Technical Program

Monday, 11 February

0800 to 1200

SESSION 1 – STATISTICS, CHALLENGES, DATA, AND CHARACTERIZATION

Session Chairpersons

Randy LaFollette, BJ Services Company
Patricia Carles, Institut Francais du Petrole
Christopher Clarkson, ConocoPhillips Canada
Anelise Quintao Lara, Petrobras
Louis Mattar, Fekete Associates
Richard Walker, ExxonMobil

Part 1: Concepts and Definitions

114162 Achieving Global Acceptance of and Compliance With a Universal Set of Petroleum Resources and Reserves Definitions: Are We There Yet? • D.R. Harrell, Ryder Scott Petroleum Consultants

114160 The Evaluation, Classification, and Disclosure of Unconventional Resources: Issues and Questions • D.C. Elliott, Alberta Securities Commission

114163 Toward Production From Gas Hydrates: Assessment of Resources, Technology, and Potential • G.J. Moridis, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; T.S. Collett, US Geological Survey; R. Boswell, US Department of Energy; M. Kurihara, Japan Oil Engineering Company; M. T. Reagan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; E. D. Sloan, C. Koh, Colorado School of Mines

Discussion: Shale Oil • Harold Vinegar, Shell

Part 2: From Measurement to Characterization

114164 Rock Typing: Keys to Understanding Productivity in Tight Gas Sands • J.A. Rushing, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; K.E. Newsham, Apache Corporation; T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M University

114165 Tight Gas Surveillance and Characterization: Impact of Production Logging • M.E. McCracken, ExxonMobil Corporation; D. Fitz, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company; T. Ryan, ExxonMobil Production Company

114166 Impact of Stress Sensitive Permeability on Production Data Analysis • R.A. Archer, University of Auckland

1315 to 1715

SESSION 2 – PRODUCTION MECHANISMS, FLOW CHARACTERISTICS, MODELING REQUIREMENTS

Session Chairpersons

Christopher Clarkson, ConocoPhillips Canada
Hugo Araujo, Repsol YPF
Patricia Carles, Institut Francais du Petrole
Jack R. Jones, BP Canada Energy Company
Bobby Poe, Schlumberger

Part 1: Storativity and Flow Mechanisms

114197 Modelling of Mixed Gas Adsorption and Diffusion in Coalbed Reservoirs • J. Shi, S. Durucan, Imperial College

114167 Importance of Fabric on the Production of Gas Shales • A.M. Bustin, R.M. Bustin, X. Cui, University of British Columbia

114168 The Characteristic Flow Behavior of Low-Permeability Reservoir Systems • T.A. Blasingame, Texas A&M University

Part 2: Modeling Requirements

Panel Discussion

Moderators

Bobby Poe
Hugo Araujo

Complex models with limited data versus simple models for a complex system What can be realistically expected from simulators/flow models in early development stages?

Panelists

Hossein Kazemi, Colorado School of Mines
Ali Dogru, Saudi Aramco
Turgay Ertekin, Pennsylvania State U.
Thomas Miller, Schlumberger
Benoit Noetinger, Institut Francais du Petrole

114169 Coalbed Methane Pilots: Timing, Design, and Analysis • R.D. Roadifer, ConocoPhillips Company; T.R. Moore, CDX Gas

Tuesday 12 February

0800 to 1200

SESSION 3 – WELL ARCHITECTURE AND STIMULATION

Session Chairpersons

Jack R. Jones, BP Canada Energy Company
David Craig, Reservoir Development Services
Randy LaFollette, BJ Services Company
Thomas Olsen, Schlumberger
Bobby Poe, Schlumberger

Part 1: Well Architecture

114170 Design and Life Cycle Considerations for Unconventional Reservoir Wells • J.L. Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines

114777 Identifying Bypassed and Ineffectively Stimulated Layers In A Well With Commingled Production From Multiple Layers: Mesaverde Case History • D. P. Craig, Reservoir Development Consulting; C. E. Odegard, Williams Production RMT Company

114171 Unconventional Resource Play Evaluation: A Look at the Bakken Shale Play of North Dakota • D. Cook, S.A. Cox, Marathon Oil Company; K. Dunek, R. Daniels, C. Jump, Marathon Oil Company; R. Barree, Barree & Associates

Part 2: Stimulation

114172 Stimulating Unconventional Reservoirs: Lessons Learned, Successful Practices, Areas for Improvement • D.D. Cramer, BJ Services Company

114173 Stimulating Unconventional Reservoirs: Maximizing Network Growth While Optimizing Fracture Conductivity • N.R. Warpinski, M.J. Mayerhofer, C.L. Cipolla,E.P. Lolon, Pinnacle Technologies; M.C. Vincent, Carbo Ceramics

114174 Role of Natural Fractures and Slot Porosity on Tight Gas Sands • R. Aguilera, University of Calgary

1315 to 1700

SESSION 4 – DISCUSSION OF FIELD CASES: GLOBAL EXPERIENCES WITH UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS

Moderators

Anelise Quintao Lara, Petrobras
Hugo Araujo, Repsol YPF
Jack R. Jones, BP Canada Energy Company
Louis Mattar, Fekete Associates
Garry Ward, Far East Energy

Discussion:

Coalbed Methane • Alexander Karpov, BP Upstream Tech Group
Low Permeability Gas Sands (Offshore) • Carlos Bruhn, Petrobras
Low Permeability Gas Sands (Onshore) • Tomas Mata, Repsol YPF

1500 to 1530 - Coffee Break

Discussion:

Naturally Fractured Reservoirs • Didier Drapeau, Total
Tight Gas in the US and Canada • Jack Jones, BP
Coalbed Methane - State of the Art • Chris Clarkson, ConocoPhillips