Geoscience Ltd.; 3Tecto-Sedi Integrated Inc.; 4Geological Survey of Canada; 5Caltech)
5:10 p.m.
High Resolution Fluid Tracking from Verticals and Laterals Using Subsurface DNA Diagnostics in the Permian Basin
L. Ursell1, M. Hale*2, E. Menendez2, J. Zimmerman2, B. Dombroski2, K. Hoover2, Z. Everman2, J. K. Liu1, H. Shojaei1, E. Percak-Dennett1, T. Ishoey1 (1Biota Technology; 2Novo Oil & Gas LLC)
1:50 p.m.
Production Effects From Frac-Driven Interactions in the Southeastern Midland Basin, Reagan County, Texas
B. McDowell, A. Yoelin, B. Pottebaum (Discovery Natural Resources)
2:15 p.m.
Numerical Investigation of Key Factors on Successful Subsequent Parent Well Water Injection to Mitigate Parent-Infill Well Interference
N. Li, K. Wu, J. Killough (Texas A&M University)
2:40 p.m.
Intra-Well Interference in Tight Oil Reservoirs: What do We Need to Consider? Case Study from The Meramec
M. Almasoodi1, R. Vaidya1, Z. Reza2 (1Devon Energy; 2University of Oklahoma)
3:55 p.m.
Well Spacing Optimization in Shale Reservoirs Using Rate Transient Analytics
C. Aniemena, C. LaMarca (BP)
4:20 p.m.
Eagle Ford Fluid Type Variation and Completion Optimization: A Case for Data Analytics
F. Siddiqui1, A. Rezaei1, M. Y. Soliman1, B. Dindoruk1,2, (1University of Houston; 2Shell International Exploration and Production)
4:45 p.m.
Analytical Model to Estimate the Fraction of Frac Hits in Multi-well Pads
O. M. Molina (Louisiana State University)
5:10 p.m.
Impact of Natural Fractures on the Shape and Location of Drained Rock Volumes in Unconventional Reservoirs: Case Studies from the Permian Basin
A. Khanal, K. Nandlal, R. Weijermars (Texas A&M University)
1:50 p.m.
Experimental and Mechanism Study of CO2 and Bakken Oil Interactions at Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Conditions
Y. Yang, Q. Fu, X. Li, J-S. Tsau, R. Barati, S. Negahban (University of Kansas)
2:15 p.m.
Field-Wide Equation of State Development
B. Younus, C. H. Whitson*, M. L. Carlsen, S. Martinsen, K. Singh, A. Alavian (PERA AS)
2:40 p.m.
Confined Behavior of CO2/Hydrocarbon System in Nanopores of Tight and Shale Rocks

X. Dong1, H. Liu1, K. Wu1, Y. Liu1, J. Qiao1, Y. Gao1, Z. Chen2 (1China University of Petroleum (Beijing); 2University of Calgary)
3:55 p.m.
Measurement of Gas-Oil Relative Permeability in Unconventional Rocks
S. S. Chhatre, A. L. Chen, M. Al-Rukabi, D. W. Berry, R. Longoria, K. B. Guice, D. R. Maloney (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company)
4:20 p.m.
Numerical Investigation of Water Blockage in Secondary Fractures and Apparent Permeability Modeling in Shale Gas Production
C. Zhong, J. Leung* (University of Alberta)
4:45 p.m.
Effect of Proppant Design on Production Decline of Shale Wells

A. Yang, R. Carbrey, A. Abramov, A. Ramos-Peon (Rystad Energy)
5:10 p.m.
Experimental Study of the Phase Behavior of Hydrocarbon Fluids in Porous Media at Atmospheric and Elevated Pressures
T. Regueira, D. R. Sandoval, E. H. Stenby, W. Yan (Center for Energy Resources Engineering [CERE], Technical University of Denmark)
1:50 p.m.
Multilaterals: An Unconventional Approach to Unconventional Reservoirs

D. Wilcox1, S. Cappiello1, M. Sevilla2, E. Shafer2, G. Gill2, I. Kress2, N. Sanchez2 (1Halliburton; 2ConocoPhillips)
2:40 p.m.
Automated Surface Measurements of Drilling Fluid Properties: Field Application in the Permian Basin
S. Gul1, E. van Oort1, C. Mullin2, D. Ladendorf3 (1The University of Texas at Austin; 2Pioneer Natural Resources; 3Royal Dutch Shell)
3:55 p.m.
New Low-Density Cement Technology Overcomes Limitations for Improved Well Design in the Williston Basin
A. Jordan1, L. Albrighton1, M. Spirek*1, R. Pernites1, B. Rollins2, T. Lauer2 (1BJ Services; 2Whiting Petroleum Corporation)
4:20 p.m.
Selection of Logging While Drilling Measurements for Geosteering of Horizontal Wells in Unconventional Reservoirs
J. M. Gremillion1, Z. Newnam2, J. Campbell2, M. Flowers1, N. Tvrdy1, M. Okoro1 (1Schlumberger; 2Sierra Resources LLC)
4:45 p.m.
Cybersteering: Automated Geosteering by Way of Distributed Computing and Graph Databases in the Cloud
T. Arbus, S. Wilson (Devon Energy)
1:50 p.m.
Why Most Models Fail: The Importance of Blind Validation
K. J. Wallace, A. Dang Atkinson, T. H. Yotter, C. P. Bernet, C. Gourgues (Encana Corporation)
2:15 p.m.
An Artificial Intelligence Decision Support System for Unconventional Field Development Design
N. Tamimi, S. Samani, M. Minaei, F. Harirchi (NeuDax)
2:40 p.m.
Investigation of Time-series Clustering to Forecast Wells with a Short Producing Life
R. Khaksarfard, H. Tabatabaie, L. Mattar (IHS Markit)