May 15, 2024


Description

 

The use of hydraulically fractured horizontal wells has generated enormous economic, energy security, and environmental benefits for America and the world. However, until last year, this technology had not been used to produce energy from geothermal resources. This is surprising since the physical challenges associated with extracting heat from the Earth’s crust to economically generate electricity are strikingly like those associated with producing hydrocarbons from nanodarcy permeability unconventional reservoirs. The historical lack of uptake by the geothermal industry of hydraulically fractured horizontal wells is however likely to change quickly given the recent success of Fervo’s Blue Mountain geothermal demonstration project and encouraging results at the Utah FORGE test site and Fervo’s adjacent Cape Project. Importantly, these recent successes have demonstrated the exciting opportunities that exist for companies and individuals with O&G unconventional reservoir experience to participate in unlocking the economic potential of geothermal resources, which is an enormous prize – one that mankind needs to enable an efficient energy transition. This presentation will explore some of the recent developments in marrying these technologies. 


Featured Speakers

Speaker Greg Leveille, Formerly ConocoPhillips’ Chief Technology Officer

 
Greg Leveille was ConocoPhillips’ Chief Technology Officer from March 1, 2016, through the end of January 2021. In this and prior senior leadership roles, he profoundly influenced the direction of ConocoPhillips in assembling acreage positions in the sweet spots of the Eagle Ford and Bakken unconventional reservoir plays; in helping …

 


Greg Leveille was ConocoPhillips’ Chief Technology Officer from March 1, 2016, through the end of January 2021. In this and prior senior leadership roles, he profoundly influenced the direction of ConocoPhillips in assembling acreage positions in the sweet spots of the Eagle Ford and Bakken unconventional reservoir plays; in helping convince ConocoPhillips to ruthlessly focus on lowering cost of supply by vigorously pursuing technology advancements; and in emphasizing accelerated adoption of successful innovations, thus reducing time to value realization. Leveille is a lifetime member of SPE, serving previously as the chairman of SPE’s U.S. Advisory Council, and also as chairman of the Executive Advisory Board for the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC). Since retiring in 2021, Leveille has on a part-time basis helped companies and individuals improve their innovation leadership capabilities and increase their knowledge about opportunities associated with applying O&G technologies to geothermal resource development.

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Organizer

Chad Senters

Event Contact Email:  Chad.Senters@corelab.com


Contact Phone: (405) 312-9239  


Registration and payment must be completed in full to guarantee attendance.  An individual with an incomplete or unpaid registration will be considered as a walk-in attendee and only admitted as space permits. 


Date and Time

Wed, May 15, 2024

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(GMT-0500) America/Chicago

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Location

Core Laboratories Inc. Auditorium

6323 Windfern Road
Houston, TX 77040

 



Group(s): Westside