The First Dedicated Forum For Permian Basin Geology & Geophysics Professionals Working In Unconventional Plays
Analyzing How E&Ps In The Permian Basin Are
Using Geological & Geophysical Data To Maximize Productivity & Optimize Drilling & Completions StrategiesIn The Wolfcamp, Spraberry, Bone Spring, Cline & Other Key Permian Basin Formations
Key Issues To Be Discussed Include:
July 15-16, 2014 | Houston | Texas
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• PLAY BY PLAY ANALYSIS: Explaining how geological & geophysical
information is being used to optimize productivity in plays including the:
• WOLFCAMP• BONE SPRING• SPRABERRY• CLINE
• USING SEISMIC IN THE PERMIAN BASIN: Evaluating how operators are using
seismic data to identify productive well locations & optimize completions in
Permian Basin plays
• MAPPING FAULTS & NATURAL FRACTURES: Determining how operators are
modeling faults & natural fractures & using this information to plan drilling &
completions strategy & maximize productivity in Permian Basin plays
• WELL LOGGING & CORE SAMPLING: Understanding how to integrate data
from well logs & core samples to build a reservoir description that helps
improve the performance of the field
• MATCHING PETROPHYSICAL AND GEOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES TO
PRODUCTIVITY: Explaining how porosity & permeability distributions, grain
size, maturity, organic richness, oil in place and brittleness are being used to
accurately predict the productivity of Permian Basin reservoirs
Keith Skaar VP Exploration Element Petroleum
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FEATURING 20 + EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDING:
Randy Nickerson VP Exploration Caza Petroleum
Bill Fairhurst VP Exploration Eagle Oil &Gas Co.
John Worrall Partner Manzano Energy
Mayank Malik Formation Testing SME Chevron
Zhipeng Liu Petrophysicist Kinder Morgan
David Grace Business Development & Exploration Manager ExL Petroleum
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As operators in the Permian Basin increasingly
turn their attention towards unconventional
plays including the Wolfcamp, Bone Spring,
Spraberry and Cline, geologists, geophysicists
and petrophysicists working in the region are
finding themselves faced with a fresh set of
challenges.
With key acreage positions now secured
and many sweet spots already identified,
geoscientists working in the Permian Basin’s
unconventional plays are now looking towards
using geological & geophysical data to
maximize well productivity & optimize
drilling & completions strategies.
Organized in collaboration with leading
Permian Basin E&Ps, the inaugural Permian
Basin Geology & Geophysics Congress
2014 (July 15 - 16, Houston, Texas) will be
the first E&P led technical forum specifically
designed for geologists, geophysicist and
petrophysicists working in unconventional
plays in the Permian Basin.
Leading E&Ps in the Permian Basin will
provide 20+ brand new case studies providing
practical solutions from real life experience in
incorporating geological and geophysical
data into successful drilling and completions
strategies that maximize well productivity.
Day One will focus on the use of geological
and geophysical data in relation to drilling and
completions strategies in the Permian Basin.
The day will start by examining the play-by-play
analysis of the geological and geophysical
strategies that are having most success in
maximizing productivity in the Wolfcamp,
Bone Spring, Cline and Spraberry plays.
These technical sessions will include an analysis
of finding optimal zones within sweet spots;
the use of both 3D seismic and microseismic;
the mapping of faults and natural fractures
and the varying geosteering methods being put
to use in the Permian, all to determine the best
drilling & completions strategy.
Day Two will focus on the use of geological,
geophysical and petrophysical data
for building a reservoir description that
engenders reliable EUR calculations and
well productivity. The day will commence by
addressing the use of well logs, core samples
and sequence stratigraphy in the field. These
technical undertakings will be evaluated in
detail, particularly on where they are being
used efficiently and effectively by operators to
maximize well productivity. The day will progress
with a break down of the petrophysical and
geomechanical properties that are being used
by operators and how these properties - from
Porosity, Permeability and Grain Size to
Maturity, Oil In Place and Brittleness - are
being used to helpfully navigate operators
towards their most productive results in the
Permian Basin.
The event will be an unmissable opportunity
for any geoscience professional working in
unconventional plays in the Permian Basin to
learn from their peers on the practical geological
and geophysical strategies that are cost-
effectively maximizing productivity throughout
the basin’s hottest plays.
Venue Information:
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston First Corporation1001 Avenida de las AmericasHouston Texas 77010 USA
Tel: 800-427-4697Web: www.houstonconventionctr.com
Sponsorship And Exhibition Opportunities Geoscience Manager, Le Norman Operating LLC“One of the best congresses I’ve ever attended. I learned
something from every presentation”
VP Geoscience, Liberty Resources LLC“Great way to get up to speed quickly on multiple shale plays”
Associate Geologist, Brigham Resources“Looking forward to attending again next year”
USING GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL DATA TO OPTIMIZE DRILLING & COMPLETIONSExplaining How Geological & Geophysical Data Is Being Correlated To Productivity In The Key Permian Basin Plays & Used To Optimize Drilling & Completions Strategies
Day 1Tuesday July 15, 2014
8.30 Chair’s Opening Remarks
WOLFCAMP FOCUS
8.40 Understanding How Operators Are Using Geological & Geophysical Data To Optimize Drilling & Completions Strategies In The Wolfcamp
•ExamininghowinformationonfaultsandnaturalfractureshasbeenusedtohelpmaximizetheproductivityofWolfcampoperations
•Evaluatingthesuccessofusing3DseismicdataandmicroseismictooptimizecompletionsstrategiesintheWolfcamp
•ExplaininghowboreholeimaginghasbeenusedintheWolfcamptodetermineoptimalhorizontalstressdirections
•ProvidingexamplesoftechniquesthathavebeenusedtoidentifythemostproductivezoneswithinsweetspotsintheWolfcamp
9.00 CASE STUDY A: Bill Fairhurst, Vice President Exploration, Eagle Oil & Gas
9.30 Question & Answer Session
9.40 CASE STUDY B: David Grace, Business Development & Exploration Manager, ExL Petroleum
10.10 Question & Answer Session
10.20 Morning Refreshments Served In Exhibition Showcase Area
BONE SPRING FOCUS
10.30 Providing A Case Study On How Data From Core Analysis & Well Logs Has Been Integrated To Maximize Productivity In The Bone Spring
•Analyzinghowgeologicalinformationhasbeenusedtodetermineoptimalhorizontaldrillingorientation
•SpecifyinghowdatafromopenholelogshavebeenusedtomaximizetheproductivityofBoneSpringwells
•DeterminingoptimalstrategiesforusingcoredatatopredictproductivityandoptimizeBoneSpringdrillingandcompletions
•ExplainingwhichtypesofpetrophysicaldataareprovingmostusefulinfindingthebestlocationsforplacingwellsintheBoneSpringwells
10.30 CASE STUDY A: Randy Nickerson, Vice President Exploration, Caza Oil & Gas
11.00 Question & Answer Session
11.10 CASE STUDY B: John Worrall, Co-Owner, Manzano Energy Partners
11.40 Question & Answer Session
SPRABERRY PANEL
11.50 Panel Discussion: Evaluating Which Geological Criteria Are Proving Most Useful In Identifying Optimal Pay Zones In The Spraberry Formation
Thissessionwillconsistofapaneldiscussionbetweenseveralofthespeakerfacultybeforeopeninguptoextendedquestionandanswerfromtheaudience.Keypointsoffocuswillinclude:•Examiningtheimportanceofporosityand
permeabilityinpredictingtheproductivityoftargetsintheSpraberry
•DeterminingwhichcombinationofrocktypesandgrainsizesareprovingmostproductiveintheSpraberry
•DeterminingwhetherdepthandpressurevaluesareprovingtobereliableindicatorsofproductivityintheSpraberry
•EvaluatinghowoilinplacehasbeencalculatedinSpraberrywellsandhowkeyitwastomakingthedecisiontodrill
•PanelDiscussionAmongstSpeakerFaculty
12.20 Extended Question And Answer Session
12.30 Networking Lunch Served In Exhibition Showcase Area
CLINE FOCUS
1.30 Explaining Geological & Geophysical Strategies For Identifying & Exploiting Horizontal Targets In The Cline Shale
•EvaluatinghowgeologicalandgeophysicalvariableshavebeencorrelatedtoproductivitytodetermineoptimalhorizontaltargetsforClineshaleoperations
•UnderstandinghowoperatorsintheClineshalearedealingwiththevariabilityandheterogeneityofreservoirsacrossthelaterallength
•ExaminingwhichloggingtoolsareworkingbestforhorizontalsintheClineshale
•Gaininginsightintohowgeologicalinformationhasbeenusedtodeterminethemaximumandminimumhorizontalstressdirections
Chris Faulkner, CEO, Breitling Energy
2.00 Question & Answer Session
SWEET SPOTSExamining Strategies For Finding The Optimal Zones Within
Sweet Spots In The Permian Basin
SWEET SPOTS
2.10 Explaining How Mapping Techniques, Logs, Seismic & Microseismic Can Be Used To Identify Sweetspots & Optimize Completions In The Wolfcamp
•Explaininghowtousedataonbrittleness,kerogencontent,TOC,porosity,permeabilityandmineralogytoidentifysweetspotsintheWolfcamp
•Integratingdatafromcoreanlaysis,wirelinelogs,muglogsandcomputedlogstomapthepaythickness
•Usinglogstooptimizingperf-clustersbasedonlithology,brittlenessandorganics
•Providingexamplesofhowseismic,microseismicandgeosteeringcanbeusedtooptimizewellproductivityintheWolfcamp
A. Darryl James, VP Exploration, Tall City Exploration
USING SEISMIC IN THE PERMIAN BASINEvaluating How Operators Are Using Seismic Data To Identify Productive Well Locations & Optimize Completions In Permian
Basin Plays
3D SEISMIC
2.50 Examining How 3D Seismic Is Being Used In Permian Basin Plays To Identify The Most Productive Locations For Wells
•Analyzingwhichseismicattributesarevaluablepre-drillindicatorsofreservoirproperties
•UnderstandingwhichseismicattributeshavebeenshowntocorrelatetogoodwellEURs
•Identifyinghowgeophysicaldatafrom3Dseismiccanbeintegratedwithgeologicaldatatooptimallyidentifysweetspots
•EvaluatinghowsuccessfultheuseofseismicinversionhasbeeninthePermianandwhatkindofdataqualityisrequiredtouseit
•ExplaininghowtouseAVOtoanalyzepre-stackforthepurposeofmodelingamplitudevs.offsetanomalies
•Determininghowseismiccanbeusedtoavoidcarbonateareasinordertotargetunconventionalprospects
Timothy Smith, President, Petro Lucrum
3.20 Question & Answer Session
3.30 Afternoon Refreshments Served In Exhibition Showcase Area
MICROSEISMIC
4.00 Determining How Microseismic Can Be Used To Observe & Track The Creation Of Fractures In Permian Basin Reservoirs & How This Can Help Optimize Completions Strategy
•ExaminingtheextenttowhichmicroseismicisworkinginunconventionalplaysinthePermianBasin
•Understandingwhatpracticalimpactmicroseismicishavingonoptimizingproductivityduringcompletions
•GaininginsightintohowmicroseismicdatacanberelatedtoOBMIandFMIimagelogs
•Evaluatingwhethermicroseismicisworththeextraexpenseitincursintermsofthevalueofthedateityields
Timothy Smith, President, Petro Lucrum
4.30 Question & Answer Session
MAPPING FAULTS & NATURAL FRACTURESDetermining How Operators Are Modelling Faults & Natural
Fractures & Using This Information To Optimize Drilling & Completions Strategy & Maximize Productivity In
Permian Basin Plays
MICROFRACTURING IN TIGHT ROCKS
4.40 Assessing The Optimal Microfracturing Strategies In Tight Rocks Of The Delaware Basin To Understand Their Impact On Well Productivity
•DiscussingamicrofracturingcasestudyfromtheDelawareBasin
•Comparingmicrofracturetestingvsfractureinjectiontesting
•Usingimagelogstoidentifyinducedfractures•Integratingresultswithsoniclogstooptimize
completiondesignMayank Malik, Formation Testing SME, Chevron
5.10 Question & Answer Session
GEOSTEERING IN THE PERMIAN BASINProviding Updates On Which Geosteering Strategies Are
Helping Optimize Horizontal Drilling Operations In The Permian Basin
GEOSTEERING
4.50 Detailing Which Geosteering Techniques Are Working Best In The Permian Basin For Staying In The Zone Whilst Drilling
•ExplainingwhichgeosteeringmethodshavehadthemostpracticalsuccessinimprovingproductivityinPermianBasinoperations
•Understandingtheprosandconsofusinggammarayinformationtosteerandsurveydatawhilstdrilling
•Analyzingthebenefitsofusingsurfaceanalysisofdrillcuttingstoprovidedataforimprovedgeosteering
•Determiningwhethertheuseofgeosteeringduringdrillingisworththeextraexpenseorwhethergoodenoughresultscanbeachievedwithoutit
5.20 Question & Answer Session
5.20 Chair’s Closing Remarks & End Of Day 1
5.30 - 6.30 Networking Drinks Reception In Exhibition Showcase Area
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8.50 Chair’s Opening Remarks
WELL LOGS, CORE SAMPLES & SEQUENCE
STRATIGRAPHY
Understanding How To Integrate Data From Well Logs & Core
Samples To Build A Reservoir Description That Helps Improve
The Performance Of The Field
OPEN HOLE LOGS
9.00 Evaluating The Advantages & Disadvantages Of Using Open Hole Logs In Permian Basin Wells In Terms Of Cost & Impact On Optimizing Productivity
•Analyzingwhetheroperatorscansavemoneybydoingcasedholeloggingonlyorwhetheritmakeseconomicsensetodoopenholelogsalso
•Clarifyinghowopenholelogscanbeoptimallyusedtoidentifythemostproductivelocationsforwells
•Determininghowtouseboreholeimagingincombinationwithotheropenholelogstopicksequencestratigraphyboundaries
•Understandinghowtoextrapolatecoresampleandgeochemicaldatatoopenholelogs
•Examiningtheavailabilityofopenholelogsforlargeholesizes
Jay Leaver, Geologist, Read & Stevens
9.30 Question & Answer Session
CORE ANALYSIS
10.00 Gaining Insight Into How Core Data Has Be Used To Identify Productive Well Locations & Also Determine Which Attributes Caused Less Productive Wells To Be Unsuccessful
•Understandinghowtousecoredatatoidentifylandingzonesthatwillleadtomaximumproductivity
•Determiningtheextenttowhichfracturepatternscanbedetectedandquantifiedincoresamples
•Examiningwhatkindofimageloginterpretationsyoucandrawfromanintervalbeingexaminedinthecore
•Analyzinghowcorestakenafterdrillingcanbeusedinpostmortemanalysisfordeterminingwhyawellfailed
•EvaluatingwhatlessonscanbelearntfromanalyzingFMIlogsthathavebeenruninthesamewellborethatacorehasbeenpulledfrom
Keith Skaar, Vice President Exploration, Element Petroleum
10.30 Question & Answer Session
10.40 Morning Refreshments Served In Exhibition
Showcase Area
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY CASE STUDY A
11.10 Understanding How To Use Sequence Stratigraphy From Core & Well Logs In The Permian Basin To Determine Reservoir Lithology & Quality
•ExplaininghowstratigraphicsequencesareexpressedinPaleozoicblackshalesinthePermianBasin
•Understandingtheconnectionbetweenstratigraphy,lithologyandreservoirquality
•Evaluatinggeographiccontrolsonreservoirlithologyandreservoirqualityandanalyzingtheroleofburialdepth
Nick Harris, Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
11.40 Question & Answer Session
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY CASE STUDY B
11.50 Deciphering How Sequence Stratigraphy Can
Be Used As A Predictor Of Sweet Spots In Permian
Basin Plays
•ExplaininghowsequencestratigraphycanbeusedtodeterminetheeconomicpotentialofreservoirsinthePermianBasin
•Evaluatinghowregionalstratigraphycanbeapredictoroffracturepatternsthatmayaffectproductivity
•Understandinghowtooptimallyintegratestratigraphicdatawithcoredatatoaccuratelypredictproductivity
•Analyzingtheimportanceofbedthicknessasapredictorofproductivity
Timothy Smith, President, Petro Lucrum
12.20 Question & Answer Session
12.30 Networking Lunch Served In Exhibition
Showcase Area
BREAK DOWN: PETROPHYSICAL AND
GEOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Using Porosity & Permeability, Grain Size, Maturity, Organic
Richness, Oil In Place & Brittleness To Predict Productivity In
The Permian Basin
OIL SATURATION
1.30 Providing A Case Study On How To Use The
Latest Technological Advances To Make An Accurate
Quantitative Estimation Of Oil Saturation In A Permian
Basin Play
•Identifyingthedifficultiesofdeterminingoilsaturationusinganopenholeresistivitymethodandexplaininghowtheycanbeovercome
•Harnessingrecentadvancesincasedholepulseneutronloggingtechnologytoallowgassaturationmeasurement
•Explaininghowtousecasedholeloggingtechniquestohelpdetermineoilsaturationincarbonaterocks
Zhipeng Liu, Petrophysicist, Kinder Morgan
2.00 Question & Answer Session
MINERALOGY AND COMPOSITION
2.10 Investigating How Composition and Mineralogical
Variability May
•ImpactCompletionandProductionResults•Whatistheextentofmineralogicalvariationinthe
PermianBasin•Howdomineralogicalandcompositionalvariations
betweenandwithinplaysimpactcompletionstrategiesandproductionresults
•CanmineralogyandcompositionbeusedtodetermineproductionsweetspotsLaboratorytestingofmineralogicalcontrolsoverproductivity
Callum Hetherington, Geologist & Professor, Texas Tech University
2.40 Question & Answer Session
2.50 Afternoon Refreshments Served In Exhibition
Showcase Area
BRITTLENESS
3.20 Explaining Techniques For Determining Brittleness
That Have Proven Successful In The Permian Basin To
Accurately Predict How Rocks Might Fail
Under Stimulation
•UnderstandingwhichpetrophysicalequationsarebestsuitedfordeterminingbrittlenessinthePermianBasin
•Analyzinghowtointegratedatafromopenholelogswithcoredatatoaccuratelymeasurebrittleness
•Determiningwhethercomparisonsofdatasetswherebothopenholelogandcoredataareavailablecanbeusedtomakeinferencesaboutareaswherecoredataisunavailable
•Evaluatingwhatcanbedonetooptimizedatasetsforpredictingthebrittlenessofrocksandhowtheywillimpactthewaytheyfail
Jeff Kelley, Petrophysicist, Highmount E&P
3.50 Question & Answer Session
POROSITY & PERMEABILITY
4.00 Evaluating The Importance Of Porosity &
Permeability Distribution In Predicting The Productivity
Of Reservoirs In The Permian Basin
•ExaminingbestpracticeinfiguringoutthepermeabilityofrocksinthekeyPermianBasinplays
•Understandingwhatthekeydifferencesintermsofpermeabilitydistributionhavebeenbetweenproductiveandnon-productivewellsinthePermianBasin
•AssessinghowporositydistributionsareaffectingproductivityindifferentPermianBasinplays
•Gettinganaccuraterelationshipbetweenactualeffectiveporosityandwirelinelogresponses
4.30 Question & Answer Session
4.40 Chair’s Closing Remarks & End Of Conference
Day 2Wednesday July 16, 2014
DAY 2: INTEGRATING GEOLOGICAL DATA TO PREDICT PRODUCTIVITYExamining Best Practical Usage Of Data From Core Sampling & Well Logs In The Permian Basin & Evaluating Which Petrophysical Properties Are The Most Accurate Predictors Of Productivity
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