April 19, 2023


Description

 

The industry has trended toward maximizing completion efficiency while attempting to reduce cost as unconventional basins become more mature.  One of the most significant levers to pull to accomplish this is the proppant, in particular its size and type.  A study of the performance of proppants in four shales basins was performed in 2020 and published in SPE 199751.  The study concluded that in all but one basin studied, regional/in-basin sand yielded a higher NPV than premium white sand.  Today there is a growing interest in reducing cost even further, which has focused once again on the proppant.  This time the reductions come in the form of wet or unwashed sand.  Wet sand is partially dried after sieving and washed to remove fines, and unwashed is as its name implies.  This trend has introduced the potential for an increase in turbidity, a measure of the amount of fines present in the sand, which could have an impact on conductivity.  In this presentation, data will be presented that addresses the effects of an increase in turbidity on conductivity.

 

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Speaker Ray Ellis, Regional Technology Manager, Liberty Energy

 
Ray graduated from Texas A&I University with a B.S. degree in natural gas engineering.   During his 40-year career, he has focused mainly on tight/unconventional reservoir stimulation for a significant number of basins in the U.S., along with several international assignments, including China, Egypt, Argentina, Colombia, and Australia, among others. Before …

 


Ray graduated from Texas A&I University with a B.S. degree in natural gas engineering.   During his 40-year career, he has focused mainly on tight/unconventional reservoir stimulation for a significant number of basins in the U.S., along with several international assignments, including China, Egypt, Argentina, Colombia, and Australia, among others. Before joining Liberty Energy, he worked in Statoil’s Research and Technology Group as an advisor to their US Onshore Unconventional organization, where he was involved in the evaluation and integration of technology for the improvement of completion effectiveness.  He currently holds the position of Regional Technology Manager for the Houston region of Liberty Energy.

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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, April 19, 2023

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

 



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