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Utica Shale Congress 2012
Containing an estimate of 15 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in Ohio alone, it is not a surprise that Utica Shale has been termed “one of the biggest discoveries in the US history”. Its liquid-rich potential and recent successful drilling tests have attracted international investors from around the globe as well as local leaders, each of them spending billions on R&D and acreage positions in the area and consequently, achieving substantial competitive advantage and early production results.
As recently discovered natural gas fields become more scrupulously explored and firmly established, the priority for every E&P company around the world is to be the first to find the next Marcellus, Bakken or Eagle Ford and establish a strong acreage position in the area. The key to profitability lies in examining enough geological data to assess the commercial viability of a play, determine the sweet spots and invest in cost-effective technologies early on.
The Utica Shale Congress 2012 will be the first operator-oriented event bringing together executives and key technical experts from the first movers in Utica to not only share the most innovative techniques for analyzing recent geological data but also explain how to directly apply it to assess the formation’s commercial viability. It will examine the most successful completions techniques already used in the Utica and how to commercialize the play in a regulatory and environmentally compliant manner and avoid overspending on water sourcing, treatment and disposal. Speakers will also advise on technical procedures to help local communities and address media and public accusations in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Quebec, Canada.
Day 1 will examine the latest results on shedding light on the stratigraphy and key rock properties in the Utica to determine sweet spot locations and optimal drilling and completions techniques. It will examine the crucial geological data, mineralogy and geochemistry of the Utica’s rocks from Ohio, Quebec, New York and West Virginia and will finish with an in-depth analysis of the optimal fracture fluid designs and completions technologies used for gaining maximum reservoir access and avoiding damage to Utica’s unique formation.
Day 2 will evaluate the most cost-effective regulatory and environmentally compliant methodologies for bringing this play to commercial viability. Leading E&Ps will analyze the latest production results from the Utica to determine the value of extracted hydrocarbons and conclude how accurate first reservoir models are. Water management issues will then be discussed from sourcing of water to disposal and regulatory framework overseeing Utica’s booming development. Finally, Utica’s pre-drill and flowback water samples will be analyzed to determine optimal recycling strategies and contamination risks to rebut accusations from the media and local communities.
Encana Oil & Gas
'I thought the conference was great. It was very well organized and I felt the content was superb'
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Is Utica America's next incredible production opportunity?
To find the answer to this question operators must examine key rock properties and geological factors driving play’s viability and think ahead to create an optimal and cost-effective completions and water management systems for quickly delivering all recovered hydrocarbon types to the market.
The Utica Shale Congress 2012 is the first operator-oriented initiative dedicated entirely to unlocking the Utica’s liquid-rich potential through analyzing it’s reservoir characteristics to determine sweet spots and adapt cutting edge completions techniques to maximize profitable production. The congress will see VPs, Directors and technical experts from the leading Utica operators consolidate their knowledge and share their most recent results to develop methodologies and techniques for optimizing recovery and fully exploit Utica’s potential.
At the Utica Shale Congress 2012, leading North American operators will be providing the following commercial solutions:
- RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION : Evaluating key geochemical, stratigraphic and petrophysical properties to identify sweet spots and assess liquid rich yield in the Utica
- COMPLETIONS : Scrutinizing completions techniques, proppants and frac fluids that haven proven to yield high recovery in the liquid-rich Utica Shale
- REGULATIONS : Examining recent regulatory changes in Utica-operating states and how these will impact the operational and commercial feasibility of production
- WATER MANAGEMENT: Evaluating the water treatment, recycling and disposal strategies that are being used to drive down the costs of fluid management in the Utica
- PRE-DRILL AND FLOWBACK WATER : understanding the latest studies on flowback water and pre-drill sampling to relieve public concerns over hydraulic fracturing