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Morning Presentations

8:30 a.m.
Optimizing Perforating Schemes to Achieve Uniform Proppant Distribution
M. Fry, A. Altieri (Rockdale Energy)
8:55 a.m.
First Ever Polymer Flood Field Pilot to Enhance the Recovery of Heavy Oils on Alaska's North Slope—Polymer Injection Performance
S. Ning1, J. Barnes1, R. Edwards1, K. Dunford1, K. Eastham1, A. Dandekar2, Y. Zhang2, D. Cercone3, J. Ciferno3 (1Hilcorp; 2University of Alaska, Fairbanks; 3National Energy Technology Laboratory)
9:45 a.m.
Developing New Soaking Correlation for Shale Gas Wells
A. F. Ibrahim, M. Ibrahim, P. Chester (Apache Corporation)
11:00 a.m.
Flow Regulation in Horizontal Wells: Evaluating a Tailpipe System Designed to Optimize Artificial Lift Performance in Horizontal Wells
N. B. Dye1, D. Kimery2, C. Gallo1 (1ConocoPhillips; 2Heal Systems)
11:25 a.m.
How To Quantify The Volume-of-investigation In Diagnostic Fracture-injection/falloff Testdesign For Shale Gas Wells?
Z. Chen, K. Sepehrnoori (The University of Texas at Austin)

8:30 a.m.
Fault Risk Assessment Using Quantitative Structural Geology Techniques
N. Eichelberger1, W. B. Hawkins*2 (1StructureSolver LLC; 2GeoFlite Solutions LLC)
8:55 a.m.
An Integrated, Multiscale Geomodel of the Northern Delaware Basin
R. Dommisse1, X. Janson1, F. Male*2, B. Price3, S. Payne4, A. Lewis5 (1Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas; 2Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, University of Texas; 3Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin; 4Ikon Science; 5Fairfield Geotechnologies)
9:20 a.m.
A Geomechanics-Driven Facies Model to Reconcile Production, Inform Completion Strategies, and Determine Landing Zones in the Green River Basin
J. Mazza1, T. Mullen2, J. Havens1 (1Fracture ID; 2Jonah Energy LLC.)
9:45 a.m.
The Influence of Micro-Fabric Heterogeneity on Sheared Rock Properties
D. Crandall1, M. Gill2, J. Moore2, S. Brown3, P. Mackey4 (1National Energy Technology Laboratory; 2National Energy Technology Laboratory, LRST; 3West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey; 4National Energy Technology Laboratory, ORISE)
11:00 a.m.
Successful Downhole Microfracture, and PVT-Quality Formation Fluid Sampling from an Unconventional Reservoir
J. Corredor1, E. Hutto2, F. Hamza2, B. Grieser2, R. Naveena-Chandran2 (1Devon Energy; 2Halliburton)
11:25 a.m.
Lithologically Controlled Pore Pressure Prediction and Geomechanical Modeling Using Probabilistic Multivariate Clustering Analysis and an Expert System
A. A. Curtis1, E. Eslinger1, R. Nickerson2, S. Nookala3, F. Boyle1 (1eGAMLS Inc.; 2Caza Petroleum; 3Cerone Pvt Ltd)

8:30 a.m.
Pore-Pressure Prediction in the Permian Basin Using Seismic Prestack Inversion
C. M. Sayers, L. den Boer (Schlumberger)
8:55 a.m.
Seismic Reservoir Characterization of the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp Formations in the Delaware Basin with Efforts at Quantitative Interpretation—A Case Study
S. Chopra (TGS Canada)
9:20 a.m.
Frac Hit Prevention and Engineered Treatment Design in the Permian Basin Using In-Situ Stress from 3D Seismic
M. Shoemaker, J. Hawkins, J. Becher, V. Gonzales, S. Mukherjee, R. Garmeh, D. Kuntz (Callon Petroleum Company)
9:45 a.m.
Monitoring of Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback in the Permian Basin Using Surface-Based, Controlled Source Electromagnetics
D. Jones1, C. Pieprzica2, O. Vasquez1, J. Oberle1, P. Morton1, S. Trevino1, M. Hickey1 (1Deep Imaging; 2Apache Corporation)
11:00 a.m.
Understanding the Spatial Geological Heterogeneity of the Delaware Basin from Pre-Stack Seismic Inversion
S. S. Payne1, A. Lewis2, B. Hardy1, V. Anantharamu1, I. Russell-Hughes1 (1Ikon Science; 2Fairfield Geotechnologies)
11:25 a.m.
Seismically Driven Estimation of Stress Rotation and Anisotropy and Its Impact on Well Performance—Application to the Delaware Basin
C. Story1, V. Sen1, M. Perz2, N. M. Umholtz3, A. Ouenes3 (1Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; 2TGS; 3FracGeo)
11:50 a.m.
Estimation of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Content of Shale from AVO Inversion: A New Crossplot Approach Based on Zoeppritz Equations
U. Y. Lim, R. L. Gibson, N. Kabir (Texas A&M University)

8:30 a.m.
NMR Wettability Index Measurements on Unconventional Samples
M. Dick1, D. Veselinovic*1, D. Green1, A. Scheffer-Villarreal2, R. Bonnie2, S. Kelly2, K. Bower2 (1Green Imaging Technology; 2ConocoPhillips)
8:55 a.m.
NMR Signature and Quantification of Bitumen in Unconventional Source Rocks
S. M. Althaus, J. Chen, D. Jacobi, J. Brothers (Aramco Services Company)
9:20 a.m.
Effects of Temperature and Gas Pressurization on the Interpretation of NMR Hydrocarbon Measurements in Organic-Rich Shale
S. T. Dang, C. Sondergeld, C. Rai (University of Oklahoma)
9:45 a.m.
A High-Frequency NMR Investigation of Eagle Ford Shale Cores
J. S. S. Kanwar1, A. N. Tutuncu2, Y. Yang3 (1Colorado School of Mines; 2Petroleum Engineering Department and Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil Institute, Colorado School of Mines; 3Chemistry Department, Colorado School of Mines)
11:00 a.m.
High-frequency (20 MHz) NMR and Modified Rock-Eval Pyrolysis Methods as an Integrated Approach to Examine Producibility in Kerogen-Rich Source-Reservoirs
H. Carvajal-Ortiz, T. Gentzis, H. Xie (Core Laboratories)
11:50 a.m.
Accurate Pore Size Measurement Via NMR On Unconventionals
M. Dick, D. Green, D. Veselinovic* (Green Imaging Technology)

8:30 a.m.
Modeling Dense-Arrays ofHydraulic Fracture Clusters: Fracture Complexity, Net Pressure and ModelCalibration
V. Sesetty, A. Ghassemi (University of Oklahoma)
8:55 a.m.
Standardizing Offset Pressure Characterization for Infill Completion in Unconventional Reservoirs
E. Coenen, J. Mayorga* (Reveal Energy Services)
9:20 a.m.
Ultrafast Hydraulic Fracturing Model for Optimizing Cube Development
E. Dontsov1, A. Bunger2, B. Abell1, R. Suarez-Rivera1 (1W.D. Von Gonten Laboratories; 2University of Pittsburgh)
9:45 a.m.
Simulating Production from Complex Fracture Networks: Impact of Geomechanics and Closure of Propped/Unpropped Fractures
S. Zheng, A. Kumar, D. Gala, K. Shrivastava, M. M. Sharma (The University of Texas at Austin)
11:00 a.m.
Quantifying Hydraulic Fracture Height Reduction in the Presence of Laminations and Weak Interfaces—Validation with Microseismic Moment Tensor Inversion in the Montney Shale
M. Ng1, N. Umholtz*2, C. Hammerquist2, J. Wang2, Y. Aimene2, A. Ouenes2 (1Painted Pony; 2FracGeo)
11:25 a.m.
Height Growth in Layered Unconventional Reservoirs: The Impact of Formation Moduli, Interfaces and In-situ Stress
Q. Gao, A. Ghassemi (The University of Oklahoma)
11:50 a.m.
Making Frac Hits History with Computational Physics
D. Cotrell, T. Hoeink, S. Ghorpade, E. Odusina (Baker Hughes, a GE company)

8:30 a.m.
Using Solvent Extracts to Estimate the Amount of Producible Oil in Cores Selected from the Lower Eagle Ford Formation
A. S. Kornacki (Stratum Reservoir)
8:55 a.m.
Use of Petroleum Geochemical Data to Assess the Presence of Conventional Migrated Oil in Produced Shale Oil—Example from the Midland Basin
R. Patience1, G. Hansen1, S. Secrest2, B. McDaniel2 (1Applied Petroleum Technology; 2PetroLegacy Energy II LLC)
9:20 a.m.
Vaca Muerta Unconventional Oil Study—Insights from Organic Geochemistry
N. Mahlstedt1, B. Horsfield1, H. Karg2, P. David2, T-U. Garlichs2 (1GEOS4 GmbH; 2Wintershall Holding)
9:45 a.m.
Variability in Results from Mineralogical and Organic Geochemical Interlaboratory Testing of U. S. Geological Survey Shale Reference Materials
J. E. Birdwell, S. A. Wilson (U.S. Geological Survey)
11:00 a.m.
Raman Spectroscopy Based Maturity Profiling of the Vaca Muerta Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina
A. C. Ortiz1, B. Sauerer2, J-P. Lafournère2, P. Saldungaray2, W. Abdallah2 (1YPF; 2Schlumberger)
11:25 a.m.
Variability in Oil Generation and Migration with Thermal Maturity: Wolfcamp and Spraberry Formations, Northern Midland Basin, Texas
W. R. Drake1, A. Bazzell1, J. E. Zumberge2, J. B. Curtis2 (1QEP Resources, Inc.; 2GeoMark Research, Ltd.)
11:50 a.m.
Applied Petroleum Source Rock Evaluation and High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy of La Luna Formation, Venezuela: Integrating for Finding the Unconventional Sweet Spots
A. D. Liborius-Parada, R. M. Slatt (The University of Oklahoma)

8:30 a.m.
Flow Regimes-Based Decline Curve for Unconventional Reservoirs: Generalization to Anomalous Diffusion and Power Law Behavior
V. Artus, O. Houze (KAPPA Engineering)
8:55 a.m.
Does Depletion Matter? A Child Well Workflow
D. Lougheed, H. Behmanesh, D. M. Anderson (NCS Reservoir Strategies)
9:20 a.m.
Using Dynamic Modeling to Correct Decline Curve for Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoir
C. Chen1, X. Liu2, A. Girardi1, A. McMullen1, G. Gao3, S. Bhattacharya1, R. Cao1, N. Chowdhury1 (1Shell Exploration and Production Company; 2Shell International Exploration and Production; 3Shell Global Solutions US Inc.)
9:45 a.m.
Application of Machine Learning for Production Forecasting for Unconventional Resources
C. Zhan, S. Sankaran, V. LeMoine, J. Graybill (Anadarko Petroleum Corporation)
11:00 a.m.
Multiphase Production Data Analysis for Shale and Tight Reservoirs Using the Diffusive Diagnostic Function
Y. Zhang, C. Yang, J. He, Z. Wang, J. Xie, X-H. Wen (Chevron ETC)
11:25 a.m.
Modified Fetkovich Type Curve Enhances Type Well Construction for Horizontal Wells with Multiple Fractures
A. C. Eleiott, W. J. Lee*, N. Moridis (Texas A&M University)
11:50 a.m.
Part 1: Empirical Workflow for Predicting Infill Performance in the Marcellus
A. Chin1, A. S. Staruiala1, H. Behmanesh1, D. Anderson1, C. Alonzo1, D. Jones2, S. M. Rivera Barraza2, L. Lasecki2, K. McBride2 (1NCS Multistage; 2Chesapeake Energy)

8:30 a.m.
A Collaborative Study on DFIT Interpretation: Integrating Modeling, Field Data, and Analytical Techniques
M. McClure1, V. Bammidi2, C. Cipolla3, D. Cramer4, L. Martin5, A. Savitski6, D. Sobernheim2, K. Voller7 (1ResFrac Corporation; 2Keane Group; 3Hess Corporation; 4ConocoPhillips Company; 5Formerly with Apache Corporation, now with Marathon Oil Company; 6Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.; 7Range Resources Corporation)
8:55 a.m.
Quantifying Total Apparent Hydraulic Fracture Conductivity and Its Significant Degradation from Systematic Bottom-Hole Pressure Measurements in Permian Wells
L. Zhan1, A. Tokan-Lawal1, P. Fair1, R. Dombrowski1, X. Liu1, V. Almarza2, A. Girardi2, Z. Li2, R. Li2, M. Pilko2 (1Shell International Exploration and Production; 2Shell Exploration and Production Company)
9:20 a.m.
Diagnosing Multi-Cluster Fracture Propagation Using Dynamic Poroelastic Pressure Transient Analysis
P. Seth1, R. Manchanda1, B. Elliott2, S. Zheng1, M. Sharma1 (1The University of Texas at Austin; 2Devon Energy)
9:45 a.m.
Let's Combine Well Testing and Logging: A Pre- and Post-Frac Gas Shale Case
A. Jacques1, B. Brouard2, V. Jaffrezic1, S. Manivannan3, P. Berest3 (1TOTAL SA; 2Brouard Consulting; 3École Polytechnique)
11:00 a.m.
Post-Fracture Pressure Decay: A Novel (and Free) Stage-Level Assessment Method
M. J. Sullivan1, B. Zanganeh2, A. Springer1, C. Clarkson2 (1Chevron; 2University of Calgary)
11:25 a.m.
Fully 3-D Simulation of Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests with Application in Depleted Reservoirs
S. Zheng, R. Manchanda, H. Wang, M. M. Sharma (The University of Texas at Austin)
11:50 a.m.
Evaluation of Water Hammer Analysis as Diagnostic Tool for Hydraulic Fracturing
X. Ma, F. Zhou, J. A. Ortega Andrade*, S. V. Gosavi, D. Burch (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company)
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Afternoon Presentations

1:50 p.m.
Hydraulic Fracture Modeling and Innovative Fracturing Treatment Design to Optimize Perforation Cluster Efficiency, Lateral Placement, and Production Results in a Mancos Shale Gas Appraisal Well
S. W. French1, I. Gil2, C. Yuan2, K. Cawiezel2, D. Schoderbek1, A. Gomaa2 (1BPX Energy; 2BP)
2:15 p.m.
Using a Metamodel-Based Approach for Optimization of Stimulated Rock Volume Geometry, Hydrocarbon Production, and Related Field Development Costs
H. Pourpak1, J. Will2, N. Mottet1 (1TOTAL SA; 2Dynardo)
2:40 p.m.
Practical Reservoir Simulation for Small Development Teams - Customizing Stimulation Designs by Landing Zone in the Midland Basin
T. Tran, R. Miller, B. Pottebaum, B. McDowell*, A. Yoelin, L. Steinke (Discovery Natural Resources)
3:55 p.m.
A Data-Driven Modeling Methodology to Support Unconventional Reservoir Development Decisions: Application to the STACK Play in Oklahoma
M. Burton, S. Matringe, T. Atchison, M. Houser, A. Munoz, M. Taing (EnCana)
4:20 p.m.
Uncertainties in Step-down Test Interpretation for Evaluating Completions Effectiveness and Near Wellbore Complexities
S. Mondal1, G. Ugueto2, P. Huckabee2, M. Wojtaszek3, T. Daredia4, S. Vitthal2, D. Nasse2, F. Todea4 (1Shell International Exploration and Production; 2Shell Exploration and Production Company; 3Shell Global Solutions International; 4Shell Canada Limited)

1:50 p.m.
Visualization of Pore Connectivity Using Mercury Injection Capillary Pressure Measurements, Micro X-ray Computed Tomography, and Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy
M. E. Curtis, C. H. Sondergeld, C. S. Rai (University of Oklahoma)
2:15 p.m.
Property Upscaling in Porosity Systems with Under-resolved Features Using Image-Based Rock Physics
S. Zhang, A. Byrnes*, J. J. Howard (DigiM Solution)
2:40 p.m.
Semi-Quantitative SEM Analysis of the Vaca Muerta Formation and Its Impact on Reservoir Characterization, Neuquen Basin, Argentina
F. Gonzalez Tomassini1, L. B. Smith Jr. 2, M. G. Rodriguez1, I. Jausoro3, M. A. Floridia3, M. Cipollone3, A. Caneiro3, G. Sagasti1 (1YPF SA; 2SmithStrata; 3YPF Tecnología SA [Y-TEC])
3:55 p.m.
Imaging Microcrystalline Quartz in a Sandstone Reservoir to Understand the Formation of Microcrystalline Quartz in the Wolfcamp A Siliceous Mudstones, Southern Delaware Basin
M. W. French, J. Colborne (Colorado School of Mines)
4:20 p.m.
Unconventional Reservoir Microstructural Analysis Using SEM and Machine Learning
A. S. Knaup, J. D. Jernigen, M. E. Curtis, J. W. Sholeen, J. J. Borer, C. H. Sondergeld, C. S. Rai (University of Oklahoma)
4:45 p.m.
Integration of Microfacies Analysis, Inorganic Geochemical Data, and Hyperspectral Imaging to Unravel Mudstone Depositional and Diagenetic Processes in Two Cores from the Triassic Shublik Formation, Northern Alaska
K. J. Whidden1, J. E. Birdwell*1, J. A. Dumoulin1, L. C. Fonteneau2, B. Martini2 (1U.S. Geological Survey; 2Corescan Pty Ltd)
5:10 p.m.
Continuous Mineral Mapping of Core Using Hyperspectral Imaging: Example from the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Marathon 1 Robert Todd Core, Central Louisiana
T. Kosanke1, R. G. Loucks2, T. Larson2, J. Greene3, P. Linton3 (1Independent Consultant; 2Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin; 3TerraCore)

1:50 p.m.
Laboratory Investigation of CO2 Injectivity and Adsorption Potential Within the Bakken Formation
S. Smith, B. Kurz, J. Sorensen, C. Beddoe, B. Mibeck, A. Azenkeng, S. Hawthorne, C. Gorecki (University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center)
2:15 p.m.
Confinement Facilitates Wetting Liquid Slippage through Mixed-wet and Heterogeneous Nanoporous Shale Rocks
D. Fan1, W. Wang2, A. Ettehadtavakkol*3, Y. Su2 (1University College London; 2China University of Petroleum (East China); 3Texas Tech University)
2:40 p.m.
Assessment of Improved Oil Recovery by Osmotic Pressure in Unconventional Reservoirs: Application to Niobrara Chalk and Codell Sandstone
O. Uzun, H. Kazemi (Colorado School of Mines)
3:55 p.m.
Saturation Isn’t What It Used to Be: Towards More Realistic Petroleum Fluid Saturations and Produced Fluid Compositions in Organic-Rich Unconventional Reservoirs
A. S. Pepper1, S. Perry2, L. Heister2 (1This is Petroleum Systems LLC; 2Anadarko Petroleum Corporation)
4:20 p.m.
Scale-Dependent Correlation to Improve Water Saturation and Permeability Estimates in Unconventional Reservoirs
A. Kotb, S. L. Eichmann*, M. Sengupta (Aramco Services Company)
4:45 p.m.
A Pore-Scale Mechanistic Investigation of Shale Gas Condensate at Near Saturation Pressure on Fluid Flow in Shale
S. Pan1, J. Ma2, J. Y. Zuo3, N. Hamed1, J. Rivero*1 (1Schlumberger; 2Heriot-Watt University; 3Fluid Modeling Group)
5:10 p.m.
Quantifying the Impacts of Competitive Water Adsorption of Kerogen and Clay Minerals on Wettability of Organic-Rich Mudrocks
A. Jagadisan, Z. Heidari* (The University of Texas at Austin)

1:50 p.m.
Experimental Study of
Fracture Permeability With or Without Proppants on Vaca Muerta Gas Shale
K. Su1, M. Santacoloma2, P. Barlet1, H. Pourpak1, S. Estrada3 (1TOTAL SA; 2TOTAL Austral; 3Total E&P)
2:15 p.m.
Triaxial Direct Shear Fractured Marcellus (MSEEL) Shale — Peak and Residual Shear Strength, Permeability, and Hydroshear Potential
N. J. Welch1, L. P. Frash1, A. Menefee2, J. W. Carey1 (1Los Alamos National Laboratory; 2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Michigan)
2:40 p.m.
Assessing The Stratigraphic Variations In Geomechanical Properties Of The United Kingdom Bowland Shale Using Wireline And Seismic Data: How Could These Guide The Placement Of Lateral Wells?
I. Anderson1, J. Ma1, X. Wu2, D. Stow1, J. R. Underhill1 (1Heriot-Watt University; 2British Geological Survey)
3:55 p.m.
A Dynamic Fractal Permeability Model for Heterogeneous Coalbed Reservoir Considering Multiphysics and Flow Regimes
J. Tian1, J. Liu1, D. Elsworth2, Y-K. Leong1, W. Li1, J. Zeng1 (1Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Western Australia; 2Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University)
4:20 p.m.
Establishing an Empirical Relationship Between Impulse Hammer and Triaxial Test Derived Rock Mechanical Properties
M. Hussain1, A. Muqtadir2, A. Amao2, K. Al-Ramadan2, L. Babalola2 (1BHGE; 2KFUPM)
4:45 p.m.
Impact of Natural Fracture-Induced Elastic Anisotropy on Completion and Frac Design in Different Shale Reservoirs
E. C. Dundar, A. Alhemdi, M. Gu* (West Virginia University)
5:10 p.m.
High-resolution Measurements
of Elasticity at Core Scale. Improving Mechanical Earth Model Calibration at
the Vaca Muerta Formation.
A. Padin (Total Exploration & Production)

3:55 p.m.
A Set of Successful Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Trials in Permian Basin: Promising Field and Laboratory Results
M. Moradi Bidhendi, M. Kazempour, U. Ibanga, D. Nguyen, M. Lantz, C. Mazon, J. Arruda (Nalco Champion, An Ecolab Company)
4:20 p.m.
Water/Oil Displacement by Spontaneous Imbibition Through Multiscale Imaging and Implication on Wettability in Wolfcamp Shale
S. Peng1, Y. Liu2, L. T. Ko1, W. Ambrose1 (1The University of Texas at Austin; 2SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
4:45 p.m.
Field Pilots of Unconventional Shale EOR in Permian Basin
J. X. Jin, P. Zhao (New Aero Technology LLC)
5:10 p.m.
Application of Miscible Ethane Foam for Gas Conformance in Low-Permeability Heterogeneous Harsh Environments
M. Salman, K. Kostarelos, P. Sharma, J. H. Lee (University of Houston)

1:50 p.m.
Huff-and-Puff Enhanced Oil Recovery in the Liquids-Rich Portion of the Montney: Applications for Gas Condensates
J. A. Rivero, M. Faskhoodi, G. Garcia Ferrer, A. Zhmodik, H. Mukisa (Schlumberger Canada)
2:15 p.m.
Laboratory Studies of Rich Gas Interactions with Bakken Crude Oil to Support Enhanced Oil Recovery
S. Hawthorne1, J. Sorensen*1, D. Miller1, C. Gorecki1, J. Harju1, G. Pospisil2 (1University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center; 2Liberty Resources LLC)
2:40 p.m.
Chemical Blend CO2 Huff-and-Puff for Shale Oil EOR
K. Mohanty, T. Zeng, C. Miller (The University of Texas at Austin)

1:50 p.m.
Anomalous Diffusion or Classical Diffusion in an Anomalous Reservoir? Evaluation of the Impact of Multi-Phase Flow on Reservoir Signatures in Unconventional Reservoirs
C. R. Clarkson1, B. Yuan1, Z. Zhang1, F. Tabasinejad1, H. Behmanesh2, H. Hamdi1, D. Anderson2, J. Thompson2, D. Lougheed2 (1University of Calgary; 2NCS Multistage)
2:15 p.m.
Multi-Resolution Grid Connectivity-Based Transform for Efficient History Matching of Unconventional Reservoirs
H. Kim1, F. Olalotiti-Lawal2, A. Datta-Gupta1 (1Texas A&M University; 2Quantum Reservoir Impact)
2:40 p.m.
An Efficient Method for Modeling Discrete Fracture Networks in Geomechanical Reservoir Simulations
A. Kumar, K. Shrivastava, R. Manchanda*, M. M. Sharma (The University of Texas at Austin)
3:55 p.m.
Workflow Development and Sensitivity Investigation of Offset Well-to-Well Interference Through 3-D Fracture Modeling and Reservoir Simulation in the Denver-Julesburg Basin
T. H. Levon, J. Miskimins (Colorado School of Mines)
4:20 p.m.
Applying Rate Transient Analysis (RTA) to Assist Fracturing Technique Selection in Unconventional Wells in Saudi Arabia
J. I. Rueda, J. D. Valbuena, A. M. Al-Momen, N. I. Al-Mulhim, M. Alqadeeb* (Saudi Aramco)
4:45 p.m.
A Direct Method for Short-Term Forecasting of Multi-Phase Production Rates Using Flowback Data
M. R. Jones1, B. Bajgier1, T. Blasingame2 (1Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; 2Texas A&M University)

1:50 p.m.
Development and Application of a Real-Time Drilling State Classification Algorithm with Machine Learning
Y. Ben, C. James, D. Cao (Anadarko Petroleum Corporation)
2:15 p.m.
Cloud-Based ROP Prediction and Optimization in Real Time Using Supervised Machine Learning
K. Singh, S. S. Yalamarty, M. Kamyab, C. Cheatham (Corva AI, LLC)
2:40 p.m.
An Integrated Machine Learning Framework for Optimizing Unconventional Resources Development
H. Zhou, B. Lascaud (ConocoPhillips)
3:55 p.m.
Empowering Completion Engineers to Calibrate Petrophysical Facies Models to Hydraulic Fracturing Treatment Responses
C. Glaser, J. Mazza, J. Frame (Fracture ID)
4:20 p.m.
Reservoir Fluid Data Acquisition Using Advanced Mud Gas Data in Shale Reservoirs
T. Yang, I. H. Arief*, M. Niemann, M. Houbiers (Equinor ASA)
4:45 p.m.
Improving Field Development Decisions in the Vaca Muerta Shale Formation by Efficient Integration of Data, AI, and Physics
H. Klie1, A. Klie1, A. Rodriguez2, J. Monteagudo2, A. Primera3, M. Quesada3 (1DeepCast.ai; 2OpenSim Technology; 3Primera Resources)
5:10 p.m.
Unsupervised Machine Learning Applications for Seismic Facies Classification
S. Chopra (TGS Canada)

1:50 p.m.
A Novel approach to Monitor Proppant Consolidation during Hydraulic Fracturing using Dynamic Measurement: Experimental Study
M. H. Alqam1, A. H. Al-Makrami*1, H. H. Abass2, E. T. Caliboso1 (1Saudi Aramco; 2Colorado School of Mines)
2:15 p.m.
Geophysical Monitoring with Seismic Metamaterial Contrast Agents
Q. R. Miller, T. Schaef (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
2:40 p.m.
Far-Field Proppant Imaging Offsetting Depletion: A STACK Case History
K. Haustveit1, M. Almasoodi1, W. Al-Tailji2, S. Mukherjee2, T. Palisch*2, R. Barber3 (1Devon Energy; 2CARBO Ceramics Inc.; 3Formerly Devon Energy)
3:55 p.m.
Tracer Eluting Proppants for Shale Fracturing
K. Mohanty, B. Zhao, K. Panthi (The University of Texas at Austin)
4:20 p.m.
Quasi-Dry CO2 Fracturing—A New Breakthrough of Dry CO2 Fracturing
L. Jin1, Y. Zheng2 (1BrightGold Consulting LLC; 2Beijing APPolymer Technologies Co. Ltd.,)
4:45 p.m.
High Performance Fracturing Fluid Diverters with Broad Spectrum Applicability
D. Dreyer1, P. Kurian1, T. Hu1, P. Tonmukayakul1, R. Calaway2, C. Hodges2, K. Peoples2 (1Nalco Champion, An Ecolab Company; 2Quintana Energy Services)
5:10 p.m.
Novel Wettability Modifiers for Improved Oil Recovery in Tight Oil Reservoirs
M. Wang, G. A. Abeykoon, F. J. Argüelles Vivas, R. Okuno* (The University of Texas at Austin)