SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference

9–11 February 2016 • The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center The Woodlands, Texas, USA • www.spe.org/go/HFTCHighlights

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All training courses will be held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel, and require a separate ticket purchase from the conference.

MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY | 0800–1700

Critical Geomechanics Concepts and Applications to Unconventionals CompletionsInstructors: Neal Nagel and Marisela Sanchez-Nagel Geomechanics—in both completions and drilling operations—has become a critical technology in the development of Unconventional Plays. This course presents the basics of oil field geomechanics and its application to unconventional developments; specifically, the role of stress, pore pressure, mechanical properties, and natural fractures on hydraulic fracturing operations.

Engineering Interpretation and Integration of Microseismic ResultsInstructor: Norm WarpinskiThis course is a critical examination of microseismic results to evaluate engineering decisions that can and should be made in unconventional reservoirs, based upon microseismicity and other information that is available to supplement it.

Hydraulic Fracturing—A Concise OverviewInstructor: Carl T. MontgomeryThis 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.

Re-Fracturing-Candidate Selection and DesignInstructor: Michael B. SmithThis course discusses how to select wells for re-fracturing that will benefit from such a workover. The extra considerations involved in a treatment design will also be discussed.

FRIDAY–SATURDAY, 12–13 FEBRUARY | 0800–1700Hydraulic Fracturing-Design and TreatmentInstructor: Michael SmithThis course covers the fundamental principles concerning how hydraulic fracturing treatments can be used to stimulate oil and gas wells. It includes discussions on how to select wells for stimulation, what controls fracture propagation, fracture width, etc., how to develop data sets, and how to calculate fracture dimensions. The course also covers information concerning fracturing fluids, propping agents, and how to design and pump successful fracturing treatments.

TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY

001 Fracture Modeling • 1300–1700Session Chairpersons: Xiaowei Weng, SchlumbergerMichael Smith, NSI TechnologiesWith increasing complexity in well completion practices and formation properties being considered in the hydraulic fracture design process, sophisticated numerical modeling methods that couple geomechanics and fluid flow are being developed to address these complexities. This session presents diverse modeling techniques employed for full 3D fracture modeling, fracture height growth in laminated shale, interaction of multiple fractures, fluid flow in channel fracturing, and acid fracturing.

002 Proppant/Fracture Fluids • 1300–1700Session Chairpersons: Jennifer Miskimins, Barree & Assocs. William Norman, NSI TechnologiesThe focus of the session is on the materials used in hydraulic fracturing and their impacts on final treatment results. Fluid behavior and proppant transport mechanisms are addressed. Proppant selection and conductivity development are also included.

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About the EventThe SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference is a critically important event for our industry, and one of SPE’s most well-attended events.

The 2016 conference will feature a robust technical program, dynamic training courses, and inspiring keynotes. In addition, the event will present current and proven technologies in hydraulic fracturing, lessons learned from fracture-stimulated wells, and how to apply this technology globally.

WEDNESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY

003 Re-Fracturing • 0830–1230Session Chairpersons: Martin Rylance, BP Exploration Harold Brannon, Baker HughesWhile the Hydraulic fracturing process in multi-stage horizontal wells is complex and only just beginning to be more widely and fundamentally understood, re-fracturing of such wells is in its infancy. This Session will describe a number of the considerations, lessons learned, and approaches being applied in such operations. Given the extensive learning curve that initial completions have followed, it is expected that there will be a large potential pool of re-fracturing candidates available and encapsulating best practice and accelerating learning is timely.

004 Fracture Diagnostics I • 0830–1230 Session Chairpersons: Eric Davis, ConocoPhillipsAlfred Hill, Texas A&M UniversityThis session highlights recent advances in fracture diagnostic methods, including the commonly used microseismic monitoring and diagnostic fracture injection testing. Other novel diagnostic methods, imaging of proppants with electrical or magnetic methods, and analysis of pressure behavior instigated by wellbore water hammer effects, are presented.

005 Case Histories • 1400–1730Session Chairpersons: Klaas A.W. Van Gijtenbeek, HalliburtonStephen Mathis, ChevronThis Case Histories session is a journey whereby several interesting locations around the world are being visited. Technical presentations will be shared covering a wide variety of subjects including horizontal and vertical well completions in the Middle East, stimulation operations in the North Sea, Coiled Tubing Fracturing in North America, and the influence of cement quality on horizontal well completions. Please join us to enjoy this trip.

006 Fracture Diagnostics II • 1400–1730Session Chairpersons: Norman Warpinski, Pinnacle Paul Huckabee, Shell Near-wellbore diagnostics using fiber-optic distributed temperature and acoustic sensing and tracer monitoring, is the focus of this session. It includes case studies of the application of these technologies in several different reservoirs to evaluate staging behavior, efficiency and isolation, as well as fundamental investigations to develop quantitative results.

THURSDAY, 11 FEBRUARY

007 North American Case Histories • 0800–1200Session Chairpersons: C. Pearson, Liberty Resources Craig L. Cipolla, HessThis session focuses on case history of hydraulic fracture performance and evaluation in North America. The session includes big picture statistical modeling, examples of completion optimizations, and the application of fracture diagnostic technologies.

008 Fracture Performance • 0800–1200Session Chairpersons:Ding Zhu, Texas A&M UniversityMukul Sharma, University of Texas at AustinThis session addresses the ability of the fractures to access the reservoir and provide an effective conduit for fluids to flow back into the wellbore.

Legends of Hydraulic Fracturing AwardTuesday, 9 February | 0930 hours

Michael Conway recently retired from Stim-Lab, Inc., where he was employed for 28 years, the last 15 of which he served as president. During his 37-year career in the oilfield, he concentrated on developing and

using laboratory and field studies to optimize the performance of naturally fractured, unconventional tight gas and coalbed methane wells.

In 1978, he completed a varied formal education program at the University of Oklahoma, beginning with a BS in pharmacy, a MS in pharmacology, a PhD in organic chemistry, and concluding with a graduate internship in the Oklahoma Department of Energy. Conway then joined Halliburton Services in Duncan, Oklahoma.

He first concentrated on developing high temperature fracturing fluids, and later moved to rheology studies and fracture treatment design. In January 1987, he joined Stim-Lab as vice president and technical manager; he was promoted to president in April 2000.

Conway has authored or co-authored more than 70 papers related to the oil and gas industry and holds eight patents, primarily in fracturing fluid compositions.