Sept. 18, 2019


Description

Mechanical stress interference, or stress shadowing, refers to the change in stresses that occurs in the vicinity of hydraulic fractures. Because stress shadowing is ubiquitous in unconventional reservoirs, it greatly impacts completion design and field development strategies. Since it relates directly to the physical characteristics of the induced fracture network, it carries tremendous potential for fracture diagnostics. 

Through the integrated interpretation of shut-in pressure escalation during multi-stage frac operations and offset-well poroelastic responses in two field cases, we illustrate the simplicity and affordability of novel stress-shadowing diagnostic methods to characterize induced-fracture dimensions and to inform important aspects of unconventional field development design. The key advantages compared to more intrusive diagnostic methods is the ability to scale up and test a large subset of wells and the reduction of the time to insight. Indeed, we were able to identify under-stimulated regions of the reservoir and to recommend a reduction in well spacing shortly after completion operations.

 

 

Registration for this event closes at 6:00 PM CDT on Monday, September 16, 2019. 


Featured Speakers

Speaker: Nico Roussel, Global Wells, ConocoPhillips
Speaker Nico Roussel, Global Wells, ConocoPhillips

Nico Roussel is a geomechanics and fracture diagnostics subject-matter expert, working in the Global Wells organization at ConocoPhillips. He has a doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin and has authored multiple publications and patents covering the geomechanical aspects of completions and production in unconventional reservoirs.




Organizer

Derek Key

Telephone:  (832) 444-5728          Email:  Derek.Key@corelab.com

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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, Sept. 18, 2019

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

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Location

Norris Westchase Center

9990 Richmond Ave., Suite 102
Houston, TX 77042

Parking for the Norris Conference Center is on the roof level of the garage. Enter the parking garage through the Richmond entrance.



Group(s): Westside