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Draft Agenda 2019
Key: What will be covered?
Economic Fundamentals
Market Overview
Cost Reduction Strategies
Chemicals Applications
Technical Knowhow
Scientific Perspectives
DAY 1: MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019
0900 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 01 MARKET OVERVIEW OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING CHEMICALS
- Looking closer at price differentials and assessing the impacts of high vs. low quality chemicals
- Assessing market supply, demand, and the availability of hydraulic fracturing chemicals across North America
- The substitution effect: Price differentials at critical inflection points and substitution for cheaper products
Chaired by Sean Collins
0940 - 1010 EVALUATING INDUSTRY TRENDS : AN OVERVIEW OF THE PAST AND THE FUTURE OF STIMULATION CHEMICALS FOR FRA
- US drilling and completion activity overview and forecast by region
- Analysis of completion designs trends by region – trends in chemical usage by well
- Stimulation chemical consumption historical overview and frac fluid systems forecast for the next 3 years
Paola Perez Pena
IHS Markit
IHS Markit
SESSION 02 HYDRAULIC FRACTURING CHEMICALS APPLICATION & STRATEGIES
- Looking at chemical treatment initiatives across multiple wells sites through tests and trials
- Integrating new technologies and monitoring systems into the production chemicals treatment plan
- New chemical treatment innovations to ensure optimum performance and enhanced oil recovery
Chaired by Marcus Hernandez
1010 - 1040 NEW TECHNIQUES IN OPERATING CHEMICAL PROGRAMS FOR MAXIMUM PRODUCTION
- Historical perspectives on lab evaluation of various chemicals and chemical additives for stimulation pumping
- Gaps in simple bottle testing, coreflow testing and corrosion testing
- Optimization of test matrices and evaluation
- Lab to field scaling and interpretation pitfalls to avoid during testing
Karthik Mahadev
BP p.l.c.
BP p.l.c.
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY NATUREWORKS
1100 - 1130 NEW INSIGHTS INTO CURRENT ISSUES IN SHALE FRACTURING
- Shale fracturing brings challenges to the O&G industry
- Equipment failures caused by stress-induced corrosion as a result of high pump rates and large amounts of frac sand as well as viscosity failure of many friction reducers as a result of produced water use and chemical water pretreatment are a few amongst many that need urgent attention
- While taking several approaches to prolong equipment lifetime and combat viscosity failures, we are on a discovery path to new chemicals with uncovered benefits
Tatyana Khamatnurova
Halliburton
Halliburton
1130 - 1200 APPLICATIONS OF LACTIC ACID EQUIVALENTS IN OFS
- Applications where lactic acid equivalents are of value in OFS will be identified, where we will illustrate how proper selection of appropriate PLA grade relative to the well temperature and desired usage time leads to predictable downhole behavior and mitigates any need for remediation
- Ingeo™ polylactide (PLA) polymers are a thermoplastic made by NatureWorks that can be readily converted into many different physical shapes and sizes of interest to OFS applications and delivered to desired downhole location as non-agglomerated solids
Jim Valentine
NatureWorks LLC
NatureWorks LLC
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PRODUCTION CHEMICALS 2019 EXHIBITION
1330 - 1400 NOVEL H₂S SCAVENGER OFFERS LOWER TREATMENT COST AND AMINE CONTENT OVER TRIAZINE
- Patent pending formula that uses low cost sustainable raw material
- Irreversibly remove H₂S from all three phases (oil, gas and water) to meet specifications
- Apply by injecting into produced fluids or in contact towers
Hitesh Bagaria
Suez Water Technologies & Solutions
Suez Water Technologies & Solutions
1400 - 1430 OPTIMIZED POLYMER ACTIVATION AND FEEDING DURING THE FRACTURING PROCESS
- Basics of polymer - The Chemistry, Handling, Storage, Viscosity vs Polymer solution effectiveness, and the effect of dilution water
- Science of Polymer activation - Two stage mixing, residence time, and two-step dilution
- Looking at case studies of polymer activation and feeding strategies
Yong Kim
UGSI Chemical Feed Inc.
UGSI Chemical Feed Inc.
1430 - 1500 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY MEYER
SESSION 03 TECHNICAL KNOWHOW & THE LATEST RESULTS
- The latest field research into new chemical agents to supplement treatments for enhanced oil recovery
- How a chemical treatment programs can help reduce surface tension and enhance hydrocarbon solubility
- New chemical treatment innovations to efficiently reduce operating costs while ensuring optimum performance
- Looking at the most effective friction reducers (FR) for slickwater-fracture execution
Chaired by Tom Neumann
1500 - 1530 STORY OF CONVERTING LIQUID TO DRY POLYMER FOR VISCOUS SLICKWATER APPLICATIONS
- The use of high-viscosity friction reducers to stimulate unconventional reservoirs has grown significantly. The current most popular HVFR products are liquid form, which include only 30-50% active polymer with mineral oil, water, and other chemicals. Converting liquid to dry HVFR can bring some values in operation, cost, and HSE.
- Results show dry HVFR reduces operational footprint, minimizes environmental risks and simplifies logistics in intense unconventional operations
- Key learning from the field data while emphasizing the unique fluid properties and advantages of HVFR fluids
Haiyan Zhao
Schlumberger
Schlumberger
1530 - 1600 HOW DOES DIFFERENT QUALITY FRAC SAND EFFECT THE CHEMICALS USED IN YOUR COMPLETIONS
- Cost of completions and the EUR of your wells
- Evaluation of API 19C requirements on Frac sand quality and how the variance can impact the effectiveness of the chemicals used in the completions and in turn the cost of an increase in chemicals or decrease in job effectiveness
- Effects on production of the well because of chemicals being pumped to treat within the reservoir rock
Hunter Wallace
Atlas Sand Company, LLC
Atlas Sand Company, LLC
1600 - 1630 DRAMATICALLY REDUCE COST FOR FRAC DRILLING WITH IMPROVING SAFETY
- Reduce Non-Productive Time (NPT) by implementing automated programs to decrease maintenance time and cost, and increase operator safety with ZERO time in the red-zone
- Automated program ensures proper greasing and eliminates over pressurizing of grease system
- Data logging to track grease usage back to individual gate valves
Noel McKim
Meyer
Meyer
1630 - 1730 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1010 OXIDATION CHEMISTRY SOLUTIONS FOR PRODUCED WATER
- Reuse and Produced Water can be successfully treated with Hydrogen Peroxide and Peracetic Acid for fracking applications
- Cost effectively remove and reduce: Iron, H₂S, and Bacteria to delivery high quality water for hydrofracking
- Hydraulic Fracking is most efficient when water quality is treated with Oxidation Chemistry
Nicholas Rossi
PeroxyChem
PeroxyChem
1010 - 1040 MANAGING PRODUCED WATER QUALITY TO OPTIMIZE FRACTURING FLUIDS - CASE STUDIES
- The use of produced water blends during Hydraulic Fracturing operations has increased rapidly as operators look to minimize their freshwater use. The variability of these produced waters presents challenges in water treatment and optimization of the fluid systems
- Data from our studies identified risk of having friction reducer performance impaired by changes in water composition
- A monitoring program that identifies process improvements and creates KPI’s to manage operations, will improve efficiency and reduce compatibility related costs
Tanhee Galindo
GeoKimika Oil & Gas
GeoKimika Oil & Gas
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY GLOBAL TREAT, INC
1100 - 1130 UNLOCKING TRAPPED OIL FROM THE NANONETWORK OF SHALE FORMATIONS WHILE BOLSTERING OPERATIONAL EFFICIEN
- An outline of more efficient approach to completing formations, which is not only environmentally responsible, but significantly reduces water and cost requirements while achieving record setting recovery factors by unlocking trapped oil in the nanonetwork
Elizabeth Cambre
Tendeka
Tendeka
1130 - 1200 EVALUATING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING CHEMISTRY PERFORMANCE FOR OPTIMIZATION IN TODAY'S MARKET
- Analytical protocols needed to identify those variables that are key components to drive maximum production in various plays and formation types
- Key component analysis through review of 4D stage production measurements when compared to drilling and geochemistry observations
- Case studies comparing actual stage production results with pre-completion expectations based on seismic, petrophysical logs, landing zone, and the resulting drilling, stimulation, and production choices
Patrick Hayes
Tracero Ltd
Tracero Ltd
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH
1330 - 1400 USAGE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY
- Nanotechnology, not only for optimizing the fracturing fluid performance but also to utilize the fracturing fluid itself to carry nanoparticles to the far wellbore to modify the mobility of the reservoir fluid and wettability of the porous media
- The inclusion of nanoparticles in the fluid allows an increase in the recovery of 20% of crude oil in the proppant medium and 16% in the rock sample
- Achieving a reduction in the viscosity of crude oil of 40% after 3 pore volumes produced
Jorge Italo Bahamon Pedrosa
Ecopetrol S.A
Ecopetrol S.A
1400 - 1430 WHY THE BACTERIAL GENETICS OF THE WATER USED TO FRAC MATTERS
- Effects of water contamination before and after Frac Treatment
- Microbial mechanisms that are responsible for the transfer of genetic information into the formation during Frac'ing operations
- Effects of microbiome of the water gathering and storage systems upon the species of bacteria that emerge in the formation after the Frac
Steve Davis
Integrated Microbial Delivery, Inc.
Integrated Microbial Delivery, Inc.
1430 - 1500 CLOSING REMARKS AND RAFFLE DRAW
Key topics for 2019:
- Market fundamentals of hydraulic fracturing chemicals
Understand the economic fundamentals and key performance indicators (KPI) for hydraulic fracturing chemicals usage from an industry perspective. - Optimizing the cost and minimizing risks to shale operations
Assess how new chemical programs are cost-effective while minimizing operational and financial risks, and learn how chemical delivery systems can maximize production. - Low-cost solutions for paraffin, corrosion, and H2S treatment
Explore chemical treatment initiatives across multiple wells sites and assess the latest results from tests and trials in reducing paraffin, mitigating corrosion, and managing hydrogen sulfides. - New techniques in operating chemical programs for maximum production
Be the first to hear about new chemical treatment innovations to efficiency reduce operating costs, while ensuring optimum performance and enhanced oil recovery. - Upcoming regulations and industry standards for chemicals use in shale wells
Hear from key regulators and environmental bodies to ensure your chemical program meets with new regulations and industry standards. - End user operator case studies and developing a successful chemicals program
Gain insight from leading hydraulic chemical manufacturers and implement strategies that others in the industry are using to ensure a successful application.