
Geomechanics and Reservoir Characterization of Carbonates and Shales
Contact:
GTW Registrar
Tel: +918 560-2650
Fax: +918 560-2678
Susan Nash
, Ph.D.
Director of Education and Professional Development
+918 560-2604
Amy Mahan
GTW Coordinator
+918 560-9431
North America GTW
Geomechanics and Reservoir Characterization of Shales and Carbonates
16-17 July 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland USA
The goal of this intensive two-day workshop is to engage geologists, geophysicists, engineers, and geochemists in a lively, multi-disciplinary discussion of new findings, lessons learned, and emerging (“young”) technologies related to shale play geomechanics and reservoir characterization as they relate to finding sweet spots, mapping fractures and fracture behavior, optimizing hydraulic fracturing, understanding fracturing fluid behavior, selecting proppants, as well as optimizing horizontal drilling and staged completions. The focus will be on established and emerging shale and carbonate plays of northeastern North America, including the Marcellus, Utica, New Albany, Lorraine, and others. Analogues from other regions will also be reviewed.
Co-Convenors/Session Chairs (Preliminary)
- Steve Adcock, ArkLaTex Oil and Gas
- Amy Fox, Canadian Discovery
- Gang Han, Aramco Services
- Christopher D. Laughrey, Weatherford Laboratories
Preliminary Session Titles:
- Session 1: Geomechanics: What We’ve Learned about Shales and Carbonates
- Session 2: Fractures: Natural and Induced
- Session 3: Reservoir Fluids
- Session 4: Big Data, Analytics, Modeling
Speakers and Topics (Preliminary):
- Sidney Green | Schlumberger
The Role of Stresses versus Rock Fabric on Hydraulic Fractures
- Younane Abousleiman | University of Oklahoma
Geomechanics field characterization of Woodford Shale and Barnett Shale with advanced logging tools and nano-indentation on drill cuttings
- Steve Adcock | ArkLaTex Oil and Gas
Seismic Technologies and their Application to Reservoir Characterization
- Bruno De Ribet | Paradigm
Unconventional Plays Require Non-Traditional Workflows
- Gang Han | Aramco Services
Natural Fractures and its Implications to Engineering Design
- Hao Guo | Hess
Cross correlating 90 day cum production against over 100 seismic attributes extracted along and near horizontal wellbores in the unconventional reservoirs of Bakken
- Hai Huang | Idaho National Laboratory
Physics-based Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture Propagations and Permeability Evolutions During and After Stimulations
- Christopher Laughrey | Weatherford
Applied Carbon and Hydrogen Isotope Geochemistry of Marcellus Formation Gases, Northwestern Pennsylvania – Tools for Predicting Well Performance and Economics in Thermally Post Mature Source Rocks
- John Mclennan | University of Utah
Hydraulic Fracturing Complexity- Interaction between Hydraulic and Natural Fractures
- Satya Perumalla | Baker Hughes & Chinmaya Pattnaik, Kuwait Oil Company
A Comprehensive Geomechanical Risk Assessment For Drilling and Completion of a Deep Horizontal Well in Highly Stressed Subsalt Formation – A Case Study from Kuwait
- Paul Siratovich | Performance Plus Consulting, University of Canterbury
Dual Impacts of Heated Fluids and Geopressure in Reservoirs - Hamed Soroush | Shell Exploration and Production Company
Introducing Signal Processing Techniques as a Means to Maximize Extracting
Geomechanical Data from Petrophysical Logs - Neil Watson | Canadian Discovery Ltd.
Geomechanics in the Bakken, Second White Specks, Montney (working title)
- Tom Darrah | Smart Gas Sciences
Understanding Unconventional Deposits Using Noble Gases
- Adam Farris | Drillinginfo
Integrating Data and Cloud Analytics (working title)
Daily Schedule
as of 16vg May 2013
| TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 | ||
| 7:00 | 8:00 | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | 8:15 | Welcome / Introduction and Overview of Goals |
| 8:15 | 9:00 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 9:00 | 9:45 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 9:45 | 10:00 | Break |
| 10:00 | 10:45 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 10:45 | 11:30 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 11:30 | 12:00 | Panel Discussion |
| 12:00 | 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | 1:45 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 1:45 | 2:30 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 2:30 | 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 | 3:30 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 3:30 | 4:15 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 4:15 | 4:45 | Panel Discussion |
| 4:45 | 5:00 | Daily Wrap-up |
| 5:00 | End of Day | |
| WEDNESDAY 17 JULY 2013 | ||
| 7:00 | 8:00 | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | 8:15 | Welcome / Introduction and Overview of Goals |
| 8:15 | 9:00 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 9:00 | 9:45 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 9:45 | 10:00 | Break |
| 10:00 | 10:45 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 10:45 | 11:30 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 11:30 | 12:00 | Panel Discussion |
| 12:00 | 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | 1:45 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 1:45 | 2:30 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 2:30 | 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 | 3:30 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 3:30 | 4:15 | Presentation with Question and Answer Interaction |
| 4:15 | 4:45 | Panel Discussion |
| 4:45 | 5:00 | Daily Wrap-up |
| 5:00 | End of Day | |
NOTE: This is a hybrid event, a blend of face-to-face and online interactions. The online segment includes (approved) copies of the presentation, articles, and links to websites, as well as review / reflection points.
Registration Open
Sign up today | Accommodations
| Presenter GTW Fee | Early GTW Fee Before 18 June 2013 |
GTW Fee after 18 June 2013 |
| US $495 | US $695 | US $795 |
Fee includes workshop admission, program booklet including presentation abstracts, workshop participant contact list, Icebreaker Cocktail Reception, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 coffee breaks, final summary report and Certificate of Completion
No Refund for Cancellations after June 18, 2013
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