Technical Program

Student Posters: Proppant Dynamics and Conductivity Optimization

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Session Chairs: Katerina Yared, David Hume

2:30 PM Experimental Investigation and Predictive Modeling of Conductivity in Discretely Propped Fractures

2:30 PM Optimization of Proppant Size Combination Considering Fracture Conductivity and Fluid Distribution During Re-Fracturing of Shale Oil Reservoirs

2:30 PM Mechanistic and Experimental Evaluation of Proppant Entry Efficiency in Ultra-Deep Fractured Tight Sandstone Reservoirs — Implications for Conductivity Retention and Formation Damage Control

2:30 PM Impact of Proppant Placement Morphology on Fracture Conductivity and Flow Capacity — Experimental and Modeling Insights for Non-Ideal Proppant Distribution

2:30 PM Optimization of Proppant Size Combination Considering Fracture Conductivity and Fluid Distribution in Shale Oil Reservoirs

2:30 PM Linking 3D Fracture-Surface Morphology to Conductivity Retention — An Upscaling Approach with Implications for Damage Evaluation

2:30 PM Interwell Interference Identification for Multi-Layer Shale Development Using Multi-Source Data and LSTM-Based Dynamic Indices

Opening Plenary Session: Shale at the Crossroads: Technology, Strategy, and the Next Chapter for Unconventionals

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8:15 AM Speaker

Panel Session: Theme 9: Lithium and Critical Mineral Extraction: Where is it Heading?

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Moderator: Moderator Selin Erzeybek Balan

1:30 PM Panelist

Panel Session: Inventory and Capital Allocation

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Moderator: Moderator Sean Kimiagar

3:20 PM Panelist

Special Session: Collaboration Success Stories: How Collaborations Build Technology That Shape Our Industry

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1:30 PM Speaker

Panel Session: Physics-Informed Machine Learning (PIML) — Bridging Physics, Data, and Digital Adoption in Unconventional Reservoirs

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Moderator: Moderator Utkarsh Sinha

10:45 AM Panelist

Student Posters- Fracture Mechanics, Modeling and Propagation

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Session Chairs: Katerina Yared, Hosein Kalaei, David Hume

10:00 AM Efficient Simulation of Heterogeneous Hydraulic Fracture Closure Using a Fast Multipole Accelerated Iterative Scheme

10:00 AM An Efficient Nonlinear Inversion Method for Hydraulic Fracture Geometric Parameters Based on an Analytical Strain Model: Theory and Field Applications

10:00 AM Mechanisms of Hydraulic Fracture Growth in Highly Laminated Shale Under Multi-layer Development

10:00 AM Comparative Experimental Study of Fracture Propagation in Coal and Tight Sandstone Reservoirs — Implications for Hydraulic Fracturing Design

10:00 AM Modeling of Self-Supported Fracture Permeability Enhancement and Dominant Factors in Shale Gas Hydraulic Fracturing

10:00 AM Mechanisms of Advection-Dominated Tracer Transport in Coupled Hydraulic and Natural Fracture Networks

10:00 AM Development of a 1D Mechanical Earth Model and Fracture Analysis at the HFTS-1 Site, Midland Basin

10:00 AM Physics-Informed Cascade Machine Learning for Geomechanical Property Prediction Using Mineralogy Data: A Case Study in Mississippian Formations

Theme 7: Beyond Traditional Surfactants – Novel Chemical EOR Concepts

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Session Chairs: Nabila Lazreg, Han Young Park

10:50 AM The Effects and Importance of Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) Concentration and Diversion on ClO2 EOR and Restimulation Treatments

11:15 AM Butanone as a Low-Cost Wettability Modifier for Shale Well Treatments

11:40 AM Chelation-Driven Silicate Disruption as a New EOR Mechanism for Tight Shale Reservoirs

Theme 5: Examples of Geochemical Monitoring Integration with Multi-Disciplinary Datasets

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Session Chairs: Jason Jweda, Shawn Wright

1:35 PM Cost-Effective Mud-Gas and Cuttings Geochemistry Workflow for Reservoir Connectivity, Geosteering, and Production Allocation

2:00 PM Making the Most of Your Gas Data in Unconventional Plays: Case Studies of Quantitative, Semi-Quantitative Allocation, and Time Lapse Programs

2:25 PM Overcoming the “Survivorship Bias” of Surfactant Use in New Wells' Completions: An Engineered Optimization Application of Nano-Surfactant Use Integrating Reservoir Geochemical Properties

Theme 5: Fluid Geochemical Impacts on Production Performance and Hydrocarbon Recovery

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Session Chairs: Alexandra Hakala, Wei Wang, Shaina Kelly

3:25 PM Allocation of Eagle Ford Oil and Y-Grade NGL Mixtures Collected During an EOR Huff-n-Puff Pilot Project

3:50 PM Subsurface Investigation of Permian Ba/Sr Anomalies by Water Geochemistry Surveillance

4:15 PM Coupled Geochemical–Geomechanical Simulation of Fracture Conductivity Degradation in Unconventional Reservoirs: A tNavigator-Based Workflow

Theme 9: Subsurface Chemistry of Critical Minerals

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Session Chairs: Luke Fritz, Hadi Nasrabadi

10:50 AM Quantitative Method to Determine Lithium Concentration in Geological Brines Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR)

11:15 AM Review of Critical Minerals for Subsurface Energy Applications

11:40 AM Comparing Geochemistry and Microbial Ecology of Samples Collected from Separators vs. Paired Well-heads in the Permian Basin

Theme 8: Performance Prediction Methods: Physics-Based Models and Data-Driven Forecasting Approaches I

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Session Chairs: Yuguang Chen, Alvaro Betancourt, Johan Antonio Daal

10:50 AM Linking PD-SRV to Production: Using Pump-Down Analysis to Forecast Well Performance

11:15 AM Physics-Based RTA Interpretation: Simulation Diagnostics and History-Match Guidelines

11:40 AM Rapid Multi-Resolution Simulation of Coalbed Methane (CBM) and Enhanced CBM (ECBM) Recovery Processes Using Fast Marching Method

Theme 2: Developments in NMR Logging, Interpretation, and Core Analysis I

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Session Chairs: Yulia Faulkner, Kanay Jerath

1:35 PM 2D NMR and Pyrolysis to Determine the Residual Fluid Type in Unconventional Source Rock Reservoirs

2:00 PM The Magnetic Resonance T2 Distribution Can Be More Than a Proxy for the Pore Size Distribution. It Can Be a Direct Measure of the Pore Size Distribution

2:25 PM A Novel NMR-Based Framework for Quantifying Gas Transport and Oil Recovery During Ethane and Nitrogen Huff-n-Puff in Organic-Rich Shale Formations

Theme 4: Geomechanics in Production Simulation, Forecasting, and Optimization

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Session Chairs: Jiehao Wang, Jonathan Ortiz

3:25 PM Impact of Stress Creep on Well Performance

3:50 PM Early-Time Flowback Diagnostics: Linking Cleanup Efficiency to Well Productivity

4:15 PM Integrated Geomechanics for Optimized Drilling and Completion Design in High-Risk Tier 3 Williston Basin

Theme 1: OXY Special Session: Data‑Driven Development Strategies to Maximize Value in the Delaware Basin

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Session Chairs: Nuny D. Rincones, Han Jake Li

10:50 AM An Integrated Development Optimization Study in the Delaware Basin for Thin Sand Reservoirs with Interbedded Carbonates

11:15 AM Sequencing with Consequences: Measuring Inter-Bench Parent-Child Interference in the Delaware Basin

11:40 AM Delaware Case Studies to Understand the Impact of Stage Spacing on Fracture Geometry and Well Performance

Theme 2: Advances in Core Analysis and Rock-Fluid Interaction I

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Session Chairs: Parag Bandyopadhyay, Abhijit Mitra

10:50 AM Workflow for the Integrated Approach to Rapid Clay Mineral Speciation from the Combined Bulk XRD and CEC Measurements: Matching Large-Scale and Fine-Scale Data

11:15 AM Evaluating Capillary Displacement Effects in Gas Geostorage and EOR: A Reservoir-Scale Sensitivity Analysis Benchmarked with Experiments

11:40 AM Wettability Alteration During Prolonged Exposure of Tight Sandstones to Boron Crosslinked Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid

Theme 9: Current and Forward Opportunities De-Risking for Hydrogen Storage and Production

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Session Chairs: Sandrabh Gautam, Juliette Pearson

3:25 PM Transforming Depleted Unconventional Wells into Distributed Subsurface Hydrogen Storage Vessels

3:50 PM Field-Scale Evaluation of Operational Strategies for Hydrogen Storage in a Heterogeneous Deep Saline Aquifer: Impacts of Cushion Gas, Well Configuration, and Cyclic Operation

4:15 PM A Study of the Underground Hydrogen Storage Potential of the Temblor Formation in San Joaquin Basin, California

Theme 3: Geophysical Methods for Reservoir Characterization: Pore Pressure Prediction, Seismic Inversion, and Fracture Characterization

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Session Chairs: Orlando Teran, Emily Guidry

3:25 PM Estimation of Reservoir Properties from Elastic Properties Using Empirical Equations

3:50 PM Fracture Geometry Estimation Using Cross-Well LF-DAS Measurements in Faulted Formations

4:15 PM Higher Mode Amplitude Variation with Azimuth as a Fracture Fluid Indicator: A Pannonian Basin Geothermal Case Study

Theme 6: Subsurface Characterization, Applied Case Studies, and Business Implementation I

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Session Chairs: Yongshe Liu, Antonio Lazo

10:45 AM Scalable Machine Learning Deployment for Automated Well Correlation and Model Building in the Permian Basin

11:10 AM Well Spacing Impacts on Water Production in the Permian Basin

11:35 AM Deciphering Organic Matter Accumulation in Lacustrine Shale Systems: Insight From Interpretable Machine Learning Approach

Theme 3: Emerging Geological Evaluations: Integrated Workflows for Prospectivity Assessment and Development Efficiencies I

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Session Chairs: Jose Delgado, Aravind Nangarla

1:35 PM Integration of Geologic Mapping and Regional Geochemical Drainage Data for Successful Uinta Basin Development Planning

2:00 PM Building a Permian Basin Regional Petrophysical Geomodel

2:25 PM Comparative Geological Analysis of Mississippian Oil and Gas Resources of the Anadarko Basin (STACK and SCOOP Areas) and the Delaware Basin (Tobosa Sub-Basin)

Theme 1: Decision‑Grade Insights for Unconventional Development: Models and Metrics that Scale

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Session Chairs: Gonzalo Garcia, Thomas Johnston

1:35 PM Quantifying Parent–Child Depletion Interference Using a Calibrated Full-Physics Simulation Workflow

2:00 PM Correlation of Acoustically Derived Perforation Efficiency to Early-Time Oil Production Using High-Resolution Surface Pressure Analysis

Theme 6: AI-Driven Hybrid Modeling for Intelligent Drilling, Cementing Operations, and Failure Diagnostics

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Session Chairs: Dave Symmons, Zhuoran Li

3:25 PM CFD-Machine Learning Hybrid Modeling for Horizontal Wellbore Temperature Prediction Considering Drillstring Eccentricity

3:50 PM Leveraging Generative AI for integrated Deep Learning Models in Drilling Hazard Predication

4:15 PM Transforming UAE Unconventional Drilling: AI-Enabled Automation Sets a New Standard

Theme 1: Scaling Unconventional Success: Global Case Studies in Appraisal and Early Development

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Session Chairs: Matthew Adams, Matthew Poole

3:25 PM Pioneering Integrated Fracture Diagnostics to Derisk the First Multi-Well Pad Unconventional Development in the UAE Shilaif Formation.

3:50 PM Evaluation of a New Unconventional Play in the Northern Flank of the Golfo San Jorge Basin, Argentina

Theme 4: Diagnostics and Monitoring in Hydraulic Fracturing with Geomechanical Models I

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Session Chairs: Abdul Muqtadir Khan, Lili Xu

1:35 PM Completion Best Practices: Fracture Diagnostics in Unconventional Resource (UCR) Fracturing – Capabilities, Insights, and Best Practices

2:00 PM Low-Frequency DAS for Cement Quality Monitoring in Horizontal Wells

2:25 PM Characterization of Shearing Deformation from Cross-Well Fiber Strain Measurements: Insights for Casing Deformation

Theme 10: Gas Injection EOR

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Session Chairs: Michael Cronin, George Herman

10:50 AM Advancing Gas EOR in Shale: Lessons from a Chevron-Led Permian Basin Pilot

11:40 AM Unlocking Tight Oil Potential: Numerical Validation of Magnesium-Doped Fly Ash Nanoparticle-Enhanced in Supercritical CO2 (scCO2) Foam for Huff-n-Puff EOR in the Middle Bakken

Theme 7: From Molecules to Unconventional Field Simulation

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Session Chairs: Selin Erzeybek Balan, Haiwen Zhu, Vincent Artus

3:25 PM Enabling Capillary-Corrected Phase Behavior in Commercial K-Value Compositional Simulators

3:50 PM Application of a Dissipation-Based Continuation Nonlinear Solver for Unconventional Reservoir Simulation

4:15 PM Reconciling the Performance Differences During Primary Production and Enhanced Oil Recovery for Two Collocated Wells Using a Coupled Reservoir Simulator – A Case Study

Theme 7: From Design to Performance: Gas Injection Field Case Studies

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Session Chairs: Hosein Kalaei, Ali Habibi

1:35 PM Maximizing Value in a Miscible Gas Huff n Puff Enhanced Oil Recovery Pilot – A Case Study

2:00 PM Integrated Field–Laboratory Evaluation of a Natural Gas Liquids Injection EOR Pilot in the Bakken Formation

2:25 PM Field Evaluation of Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery in The Bakken Formation

Student Posters: Sustainability, CO₂ Sequestration, and Advanced Stimulation

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Session Chairs: Katerina Yared, Hosein Kalaei, David Hume

10:00 AM Rate-Dependent Induced Seismicity in CO2 Storage: Bridging Laboratory Experiments and Field-Relevant Models

10:00 AM A Study on CO2 Miscible Displacement Mechanisms and Injection Optimization in Ultra-Low Permeability Reservoirs Using Integrated Core Flooding Experiments and Numerical Simulation

10:00 AM CO2-Foam and Nanofluid Hydraulic Fracturing for Sustainable Unconventional Reservoir Production

10:00 AM 1D Geomechanical Modeling for HPHT Onshore Wells Near a Salt Structure: Impacts on Stress Prediction and Drilling Optimization

10:00 AM Water-Avoidance Stimulation Design in Ultra-Deep Fractured Tight Sandstone Reservoirs — Integration of Water-Control Proppant Experiments and Fracture Simulation

10:00 AM Hydraulic-Fracturing Parameter Optimization in Ultra-Deep Tight Sandstone Reservoirs Based on Coupled Understanding of Fracture-Controlled Reservoirs

10:00 AM Re-Fracturing Parameter Optimization in Ultra-Deep Tight Sandstone Reservoirs Based on Coupled Understanding of Fracture-Controlled Reservoirs

Special Session: Engineering the Future of UAE Unconventionals: Lessons from ADNOC’s Dyab Journey

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Session Chairs: Moderator Matthew Poole

8:50 AM Speaker

Special Session: Beyond Assumed Fracture Geometry: Insights from Fracture Surveillance

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Session Chairs: Moderator Jiehao Wang

10:45 AM Integrated Design, Implementation, and Key Insights from the Qincheng Shale Oil Hydraulic Fracturing Test Field

10:45 AM Large-Scale Bedding Plane Slippage and Its Impact on Hydraulic Fracturing: Integrated Analysis from Field Observations in the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk Formations

10:45 AM Decoding the Fracture Flow Puzzle: Tracer-Based Insights from Utah FORGE Reveal Complex Flow-Path Behavior in Hydraulically Fractured System

Theme 3: International and Emerging Challenges of Unconventional Resources

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Session Chairs: Andrew Keene, Kelsey Call

8:50 AM Real-Time Acoustic Measurements for Design Evaluation and Optimization in the Vaca Muerta Basin

9:15 AM Delineation of the High Production Potential Areas from Regional to the Well Pad Scale in Unconventional Gas Play in UAE

9:40 AM Geological Insights into Lacustrine Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment and Prospect Evaluation: The Lianggaoshan Formation in Northeastern Sichuan Basin, China

Theme 6: AI-Enhanced Well Planning, and Completion Design and Optimization

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Session Chairs: Peyman Moradi, Prithvi Chauhan

8:55 AM From Data to Design: MVA Modeling for Smarter Well Planning in Delaware Basin

9:20 AM High-Resolution Time-Series Machine Learning for Pressure-Based Fracture Diagnostics and Adaptive Completion Design

9:45 AM AI-Driven Fluid and Proppant Optimization for Unconventional Reservoir

Theme 8: Connecting Forecasting with Reservoir Management Decisions

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Session Chairs: Autumn Shannon, Hector Barrios, Eric Bryan

10:50 AM Produced Water Management in the Permian Basin to Accommodate the Arid West Texas Region: Historical Production, Forecast, and Water Composition

11:15 AM Making an Impact: Machine-Learning-Ready Metrics for Ultra-Tight Infill Development

11:40 AM Optimization of Multi-Well Productivity Through Production Sharing and Fracture-Driven Interactions: A Numerical Assessment

Theme 2: Emerging Unconventional Plays and Case Studies

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Session Chairs: Haijing Wang, Yalda Barzin

10:50 AM Is the Western Haynesville a New Emerging Natural Gas Play in Texas?

11:15 AM Application of Multiple DFIT-FBA Tests to Evaluate Inter-Bench Stress Contrasts, Reservoir Properties and Communication Risk Between Wells

11:40 AM Unveil Gas Potential in Abnormally Low Resistivity Shales by NMR T1-T2 Measurements, Contributing to China's Shale Gas Production Record

Theme 7: When Classical PVT No Longer Applies – Confined Fluid Phase Behavior

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Session Chairs: Jiajun He, Sardar Asadov

10:50 AM Molecular Diffusion as a Fundamental Mechanism for Gas/Light Hydrocarbon Enhanced Oil Recovery in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs

11:15 AM Molecular Insights into the Miscible Behavior and Displacement Mechanisms between CO2-CH4/C2H6/C3H8 Gas Mixture and Tight Oil in Nanoslits

11:40 AM Uncovering Confined Fluid Phase Behavior of Unconventional Reservoirs Through Novel Gravimetric Adsorption Experiments

Theme 4: Rock and Hydraulic Fracture Modeling

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Session Chairs: Ruiting Wu, Jichao Yin

1:35 PM Stress Space-Driven Completions: An Integrated Geomechanical Framework

2:00 PM In-Situ Geomechanical Properties and Stress Characterization Using a High-Precision Pressuremeter in a Deep Well

2:25 PM Integrated Geomechanical Analysis of Parent-Child Well Interaction and Production Optimization Using SWPM and DAS Monitoring

Theme 1: Scaling Performance at Pace: Digital Workflows, Factory Learnings, and Completion Effectiveness

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Session Chairs: Luis Baez, Amr Ramadan

10:50 AM Automating DSU Analysis with Interactive Geo GBV Visualizations for Faster Planning Cycles

11:15 AM Building on Factory-Mode Learnings to Appraise Southern Fortín de Piedra: Integrated Geological Modeling and Pilot Results

11:40 AM Where’s the Proppant? Plug Isolation Impacts on Treatment Uniformity and Implications for Production Performance

Theme 9: Applications Oriented Technologies for Emission Reduction

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Session Chairs: Jonathan Ortiz, Abouzar Mirzaei Paiaman

1:35 PM Toward Net-Zero Frac Fleets Using Nanoparticle Based Pulsed-Power Plasma Stimulation

2:00 PM Turning Flared Gas in the Permian Basin into Reserves: Quantifying Associated Gas Losses and Salado Formation Subsurface Storage Potential

2:25 PM Oilless Compression to Capture Gas and Eliminate Flaring

Theme 7: Flow Dynamics at the Pore Scale in Unconventional Reservoirs

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Session Chairs: Yula Tang, Jichao Han

3:25 PM Pore-Scale Evaluation of Condensate Dropout Impact on Gas Permeability

3:50 PM Microfluidic Visualization and Phase-Behavior Simulation Study on Gas Injection Displacement Mechanisms in Shale Oil

4:15 PM Multiphase Flow and Oil Mobilization Mechanisms During CO2 Fracturing Flowback in Tight Oil Reservoirs Revealed by MRI and NMR Experiments

Theme 9: Technology Transfer from the Oil and Gas Industry for CCUS Applications

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Session Chairs: Scott Singleton, Pouria Mousavi

8:55 AM Study of Simultaneous Hydrogen Gas Stream Purification and CO2 Sequestration in Deep Coal Seams Using the RTAPK Method Applied to an Artificial Coal Plug

9:20 AM Induced Seismicity from CO2 Storage: Occurrence, Prediction, and Mitigation Measures

9:45 AM Hydro-Mechanical Coupling During CO₂ Injection in Entrada Sandstone: Linking Pore-Pressure Diffusion, Fault Dilation, and Acoustic Emission Energy Release

Theme 9: Subsurface Measurement and Control Technologies for Geothermal Efficiency

Exhibit Hall E, Station 1

Session Chairs: Fengyuan Zhang, Saeid Khorsandi

1:35 PM Analytical Solution for Heat Recovery in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Including Complex Fracture Geometry

2:00 PM Application of Autonomous Flow Control Devices in Geothermal Systems to Optimise Heat Efficiency

Theme 2: Innovative Logging Measurements and Interpretation Methods

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Session Chairs: Sebastian Ramiro-Ramirez, Edgar Ignacio Velez Arteaga

3:25 PM A Case Study Utilizing Advanced Wireline Formation Testing Technology to Characterize Reservoir Fluids in the Permian Basin

3:50 PM Wireline Microfracture Test Implementation and Analysis Using the DFIT-FBA Procedure

4:15 PM Comparative Study of Drill-Bit Images with LWD Hi-Resolution Resistivity Images for Optimal Solutions in U.S. Land Operations

Theme 7: Production Analysis in Unconventional Reservoirs

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Session Chairs: Zhenzhen Wang, Leopoldo Matias Ruiz Maraggi

8:55 AM Three-Phase Flowback RTA for Gas Condensate Shale: Quantifying Fracture Skin from Damage

9:20 AM A Novel Multiphase Flowback Rate Transient Analysis Method for CO2 Fractured Wells in Tight Oil Reservoirs

9:45 AM A Simple and Accurate Density-Based Method for Analysis of Production and Bottomhole Pressure Data from Multistage Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Dry Gas Reservoirs

Theme 6: Data-Driven Optimization and Decision Practices in Oilfields

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Session Chairs: Yuxing Ben, Judy Zhu

10:50 AM A Data-Driven Framework Using Feature Space Optimization with Advanced Machine Learning and Explainable AI Methods for Performance Prediction in Multi-Stage Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells.

11:15 AM Automated Geosteering in Shales: Can AI Take Over Real-Time Decisions?

11:40 AM A Meta-Learning Framework for Assessing Key Drivers of Shale Oil Production with Few Shot Samples Across Multiple Basins in China

Theme 2: Developments in NMR Logging, Interpretation, and Core Analysis II

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Session Chairs: Jose Dugarte, Giselle Garcia Ferrer

8:55 AM Shale Characterization Using Magnetic Resonance T1-T2* Relaxation Correlation Method

9:20 AM NMR Evaluation of Tight Oil Mobility by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Displacement

9:45 AM Teaching NMR to Think: AI-Driven Prediction Of NMR T2 Cutoff Values

Theme 7: CO₂ Huff-and-Puff and Cyclic Gas Injection Mechanisms

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Session Chairs: Deniz Paker, Rohan Vijapurapu

1:35 PM Enhanced Oil Recovery Effects of Adding Non-Ionic Surfactants During CO₂ Huff-and-Puff

2:00 PM Linking Wettability to CO2 Huff-and-Puff Efficiency: Insights from Facies-Controlled Experiments on Tight Reservoir Cores

2:25 PM Chemical-Assisted CO2-Oil Miscibility Pressure Reduction for Diffusion-Driven Processes in Shales

Theme 2: Geomechanical Integration and Application of AI/ML

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Session Chairs: Mehrnoosh Saneifar, Didi Ooi

1:35 PM Geomechanical Behavior of Oil Shales from Northeastern Brazil

2:00 PM Integrated Methodology to Reduce Uncertainties in Selection of Frac Zones in Source Rocks

2:25 PM Automated Basin-Wide Mineralogy Estimation Using Deep Learning Integration of Core, Spectroscopy, and Basic Log Data

Theme 6: Reservoir and Production Forecasting I

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Session Chairs: Sebastien Matringe, Rong Lu

1:30 PM Efficient Unconventional Reservoir Simulation via Physics-Informed Fourier Neural Operators

1:55 PM A Novel Model Integrating Physics-Guided Multimodal and Transfer Learning Model for Shale Gas Well EUR Prediction

2:20 PM Assessing the Impact of Prior Depletion on Future Inventory in the Delaware Basin

Theme 4: Geomechanics in Well Design, Construction, and Drilling

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Session Chairs: Fatick Nath, Dharmendra Kumar, Yuanbo Lin

8:55 AM Stress Profiling Minimum and Maximum Horizontal Stress in Emerging Tight Gas Horizontal Plays: A Uinta Basin Case Study

9:20 AM Geomechanics Meets Machine Learning: Drilling Risk Prediction for Challenging Infill Wells in Mature Unconventional Play

9:45 AM A Hydromechanical and Strength-Informed Mechanical Specific Energy Model for Real-Time Drilling Optimization

Theme 3: What’s in Your Rock: Geological and Geophysical Integration that Impact Business Decisions and Capital Efficiency

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Session Chairs: Marianne Rauch, Ben Roth

10:50 AM Impact of Geologic Facies Variability on Completion Performance in Unconventional Reservoirs: A Review of Published Field and Petrophysical Studies

11:15 AM Investigating Casing Integrity Challenges in UC Wells Induced by Sub-Seismic Geological Features

11:40 AM Identification of Perforation Locations and Estimation of Production Profile in Multistage Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells Using Distributed Temperature Sensing Data

Theme 1: Lowering Operational Uncertainty: Diagnostics and Integration that Improve Completion Outcomes

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Session Chairs: Craig L. Cipolla, Annie Shen

8:55 AM A Comparison of Near Field and Far Field Uniformity Metrics in the Alberta Montney

9:20 AM Emerging Visean Unconventional Play within the Dnieper Donets Basin, Eastern Ukraine: Multidisciplinary Approach from Exploration to Pilot Testing

Theme 1: Improving Returns Through Smarter Development Strategy

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Session Chairs: Anup Viswanathan, David Haddad

3:25 PM TripleFrac: Scaling Multifrac Hydraulic Fracturing for Operational Efficiency and Cost Reduction

4:15 PM Using Drilling-Derived Mechanical Specific Energy to Map Pore-Pressure Contrasts Across Faulted Eagle Ford Blocks

Theme 9: CCUS Opportunities and Strategies

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Session Chairs: Birol Dindoruk, Maria Lozano

10:50 AM 2025 CCUS Play Fundamentals: Gigatonne Dreams, Market Realities

11:15 AM Integration of CO₂-EOR and Carbon Storage for Sustainable Development of Nigeria’s Unconventional Reservoirs

11:40 AM Field-Level Evaluation of U.S. Underground Natural Gas Storage Sites for CO2-Based Cushion Gas Replacement: CO2 Sequestration, Cushion Gas Recovery, and Expanded Working Gas Space

Theme 10: Laboratory Advancement of New Approaches

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Session Chairs: Sama Morsy, Deepak Devegowda

3:25 PM Experimental Study of CO2 Huff-n-Puff for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Shale Reservoirs: Mechanistic Insights from Fractures and the Viability of CO2 Energized Huff-n-Puff

3:50 PM Stabilizing In-Situ Combustion in Bakken Shale Using Hydroxide Additives: Evidence of Reduced Oxygen Demand and Enhanced Combustion Uniformity

4:15 PM Unraveling the Complex Interactions Between Biocides and Friction Reducers to Preserve Functionality

Theme 9: Engineering the Next Generation of Geothermal Projects: Models, Methods, and Insights

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Session Chairs: Denise Benoit, Kristina Holan

3:25 PM Scoping Engineering and Economic Study of a Geothermal Project

3:50 PM Physics Guided Surrogate Model Framework for Thermal Extraction Prediction in Enhanced Geothermal Systems Under Variable Injection Scenarios

4:15 PM Investigation of Hydraulic Fracture Properties for Geothermal Heat Extraction from Shale Gas Reservoirs Using Embedded Discrete Fracture Modeling

Theme 6: Reservoir and Production Forecasting II

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Session Chairs: Vishal Bang, Yuanbo Lin

3:25 PM Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Production Forecasting in Unconventional Reservoirs: A Review of Machine-Learning Methods, Decline Frameworks, and Data-Quality Requirements

3:50 PM Designing Depletion Features for Parent–Child Modeling: Comparing Time, Distance, and Volume–Distance Formulations in Machine-Learning Workflows

4:15 PM Hybrid Data-Driven and Physics Approach for Dynamic BHP Estimation and Well-Performance Tracking in Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Fields

Theme 10: New Ideas to Maximize Field Value

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Session Chairs: Robin Singh, Anil Ramkhelawan

1:35 PM Revitalizing Mature Shale Basins: Evaluating Behind-the-Meter Power Generation, Geothermal Conversion, Energy Storage, and Produced Water Valorization Pathways

2:00 PM OCTG Torque vs Tension: A Growing Concern for Well Integrity

2:25 PM Fracturing Sleeve System Striving for Excellence in Unconventional Resource Plays: Present and Future

Theme 8: Diagnostics and Integrated Insights

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Session Chairs: Susan Howes, DT Vo, Robert Archer

3:25 PM Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracture Modeling with Rate Transient Analysis (RTA) and Time-Lapse Geochemistry (TLG) Utilization

3:50 PM Evaluating Depletion Influence Using Analog Surveillance Data, RTA, and Multi-Pad, Multi-Bench Depletion Modeling

4:15 PM Quantifying Key Drivers of Well Performance and Economics in the Haynesville Shale

Special Session: Agents in the Trenches: Real-World Lessons from Autonomous Subsurface Workflows

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10:45 AM Speaker

Special Session: EOR for Shale Plays

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Session Chairs: Moderator Doug Valleau

8:50 AM Speaker

Theme 5: Emerging Geochemical-Based Applications

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Session Chairs: Ahmed Alsmaeil, Jennifer Adams, Jagos Radovic

10:50 AM Relationship Between Chemofacies and Mechanical Property: A Permian Basin Example

11:15 AM Pressure-Dependent Chemo-Mechanical Pathways in Mancos Shale Exposed to CO2-Rich Brine

11:40 AM Different Kerogens in the Kitchen – Thermal Maturity Trends of the Mowry Shale Across Southwest Wyoming

12:05 PM Pyrolysis Tmax Suppression as a Robust Indicator for Rapid Identification of Lacustrine Shale Oil “Sweet Spots”

Theme 7: Foam, Mobility Control, and Conformance Management

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Session Chairs: Amit Katiyar, Kaveh Ahmadi

8:55 AM Impact of Nanobubble Generation Pressure on Enhanced Oil Recovery

9:20 AM Diverter Stabilized Foams for Temporary Flow Restriction in Parent–Child Fracture Geometries in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs: A Microfluidic Assessment

9:45 AM Foam-Based Mobility Control for Cyclic Gas Injection in High-Temperature, High-Salinity Shale Reservoirs

Theme 7: Surfactant Design, Chemistry, and Transport in Unconventionals

Exhibit Hall E, Room 1

Session Chairs: Chao-yu Vence Sie, Shunxiang Xia

10:50 AM A Surfactant Case Study in the Delaware Basin: Correlating Field Data with Laboratory Performance

11:15 AM Experimental and Numerical Study of Surfactant Huff-and-Puff in Shale Reservoirs

11:40 AM Micelle Behavior of Surfactants in High-Salinity, High-Hardness Brines, and Its Implications for Transport and Stability in Unconventional Reservoirs

12:05 PM Development and Screening of Surfactant-Nanoparticle Package for Unconventional Bakken Reservoirs at 150 °C and ~30%Salinity: Comparison Between Blends of Conventional (Anionic, Nonionic, and Amphoteric), Bio-Based and Bio-Surfactants (Rhamnolipids And Sophorolipids) with Nanoparticles

Theme 10: Refrac Stimulation

Exhibit Hall E, Room 4

Session Chairs: Jonathan Ortiz, Reza Safariforoshani

10:50 AM Physics-Based Refrac Sensitivity and Optimization Using Calibrated Models in the Bakken

11:15 AM Permian Basin Refrac Candidate Selection and Design with Numerical Modeling

11:40 AM Mature Well Re-Fracturing Enabled by Pre-Frac Array Electromagnetic Diagnosis and Well Re-Construction Using Expandable Tubular

12:05 PM Downhole Pulse-Based Hydraulic Re-Stimulation for Revitalizing Mature Unconventional Wells

Theme 2: Advances in Core Analysis and Rock-Fluid Interaction II

Exhibit Hall E, Station 1

Session Chairs: Sabyasachi Dash, Sandeep Mukherjee

10:50 AM Machine Learning for Water Saturation Prediction: Beyond Archie’s Model

11:15 AM Cation Exchange Capacity In Tight Rocks

11:40 AM Evaluating NMR Sensitivity in Tight Reservoir Cores: Impacts of Calibration Volume, Tool Frequency, and Porosity Regime

12:05 PM A Study on Shale Mechanical Parameters Based on Nanoindentation Experiments: A Case Study from the Chang 7 Shale in the Ordos Basin

Theme 2: Integrated Petrophysical Interpretation

Exhibit Hall E, Room 1

Session Chairs: Rishikesh Shetty, Hasan Khan

8:55 AM From Characterized Sweet Spot to Stage Optimization: An Enhanced Integrated Workflow Applied to Major Shale Plays Across Diverse Geological Settings in the Americas, Case Studies

9:20 AM Integrated Formation Evaluation at a Drilling Qualification Facility Using Core and Downhole Sensors

9:45 AM Updated Non-Electrical Solutions for Unlocking Gas Potential In Ultradeep Tight Reservoirs

Theme 4: Diagnostics and Monitoring in Hydraulic Fracturing with Geomechanical Models II

Exhibit Hall E, Room 5

Session Chairs: Qin Ji, Xinghui Liu

8:55 AM Insights into Deformation Styles of Fault Activation from Induced Seismicity

9:20 AM Proppant Distribution Effect on Pressure Transient Behavior in Fractured Production Wells: A Combination of Forward Simulation and Inversed Method Analysis

9:45 AM An Alternative Approach for Estimating Reservoir Pressure from the Flowback Period of DFIT-FBA

Theme 6: Data-Driven Prediction of Well Fracturing and Production Performance

Exhibit Hall E, Room 2

Session Chairs: Utkarsh Sinha, Yue Li, Yuxing Ben

10:50 AM A Data Driven Approach for Early Frac Hit Detection in ESP Wells Within Unconventional Reservoirs

11:15 AM Predicting RTA Parameters for Delaware Basin Unconventional Wells Using Supervised Machine Learning

11:40 AM Physics Informed Machine Learning Frameworks for Improved Prediction of Hydraulic Fracturing Treatment Pressure

12:05 PM Integrating Machine Learning and Physics-Based Modelling to Predict Parent-Child Well Degradation and Quantify Key Drivers in Unconventional Reservoirs

Theme 9: Multiphysics Controls Characterization for CCUS Reliability

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Session Chairs: Katrina Ostrowicki, Abouzar Mirzaei Paiaman

8:55 AM Multi-Decadal Evolution of a CO₂-Driven Reaction Interface in Wellbore Cement: Insights from Field-Retrieved Cores

9:20 AM NMR Spectroscopy to Quantify Oil Recovery and Image Saturation Profiles During Cyclic CO2 Gas Injection on Carbonate Source Rocks

9:45 AM Prioritizing Multiphysics (HMTC) Controls on CO₂ Injection Behavior Using a Fully Coupled Simulator

Theme 3: Emerging Geological Evaluations: Integrated Workflows for Prospectivity Assessment and Development Efficiencies II

Exhibit Hall E, Room 4

Session Chairs: David Hume, Devon Verellen

8:55 AM Characterizing the Karst Features of the Rustler Formation and the Ochoan Evaporites in Southeast Eddy County, New Mexico

9:20 AM The Wattenberg Temperature Anomaly, Denver Basin, CO

9:45 AM Core-Based Electrofacies – Integrating Rock-Log Data for Mixed System Shelf-to-Basin Reservoir Characterization

Theme 1: Chevron Special Session: Operational Excellence at Scale

Exhibit Hall E, Room 5

Session Chairs: Alejandro Lerza, Yanli Pei

10:50 AM From Surveillance to Strategy: Calibrated Modeling and Sensitivities Unlock Optimum DJ Basin Development

11:40 AM Field Validation of Cross-Flow Ceramic Membrane Pilot for Produced Water Reuse in Completion Operations

Theme 8: Performance Prediction Methods: Physics-Based Models and Data-Driven Forecasting Approaches II

Exhibit Hall E, Station 2

Session Chairs: Alexsandra Martinez, Frank Male, Xiao Jin

8:55 AM Relationship Between the Stretched-Exponential Decline Model and Analytical Solutions for Fractal Reservoirs

9:20 AM Automated Well Performance Prediction in the Delaware Basin: Integrating Diffusive Time of Flight with Machine Learning

9:45 AM Some Pitfalls of Mass Flowing Material Balance for Fluid-In-Place Estimation

Theme 6: Subsurface Characterization, Applied Case Studies, and Business Implementation II

Exhibit Hall E, Station 1

Session Chairs: Hardik Zalavadia, Lucy Luo

8:55 AM Regional Data-Driven Model Based on Interference Metrics and Their Relationship to Parent-Child Well Productivity: A Case Study in the Vaca Muerta Basin Using Multivariate Analysis

9:20 AM Tansformers -Based Induced Earthquake Prediction in the Permian Basin and Its Impact on SWD Injection and CO2 Storage Site Evaluation

9:45 AM Fault Prediction Over a Densley Fractured, Low Offset Permian Basin Acreage: A 3D Convolutional Neural Network Case Study

Theme 9: Sustainable Water Strategies in Unconventionals

Exhibit Hall E, Room 3

Session Chairs: Swati Sagar, Qinmin Luo

10:50 AM Innovative Water Management in UAE Unconventional Resource Development: Advancing Closed-Loop Systems and Cutting-Edge Treatment Technologies

11:40 AM From Disposal to Resource: Field Deployment of a Produced Water Reuse System for Fracturing in the Middle East

12:05 PM Sustainable Unconventional Reservoirs Development in the UAE: A Water Management Case Study