Topics

1. Formation Evaluation and Characterization of Unconventional Reservoirs. Understanding Geological Risk and Uncertainties.

• Key Drivers for Understanding Reservoir Quality. 
• New Trends in Special Core Analysis and Core-Flood Testing.
• Nano pore rock Imaging, Digital Twins cores characterization approaches.
• Petrophysical and Reservoir Characterization (Rock and Reservoir Quality).
• New tools and applications for Characterization of Unconventional Reservoirs. 
• Uses, application ranges and responses of a new set of logging tools to evaluate the key rock property parameters.
• Interactions and Compatibility in a Rock, Reservoir and Completion fluids system.
• Well Testing and Pressure Transient Analysis. DFIT and PIFBRT.

2. Integrated Geosciences and Reservoir Engineering approach to Explore, Appraisal and Development of Unconventional Reservoirs.

• Workflows designs for data capture, analysis and modelling.
• Geosciences approach as a tool for alternative forecasts for taking decisions.
• Source Rock Typing and Modeling, attributes for Production Fluids types predictions.
• Impacts of Seismic-data scale as input for an integrated Geological and Geomechanics Characterization.
• Integrated Geomechanics Modelling, a key factor in Unconventional Reservoirs.
• Understanding of Frac Hits. 
• Weak interfaces and Discrete Fractures Networks (DFN).
• SRV-SPV Characterization using Microseismic attributes.
• Pore Pressure Modelling and forecasting.
• Rock Effort characterization in Choke Management strategy to improve well productivity.
• Rocks and Fluids characterization using NMR.Production Forecast and EUR estimations.

3. Drilling and Completion Strategies to maximize EUR in Unconventional Developments.

• Drilling trajectory strategy using Geomechanics parameters. Operational density windows.
• Landing point and trajectory, key parameters to follow the drilling plan. Geosteering.
  
• Well spacing considering SRV and SPV interference.
• Impact of hydraulic fracturing design in the SRV-SPV generation.
• Evolution of fracture geometry according to the Choke Management strategy. 
• Peak production vs. EUR?Infill Drilling, challenges to improve a drainage area in unconventional fields. Father, Child and Sibling wells interactions.
• Hydraulics Refracturing jobs in depleted wells, must it be considered as an option before initial field development?
  

4. Enhance Oil and Gas Recovery in Unconventional Reservoirs.

• Gas Injection, best strategy to improve EUR?
• EGR using CO2, advantages as a fracture fluid and enhances fluids. Supercritical State. 
• Miscibility, Flow and Phase Behavior of Reservoir Fluids.
• Combustible Gas Injection, Huff & Puff cycles. Soaking time.
• Alcohol and Nano-surfactants agents as EOR fluids. Strategy and Research.
• Facilities and Equipment for EOR treatments in high pressure Unconventional Reservoir. 
• Case Studies in EOR/EGR Pilots.

5. Machine Learning and Big Data. A new approach to improve the value of data for taking decisions.

• Planning data capture as input for the machine learning process.
• Use of data mining and data analytics as a tool to identify key variables to improve well production and EUR.
• Key Performance Index, forecast and postmortem analysis using Big Data techniques.
• Digital Oil Field. Downhole and surface data gathering in a novel interface in order to take operational decisions in Real Time. Workflow and data integration. Case studies.

6. Novel approach in Materials and Equipment to improve Unconventional Developments.

• Novel Fracturing Fluids to improve proppant carrying in micro and nano pore rocks.
• Proppants agents as vehicles for slow release. 
• Fracture geometry characterization in near wellbore.
• Plug and perf completions, saving money using degradable plugs.
• Digital Rock, a new approach to create a Core digital twin.
• Improvements in Fracture Geometry simulation with a customized finite element development. 
• Case studies and Labs conclusions and constraints.

7. Key Factors for Investments in Unconventional Reservoirs considering environmental and social implications.

• The challenge to increment Water recycling as hydraulic fluid.
• Unconventional Hydrocarbons developments, a new Energy source for self-supply? Legal frame and Regulations.
• Unconventional Players Benchmarking, best practice to improve asset value. 
• The treadmill challenge to optimize Development Cost.
• Social investments in Communities near unconventional developments.
• Unconventional Hydrocarbons, time evolution of its contribution in countries’ energy matrix.