SPWLA 2023 Fall Topical Conference
8th/9th November, 2023
“See and Hear the Formation: Exploring the Synergies Between Borehole Imaging and Borehole Acoustics”
The 2023 Fall Topical Conference will take the format of presentations and open discussion between experts from operator companies, service companies, and universities on a wide variety of topics surrounding the synergies between borehole imaging and borehole acoustics technology, including but not limited to:
- Integrated fracture analysis using borehole images and acoustic data
- Geomechanics analysis from the combination of image features, rock mechanics and borehole stresses
- Looking beyond the wellbore: Structural and stratigraphic interpretation combining borehole image data and acoustic far-field imaging
- The application of machine learning and multi-physics approaches to borehole acoustics and image data. Could it allow us to do things we can not do now?
- Role of borehole acoustics and image in CCS and geothermal technologies/workflows
- Novel applications and new technical developments in either field
Pre-registration is required. Please register here.
Registration Fees:
In-Person: $150
Remote Online: $120
Student In-Person: $50
Student Remote/Online: $50
Agenda
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Central Standard Time (GMT – 6hrs) |
Day 1 – November 8th | |
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7:45 – 8:20 AM |
Breakfast and Registration |
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8:20 – 8:30 AM |
Welcome & HSE |
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8:30 – 9.:00 AM |
Session 1: Stoneley Integration with BH Images Chair: TBC |
Hydraulic Fracture Aperture Determination Using Integration of Stoneley Wave “Pressure Testing” with Electrical Borehole Scans Presenter: Brian Hornby (Hornby Geophysical) |
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9:00 – 9:30 AM |
Case Study: Integrated Analysis of Electrical Image and Acoustic Stoneley Reflectivity for Assessment of Fracture Fluid Conductance Presenter: Eglee Lopez (HAL) |
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9:30 – 9:45 AM |
Coffee Break |
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9:45 – 10:15 AM |
Session 2: Integrated Far-Field Acoustic and BH Imaging Chair: Matt Blyth, SLB |
Imaging the Vicinity of a Sub-Horizontal (SH) Drain into the Carbonate Dogger Geothermal Aquifer Using the 3D Far Field (3DFF) Processing of a Dipole Sonic Array Dataset, Results and Perspectives. Presenter: Charles Naville (IFPEN) |
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10:15 – 10:45 AM |
Successful Avoidance of Production Hazards, from Sub-Seismic Faults, on a Multiple Horizontal Well Project in the Permian Basin Presenter: Derek Buster (ProdiGeology) |
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10:45 – 11:15 AM |
Session 2 Continued |
Use of Acoustic Far-Field and Borehole Imaging in Reservoir Evaluation and Hydraulic Stimulation Evaluation Presenter: Yevgeniy Karpekin (SLB) |
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11:15 – 11:45 AM
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Integration of Borehole and Acoustic Imaging Improves Trajectories to Increase Production in Lateral Well Campaign. Presenter: Luis Mendoza (SLB) |
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11:45-1:15 PM |
Lunch |
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1:15-2:45 PM |
Panel Discussion: Visualizing Fractures Away from the Borehole—and What Ties to Flow? Moderator: Peter Barrett |
Bill Dershowitz Bob Gales (HAL) Brian Hornby (Hornby Geophysical) Bernd Ruehlicke (Eriksfiord) Additional panelists TBC |
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Central Standard Time (GMT – 6hrs) |
Day 2 – November 9th | |
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7:45 – 8:20 AM |
Breakfast and Registration |
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8:20 – 8:30 AM |
Welcome & HSE |
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8:30 – 9.:00 AM |
Session 3: Facies Classification from Acoustics and Imaging
Chair: TBC |
Enhancing Automatic Facies Classification of Brazilian Pre-salt Acoustic Image Logs with SwinV2-Unet: Leveraging Transfer Learning and Confident Learning Presenter: Nan You (Purdue) |
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9:00 – 9:30 AM |
An Integrated New Workflow Leveraging Lateral Heterogeneity, and its Effect on Hydraulic Stimulation. Presenter: Elia Haddad (SLB) |
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9:30 – 10:00 AM |
New Findings of Geological History with Volcanic Rock from Borehole Image and Integrated Log Analysis in Hokkaido, Japan Presenter: Chiaki Morelli (SLB) |
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10:00 – 10:15 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:15 – 10:45 AM |
Session 4: Stress Field Interpretation Chair: Christian Rambousek (NIMBUC) |
Geothermal Reservoir Characterization via Stress Field Analysis of Borehole Image and Sonic Logs Presenter: Bernd Ruehlicke (Eriksfiord) |
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10:45 – 11:15 AM |
Minimum Horizontal Stress Sharpening Presenter: Elia Haddad (SLB) |
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11:15 – 11:45 AM |
Special topic: A standardized format for dip data exchange Tegwyn Perkins (Geoactive) and Peter Barrett (Halliburton) |
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11:45-1:15 PM |
Lunch |
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1:15-2:45 PM |
Panel Discussion: Limits of LWD and Slimline Tools with Respect to Imaging, Anisotropy, and Heterogeneity Moderator: |
Alexei Bolshakov (CVX) Rob Vines (Shell) Matt Blyth (SLB) Jennifer Market (SPWLA President) Doug Patterson (BH) |