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June 13–15, 2023
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Day 2 Wed, June 14, 2023
Theme 1: Development Optimization
Leveraging Reservoir and Fracture Modeling to Optimize Well Landing, Spacing, and Completion Size in the DJ Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3862974
Assessing the Potential of Three Assets: From Exploration to Development, a Multidisciplinary Integration Case
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3866768
Theme 1: Improving Completion Designs
"A Shift or Not a Shift?" that was the Question: Robust Qualification and Testing of Available "Unlimited" Frac Sleeve Systems Yield Varied Results
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3849448
Optimizing Field Development Across Northern Delaware Basin for the Wolfcamp C
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3855695
Theme 1: Leveraging the Fiber
Single-Use Fiber Analysis on Fault-Driven Frac Propagation Anomalies in the Midland Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3863029
Theme 1: Modeling and Developing Permian Basin I
Modeling the Unconventional Way: A Novel Midland Basin Case Study on How to Simulate Reservoir Models Without Altering Stimulated Fracture Geometries
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3852292
Field Development Optimization in Midland Basin: An Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3856029
Theme 1: Modeling and Developing Permian Basin II
US Tight-Oil Efficiency: A Permian Basin Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3832698
An Integrated Approach to Development Optimization Using Monitor Wells and Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics in the Permian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3860704
Theme 1: Quantifying, Mitigating and/or Overcoming Parent-Child Effects
Restricting Adverse Fracture Driven Interactions Through Completion Optimization and Active Guidance: Case Studies from the Southern Delaware Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3857017
Eagle Ford Parent Well Frac Hit (Frac Driven Interaction) Impact Characterization, Prediction, and Mitigation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3873139
Theme 1: Sustainable Asset Development
Comparison of Numerical LDAR Assessment Methods in Methane Detection Technologies
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3869266
Theme 2: CO2 Sequestration Petrophysical Property Modeling
Reactive Transport Modeling of Anthropogenic Carbon Mineralization in Stacked Columbia River Basalt Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3860189
Effect of CO2 Dissolution on Fluid Flow and Phase Behavior in Oil-Water Systems in Shale Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3860690
Effects of CO2 Exposure on Unconventional Reservoir Rock Microstructure
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3864852
Theme 2: New Materials and Innovative Technologies
Precise Determination of Reservoir Fluids in Jurassic Kerogen from Pressurized Cores: Challenges to Success
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3853382
Can Transient High Gamma Ray Be Used to Observe Phase Behavior and Fluid Transport in Unconventional Reservoirs?
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3870100
Remote Monitoring of Stage Performance from Zonal Returns of Nanoparticle Tracers Integrated in Shaped Charges Liners to Surface with Flowback
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3871432
Theme 3: International and Emerging Challenges of Unconventional Resources
Evaluating the Potential of the World-Class Najmah Unconventional Reservoir: Collaborative Approach to Design a Pilot Well
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3855259
Complex Structural Domains and Their Impact on the Design of Development Plans. Case Study Vaca Muerta Fm. In a Shale Oil Core Area, Neuquén Basin, Argentina
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3860348
An Integrated Approach to Building a 3D Discrete Fracture Network Model of an Unconventional Naturally Fractured Reservoir, Kuwait
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3861615
Theme 3: Whats in Your Rock: Geological Integration that Impacted Go-Forward Business Decisions
Reservoir Modeling in Tight Rocks Using Computational Stratigraphy to Capture Stratigraphic Architecture and Heterogeneity: Examples from the Wolfcamp of the Delaware Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3862200
High-Resolution Core Study Relating Chemofacies to Reservoir Quality: Examples from the Permian Wolfcamp XY Formation, Delaware Basin, Texas
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3871113
Theme 4: New and Innovative Technologies in Reservoir Imaging and Characterization
Extracting High Fidelity Geological Information from 3D Seismic and Well Data
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3853217
Application of Seismic Super Resolution to Improve Drilling Planning and Risk Mitigation in Delaware Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3859830
Integrated Workflows for Drilling Optimization and Enhanced Production
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3864551
Theme 5: Infill Drilling and Refracturing; Applications and Lessons Learned
A Success Story: Screening and Optimizing Refracs in the Eagle Ford
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3848875
A Geomechanics and Pore Pressure Informed Stage Level Optimization Case Study for Unconventional, Infill Development in the Powder River Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3869179
Refrac and Re-Complete Whole History in the North Dakota: Determining Detailed Type and Sub-Type of Refrac and Incremental Production
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3871674
Theme 5: Diagnostics and Monitoring with Geomechanical Models II
Optimizing Completions by Enhancing Near-Field Connectivity and Mitigating Stress Shadowing in Real-Time via Acoustic Based Workflow
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3867323
A Novel Choke Management Evaluation Workflow Using Calibrated Hydraulic Fractures and Embedded Discrete Fracture Model for Deep Shale Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3871574
Theme 5: Geomechanics in Well Design, Construction, and Drilling
Mechanical Characterization, Anisotropy, and Failure Pattern of Unconventional Reservoirs for Wellbore Stability and Fracture Enhancement
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3867635
Geomechanics Complexity Associated with Sub-Seismic Fold Structures in a Horizontal Well
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3869278
Chemically Enhance Hydraulic Fracturing by Maintaining Proppant and Formation Integrity
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3871053
Theme 5: Hydraulic Fracture Modeling II
Conductive and Propped Networks of Induced Hydraulic Fractures and Reactivated Fracture Networks - Evidence from the HFTS-1 in Situ Experiments
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3858933
Multidimensional, Experimental and Modeling Evaluation of Permeability Evolution, the Caney Shale Field Lab, OK, USA
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3869822
Optimization of the Proppant Placement Through the Perforations in Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing: A Laboratory-Scale Experimental Investigation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3871668
Theme 6: Source Rock Evaluation
Improved Oil Saturation and Producible Hydrocarbon Evaluation via Novel Thermal Extraction Methods
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3860229
Simulation of Thermal Maturity in Kerogen Type II from the Bakken Shale via Anhydrous and Hydrous Pyrolysis
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3863429
Oil and Gas Generation, Migration, Production Prediction, and Reservoir Characterization of Northern Denver Basin: Implication from the Total Petroleum Systems
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3866347
Theme 7: New Approaches, Algorithms, and Workflows I
Application of Combined Statistics, Machine Learning and Game Theory Approach for Shale Gas Production Performance Evaluation: Insights of Frac-Hit Timing and Severity
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3857336
Updated Formation Maps Provide Greater Detail for the Stacked Unconventional Plays of the Permian Basin (Midland Basin)
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3857980
Theme 7: New Approaches, Algorithms, and Workflows II
Mechanistic Understanding and Data-Driven Prediction of Liquid Loading in Long-Lateral Oil Wells in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3860898
Screening and Ranking of Refractured Well Candidates: Insights from Performance Analysis of 14 Unconventional Plays Using Machine Learning Approach
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3861457
Deep Learning Models for Methane Emissions Identification and Quantification
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3866049
Theme 7: New Approaches, Algorithms, and Workflows III
Use of Machine Learning to Predict Maximum Borehole Diameter for Multi-Stage Frac Completions
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3852484
Reducing Methane Emissions: Implementing Data Science Informed Operation and Maintenance Work Practices Using Continuous Monitoring Technology
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3866061
Theme 8: EOR in Unconventionals
Reservoir Mechanisms of Unconventional Gas Injection EOR; Insights from Field Trials in the Eagle Ford
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3862004
Feasibility of CO2 Storage in Depleted Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs: Capacity, Microscale Mechanism, Injectivity, Fault Stability, and Monitoring
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3866067
Theme 8: Novel Production Improvement Methods
Y-CALCITE: A Novel Geomimetic Technology for Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid and Proppant Generation in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3854291
Chemical in Gas Dispersions: The Evolution of a Novel Concept for IOR/EOR in Tight Formations
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3862546
Multi-Basin Case Study: Remediating Damage from Fracture Driven Interactions Utilizing a Rigless Chemical Process
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3867194
Theme 8: Pressure Transient Testing, DFIT, and Well Testing
Pressure Buildup Interpretation in Unconventional Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3842757
Operational Application of Chow Pressure Group Methodology in the Midland Basin and Resulting Development Impact
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3855890
Theme 8: Surfactants and Nanofluids for EOR in Unconventionals
Surfactant EOR Improves Oil Recovery in a Depleted Eagle Ford Unconventional Well - A Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3831548
A Systematic Laboratory and Model-Based Surfactant Screening Workflow for Enhanced Recovery via Wettability Alteration in the Eagle Ford
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3866246
Theme 9: Future of Production Forecasting: Data-Driven Models and Physics-Based Solutions I
Field Application of a Novel Multi-Resolution Multi-Well Unconventional Reservoir Simulation: History Matching and Parameter Identification
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3857125
Physics Informed Data-Driven Models for Discovery of Flow Physics and Forecasts in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3858897
How Much Data Is Needed to Create Accurate PDP Forecasts?
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3870872
Theme 9: Future of Production Forecasting: Data-Driven Models and Physics-Based Solutions II
Application of Fractional Dimension RTA to Gas Wells in Haynesville Including Parent-Child Effects
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3852016
Physics-Based and Data-Driven Production Forecasting in the Eagle Ford Shale
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3858983
A Robust Workflow to Characterize Uncertainties of a Horizontal Well Pad: Multi-Well History Matching for Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3862949
Theme 9: Well Spacing and Well Interference Impact I
Fractional Dimension Rate Transient Analysis Applied to Parent-Child Effects in Unconventional Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3854304
Understanding the Advantages and Disadvantages of Unconventional Well Stacking and Interference
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3866237
Multiphase Flowing Material Balance for Well Groups
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3870320
Theme 9: Well Spacing and Well Interference Impact II
Empirical and Semi-Analytical Workflow to Determine Optimal Spacing in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3855657
A Study on Well Placement and Performance Forecasting in Uinta Basin Considering Geological Uncertainty
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3863134
A Comprehensive Review of Fracture-Driven Interaction in Unconventional Oil and Gas Plays: Characterization, Real-Time Diagnosis, and Impact on Production
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3866134
