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Defining the Reservoir In some ways, geophysics has moved from finding the reservoir to defining the reservoir. Using microseismic techniques to monitor the reservoir has become an important tool in understanding future reservoir…
Key U.S. Shale Regions Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Variability (12 Mo. Cum. BOE 2016-17) Source: Drillinginfo 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Microseismic Events during Hydraulic Stimulation 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
What is a Microseismic Event Dip Slip Failure 1 3 2 1 2 3 Source: URTeC 2670034 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Energy Release Energy in a 50 caliber rifle shot Energy Energy released by released by Energy an apple 15 grams released by falling of pressing a from 6 feet TNT key Energy in a Energy in a on a powerful home run…
Data Acquisition: Geophones Source: Sercel 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Applications in Unconventional Plays Microseismic monitoring has become an essential part of the E&P technology portfolio. Permian Basin: Midland Basin: 7 out of top 10 operators used MicroSeismic in workflows (2016) Delaware…
Pioneer: Technology Portfolio The knowledge gained from microseismic experiments, combined with reservoir models, have economic importance to the company as it plans future development of a shale oil play. Microseismic…
Laredo Petroleum: Integrated Earth Modeling insights into well spacing and prioritization of leases based on subsurface modeling and dynamic simulations including integration of microseismic... more than 50 microseismic data…
RSP Permian: Wellbore Placement vertical wellbore spacing between the MS and LS wells is excessive, leaving potential for possible Jo Mill locations The microseismic results indicated [the Wolfcamp A well] communicated with the…
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Marcellus Example: Focal Mechanisms 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Marcellus Example: Focal Mechanism I Map View of BuriedArray Positive Polarity Negative Polarity Circles are the actual amplitudes, squares are the synthetic amplitudes used in the focal mechanism inversion. Pure shear solution,…
Marcellus Example: Focal Mechanism II Map View of BuriedArray Positive Polarity Negative Polarity Circles are the actual amplitudes, squares are the synthetic amplitudes used in the focal mechanism inversion. Pure shear solution,…
Marcellus Example Color Key Stage 1 Stage 2 Goals: Stage 3 Increase reactivation of secondary Stage 4 fracture set Stage 5 Stage 6 Enhance complexity Stage 7 Increase permeability of fracture network Stage 8 Stage 9…
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Permian Basin Example Map View Depth View Looking East Grid Size X: 250 ft Y: 250 ft Z: 100 ft Spraberry Top L. Spraberry Top Dean Top Wolfcamp A Top Wolfcamp B Top Cline Top MS LS WA Events are sized by…
Focal Mechanism Map View of FracStar Maps the orientation of the fracture plane (i.e. how the rock fails) for every event Clearly and accurately identifies multiple fracture sets The dip, strike, and rake for the solution is:…
Discrete Fracture Network Modeling Total Events Total DFN Total SRV LS MS Grid: 500 x 500 ft. WA LS MS Grid: 500 x 500 ft. WA LS D1H Cell: 100 x 100 ft. MS Grid: 500 x 500 ft. WA 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc.…
Where is the Proppant Total DFN Propped DFN Productive SRV LS MS Grid: 500 x 500 ft. WA LS MS Grid: 500 x 500 ft. WA LS D1H Cell: 100 x 100 ft. MS Grid: 500 x 500 ft. WA 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All…
Stimulated Reservoir Volume Total SRV MS LS WA Productive SRV MS LS WA Cell: 100 x 100 ft. Grid: 500 x 500 ft. 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Translation into Reservoir Simulation Fracture Planes Kz Kx Ky Compute Permeability Tensor based on: 1. Number of fractures 2. Orientation of fractures 3. Aperture of fractures Middle Spraberry Lower Spraberry Wolfcamp…
Reservoir Model solution gas-oil ratio oil formation volume factor Well logs from offset well 1200 1.32 1.3 1000 1.28 800 Bo (rb/stb) Rs (scf/stb) 1.26 600 1.24 400 1.22 200 1.2 1.18 0 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 0 2000…
Production Forecast at Time of Completion (Oil Rate) 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Production Forecast at Time of Completion (Oil Rate) 16% Difference 16% Difference 22% Difference 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Production Forecast using 90-Day Production (Oil Rate) 10% Difference 8% Difference 10% Difference 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Reservoir Depletion 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Reservoir Depletion: Cross Section 2 Cross Section 2 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Reservoir Depletion: Cross Section 4 Cross Section 4 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Field Development Plan Source: RSP Permian May 2015 Investor Presentation 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
What About Offset Wells 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Stress Analysis Map View Dip Slip Oblique Slip Strike Slip Grid Size X: 250 ft N Y: 250 ft Events are sized by magnitude, styled by mechanisms and colored by rake (see legend below). Rake Dip-slip Strike-slip 2017…
Eagle Ford Example Map View Depth View (2X V.E.) Grid Size X: 500ft Y: 500ft Z: 100ft B A C Events are sized by magnitude and colored by well Well Coloring Legend A B C 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Offset Wells Microseismic Events Microseismic & Synthetic Events Total DFN Grid: 500 x 500 ft. Grid: 500 x 500 ft. Grid: 500 x 500 ft. Propped DFN Total SRV Productive SRV Grid: 500 x 500 ft. Grid: 500 x 500 ft. Grid: 500 x…
Cumulative Forecast (Oil Rates) 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Estimated Ultimate Recovery (Oil) EUR = 1.0x bbl EUR = 3.1x bbl EUR = 1.5x bbl EUR = 2.5x bbl EUR = 1.9x bbl 2017 MicroSeismic, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Summary Microseismic monitoring has become an essential part of the E&P technology portfolio. Top operators have seamlessly integrated microseismic analysis in their field development workflows. Microseismic analysis delivers…
Jo Mill Reserves Energen press release (Feb 2016): First Jo Mills wells tracking a 1.2mm BOE type curve Additional reserves of 6mm BOE per 1 mile section Source: RSP Permian May 2015 Investor Presentation; EGN Press Release…
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