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2026 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition
3–5 February 2026
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center | The Woodlands, Texas, USA

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Proppant Transport and Distribution Findings from In-Basin and Laboratory Investigations: Impact on Completion Design for Unconventionals

Tuesday, 4 February
Waterway Ballroom 5-8
Technical Session
This session highlights the work done to further understand where proppant travels, how proppant settles, and how various in-basin proppant sands interact with fluid systems.  These findings yield actionable insights to improve completion design aspects such as perforation orientation, sand choice, chemical (FR) additives and diverter selection, among others.  This session also presents work that investigates the relationship of lithology, pressure, and stress of induced seismicity events.  
Chairperson
Rebekah Shipman - Reservoir Data Systems
Karen Olson - Olson Turner Enterprises LLC
  • 1300-1345 223567
    Far-field Drainage Along Hydraulic Fractures: Insights From Integrated Modeling Studies In The Bakken And Permian Basin
    A. Singh, ResFrac Corporation; M. Babazadeh, ConocoPhillips Co; C. Cipolla, Hess Corp.; K. Dhuldhoya, ConocoPhillips Co; A. Gandomkar, ConocoPhillips; J. Lassek, Hess Corp.; R. Manchanda, Exxon Mobil Corporation; M. McKimmy, Hess Corp.; D. Ramirez Tamayo, ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering Co; R. Safari, ConocoPhillips; M. Shahri, Apache Corp.; S.G. Smith, ExxonMobil Development Co.; M. McClure, ResFrac Corporation
  • 1345-1410 223520
    Impacts Of Near And Far-field Diverters On Proppant Transport In Complex Fracture Systems
    A. Bahri, J. Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; A. Hill, D. Zhu, Texas A&M University
  • 1410-1435 223543
    An Experimental Investigation Of The Effect Of Lithology, Pore Pressure, And Stress On The Magnitude Of Induced Seismicity Events
    A. Sathyanath, M. Sharma, The University of Texas At Austin
  • 1535-1600 223549
    Avoiding “Fatal” Attractions: How To Prevent Production-killing Interactions Between Wet Sand And Stimulation Fluids.
    S. kakadjian, J. Kitchen, J. Vu, A. Gebrekirstos, Nextier OFS
  • 1600-1625 223580
    Turbidity In Frac Sand From Proximity Mines In The Permian Basin: Is It Detrimental To The Fracture System?
    D. Anschutz, PropTester Inc; M. McGill, S.M. Fleming, M.Sc., PropTester, Inc.; C. Landis, Ph.D., Integrity Bio-Chem LLC; T. Cage, Saxum Energy Partners
  • 1625-1650 223571
    Achieving Uniform Proppant Distribution In Horizontal Wellbore Clusters Using CFD Modeling
    A. Bahri, J. Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; S. Alajmei, king Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences
  • Alternate 223518
    New Crush Testing Method To Evaluate Proppant Performance Under Downhole Conditions
    T. Nguyen, New Mexico Inst-Mining & Tech; H. Yoo, T. Dong, T. Tan, New Mexico Tech
  • Alternate 223546
    Gathering Useful Data From Crush Testing: Estimation Of Proppant Permeability Using A Modified Kozeny-Carman Equation
    B. Drebon, R. Duenckel, K. Sutter, Stim-Lab