Vaca Muerta - The Leading Shale Play in Latin America
Co-hosted by: AAPG Latin American Region and Asociación Argentina de Geólogos y Geofísicos Petroleros (AAGGP)For more information or questions, contact: Carol McGowen or Amy Mahan
Sponsors:
Latin America GTW
Vaca Muerta - The Leading Shale Play in Latin America
2-4 December |
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Program
Sunday, 2 December 2012 |
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| 6:00-7:00 pm | Registration - Sponsored by: Pan American Geophysical/UGA Seismic S.A. |
| 7:00-9:00 pm | Evening Ice Breaker Reception - Sponsored by: SHELL |
Monday, 3 December 2012 |
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| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Opening Plenary Session |
Welcome and Introductions: Susan Smith Nash, Director of Education & Professional Development, AAPG Carol Cain McGowen, Development Manager, U.S. Sections & International Regions, AAPG Opening Remarks: Honorary Chair: Ing. Daniel Omar Cameron, Energy Secretary (invited) General Co-Chair: Luis Rebori, AAGGP General Co-Chair: Victor Vega, AAPG Latin America Region Plenary Session Presentations: Miguel Ramirez, President, AAPG Latin America Region Eduardo Vallejo, Vice President, AAGGP
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| Day 1: | Reservoir Characterization - Integrating the Geosciences |
| 8:30 am | Session 1: Integrating Geology and Geophysics for Better Reservoir Characterization |
Session Co-Chairs: Fernando Sanchez-Ferrer, Shell Sebastian Galeazzi, Total Austral SA Vaca Muerta Formation: From World Class Source Rock to World Class Shale Play Iván Lanusse, YPF The Emerging Neuquén Vaca Muerta Shale Resource Plays: Highlights and Challenges Fernando Sanchez-Ferrer, Shell Coffee Break – Sponsored by: Petrobras Argentina Building a 3D Model for Vaca Muerta Shale Exploration and Development Sebastian María, Maria Emilia Muzzio, Sergio Lopez, Pluspetrol Seismic Reservoir Characterization in Resource Shale Plays: Stress Analysis and Sweet Spot Discrimination Alexis Ferrer, Senior Reservoir Geophysicist, Team Leader, Open Center Reservoir Characterization Group, Hampson-Russell, Software & Services, a CGGVeritas Company |
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| 11:00 am | Group Discussion, Q&A |
| 12:00 Noon | Networking Lunch - Sponsored by Total Austral |
| 1:15 pm | Session 2: Geological Issues Involved in Sweet Spot Identification |
Session Co-Chairs: Rubén Ignacio González, Chevron Argentina Güimar Vaca Coca, Americas Petrogas The Vaca Muerta Formation (Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous): History, stratigraphic context and events of this emblematic unit of the Neuquén basin, Argentina Prof. Dr. Héctor A. Leanza, Departamento de Geología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales – CONICET Structural Sweet Spots Prediction for Vaca Muerta Formation Base on Differential Subsidence Process Ernesto Cristallini, Laboratorio de Modelado Geológico (LaMoGe), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires Coffee Break – Sponsored by: PETROBRAS ARGENTINA Identifying Shale Reservoir Sweet Spots Jeffry D. Ottmann, Technical Team Lead Argentina Shale Gas Senior Technical Professional Advisor, ExxonMobil Exploration Company Oil & Gas Shale Potential of the Middle to Upper Ordovician in the Precordillera Basin, Argentina: Analogies from the Utica Formation (Appalachian Basin from U.S.A. and Canada), to the Gualcamayo, Las Vacas and Las Plantas Formations (Precordillera Basin, Argentina) Miguel Angel Perez, Geologist, Owner, Artemap |
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| Group Discussion, Q&A | |
| 5:30 pm | Cocktail, Recognition Dinner and Cultural Entertainment – Sponsored by: YPF |
Tuesday, 4 December 2012 |
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| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| Day 2: | Drilling, Evaluation, Completion, Production Optimization |
| 8:00 am | Session 3: Data Acquisition and Monitoring Methods |
Session Co-Chair: Patricio A. Malone, Pluspetrol S.A. Nestor R. Navarrete, Gran Tierra Energy Argentina SRL The Importance of Geomechanics in Stimulation of Shale Plays Daniel Moos, Baker Hughes Technology Fellow, Baker Hughes Corporation Microseismic Monitoring Of Hydraulic Fracturation Using Surface Recording Network: A Vaca Muerta Formation Case Study, Neuquen, Argentina Marc Grausem, Head of Geophysics, Total Austral Coffee Break – Sponsored by: PETROBRAS ARGENTINA Microseismicity as a Surveillance Tool for Hydraulic Fracturing in Vaca Muerta Formation – Loma Jarillosa and Puesto Silva Blocks Jose Gildardo Osorio, Maria Emilia Muzzio, Pluspetrol Data Integration for the Optimization of Evaluation in the Development of Shale Projects Héctor Domínguez, Unconventionals Project Manager, Weatherford |
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| Group Discussion, Q&A | |
| 12:00 Noon | Networking Lunch - Sponsored by Pluspetrol S.A. |
| 1:15 pm | Session 4: Drilling, Completion and Production Optimization Issues |
Session Co-Chairs: Jeff Ottmann, ExxonMobil German Bottesi, YPF Assessment of Vaca Muerta Formation Shale Oil : Production Decline-Curve Analysis Nicolás Gutierrez Schmidt, Head of Department of Reservoirs, Dirección de Hidrocarburos: Provincia Neuquén-República Argentina A Walk through our Understanding and Experiences of the Vaca Muerta Shale Play Hernán Stockman, Halliburton Argentina Coffee Break – Sponsored by: PETROBRAS ARGENTINA Orthotropic Horizontal Stress Characterization from Logging and Core-Derived Acoustic Anisotropies Martin Paris, Baker Hughes, Argentina Optimizing Vaca Muerta Completion Strategy Using a Geomechanics/Petrophysics Centric Stimulation Workflow, Neuquén Basin, Argentina Oscar Alvarado, Senior Production Stimulation Engineer, Schlumberger Argentina S.A. |
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| Group Discussion, Q&A | |
| 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks and Final Recognitions |
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