| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
Registration - Materials Sponsored by BP
Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by ConocoPhillips |
8:30-8:45 a.m. |
Opening Remarks
Chairman: Tad Smith, ConocoPhillips
A/V Sponsored by Rock Solid Images, OHM |
8:45-10:15 a.m. |
Overview and Economics
Chairmen: Melissa Coleman, ConocoPhillips, and
Mike Miller, BP
- Tight Gas Sands - In a Tight Spot?
Melissa Coleman, ConocoPhillips
- Key Unresolved Issues in Our Understanding of
Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs and Their Performance
Keith Shanley, The Discovery Group
- Geophysics and Tight Gas Sands
Christopher Liner, University of Houston
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| 10:15-10:45 a.m. |
Coffee Break - Sponsored by ConocoPhillips |
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Reservoir Enginering and Bulldozer Racing
Chairmen: Kent Newsham, Apache Corporation, and
Joanne Fredrich, BP America
- Characterization of Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs – A Multidisciplinary Approach
Quentin Fisher, University of Leeds
- 3D Anisotropy and the Implications for Tight Gas
Completions
Tom Bratton, Schlumberger
- History Matching Permanent Downhole Pressure
Gauge Data for Infill Recovery Estimates in a Tight Gas Development
Bud Johnston, Shell
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| 12:15-1:45 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:45-3:15 p.m. |
Geophysics
Chairmen: Julie Shemeta, MEQ Geo Inc., and
Keith Shanley, The Discovery Group
- Seismic Fracture Detection: A Case Study
Doug Foster, ConocoPhillips
- Predicting Permeability and Gas Production of
Hydraulically Fractured Tight Sands from Microseismic Data
Vladimir Grechka, Shell
- Wide Azimuth 3D Surface and VSP Techniques for
Characterizing Seismic Properties of Tight Gas Sands at Wamsutter
Field, WY
Jim Gaiser, ION Geophysical Corp., GXT Imaging Solutions
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| 3:15-3:45 p.m. |
Coffee Break - Sponsored by ConocoPhillips |
| 3:45-5:15 p.m. |
Petrophysics I
Chairmen: Arthur Cheng, Cambridge Geosciences, and
Mike Miller, BP North America Gas
- NMR Petrophysics in the Determination of Original
Gas in Place and Flow Units in Tight Gas Sand Reservoirs
Dick Merkel, Newfield
- Lithofacies and Petrophysical Properties of
Mesaverde Tight-Gas Sandstones in Western US Basins
Bob Cluff, The Discovery Group
- An Unconventional Approach to Calculating Water
Saturation in Unconventional Reservoirs
Dave Herrick, Consultant
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| 5:30-7:00 p.m. |
Reception |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
Registration - Materials Sponsored by BP
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Log Measurements
Chairmen: Robert Siegfried, RPSEA, and
Arthur Cheng, Cambridge Geosciences
- Directional Resistivity Applications in Tight Sands
Dan Georgi, Baker Hughes
- Description and Analysis of Tight Gas Sand
Reservoirs with NMR
Robert Denton, Halliburton
- Acoustic Characterization of Fractures in Tight Sands
Xiaoming Tang, Baker Hughes
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| 10:00-10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Petrophysics II
Chairmen: Arthur Cheng, Cambridge Geosciences, and
Mike Miller, BP North America Gas
- The Pore Throat Size Continuum in Siliciclastics
Philip Nelson, US Geological Survey
- Petrophysical and Rock Physics Measurements on
Tight Sands
Carl Sondergeld, University of Oklahoma
- Geomechanical Investigation of Tight Gas
Stimulations using Sonic Scanner and Microseismic
Shawn Maxwell, Schlumberger
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| 12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 p.m. |
Rock Physics
Chairmen: Mark Kittridge, Shell International E&P, and Keith Katahara, Devon Energy
- Rock Physics of Tight Sands – Non-Spherical Pores
and Their Implications for Petrophysical Analysis
Arthur Cheng, Cambridge Geosciences
- Conventional Rock Physics in Unconventional
Reservoirs – Can This Work?
- Ronny Hofmann, Shell
- Dispersion and Attenuation in Tight Rocks: Fluid
and Fabric Controls
Mike Batzle, Colorado School of Mines
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| 3:00-3:30 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 3:30-5:00 p.m. |
Summary Session
Chairmen: Tad Smith, ConocoPhillips, and
Arthur Cheng, Cambridge Geosciences
Open discussion and debate on key topics covered during the course of the workshop.
Participants will discuss key challenges and future directions in the characterization
of tight gas sand reservoirs. |
