Oil & Gas Resource Development The industry challenge of increasing EUR in low permeability North American reservoirs
The Rocks Matter Tighter rock needs fracs with more reservoir Contact Area and Conductivity Current Shale Recovery Factor < 9% Conventional Sands Tight Sands Shale Millidarcies Microdarcies Nanodarcies 1 md .001 md .000001…
Improve Production & EUR More Contact Area & Conductivity More..Reservoir Contact Area Increase number of stages and perf clusters Increase pounds proppant per stage Propped frac length Major influence on short term production…
Next Step to Optimize Recovery & Lower F&D For several years, the lateral length, number of frac stages, and lbs proppant pumped have been increasing This has lead to increases in short term production (12-18 months) Is it now time…
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Closure Stress Majority of wells will see closure stress above 6,000 psi, the pressure at which the best Northern White Sand starts crushing Lowers Production & EUR Closure Stress < 6,000 psi 6,000-8,000 psi 8,000-10,000…
Improve Recovery - Build a Frac that Lasts Over 50% of wells drilled in Lower 48 will have closure stress ranging from 6,000 to 15,000 psi. Result: Loss of conductivity & EUR Higher EUR Lower F&D Sand based proppant Ceramic…
Improve Recovery - Build a Frac that Lasts Lead-in with sand to lower cost, and tail-in with ceramic to maintain a conductive channel near the wellbore as closure stress increases Higher EUR Lower F&D Sand based proppant…
Improve Production & EUR More Contact Area & Conductivity More..Reservoir Contact Area Increase number of stages and perf clusters Increase pounds proppant per stage Propped frac length Major influence on short term production…
Company Evolution 1979-2008 Leading Ceramic Proppant Company Patents expired Competition increased Industry cycles Remain the high quality & low cost producer 2008 Onward Leader In Fracture Technology
Dealing With Demand Declines In Base Ceramic Base Ceramic Proppant Depressed commodity prices have led to lower base ceramic proppant volumes Global rig count drop Lower cost completions using sand With oil & gas price increases, the…
Bright Technology Future Our technology will continue to grow in the future, it solves client problems The technology is not commoditized, and has profit margins We continue to drive down our production costs of each product We…
Technology Drives Our Future QUANTUM Measure Propped Reservoir Volume to optimize field development
20,000 psi Well Challenge Lower Tertiary Wells Gulf of Mexico Lower Tertiary wells are ultra-deep wells - 30,000 ft below sea floor, in 7,000+ ft water. Resource base - billions of barrels of oil. Extreme pressures. Technical…
KRYPTOSPHERE HD - Technology Success The Gulf of Mexico Lower Tertiary wells are the deepest, most challenging fracs ever done KRYPTOSPHERE HD has been successfully used in these high pressure wells 7,000 ft water Multiple frac…
Improve Recovery and eliminate Well Workovers - by preventing production damage mechanisms Damage Mechanisms Conventional Treatment Technologies Proppant Delivered GUARD Technologies Short-life frac fluid additives Long-life…
Eliminate Workovers Solving Production Problems SCALEGUARD Additional GUARD products in either development or field testing stages SALTGUARD PARAGUARD Illustration of inorganic scale deposit in wellbore H2SGUARD Inorganic…
SCALEGUARD Technology Success Continues Competitors PBI Particulate-based After 226 days Inhibitor inhibitor is spent 12 Wells SG SCALEGUARD After 702 days 12 Wells inhibition continues 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 No…
Cost Savings - SCALEGUARD vs Competitors Products Uinta Basin Area 1, 2, 3
QUANTUM - Measuring Propped Reservoir Volume QUANTUM technology will allow E&Ps to visualize the Propped Reservoir Volume (PRV) for the first time Detects where the proppant is located throughout the frac/reservoir Technology…
Early Generations of Fracture Diagnostic Technology Treating (net) Pressure Minifrac analysis Direct Temperature Logs DTS Proppant Tracers Indirect Microseismic/Tiltmeter Maps Mayerhofer SPE 119890 SPE 179161 Recent…
QUANTUM - Optimize Field Development & Capital Spend Reserves left behind
QUANTUM - Optimize Field Development & Capital Spend Higher Reserves Recovery
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ACCUCAST Casting Technology Products Engine Block Clients are foundry companies Product used in casting Dimensionally Stable Cores No thermal growth changing dimensions and distortion of internal walls No cracked cores during…
CARBOGRIND Grinding Technology Products Clients are primarily mining and mineral Vertical Grinding Mill processing companies Products used as grinding media, in mills that are processing ores/minerals Superior grinding efficiency…
Finance
Down-Cycle Strategy and Actions Continue to focus on cash preservation, and on what we can control Grow in profitable, higher margin, cash generation businesses Grow production enhancement technology sales Grow Industrial business…