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SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference
June 17–19, 2024
Houston, Texas, USA
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Day 1 Mon, June 17, 2024
Theme 1: A Focus on Key Unconventional Basins and Their Development I
Optimizing Development in the Permian Delaware Basin Potash Areas with an Integrated Multidisciplinary and Modeling Based Workflow
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4042725
Demystifying the Cause of Avalon Water Influx: A Case Study Integrating Targeted Surveillance Bringing New Perspectives Around the Role of Overlying Water Injection; Lea County, New Mexico
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044520
Theme 1: Case Studies Highlighting Optimizing Completion, Perforation, and Stimulation Strategies I
Novel Well Design for Unconventionals: Augmented Drainage Development (ADD)
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044110
Challenging Paradigms in an Unconventional Development Block. Case Study: Enhancing Development Areas Within the Vaca Muerta Formation in the Oil Window
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4054703
Theme 1: New Materials and Innovative Technologies Application; Case Studies I
Efficient Field Development Decisions Driven by Artificial Intelligence: A Permian Basin Example
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044067
Navigating Challenges in Vaca Muerta: Interdisciplinary Insights and Strategies for Efficient Development of an Unconventional Oil Field in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4052155
Theme 2: High and Low Field NMR Applications
NMR Interpretations in Unconventional Reservoirs - Application to Quality Control and Guide for Log Calculated Total Water Saturations in the Texas Delaware Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4015915
Clay Structure Water and Clay Bound Water Measured by NMR Relaxometry
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044975
Theme 2: Rock-Fluid and Fluid-Fluid Interactions, PVT Data Acquisition and Analysis
Diffusive Leakage of scCO2 in Shaly Caprocks: Effect of Geochemical Reactivity and Anisotropy
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4032227
Practical Models for Computing CO2 Solubility in Brines with Complex Ions for Carbon Geo-Sequestration Applications
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4033482
Effects of H2 Exposure on the Microstructure of Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4042763
Theme 3: Emerging Geological Evaluations, Tools and Workflows for Prospectivity Assessment
Adapting Music Recognition Technology for Tops Picking and Quality Control
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044181
Searching for "Gold" in Wells: Converting Drill Cuttings into a Commodity by Identifying and Extracting Critical Minerals
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4054257
Can LWD Solve the Geological Challenges in a Complex Mature Field: A Colombia Story
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4054858
Theme 3: What is in Your Rock: Geological Integration that Impacted Go-Forward Business Decisions
Well Azimuth, Shmin Direction, and First Year's Production in the Permian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4029236
Permian Salt Dissolution Structures and the Unconventional Niobrara Biogenic Gas Play Eastern Colorado
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044490
Enhancing Production Efficiency: The Impact of Precision Targeting in the Midland Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044545
Theme 4: Complex Fracture Characterization
Multiphysics Characterization of Hydraulic Fracture Height and Parent-Child Well Interference at HFTS-2
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4019465
Quantitative Characterization of Hydraulic Fracture Geometry Based on Distributed Strain Sensing Data from True Tri-Axial Experiments
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4054809
Theme 4: Operational Hazard and Fracture Identification
Ascertain the Presence of Open Fractures in Tight Carbonate Reservoirs with Integrated Solution
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4023323
Karst Cavern Identification and Deep Imaging in the Delaware Basin Using Magnetotellurics
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4043570
Research on Mechanical Properties of Natural Fracture and Fracture Prediction Model Based on Sliding Window
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4043943
Theme 5: Geomechanics in Well Design and Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing
Modeling of Proppant Flowback to Quantify and Predict Its Impact on Shale Gas Production Under Different Drawdown Strategies - A Vaca Muerta Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4042576
Hydraulic Fracture Closure Revealed Under Controlled Laboratory Condition
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044523
Field Validation of Engineered SWBM Systems to Reduce Drilling Emissions and Waste: Permian Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044587
Theme 6: Fluid-Rock Interactions I
Impacts of Reservoir Fluids and Pore Geometry on Hydrogen Adsorption and Diffusion in Rocks with Complex Composition and Pore Structure
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4002146
Completion Fluid Design for Improving Wettability
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044407
Demonstration and Quantification with Raman Spectroscopy of the Displacement of Adsorbed Methane from Coal by Injected Dissolved Carbon Dioxide for Carbon Sequestration
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044480
Theme 7: Impact to Drilling and Completions I
Section-Based Data Analytics to Optimize Unconventional Development and Completions
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4042757
A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques for Geothermal Wells' Drilling Rate of Penetration (ROP) Prediction
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044244
Boosting Visualization of Image Logs in 3D Towards Automated Well-Centric Interpretation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4054007
Theme 7: Impact to Drilling and Completions II
Predicting Coiled-Tubing Drilling Dynamics Using Transformers
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4043196
A Deep Learning Approach to Predicting Remaining Useful Life for Downhole Drilling Sensors Using Synthetic Data Generation
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4046687
Identifying Cumulative TVD Error in Horizontal Wells Drilled with Rotary Steerable Systems
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4055181
Theme 7: Production Forecasting I
A Machine Learning Approach to Basin Scale Inventory Forecasting and Development Planning that Accounts for Complex Well Interactions
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4036541
Optimizing Development Strategies for Unconventional Reservoirs of Abu Roash Formation in Western Desert of Egypt
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044905
Theme 8: CO2 EOR Case Studies
The Impact of Pore Wettability and Heterogeneity on CO2 Sweeping Efficiency in Enhanced Oil Recovery in Unconventional Reservoir Rocks
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4019112
Regained Permeability Measurement When Using Different Surfactants in Fracturing Operations
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4027891
Experimental Investigation of Cyclic CO2 Injection and Storage in Unconventional Reservoirs Under Reservoir Conditions
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4034665
Theme 8: EOR in Unconventional Reservoirs
Feasibility Study of Hydrocarbon Gas Huff-N-Puff in Vaca Muerta Shale: An Analysis on Impact of Shale Maturity on Oil Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4031556
Production Optimization of CO2 Huff-n-Puff Process in Unconventional Oil Reservoirs with Effects of Gas Relative Permeability Hysteresis, Geomechanics, and Capillary Pressure
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4037410
Comparative Experimental Study of CO2 Huff-n-Puff Using Live and Dead Oils
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4054199
Theme 8: Leveraging Well Performance Analysis to Optimize Field Development
Selection of the Optimal Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid by Using the DFIT-FBA Method
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4043117
A New Hybrid Workflow for Cost-Effective and Efficient Field Development Planning and Execution
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4043465
Fractional Dimension Rate Transient Analysis (FD-RTA) Applied to Multiphase Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4043567
Theme 9: A Future of Production Forecasting: Data-Driven Models and Physics-Based Solutions I
Applying Numerical RTA to Public Data: Enabling Field-Wide Property Calibration and Improved Public Data EUR Forecasts
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4029160
Autoforecasting and Minimizing Aggregate Errors in Large Datasets - A Pinedale Field Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044112
Numerical Simulation of FDI Impacts on Parent Well LPO and Child Well EUR in S&T
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044785
Theme 9: EUR and Performance Prediction: Decline Curve Analysis and Beyond I
Improving Accuracy of an Auto-Forecasting Engine Using a Bayesian Maximum Likelihood Framework for Empirical Decline Curves
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044312
Comprehensive Workflow for Predicting Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing Well Performance: Analysis of Parent Well Depletion, Fracturing Stage Evaluation, and Post-Fracturing Assessment
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044538
Clay-Rich Tuscaloosa Marine Shale: Production Decline Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044743
Theme 9: Type Well Profiles, Early Data Estimates, and Impacts of Lifecycle Updates
Physics-Informed Machine Learning Approach for Closed-Loop Reservoir Management Using RGNet
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4036015
Influence of Geological, Completion, and Well-Spacing Parameters on First-Year Productivity in the Delaware Basin
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044710
Construction of Parametric Type Well Profiles Using Linear Models
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4044927
Theme 9: Well Spacing and Well Interference Impact I
A Fast and Robust Method for Estimating Inter-Well Interference in Shale and Tight Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4031992
A Practical Model for Pressure- and Rate-Transient Behavior of Stacked Horizontal Wells in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4054708
Optimizing Unconventional Reservoir Development: Data-Driven Quantification, Probabilistic Validation, and Insights into Well Spacing Interference and Parent-Child Impact
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2024-4055381
