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Morning Oral Presentations

Introductory Remarks
Resolving Multiphase Fractions in Horizontal Wells Using Speed of Sound Measured with Distributed Acoustic Sensors and a PVT Database
P. Moradi*1, B. Seabrook1, N. Adair2, R. Garza1 (1. ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co.; 2. ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Co.)
Interpretation of DAS-Based Slow Strain for Monitoring of Hydraulic-Fracture Reopening During Multiple Injection Cycles at the Devine Fracture Pilot Site
M. Haddad*1, M. Ahmadian1, 2 (1. Bureau of Economic Geology; 2. Advanced Energy Consortium)
Production Profile Changes Resulting From Bullhead Acid Injection
M. Lawrence*1, B. Horton2 (1. Ziebel an Archer Company; 2. Ovintiv)

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A Coupled XFEM Modeling and Comparative Analysis of Poroelastic Effects in Hydraulic Fracture Propagation
R. Tao*, J. Chen, J. Y. Leung, S. Adeeb (University of Alberta)
A Novel Fracture Conductivity Calculation Methodology for Integrating Fracture Simulation and RTA for Unconventional Development
H. Li*1, P. H. Nguyen1, S. M. Elkholy2, S. EsmaiLi*1, S. Li*u1 (1. Occidental Petroleum; 2. Oklahoma State University)
Successful Implementation of Two Decades of Australian Coal Seam Gas Research Can Improve Low-Permeability Coal Productivity and Recovery
R. L. Johnson*1, 2 (1. Technical Services, Novus Fuels; 2. Centre for Natural Gas, University of Queensland)

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Leveraging Oil and Water Time-Lapse Geochemistry and Well Diagnostics to Understand Drainage and Opportunity for Infill Development in a Stacked Pay Asset, Avalon to Wolfcamp, Delaware Basin, New Mexico
P. J. Jones*1, M. Myers2, D. Armistead3, M. Barber4, B. Bayliss2 (1. Consulting Geochemist, Devon Energy; 2. Geosciences, Devon Energy; 3. Reservoir; 4. Completions)
Geochemistry-Based Production Allocation in Bakken-Three Forks Development
P. Kaufman*1, A. Rodriguez1, J. Miller1, J. Bachleda2, S. Ge2, F. Liu2 (1. Hess; 2. RevoChem LLC)

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Eagle Ford: The Journey From Well Performance to Artificial Lift Optimization
J. Contreras*, Z. Awny (ConocoPhillips)
Implementation of an Artificial Lift System by Using Non-Conventional Progressive Cavity Pumps in Shallow and Low Production Wells in Block 2 “Gustavo Galindo Velasco”, Santa Elena, Ecuador
C. F. Jara Cobos, C. Sánchez Rodriguez, S. Tinta Gavilanes* (Producción y Operaciones, Pacifpetrol)

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Estimating Future Carbon Emissions of Unconventional Reserves
D. N. Meehan*, W. J. Torres Diaz (Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University)
Optimizing Unconventional Well Performance: Streamlining Type Curve Benchmark Analysis for Enhanced Production Insights
G. Kirk* (University of Calgary)
Assessing B-Factor Through Production Analysis and Simulation Modeling in Permian Unconventional Wells
M. Han*, P. H. Nguyen, M. Emsermann, C. Ruidiaz-Santiago, X. Xie, S. Esmaili, O. Raba (Occidental Oil and Gas)

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Field Implementation and Surveillance of Gas-Injection Enhanced Oil Recovery in the Bakken
J. Zhao1, 2, L. Jin*1, X. Yu1, N. A. Azzolina1, X. Wan1, S. Smith1, N. Bosshart1, J. Sorensen1 (1. Energy & Environmental Research Center; 2. Petroleum Engineering Department, University of North Dakota)
Potential for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Permian Wolfcamp and Elsewhere
O. Uzun*, H. Kazemi, S. A. Sonnenberg, L. E. Zerpa (Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines)
Gas-Driven Reservoir Recovery: Exploring EOR Potential in the Unconventional Bakken Formation
A. Larbi* (Petroleum Engineering, University of North Dakota)

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The Perfect Frac Stage, What’s the Value?
C. L. Cipolla*1, A. Singh2, M. McClure2, M. McKimmy3, J. Lassek3 (1. Technology, Hess Corporation; 2. Engineering, ResFrac Corportation; 3. Bakken, Hess Corporation)
Accelerating Optimization of Unconventional Fracturing Design with Multi-component Subsurface Surveillance: A Case Study From the Permian Basin
J. Cooper*1, A. Singh1, L. Jain1, S. Galimzhanov2, M. Craven1, J. Haataja1, T. Stom1, K. Belcourt1 (1. Chevron; 2. Tengizchevroil)
Novel Tracer Application and Analysis Methodology to Quantify Creation and Drainage of Hydraulic Fracture Area and the Growth Rate
L. Jain*, A. Singh, J. Cooper (Chevron)

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A Study of the Geomechanic and Microseismic Responses of Different Rocks to the Injection of CO2 - Implications for Carbon Sequestration
B. C. Amoah*, C. Rai, M. Curtis, S. T. Dang (Petroleum Engineering, University of Oklahoma)
Compaction and Micromechanics of a Mudstone Reservoir
E. Kias*1, J. Degenhardt1, J. Hasbani2, R. Suarez-Rivera1 (1. W. D. Von Gonten Engineering; 2. Vista Energy)
Comparative Experimental Investigation of Damage Variables for Sedimentary and Geothermal Rock Specimens Based on 3D-DIC
F. Nath*, E. Vazque (Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M International University)

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Assessing Mineral Scaling in Wellbores: Identifying Sources and Controlling Chemical Factors
A. Jew*1, J. Brownlow2, 3 (1. Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource; 2. Baylor University; 3. Hydro Upstream)
Bacteria in Hydraulic Fracturing: Impacts of Water Chemistry and Microbiology on Unconventional Operations and Rock Fluid Interactions
D. G. Leach*1, M. Hefta2, W. Wei1 (1. Subsurface Labs, Chevron Technical Center; 2. Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company)
Investigating H2S Occurrence in Bakken Oil-Producing Wells Using Sulfur Isotopes in Gas, Water, and Rock Samples
A. Chakhmakhchev*, M. Kurz, T. A. McRae, X. Yu, A. Abarghani, D. Schmidt, N. A. Azzolina, B. Kurz, J. Sorensen (EERC)

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Numerical Investigation of Fracture Driven Interaction Mitigation Strategies and Field Development Optimization
R. Wu*, B. Kebert, A. Singh, Y. Chen, P. Rijken (Chevron)
Workflow to Quantify and Estimate Future Parent-Child Depletion Impact on Production Performance: An Empirical Approach
D. Delgado*1, R. Cao2, H. Grier2, P. Zannitto2 (1. Shell; 2. Shell)
Child Well Performance Predictions
S. Razzaghi*, D. Bonar, J. Tkachyk, A. Kalenchuk (Ovintiv)

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Case Study: Using Acoustically Derived Completion Data, Economics, and Machine Learning to Evaluate Completion Effectiveness in the Bakken
J. Kroschel*, M. Khan, N. Crawford (Seismos)
A Machine-Learning-Based Gas Lift Optimization Workflow for Unconventional Fields
S. Miao*1, A. Vendetti2, L. Smart2, G. Chomchalerm1, Y. Chen1, W. Manfoumbi2, C. Frazier2, D. Haralson2, J. Sorenson2, X. Ma1, H. Sun1, A. Shinn2, H. Zheng1, X. Wu1, P. Xu1 (1. ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company; 2. ExxonMobil Upstream Company)
Efficient Asset Optimization with Hybrid Models: Combining Surface Network and Reduced Physics Reservoir Models
Z. Guo*, S. Sankaran (Xecta)

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Physics Informed Deep Learning Models for Improving Shale and Tight Forecast Scalability and Reliability
K. Wang*1, L. Deng1, Y. Cai1, G. Di Federico2, K. Ramsaran1, M. Hui1, H. Alboudwarej1, C. Hager1, Y. Chen1, X. Wen1 (1. Chevron; 2. Stanford University)
Machine Learning vs. Type Curves in the Appalachian Basin: A Comparative Study
A. Cui1, A. Yanke2, T. Dao2, P. Ye2, T. Cross1, B. Davis*1 (1. Novi Labs; 2. Equinor)
Generalization of Butterfly Models to Multi-Well and Enhanced Geothermal Systems
J. A. Acuna*1, V. Artus2 (1. J Acuna Consulting, LLC; 2. KAPPA Engineering, Inc.)

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Quantifying Well Communication Using Flowback and Early-Time Production Data
A. Benson Lamidi, H. Hamdi, C. Clarkson* (Geoscience, University of Calgary)
Analyzing Parent-Child Well Interactions in Unconventional Reservoirs: A Case Study in the DJ Basin
G. Yildirim*1, D. Joshi2 (1. Petroleum Engineering , Colorado School of Mines; 2. Quantum Capital Group)
Interference Testing in Shale: A Generalized ‘Degree of Production Interference’ (DPI) and Developing New Insights into the Chow Pressure Group (CPG)
C. Ponners1, M. Babazadeh2, C. L. Cipolla3, K. Dhuldhoya2, Q. Lu2, R. Manchanda4, D. Ramirez Tamayo4, S. Smith4, M. Shahri5, M. McClure*1 (1. ResFrac Corporation; 2. ConocoPhillips Company; 3. Hess Corporation; 4. Exxon Mobil Corporation; 5. Apache Corporation)

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Geochemically Driven Petrophysical Transformations in Caney Shale and its Impact on Reservoir Productivity
G. A. Awejori*1, W. Dong2, C. Doughty2, M. Radonjic1, 3 (1. Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University; 2. Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; 3. Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University)
Opening Pandora's Box: Characterizing the Tops of Devonic Units in the Sub Andean Region in Bolivia
P. L. Delgado*1, V. L. Gerardo2, A. Di Daniel1 (1. Geology, SLB; 2. Repsol, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz)
Organic Petrophysics: Together We ‘Shale’ Overcome
R. R. King*1, D. Martinez2 (1. Geochemistry, RohmTek; 2. Petrophysics, Diamondback Energy)

Afternoon Oral Presentations

Introductory Remarks
Measuring Key Reservoir Properties for Shale and Tight Development via Accelerated DFIT
X. Liu*1, B. Kebert1, T. Tajima2, B. Liang3, L. DeVoe3, R. Hanna Alla3, C. Lacobie3, Y. Chen3, O. Beltran3, H. Sun3, B. Sanni3, S. Riebschlager3, L. Chaves3, N. Dilorenzo3 (1. Chevron Technical Center; 2. Texas A&M University; 3. Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company (Former Chevron Employee))
Characterizing the Vertical Heterogeneity and Optimizing the Horizontal Well Landing Window in Shale Oil Reservoirs: Case Studies in Jiyang Basin
D. Yu*1, Z. Xin2 (1. SLB; 2. Sinopec Shengli Oilfield)
A Comprehensive Approach to Water Volume Estimation in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs Through Physics-Informed Statistical Modeling
B. Gong*, A. Kostinovsky, M. Saneifar, L. Crousse, M. Edwards (Chevron)

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Numerical Analysis of Condensate Banking and Development Optimization in the Deep Formation of the Permian Basin
J. Han*, S. Lakshminarayanan, J. Tan, E. Jones, S. Pudugramam, H. Li, J. A. Ballmer, D. A. Schlichting, V. Muralidharan, S. Liu, X. Xie (OXY)
Shale Pad Optimization: Assessing Completion Designs to Optimise Stage Sequencing, Production, and the Induced Stress Using a 3D Simulator
C. A. Green, A. Benson*, R. Barree (Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines)
A Semi-Analytical Poroelastic Solution of Induced Pressure-Stress Changes and Its Applications to Depletion Delineation of Transversely Isotropic Shale Reservoirs
S. Wang*, Y. Cai, B. Wang*, Y. Tan, K. Wang*, Y. Chen, J. Wang*, X. Liu (Chevron)

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Frac Hits Analysis in Development Filed in Black Oil Window in Vaca Muerta
M. Mamani*, S. Nuñez, H. Biglia, M. Alvarez, M. Ortiz (YPF)
Design and Fracture Sequence Change Through Fracture Driven Interactions Monitoring
F. Verrastro*, F. Salicioni (Tecpetrol)
Friction Factor Assessment for Plug and Perf Drill-Out in Marcellus Wells
J. Martinez*, O. Floyd, C. Holland, D. Tran (Drilling and Completions, Repsol)

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Flowback Strategy for Condensate Reservoir Wells
H. Behzadi*, X. Xie (OXY)
An Integrated Study of Fluid Characterization, Operational Choke Management, and Performance Prediction to Optimize the Shale Oil Production
H. Sun*, D. Zhou, L. Mathis, B. Jin (Chevron)
Unveiling the Production Potential: Assessing the Impact of Flowback on Source Rock Reservoirs
J. C. Cardenas1, J. Tovar1, H. Galvis Silva2, O. Rojas Conde*3 (1. Ecopetrol; 2. Texas A&M University; 3. Viking Engineering)

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Fast Optimization of the Net Present Value of Unconventional Wells Using Rapid RTA
L. Ruiz Maraggi*1, M. P. Walsh2, L. W. Lake2, F. Male3 (1. Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin; 2. Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin; 3. The Pennsylvania State University)
A Comparison of Petrophysically Derived Post Refrac Recoverable Oil and Gas with Offset New Well EUR Results
R. E. Barba* (Integrated Energy Services Inc.)
A Comparative Study for Probabilistic EUR Forecasting in Shale Gas Reservoir Using Early-Time Production Data
X. Duan1, X. Xu*2, Y. Pan1, 2, J. Wang2, L. Fu1 (1. PetroChina Oil, Gas & New Energies Company; 2. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development)

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Data-Driven Analyses of Well Orientation on Productivity in Eight US Unconventional Plays
M. A. Gabry*1, F. Elisabeth3, G. Han2 (1. Petroleum Engineering, University of Houston; 2. Upstream Technical Support, Aramco Americas; 3. Saudi Aramco)
Palermo Aike Shale, From Resource Exploration to First Horizontal Drilling Pilot, Santa Cruz, Argentina
D. M. Jait*, M. Cevallos, C. Gargiulo (Exploration, CGC)
Perforation Efficiency Quantification Utilizing Raw Stimulation Data for Hydraulically Fractured Unconventional Wells
A. M. Alowaid*, T. Altayyar (Saudi Aramco)

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Small Pores Have a Big Impact on Enhanced Recovery From Tight Oil Reservoirs
D. K. Reichhardt*, B. Hoffman (Petroleum Engineering, Montana Tech)
Analytical and Machine Learning Based Modifications to Unconventional Reservoir Simulation Models to Capture Near-Fracture Transient Effects
H. E. Barrios-Molano*1, A. Rey2, S. Wang1 (1. Chevron Technical Center; 2. Chevron Gulf of Mexico BU)
In Depth Study of the Interactions Between Wet Sand and Fracturing Fluids
J. Kitchen*, S. Kakadjian, J. vu (Chemistry Innovation center, NexTier Oilfield Service)

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Optimizing Infill Development in the Delaware Basin Through Integration of Geochemistry, Tracer, Pre-Frac Step Down Test, Lateral DFIT, and Pressure Data
J. Bachleda*1, R. Cisneros1, D. Carson2, H. Donahue2, M. Manigold2, M. Jin1, J. Wu1, F. Liu1 (1. RevoChem; 2. Petro-Hunt LLC)
Analyzing Midland Basin Well Performance and Future Outlook with Machine Learning
B. Myers*, T. Cross, A. Cui (Novi Labs)
Permian Basin Wolfcampian and Leonardian Basin Boundary Well Performance
F. Male*1, R. Dommisse2, C. Kerans3 (1. The Pennsylvania State University; 2. Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas; 3. Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas)

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Geomechanical Modeling of Stimulation Induced Stress Change for Casing Deformation Analysis
R. Wagner Alvarado*1, S. Wilkins1, S. Cook1, R. Holman4, R. Pearson6, A. Hale1, G. Loxton5, J. Woolley1, J. Roberts1, W. Zheng2, V. De Gennaro3, D. Jordan7 (1. Chesapeake Energy Corporation; 2. SLB; 3. SLB; 4. Ovintiv Inc.; 5. Independent; 6. Independent; 7. Applied Sedimentology LLC)
Casing Deformation Risk Prediction on Numerical Simulation During Hydraulic Fracturing in Deep Shale Gas Reservoirs
X. Ren* (SLB)
Investigation of Parent-Child Well Fracturing Interference in Depleted Shale Oil Reservoirs in a Faulted Region with Strong Tectonic Stresses
J. Li* (SLB)

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Case Study: Using an Acoustically Derived Surface Metric to Approximate Fluid Distribution Uniformity During Stimulation
C. L. Cipolla*1, M. McKimmy1, J. Lassek1, J. Kroschel2, M. Khan2, S. Rahimi-Aghdam2 (1. HESS Corporation; 2. Seismos)
Monte Carlo Simulation of Proppant Allocation in Multi-Cluster Stages Using Perforation Erosion Images
A. A. Savitski*1, F. Todea2, S. Mondal3, D. Spivakovska4, B. Lock1, P. Fita5 (1. Shell Exploration & Production Company; 2. Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc.; 3. Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.; 4. Shell Global Solutions International B.V.; 5. Shell Argentina S.A.)

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Innovating Oil and Gas Forecasting: Developing a Trailblazing Generative AI Model
A. Sharma*, S. Pellegrino, S. Manikandan (Enverus)
Towards Universal Production Forecasting via Adversarial Transfer Learning and Transformer with Application in the Shengli Oilfield, China
J. Chang*, J. Meng, D. Zhang, T. Ye, H. Wang, X. Yitian (Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute)
Enhancing Production Forecasting Accuracy: A Machine Learning Approach in the Permian Basin
K. Sathaye*, S. Iceton, T. Cross (Novi Labs)

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Time-Lapse Diamondoid Analysis in Unconventional Reservoirs: A New Frontier in Production Monitoring
I. Atwah*, A. Azzouni, W. Alalawi (Saudi Aramco)
Testing the Impact of Stratigraphic Target Selection on Drilling Performance, Cap-Ex, and Reservoir Drainage in the Anadarko Basin
D. Ward*1, B. Collins1, T. Bodine1, J. Bachleda2, S. Ge2, F. Liu2 (1. 89 Energy; 2. RevoChem)
Understanding the Impacts and Fate of Lost Drilling Fluid by Oil Geochemistry
C. Yan*, S. He, Q. Luo, W. Ramos, W. Wei, W. Wang (Chevron)

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What Drives Success? A South Texas Austin Chalk Integrated Diagnostic Case Study
A. Studdert2, A. F. Cadena2, D. Witt*1, D. Herman1, N. Albrecht3 (1. Cordax Evaluation Technologies; 2. Murphy Exploration and Production; 3. Tracerco)
Analysis of Zonal Interference Through Integrated Stimulation and Drainage Diagnostic Measurements in the Uinta Basin, Utah, USA: Microseismic, Crosswell Strain, Offset Pressure Fracture Measurement, and Geochemical Depth Profiling of Produced Hydrocarbons
S. Maxwell*1, G. Ritter1, T. Tuttle1, K. Wilson1, J. Sinclair1, Y. Liu2, J. Bachleda2, J. Wu2, F. Liu2 (1. Ovintiv; 2. RevoChem)

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Data-Driven Risking for Induced Seismicity
M. Rodriguez*, Y. Chen, S. Hussenoeder (ExxonMobil)
A Deep Learning Workflow for Integrated Geological, Petrophysical, and Geomechanical Interpretation
V. Simoes, A. L. Katole, B. Sankaranarayanan, T. Zhao, A. Abubakar* (SLB)
A Fully Data-Driven Probabilistic Predictive Model for Simultaneous-Hydraulic-Fracture Growth From Uniformly and Non-Uniformly-Spaced Perforation Clusters
C. Kalu, N. Bouabdallah, A. Michael* (University of North Dakota)

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