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Agenda 2021
Key: What will be covered?
Economic Assessment & Market Review
Cost Reduction and Efficiency
Geology and Geophysics
Technical Know-How
Technological Advancements
Water and Frac Sand Logistics
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2021
0900 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 01 SHALE GAS & TIGHT OIL EXPLORATION & GEOLOGY
0940 - 1010 WITH A MODEST RECOVERY IN SIGHT, ASSESSING THE NEW NORMAL IN THE DJ BASIN
- Brief macro upstream overlook
- Operator breakevens and wellhead economics in the Niobrara
- Implications of consolidation and M&A activity for the DJ Basin
- Production and activity forecast
- Implications of regulatory changes, including drilling setback restrictions and a moratorium on new federal leases
Prescott Roach
IHS Markit
IHS Markit
1010 - 1040 NIOBRARA PERFORMANCE IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN FROM A GEOLOGIC AND ENGINEERING STANDPOINT
- Depositional characteristics of the Niobrara
- Historical development of completion practices
- Effects on current and future Niobrara performance
Andrew Finley
Goolsby, Finley & Associates
Goolsby, Finley & Associates
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
1100 - 1130 DECLINE CURVE ANALYSIS WITH INTEGRATED GOR TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY OF EARLY- TIME FORECASTS
- DCA remains a popular forecast methodology due to its practical, empirical nature and minimal data requirements
- An innovative integration of GOR trend analysis into the DCA process is introduced to enable unprecedented early-time prediction of critical transitions in reservoir decline behavior
Scott Lapierre
Shale Specialists, LLC
Shale Specialists, LLC
1130 - 1200 ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN NIOBRARA SHALE : CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Overview of successful EOR methods in tight and shale reservoirs including Eagle Ford and Bakken
- Recent experimental results from our research group on EOR in tight and shale reservoirs
- Key challenges and opportunities for EOR techniques in Niobrara shale
Soheil Saraji
University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT NIOBRARA SHALE PRODUCTION EXHIBITION
1330 - 1400 IDENTIFYING FRACTURES WITH ULTRASONIC LWD IMAGES TO AID IN COMPLETION OPTIMIZATION
- Ultrasonic Technology allows fracture ID in any fluid type
- What is the role of fractures in unconventionals
- How the operators integrate fractures in completion designs
Susana Carrilero
Halliburton
Halliburton
SESSION 02 NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW
1400 - 1430 APPLICATIONS OF MULTI MODAL IMAGING AND IMAGE ANALYSIS TO CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NIOBRARA FORMATION
- Microprobe and laser ablation studies to identify geochemical signals associated with authigenic carbonate in order to develop a geochemical proxy for brittleness in carbonate rich unconventional reservoirs
- Using microprobe analyses of organic material to develop appropriate geochemical proxies for TOC
- Using acoustic microscopy and micro indentation studies to develop linked static and dynamic property models
- Raman spectra of organic matter in the Niobrara formation: organic matter type and thermal maturity
Lori Hathon
University of Houston
University of Houston
1430 - 1500 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
1500 - 1530 A PETROPHYSICAL MODEL TO QUANTIFY IN-PLACE HYDROCARBONS WITHIN NIOBRARA SHALE INTERVALS
- Standard petrophysical analysis does not account for potential hydrocarbon volumes within shale intervals. This is because the calculations are directed to the analysis of inorganic porosity, associated with the sandstone/carbonate fraction of the reservoir system
- A method of predicting rate/time of hydrocarbon production, from petrophysical analysis, to compare with actual production
- How it is possible to determine if the hydrocarbon produced is from local source, or has migrated from a different geologic interval
Michael Holmes
Digital Formation Inc
Digital Formation Inc
1530 - 1600 MULTI-PIPE MAGNETIC THICKNESS ANALYSIS BY PULSED EDDY CURRENT TECHNOLOGY
- ePDT- enhanced pipe-thickness detection tool for evaluating degradation over time
- Determining tubulars condition prior to workovers or refracs
- Technology based on eddy currents analysis and logs interpretation
Jeff Olson
GOWell International
GOWell International
1600 - 1630 $10+ MILLION CAPEX REDUCTION THROUGH NEW FLOWLINE OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE
- A new flowline optimization software developed to allow the user to instantly screen the life of field flowline flow assurance performance to assess the maximum viable flowline lengths and optimal flowline sizes
- A single use of the software saved $10 million in CAPEX due to the ability to eliminate a single well pad facility from a new development
- Description of the software methodology and a demo to the audience
Elijah Kempton
Assured Flow Solutions, LLC
Assured Flow Solutions, LLC
1630 - 1730 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 1: THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2021
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1010 USING HIGH-ENERGY ELASTIC WAVES TO ENHANCE OIL RECOVERY IN THE NIOBRARA
- High-energy elastic waves imparted into oil-bearing porous media is well-proven to mobilize oil residing outside active flow paths, thus, enhancing oil recovery
- The ASR Technology creates high-energy elastic waves on the order of 2 million watts of power, delivers these into porous media every 10 seconds, and acts to enhance oil recovery continuously for years
- The ASR technology has shown success in carbonate, dolomite, sandstone, and diatomite formations in more than 150 field stimulations
- Illustrating the mechanisms through which EOR under high-energy elastic waves achieves such efficacy, case studies, and description of the ASR tool
Bill Wooden
Applied Seismic Research
Applied Seismic Research
1010 - 1040 FLIR OPTICAL GAS IMAGING IN THE NIOBRARA SHALE
- Gas leak detection tools for quickly finding leaks and quantifying results
- Best practices for safety and environmental reporting
- Fixed mounted continuous asset monitoring in the Niobrara shale
- Discussion of future imaging technologies requested for the Niobrara shale
Mark Fishburn
FLIR Systems, Inc
FLIR Systems, Inc
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
1100 - 1130 PERMANENT CORROSION PROTECTION ON CARBON STEEL
- Steel can be spray passivated on site using standard coating equipment
- Protection for atmospheric and CUI environments
- Inorganic, waterborne, non-toxic, non-flammable
Merrick Alpert
Eoncoat, LLC
Eoncoat, LLC
1130 - 1200 BACK TO THE FUTURE – OPERATORS CAN LOG EVERY WELL WITH A POSITIVE ROI
- Cost savings and production improvements
- Technology allows operators to obtain low risk, low cost open hole logging data in conventional, unconventional, gas storage, SWD wells
- Completion cost reductions through design optimization
Don Herman
Cordax Evaluation Technologies Inc
Cordax Evaluation Technologies Inc
1200 - 1230 MAKE GASOLINE AND REDUCE CO₂ BY 0.5 T/T NAPHTHA
- Upgrade GTL naphtha and natural gasoline to RBOB while reducing CO₂ by 0.5 T/T naphtha
- The NGTS Methaforming process upgrades naphtha and ethanol into gasoline at 1/3 the current cost with yields comparable to semi regen reforming with isomerization
- Methaforming is a one-step process at modest pressure and temperature (like a naphtha hydrotreater) that is economic at small-scale, modular skid-mounted units <1K BPD
Stephen Sims
NGT Synthesis
NGT Synthesis
1230 - 1400 NETWORKING LUNCH & RAFFLE DRAW
Quick Proposal
Key topics for 2021:
- Making an economic assessment for shale production
Understand the economic fundamentals and key business indicators for shale production in the Denver-Julesberg Basin. - Shale gas and tight oil exploration geology and geophysics
Scope out new opportunities for shale production across the Niobrara formation with the latest geological results. - Reducing costs and optimizing completions with the right techniques
Assess how new completions strategies are cost-effective and minimize operational and financial risks by adopting the right techniques for the area. - New technological advances and technical know-how in shale production
Be the first to hear about new innovations for efficient and reliable operations, while ensuring optimum production and enhanced oil recovery. - Maximizing well reliabilities across longer and multistage horizontal wells
Explore the latest advances in well operations and the tools available to achieve longer horizontal wells with more stages along the lateral. - End-user operator case studies and developing a successful program
Gain insight from leading equipment manufacturers and implement strategies that others in the industry are using to ensure optimized completions.