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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 — 11:20 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: OSU Tulsa Conference Center, 700 N. Greenwood, Tulsa, OK 74106. Room: North Hall Room 118 (An interactive campus map is available at https://tulsa.okstate.edu/map showing the location of the conference center and where parking is available.)
Speaker: Kevin Wutherich, Drill2Frac
Topic: "Minimizing FDI Impact on Production Through Depleted Fracture Identification and Completion Optimization"
Description: Fracture-driven interactions are currently one of the greatest challenges in field development. During fracture stimulation, when an infill well hydraulically connects to an existing, producing well, the results can range from minor, such as reduced production from the child well, up to and including a catastrophic loss of the offset-producing well.
Our talk will shed light on an approach that leverages data gathered during the drilling process of every well to inform operators where FDI’s are most likely to occur. Using this data and proven completion optimization techniques, proactive measures can be taken to mitigate interactions where they are most likely to occur.
The heart of this strategy lies in Depleted Fracture Identification, a method that allows engineers to precisely pinpoint pre-existing fractures that have a localized depletion halo around them utilizing only the drilling data obtained from the infill well. By identifying which stages are at high risk of fracture interactions, engineers can proactively implement mitigation strategies that minimize the negative impacts of FDIs on parent wells. The second approach utilizes a completion design simulator to predict which clusters are most likely to produce dominant fractures based on aspects such as heterogeneity in rock properties, as well as perforation and pump design.
Ultimately a case study will be presented that shows how using a combination of these approaches not only improves productivity of the child well but also enhances overall reservoir recovery by protecting the pre-existing producers.
Speaker Bio: Kevin Wutherich is chief technology officer at Drill2Frac. With more than 25 years’ experience, including roles at Schlumberger and Rice Energy, he is a seasoned expert in fracturing, reservoir engineering and frac modeling. While at Schlumberger, he was instrumental in many of the first European shale fracs, played key roles in optimizing Marcellus Shale development, and won dozens of technical achievement awards along the way. Mr. Wutherich continues to develop cutting-edge technologies for completion and data applications, and he is lead author on five patents. A University of Waterloo graduate, he holds a BASc in chemical engineering.