Session Chairs: Joe Frantz, ResFrac; Josh Jackson, Chesapeake; Felipe Silva, EQT

This session will offer in-depth discussions on the latest advancements, best practices, and case studies pertaining to well completions and parent-child interactions, providing attendees with the knowledge and strategies needed to maximize productivity and efficiency in the Appalachia and Haynesville basins.

Physic-Based Numerical Modeling Strategies for Managing Parent-Child Relationships in the Haynesville
Jerrod Ryan, Senior Engineer–Chesapeake Energy

Fiber Optics “Return to” Reveals Impact of Targeting on Parent-Child Interactions
Craig Wittenhagen, Principal Engineer–Ascent Resources

Improve Child Well Performance Leveraging Frac Geometry Control Strategy
Sean Horigan, Vice President of Operations–Sponte Operating

Session Chairs: Lucas Bazan, Bazan Consulting, Dave Cramer, ConocoPhillips, and Trevor Ingle, Devon

This Regional Session will review diagnostic pilots and development strategies for the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk. Operator case studies will highlight collaborative work covering complex fracture characterization, refrac completion design, approaches to leverage well interference diagnostics, and a lookback on advanced trajectory wellbores.

Parent Child Insights from an Eagle Ford Multi-Well Fiber Pilot
Brandon Williams, Completions Engineer–ConocoPhillips

Case Study: Impact of Natural Fractures on Parent-Child Interactions and Mitigation Techniques in a Low Permeability Fractured Carbonate
Harold McGowen, President and CEO–Navidad Operating Company, LLC

Evolution of Eagle Ford Completion Design in the Black Oil Window of Wilson County
Jeff Allen, Vice President of Reservoir Engineering–Recoil Resources

From Data to Deals: How Machine Learning is Transforming Oil and Gas A&D
Jon Ludwig, Founder & President–Novi Labs

Session Chairs: Patrick Miller, PETRONAS Energy Canada Ltd. and Rob Zinselmeyer, ARC Resources Ltd.

Drawing on new innovations and case studies from Canadian unconventional plays like the Montney and Duvernay, this session offers valuable insights and data-driven strategies to enhance profitability in well completions and managing parent-child interactions.

Sorry, Not Sorry! Shell’s Trials and Tribulations of Setting Expectations for Parent-Child Depletion, Examples from the Montney near Groundbirch, BC
Jeff MacDonald, Senior Reservoir Engineer–Shell
Erik Munson, Senior Geologist–Shell

Montney Parent Child/Density Summary, Examples and Degradation in Performance Percentages
Dave Sawyer, Associate Evaluation Engineer–McDaniel
Daniela Arciniegas, Evaluation Engineer EIT–McDaniel

Optimization Workflows for Parent-Child Development Within Volatile Commodity Environments
Mason MacKay, Supervisor of Subsurface Engineering–Birchcliff

Session Chairs: Craig Cipolla, Hess and Bruce Darlington, Ovintiv

The session focuses on case histories and technology applications in the Rockies and mid-Continent. This regionally-focused session will highlight completion optimization and its impact on field development, with a mixture of integrated studies and technology advancements.

Impact of Well Orientation on Well Productivity
Sama Morsy, Senior Reservoir and Completion Engineer–ResFrac

Evaluating Frac Protect Strategies to Mitigate Parent-Child Interaction, Uinta Basin, Utah
Jacob Entremont, Senior Reservoir Engineer–XCL Resources/Ovintiv

Effective Energy Injected and Total Production Output: Unpacking the Significance
Awais Navaiz, Technical Advisor–Completions–Halliburton

Session Chairs: Dave Cannon, Diamondback and Amit Singh, Chevron

As Tier 1 inventory continues to be consumed and replacing reserves becomes more difficult, we must continue innovation to maintain Permian output goals. This session highlights key innovations in reservoir exploitation and management to achieve those goals.

Long Term Development Implications of Parent-Child Interactions in Unconventional Reservoirs
Raj Malpani, Subsurface Completions Engineer–ExxonMobil

Accelerated Decision Making in the Permian Basin with Applied Subsurface Surveillance
James Cooper, Completions Optimization Advisor–Chevron

Operational and Development Strategies for Minimizing Negative Parent-Child Impacts, Delaware Basin
Qin Ji, Senior Completions Engineer–OXY

Session Chairs: Lucas Bazan, Bazan Consulting; Leen Weijers, Liberty; Buddy Woodroof, ProTechnics

 

This second session of facilitated audience participation is to dive more deeply into topics that have been of great interest to workshop participants over the last three days.  The session chairs will pose specific questions to the audience and encourage participation from as many people as possible.