SPE PERMIAN BASIN SECTION
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Table of Contents SPE Permian Basin Calendar of Events…………………………………………………………………………………….3 Chairman’s Corner………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 SPE PB Section Meeting / Distinguished Lecturer.………………...………………………………………………..6 SPE PB Completions and Operations Study Group Production Management Symposium.………7
SPE PB Awards Ceremony 2021………...…………………...………….………………………………………………….8 SPE PB Golf Tournament…………………...…………………...………….………………………………………………….8 SPE UTPB 1st Annual Golf Tournament…………………...………….………………………………………………….9 SPE PB Young Professionals Upcoming Events..………………..…....….…………………………………………10 SPE Texas Tech Spring Golf Tournament……………………………………….……..………………………………..14
SPE PB Diversity and Inclusion Committee……………..….…………………………………………………………17 PBS-SEPM March Technical Luncheon.…………………...………….………………………………………………..18 Midland College PPDC Industry Training…………………………………………………….…………………………19 SPE Permian Basin Board………………………………………………………………………………………………………23
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SPE Permian Basin Calendar of Events April 2021 Sun
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Yogashri Pradhan SPE-PB Chairman 2020-2021 Senior Reservoir Engineer Endeavor Energy Resources This month’s section meeting will be a distinguished lecture covering “Making Decisions Using Completions Diagnostic Tools in Unconventional Reservoirs.” I thought it would be a good idea to discuss completion diagnostics case studies in Permian Basin unconventionals. I wanted to start with a 2016 paper and progress to more recent studies to show how our understanding has evolved in the Basin. SPE-181679 discusses various completions diagnostics in the Wolfcamp formation for both Midland and Delaware Basins. The paper details how proppant and fluid tracers were used to come up with changes to well completion design. For instance, fluid tracers and proppant tracers helped identify fractures and/or faults. Completion cost per well was lowered by bypassing zones that were unproductive. The paper also found that uniform flowback trends of fluid tracers across a single lateral are indicative of uniform proppant placement. Additionally, uniform proppant placement across the lateral was a result of hydraulic fracturing of similar types of rock. This was accomplished by either controlling the drilling to stay within the targeted interval or by selectively adjusting the stage lengths to stimulate similar rock types together (Warren et al 2016). Fast forward to 2018, where URTEC 2902960 covers the interwell communication between Upper Wolfcamp and Middle Wolfcamp wells from the Midland Basin Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site (HFTS). The paper examined the water, oil and proppant communication between wells at different targets. Unique tracers were employed in conjunction with many additional diagnostic technologies to evaluate interwell communication, fracture behavior, proppant transport and reservoir drainage.Figure 1 (Figure 4 from the paper) below shows the gun barrel view of these wells:
Figure 1: Gun-barrel view of Upper and Middle Wolfcamp wells, where wells labeled in white are not traced. The study had many conclusions from the completions diagnostics. For instance, proppant tracer results indicated a high degree of cluster efficiency can be obtained through the three cluster 90’ spacing design, however, it left behind a larger percentage of unstimulated rock. Stimulated rock coverage increased through a higher density, five-cluster, 50’ spacing perf scheme without sacrificing perf cluster efficiency. Additionally, proppant tracers showed similar nearwellbore proppant placement when applying the same completion strategy to both the Upper and Middle Wolfcamp benches. Interwell communication within MWC wells was significantly higher than communication within UWC wells. Vertical communication was greater from MWC wells to the UWC wells. Finally, the frac fluid communication observed, while stronger in magnitude early, continued through two years of flowback sampling. Therefore, a need exists to further optimize completion designs and/or well spacing by not only formation, but also by each bench within the formation (Wood et al 2018). (Continued on Next Page)
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CHAIRMAN’S CORNER
The last paper I wanted to cover was a 2020 paper: SPE-199712, “Evaluating Limited Entry Perforating & Diverter Completion Techniques with Ultrasonic Perforation Imaging & Fiber Optic DTS Warmbacks” from SM Energy. This is another angle in completions diagnostics that this paper covers compared to the previous papers mentioned. The team evaluated extreme, limited-entry perforating and particulate diverter completion techniques with ultrasonic perforation imaging and distributed temperature sensing (DTS). The study discusses Midland Basin, horizontal wells completed with varied completion designs. From this work, stage spacing was increased by 25% with no indication of performance degradation utilizing diverting agents and limited-entry perforating. Near-wellbore diverting agents do not stimulating new clusters, as erosion data shows that all clusters are receiving frac slurry with or without diverter, but it also shows that diverter is effectively redistributing proppant and fluid. Warmback data and perforation erosion data show no correlation indicating that perforation erosion does not always result in fracture creation. Wellbore trajectory and inclination appear to be a factor in proppant placement. Additional future work the study proposes are pushing the limit of stage lengths to find the point of diminishing returns with limited-entry perforating and diverting agents, continuing to evaluate the role of well trajectory on proppant placement, optimizng the amount and timing of diverter drops, and incorporating an in-depth cement evaluation with these completion diagnostic tools (Murphree et al 2020). From the past few years, our understanding of the Basin has increased to improve completions and development designs. With a combination of proppant loading, cluster spacing, and how perforations are placed, we are able to optimize what the Permian Basin has to offer. We look forward to everyone’s participation in this month’s SPE events, especially for the section meeting. References • Murphree, Chase , Kintzing, Malcolm , Robinson, Stephen , and Jay Sepehri. "Evaluating Limited Entry Perforating & Diverter Completion Techniques with Ultrasonic Perforation Imaging & Fiber Optic DTS Warmbacks." Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/199712-MS • Warren, Mark N., Dempsey, Christopher J., and Robert A. Woodroof. "Wolfcamp Completions: Lessons Learned through the Implementation of Completion Diagnostics to Optimize Existing Drilling and Stimulation Practices." Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE, September 2016. doi: https:// doi.org/10.2118/181679-MS • Wood, Tanner, Leonard, Richard, Senters, Chad, Squires, Chris, and Matthew Perry. "Interwell Communication Study of UWC and MWC Wells in the HFTS." Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902960
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SPE Permian Basin April Section Meeting / Distinguished Lecturer
Don’t miss this SPE Virtual Distinguished Lecturer! Making Decisions Using Completions Diagnostic Tools in Unconventional Reservoirs Kyle Haustveit, P.E., Devon Energy 11:30 AM Wednesday, April 7, 2021 REGISTER HERE: https://www.spe.org/en/dl/schedule/ An Extra 45 Minutes Can Provide a World of Knowledge
Abstract: Properly defining the question and associated value in the answer is the first step in designing a diagnostic program. This presentation will focus on the use of diagnostic tools to characterized fractures created in hydraulically stimulated reservoirs, focusing on fracture height. The performance of hydraulically stimulated horizontal wells in unconventional reservoirs depends largely on the quality of the completion. When developing an unconventional field with horizontal, hydraulically stimulated wells, proper characterization of fracture geometry can yield a more economic field development strategy in well spacing and completion design. The size of the fractures created directly impacts the spacing between wells and the number of wells required to economically produce the resource in place. Completion costs commonly account for more than 50% of the total well cost in horizontal, unconventional wells. In developments with tens to hundreds of wells planned, small improvements in completions design can yield massive value additions to a program. The earlier the performance drivers are identified and the uncertainty in the range of outcomes is minimized, the sooner optimal field development can take place. This presentation will outline the process of defining the question, assigning value to the answer and review available diagnostics. The presentation will cover a case study focused on evaluating fracture height using fiber optic strain monitoring, and two forms of offset pressure monitoring to reduce the uncertainty in the well count in a stacked pay development. One take away: before we select the diagnostic tool(s) we plan to employ, we must first define the question we are trying to answer to ensure the value of the answer exceeds the cost of the diagnostic.
Biography: Kyle Haustveit is a professional engineer registered in the state of Oklahoma. He is a completions engineer in a centralized subsurface group at Devon Energy. Kyle is focused on completions design, fracture modeling and diagnostic program design and interpretation. Kyle is a graduate from Montana Tech with a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering. He has authored multiple technical papers and file multiple patents related to offset pressure monitoring during hydraulic stimulation. Kyle is currently serving on the SPE Completions Advisory Committee, the Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Conference committee, Intelligent Wells committee and the Well Completions for Unconventional Resource Development committee.
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SPE PB C&O SG
SPE Permian Basin Completions and Operations Study Group SPE-PB: Production Management Symposium April 8, 2021 ● Midland Petroleum Club ● 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Operators and service companies working in the Permian Basin continue to develop and implement technologies to optimize production strategies. Because of external market forces and differing priorities of individual companies, there is no “one size fits all” strategy. This one-day symposium will focus on Completion Design and Diagnostics, Flowback Strategies, Water Management, and Artificial Lift. In these sessions, Permian Basin case studies and technological applications will be presented and discussed, highlighting both Midland and Delaware Basins. Key themes to be explored during this symposium will include: The latest in horizontal well diagnostics and completion optimization Delivering greater productivity and optimal ultimate recovery at lower cost Systems optimization in water management Finding the right timing in well-life for various artificial lift applications
SPEAKERS Keynote: Lunch - Brent Gros, GM Operations, Chevron Keynote: Closing - Lance Robertson, CEO, Endeavor Energy Resources ● TBA, Reveal Energy Services ● Lance Reynolds, CrownQuest Operating, LLC ● Kyle Haustveit, Devon Energy ● Tom Johnson, ShearFRAC ● Dr. Rob Bruant, B3 insights ● Brent Halldorson, RedOx Systems, LLC ● Miranda Jones, SM Energy ● Yvonne Scherz, Endeavor Energy Resources ● Laine Valle, MDC Texas Energy ● Trevor Ingle, Devon Energy ● Jeff Dwiggins, Dwiggins Consulting ● Jimmy Miller, Weatherford For more details and registration go to the SPE-PB COGS website https://www.cosg.spepb.org/ or Contact Cathy Harris at (972)-768-8070.
REGISTER EARLY…..SPACE IS LIMITED! Registration Fees: $325 SPONSORS ● CHEVRON ● ● ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES ● REVEAL ENERGY SERVICES ● REVO TESTING TECHNOLOGIES ● ABRA CONTROLS ●
Next Meeting: May 6, 2021 | 11:00 AM — 1:30 PM Fracture Efficiency Analysis in Horizontal Wells Based on Through-Barrier Diagnostics Julian Martin, Unit Business Manager, TGT Diagnostics
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SPE PB
SAVE THE DATE! Awards Ceremony 2021 In-Person and Virtual Options Thursday, May 20th, 2021 Midland Petroleum Club 501 W Wall St, Midland, TX 79701 Let us recognize our Legion of Honor Awardees, Regional Award Recipients, and Section Scholarship Recipients!
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SPE UTPB
1st Annual SPE Golf Tournament Supporting the SPE Permian Basin Student Chapter April 12, 2021 Green Tree Country Club Greetings, fellow golfers! Spring will be upon us soon and we would like to invite you to an evening full of fun, food, prizes, and golf. Join us for the 1st Annual SPE Permian Basin Student Chapter’s Golf Tournament! This will be planned as an afternoon round only with limited room for the first 32 Paid teams. Proceeds will go directly to supporting SPE Permian Basin Student Chapter by helping offset the costs of providing additional industry exposure & teachings. We plan to continue this fundraiser in years to come to support our Student Chapter and allow it to flourish. We thank you for your support in one of the original traditions in the Permian Basin by participating with a sponsorship and/or a golf team! The golf tournament will be a Four Person Scramble. The team entry fee will be $750 which includes: • Carts & green fees • 1st, 2nd , 3rd place gift certificates for all flights (1st place team- $2000, 2nd place team- $1200, and 3rd place team - $800) • Contests on the course; Putting contest, chipping contest, Marshmallow drive contest, and 100 square raffles. • Pay $20 to have a Pro hit your tee shot on a par 4, $20 to buy a birdie, $20 for second chances at the putting contest, and more • AND…..A Chance at one of the Many Door Prizes Tournament awards will be announced after the conclusion of the tournament. Cookers will be present to provide the usual great food before and during the round. Also, beverages will be available on the course at several locations. Participants are required to wear collared shirts and appropriate shoes for a “soft spike” property. The Door Prizes will be randomly drawn at the conclusion of the round from the names of the entries from that day’s final registration and can be picked up near the registration table at that time. You do not need to be present to win, but it is encouraged to stay for the reward ceremony. Please contact for additional information: Kristi Burgess, SPE Student Chapter President, 432-425-1569
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SPE Permian Basin Young Professionals Upcoming Events April General Meeting RSVP Link: https://tinyurl.com/SPEPBYPApril
April Social RSVP Link: https://tinyurl.com/SPEPBYPAprilSocial
SPE Permian Basin Young Professionals March Events in Review
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For SPE YP Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact YP Chair Shivani Vyas (shivanivy928@gmail.com).
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SPE TTU
Texas Tech SPE Spring Golf Tournament Location: Hogan Park Golf Course - Midland, TX
Date: April 23rd, 2021 Time: 8:00 AM
4-person team: $600 Contact: Elie Bechara TTU SPE Fundraiser (806) 224-4515 Jacob Casas TTU SPE President (512) 748-7278
It is time for the Texas Tech Society of Petroleum Engineers Student Chapter Spring Golf Tournament! Due to the ongoing pandemic situation, we intend to take the necessary precautions to ensure the safety and welfare of all players and staff. We have arranged the appropriate sanitization precautions and encourage proper hygiene methods. We sincerely appreciate any support you can offer our organization. Thank you and we hope to see y’all out there.
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SPE TTU
SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS *Does not include team registration $5,000 – Hat Sponsor Company logo on all Under Armour® hats along with TTU SPE logo- 1 per participant $5,000 – Golf Glove Sponsor Company logo on all gloves-1 per participant $4,500 – Golf Ball Sponsor Company logo on all golf balls-1 sleeve per participant $2,500 – Pavilion and Scorecard Sponsor Company logo would appear on pavilion scoreboard and all scorecards $2,500 – Keg Sponsor Company logo would appear on every keg location $2,000 – Reusable Face Masks Company logo on all cloth, reusable face mask- 1 per participant $2,000 – Touchless Door Opener Sponsor Company logo on all door openers- 1 per participant $2,000 – Golf Towel Sponsor Company logo would appear on all towels- 1 per participant $2,000 – Beverage Cup Sponsor Company logo would appear on all cups at keg locations $2,000 – Raffle Sponsor Company would be recognized as the donor of items during raffle and on raffle sponsor sign $2,000 – Tote Sponsor Sponsors will have company logo on tote bags- 1 per participant $1,500 – Bottle Opener Sponsor Company logo on all bottle openers- 1 per participant $1,500 – Golf Tee Sponsor Company logo on all golf tees-1 set per participant $1,500 – Can Cooler Sponsor Company logo would appear on every can cooler- 1 per participant $1,000 – Antibacterial Wet Wipe Sponsor Company logo on all wet wipe dispensers placed at high contact areas $1,000 – Golf Cart Sponsor (Front) Company logo on front of all contestant golf carts $1,000 – Golf Cart Sponsor (Back) Company logo on back of all contestant golf carts $1,000 – Putting Green Sponsor Company logo displayed on practice putting green $1,000 – Entrance Flying Flag Sponsor Company logo would appear on flag along the entrance to Hogan Park $1,000 – Volunteer T-shirts Company logo would appear with TTU SPE Logo on all shirts worn by student volunteers $500 – Hole Signs Sponsor - up to 18 available Company logo would appear on a hole sign and can set up a tent on hole
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SPE PB D&I
SPE Permian Basin Diversity & Inclusion Committee Luisa is passionate about connecting people. This showed early when she worked as an engineer in the field and impacted many positively during her time as Personnel and Career Development manager. Today as Sales and Commercial leader in Schlumberger she has been recognized as an Expert in relationships management and building trust. Forming partnerships and taking projects to fruition is what she enjoys most from work. Join us to learn about one of her experiences in Permian.
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April 2021 - Issue 199 4/20/2021, 11:30 AM, Bush Convention Center Downtown Midland, Texas $25 Early Bird, $30 Walk-in, $10 Student, $5 Virtual/BYOL RSVP by 4/16/2021 to info@pbs-sepm.org or online at www.pbs-sepm.org
Progradational Slope Architecture and Carbonate-Siliclastic Sediment Partitioning in the Outcropping Bone Spring Formation: Implications for Reservoir Heterogeneity in the Delaware Basin
Zane Jobe Research Professor at Colorado School of Mines
Sediment transport and partitioning are important for understanding slope-building processes in mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediment routing systems. The Bone Spring Formation, Delaware Basin, west Texas is a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic system that has been extensively studied in its basinal extent, but poorly constrained at its proximal, upper slope segment. In this study, we constrain the stratigraphic architecture of the proximal Bone Spring outcrops in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in order to delineate the dynamics of carbonate and siliciclastic sediment delivery to the basin. These upper-slope deposits are composed predominantly of fine-grained carbonate slope facies interbedded at various scales with terrigenous hemipelagic and sediment gravity flow deposits. We identify ten slope-building clinothems that vary from siliciclastic-rich to carbonate-rich; each clinothem is truncated by slope detachment surfaces that record large-scale mass-wasting of the shelf margin. Xray fluorescence data indicates that slope detachment surfaces contain a higher-than-normal proportion of terrigenous siliciclastic sediment, suggesting failure is triggered by accommodation or sediment supply changes at the shelf margin. Furthermore, a well-exposed siliciclastic-rich clinothem, identified here as the 1st Bone Spring Sand, provides evidence that carbonate and terrigenous sediment were deposited contemporaneously, suggesting both autogenic and allogenic processes influenced the Bone Spring Fm. stratigraphy. This mixing of lithologies at multiple scales and the prevalence of mass-wasting act as a primary control on the stacking patterns of siliciclastic and carbonate lithologies on not only the Bone Spring margin, but also in the distal portion of the Delaware Basin. Zane Jobe is a research professor at Colorado School of Mines and the Director of the Chevron Center of Research Excellence (CoRE) - http://core.mines.edu/. Prior to Mines, Zane spent 6 years in the Clastics Research Team at Shell Oil Company. His research interests aim to better understand the stratigraphic architecture, scaling relationships, and sediment budgets for clastic depositional systems, with an emphasis on submarine environments. Zane also manages the “Earth Resource Data Science” program at Mines (https://online.mines.edu/er/), which focuses on applied data science and machinelearning using python and subsurface datasets. Zane also enjoys cycling and hunting and thinks that copious amounts of yard work can be cathartic. Zane received a B.S. in Geology from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2004, and a Ph.D. in Geology from Stanford University in 2010 (advisor - Don Lowe).
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SPE PB Board
2020-2021 SPE Permian Basin Board Members Position
Member
Company
Member's Email
Chairman
Yoshi Pradhan
Endeavor Energy Resources
ypradhan.pge@utexas.edu
Vice-Chairman
Ritthy Son
SM Energy
rson@sm-energy.com
Treasurer
Paul Brown
Chevron
PaulBrown@Chevron.com
Secretary
Ayodeji Daramola
Halliburton
ayodeji.daramola@halliburton.com
Awards & Nominations
Nuny Rincones
Concho
mrincones@concho.com
Jonathan Burwell
Acquire Oilfield Solutions
jonburwell014@gmail.com
Anthony Bordonaro
Chevron
anthony.bordonaro@chevron.com
Miranda Jones
SM Energy
mijones@sm-energy.com
Ryan Yarger
EOG
ryan_yarger@eogresources.com
Pipeline Newsletter
Akiko Billings
akiko.billings@gmail.com
Golf Tournament Coordinator
James Haest
Liberty Oilfield Services Silvertip Completion Services
Community Relations PR & Advertising
james.haest@silvertipcompletions.com
Jeanette Reyes
Endeavor Energy Resources
jreyes@eeronline.com
Internet Coordinator
Prince Kwarteng
Discovery Operating
kwarteng@hotmail.com
Membership
Eric Angelos
Concho
eangelos@concho.com
Robert Reyes
Harmonia Petroleum
rroberttech@yahoo.com
Programs
Flo Akintunji
Unitex Oil & Gas, LLC
fakintunji@unitexoil.com
Mark Lancaster
Broussard Energy
mark@broussardenergy.com
Evan Graybill (understudy)
Chevron
egraybill@chevron.com
Study Group Liaison
Anup Rama
DuPont
anup.rama@dupont.com
Texas Tech Liaison
Matt Perry
Reveal Energy
matthew.perry@reveal-energy.com
Young Professionals
Shivani Vyas
Odessa Separator INC - OSI Lodestone Oil & Gas Consulting, LLC
shivanivy928@gmail.com
Scholarship
Billy Harris At Large
lodestoneogc@outlook.com
Pete Schrenkel
Vision Natural Resources
pschrenkel@visionnatres.com
Jay Young
Resmetrics
jay.young@resmetrics.com
Najaf Dostaliyev
dnajaf22@yahoo.com
Past Chair
Alana Low
Concho
alow@concho.com
CO2 Conference
Bill Webb
Bill Webb, Inc
billwebbinc@suddenlink.net
Jace Farmer
Concho
jfarmer@concho.com
Clayshoot Committee
Bob McKitrick Justin Moos
robert.mckitrick@gmail.com
Silvertip Completion Services
justin.moos@silvertipcompletions.com
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