Technical Program
Tuesday, 14 April 0900 to 1130
Capitol 5–7
PLENARY SESSION: Where Did All the Proppant Go?
Moderators: Trent Green, BOPCO; Leen Weijers, Pinnacle
Panelists: Mike Conway, Stim-Lab; Paul DeBonis, Pure Energy Services; Kieth Hejl, Chevron; Steve Herron, Wildcat Minerals; Randy Evans, Industrial Products; Todd Kaul, Saint Gobain
1445–1645
Capitol 5–7
COALBED METHANE
Session Chairpersons: Trent Green, Bopco and Alfred Tischler, Williams Production RMT Company
| 1445 | 123206 | Exponential Growth in San Juan Basin Fruitland Coalbed Permeability With Reservoir Drawdown: Model Match and New Insights J. Shi, S. Durucan, Imperial College |
| 1515 | 123175 | A Guideline To Optimize Drilling Fluids for Coalbed Methane Reservoirs K. Barr, Alltera Energy Services |
| 1545 | 116259 | Improvements in Measuring Sorption-Induced Strain and Permeability in Coal E.P. Robertson, Idaho National Laboratory |
| 1615 | 123598 | Expanding Solutions for Unconventional Oil and Gas Recovery J. Wallace, J. Fritsch, Enventure Global Technology |
Centennial Ballroom E–H
HORIZONTAL WELLS
Session Chairpersons: Barbara Ganong, EOG Resources Corporation and Paul Sauer, Noble Energy Corporation
| 1445 | 115826 | Far‑Field Volumetric Distribution of Fracturing Fluids Away From an Uncemented Horizontal Liner in the Bakken Formation K.L. Dunek, Marathon Oil Company; D.W. Walser, Pinnacle; D.K. Astakhov |
| 1515 | 122817 | Hydrajet Testing Under Deep Well Conditions Defines New Requirements for Hard Rock Perforating J.B. Surjaatmadja, A.J. Bailey,S.A. Sierra, Halliburton |
| 1545 | 123589 | Horizontal Near‑Wellbore Stress Effects on Fracture Initiation R. Roundtree, M. Eberhard, Halliburton; R.D. Barree, Barree and Associates |
| 1615 | 123342 | Production Analysis of Multiply Fractured Horizontal Wells J.V. Gilbert, B. Barree, Barree and Associates |
| Alternate | 123569 | Advances in Sand Jet Perforating T. Dotson, J. Farr, E. Findley, TD Tools |
Wednesday, 15 April 0800 to 1130
Capitol 5–7
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: NEW APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
Session Chairpersons: David Cocciolone, Anadarko and Bharath Rajappa, BJ Services Company
| 0800 | 122937 | Haynesville Shale: Petrophysical Evaluation M.A. Parker, D. Buller, J.E. Petre, D.T. Dreher, Halliburton |
| 0830 | 122514 | Maximizing The Effective Fracture Half‑Length To Influence Well Spacing B. Cherian, Schlumberger; K.W. Fields, S. Crissman, ConocoPhillips; T. Itibrout, M.E. Yates, Schlumberger |
| 0900 | 123031 | From Hydraulic Fracturing, What We Can Learn About Reservoir Properties of Tight Sand at the Wattenberg Field in the Denver‑Julesburg Basin Y. Yang, T.J. Birmingham, A. Kremer, Anadarko Petroleum |
| 1000 | 122917 | An Effective Model for Pipe Friction Estimation in Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments R.D. Barree, J.V. Gilbert, Barree and Associates; M.W. Conway, Stim-Lab |
| 1030 | 122949 | Pinpoint Fracturing Using a Multiple‑Cutting Process J.A. Houser, Orchard Petroleum; R.A. Hernandez, Halliburton |
| 1100 | 123450 | Controlling Bacteria in Recycled Production Water for Completion and Workover Operations A. Tischler, T.R. Woodworth, Williams Production RMT; S.D. Burton, R.D. Richards, RIM Environmental |
0800 to 1130
Centennial Ballroom E–H
FORMATION EVALUATION I
Session Chairpersons: Earuch Broacha, Bill Barrett Corporation and Scott Goodwin, Questar Exploration and Production Company
| 0800 | 123296 | Well Production Forecast in a Tight Gas Reservoir: Closing the Loop With Model‑Based Predictions in Jonah Field, Wyoming F.O. Iwere, H. Gao, B.A. Luneau, Schlumberger |
| 0830 | 122611 | Non‑Darcy Porous Media Flow According to the Barree and Conway Model: Laboratory and Numerical Modeling Studies B. Lai, J.L. Miskimins, Y. Wu, Colorado School of Mines |
| 0900 | 123354 | Calibrated Log Model and Reservoir Understanding Allows Accurate Prediction of Production and Improved Hydraulic Fracturing Designs M.N. Garcia, M.J. Mullen, A.W. James, Halliburton |
| 1000 | 116096 | Hydraulic‑Fracture Production Forecast in Tight‑Gas Reservoirs Using Wireline Formation Testers M.W. Van Galen, G.L. Peterson, Weatherford Canada Partnership; C. Lorincz, Hunt Oil Company of Canada |
| 1030 | 123531 | Maturity and Impedance Analysis of Organic‑Rich Shales M. Prasad, K.C. Mba, T.E. McEvoy, M.L. Batzle, Colorado School of Mines |
| 1100 | 122768 | Analytical Solutions for the Radial Flow Equation With Constant‑Rate and Constant‑Pressure Boundary Conditions in Reservoirs With Pressure‑Sensitive Permeability T. Friedel, Schlumberger; H. Voigt, Freiberg University |
| Alternate | 123586 | Proper Evaluation of Shale Gas Reservoirs Leads to a More Effective Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation D.P. Kundert, M. Mullen, Halliburton |
1330 to 1730
Capitol 5–7
STUDENT PAPERS
Session Chairpersons: Kumar Ramurthy, Halliburton
| TBD | Gravity Segregation: The Picture We Have Been Missing in Evaluating Formation Face Damage Hector A. Wills, Colorado School of Mines |
ASPaM: A New Method of Enhanced Oil Reocvery |
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Liquid Loading in Gas Wells: Modeling of Transient Multiphase Flow in the Near-Wellbore Region He Zhang, Texas A&M University |
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Detecting the Maturity of Organic-Rich Shales Using Micro-Impedance Analysis Kenechukwu C. Mba, Colorado School of Mines |
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Finite-Difference Formulation of Coupled Geomechanics and Fluid Flow for Reservoir Engineering Applications Ali Al-Binali, Colorado School of Mines |
Thursday, 16 April 0830 to 1200
Capitol 5–7
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: CASE STUDIES
Session Chairpersons: Henry Lopez, Shell Exploration and Production Company and Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines
| 0830 | 123280 | MicroEmulsion Effectiveness for 24 Wells, Eastern Green River, Wyoming J.W. Crafton, Performance Sciences; G.S. Penny, CESI Chemical; D.M. Borowski, Halliburton |
| 0900 | 116237 | ME Surfactant Increases Production in the Codell Formation of the DJ Basin M.L. Paterniti, Halliburton |
| 0930 | 123581 | Effects of High Process Zone Stress in Shale Stimulation Treatments M. Ramurthy, Halliburton; R.D. Barree, Barree and Associates; E. Broacha, Bill Barrett Corporation; J.D. Longwell, Gasco Energy; D.P. Kundert, H.C. Tamayo, Halliburton |
| 1030 | 123526 | Paradigm Change: Proppant Fracture Treatments in the Lower Green River Formation of the Altamont Bluebell Field, Utah B. Rajappa, BJ Services Company; D.L. Brown, D.M. Lytle, El Paso Production |
| 1100 | 116304 | Development of a Calibrated-Fracture Growth Model and Automated- Staging Routine for the Jonah Field W.S. Malone, M.G. Turner, EnCana; M.J. Mayerhofer, Pinnacle; N. Northington, Carbo Ceramics; L. Weijers, Pinnacle |
| 1130 | 122570 | Evaluating the Performance of Hydraulically-Fractured Horizontal Wells in the Bakken Shale Play M. Tabatabaei, Texas A&M University; D.J. Mack, N.R. Daniels, Marathon Oil Company |
0830 to 1200
Centennial Ballroom E–H
FORMATION EVALUATION II
Session Chairpersons: Kieth Hejl, Chevron Production Company and Joseph Lima, Schlumberger
| 0830 | 123298 | A Simple Methodology for Direct Estimation of Gas‑in‑Place and Reserves Using Rate/Time Data N.L. Johnson, S.M. Currie, D. Ilk, T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M University |
| 0900 | 122972 | A Simple Method To Account for Permeability Anisotropy in Reservoir Models and Multiwell Pressure Interference Tests C. Yetkin, Nitec; B. Ramirez, Marathon Oil; M. Al‑kobaisi, H. Kazemi, E. Ozkan, Colorado School of Mines |
| 0930 | 122921 | Estimates of Potential CO2 Demand for CO2 EOR in Wyoming Basins S. Wo, L.D. Whitman, J.R. Steidtmann, University of Wyoming |
| 1030 | 123142 | Reservoir Simulation Study of an In‑Situ Conversion Pilot of Green River Oil Shale C. Shen, Shell Exploration and Production Company |
| 1100 | 120559 | Metrics for Evaluating Cementing Success D.A. Duckworth, BJ Services Company |
| 1130 | 123176 | CO2 Flooding the Elm Coulee Field S. Shoaib, Montana Tech; B. Hoffman, DRC Consulting |
| Alternate | 122793 | Advancing Reservoir Simulation Capabilities for Tight-Gas Reservoirs Y. Abacioglu, H.M. Sebastian, J.B. Oluwa, BP |
