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Morning Oral Presentations

Theme 3: Emerging Geological Evaluations, Tools, and Workflows for Prospectivity Assessment I

8:25 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. | Room 360

Session Chair(s): Doug Valleau, Didi Ooi

Integrated Facies Modeling for Unconventional and Tight Reservoirs

M. Campbell*, R. Aisner-Williams, T. Akpulat, J. Estrada, M. Kittridge, M. Pavlovic, M. Pryporov

Subsurface-Integration a Key Step Towards Understanding an Unconventional Oil Play; A Case Study from Onshore Abu Dhabi, UAE

A. Alharthi*, M. Baig, T. Brooks, H. Al Marzooqi, P. Van Laer, A. Al Hashmi, M. Coscia

Rapid Simulation of Unconventional Reservoirs Using Multi-Domain Multi-Resolution Discretization Based on the Diffusive Time of Flight

H. N. Chen*, K. Terada, A. Li, A. datta-gupta

Ranking Influence of Microfabrics and Microporosity on Acoustic Propagation in Unconventional Tight Carbonate Reservoirs

A. Abdelkarim*, M. Makkawi

Theme 6: Drainage Diagnostics and Applications in Asset Development I

8:25 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. | Room 361

Session Chair(s): Wei Wang, Jason Jweda, Jennifer Adams

Am I Producing From Where I Landed? - The Importance and Challenges of Drainage Definition via Subsurface Fluid Chemistry

C. D. Barrie*, R. Patience

Geochemical Fingerprinting of Niobrara Oils Across Four Distinct Landing Zones Located Within Powder River Basin, USA

O. Woodruff*, N. Dannemiller, M. M. Laughland

Reservoir Characterization and Monitoring Using Geochemical Fingerprinting Technology with Case Studies in the Delaware Basin

M. Jin, S. Esmaili, A. Harris, M. Pavlovic, A. Serna, T. Lv, J. Wu, F. Liu*

Geochemical Fluid Correlations of the Cretaceous Petroleum Systems, Denver Basin, USA

M. Dolan*, L. Arnsberger, G. Zimbrick, B. C. Burke, P. Travers

Theme 7: Impact to Drilling and Completion(s)

8:25 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. | Room 370

Session Chair(s): Sebastien Matringe, Mac Burton, Sathish Sankaran

Discovering Subsurface ""Oceans"" with Classification: A Machine Learning Method to Predict Drilling Challenges from Nearby Saltwater Disposal Wells

J. Kilb*, B. Brame

Completion Optimization in the Bakken Petroleum System Using Data Mining

A. Chakhmakhchev*, N. A. Azzolina, B. Kurz, X. Yu, C. Dalkhaa, J. Kovacevich, J. Sorensen

Automated Optimization of Composite Well Analysis from Best-In-Class Offset Wells Using Cloud-Based Analytics

S. Yalamarty*, B. Harclerode

Optimizing Completions Strategies Using Low-Cost Data Learning

A. Jacques*, C. Daguet-Schott, A. billat, B. brouard

Theme 9: EUR and Performance Prediction: Decline Curve Analysis and Beyond I

8:25 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. | Room 371

Session Chair(s): Frank Male, Christopher Clarkson

New Model Improves Secondary Phase Production Forecasts

H. S. Jha*, W. Lee

Integrated EUR and Production Decline Analysis for Unconventional Production in Stacked Development

L. Lu, Y. Li, A. Sneddon, M. Hale, B. Dombroski*, C. Flenthrope, W. Zhang, S. Wu, Y. Tang

Midland Basin Wolfcamp Resource Assessment Using Well Spacing Normalized Recovery per Section

D. Alfred, J. McLaughlin*

Embedding Physical Flow Functions into Deep Learning Predictive Models for Improved Production Forecasting

S. Mohd Razak*, J. Cornelio, Y. Cho, B. Jafarpour, H. Liu, R. Vaidya

Theme 1: Bakken EOR, Well Performance, and Interference

10:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | Room 360

Session Chair(s): Kaveh Ahmadi, Birol Dindoruk, Claire Bailey

Analysis of Well Interference Tests in the Bakken Shale, a Fully Communicated System

C. G. Miranda*, C. Cipolla, M. Murray

East Nesson Bakken Enhanced Oil Recovery Pilot: Co-injection of Produced Gas and a Water/Surfactant Mixture

G. Pospisil*, L. Griffin, T. Souther, S. Strickland, J. McChesney, C. Pearson, C. Dalkhaa, J. Sorensen, J. Hamling, B. Kurz, N. Bosshart, M. Warmack, A. Assady, J. Zhao, B. Schwanitz, A. Williams, D. Schechter, A. Sarmah

Theme 3: Application of Geological Tools to Unlock Added Value

10:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | Room 361

Session Chair(s): Stephanie Perry, Didi Ooi, Chelsea Jolley

What Can You Learn After 10000 Geosteering Decisions

Y. Cheraghi*, S. Alyaev, A. Hong, I. Kuvaev, S. Clark, A. Zhuralvlev, R. B. Bratvold

Understanding the Nartural Fracture System in the Ultra-deep Sandstone Reservoir Using the High-Definition Oil-Based Microresistivity Image Logs Case Study from Junggar Basin

A. Elekwachi*, B. Liu

Finding Value-Added Subsurface Strategies in the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

E. Melchert*

Theme 4: Downhole Fracture Quantification

10:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | Room 370

Session Chair(s): Antonio Sierra, Rajeev Brent Samaroo

Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing: A Case Study Using Dip-in Fiber

C. Wang, Y. Ma*, D. Eaton

Seismic Diffraction Imaging of Reservoir Fractures with DAS Seismic Data in a Horizontal Well

B. Fuller*

Towards Quantitative Assessment of 4D DAS Time Shifts for Enhanced Stimulated Rock Volume Characterization

Y. HajNasser*

Theme 5: Production Simulation and Forecasting

10:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | Room 371

Session Chair(s): Jiehao Wang, Qinmin Luo, Ahmad Ghassemi

Using Quantitative Tracer Analysis to Calibrate Hydraulic Fracture and Reservoir Simulation Models: A Permian Basin Case Study

M. Albrecht*, S. Borchardt, C. Murphree, M. McClure, J. Rondon

Deep-Learning-Based Prediction of Post-Fracturing Permeability Field for Development Strategy Optimization in Unconventional Reservoirs

J. Wang, Y. Tan*, B. Liang

An Integrated Reservoir Modeling Case Study in the Permian Basin: Part 2- Model Calibration and Predictions

M. Gaddipati, H. Sarak, B. Musgrove, T. Itibrout, J. Stachowiak, T. Firincioglu*

Theme 3: Emerging Geological Evaluations, Tools, and Workflows for Prospectivity Assessment II

10:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station A

Session Chair(s): Doug Valleau, Adam Turner, Nick Nelson

The Fundamental Role and Effects of Electrostatic Forces Within Pore Systems on Resource Evaluation and Reservoir Performance: Capillary Forces Theory

R. Lee*, P. K. Pedersen, T. Moslow, R. Aguilera

Sedimentology, Geochemistry, and Mechanical Stratigraphy of an Early Kimmeridgian Carbonate Mudstone in an Arabian Intrashelf Basin

S. A. Chan*, J. Humphrey, B. Albensaad, M. Usman^{1, 3}, K. Alramadan, Y. Alzayer

When the Music Stops: Quantifying Inventory Exhaustion in the Midland Basin with Machine Learning

T. Cross*, J. Reed, K. Long

Theme 6: Source Rock Evaluation: Characterization, Saturation, and Producibility

10:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station B

Session Chair(s): Olivia Woodruff, Eric Michael, Charlie Zhu

Observations and Explanations of Geochemical Differences Between Rock Samples and Produced Oils from Pilot and Lateral Wells in the Midland Basin

R. Patience*, C. D. Barrie

Source Rock Maturity Assessment Using the Advanced Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Y. Li, L. Lu*, S. Wu, Y. Tang

Estimating the Amount of Producible Condensate, Non-Producible Sorbed Petroleum, and Immobile Bitumen in Core Samples Obtained from Source-Rock Reservoirs in the Wet Gas Window

A. Kornacki*

Theme 7: New Approaches, Workflows, and Best Practices; Case Study Examples I

10:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station C

Session Chair(s): Birol Dindoruk, Ali Rezaei

An Innovative and Simple Approach to Spatially Evaluate a Proxy for Stress Shadow Effect of Unconventional Reservoir Completion Activity

S. J. Prochnow*, A. Grechishnikova, P. Hossaini, S. Saldana, M. Ibrahim

Driving Mechanisms for Drainage Volume and Cumulative Oil: Case Studies for the Midland Basin with Diffusive Time of Flight and Machine Learning

Y. Ben*, O. Raba, K. Smith, J. Park, R. Gordillo

Quantifying Proppant in the SRV Along a Fractured Well at the Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site: A Proppant Log Case Study from Permian-Delaware Basin

D. Maity*, J. ciezobka

Theme 9: Type Well Profiles, Early Data Estimates, and Impacts of Lifecycle Updates

10:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station D

Session Chair(s): Parag Bandyopadhyay, Baosheng Liang, Pablo Crespo

Scaling Improves Type Well Construction

W. Lee, H. S. Jha*

Transfer Learning with Multiple Aggregated Source Models in Unconventional Reservoirs

J. Cornelio*, S. Mohd Razak, Y. Cho, B. Jafarpour, H. Liu, R. Vaidya

Statistical and Machine Learning Methods Help Us Identify Analogous Wells for Enhanced Type Well Construction

H. S. Jha*, W. Lee

Afternoon Oral Presentations

Theme 3: Geologic Drivers for Assessing Acreage

1:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. | Room 360

Session Chair(s): Matthew Poole, Stephanie Perry, Daniel Elizondo

An Innovated and Integrated Smart Fracture Calibration Workflow Based on Geophysics and Geology for Deep Shale Reservoirs with Complex Natural Fracture Networks

C. Liu*, J. Miao, J. Wu, X. Yang, C. Chang, W. Yu^{1, 3}, K. Sepehrnoori

Delaware Basin Regional 3D Geo-Cellular Model: Construction and Use

B. J. Casey*, D. Carr, R. Eastwood, K. Smye, S. Tavassoli

Fine-Scale Lamination/Bedding, An Important Factor in Unconventional Reservoirs Hydrocarbon Productivity

C. E. Molinares-Blanco*^{1, 2}, D. Becerra-Rondon, H. Galvis-Portilla, D. Duarte

Theme 5: Geomechanics in Field Development (Well Placement, Drawdown, and Optimization)

1:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. | Room 361

Session Chair(s): Yan Li, Ewerton Araujo

Analysis of the Production Casing Deformation Due to Shearing of Offset Hydraulic Fractures

Z. Radakovic-Guzina, B. Damjanac*, A. A. Savitski, N. Suarez, C. Ledet

Optimizing Well Spacing and Completion Design Using Simulation Models Calibrated to the Hydraulic Fracture Test Site 2 (HFTS-2) Dataset

S. Pudugramam, R. J. Irvin*, M. McClure, G. Fowler, F. Bessa, Y. Zhao, J. Han, H. Li, A. Kohli, M. D. Zoback

How Does the Impact of Completions Change Over the Life of a Well? A Comparison Across the Major US Unconventional Plays Using Machine Learning

T. Cross*, K. Long, D. Niederhut, A. Cui

Theme 6: Drainage Diagnostics and Applications in Asset Development II

1:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. | Room 370

Session Chair(s): Wei Wang, Jason Jweda, Jennifer Adams

Numerical Simulation of Geochemical Effects on Flowback Analysis and Enhanced Oil Recovery Strategies

G. Zhang*, J. Y. Leung

Time Lapse Geochemistry Production Allocation; End Member Definition and Selection; Case Studies; Eagle Ford and Delaware Basin

A. Turner*, C. Donohue, A. Zumberge, A. Munoz, P. Bergeron

Using Geochemical Production Allocation to Calibrate Hydraulic Fracture and Reservoir Simulation Models: A Permian Basin Case Study

M. Albrecht*, S. Borchardt, M. McClure

Theme 7: Applications in Reserves Estimation and Production Forecasting

1:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. | Room 371

Session Chair(s): Yongshe Liu, Hector Klie, Lucy Luo

Sequence-to-Sequence (Seq2Seq) Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) for Oil Production Forecast of Shale Reservoirs

C. Aranguren*, A. Fragoso, R. Aguilera

The Diminishing Returns of Lateral Length Across Different Basins

A. Cui*, T. Cross

Using Data Science to Assess Repeatability in Analogue Mature Fields: A Risk Management Tool to Optimize Your Appraisal Strategy

M. Letourneur*

Theme 2: Rock-Fluid and Fluid-Fluid Interactions PVT Data Acquisition/Analysis

1:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station A

Session Chair(s): Baosheng Liang, Steve Dyer, Josephina Schembre-McCabe, Veronica Montoya

Development Saturation Pressure Correlations for Reservoir Fluids from Unconventional Reservoirs

N. D. Mejia*, T. Blasingame

Wettability in Niobrara, Codell, Eagle Ford, Bakken, and Wolfcamp Formations: For EOR and CCUS Applications

O. Uzun*, H. Kazemi, S. A. Sonnenberg

Choke Management- The Driver of Liquid Yield Trends in Shale Reservoirs

Y. Barzin*, G. Walker

Theme 3: What's in Your Rock: Geological Integration that Impacted Go-Forward Business Decisions

1:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station B

Session Chair(s): David Hume, Chris Neale

Mobile or Immobile: Hydrocarbon Characterization from the Comparison of Various Extraction Techniques to Produced Oils

A. Zumberge*, S. Perry, K. Cheng, C. Donohue

How Much Better Could We Have Done? Using a Time Machine Method to Quantify the Impact of Incremental Geologic data on Machine Learning Forecast Accuracy

J. Reed, C. Macalla*

Targeting the Leonardian Bone Spring Limestone in the Southern Delaware Basin: Example from Upper 2nd Limestone, Pecos County, West Texas

L. Ko*, T. Larson, D. Martinez, R. Scott, P. Periwal, E. Sivil

Theme 8: Reservoir Engineering

1:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station C

Session Chair(s): Yuguang Chen, Mitchell Meyer, Manoj Valluri

Application of the β-derivative to Evaluate Multi-Fractured Horizontal Well Performance in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs

A. Jimenez*, T. Blasingame

Geological Containment vs. Well Containment for Huff and Puff (H&P) Gas Injection in Shale Oil Reservoirs

X. Bao, A. Fragoso, R. Aguilera*

Water Imbibition and Oil Recovery in Shale: Dynamics and Mechanisms Using Integrated Cm-to-Nm-Scale Imaging

S. Peng*, J. LaManna, P. Periwal, P. Shevchenko

Theme 4: Rock Mechanics

1:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station D

Session Chair(s): Andrew Munoz, Scott Singleton

Estimating Seismic Anisotropy Parameters from Rock Properties in Wolfcamp Shales, Midland Basin

J. Lee*, D. E. Lumley

Characterizing Hydraulic Fractures Using the Transient Pressure Surge Effect

Y. Jin*, Y. Zheng, L. Huang, C. Ehlig-Economides

Quantitative Characterization of Deformation and Damage in Shale Under Compression Utilizing Digital Image Correlation

F. Nath*, F. Borjas, C. Netro, J. L. Perez

Theme 1: Understanding Well Spacing and Well Interference in the Delaware and Marcellus

3:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. | Room 360

Session Chair(s): Ali Sloan, Alejandro Lerza, Robert Hull, Alexandra Webster

Completions Optimization and Fracture Evaluation of Infill Wells: A Southern Delaware Basin Case Study

K. D. Brady*, B. Atwell, K. WUTHERICH, B. Katon, M. Braim, S. Bowman-Young

Multibench-multiwell interference in unconventional reservoir: Field observations and numerical studies in Texas Delaware

H. Behzadi*, Y. Shin

A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Evaluating Development Strategies in the Marcellus to Address Well Spacing, In-fill Timing and Operational Sequencing

B. V. Cherian*, H. Guerrero, R. Pratt, T. Lombardi, Z. Swanson, Y. Faulkner, S. Narasimhan, O. Olaoye

Theme 5: Rock and Hydraulic Fracture Modelling III

3:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. | Room 361

Session Chair(s): Deepak Gokaraju, Scott Singleton

A New Fracture Parameters Inversion Model Based on the Pressure of Shut-In Under Pressure-Dependent Leak-Off Conditions

X. Hu*, Z. Tu, S. Ma, M. Liu, F. Zhou, S. Jing

Numerical Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation and Fault Activation in the Presence of a Sealing Fault and Highly Permeable Damage Zone – A Case Study of the Montney Formation in British Columbia

Z. Esmaeilzadeh*, D. Eaton, C. Wang

On Poroelastic Mechanisms in Hydraulic Fracturing, from Refrac to Fracture Swarms

D. Kumar, A. Ghassemi*

Impact of Horizontal Weak Interfaces on the Hydraulic Fracturing: From Height Growth to Lateral Propagation

J. Li*, K. Wu

Theme 7: New Approaches, Workflows, and Best Practices; Case Study Examples II

3:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. | Room 370

Session Chair(s): Sebastien Matringe, debotyam maity

Prediction and Analysis of Geomechanical Properties Using Deep Learning: A Permian Basin Case Study

F. Nath*, K. Murillo, J. L. Perez, C. Netro, F. Borjas

Simultaneous Auto-Calibrations of Complex Fracture Configurations in Multi-Well Development Scenario in Uinta Basin with Embedded Discrete Fracture Model and Multivariate Gaussian Distributions

Y. Xiao*, C. Liu, W. Yu, K. Sepehrnoori, C. Zigler

Statistical Analysis of the Petrophysical Properties of the Bakken Petroleum System

A. Laalam*, H. Ouadi, A. Merzoug, A. Chemmakh, A. Boualam, S. Djezzar, I. Mellal, M. Djoudi

Value Creation Through Application of Hybrid Models for Unconventional Production Optimization -Field Case Studies

H. Zalavadia*, T. Stoddard, S. Sankaran

Theme 8: Completion Technologies

3:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. | Room 371

Session Chair(s): Amit Singh, Abdulmohsin Imqam

Applications of Distributed Strain Sensing via Rayleigh Frequency Shift: Illuminating Near-Well and Far-Field Fracture Characteristics

K. Dhuldhoya*, K. Friehauf

A Comparison of Latest Generation Frac New Well and Refrac Results with Evidence of Refrac Reorientation

R. E. Barba*, J. Allison, M. Villarreal

Mitigating Lost Circulation Risks in Depleted Delaware Basin Formations

H. Conces, P. Osborne, K. Agapiou*

Flow Profile Estimation in Horizontal, Hydraulically Fractured Wells Using a Péclet Number Approach

J. App*

Theme 2: Pore-Network Imaging and Fluid Flow Modeling

3:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station A

Session Chair(s): Shahzad Khan, Sudhakar Khade, Josephina Schembre-McCabe, Veronica Montoya

Deriving elastic and petrophysical properties from small sample volumes using digital rock analysis

V. Ravlo*, P. Øren, C. Ringstad

Visualizing fracture-matrix fluid exchange in unconventional tight mudstone

J. J. Valenza*, D. Crandall, J. Moore, S. Sanguinito

High-Resolution HFTS2 Slant Core Imaging Through X-ray Computed Micro Tomography

J. O. Guerrero*, D. Espinoza

Effects of Soxhlet Extraction on Shale Microstructure

M. Curtis*, C. Rai, C. Sondergeld

Theme 9: Well Spacing and Well Interference Impact

3:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station B

Session Chair(s): Mohammed Ba Geri, Tunde Oluokun

Multiwell Decline Curve Analysis Using a Type Curve Approach

T. Blasingame*

Investigation of Staggered/Stacked Parent-Child Well Spacing with Multiwell Geomechanics Simulation in Multilayer Unconventional Reservoirs

Y. Pei*, K. Wu, C. Chang, J. Wu, X. Yang, C. Liu, J. Wang, W. Yu, K. Sepehrnoori

Integration of Production Communication and Hydraulic Fracture Connection in Unconventional Reservoirs

Y. Ning*, G. Jin, X. Zhu, A. Tura

Closing the Gap in Quantifying the Extension of Depletion: A Practical Workflow to Convert Analytical Fracture Half-Length to Actual Non-Uniform SRV

V. Muralidharan*, S. Esmaili

Theme 5: Infill Drilling and Refracturing; Applications and Lessons Learned

3:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station C

Session Chair(s): Yuguang Chen, Ben Madara

Refracturing in the Bakken – An Analysis of Data from Across North Dakota

C. Dalkhaa*, N. A. Azzolina, A. Chakhmakhchev, B. Kurz, J. Sorensen, C. Gorecki, J. Harju

Investigation of Subsurface Mechanism Impacting Parent Well Pressure Response During Fracture Driven Interactions Using Coupled Geomechanics , Fluid Flow , and Fracture Propagation Modeling

R. Wu*, X. Liu, A. Singh, B. Wang, A. Vissotski, Y. Li

A Novel Casing in Casing Refracturing Treatment for a Bullheading Re-fractured Well in Fuling Shale Gas Field- Case Study

Z. Lu, J. Shen, C. ZHan*g, Y. Ming, R. Han*, B. Wang

Advanced Reservoir Geomechanics Modeling of Depletion Impact on Wellbore Stability for Infill Well Drilling in Unconventional Reservoirs

W. Zheng*, L. Xu

Theme 6: Impacts and Lessons Learned of Rock-Fluid and Fluid-Fluid Interactions

3:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. | Exhibition Hall - Station D

Session Chair(s): Liang Xu, Wei Wang, Olivia Terry

Impact of Subsurface Fluid Chemistry on Microbial Growth, Corrosion, and Reservoir Souring in Unconventional Assets

D. G. Leach*, W. Wang, C. Yan, R. MacLeod, D. Mattis, W. Wei

Influence of Mineralogy and Rock Fabric on Geochemical Alteration of Pores in North American Unconventional Reservoir Materials

A. Hakala*, S. Sanguinito, B. McAdams, L. Burrows, M. Stuckman, W. Xiong, G. Bhandari, J. Moore, G. Hunter

The Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid on the Near-Wellbore Shale Region Involving Interactions with Steel, Cement and Shale

W. Xiong*^{1, 2}, B. McAdams^{1, 2}, M. Stuckman^{1, 2}, B. Kutchko, C. Lopano, A. Hakala

Addressing Mineral Scaling in Shale Rocks: Important Considerations when Designing Stimulations

A. Jew*, E. Spielman-Sun, B. de Farias Esteves, J. Druhan, A. Gundogar, A. Kovscek, J. Bargar

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