... operator reservoir simulation operation breakthrough eor propane unconventional reservoir URTeC: 4031314 Field Implementation and Surveillance of Gas Injection Enhanced Oil Recovery in the Bakken Jin Zhao, Lu Jin*1, Xue Yu1, Nicholas A. Azzolina1, Xincheng Wan1, Steven A. Smith1, Nicholas W...

...URTeC: 4033591 Bacteria in Hydraulic Fracturing: Impacts of Water Chemistry and Microbiology on Unconventional Operations and Rock Fluid Interactions David G. Leach1, Mark Hefta2, Wei Wei1, 1. Chevron Technical Center, 2. Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company Copyright 2024...

.... This test is a valuable tool for hydraulic fracturing operators in the Bakken and other regions with highTDS produced water, especially because it can be run at traditional freshwater concentrations, while also reaping the several environmental and economic benefits of recycling produced water. URTeC...

... for optimization tasks and enhancing operational efficiency. The research provides insights into the integration of AI-based, ‘smart’ control systems in artificial lift operations, showcasing the potential of AI to achieve optimization goals more rapidly and effectively in diverse well environments. Methodology...

... of this paper by anyone other than the author without the written consent of URTeC is prohibited. Abstract Multi-stage hydraulic fracturing operations are widely used in long horizontal wells to enhance production in deep shale gas reservoirs in Sichuan Basin. During the stimulation process, casing deformation...

... and are computationally intensive, particularly when dealing with complex multi- URTeC: 4043980 2 phase flow in fractured media. These models also struggle with real-time data integration, limiting their applicability in operational decision-making where quick adaptation is crucial. Purely data-driven models, although...

... is completed in 2 to 3 hours at any stage along a lateral during normal fracturing operations. A typical ADFIT costs only a small fraction of that of a typical DFIT, due to its short duration and association with normal fracturing operations. To confirm if some of the characteristic flow behaviors observed...

... geology urtec geologist complex reservoir operation drillstem/well testing drillstem testing viscosity sand management system system scenario particle gas liquid ratio simulation separation well testing efficiency mmscfd expendable choke system high-rate gas-condensate field...

... Abstract With increasing emphasis on sustainable practices and cost optimization, advanced superior water-based muds (SWBM) offer a compelling alternative to conventional oil-based muds (OBM) for drilling operations. This study evaluates the performance and economic viability of a novel...

... insight optimizing unconventional well performance operation decision-making stakeholder urtec dashboard information presentation conference URTeC: 4044736 Optimizing Unconventional Well Performance: Streamlining Type Curve Benchmark Analysis for Enhanced Production Insights Graham Kirk...

... from newer wells with more intense completions. Careful interpretation of the data reveals the subtle impact of parent-child interactions, completion designs, and completion operations. This project demonstrates that Middle Bakken-only development can effectively capture Three Forks resources while...

... geologist clastic rock sedimentary rock geology hydraulic fracturing reservoir characterization mudrock reservoir geomechanics deformation completion operation interference unconventional resource technology conference rock type mudstone completion fdis argentina engineer...

.... Production resulted in an additional 5,742 bopd during the first 6 months. The implementation of non-conventional PCP (progressive cavity pump) systems helped automating processes in a mature field, being friendly to the environment, reducing Operational Expenditures (OPEX) and being efficient...

... become uncoupled from the cement on the casing, leading to a complex strain profile and complex strain responses from well operations. Downhole DFOS data can provide a better understanding of the relationships between the reservoir, wellbore dynamics and the completion. Utilizing these data...

... and far-field data, particularly diagnostics such as fiber optics, there is clearly a need to quickly evaluate and optimize what is actually happening in and around the pad to the rock fabric itself. This paper looks to determine an optimized methodology to assess sequential operations in a typical 4-well...

... Abstract Diagnosing fracture geometry in the stacked-pay zones of the Permian Basin, the world’s most prolific unconventional play, is challenging given the numerous bedding planes, baffles, and other reservoir heterogeneities. Additional complexities are created during simul-frac operations...

... have changed, necessitating a significant increase of electric load demand within the Permian Basin. The workflow consists of (1) creating a power demand forecast by applying power requirements (HP or kW) for various upstream and downstream oil and gas operations to a production forecast, (2...

... to build layering. Historical production data is collected from Enverus (ENVERUS DrillingInfo, 2023), literature, and the operator and matched using the CMG GEM 2020.10 simulator. The final stage of the project includes the process and economic evaluation of potential CO 2 or rich gas injection huff...

... Abstract The authors utilized a well-established real-time drilling data analysis approach to automate activity detection in fracturing and wireline operations. The objective is to distinguish activities in a completions job automatically and enrich the real-time data with an operation flag...

... implemented and trained using historic data of a number of lateral wells that liquid loaded. The best performing model was selected to predict for naturally flowing wells how likely they would liquid load if there were shut-in events. A standard machine learning operations (MLOps) infrastructure...