permian basin geology & geophysics forum 2014

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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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:

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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


10.20 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


11.10 CASE STUDY B: John Worrall, Co-Owner, Manzano Energy Partners


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


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


3.30 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



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


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 Chair’s Closing Remarks & End Of Day 1

5.30 - 6.30 Networking Drinks Reception In Exhibition Showcase Area


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


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


10.40 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


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



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


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


2.50 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


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


4.40 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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