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July 23ā25, 2018
Houston, Texas, USA
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SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference
Theme 11: Reserves, Economics, and Field Studies II
Mapping the Barnett Shale Gas With Probabilistic Physics-Based Decline Curve Models and the Development of a Localized Prior Distribution
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902792
The Use of the Bimodal Production Decline Curve for the Analysis of Hydraulically Fractured Shale/Tight Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903145
Hindcasting Production in Four Shale Gas Basins Using a Physics- Based Approach
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902818
Montney Versus North America | Completions Comparison
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902679
Theme 13: Stakeholder Management and Social Performance (HSSE)
Using Drone Magnetic and LiDAR Surveys to Locate Unmarked, Abandoned Wells Prior to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2891559
Advanced Characterization and Novel Waste Management for Drill Cuttings From Marcellus Shale Energy Development
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2883168
Estimating Carbon Intensity of Unconventional Plays
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2888730
University Lands Special Session I
Wolfcamp Geologic Reservoir Modeling Challenges
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901856
Additional Applications of Optimal Artificial Lift Strategies in the Permian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902293
Additional Applications on Determining Optimal Lateral Lengths and Trajectories on University Landsā Delaware Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902309
Theme 03: Formation Evaluation - Integrated Workflows and Interpretation Methods I
Montney Key Drivers: An Integration of Multidisciplinary Data Analytics in a Low-Permeability Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2887170
Porosity and Organic Content Analysis, Bone Spring and Wolfcamp Formations
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2888683
Water Saturation Interpretation Model for Organic-Rich Shale Reservoir: A Case Study of North Sumatra Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2879229
Theme 04: Geomechanics and Pore Pressure
Novel Pore Pressure Prediction Technique for Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901731
Using Traditional Methods to Predict Pore Pressure in Devonian Black Shale Basins of North East British Columbia
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2904084
Impact of Pore Pressure Depletion on Stress Reorientation and Its Implications on the Growth of Child Well Fractures
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2875375
Theme 07: Augmented Intelligence for Reservoir Characterization and Performance Prediction
Spider Bots: Database Enhancing and Indexing Scripts to Efficiently Convert Raw Well Data Into Valuable Knowledge
Gurtej Saini; Hong-Chih Chan; Pradeepkumar Ashok; Eric van Oort; Michael Behounek; Taylor Thetford; Mojtaba Shahri
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902181
Integrated Workflow for the Characterization of a Type Well Using Probabilistic Methods
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903053
Toward a Management Science for Unconventional Wells: A Methodological Approach
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2879379
Theme 08: Geochemistry - Reservoir Characterization
Reliable Solid Organic Matter Thermal Maturity Assessment Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Case Studies
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2881369
Integrated Inorganic and Organic Geochemistry Approach in the Petroleum Systems Analysis of Permian Shale Plays
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901944
Geochemical Characterization of the Eagle Ford Formation in Northeast Mexico
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2887535
Theme 12: International Emerging Plays
Emerging Shale Oil Plays in Hypersaline Lacustrine Qianjiang Formation, Jianghan Basin, Central China
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2898296
Unconventional Reservoir Development in Egypt's Western Desert: Lessons Learned From the First Appraisal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902739
Theme 14: Drilling and Completions Optimization I
Mechanism Study of Casing Deformation in Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing Shale Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2896020
Optimization and Drilling of Horizontal Wells Using a Bayesian Network
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902891
TST3D: Automated Structural Interpretation in Horizontal Wellbores
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2889444
Operators' Forum - Completion Optimization
New Mexico Delaware Basin Horizontal Well Heel Frac and Refrac Program and Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2888446
Optimization of Completion and Well Spacing for Development of Multi-Stacked Reservoirs Using Integration of Data Analytics, Geomechanics and Reservoir Flow Modeling
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2897656
Accelerated Stimulation Optimization via Permanent and Continuous Production Monitoring Using Fiber Optics
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901897
Multivariate Study of the Utica: Marrying the Rock to the Completion
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2845332
Theme 02: Integrated Characterization of Unconventional Reservoirs - From Outcrops to Geomodels I
An Integrated View of the Petrology, Sedimentology, and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Wolfcamp Formation, Delaware Basin, Texas
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901513
Outcrop and Subsurface Geology Applied to Drilling, Sweet Spot and Target Zone Detection of Resource Shales: The Woodford Example
Roger M. Slatt; Henry Galvis-Portillo; Daniella Becerra-Rondon; Ifunanya C. Ekwunife; Richard Brito; Jing Zhang; Carlos Molinares; Emilio Torres; David Duarte; Benmadi Milad
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2893838
Geological Facies Prediction Using Computed Tomography in a Machine Learning and Deep Learning Environment
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901881
Recent - Pleistocene Immature Mudrocks of Anoxic Basins of Venezuela and West Africa: Analogs for Unconventional Shale Oil/gas Reservoirs?
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902917
Integration of Core Fracture and Lithofacies Descriptions in the Wolfcamp Shale: Implications for Mechanical Stratigraphy and Production
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2889846
Integrated Geocellular Static Model for Geomechanical and Dynamic Simulations in the Vaca Muerta Formation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2873516
Advanced Downhole Measurements and 3D Model Based Geosteering Improves Wellbore Placement Accuracy
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902533
Theme 03: Formation Evaluation - Integrated Workflows and Interpretation Methods II
Developing Predictive Power in the Permian: Leveraging Advanced Petrophysics to Deliver Cash to the Business
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903087
Integrated Reservoir Characterization Aids Target Selection, Production Fluid Prediction and Completions Optimization in the Southern Delaware Basin Resource Plays
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902718
Integrated Rock Characterization of a Shale Gas Field in the Horn River Basin, Canada
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2880467
Quantifying Nanoporosity: Insights Revealed by Parallel and Multiscale Analyses
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2898355
Quantifying the Mechanisms Contributing to Surface Relaxation of Protons in Kerogen Pores of Organic-Rich Mudrocks
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902730
Development of Raman Spectroscopy as a Thermal Maturity Proxy in Unconventional Resource Assessment
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903536
Spatial Characterization of Organic Matter Maturity by Raman Microscope Mapping
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2896773
Theme 04: AAPG's Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division (PSGD)
3D Anisotropic Damage Mechanics for Modeling Interaction Between Hydraulic and Natural Fracture Planes in a Layered Rock- Application to Eagle Ford and Wolfcamp
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902985
Origin, Detection, Involvement in Hydraulic Stimulation and Consequences for Field Development of Large-Scale Structural Lineaments in the Marcellus and Duvernay Plays
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902874
A Method of Fracture Prediction Across Multiple Stratigraphic Horizons in the Midland Basin, Texas, USA
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2878217
Can Seismic Inversion Be Used for Geomechanics? A Casing Deformation Example
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902950
Elk Hills Monterey Formation - Challenge of Incorporating Complex Natural Fractures to Improve Production Understanding.
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2904317
Reservoir Geomechanic Heterogeneity Index (RGHI): Concept, Methodology, and Application
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902828
Polygonal Fault System in the Paleogene of the Magallanes Foreland Basin, Southern Chile
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903108
Theme 04: Beyond Brittleness: Geomechanical Characterization II
Identifying Volcanic Ash Beds and Lamina-Scale Stratigraphy Using Rock Mechanical Properties
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2881288
Compressibility, Porosity, and Permeability of Shales Involving Stress Shock and Loading/Unloading Hysteresis
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902156
Rigorous Estimation of the Initial Conditions of Flowback Using a Coupled Hydraulic Fracture/Dynamic Drainage Area Leakoff Model Constrained by Laboratory Geomechanical Data
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901771
Theme 05: Fracturing Fluid, Fracture, and Matrix Interactions
Modeling and Experimental Investigations of Fluid-Related Damage to Hydraulic Fractures
Patrice Abivin; Rasika Prabhu; Daria Khvostichenko; Casie Hilliard; Chris Nelson; Tzu-Chi Kuo; Yongfu Li; Priyavrat Shukla; Sergey Makarychev-Mikhailov
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2899497
Impact of Natural Fractures Beyond the Hydraulic Fracture Complexity in Unconventional Reservoirs - A Permian Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2874839
Near Fracture Capillary End Effect on Shale Gas and Water Production
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902627
Theoretical Investigation of Water Blocking in Unconventional Reservoirs Due to Spontaneous Imbibition and Water Adsorption
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2875353
Diagnosing Fracture-Wellbore Connectivity Using Chemical Tracer Flowback Data
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902023
Impact of Authigenic Surface Roughness on Water Invasion and Flowback in Fractured Media: A Micromodel Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2871486
Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Chemistry on Shale Matrix Permeability
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2881314
Theme 08: Inorganic Geochemistry of Unconventional Plays/Fluid Rock Interactions
Bench-Top Experiments Evaluating Simulated Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Interactions With Marcellus Shale Core
Johnathan Moore; Wei Xiong; Christina Lopano; Thai Phan; Amelia Vankeuren; Shikha Sharma; John Pilewski; Karl Jarvis; Sarah Brown; Dustin Crandall; Alexandra Hakala
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901634
Barium Sources in Hydraulic Fracturing Systems and Chemical Controls on Its Release Into Solution
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2899671
Imaging Pyrite Oxidation and Barite Precipitation in Gas and Oil Shales
Qingyun Li; Adam D. Jew; Andrew M. Kiss; Arjun Kohli; Abdulgader Alalli; Anthony R. Kovscek; Mark D. Zoback; David Cercone; Katharine Maher; Gordon E. Brown, Jr.; John R. Bargar
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902747
Theme 09: EOR Applications for Unconventional Reservoirs
Chemical Stimulation With Driving Process to Extract Oil From Tight Formation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903115
Lithologic and Geomechanical Control on CO2 Huff-n-Puff Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes Using Integrated Modeling Framework in Wolfcamp
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901346
Scaling for Wettability Alteration Induced by the Addition of Surfactants in Completion Fluids: Surfactant Selection for Optimum Performance
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2889308
Theme 10: Flowback and Artificial Lift for Unconventional Reservoirs I
Flowback in Shale Wells: Proppant Transport and Distribution in the Wellbore
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2887450
Evaluating Fracture Volume Loss During Flowback and Its Relationship to Choke Size: Fastback Versus Slowback
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903105
Defining the Optimal Drawdown Strategy in the Vaca Muerta Formation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2880115
Theme 11: Reserves, Economics, and Field Studies I
Unconventional Field Development Optimization - Fit for Strategy Designs to Realize Your Corporate Goals
R. Howrish; D. M. Anderson; J. M. Thompson; D. Lougheed; H. Behmanesh; J. Henke; S. Pennell; A. Szabo
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902910
Is GOR Truly Affecting Recovery? A Multi-Variate Case Study in the Delaware Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903134
A New Look at Reserves Estimation of Unconventional Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903130
Global Competitiveness of the US Tight Oil Cost Curve
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2875019
Reserve Estimation With Unified Production Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901909
New Analysis of EUR Probability Plots Yields Better Uncertainty Assessment and Better Type Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2892021
The Value of Building a Multiscale, Regional Geomodel for Reserves Assessment of the Midland Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902841
Theme 14: Drilling and Completions Optimization IV
A Unified Model to Predict Flowing Pressure and Temperature Distributions in Horizontal Wellbores for Different Energized Fracturing Fluids
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901603
Development of a High-Performance Cement Slurry Antifoamer Through Lab Evaluation and Field Trials
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2877667
Fracture Initiation and Propagation Characteristics for Radial Drilling-Fracturing: An Experimental Study
Qingling Liu; Shouceng Tian; Gensheng Li; Wei Yu; Mao Sheng; Xin Fan; Zhenxiang Zhang; Kamy Sepehrnoori; Zhaoquan Guo; Lidong Geng
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902984
Rapid Evaluation of Diverter Effectiveness From Poroelastic Pressure Response in Offset Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902114
Geomechanical Modeling and Wellbore Stability Analysis Approach to Plan Deep Horizontal Wells Across Problematic Formations
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2879569
Theme 05: Unconventional Well Productivity
Alternative Production Mechanisms in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2896802
Condensate Blocking and Mitigation in Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoirs: An Integrated PVT Modeling and Simulation Evaluation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2918864
University Lands Special Session II
Lessons Learned From Existing Horizontal Fractured Wells on University Lands in the Midland Basin: Rate Transient Analyses vs Completion and Field Development Optimization
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2884337
The Effect of Initial Conditions and Fluid PVT Properties on Unconventional Oil and Gas Recoveries in the Wolfcamp Formation in the Midland Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2888693
A Practical Way to Prepare Physical-Based Type Well Performance Curves for Unconventional Reservoirs in the Permian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2888118
Evaluating Underperforming Wells on Permian Basin University Lands
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901615
Hydraulic Fracture Test Site (HFTS) Special Session I
Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site (HFTS) - Project Overview and Summary of Results
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2937168
Hydraulic Fractures in Core From Stimulated Reservoirs: Core Fracture Description of HFTS Slant Core, Midland Basin, West Texas
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902624
Assessment of In-Situ Proppant Placement in SRV Using Through- Fracture Core Sampling at HFTS
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902364
Analysis and Distribution of Proppant Recovered From Fracture Faces in the HFTS Slant Core Drilled Through a Stimulated Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902629
Natural and Hydraulic Fracture Density Prediction and Identification of Controllers
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2934611
Interwell Communication Study of UWC and MWC Wells in the HFTS
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902960
Well Interference Diagnosis Through Integrated Analysis of Tracer and Pressure Interference Tests
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901827
Operators' Forum - Performance Prediction and Reservoir Characterization
Integrated Stochastic Workflow for Optimum Well Spacing With Data Analytics, Pilots, Geomechanical-Reservoir Modeling, and Economic Analysis
Richard Cao; Chaohui Chen; Ruijian Li; Tuba Firincioglu; Chet Ozgen; Tyler Croft; Prateek Kathel; Alejandro Girardi; Nitin Chowdhury
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902138
Myths and Facts of Forecasting Horizontal Well Production in Unconventional Reservoirs - Are We Complicating a Simple Analysis?
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2897088
An Integrated Geomechanics-Reservoir Simulation Workflow for Completion Design Optimization
Tzu-hao Yeh; Deniz Cakici; James Jennings; Johannes Will; Jose Chavarria Guerra; Melanie Durand; Britt L. Williams; Tianhong Chen; Rebecca Casillas; Vivek Jain; Hope Liu; Ruijian Li; Taixu Bai
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902561
Theme 02: Integrated Characterization of Unconventional Reservoirs - From Outcrops to Geomodels II
Seismic to Simulation: Woodford Shale Case Study in Oklahoma, USA
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886614
The Importance of Overburden and Pore Pressure on Horizontal Stress Magnitude Determination; an Example From the Delaware Basin
Kristen Kozlowski; Melia Da Silva; David Brown; Jack Taylor; Heather Willems; Tim Watson; Don Burch; Trevor Hutton; Chris Christensen; Mohan Manohar
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901778
A Strategy for De-Risking the Upper Vaca Muerta as a Dual-Layer Development
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902441
Geological Controls on Fluid Compositional Variations in Unconventional Hybrid Plays: Insight From Gas Geochemistry (Montney Play, Western Canada).
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901653
Outlier Analysis: A Systematic Method for Distinguishing Between Sub-Surface and Engineering Influence on Well Performance in the Montney
Felix Todea; Ben Stephenson; Alexa Tomlinson; Heidi Pratt; Will Williams; Luis Acosta; Irma Eggenkamp; Brad Speidel
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902668
Upscaled DFN Models to Understand the Effects of Natural Fracture Properties on Fluid Flow in the Hunton Group Tight Limestone
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903038
Sedimentological Characterization of the Pimienta Formation in the Central Part of the Tampico-Misantla Basin, Veracruz, Mexico
Griselda Abascal-HernĆ”ndez; Juan León-Francisco; Ricardo Torres-Vargas; Diana GarduƱo-MartĆnez; Sonia Franco-Navarrete; Josefina MĆ©ndez-VĆ”zquez; Sandra Ortega-Lucach; Leopoldo GutiĆ©rrez-Caminero; Gustavo Murillo-MuƱetón
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2884742
Theme 04: Geomechanics - Hydraulic Fracture Simulation I
Increase Net Present Value and Reduce Completion Cost by Using an In-House Automated Fracture Design, Reservoir Simulator and Optimization Workflow for Well Spacing and Completions Design
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902106
Numerical Study of Stress Shadowing Effect on Fracture Initiation and Interaction Between Perforation Clusters
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901800
An Integrated Field and Numerical Study of the Impact of Formation Anisotropy on Stage Spacing in Horizontal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2878152
Effect of Interbeds on Hydraulic Fracture Characteristics and Formation Pressure Response
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886425
A Coupled Three-Dimensional Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Model Considering Multiple Bedding Layers
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901905
The Impact of Natural Fracture Thickness on Hydraulic Fracture Interaction Mechanics
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902343
Field Scale Proppant Transport Simulation and Its Application to Optimize Stimulation Strategy
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2878230
Theme 05: Transient Analysis, History Matching, and Reservoir Modeling
A Methodology to Characterize Well Performance in the Delaware Basin: A Wolfcamp Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2892188
Pressure and Rate-Transient Behavior of a Horizontal Well Intercepting Multiple Vertical Fractures Within a Fractal Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902854
Improved Rate-Transient Analysis for Heterogeneous Fractured Liquid-Rich Tight Reservoirs With Non-Static Properties
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901799
Transient Linear Flow Analysis of Multi-Fractured Horizontal Wells Considering Three-Phase Flow and Pressure-Dependent Rock Properties
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2884255
Understanding Production Drivers in the Vaca Muerta Shale Using an Integrated Reservoir Simulation Approach
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902306
Reservoir Characterization to Understand Optimal Well Spacing ā A Wolfcamp Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901322
Modeling Well Performance in Piceance Basin Niobrara Formation Using Embedded Discrete Fracture Model
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901327
Theme 06: Geophysics in the Permian Basin
Predicting Pore-Pressure From On-Shore Seismic Data in the Delaware Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2888832
Production Metric Analytics in the Wolfcamp Formation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2872226
Integration of Geophysics and Engineering for Geomechanical Earth Modeling in a Midland Basin Development Project, Midland/Ector Counties, Texas
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902878
Revealing Geologic Features in the Midland Basin Through Frequency Decomposition
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902077
Strategies for Improving the Performance of Child Wells in the Permian Basin
Ripudaman Manchanda; Jongsoo Hwang; Prateek Bhardwaj; Mukul M. Sharma; Matt Maguire; Jason Greenwald
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2900679
Estimation of Seismic Attenuation in the Delaware Basin Using Peak Frequencies
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2887911
Theme 07: Nanoparticles, Chemistry, and Machine Learning: Tools for Enhancing Oil Recovery
Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Acids for Stimulation of Calcite-Rich Shales
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2897114
Post-Frac-Hit Mitigation and Well Remediation of Woodford Horizontal Wells With Solvent/Surfactant Chemistry Blend
Cory Swanson; W. A. Hill; Gary Nilson; Christian Griman; Randal Hill; Phil Sullivan; Carl Aften; Jose C. Jimenez; Gianna Pietrangeli; Daniel C. Shedd; John Pursley
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902400
Ion Tuned Water Can Greatly Enhance Alteration of Carbonate Surface to Water-Wet
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902143
Synthetic Well Log Generation Using Machine Learning Techniques
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2877021
Theme 11: Well Spacing Optimization
Development of the Stacked Pay in the Delaware Basin, Permian Basin
Farhan Alimahomed; Raj Malpani; Rohann Jose; Cyrille Defeu; Edgar Ignacio Velez Arteaga; Elia Haddad
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2875581
Material-Balance Approach for Determining Drainage Volume of Multifracture Unconventional Oil Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901597
Characterizing Well Spacing, Well Stacking, and Well Completion Optimization in the Permian Basin: An Improved and Efficient Workflow Using Cloud-Based Computing
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2876482
Advanced Modeling of Production Induced Stress Change Impact on Wellbore Stability of Infill Well Drilling in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2889495
Understand the Early Indicators for Long-Term Performance of Unconventional Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903016
Depth of Investigation for Linear Flow: Theory and Practice
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901712
Rapid Field-Scale Well Spacing Optimization in Tight and Shale Oil Reservoirs Using Fast Marching Method
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901376
Theme 04: Geomechanics: From Lab to Field
Physics-Driven Optimization of Drained Rock Volume for Multistage Fracturing: Field Example From the Wolfcamp Formation, Midland Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2879159
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Fracture Toughness of Anisotropic Shale Rocks
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902970
The Elastic Moduli Change After Carbon Dioxide Flooding Into Limestone: An Experimental Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902695
Pulsed Power Plasma Stimulation Technique - Experimental Study on Single Pulse Test for Fractures Initiation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2881050
Theme 05: Nanoscale PVT and IOR
An Integrated Geological Modeling Approach to Assess Potential of Field Wells for Application of a Surfactant Imbibition Process in an Ultra-Tight Rock Formation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886060
Characterization of Thermal Evolution of Pores and Fluids in Shales Using NMR 2D Measurement
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901623
Determination of Confined Fluid Phase Behavior Using Modified Peng- Robinson Equation of State
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903084
Simulation of Gas Adsorption and Capillary Condensation in Shale Nanopores Using Lattice Boltzmann Modeling
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902821
Theme 10: Completion to Reservoir Optimization and Diagnostics
Fracture Closure Determination From Two Successive DFITs (Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test) in One Formation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2887227
Well Testing Model of Fractured Horizontal Wells in Shale Reservoirs with Continuum and Discrete Fracture Networks
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2882814
Theme 07: From Machine Learning to CT Scanning - Novel Approaches to Old Problems
Novel Monitoring Technology Helps to Make Informed Decisions and Maximize the Efficiency of Completion Strategy
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2885828
High-Quality 3-D MicroCT Imaging of Source Rocks - Novel Methodology to Measure and Correct for X-Ray Scatter
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902457
Feature Detection for Digital Images Using Machine Learning Algorithms and Image Processing
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886325
Operators' Forum - Well Spacing and Field Development
Integrating Microseismic, Geomechanics, Hydraulic Fracture Modeling, and Reservoir Simulation to Characterize Parent Well Depletion and Infill Well Performance in the Bakken
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2899721
An Integrated Approach to Optimizing Completions and Protecting Parent Wells in the Montney Formation, N.E.B.C.
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902707
Tank Development in the Midland Basin, Texas: A Case Study of Super-Charging a Reservoir to Optimize Production and Increase Horizontal Well Densities
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902895
Theme 03: NMR and Electrical Measurements
Investigation of the Shale Electrical Resistivity Reversal Commonly Observed at the Wet- to Dry-Gas Transition
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901788
Observations of Induction Dielectric Measurements and Their Role in Determining Thermal Maturity of Organic Mudrocks
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901940
Quantifying the Influence of Rock Fabric, Composition, and Electrical Double Layer on the Broadband Dielectric Dispersion of Organic-Rich Mudrocks
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2867679
Multiscale Pore Systems in Shales and Their Effect on Laboratory Measurements and Transport Properties
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2899570
NMR Considerations in Shales at Elevated Temperature
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902883
Measurement of Natural Gas Isotherms and Imaging Gas in Shale Using NMR
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886080
High-Frequency (400 MHz) T2 Measurements Using a Custom-Built NMR Probe, Eagle Ford Shale, Gonzales and La Salle Counties, Texas
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902130
Theme 04: Fracture Monitoring and Diagnostics
Geomechanical Simulation of Different Conceptual Models for Microseismic Interpretation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2900807
Modeling Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Signals Using Computational Rock Mechanics
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2900760
Estimation of Fracture Geometries From Poroelastic Pressure Responses in Offset Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886118
Theme 05: Fluid Flow - Nanoscale Compositional and Diffusion Processes
In-Situ Fractionation in Liquids-Rich Shales and Its Implications for EOR: Experimental Verification and Modeling Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902946
Minimum Miscibility Pressure Calculation for Oil Shale and Tight Reservoirs With Large Gas-Oil Capillary Pressure
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901892
Solution Gas Drive in Tight Oil Reservoirs: New Insights From Capillary Condensation and Evaporation Experiments
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902677
Flow Behavior From Organic and Mineral-Hosted Porosity Systems ā From Pores to Production
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902911
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Confinement Effect on Gas Properties in Nano-Scale Porous Media
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902592
The Effect of Mineral Composition on Shale Oil Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902921
Determining the Impact of Mineralogy Composition for Multiphase Flow Through Hydraulically Induced Fractures
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902986
Theme 05: Well-Scale Modeling and Simulation
Applications of a Novel Hybrid Model for Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902834
Multiscale Modeling to Evaluate the Mechanisms Controlling CO2- Based Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Storage in the Bakken Formation
Jose A. Torres; Lu Jin; Nicholas W. Bosshart; Lawrence J. Pekot; James A. Sorensen; Kyle Peterson; Parker W. Anderson; Steven B. Hawthorne
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902837
Impact of Cluster Spacing on Infill Completions in the Eagle Ford
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2899323
Numerical Modeling and Optimization of Condensate Banking Treatment in the Hydraulic-Fractured Shale Gas Condensate Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902081
Theme 06: The Use of Geophysical Technologies in Unconventional Plays
Novel 3D Field-Scale Characterization of Reservoir Fractures Using Surface Seismic Data by the Double-Beam Method and Field Applications
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2878197
Improving Marcellus Imaging Through the Use of FWI and Joint Tomographic Inversion for Velocity and Epsilon
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2878680
Quantitative Interpretation Efforts in Seismic Reservoir Characterization of Utica-Point Pleasant Shale - A Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886597
Theme 09: Chemical EOR and Novel Techniques
A Chemical Blend for Stimulating Production in Oil-Shale Formations
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2900955
Comprehensive Workflow for Laboratory to Field-Scale Numerical Simulation to Improve Oil Recovery in the Eagle Ford Shale by Selective Testing and Modelling of Surfactants for Wettability Alteration
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2884598
Comprehensive Study of Gas Cycling in the Bakken Shale
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902940
Analyzing the Impact of Fracture Complexity on Well Performance and Wettability Alteration in Eagle Ford Shale
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2899349
An Efficient Method to Determine Wormhole Propagation During Matrix Acidizing
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902519
The Impact of the Fracturing Additives on the Near Fracture Face Matrix Permeability for Shale and Low Permeability Sand Formations
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2850669
Surfactant Based EOR for Tight Oil Unconventional Reservoirs Through Wettability Alteration: Novel Surfactant Formulations and Their Efficacy to Induce Spontaneous Imbibition
Pramod D. Patil; Neeraj Rohilla; Amit Katiyar; Wanglin Yu; Christopher Nelson; Susan Falcone; Peter Rozowski
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2896289
Theme 13: Water Management
Systematic Approach for Developing a āFit-for-Purposeā Treatment for Produced Water Reuse in Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902544
Produced Water Treatment R&D: Developing Advanced, Cost-Effective Treatment Technologies
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886718
Tailoring Treated Brines for Reuse Scenarios
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902572
The Water Challenge Program - Permian Basin Pilot Results
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2877246
Optimal Planning for Wastewater Disposal Facilities: Application of Geographic Information System and Data Analytics
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901874
Replacing the Use of Freshwater With Seawater: Problems, Solutions, and Applications
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2896321
Theme 14: Drilling and Completions Optimization II
Modeling of Azimuthal Gamma Ray Tools for Use in Geosteering Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2898135
Monitoring Wellbore Quality in Real-Time Using a Geometrically Derived Tortuosity Metric
John D'Angelo; Pradeepkumar Ashok; Eric van Oort; Mojtaba Shahri; Brian Nelson; Taylor Thetford; Michael Behounek
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901598
Cement Placement in Severe Doglegs and Its Impact on Well Integrity: A Numerical Assessment
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902132
Induced Seismicity Special Session
Integrating Poroelastic Effects of Wastewater Injection and Rupture Dynamics to Understand Induced Seismicity.
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902051
Induced Seismicity Near Fox Creek, Alberta: Interpretation of Source Mechanisms
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2875453
Case Study: Casing Deformation Caused by Hydraulic Fracturing-Induced Fault Slip in the Sichuan Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2882313
Statistical Controls on Induced Seismicity
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2897507
Theme 02: Integrated Characterization of Unconventional Reservoirs - From Outcrops to Geomodels III
SCOOP/STACK Periphery Plays: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902870
Using Data Analytics to Maximize Value in the Denver-Julesburg Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902938
Theme 04: From Perforation to Performance: Geomechanical Applications
Paradigm Shift in Wolfcamp Shale Improves Well Performance by 70%
Efejera Ejofodomi; Richa Sethi; Elcin Aktas; Julie Padgett; Bruce Mackay; Andrey Mirakyan; Ben McCrackin; Chris Douglas
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2836566
Production Optimization Using Machine Learning in Bakken Shale
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902505
An Industrialized Approach to Stage-by-Stage Completion Designs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2899869
A Simple and Cost-Effective Workflow for Engineered Perforations
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2875442
Theme 08: Geochemistry - Applications to Unconventionals
Are Redox-Sensitive Geochemical Proxies Valid in Mature Shales?
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901011
Interpretation of High Resolution XRF Data From the Bone Spring and Upper Wolfcamp, Delaware Basin, USA
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901968
Theme 11: Decline Curve Analysis and Reservoir Models II
RTA Assisted Production Forecasting in Shale Reservoir Development
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2870785
Integrating Model Uncertainty in Probabilistic Decline Curve Analysis for Unconventional Oil Production Forecasting
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2900625
Theme 14: Drilling and Completions Optimization III
Impact of Cyclic Pressure Loading on Well Integrity in Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902463
Diagnostic Applications of Borehole Hydraulic Signal Processing
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902141
Enhancing Placement of Microsized Proppant in Microfractures for Increasing Stimulated Reservoir Volume in Shale Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2899438
Is Conductivity Still Important in Unconventional Reservoirs? a Field Data Review
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2898429
Operators' Forum - Operating in the Permian
Life Isn't Perfect: The Petrophysical Difficulties of Modeling the Permian.
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902909
Theme 03: Physical Properties of Low-Permeability Rocks
A Novel Methodology for Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry Analysis, Data Reduction, Blank Correction and Interpretation for Shales
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902097
Application of Integrated Core and Multiscale 3-D Image Rock Physics to Characterize Porosity, Permeability, Capillary Pressure, and Two- and Three-Phase Relative Permeability in the Codell Sandstone, Denver Basin, Colorado
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901840
A New Method for Quantifying Cation Exchange Capacity: Application to Organic-Rich Mudrock Formations
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901029
Impacts of Geochemical Properties on Wettability of Kerogen and Organic-Rich Mudrocks
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902155
Pore-Scale Characterization of Shales Using Dendroidal Theoretical Pore-Network Model
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901903
Probing the Wettability of Mudrocks at the Pore-Scale Using Nanoparticle Tracers
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903124
Measurement and Analysis of Wellbore Micro Losses and Rock Properties While Drilling: A Novel Approach to Identification of Fractures in the Osage and Meramec Formations of Anadarko Basin.
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2896976
Theme 04: Beyond Brittleness: Geomechanical Characterization I
Full-Field Strain Measurement on Rocks With Horizontal Natural Fractures
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902953
Rock Dilation and Its Effect on Fracture Transmissivity
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903018
Effects of Porous Properties of Rock on Near-Wellbore Hydraulic Fracture Complexity
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2883153
A Novel Method for Experimental Characterization of the Poroelastic Constants in Unconventional Formations
Deepak Gokaraju; Munir Aldin; Akshay Thombare; Abhijit Mitra; Sudarshan Govindarajan; Robert Patterson
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902907
Layered Modulus Effect on Fracture Modeling and Height Containment
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2898691
Stimulation Mechanisms in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902728
Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in a Vertically and Laterally Heterogeneous Stress Media in the Permian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2881326
Theme 05: Permeability Measurement and Modeling
Controls on Liquid Hydrocarbon Permeability of Tight Oil and Liquid-Rich Gas Reservoirs: Examples From Bakken and Montney Formations (Canada)
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902898
Impacts of Kerogen and Clay on Stress-Dependent Permeability Measurements of Shale Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902756
A Finite-Difference Based Multi-Scale Approach for Electromagnetic Digital Rock Modeling
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2900753
Determination of Shale Matrix Permeability Through Dynamic Methane Production Experiments Using Variable Pressure Gradients
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901171
Use of Rate-Transient Analysis Techniques for Evaluating Experimental Core Permeability Tests for Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902799
Integrated Effects of Pore Volume Compaction and Connectivity Loss on Intrinsic Permeability of Shale Samples
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902660
A Validated Digital Rock Workflow to Accurately Predict Apparent Permeability in Tight Rocks
Juan Bautista; Luke Fidler; David Freed; Bernd Crouse; Gana Balasubramanian; Hudong Chen; Raoyang Zhang; Chaitrali Ghodke
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2894594
Theme 06: Geophysical Reservoir Characterization in Unconventional Plays
Considerations in Azimuthal Processing and Velocity Inversion for Unconventional Plays
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2892229
Unconventional Play Fracture Characterization Through Orthorhombic Depth Model Building
Guy Hilburn; Amit Pendharkar; William Keller; RenƩ Mott; Jorge Peinado; Austin Jumper; Victor Kriechbaum
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902335
Steps for Improving the Utility of Land Seismic Data for Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901978
Coherence Attribute Applications on Seismic Data in Various Guises
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886034
Fracture Productivity Prediction Considering Natural Fracture Formation Proximal to Fault Damage Zone
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2900588
Time-Lapse Petro-Elastic and Seismic Modeling to Evaluate Fracturing Efficiency in Low-Permeability Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2857198
First Unconventional Play From Peruvian Northwest: Muerto Formation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903064
Theme 07: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Are Rapidly Changing the Oilfield - Don't Be Left Behind
Rate of Penetration (ROP) Modeling Using Hybrid Models: Deterministic and Machine Learning
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2896522
Identification and Evaluation of Viscoelastic Surfactants Including Smart Viscoelastic Systems for Generation and Stabilization of Ultra-Dry N2 and CO2 Foam for Fracturing Fluids and Proppant Transport
Shehab Alzobaidi; Mohammad Lotfollahi; Congwen Lu; Michael Bloom; Xuan Zhang; Masa Prodanovic; Keith Johnston; David DiCarlo
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2896923
Degradation Study on Materials for Dissolvable Frac Plugs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901283
Accelerating Well Construction Using a Digital Twin Demonstrated on Unconventional Well Data in North America
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902186
Oilfield Data Analytics: Linking Fracturing Chemistry and Well Productivity
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903086
A Fiber-Optic Assisted Multilayer Perceptron Reservoir Production Modeling: A Machine Learning Approach in Prediction of Gas Production From the Marcellus Shale
Payam Kavousi Ghahfarokhi; Timothy Carr; Shuvajit Bhattacharya; Justin Elliott; Alireza Shahkarami; Keithan Martin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902641
Extracted Pore-Network Model for Shales Characterizing Geometry of Void Space
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901785
Theme 09: Gas Injection Projects
Field Test of CO2 Injection in a Vertical Middle Bakken Well to Evaluate the Potential for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Storage
James A. Sorensen; Lawrence J. Pekot; JosƩ A. Torres; Lu Jin; Steven B. Hawthorne; Steven A. Smith; Lonny L. Jacobson; Thomas E. Doll
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902813
Miscible EOR Process Assessment for Unconventional Reservoirs: Understanding Key Mechanisms for Optimal Field Test Design
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2870010
Huff-N-Puff Gas Injection Performance in Shale Reservoirs: A Case Study From Duvernay Shale in Alberta, Canada
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902835
Laboratory Investigation of EOR Techniques for Organic Rich Shales in the Permian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2890074
Gas Injection for EOR in Organic Rich Shales. Part II: Mechanisms of Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903026
The Influence of Organics on Supercritical CO2 Migration in Organic- Rich Shales
Bethany A. Kurz; James A. Sorensen; Steven B. Hawthorne; Steven A. Smith; Hamed Sanei; Omid Ardakani; Joel Walls; Lu Jin; Shane K. Butler; Christopher J. Beddoe; Blaise A. F. Mibeck
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902743
Ethane Flooding as an Alternative to CO2 Injection in Tight Formations: A Bakken Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2897170
Theme 11: Decline Curve Analysis and Reservoir Models I
A Physical Decline Curve for Fractured Horizontal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2856750
Variation of Hyperbolic-B-Parameter for Unconventional Reservoirs, and 3-Segment Hyperbolic Decline
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2892966
Criteria for Proper Production Decline Models and Algorithm for Decline Curve Parameter Inference
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903078
Variable Exponential Decline - Modified Arps to Characterize Unconventional Shale Production Performance
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902794
A Model-Based Diagnostic Workflow for Time-Rate Performance of Unconventional Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903036
Straightforward Representative Fluid Flow Models for Complex Fracture Networks in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2876208
A Production Decline Model Based on Anomalous Diffusion Stemming From Complex Fracture Network
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902890
Hydraulic Fracture Test Site (HFTS) Special Session II
Downhole Microseismic Mapping of More Than 400 Fracturing Stages on a Multiwell Pad at the Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site (HFTS): Discussion of Operational Challenges and Analytic Results
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902311
Using Stage Level Microseismic Analysis to Gain Insight Into Fracture Efficiency and Completion Effectiveness
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2937228
Using Stage Level Microseismic Analysis to Correlate and Ground Truth Cored Hydraulic Fractures
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2937221
Surface Seismic Monitoring of Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site (HFTS) in the Midland Basin, Texas
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902789
Microseismicity Analysis for HFTS Pad and Correlation With Completion Parameters
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902355
Environmental Impact Analysis on the Hydraulic Fracture Test Site (HFTS)
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2900727
Theme 03: Quantification and Evaluation of Reservoir Quality in Unconventional Reservoirs
Natural Fractures, Fracture Facies, and Their Applications in the Well Completion - Case Studies from the Permian Wolfcamp Formation, Midland Basin, West Texas, USA
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902102
Advances in Borehole Imaging in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903065
Laboratory Evaluation of Apparent Conductivity of Ultra-Fine Particulates
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902308
Causes of Resistivity Reversal in the Vaca Muerta Formation, Argentina
Alberto CƩsar Ortiz; Carolina Bernhardt; Federico GonzƔlez Tomassini; Stephen Cumella; Pablo Saldungaray; Laurent Mosse
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901804
Theme 04: Geomechanics - Hydraulic Fracture Simulation II
Microscale Laboratory Studies for Determining Fracture Directionality in Tight Sandstone and Shale During Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2903021
Decoding Positives or Negatives of Fracture-Hits: A Geomechanical Investigation of Fracture-Hits and Its Implications for Well Productivity and Integrity
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2876100
Micromechanical Modeling of Multi-Cluster Hydraulic Fracturing in Horizontal Well
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2900577
Theme 05: Fluid Flow - Fracture Simulation and Geomechanics
Simulation of Proppant Transport in Foam Fracturing Fluid Based on Experimental Results
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901054
Multi-Physics Pore-Scale Modeling of Particle Plugging Due to Fluid Invasion During Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901340
Understanding the Mechanism of Interwell Fracturing Interference Based on Reservoir-Geomechanics-Fracturing Modeling in Eagle Ford Shale
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2874464
Modeling of Fluid Injection in Depleted Parent Wells to Minimize Damage Due to Frac-Hits
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2881265
Theme 07: Advanced Materials and Chemistry
Quantitative Mineralogy of Vaca Muerta and Alum Shales From Core Chips and Drill Cuttings by Calibrated SEM-EDS Mineralogical Mapping
Claire I. Fialips; Bernard Labeyrie; Valérie Burg; Valérie Mazière; Yann Munerel; Hélène Haurie; Isabelle Jolivet; Régis Lasnel; Jean-Paul Laurent; Laurent Lambert; Laurence Jacquelin-Vallée
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902304
Development of a Mixed Polymer Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid for High Temperature Applications
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2896329
Enhancing Friction Reducer Performance in High Salt Conditions
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902709
Can Friction Reducers Transport Sand During Fracturing Treatment?
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2873723
Theme 07: Surveillance of Unconventional Production and Rock Physics
Rapid Reservoir Modeling With Automated Tops Correlation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2904037
Machine-Learning Based Analytics Applied to Stimulation Performance in the Utica Shale: Case Study and Lessons Learned
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902017
Unlocking Reservoir Potential With a Multilayer Inversion Technique From a Directional Resistivity Tool
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901604
Novel Diversion Case Studies for Improved Near-Wellbore Connection Between Wellbore and Hydraulic Fracture
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2881395
Theme 08: Produced Fluid Geochemical Surveillance - Drained Rock Volume
Fluid Heterogeneity on a Well-Box Scale in Tight Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2882502
Production of Migrated Oil From Horizontal Wells Landed in the Eagle Ford Formation on the San Marcos Arch
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2871569
Permian Basin Petroleum Systems - Geochemical Insight Into Hydrocarbon Generation, Migration and Well Performance
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901680
Insights From Stable Isotope Geochemistry Surveillance in the Unconventional Horn River Basin Play
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901086
Theme 10: Flowback and Artificial Lift for Unconventional Reservoirs II
Diagnosing the Health of Your Well With Rate Transient Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902908
Artificial Lift Selection and Its Applications for Deep Horizontal Wells in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2875180
Use of Chemical Gas Tracers Reveals Details of the Cleanup of an Unconventional Gas Well in the Vaca Muerta Formation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902279
Multifunctional Surfactant Provides Superior Post Frac Production by Enhancing Polymer and Load Fluid Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902575
Theme 12: Emerging Plays in North America
Review of the First Bone Spring Hybrid Play in the Delaware Basin, West Texas and Southeast New Mexico
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901606
Predicting Success in the Haynesville Shale: A Geologic, Completion, and Production Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902880
The Niobrara Formation in the Southern Powder River Basin, Wyoming: An Emerging Giant Continuous Petroleum Accumulation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2901558
Regional Appraisal of Shale Resource Potential Within the Permian, Anadarko, and Arkoma Basins: How Does the Alpine High Stack Up?
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2886116
SEC and PRMS Proved Reserves: Why Differences Still Exist
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-3003052
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