WHEN: Thursday, September 24, 2020 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Zoom 

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Title: "Dual Fracturing Operations - Logistics and Best Practices"

Abstract:

Dual frac is a novel idea to obtain significant pumping efficiency by pumping into two wells simultaneously with one frac crew. This method requires a significant amount of planning to align all the field services precisely and be prepared for any sub-surface pressure reactions that may require real-time job design changes. The stimulation job design, perforation schemes, on-site service providers, pumping equipment and monitoring were planned and optimized to ensure safe and effective stimulation treatment.

In this presentation, the step by step demonstration of the planned activities such as health and safety factors, the method of execution, reasons for Non-productive time and the operational gains made when comparing a zipper frac vs dual frac operation are explained.

Bio:

Chris Caplis is the Completions Manager for Sundance Energy. He has more than 20 years of drilling & completion experience in the energy industry. He started off as a drilling engineer and has held several senior level positions. He was the drilling manager for Crowheart Energy before moving to Sundance Energy to manage their completions program. He has served in this role for over a year. He has a keen interest in advancing well stimulation and completion practices in the Eagleford shale with a science-based approach to understanding the subsurface in conjunction with data analytics. Most recently, he was the first to successfully implement the dual frac approach in the Eagleford shale. Chris has a degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech.

When: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Where: Zoom Meeting

Title: "Mitigating Production Degradation Due to Frac Hits in Unconventional Reservoirs"

Abstract: 

In unconventional reservoirs, a "frac hit" is the infill-to-parent well communication during hydraulic fracturing. In most shale plays, production from the parent-infill well system drops below original forecasts due to production degradation after fracture hits from offset wells. This study reviews current methods to mitigate the production degradation and evaluates the effectiveness of these methods. Major challenges and opportunities are also presented.
The mitigation methods discussed in this lecture include (1) applying far-field diverter during fracturing in the infill wells, (2) reinjecting water into the parent wells, and (3) refracturing parent wells. Key design considerations for each method are presented in detail. A total of 565 fracture "hit events" at 41 impacted parent wells are statistically analyzed. Long-term well performance of several hundred impacted wells are also evaluated.
Based on the comprehensive analysis, the abovementioned three mitigation methods are field-proven and effective in protecting parent wells and improving infill well stimulation efficiency. With low operational costs, pumping far-field diverters results in a P50 EUR increment by 6%, with a 20% failure rate in the parent well protection. Water reinjection in the parent wells shows successful parent well protection, but the impact on the long-term well performance is negligible. Re-stimulation of properly selected parent wells with near-wellbore diverters indicates a P50 EUR increment by 40%. The selection of parent well protection methods needs to be fit-for-purpose and is fundamentally dictated by well conditions, operational experience, and economic models applicable to the area.
Take-away: "Frac hit" mitigation methods need to be fit-for-purpose and are fundamentally dictated by well conditions, operational experience, and specific economic models.

Bio:

Junjing Zhang is a senior engineer in the Global Wells organization at ConocoPhillips. He supports completion and fracturing across ConocoPhillips assets in Lower 48 Eagle Ford, Bakken, Alaska, China, Canada, and Australia. He has 12 years of research and industry experience. Zhang has developed expertise in well stimulation, wellbore related geomechanics, and applied data analytics. Zhang holds a Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University. He has received 5 SPE awards, including the 1st place award for the SPE International Student Paper Contest (Ph.D. group). Zhang also received the ConocoPhillips Outstanding Early Career Technologist Award. He has authored 9 journal publications and has made over 30 presentations at various SPE occasions. He currently serves as a program committee member and session chair for the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition. Zhang is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, U.S.A.

When: Wednesday September 9, 2020 | 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Where:  Zoom

Grab your favorite summer beverage, and let's kick off the new SPE term by gathering virtually! Celebrate this year's regional award winners, honor 25+ year members, and reconnect with your SPE colleagues. This event will include networking opportunities through breakout rooms. Please consider purchasing a ticket to help us raise money for scholarships.

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When: Wednesday June 17, 2020 | 12:00 p.m to 1:00 p.m

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Title: "Comparative Summary of Conventional O&G Injectors, CO₂ EOR and CO₂  Storage Injectors"

Speaker: Talib Syed, P.E.

Abstract:

Increased concerns globally from greenhouse gas emissions (principally from carbon dioxide – CO₂ and methane – CH₄) and related climate change and global warming impacts have led to an increase in the number of carbon capture and underground storage (CCUS) projects around the world. The U.S. oil and gas industry has led the world in the utilization of CO₂ for Enhanced Oil Recovery projects since the 1950s (with 70% of the world’s CO₂ EOR floods located in the Permian Basin of West Texas). It has the technology, experience and know-how to enable safe long-term storage of CO₂ primarily in deep saline formations, or in depleted oil and gas reservoirs.

This Webinar presents a summary of the key comparative factors between conventional oil and gas injectors, CO₂ EOR and CO₂ storage injectors that have to be considered during the life cycle of a well. These factors include: (1) High Injection/Operating/Reservoir Pressure Management, (2) CO₂ Corrosion, (3) Well Design & Construction, (4) Well Integrity, (5) Material Selection, and (6) Plugging and Abandonment.

Bio:

Talib Syed, P.E. holds a B-Tech (Chemical Engineering – Univ. of Madras, India) and an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering (Univ. of Oklahoma) and is a Registered Petroleum Engineer in CO and WY. Talib started his oilfield career with ARAMCO – Saudi Arabia and has U.S. and international experience – both onshore and offshore. Talib has been selected as a SPE Distinguished Lecturer on Life Cycle Well Integrity for the 2020-2021 Program Period and currently serves as SPE Denver Section Chair – HSES/Facilities and SPE Member-at-Large CCUS Technical Section. He is a member of American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE – Denver Chapter), Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) and Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC).

Further details, event registration, and Zoom links will be provided in our June 2020 Section Newsletter.

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When: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 | 11:30 a.m.

Where: Liberty Oilfield Services | 1950 17th St, Suite 2400, Denver, CO

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Speaker: Matthew Lawrence, Senior Technical Advisor & Ahmed Attia, Reservoir Manager, Ziebel

When: March 6 - 8, 2020 | 6:00 a.m.

Where: Keystone Resort, Colorado

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Description:

Welcome to the annual Energy Industry Ski Trip! This year, SPE, DAPL, AND YPE are partnering up to make a true Energy Industry Ski Bash! We're electrifying the slopes this year with a level of energy and enthusiasm that's more rigorous than a surface use agreement, hotter than 1,700 MMBTU clean, Colorado natural gas, and (you'd better believe it) much more exciting than watching solar panels track the sun on a single axis!

We'll have a ski bus traveling up on Friday, après ski party Friday, and other networking opportunities for the remainder of the weekend (including the now famous shirtless closing run on Saturday - Snow or Shine).

Registration this year is a-la-carte. You can have a fun ski day on Friday OR stay for the entire weekend! If you plan to ski for all 3 days, make sure to buy 3 lift tickets. The over 30 year tradition of the après ski party on Friday will be hosted at the base of Keystone in Warren Station. Feel free to attend even if you don't ski!

If you don't take the bus up on Friday, then be sure to pick up your lift tickets prior to March 1 from Tabatha at the DAPL offices: 910 16th Street, Suite 223, Denver, Co 80202 (dapl@dapldenver.org). Registration closes on February 14, 2019 ... don't miss the window!

We have plenty of opportunities to sponsor! Descriptions for each of these options is in the ticket section. If you would like to mail a check instead of registering online (to avoid fees), please email Mark (mark.hinaman@gmail.com; 970-629-0668) at SPE or Courtney Ahuja (courtneyahuja@gmail.com; 214-662-7696) at DAPL.

When: Friday February 21, 2020 | 12:30 p.m.

Where: Denver Athletic Club | 1325 Glenarm Pl., Denver, CO

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All skill levels, prizes in each level

Cost $35 ($20 students) includes banquet with driks, food, awards, door prizes.

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When: Wednesday February 19, 2020 | 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m

Where: Denver Athletic Club | 1325 Glenarm Pl., Denver, CO

Speaker: Dr. Todd Hoffman, Associate Professor, Montana Tech 

Abstract: 

Unconventional reservoirs have had tremendous success over the last decade due to technical advances including long horizontal wells and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing; however, their potential may be even higher.  There are trillions of barrels of oil in these resources, and while wells start out at high rates, they decline quickly and primary recovery factors are low, often in the single digits. This clearly indicates a need for some form of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) for these types of reservoirs.In this presentation, the efforts to implement EOR in unconventional reservoirs will be examined in full detail. A number of different injection fluids have been proposed including miscible gas, water and surfactants. Early work focused on modeling and lab studies, and this provided a base of knowledge that was leveraged to carry out pilot field studies. Pilots have been implemented in at least four basins, and the Bakken and Eagle Ford have both had multiple field trials. Huff-n-puff natural gas injection has been shown to be very successful in the Eagle Ford, and today, large-scale field development is occurring there.

Because most of the field trials have been completed in North America, the examples presented are mainly from there; however, as these techniques are reproduced in other basins, the worldwide potential is enormous, and that potential also is discussed in the presentation.

While much has been achieved over the last decade in unconventional reservoirs, implementing EOR in these types of reservoirs will likely bring about even greater success.

Bio:

Todd Hoffman is an Associate Professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department at Montana Tech. He teaches classes on Reservoir Simulation, Enhanced Oil Recovery, and Unconventional Reservoirs. Prior to that, he was a reservoir engineering consultant to the oil and gas industry. Todd has worked on reservoir models for more than 30 fields on six continents, and has published over 50 technical papers. His research involves improved recovery for conventional and unconventional reservoirs, fractured reservoir modeling and history matching. Todd received his B.S. in petroleum engineering from Montana Tech and his M.S. and Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from Stanford University.

When: Tuesday February 4, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Where: Liberty Oilfield Services | 950 17th St. Suite 2400

What: 2020 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition Plenary Session Live Panel Discussion Broadcast

Fees: $10 pre-registration, $15 at the door

Light breakfast with pastries, bagels, and coffee will be served.

Details: This is a live broadcast for SPE section members as an opportunity for us to expand the Hydraulic Fracturing Technology conference audience and include members unable to travel to the event.

We will provide the live stream presentation during the plenary session on Tuesday morning. Members who download the HFTC app will have the ability to pose questions to the panel through the event app.

Abstract:

Where are Data and Technology Taking Us?

Recent advances in unconventional hydraulic fracturing have been characterized by a continuous series of operational leaps forward. The technology advances that have mattered most for dramatic recent industry efficiency gains have included the application of critical process and product improvements, real-time data processing, process simplification, system automation and just-in-time supply chain streamlining. As we enter 2020, we find ourselves asking where the next big advances will come from. What will the next key technological advances be and where and how will they be applied? We believe there is a large role for big data analysis and its use with Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) among others. This session brings a group of experts from varied industries together to discuss what the industry is already doing with these technologies, and where the hydraulic fracturing and unconventionals industry may be heading.

Moderator: Chris Wright, Liberty Oilfield Services

Panelists:

Mariano Gurfinkel - Director Advanced Analytics at Marathon Oil Corporation

Roger Brown – R&D Lab Manager at National Oilwell Varco

Philippe Herve – Vice President Energy at SparkCognition

Francois Laborie – President at Cognite AS

Registration Deadline: 2/3/2020 @ 12:00 Noon

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