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SUMMARY:SPE Denver Technical Happy Hour: October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the Society of Petroleum Engineers\, Denver Section\, for an October Technical Happy Hour featuring Garrett Fowler\, Chief Operating Officer at ResFrac. Connect with colleagues and hear about predictive modeling and economic optimization of well refracturing in the Bakken and Permian Basin. \nEvent Details\nDate: Tuesday\, October 13\, 2026\nTime: 4:00–6:00 p.m. Mountain Time\nLocation: Liberty Energy\, 950 17th St\, Suite 2400\, Denver\, CO 80202\nHost: Society of Petroleum Engineers\, Denver Section\nSponsor: Liberty Energy\nStudy Group: Reservoir and Completions \nRSVP\nPlease reserve your spot through Humanitix. \nRSVP on Humanitix \nSchedule\n\n4:00 p.m.: Happy hour and networking begin\n4:30 p.m.: Technical presentation\nFollowing the presentation: Social and networking time until 6:00 p.m.\n\nPresentation\nPredictive Modeling\, Sensitivity Analysis\, and Economic Optimization of Well Refracturing in the Bakken and Permian Basin \nSpeaker: Garrett Fowler\, Chief Operating Officer\, ResFrac \nAbstract\nRefracturing depleted unconventional wells can yield lower-capital\, high-ROI inventory\, but unpredictable field results can challenge planning and budget justification. By combining physics-based hydraulic fracturing\, geomechanics\, and reservoir simulation across the Bakken and Permian Basin\, we show that refrac outcomes are highly predictable—achieving blind-test forecasts that matched actual one-year production uplifts with an average mismatch of just 3.7%. \nModel sensitivity analysis shows that short-term refrac gains are driven by pre-refrac recovery factors and well age\, while long-term EUR uplift is governed by infill well distance\, overall well spacing\, and original cluster spacing. Poroelastic stress changes from depletion influence refrac performance\, as uneven stress profiles cause fluid to simply reactivate old fractures instead of creating fresh rock surface. \nEconomic optimization shows that the “right” refrac design is a function of depletion and fracture height containment. The easy refrac candidates are older wells with wide original cluster spacing\, large unstimulated lateral gaps\, low recovery factors\, and wide well spacing—we show that there is opportunity in less obvious candidates when evaluated carefully! \nAbout the Speaker\nGarrett Fowler is Chief Operating Officer at ResFrac\, where he leads global business strategy\, commercial operations\, and professional services across shale\, geothermal\, and CCUS projects. An engineer himself\, Garrett has performed and directed studies in every major shale basin worldwide. Prior to ResFrac\, he held reservoir engineering roles at Oxy and Tachyus\, focusing on EOR and waterflooding. \nGarrett graduated with distinction from Stanford University with a BS in Energy Resources Engineering and an MS in Petroleum Engineering. He has authored and co-authored more than 30 technical papers\, earned the 2022 SPE Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award\, and is an Eagle Scout\, search and rescue diver\, and multi-time Ironman finisher.
URL:https://denverspe.org/event/spe-denver-technical-happy-hour-october-2026/
LOCATION:Liberty Energy – Suite 2400\, 950 17th St\, Suite 2400\, Denver\, CO\, 80202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Study Groups,Technical
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SUMMARY:SPEE 2026 Software Symposium: Experiences in Automated Forecasting
DESCRIPTION:The Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE) presents a symposium on automated and assisted decline curve analysis. Engineers\, software developers\, and industry participants will discuss forecasting tools\, reserves evaluation\, and the role of expert judgment. \nDate: Wednesday\, October 14\, 2026\nTime: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Central Time\nLocation: Oxy Tower\, The Woodlands\, Texas \nRegistration closes October 2. Visit SPEE for registration and event information. \nThis is an SPEE event in Texas\, shared with the Denver SPE community.
URL:https://denverspe.org/event/spee-2026-software-symposium-experiences-in-automated-forecasting/
CATEGORIES:Technical
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SUMMARY:SPE Nov 26 - Technical Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Host: Society of Petroleum Engineers\, Denver Section \nEvent: November 2026 Technical Happy Hour \nTime: November 5th\, 4-6pm (HH begins at 4\, Talk at 430\, more Social until 6) \nLocation: Liberty Energy\, 950 17th St\, Suite 2400\, Denver\, CO 80202 \nSponsor: Liberty Energy \nStudy Group Category: Drilling \nSpeaker: Lee Hyson\, Business Development Manager\, Gaia Earth Group \nTitle: Modern Open Hole Wireline Operations: Safer\, More Efficient Outcomes with Proactive\, \nHolistic Planning \nAbstract: \nOpen hole wireline logging continues to be the preferred\, cost-effective method of formation \nevaluation in our industry. But as wellbore geometry\, trajectory\, and logging objectives become \nmore complex\, the longer and heavier logging tool strings introduce greater deployment risks\, \noperational uncertainty\, and costs. \nTraditional wireline logging job planning based on tension simulations is no longer sufficient \nbecause other hazards can be left undetected with potentially costly consequences. \nThis lecture presents a modern-holistic methodology\, already widely adopted\, that integrates \nwellbore geometry\, trajectory\, formation properties\, operational requirements\, and insights \nfrom databases of historical wireline jobs that include well designs and operational outcomes. \nAttendees will gain understanding of a data-driven framework for evaluating deployment risks\, \nincluding quantifying differential and mechanical sticking\, along with practical guidance for \nsafer and more reliable wireline operations. \nBio: \nLee holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve \nUniversity and has completed the Stanford Graduate School of Business LEAD \nprogram. He began his career as a wireline engineer and has spent more than two \ndecades supporting operations globally\, including the Rocky Mountains\, Southeast \nAsia\, the Marcellus\, the Gulf of America\, Mexico\, the Caribbean and the North Sea. \nSince joining Gaia in 2011\, his work has focused on strengthening wireline job design \nand execution by developing practical frameworks\, modeling approaches\, and field \nmethods for challenging wells. He has provided wellsite QA/QC support on more than \n175 field operations and has contributed to the creation and refinement of several of the \nplanning and risk-assessment workflows highlighted in this talk. Lee has authored \ntechnical papers and frequently delivers in-house training on applying systematic\, \nmodel-based strategies to improve wireline performance. \n 
URL:https://denverspe.org/event/spe-nov-26-technical-happy-hour/
LOCATION:Liberty Energy – Suite 2400\, 950 17th St\, Suite 2400\, Denver\, CO\, 80202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical
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SUMMARY:SPE Denver General Meeting: November 2026
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \n  \n  \nGas Lift (GL) has been in use for over a century\, but it can still be improved through innovation \nand field testing. This presentation will review more than a decade of GL technology projects \nand resulting learnings. Topics include equipment reliability\, surveillance\, optimization\, \ntroubleshooting\, and production improvement. \nGL may not be resilient enough in certain applications. Hydraulically fractured wells have \ncreated solids-related reliability challenges. More than 20 check valve models were subjected \nto an erosive flow loop. Weaknesses were identified\, and a survivor emerged in the process. \nData is key to GL surveillance\, but not all assets possess the required quality. Wireless \nsensors were deployed at legacy offshore assets to enrich data acquisition and optimize by \nproxy. Ultrasonic gas flow meters were vetted in the lab and field to ensure they could meet \ninjection gas metering needs at locations where testing is rare. \nSometimes the data indicates a GL well is not achieving its potential. CO 2 tracing is a proven \nmethod of identifying where GL gas is being injected without affecting production. A radioactive \ntracing pilot was undertaken to validate an even simpler concept. Even if the GL is on target\, \nlift hydraulics could be enhanced if slip among produced fluids could be reduced. Surfactants \nwere piloted in various GL configurations to determine their effectiveness. \nAs these complementary topics demonstrate\, GL optimization requires an integrated\, \nmultidisciplinary approach. This presentation aims to show that technology advances can be \ndriven by asking and acting on the question\, “Why can’t this be better?” \n  \nBiography: \n  \n  \nMichael C. Romer\, P.E. is Principal Artificial Lift (AL) Engineer at ExxonMobil and is on the \nUpstream Production Optimization team in Houston. He has been with ExxonMobil for more \nthan 19 years\, primarily focusing on global AL. Michael developed ExxonMobil courses on gas \nlift\, ESPs\, rod pumps\, and deliquification and enjoys delivering them worldwide. \nMichael is the API 19G (Gas Lift) Task Group Chair\, ALRDC Board Secretary\, SPE Americas \nAL Conference Vice Chair\, and an SPE ESP Symposium committee member. He holds BS \nand MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee and the University \nof Illinois\, respectively. \n  \nRegister Here
URL:https://denverspe.org/event/spe-denver-general-meeting-november-2026/
LOCATION:Paris Ballroom in the Hotel Monaco\, 1717 Champa St\, Denver\, CO\, 80202\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Technical
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SUMMARY:SPE Denver General Meeting: December 2026
DESCRIPTION:Neil Haddock\, The Development of Polycrystalline Diamond Cutters (PDC) for Hard Rock and Geothermal Drilling.
URL:https://denverspe.org/event/spe-denver-general-meeting-december-2026/
LOCATION:Paris Ballroom in the Hotel Monaco\, 1717 Champa St\, Denver\, CO\, 80202\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Technical
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