ABSTRACT: Geophysics Cracks the Piceance Basin

Steven Natali

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... during hydraulic fracturing operations, dipole sonic logs, formation micro-imager logs, in-situ formation pressure tools, geostatistical reservoir...

Abstract: Big Gas in the Rockies

M. Ray Thomasson

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... similar sweet spots with geophysics will play a large role in future discoveries. Another field was discovered under a thrust fault. New hydraulic...

EXTENDED ABSTRACT: Shale Gas Development: If the Goal is Fact-Based Regulation, What are the Facts?

Charles G. Groat

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... and the world. This initiative is focused on, but not limited to, compiling specific concerns that have been raised about hydraulic fracturing and determining...

ABSTRACT: An Up-Close View of Oil and Gas Drilling and Completion

Paul Parsons

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... that are completed with hydraulic fracturing. Paul Parsons will present a discussion of the boom in shale drilling and the reasons for the recent...

Abstract: Predicting Potential Unconventional Production in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Play Using Thermal Modeling and Log Overlay Analysis

Hunter Berch, Jeffrey A. Nunn

GCAGS Transactions

..., horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have enabled exploration and documentation of oil reserves in this play. In this study, information from...

Abstract: Expelling of Hydrocarbon in Undercompacted Oil--Source Rocks, by G. Zhou and F. Chen; #90984 (1994).

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Borehole Image Based Fracture Characterization

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The Importance of Pipelines in Water Management for Onshore Unconventional Development

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Well Site Techniques for the Study of Unconventional Reservoirs; #90131 (2011)

Jerad Dudley and Ken Bohnert

Search and Discovery.com

...  the  client  geologist more accurately identify areas to induce the artificial hydraulic fracturing.  AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90131©2011...

Abstract: Rock Physics Observations of Organic Maturity, Elastic Modulus, and Flow in Organic-Rich Rocks; #90174 (2014)

Manika Prasad

Search and Discovery.com

... correlations for ORR, for example between seismic properties and maturity, and discuss their implications for seismic imaging, hydraulic fracturing, and flow...

Abstract: Incorporating Fault Intensity and AVO Inversion to Characterize a Shale Gas Reservoir; #90187 (2014)

Carl Reine and Sean Lovric

Search and Discovery.com

..., Canada Abstract We show that fault intensity and AVO inversion show insights into hydraulic fracturing operations. This is supported...

Abstract: Enhancing Albertas Groundwater Monitoring for Unconventional Oil and Gas Developments; #90224 (2015)

Jon Fennell

Search and Discovery.com

... for end users. On the other hand, concern is mounting regarding the potential impacts of UCOG development, associated hydraulic fracturing activities...

Abstract: What is Water Security and Why is it Important?; #90224 (2015)

Oksana Ogrodnik and Jon Fennell

Search and Discovery.com

... is vulnerable to reliable water supplies to facilitate the hydraulic fracturing required to access gases and liquids. As such, there is a direct correlation...

Abstract: Optimization in U.S. Shale Plays: Emerging New Techniques and Technologies; #90231 (2015)

Susan Nash

Search and Discovery.com

..., the presentation looks at sweet spot optimization, effective investments, hydraulic fracturing, and geomechanics. Finally, it presents an overview of some...

Abstract: The Giant Continuous Oil Accumulation in the Bakken Petroleum System, Williston Basin; #90233 (2015)

Stephen A. Sonnenberg

Search and Discovery.com

...-productivity areas. o Simpler (cheaper) completions may be preferable for infill wells at late development stage. Multistage hydraulic fracturing...

Abstract: Is Pumping Large Volume Sand Fracs Sustainable?; #90244 (2016)

Robert Shelley

Search and Discovery.com

... of this presentation is a revisit of the physics behind production increases from hydraulic fracturing and results from detailed evaluations performed...

Abstract: Multi-Well Pad Completions - How Operations, Geographic Infrastructure, and Service Company/Operator Relationship Evolve in a Contemporary Efficiency Based Environment; #90275 (2017)

Chris Soileau

Search and Discovery.com

... landscape. An analysis of the regional infrastructure based around the transportation of required materials in a high consumption hydraulic...

Abstract: Rebirth of the Hunton in the Sooner Trend Field of Oklahoma; #90309 (2017)

Gregg McDonald, Trey Stearns, Mike LaGrange

Search and Discovery.com

... drilling and hydraulic fracturing. The Hunton was historically a secondary target in exploration of the Mississippi Limestone. Operators would...

Northern Territory Shale Gas - Exploration Green Light

William (Bill) Vlahovic

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... by the scientific inquiry into hydraulic fracturing and has allocated $5.3 million over three years to put the recommendations in place. The recommendations...

A New Physics-Based Modeling of Multiple Non-Planar Hydraulic Fractures Propagation

Jing Zhou, Hai Huang, Milind Deo

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... through the porous media and reach to wellbore only relying on its own permeability. Thus hydraulic fracturing becomes an indispensable technology...

Successful Implementation of Two Decades of Australian Coal Seam Gas Research Can Improve Low-Permeability Coal Productivity and Recovery

Raymond Johnson Jr

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

..., indirect hydraulic fracturing (IHF) wells are successfully interconnecting larger SRVs including under-performing SIS well patterns. Three, horizontal...

Solving Hydraulic Fracturing Controversies

Thomas Smith

GEO ExPro Magazine

...Solving Hydraulic Fracturing Controversies Thomas Smith GeoExPro Vol. 9, No. 3, May 2012 Copyright © 2018 Geopublishing Limited TECHNOLOGY...

A Robust Straddle System combined with Data Driven And Physics-based Comprehensive Refrac Workflow, leads to Improved Decision Making for Production Enhancement at Lower Costs

Vikram Unnikrishnan, Tarik Abdelfattah, Ehsaan Ahmad Nasir, Suat Bagci, Sergey Stolyarov

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... candidate well as a candidate for refrac. Once the selection process is outlined, a hydraulic fracturing treatment design is shown for the well. Results...

Quantifying Fracture and Reservoir Properties in Unconventional Reservoir from Production Data: A Case Study of Shale Gas Well

Sutthaporn Tripoppoom, Wei Yu, Jijun Miao,

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... and completion design in the next fracturing campaign. Introduction To model fractures, in conventional reservoirs, we can model the hydraulic...

Design Selection of Multi-Stage Fracturing Horizontal Wells in K-Field, Central Sumatra Basin, Indonesia

Rio Irawan, Teddy Sahat Yudianto Hutabarat, Imron Fajar Kurniawan, Nurul Ayu Nataliawati, Santoso Budi Utomo

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... not been produced from the field’s development until 2000. Since 2000, hydraulic fracturing has been done in TG_2 sand, which is classified as low...