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SPE Workshop: Refracturing–Unlocking Asset Value Through Proven Strategies
31 March–1 April 2027 | Plaza San Antonio Hotel | San Antonio, TX

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SPE Workshop: Refracturing–Unlocking Asset Value Through Proven Strategies
31 March–1 April 2027 | Plaza San Antonio Hotel | San Antonio, TX

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0800
  1. 10 mins
0810
  1. 30 mins
0840
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs:
    Neil Modeland, Halliburton 
    Jamie McEwen, ConocoPhillips

    Understanding a well's refracturing potential is a critical step in identifying and prioritizing candidates. In today's data-rich environment, combined with advances in artificial intelligence and analytics, operators can develop and deploy sophisticated candidate selection workflows at a scale and speed previously unattainable. This session will explore current industry approaches to refracturing candidate selection, highlighting how operators and technology providers are leveraging data-driven methodologies and AI-enabled tools to improve decision-making and maximize refrac value.             

1010
  1. 20 mins
1030
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs:
    Tyler Williams, Devon             
    Steve Asbill, Foundation Energy

    The Williston, Delaware, and South Texas basins each sit at a different stage of the refrac lifecycle — from proven at scale in the Eagle Ford, to vintage openhole conversions in the Williston, to the Delaware's largely untapped inventory. In this operator-led showcase, presenters will share field case histories covering candidate selection, treatment design, and execution in each basin. The session highlights what is working today and how lessons learned in mature refrac plays transfer to emerging ones.

     

1200
  1. 60 mins
1300
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs:              
    Sam French, SWFrac Consulting     
    Malcolm Pitman, NewGen Systems

    Natural gas refracturing requires adapting completion and stimulation strategies to widely varying reservoir and well conditions. This session will examine approaches operators are using to develop robust refracturing programs and unlock stranded resources. Discussions will include field case histories, job design, and operational considerations to successful execution.              

1430
  1. 30 mins
1500
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs:
    Sudiptya Banerjee, Darcy Partners
    Jon Holt, Black Mountain Oil and Gas

    This session seeks to explore the fracture driven Interaction (FDI) character observed in re-completions and how those FDI's align or contrast new drill behavior.

1630
  1. 60 mins
0700
  1. 60 mins
0800
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs:              
    Robert Coon, PetroQuip       
    Jason Baihly, SLB

    New technologies are reshaping the future of refracturing, creating new opportunities to improve treatment effectiveness, unlock bypassed reserves, and maximize reservoir contact. This session will showcase emerging innovations and breakthrough applications that are advancing the state of the art in refrac design and execution. Topics include next-generation fluids and additives, advanced diversion and zonal isolation technologies, novel downhole stimulation systems, diagnostic and surveillance tools, and other transformative technologies being deployed in the field.           

0930
  1. 30 mins
1000
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs:              
    Steve Asbill, Foundation Energy       
    Luis Castro, Baker Hughes

    From candidate identification to stimulation design, refracturing requires a multidisciplinary approach. This session examines how operators combine reservoir characterization, production diagnostics, well integrity assessments, and economic analysis to select appropriate refrac techniques and optimize treatment design for enhanced recovery and value creation.

1130
  1. 60 mins
1230
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs:              
    Dick Leonard, RSL Energy/ProTechnics       
    Russell Ehlinger, Occidental Petroleum

1400
  1. 15 mins
1415
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs:              
    Sam French, SWFrac Consulting     
    Neil Modeland, Halliburton
    Mohamed, Saraya, Vertice Oil Tools

    Refracturing has been applied through a variety of approaches across the industry, delivering both notable successes and valuable lessons from less successful outcomes. This session will provide a candid discussion of real-world experiences, examining what worked, what did not, and the technical and operational factors that influenced results. By sharing these insights, participants will gain practical guidance to help avoid common pitfalls, improve future refracturing strategies, and advance the technologies and procedures that will shape the next generation of refracturing applications.