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July 26–28, 2021
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Day 3 Wed, July 28, 2021
Theme 4: Quantifying Natural Fracture Properties and Reservoir Pressure
Underpressure Distribution and Origin of the Tight Gas Reservoirs in Middle Jurassic J2sh Formation of the Central Sichuan Basin, Southwestern China
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5134
Quantifying Crack Properties of Source Rocks from Elastic Stress Sensitivity
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5449
Automated Reconstruction of Fracture Networks
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5600
Applications of Machine Learning for Estimating the Stimulated Reservoir Volume (SRV)
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5537
Theme 12: Maximizing and Delivering Value
Characterization and Remediation of Scale in Three Horizontal Wells in the Point Pleasant Formation, Appalachia, PA
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5391
A Retrospective Look at Completion Design Optimization Based on Market Conditions
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5501
Machine Learning Methods in the Williston: A Case Study in Productivity Decay and the Implications for Inventory Exhaustion
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5303
Data to Decision: A Unified and Rapid Workflow for Unconventional Reservoirs Blending Data Analytics, Physics-Based Completion Optimization, and Investor- Oriented Economics
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5454
Theme 10: Friction Reducers and Other Completion Fluids
Experimental Investigation of Proppant Placement in Multiple Perforation Clusters for Horizontal Fracturing Applications
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5298
Universal Behavior of Polyacrylamide-Based Friction Reducers: Achieving Quantitative Lab Evaluation to Analytical Scale-up Model Development for Field Performance Prediction
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5541
Case Study: Boosting Friction Reduction with Surfactant Solutions
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5521
Innovative Cationic Viscoelastic Friction Reducer for Hydraulic Fracturing Application
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5145
Theme 3: New Ideas and Workflows for Reservoir Characterization of Unconventional Reservoirs
Quartz Fabric in Shales: Quantification and Assessing its Influence on Geomechanical Properties
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5041
Horizontal Well Evaluation to Determine Geological Facies, Mechanical Properties, and Natural Fracture Changes Using Slim Through-the-Bit Dipole Sonic and Oil-Based Microimaging Tools.
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5459
The Giant, Continuous Three Forks Play, Williston Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5281
Theme 3: Structural Geology as Applied in Unconventionals
Delaware Basin Wolfcamp Fm. Maturation and Post-Permian Basin Evolution based on 2D Restorations and Basin Modeling
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5434
A Streamlined Approach to Fault Stress Analysis and Natural Fracture Prediction
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5024
Anisotropy in Fracture Networks: Scale-dependent Clustering and Flow Behavior
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5339
Application of Artificial Intelligence Tools for Fault Imaging in an Unconventional Reservoir: A Case Study from the Permian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5534
Theme 8: Flow and Phase Behavior
Use of Hydrocarbon Gas to Replace CO2 for Shale Oil Huff-n-Puff EOR
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5447
The Gas Huff-n-Puff PVT Experiment
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5016
Discovery Science of Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Fundamentals
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5406
Theme 6: Understanding and Predicting Producible Fluids
Identifying the Origin of Large Variations in Gas-Oil Ratios at Horizontal Wells Landed in Upper Wolfcamp Reservoirs in the Delaware Sub-Basin Using Gas Isotope, SARA, and HRGC Data
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5172
Left Behind: A Thrilling Post-Expulsion Adventure of Producible Hydrocarbons Remaining in Source Rocks
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5213
Determining the Proportions of Producible Oil, Non-Producible Sorbed Petroleum, and Immobile Bitumen in Upper Wolfcamp Core Samples, Delaware Sub-Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5011
Hydrocarbon Drainage Index Optimizes Lateral Placement
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5490
Theme 7: Data-Driven Production Forecasting and Optimization
Autoregressive and Machine Learning Driven Production Forecasting - Midland Basin Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5184
Technical Resource Potential Estimation Using Machine Learning and Optimization for the Delaware Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5441
Machine Learning Approach to Improve Calculated Bottom-hole Pressure
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5645
Theme 2: Emerging Petrophysical Evaluations and Completion Quality
Semiautomated Lateral Landing Advisor for On-Time Decisions Utilizing Digital Borehole Sonic Services and Next-Generation Cloud-Based Fracturing Design
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5457
Improved Nanoscale Image-based Reservoir Characterization using Supervised Machine Learning
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5430
A Study of Graphite-Sand-Water Mixtures and Their Conductivity as a Function of Frequency and Petrophysical Properties
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5008
Evaluating the STACK and SCOOP Rock and Petroleum System History: Combined Rock Volatiles and Petrophysics Data of Cored Wells Across the Anadarko
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5571
Theme 5: Geomechanical Models and Experimental Rock Mechanics
Well Interference Testing using Fiber Optics Production Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5585
Mitigating the Effect of Ash Layers on Hydraulic Fracture Connectivity
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5557
Theme 9: Well Spacing and Well Interference Impact
Analysis of Well Interference in Delaware Basin: A Physics-Based and Data-Driven Approach
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5559
Evaluation of Parent Well Production Changes Caused by Child Well Frac Hits Using A Pressure Integration Approach
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5487
Spacing Classification System Delivers Enhanced Confidence in Modeling Unconventional Resource Plays
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5058
Theme 13: Focus on Methane: The Regulatory Challenges and Monitoring for the Future
Unconventional Regulations: How the Development of Unconventional Resources Has Impacted Oil & Gas Regulations in the US
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5648
Carbon Neutral Fuel from Light Tight Oil – A Value Proposition
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5437
Strategy Optimization and Technology Evaluation for Oil and Gas Methane Emission Detection
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5074
Monitoring Leaks at Oil and Gas Facilities Using the Same Sensor on Aircraft and Satellite Platforms
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5666
Theme 10: Workflows to Identify Fracture Geometry/Methods for Subsurface Reservoir Characterization
New Insights on Near-Wellbore Fracture Characteristics from High-Resolution Distributed Strain Sensing Measurements
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5436
Analytical Tracer Interpretation Model for Fracture Flow Characterization and Swept Volume Estimation in Unconventional Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5357
New Approach to Reveal Compartmentalization in Montney Horizontal Wells for Completion Design Optimization
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5412
Theme 10: Novel Proppants, Low Environmental Impact Fluids and Additives
Proppant Delivered Scale Inhibition - Unconventional Case Histories
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5656
Newest State of the Art Neutrally Buoyant Proppant Facilitates Placement Throughout Created Vertical Fractures to Provide Substantial Production Uplift in Unconventional Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5120
Experimental Investigation of Foam Rheology in Rough Fractures
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5451
Theme 3: Regional Geological Evaluations and Studies of Unconventional Plays
Examining the Origins and Yield Impact of a Stratified Oil Column in the Montney Formation, NE BC
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5187
Evaluating The Liquids Potential And Distribution Of West Virginia's Marcellus Liquids Fairway
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5540
Paleoredox Conditions of Early Carboniferous Upper Bakken Shale, Williston Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5657
High-Resolution Reservoir Characterization of the Lewis Shale, Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming.
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5653
Theme 4: Tools and Techniques for Measuring Fracture Interactions
Measurement Environment's Effect on DTS Surveys: A Case Study on Fiber Cable-Wellbore Coupling
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5610
Improving Understanding of Depletion Around Fractures Using Drilling Data and Formation Image Logs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5628
Modeling of Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Incorporating Hydraulic and Natural Fractures Interaction
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5414
Theme 8: Modeling
A Reduced Physics Modeling Approach to Understand Multiphase Well Production Performance for Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5023
A Multi-Factor Approach to Optimize Horizontal Shale Wells Flowback and Production Operation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5063
An Experimental Investigation Demonstrating Enhanced Oil Recovery in Tight Rocks Using Mixtures of Gases and Nanoparticles
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5216
Theme 7: The New Frontier: Combining Physics-Based and Machine-Learning Methods
A Physics-informed Machine Learning Workflow to Forecast Production in a Fractured Marcellus Shale Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5644
Using the Adaptive Variable Structure Regression Approach in Data Selection and Data Preparation for Improving Machine Learning-Based Performance Prediction in Unconventional Plays
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5235
Physics-Assisted Transfer Learning for Production Prediction in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5688
Merging Physics and Data-Driven Methods for Field-Wide Bottomhole Pressure Estimation in Unconventional Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5261
Theme 13: Focus on Methane: Produced Water and Induced Seismicity
Well Development, Production, and Challenges in the Lewis Shale in the Wamsutter field, Wyoming.
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5651
Managing Climate Related Risk through Continuous Methane Monitoring
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5401
Completion Design Evolution for Saltwater Disposal Injection Wells in the Bakken Play
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5445
New Technology Closes Micro-Annular Flow Paths in the Wellbore, Stopping Downhole Gas from Escaping to the Surface
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5520
Alternate
Evaluation of Formation Integrity After Flooding Hydrocarbon Reservoirs with Thermochemical and Chelating Agent Solutions
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5486
