Unconventional/complex reservoirs
This year’s selected papers showcase meaningful advances across condensate‑rich tight gas, tight sandstones, and coalbed methane reservoirs, each contributing new tools for improving predictability and field-development efficiency.
This paper presents a novel approach to predict reservoir porosity by conditioning seismic data, calibrating seismic impedance inversion, and tailoring rock-physics analysis.
This paper presents findings reinforcing the argument that acid fracturing is a strong alternative stimulation method to improve productivity in the Austin Chalk formation.
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This work investigates the root cause of strong oil/water emulsion and if sludge formation is occurring within the reservoir using a robust integrated approach. -
In this work, a perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory equation of state has been developed to characterize heavy-oil-associated systems containing polar components and nonpolar components with respect to phase behavior and physical properties.
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This paper aims to present thoroughly the application of subsurface safety injection valves in extremely high-temperature environments.
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Advanced tracer technology was deployed in Oklahoma to analyze production across lateral well sections.
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Argentina’s YPF forecasts the $3 billion oil pipeline and export terminal will carry 180,000 B/D when it goes onstream in 2026.
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The new joint venture aims to apply US expertise to unlock Turkey's domestic unconventional resources, helping it to achieve its goal of energy independence and to become a regional hub and major exporter of LNG.
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The supermajor believes oil and gas will continue to play a major role in the global energy mix over the next 25 years.
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The new company, to be called Whitecap, will be the largest Alberta Montney and Duvernay landholder, sporting 370,000 BOE/D in combined production.
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In the Marcellus, Repsol is slicing and dicing legacy data to evolve its completions strategy, while in the Permian, ExxonMobil is mastering the 4-mile lateral drillout using lessons learned.
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Field examples of operators using chemical restimulation to boost production in aging unconventional wells as an alternative to acid treatments.
