For those who attended the 2012 event, you may access the speaker presentations using the username and password sent to you via email. Click on the individual speakers' names to view their presentations.
Exploration Technology Workshop: Reservoir Characterization in Shales
Learn how seismic and other measurements can provide much-needed information about shales prior to drilling and completion. Information such as core analysis, rock physics, formation evaluation, and microseismic surveys can aid seismic in identifying sweet spots and detecting natural fractures.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Technical Spotlight
Shales set standard equations like Darcy on their ear. Reservoir engineers are going back to the drawing board to find better ways to quantitatively characterize these inscrutable rocks.
Manika Prasad, Associate Professor, Petroleum Engineering Dept., Center for Rock Abuse, Colorado School of Mines - View bio
Rock Physics Panel
Shales are not typical reservoir rocks. Porosity and permeability are often measured at the nano-scale, and organic material plays a role in the ability of hydrocarbons to move into the production stream. This panel will focus on core analysis, digital rock physics and formation evaluation.
Dr. Joel Walls, Director, Technical Resources, Unconventional Resources, Ingrain - View bio - Presentation not available
Craig S. Schwandt, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, McCrone Associates Inc. - View bio
Usman Ahmed, VP and Chief Reservoir Engineer, Baker Hughes - View bio
Technical Spotlight: The Big Picture on Geophysics and Oil-prone Shales
Sometimes it's helpful to remember that 3D seismic was originally intended to be a development tool rather than an exploration tool. This is important in today's shale plays where common cry is "We don't need seismic to find the shale. We already know where it is." Yes, but few, if any, operators understand how it behaves — why one fracture stage within a well produces ten times more oil than its neighbor, or how to find sweet spots to overcome that inequity.
Dr. Heloise Bloxsom Lynn, Consulting Geophysicist and President, Lynn Inc. - View bio
Fracture Identification Panel
Natural fractures can be a help or a hindrance to shale development. Either way, it's important to be able to find and characterize them. Geophysical techniques such as shear-wave splitting, identifying rock properties and microseismic monitoring can aid in characterizing fracture occurrence. It takes geophysical back to its roots — a delineation tool that offers more information about the reservoir.
Chris Neale, Vice President, MicroSeismic, Inc. - View bio
Fracture Characterization of Shales Using Seismic Data
Dr. M. Lee Bell, Chief Geophysicist, Geokinetics - View bio
John Maher, Denver Geo-Center Manager, Weinman GeoScience, a division of Global Geophysical - Presentation not available
