General Meeting: Polymers Changing the Frac Paradigm

 

ABSTRACT of Presentation

 

For many years the Upstream Oil Industry has relied on viscosity as the principal design parameter with respect to rheology and particle suspension in hydraulic fracturing. Unfortunately, viscosity does not tell the entire story.  More and more the technical community is looking at elasticity in addition to viscosity; ergo, the term viscoelasticity was coined.

Over time it has become evident that elasticity is the more relevant variable when particulate suspension is the focus.   Its impact is much more important than many operations people realize, as it affects surface and downhole frac operations and, more importantly, the level of crude production.

Binder Science now has five years of laboratory and field experience using MM viscoelastic polymer fluids across the spectrum ranging from slickwater FR’s to crosslinked guar gels.  The improvement in performance has been outstanding.  Pressure spikes and screenouts are almost non-existent.  Coarse sand distributions like 20x40 mesh are being run at high loadings without using crosslinked guar.  Production from these wells has improved dramatically over conventional completed offset wells.  Field experience includes the Marcellus, Utica, Bakken, Permian, Eagle Ford and others shales in the US and overseas.

   

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Fresh berry salad w/ champagne dressing
Roasted top sirloin
 
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Registration & Walk-ins 

All attendees are encouraged to register and pay online for this event.  This is a more efficient means of registering for the event and enables the registration process at the meeting to move much faster.  Walk-in space is available on a seat-limited basis at a fee $5 more than the on-line registration fee.

Parking for this event
 
The TOTAL Plaza building (1201 Louisiana Street across from the Houston Hyatt Regency Hotel) is connected to the downtown Houston tunnel system.  Using the tunnel system, those working downtown can walk to our meeting in air-conditioned comfort.
 
If you will drive to this meeting, the following summarizes available parking:
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The image above shows how to access the valet parking area at the new location of the Petroleum Club. Enter from Milam Street and exit onto Louisiana Street.  Parking fee for this valet parking is $15. Be sure to get discount parking sticker at registration table if you use this valet parking service.
 
Surface parking lots are available to the south of the TOTAL Plaza building (between this building and the former EXXON Building), including one surface lot adjacent to the TOTAL Plaza Building - pay at meter (cost ~ $9).  Other surface lots in the area cost $8 - $9 and they frequently are full by mid-morning.
 
Parking is also available in the Hyatt Regency Hotel parking garage across the street.  Prices vary depending on time in the garage.  Cost for 2 hours of parking is $12.  Parking is also available via valet at the Louisiana Street entrance of the hotel.  Cost is about $10. 
 
 
 

Location: PETROLEUM CLUB (NEW LOCATION), 35th Floor, TOTAL Building
1201 LOUISIANA STREET, 35th Floor
Houston , Texas 77002

Date: Sept. 13, 2018, 11:30 a.m. - Sept. 13, 2018, 1 p.m.