Technical Program

The peer-reviewed scientific program for the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference will follow 20 themes selected by a multidisciplinary technical program committee. See complete technical program details and plan your schedule by clicking through to use the online Itinerary Planner.

Theme 1: Unconventional Project Development

Theme Chairs: Randall (Randy) Pharis, John O'Brien, Skip Rhodes, Doug Valleau

Developing an Exploration Program	Monday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 4
Predicting Performance and Economics with Limited Data	Tuesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 4
Developing an Exploration Program	Tuesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Predicting Performance and Economics with Limited Data	Tuesday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 2: Unconventional Reservoir Characterization

Theme Chairs: Ray Barrett, Skip Rhodes, Randahl Roadifer

Play and Sweet Spot Identification I	Monday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Play and Sweet Spot Identification II	Monday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Reservoir Modeling	Tuesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 1
Core Evaluation and Depositional Environment	Tuesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 1
Reservoir Modeling	Tuesday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Play and Sweet Spot Identification I	Wednesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 2&3
Core Evaluation and Depositional Environment	Wednesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Play and Sweet Spot Identification II	Wednesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 2&3

Theme 3: Unconventional Shale Plays

Theme Chairs: Azra Tutuncu, Bruce Tocher, Paul Basinski, Tom Collier

Shale Plays I: Practical Lessons Learned on the Road to New Resources	Monday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 2 & 3
Shale Plays II: “Breaking” Assessments that Move the Bottom Line	Tuesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 2&3
Shale Plays I: Practical Lessons Learned on the Road to New Resources	Tuesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Shale Plays III: Going Global-New Unconventional Workflows, Integrated Sweet Spot Assessments, and Case Studies	Tuesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 4
Shale Plays II: “Breaking” Assessments that Move the Bottom Line	Tuesday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Shale Plays III: Going Global-New Unconventional Workflows, Integrated Sweet Spot Assessments, and Case Studies	Wednesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 4: Tight Oil and Tight Gas

Theme Chairs: Steve Sonnenberg, Mike Mullen

Unconventional Tight Oil and Tight Gas	Tuesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 501/502/503/504
Unconventional Tight Oil and Tight Gas-Carbonates	Tuesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 501/502/503/504
Unconventional Tight Oil and Tight Gas	Tuesday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Unconventional Tight Oil and Tight Gas-Carbonates	Wednesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 5: Unconventional Coal Seam/Bed Methane

Theme Chairs: Paul Basinski, Randahl Roadifer

CBM: Integrated Characterization and Optimization Driving a Global Reawakening	Monday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
CBM: Integrated Characterization and Optimization Driving a Global Reawakening	Wednesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 205/207
Core Evaluation and Depositional Environment	Wednesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 6: Other Unconventional Resources

Theme Chairs: Andrea Reynolds, Jerry Boak, Larry Meckel, Matt Honarpour

Other Unconventional Resources	Monday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	Oral	Exhibition Hall
Other Unconventional Resources	Wednesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 201/2013

Theme 7: Formation Evaluation of Unconventional Reservoirs

Theme Chairs: Skip Rhodes, Matt Honarpour, Ken Beeney

Formation Evaluation Unconventional Plays	Tuesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 201/203
Formation Evaluation Unconventional Plays	Tuesday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 8: Fracture Characterization

Theme Chairs: Shawn Maxwell, Steve Laubach, Mukul Sharma

Stimulated Volume and Fracture Prediction	Tuesday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Importance of Natural Fractures	Wednesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 501/502/503/504
Stimulated Volume and Fracture Prediction	Wednesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 1

Theme 9: Lateral Well Characterization

Theme Chairs: Bruce Tocher, Terri Olson, Kevin Stephenson

Well Design and Geosteering	Tuesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 401/402/403/404
Well Design and Geosteering	Wednesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 10: Flow Mechanics in Tight Reservoirs

Theme Chairs: Ken Williams, Doug Valleau, Matt Honarpour, Mohamed Soliman

Flow Physics and Reservoir Models	Tuesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 201/203
Flow Physics and Reservoir Models	Wednesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 11: Laboratory Methodologies

Theme Chairs: Manika Prasad, Terri Olson, Luis Baez

Pore Scale Imaging and Computation	Monday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Shale Core Analysis	Tuesday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Pore Scale Imaging and Computation	Wednesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 4
Shale Core Analysis	Wednesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 4

Theme 12: Reservoir Monitoring

Theme Chairs: Ray Barrett, Tom McCoy, Stuart Cox, Shawn Maxwell

Reservoir Monitoring	Monday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 501/502/503/504
Reservoir Monitoring	Tuesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 13: Organic Geochemistry

Theme Chairs: Mike Lewan, John Curtis, Luis Baez

Organic Geochemical Applications	Monday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 201/203
Organic Geochemical Applications	Tuesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Source Rock Characterization	Tuesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Source Rock Characterization	Wednesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 401/402/403/404

Theme 14: Well Performance Prediction

Theme Chairs: Mohamed Soliman, Mel Sorrell, Randy Pharis, Ray Ambrose

Geomodels and Reservoir Models	Monday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 1
Geomodels and Reservoir Models	Tuesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 15: Fluid Behaviors

Theme Chairs: Tom McCoy, Ray Ambrose

Fluid Behaviors	Monday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Fluid Behaviors	Wednesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 501/502/503/504

Theme 16: Drilling Optimization

Theme Chairs: Kevin Stephenson, Stuart Cox

Drilling Optimization/Operations	Tuesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 401/402/403/404
Drilling Optimization/Operations	Tuesday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 17: Completion Optimization

Theme Chairs: Rob Fulks, Joe Frantz, Shawn Maxwell, Andrea Reynolds

Completion Optimization – Improved Recovery, Open vs. Cased Hole	Monday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Completion Optimization – Design, Integration and Fluids	Tuesday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 2&3
Completion Optimization – Improved Recovery, Open vs. Cased Hole	Wednesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Mile High Ballroom 1
Completion Optimization – Design, Integration and Fluids	Wednesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 18: Geomechanics

Theme Chairs: Azra Tutuncu, Peter Hennings, Mike Mullen

Unconventional Geomechanics	Monday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 205/207
Unconventional Geomechanics	Tuesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall

Theme 19: 3-D Seismic Applications

Theme Chairs: John O’Brien, Ray Barrett, Randy Ray, Doug Valleau

Seismic Attributes for Sweet Spot Identification	Monday	1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 401/402/403/404
3-D Multi-Component and Processing	Monday	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
Seismic Attributes for Sweet Spot Identification	Tuesday	9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	ePaper	Exhibition Hall
3-D Multi-Component and Processing	Wednesday	8:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m.	Oral	Room 401/402/403/404

Theme 20: Health, Safety and Environmental Issues

Theme Chairs: Randy Pharis, Azra Tutuncu, Scott Reeves

Health, Safety and Environmental Issues

Wednesday

1:25 p.m.–5:05 p.m.

Oral

Room 201/203

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ePapers

In addition to the 200+ oral presentations, URTeC will also feature ePapers. More than 100 ePapers are planned to enhance the conference experience.

What is an ePaper?

It’s an electronic version of a traditional oral presentation in a PowerPoint format available during the conference. They are conveniently located inside the Exhibit Hall and will be presented LIVE during the conference and in an “on-demand” format.