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From Diagnostics to Dynamics: Reservoir Analysis in Unconventional Systems

Thursday, 22 October
Room 362 ADBE
Technical Session
This session presents physics-based interpretation and modeling approaches for unconventional and fractured reservoirs, covering flow diagnostics, fracture network characterization, thermal and multiphase processes, and recovery mechanisms. The papers highlight advances in rate-transient analysis, pressure and tracer interpretation, DFN modeling, temperature-based flow quantification, and stimulation strategies, with emphasis on reducing uncertainty and improving field-scale prediction.
Session Chairpersons
Seung Kam - Louisiana State University
Hamid Emami Meybodi - Pennsylvania State University
Alireza Roostapour - ChampionX
  • 1400-1425 234166
    A Systematic Diffusive Time of Flight Based Multi-Resolution Model of Unconventional Reservoirs with Field-scale Application
    M. Sawata, M.J. King, A. Datta-Gupta, Texas A&M University
  • 1425-1450 233884
    Beyond Straight Lines: Hidden Interpretation Risks In Rate-Transient Analysis Diagnostic Plots for Unconventional Reservoirs
    M.S. Fraguio, M.F. Destefanis, Interfaces S.A.; L.M. Ruiz Maraggi, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin; M.P. Walsh, L.W. Lake, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, The University of Texas At Austin
  • 1450-1515 233861
    Water Saturation Effects On Cyclic Gas Injection In Shale Oil Reserviors
    Q. Zhang, M. Ma, H. Emami-Meybodi, Pennsylvania State University
  • 1545-1610 234122
    A Multiphysics Simulation Framework for CO2 Huff-n-Puff in Shale Oil Reservoirs: Coupling Stress-Dependent Maxwell-Stefan Diffusion And Nanopore Confinement
    Y. Tian, D. Yang, L. Zhang, Y. Zhao, J. Chen, Southwest Petroleum University; J. Fu, University of Oklahoma
  • 1610-1635 234008
    Dynamically Validated Full-Field DFN Modeling In A Naturally Fractured Reservoir Without 3D Seismic Data
    M. Ozkaya Turkmen, B. Pehlivan, A. Atasoy, B. Bulut Bilim, E. Tas, H. Altinbay, M.C. Ulker, I. Babashli, Turkish Petroleum Corporation; G. Turkarslan, SLB; E. Ozkan, Colorado School of Mines
  • 1635-1700 233824
    Integrated Temperature Modelling for Flow Quantification and Acoustic Gas Index Validation in High-Temperature Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
    S. Evdokimov, L. Khakimullina, TGT Diagnostics; J. Ezwai, Camco Petroleum Services; A.A. Alfadel, A. Algaddai, H. Abdulmalik, F. Othman, Sirte Oil Company
  • Alternate 234101
    Integration of the Modified Pseudopressure Flowing Material Balance (pFMB) with the Contacted Fluid-in-Place (CFIP) Approach for Analysis of Wells Producing from Unconventional Reservoirs Exhibiting Multiphase Flow
    M. Parvazdavani, H. Hamdi, C. Clarkson, University of Calgary
  • Alternate 233946
    A Framework to Study Geomechanical Impacts of Thermochemical Re-Pressurization for Fracture Hit Mitigation
    A. Amirlatifi, Mississippi State University; I. Mohamed, Advantek Waste Management Services; O. Sameh, O.A. Abou-Sayed, Advantek Waste Management Services LLC