Tuesday, 14 June, 1300 to 1700
Waterway 1-4
Plenary Session: Challenges
and Future Opportunities of Unconventional Gas—A View From the
Top
Moderators:
Thomas Blasingame, Texas A&M University; Steve Baumgartner, Marathon Oil
The plenary session provides insight
into the strategies and initiatives of the key players in
unconventional gas in the Americas. While the speakers are
all senior executives, the focus of the session will be the
present exploitation and the future regional and global opportunities
in unconventional gas (primarily shale gas, including tight gas
and coalbed methane). Recent developments in reservoir management
and completion strategies have allowed the industry to commercialize
unconventional gas, What new technologies, techniques and strategies
will unlock additional unconventional gas reservoirs? The session
has a traditional format of speaker presentations, and a moderated
question/answer period.
Panelist:
Steve Mueller, CEO, Southwestern Energy; John
Richels,
CEO, Devon Energy; David Roberts, Vice President,
Marathon Oil; Al Walker, President, Anadarko; Jack
Williams,
President, XTO Energy |
Wednesday, 15 June, 0800 to 1200
Waterway 1-4
Well and Reservoir Performance Evaluation Methods
Session Chairpersons: Valerie Jochen, Schlumberger;
Erdal Ozkan, Colorado School of Mines
The practice of reservoir engineering must be redefined for unconventional reservoirs, with the evolution of new concepts and practices. Incorporating unconventional details of reservoir and flow characteristics into reservoir performance modeling has been and will be the biggest challenge for reservoir engineers. This session provides insight into existing and evolving practices in well and reservoir performance analysis—with a focus on technologies/methods that are both accurate and reproducible.
|
0800 |
145080 |
Keynote: Christopher Clarkson, University
of Calgary
Reservoir Engineering for Unconventional
Reservoirs: What Do We Have To Consider?
C.R. Clarkson, J.L. Jenson, University of Calgary; T.A. Blasingame,
Texas A&M University |
0830 |
143710 |
Successful Applications of Pressure-Rate Deconvolution in the Cad-Nik Tight Gas Formations of BC Foothills, Canada
J. Jones, A. Chen, BP Canada Energy |
0900 |
143989 |
A New Analytical Method for Analyzing Production Data From Shale Gas Reservoirs Exhibiting Linear Flow: Constant Pressure Production
M. Nobakht, University of Calgary and Fekete; C.R. Clarkson,
University of Calgary |
0930 |
144031 |
Rate-Normalized Pressure Analysis for Determination of Shale Gas Well Performance
B. Song, C. Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University |
1000 |
|
Break |
1030 |
144335 |
A New Method for History Matching and Forecasting Shale Gas Reservoir Production Performance With a Dual Porosity Model
O. Samandarli, H. Al-Ahmadi, R. Wattenbarger, Texas A&M University |
1100 |
144311 |
A Semianalytical Approach to Estimating EUR in Unconventional Reservoirs
C. Kabir, Hess; L. Lake, University of Texas at Austin |
1130 |
144376 |
Production Analysis in Unconventional Reservoirs—Diagnostics, Challenges, and Methodologies
D. Ilk, C. Jenkins, DeGolyer and MacNaughton; T. Blasingame, Texas A&M University |
Knowledge Sharing ePoster |
| |
143990 |
A New Analytical Method for Analyzing Production Data From Shale Gas Reservoirs Exhibiting Linear Flow: Constant Rate Production
M. Nobakht, University of Calgary and Fekete; C.R. Clarkson,
University of Calgary |
0800 to 1200
Waterway 5-8
Well Completion and Stimulation Practices I
Session Chairpersons: Coby Osborne, Anadarko;
Javad Paktinat, Trican Well Service
Well completion and stimulation practices are the critical link to commerciality for unconventional resources. This session provides case histories of current practices in many of the most active shale gas and tight gas plays. This session examines new completion solutions, production performance prediction techniques, and recent completion data analysis of several large unconventional plays. |
0800 |
|
Keynote: Harold Jameson, Exco
Resources
The Haynesville Shale—Successes, Challenges and Lessons
Learned |
0830 |
143330 |
Survey of More Than 1,000 Fracture Stage Database With Net Pressure in the Barnett Shale—Part 2
R. Shelley, L. Lehman, K. Shah, StrataGen Engineering |
0900 |
143962 |
Shear Sensitivity of Borate Fracturing Fluids
K. Bjornen, R. Hodge, ConocoPhillips; K. Cawiezel, Baker
Hughes; K. England, Schlumberger |
0930 |
144412 |
A Comprehensive Completion Study of Recent Cotton Valley Sand Well Production To Optimize Future Designs
J. Baihly, R. Malpani, J. Xu, L.K. Jacob, A. Malayalam, J. Darakshan,
Schlumberger |
1000 |
|
Break |
1030 |
144436 |
Advancements in Shale Gas Production Forecasting—A
Marcellus Case Study
J. Thompson, Fekete; V. Okouma Mangha, Shell; D. Anderson, Fekete |
1100 |
143681 |
Optimizing Horizontal Well Hydraulic Fracture Spacing
in Eagleford Formation, Texas
E. Mendoza , J. Aular,
AAPG, Halliburton; L. Sousa, formerly Halliburton |
1130 |
144076 |
Factors Affecting Hydraulically Fractured Well Performances
in the Marcellus Shale Gas Reservoirs
T. Osholake, J. Wang, T. Ertekin, Pennsylvania State University |
1330 to 1730
Waterway 1-4
Management and Economic Assessment
Session Chairpersons: Ami Arief, Southwestern Energy;
Mariano Gurfinkel, Hess
The economic success of developing unconventional resources is based on the unique integration of multiple disciplines. The session covers some of those aspects, including markets, reserves estimation techniques, regulatory challenges, waste management, and well performance optimization methods. |
1330 |
|
Keynote: Michelle Foss, University
of Texas at Austin
Market Trends for Natural Gas: Conventional and Unconventional |
1400 |
143666 |
Probabilistic Performance Forecasting for Unconventional Reservoirs With Stretched-Exponential Model
B. Can, Texas A&M University; C. Kabir, Hess |
1430 |
144036 |
Holistic Drilling Fluid and Waste Management in the
Fayetteville Shale
M. Mabile, D. Richardson, Southwestern Energy; S. Garner, B. Broussard,
R. Smith, Performance Fluid Management |
1500 |
144279 |
Shale Gas Development in North America: An Overview of the Regulatory and Environmental Challenges Facing the Industry
S. Sakmar, University of San Francisco |
1530 |
|
Break |
1600 |
144357 |
Practical Aspects of Reserve Determinations for Shale
Gas
R.F. Strickland, D. Purvis, The Strickland Group; T. Blasingame,
Texas A&M University |
1630 |
144365 |
Optimizing Fracture Stages and Completions in Horizontal Wells in Tight Gas Reservoirs Using Drainage Volume Calculations
B. Sehbi, Matador Resources; S. Kang, A. Datta-Gupta, J. Lee, Texas A&M University |
1700 |
144383 |
A Practical Solution for Booking PUD Reserves in a Resource Play Using Probabilistic Methods
M. Dobson, P. Lupardus, T. Divine, Chesapeake Energy; M. Mclane, Rose and Associates |
Knowledge Sharing ePosters |
| |
143907 |
An Improved Methodology To Obtain the Arps Decline Curve Exponent (b) for Tight/Stacked Gas Reservoirs
S. Yu, ConocoPhillips |
| |
143975 |
A Multidomain Approach to Understanding Microseismic Data in a Tight Gas Play
B. Cherian, Schlumberger; J. Villalobos, R. Cooley, EnCana;
M. Panjaitan, Schlumberger |
1330 to 1730
Waterway 5-8
Formation Evaluation Methods
Session Chairpersons: Luis Baez,
BG Americas & Global LNG;
Joseph Frantz, Range Resources
One of the most important aspects of characterizing unconventional gas resources is the evaluation of the reservoir using "formation evaluation" mechanisms. In this session, the focus is primarily on well logs, seismic, microseismic, and core based imaging. Integration is the key attribute for formation evaluation—correlating data/features at different scales is an imperative, and the presentations in this session address such integration through specific studies and through comparative/integrated studies of various shale plays. |
1330 |
|
Keynote: Robert Tatham, University
of Texas at Austin
Integrating Subsurface Barehole Information to Estimate
Surface Seismic Response in Evaluating Shale Gas Formations |
1400 |
144067 |
A Practical Guide to Interpreting Microseismic Measurements
C. Cipolla, S. Maxwell, M. Mack, R.Downie, Schlumberger |
1430 |
143828 |
Advance LWD Imaging Technology in the Niobrara - Case Study
R. Koepsell, Schlumberger; S. Han, J. Kok, M. Munari, E.
Tollefsen, Pathfinder |
1500 |
143963 |
A New Method of Acquiring Open Hole Logs In Unconventional Wells
R.L. Reischman, ThruBit |
1530 |
|
Break |
1600 |
144062 |
Comparative Study of Formation Evaluation Methods
for Unconventional Shale Gas Reservoirs: Application to the
Haynesville Shale (Texas)
T. Ramirez, J. Klein, R. Bonnie, J. Howard, ConocoPhillips |
1630 |
144267 |
Palynofacies Analysis and Submicron Pore Modeling of
Shale-Gas Plays
M. Elgmati, M. Zobaa, H. Zhang, B. Bai, F. Oboh-Ikuenobe, Missouri
University of Science and Technology |
1700 |
144097 |
Shale Gas-in-Place Calculations Part II—Multicomponent Gas Adsorption Effects
R. Hartman, Weatherford; R. Ambrose, Reliance, and University of
Oklahoma; I. Akkutlu, University of Oklahoma; C.R. Clarkson, University
of Calgary |
Back to top |
Thursday, 16 June, 0800 to 1200
Waterway 1-4
Petrophysics and Geological Characterization
Session Chairpersons: Lucas Bazan, Bazan Consulting;
Josh Froelich, Southwestern Energy
Perhaps the most challenging task in the characterization of unconventional reservoirs is that of assessing the storage and flow capacity of the reservoir rock. In addition, the geological aspects of unconventional resources are often complex, if not counterintuitive. The focus of this session is two—fold the evaluation of storage and flow capacity using state of the art methods and the visualization and interpretation of micro/nano/pico scale features in the reservoir rock. |
0800 |
131350 |
Keynote: Quinn Passey, ExxonMobil
From Oil-Prone Source Rock to Gas-Producing Shale Reservoir
– Geologic and Petrophysical Characterization of Unconventional
Shale Gas Reservoirs
Q. Passey, K. Bohacs, W. Esch, R. Klimentidis, S. Sinha, ExxonMobil |
0830 |
144207 |
Understanding Hydraulic Fracture Variability Through Integrating Microseismicity and Seismic Reservoir Characterization
S. Maxwell, T. Pope, C. Cipolla, M. Mack, L. Trimbitasu,
Schlumberger; M. Norton, J. Leonard, Progress Energy |
0900 |
144253 |
Shale Permeability Determined by Simultaneous Analysis
of Multiple Pressure-Pulse Measurements Obtained Under Different
Conditions
F. Civan, C. Rai, C. Sondergeld, University of Oklahoma |
0930 |
|
Break |
1000 |
144308 |
Imaging Techniques for 2D and 3D Characterization of Unconventional Reservoirs Core and Cuttings Samples—and How To Integrate Them
H. Lemmens, A. Butcher, D. Richards, FEI; C. Laughrey,
M. Dixon, Weatherford |
1030 |
144384 |
The Effect of Microporosity on Transport Properties in Tight Reservoirs
A. Mehmani, A. Tokan-Lawal, M. Prodanovic, University of
Texas at Austin; A. Sheppard, Australian National University |
1100 |
144391 |
Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy Investigation of Pore Connectivity of Gas Shales on the Nanoscale
M. Curtis, University of Oklahoma; R. Ambrose, University of Oklahoma
and Devon; C. Sondergeld, S. Rai, University of Oklahoma |
1130 |
144050 |
Submicron-Pore Characterization of Shale Gas Plays
M. Elgmati, H. Zhang, B. Bai, R. Flori, Missouri University
of Science and Technology; Q. Qu, Baker Hughes |
Knowledge Sharing ePoster |
| |
144370 |
Investigation of the Relationship Between Organic Porosity
and Thermal Maturity in the Marcellus Shale
M. Curtis, University of Oklahoma; R. Ambrose, Devon Energy and
University of Oklahoma; C. Sondergeld, C. Rai, University of Oklahoma |
0800 to 1200
Waterway 5-8
Well Completion and Stimulation Practices II
Session Chairpersons: Thomas Juranek, ExxonMobil;
Bradley Wolters, Unconventional Gas Resources
This session presents new and innovative tools and methods to model, analyze, execute, and evaluate hydraulic fracture stimulations for Unconventional Reservoirs and to screen potential candidates for refracturing . A number of stimulation case histories are provided, as well as methodologies for analyzing the effectiveness of stimulation treatments/practices. The case histories presented in this session focus primarily on stimulation practices, but they also consider fracturing fluids and the relation of reservoir properties to stimulation effectiveness. |
0800 |
|
Keynote: Mike Conway, Stim-Lab
Production-Driven Well Completion Practices in Unconventional
Gas Reservoirs |
0830 |
144028 |
Global Model for Fracture Falloff Analysis
M. Marongiu Porcu, C. Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University;
M. Economides, University of Houston |
0900 |
143604 |
A Method for Full Range Young's Modulus Correction
W. Canady, Halliburton |
0930 |
144032 |
A Novel Screening Method for Selection of Horizontal Refracturing Candidates in Shale Gas Reservoirs
S. Sinha, H. Ramakrishnan, Schlumberger |
1000 |
|
Break |
1030 |
144093 |
Application of Propane (LPG) Based Hydraulic Fracturing in the McCully Gas Field, New Brunswick, Canada
D. LeBlanc, Eastex Petroleum Consultants; T. Martel, D. Graves, Corridor
Resources; E. Tudor, R. Lestz, GasFrac Energy Services |
1100 |
144120 |
Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Completion Methodology
on Production in the Haynesville Shale
N. Modeland, D. Buller, K. Chong, Halliburton |
1130 |
144333 |
An Overview of Completion And Stimulation Techniques
And Production Trends In Granite Wash Horizontal
Wells
K. Srinivasan, B. Dean, I. Olukoya, Z. Azmi, Schlumberger |
Knowledge Sharing ePoster |
| |
144210 |
High Brine Tolerant Polymer Improves the Performance of Slickwater Frac in Shale Reservoirs
J. Paktinat, B. O’Neil, Trican Well Service; C. Aften, M. Hurd,
Kemira Chemicals |
1330 to 1800
Waterway 1-4
Reservoir Modeling and Performance Characterization
Session Chairpersons: Raymond Ambrose,
Reliance;
George Koperna, Advanced Resources International
The use of numerical methods to assess and forecast natural gas production is well established as a robust and functional tool—however, the complexity presented by unconventional gas reservoirs provides unique and daunting challenges for this technique. This session presents a broad spectrum of concepts, from pore scale effects and desorption modeling to estimating the reserves of massive unconventional resources, and highlights the use of numerical techniques for optimizing well performance, well completions/stimulations, and wellbore targeting. |
1330 |
145088 |
Keynote: Dave Anderson, Fekete
Quanitifying Uncertainty in Rate Transient Analysis for
Unconventional Gas Reservoirs
D. Anderson, P. Liang, Fekete |
1400 |
144154 |
A New Numerical Methodology for Shale Reservoir Performance
Evaluation
V. Mongalvy, E. Chaput, S. Agarwal, L. Lu, Total |
1430 |
144355 |
Numerical Simulation of Shale-Gas Production: From Pore-Scale Modeling of Slip-Flow, Knudsen Diffusion, and Langmuir Desorption to Reservoir Modeling of Compressible Fluid
V. Shabro, C. Torres-Verdin, F. Javadpour, University of Texas at Austin |
|
|
Break |
1500 |
144317 |
Production Analysis of Tight Gas and Shale Gas Reservoirs Using the Dynamic-Slippage Concept
C. Clarkson, University of Calgary; M. Nobakht, Fekete and University
of Calgary; D. Kaviani, University of Calgary; T. Ertekin, Pennsylvania
State University |
1600 |
144338 |
Impact of Natural Fractures in Drainage Volume Calculations and Optimal Well Placement in Tight Gas Reservoirs
A. Datta-Gupta, S. Kang, J. Lee, Texas A&M University |
1630 |
144190 |
Using Moment Tensors To Determine the Effectiveness
of Hydraulic Fracture Stage Spacing
M. Prince, A. Baig, T. Urbancic, K. Buckingham, A. Guest, Engineering
Seismology Group |
1700 |
144326 |
Evaluation of Production Log Data From Horizontal Wells
Drilled in Organic Shales
C. Miller, G. Waters, E. Rylander, Schlumberger |
1730 |
|
Closing Keynote Doug Hazlett, Anadarko |
1330 to 1800
Waterway 5-8
Best Practices in Well Construction
Session Chairpersons: Paul Huckabee, Shell;
Stacy Newman, ARC Pressure Data
This session presents methods for optimizing drilling, completion, and stimulation practices in a variety of unconventional reservoir systems. Topics span the full range from the exploration phase through field development planning and evaluation, including optimizing the relationship between well performance and stimulation effectiveness using diagnostics and innovative hardware development. |
1330 |
|
Keynote: Ibraham Abou-Sayed, i-Stimulation
Solutions
Haynesville Shale Production Practices: Is It Any Different? |
1400 |
142878 |
Holistic Optimization Approach Improves Economic Viability
of Bakken Shale Play
H. Ibrahim, Y. Gidh, A. Purwanto, Schlumberger |
1430 |
143940 |
Radio Frequency Identification of Remotely Operated
Horizontal Frac
J. Tough, J. Mason, Petrowell; R, Biedermann, Weatherford; A. Visotto,
ALV Consulting |
1500 |
143960 |
Cana Woodford Stimulation Practices—A Case History
D. Wood, B. Schmit, L. Riggins, Devon Energy; B.J. Johnson, C. Talley, Halliburton |
1530 |
|
Break |
1600 |
144349 |
Production Acceleration or Additional Recovery?—A Look Back at Three Published Field Trials To Determine the Long Term Benefits of Improved Fracture Treatments
K. Blackwood, HighMount; P. Handren, Denbury Resources; M. Chapman,
T. Palisch, J. Godwin, Carbo Ceramics |
1630 |
144425 |
Haynesville Shale Development Program—From Vertical to Horizontal
I.S. Abou-Sayed, i-Stimulation Solutions; M. Sorrell, R. Foster,
AAPG; E. Atwood, D. Youngblood, Exco Resources |
1700 |
144030 |
Advancements in Downhole Drilling Tool Placement for
Highly Deviated Wells and ERD Applications
S. Bouaziz, J. Cummings, J. Rebellon, S. Barton, A. Yankow, National
OilWell Varco |
1730 |
|
Closing Keynote: Mike Gatens, Unconventional
Gas Resources, Canada
The Role of Technology (and Technologists) in the Future
Development of Unconventional Gas |
Knowledge Sharing ePoster |
| |
144321 |
Integrating All Available Data To Improve Production in the Marcellus Shale
E. Ejofodomi, J. Baihly, R. Malpani, R. Altman, Schlumberger; T.
Huchton, D. Welch, J. Zieche, Marquette Exploration |
Back to Top |
