Preliminary Technical Agenda
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
8:00-8:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Chairmen: Roger Myers, EXCO-North Coast Energy;
Tom Lopus, Quest Eastern Resources
8:15-8:45 a.m.
Keynote Address: Ali Daneshy, Daneshy Consultants International
A well-known industry expert with extensive knowledge of horizontal well fracturing presents how
recent technological advances have improved the efficiency of operations and some of the barriers still
remaining.
8:45-10:15 a.m.
Session I: Appalachian Basin Shale Overview
Session Chair: Gregory Bank, Seneca Resources; Tom Lopus, Quest Eastern Resource
Presentation 1: Litho- and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Marcellus Shale; Evidence for Basement Control on Sedimentation Patterns
Gary Lash, SUNY Fredonia
Presentation 2: Geomechanical Considerations for Marcellus and Equivalent Gas Shales
Roberto Suarez-Rivera, TerraTek
Presentation 3: Marcellus Shale Porosity Types - Organic, Inorganic, Fracture
Jack Ward, PetroEdge
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Session II: Drilling Effects on Well Stimulation
Chairmen: Larry Buchanan, PetroEdge;
Matt Blauch, Superior Well Services
Presentation 1: Effects of Wellbore Design and Reservoir Understanding on Resultant
Well Stimulation
Lucas Bazan, Bazan Consulting
Presentation 2: Well Completion Design Decisions and Solution Options Based on Drilling Objectives
Dave Mack, Marathon Oil
Presentation 3: Computing Optimum Drilling Directions in Fractured Reservoirs
Al Lacazette, EQT Production
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Session III: Completion Scenarios
Chairmen: Bryce Yeager, Energy Corporation of America;
Mark Mulkern, EQT Production
Presentation 1: Modeling of Discrete Fracture Networks for Shale Formations
Bruce Meyer, Meyer & Associates
Presentation 2: Boundary Element Analysis of the Stress Distribution around Multiple Fractures: Implications for the Spacing of Perforation Clusters of Hydraulic Fractured Horizontal Wells
Yueming Cheng, West Virginia University
Presentation 3: Monobore Completion Architecture for Life Cycle Planning of Unconventional Wellbores
Doug Durst, Enventure Global Technology
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Session IV: Current Stimulat ion Practices
Chairmen: Rohit Panse, Schlumberger;
Javad Paktinat, Trican Well Service
Presentation 1: Comparative Analysis of Vertical and Horizontal Wells in Several Shale Basins
James Crafton, Performance Sciences
Presentation 2: Driving Parameters: What Makes a Shale Play into a Good Producer?
Randy LaFollette, BJ Services
Presentation 3: Evaluation of Completion Practices in the Fayetteville Shale
Tom Alexander, Southwestern Energy
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
8:00-9:30 a.m.
Session V: Alternative Techniques in Horizontal
Well Stimulation
Chairmen: Sean Brake, CNX Gas Company;
Bryce Yeager, Energy Corporation of America
Presentation 1: Fracturing Horizontal Wells Using LPG
Grant Nevison, GASFRAC Energy Services
Presentation 2: Through Casing Horizontal Pulsed Neutron Formation Evaluation to Calculate Shale Brittleness
Dan Buller, Halliburton Energy Services
Presentation 3: Ultra High Quality Foam and Ultra Lightweight Proppants – A Proven Technology
Daniel Kendrick, BJ Services
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Session VI: Fracture Design
Chairmen: Roger Myers, EXCO-North Coast Energy;
John Gottschling, BJ Services
Presentation 1: Fracture Design and Fracture Mapping Travis Vulgamore, Pinnacle Technologies
Presentation 2: Fracture Design – Proppant Selection
Terry Palisch, CARBO Ceramics
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Session VII: Overall Operational Opportunities
and Solutions
Chairman: Matt Blauch, Superior Well Services
Presentation 1: Life Cycle Water Management Issues for a Marcellus Producer
Mary Gilstrap, H2O Resources
Presentation 2: Operational Issues and Solutions in Implementing a Horizontal Drilling Program in the Marcellus – An Operator’s Perspective
Tony Gaudlip, Range Resources
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Session VIII: Flowback Strategy
Chairmen: John Gottschling, BJ Services;
Roger Myers, EXCO-North Coast Energy
Flowback theory and practical considerations for multi-stage horizontal shale well completions will be addressed with focus on flowback management to avoid any negative impact on long term well production.
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Closing Sesion: “Tying It All Together”
Chairman: George Koperna, Advanced Resources International
A diverse panel of industry experts will discuss the impacts of
successfully coordinated and implemented programs, provide
insight, and address questions from the audience. Lessons
learned from previous sessions will be highlighted.
Posters:
- Borehole-based Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring in Unconventional Reservoirs
Craig Woerpel, Joël Le Calvez, Shawn Maxwell, Schlumberger - Monobore Completion Architecture for Life Cycle Planning of Unconventional Wellbores
Doug Durst, Enventure - Refracturing of Unconventional Reservoirs
Robert Woodroof, Jr. and Richard Leonard, ProTechnics, a division of Core Laboratories;
Matthew Curry , Range Resources - A Short Course on Shale Gas Completion, Stimulation and Production - Putting the Science of SPE Literature
to Work
George King, Apache
For questions or additional information contact: Mona Hudson at mhudson@spe.org.
