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| How Can Microfracturing Improve Reservoir Management?
added: 12th January 2017
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Poland Section of Society of Petroleum Engineers want to invite you for lecture given by SPE Distinguished Lecturer John Macpherson, from Baker Hughes.
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| The Lecture will be given at AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Al. Mickiewicza 30, building A-4, room 106, on 23 January 2017 at 13:00. |
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Microfracturing is an excellent method of obtaining direct stress measurements, not only in shales but also in conventional reservoirs. Recent advances have shown that microfracturing can help improve reservoir management by guiding well placement, completion design, and perforation strategy.
Microfracturing consists of isolating small test intervals in a well between inflatable packers, increasing the pressure until a small fracture forms and, by conducting a few injection and shut-in cycles, extending the fracture beyond the influence of the wellbore. This talk describes the microfracturing process and presents several examples that led to increased hydrocarbon recovery by efficient stimulation and/or completion design. Case studies presented range from optimizing hydraulic fracturing in unconventionals, determining safe waterflood injection rates in brownfields, and improving perforation placement in ultradeepwater reservoirs. |
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| Mayank Malik is the global formation testing expert at Chevron Energy Technology Company and is a champion for advancing research on microfracturing. He holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, an MS degree in mechanical engineering from University of Toronto, and a PhD in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Malik has authored numerous papers on petrophysics, formation testing, and microfracturing. He serves on the SPE Reservoir Description and Dynamics advisory committee and is the chairman of the SPWLA Formation Testing Special Interest Group. |
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| Distinguished Lecturer Program started in 1961 with three lecturers the Distinguished Lecturer Program is funded primarily by the SPE Foundation through member donations and a contribution from Offshore Europe. We also appreciate the companies that allow their professionals to serve as lecturers and the additional support from AIME. More than 450 presentations are offered each year, and each section can receive up to three lectures per year. |
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