Feb. 3, 2013


Description

Description

This 1-day course includes the fundamentals of hydraulic fracturing along with addressing the general process, the terminology, and many of the real-world problems—in a concise format. The overall emphasis is how hydraulic fracturing fits-in with, is impacted by, or impacts geologic concerns, reservoir engineering, and operations. It will provide a general familiarity with fundamentals of the complete hydraulic fracturing process. That is, why it works (or doesn't), where is it applicable, and what to consider in order to improve.

Topics include:

  • Introduction – What is fracturing?
  • Reservoir engineering aspects of fracturing
    • What fracturing can do
    • What type of fracture you want
  • Fracturing
    • Impact of geologic environment
    • Major fracture variables such as creating the fracture you want
  • Candidate Selection with discrete "candidate recognition" examples
  • Fracturing Materials
  • Diagnostics—How you know you’ve achieved your goal

Why You Should Attend

The course will introduce the basic concepts and terminology of hydraulic fracturing, enabling you to intelligently discuss the potential applications to your well. For G&G personnel, it will provide an ability to recognize very early in the evaluation process the potential for fracturing to improve potential target formations, as well as learning what types of formations make the best targets for fracture stimulation.


Featured Speakers

Speaker Carl Montgomery

Carl Montgomery is an engineering consultant for NSI Technologies where his main responsibilities are technical service, engineering development and research in well stimulation and completions. He is recognized within the industry as one of the leaders in all areas of stimulation, including hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing, matrix stimulation, cavity completions, waste/cuttings injection, …

Carl Montgomery is an engineering consultant for NSI Technologies where his main responsibilities are technical service, engineering development and research in well stimulation and completions. He is recognized within the industry as one of the leaders in all areas of stimulation, including hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing, matrix stimulation, cavity completions, waste/cuttings injection, rock mechanics and scale prevention/removal. He also has considerable experience in cementing, sand management, conformance control, perforating strategy and formation damage. Formerly, Montgomery was with ConocoPhillips, Arco and Dowell Schlumberger.


Over the course of his career, Montgomery has published more than 30 technical papers and holds numerous US patents. Montgomery served as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 1998–1999 and has been presented with awards from private industry and SPE, including SPE Engineer of the Year Award for Drilling and Completions in 2006 and ConocoPhillips Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.


Montgomery received BS and MS degrees in biochemistry from Colorado State University and Ball State University, and petroleum engineering from Colorado School of Mines.

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Date and Time

Sun, Feb. 3, 2013

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(GMT-0500) America/Chicago

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Location

The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel

1601 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
USA



Group(s): SPE-GCS