Discovery and Recovery Thinking in Shales

Disciplines: Reservoir

Course Description

This course begins by summarizing the most important geoscience and engineering aspects of shales and illustrating these with case study posters that will be evaluated by teams. This is followed by a series of lectures and interactive exercises focused on quantifying the range of possible outcomes for your project and making good decisions about whether to continue or exit at each stage gate.

Learning Objectives:

Identify those geoscience and engineering aspects most critical for success
Learn how to quantify the range of potential project outcomes
Be able to apply good decision behavior to the stage gate process

Learning Level

Intermediate

Course Length

2 Days

Why Attend

Due to the inherent risks in shale plays, it is critical for practitioners to be able to quantify uncertainty, and estimate the range of risk involve. This course provides insights and tools for appraising and developing shale gas and shale oil opportunities.

Who Attends

Geoscientists, petrophysicists, engineers, and managers who are seeking to improve their effectiveness in exploring, appraising, and developing shale reservoirs.

CEUs

1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this 2-day course.

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due to no show situations.

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We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.

Instructor

None

Creties D. Jenkins (P.E., P.G.) has over 30 years of industry experience, having worked for Tenneco, ARCO, and DeGolyer & MacNaughton before joining Rose and Associates in 2013. He specializes in the characterization of unconventional reservoirs, including tight sandstones and carbonates, shales, and coals. Creties has conducted integrated studies, peer reviews, resource assessment work and training for more than 50 companies around the world. He has also conducted more than 100 industry courses and workshops over the past decade focused on the exploration, appraisal, and development of tight oil and gas reservoirs.

Creties has served as a technical editor, distinguished lecturer, and distinguished author for SPE and is a recent recipient of AAPG’s Distinguished Service Award. He is a co-author of SPEE Monograph 4: Estimating Ultimate Recovery of Developed Wells in Low-Permeability Reservoirs (2016) and led the 2017 Multi-disciplinary Summit: Building and Applying the Universal Workflow for Low Permeability Oil and Gas Reservoirs. Creties received a BSc in Geological Engineering and a MSc in Geology from the South Dakota School of Mines. He is a partner in Rose & Associates, LLP.

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