Technical Agenda

Wednesday, 27 February, 0815-0915

Session I: Keynote Address–How Critical Is Shale Reservoir Decline?

Lance Robertson, Marathon Oil

1000-1130

Session II: Unraveling Shale Heterogeneity–Why It Matters?

Chairs: Helen Farrell, ConocoPhillips; Shirley Indriati, Schlumberger

• Presentation 1: Geologic Commonalities and Differences Among Resource Shale Plays—The Devil is in the Details!
  Roger Slatt, University of Oklahoma
  
• Presentation 2: Why Ignoring Tectonics May Cause You Stress
  Dan Potocki, Encana

• Presentation 3: Understanding Heterogeneity in Unconventional Reservoirs Using Core, Log and Seismic Data, and Its Impact on Completion Quality
  David Handwerger, Schlumberger
  

1300-1430

Session III: Importance of Reservoir Geomechanics on Hydrocarbon Production

Chairs: Glenda Wylie, Halliburton; Hugo Morales, Schlumberger

• Presentation 1: Impact of Geomechanics on Fracture Network Development and Microseismicity in Horizontal Wells
  Karn Agarwal, Halliburton
• Presentation 2: TBD
  Ahmed Abu Sayed, Advantek International

• Presentation 3: Characterization of Natural Fractures and In-Situ Stress to Optimize Production From Unconventional Reservoirs
  Colin Sayers, Schlumberger
  

1500-1630

Session IV: Wellbore Geomechanic Complexity to Completion and Production

Chairs:Christine Economides, Texas A&M University; Ron Stoltz, Marathon Oil

• Presentation 1: Horizontal Stress Anisotropy in the Eagle Ford—A Red Herring?
  Jody Augustine, Marathon Oil
• Presentation 2: Thoughts on Proppants, Fracture Wall Properties, and Hydraulic Fracture Effectiveness
  Randy Lafollette, Baker Hughes

• Presentation 3: Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests (DFIT) in Unconventional Plays—Boon or Bane Applications in Vertical and Horizontal Wells
  Bharath Rajappa, ConocoPhillips
  

Thursday, 28 February, 0800-0930

Session V: Shale Properties from Logs and Cores—What They Tell Us

Chairs: Helen Farrell, ConocoPhillips; Christine Economides, Texas A&M University

• Presentation 1: Impact of Experimental Studies on Unconventional Shale Reservoir Mechanism
  Richard Rosen, Marathon Oil
• Presentation 2: A Multi-Scale Discussion on Fluid Behavior Confinement—Can Molecules in Nano-Pores Influence Oil and Gas Recovery from Resource Shale?
  Yucel Akkutlu, Texas A&M University
• Presentation 3: Issues with Estimating Hydrocarbon in Place for Gas and Liquid Producing Shale Reservoirs—The Good and the Bad
  Richard Lewis, Schlumberger
  

1000-1130

Session VI: Design—Completion and Stimulation

Chairs: Henry Lopez, Shell; Mazher Ibrahim, BP

• Presentation 1: Asset Development Drivers in the Bakken and Three Forks
  Chris Nichols, Continental Resources
• Presentation 2: Self-Suspending Proppants
  Phil Snider, Marathon Oil
• Presentation 3: Estimating Created Fracture Geometry Through Hydraulic Fracture Treatment Analysis
  Ibraheem Ahmed, Chevron
  

1300-1430

Session VII: Improving Recovery Through Stimulation Optimization

Chairs: Mike Phi, ExxonMobil; Glenda Wylie, Halliburton

• Presentation 1: Pinpoint Fracturing Technologies for Multi-Stage Completions
  Federico Tavarez, ExxonMobil
• Presentation 2: Engineering Approach to Optimize Development Strategy in the Oil Segment of the Eagle Ford Shale—A Case Study
  Neil Stegent, Halliburton
• Presentation 3: Hydraulic Fracture Design Optimization in Unconventional Reservoirs
  Terry Palisch, CarboCeramics
  

1500-1630

Session VIII: Reservoir Engineering

Chairs: Mazher Ibrahim, BP; Ami Arief, Southwestern Energy

• Presentation 1: Understanding Shale Performance – Where Did We Come From? Where Are We Heading?
  Orkhan Samandarli, Pioneer Natural Resources
• Presentation 2: What Can We Learn About Decline Rates from Shale Gas Production Analysis?
  Ian Walton, University of Utah
• Presentation 3: Eagle Ford—A Case Study in Continuous Improvement
  Sean Willis, Marathon Oil
  

Friday, 1 March, 0800-1130

Session IX: Case Studies I—Production Management and Optimization

Chairs: Hugo Morales, Schlumberger; Henry Lopez, Shell

• Presentation 1: Horizontal Well Deliquification and Liquid Loading Implications—Field Examples from Woodford Shale and Others Assets
  Omar Soto, BP
• Presentation 2: Nonresidue Fluid as Compared to Guar System Production and the Resulting Non-Decline
  Kumar Ramuphy, Halliburton
• Presentation 3: Understanding Shale Performance—What Does the Data Say?
  Mark Murray, Pioneer Natural Resources

0930-1000

Chairs: Mike Phi, ExxonMobil; Ami Arief, Southwestern Energy

• Presentation 1: Shale Resources Assessment—A Full Life Cycle Integrated Approach
  Doug Jordan, Anadarko
• Presentation 2: Integrated Case Study of a Horn River Shale Development
  Christine Economides, Texas A&M University
• Presentation 3: Eagle Ford Shale—Hydraulic Fracturing, Completion, and Production Trends
  Randall Cade, Baker Hughes