Sip & Paint Night
Join us for a Paint Night party! Break away from your typical night out and test your creativity! Pair conversation and spirits with a dose of creativity as you create a one-of-a kind painting with a local artist, provided by Vin Gogh Paint & Sip Studios. Drinks and tapas will be served starting at 5:30, with the painting to begin by 6:00. Registration includes: a canvas and supplies, tapas, and a drink ticket. Toonie bar in effect for the rest of the night. Only 40 spots ava
Breakfast Series (Part 3 of 3): Production Forecasting Using Decline Analysis
Evaluators commonly use the modified hyperbolic equation to forecast rate-time profiles for unconventional wells. We will examine this equation to confirm its ability to match the physics of fractured horizontal well production and then demonstrate a new, unpublished, physics-based method for determining the modified hyperbolic coefficients. The literature includes other decline equations proposed for forecasting the production rates from unconventional wells. Several of thes
Breakfast Series: Unconvential Forecasts and Type Wells (Part 2 of 3): Production Rate Scaling
Ideal analogs for predicting results for future drill campaigns are often unavailable or are few in number because we continuously optimize drilling and completion design to improve return on investment. Scaling is a tool to alter prior historical production to reflect what might happen with different design parameters: number of fractures, completed well length, permeability, reservoir pressure, and proppant volume. We base the proposed methods on expected physics, and they
Breakfast Series: Unconventional Forecasts and Type Wells (Part 1 of 3) - Type Wells
Type wells are rate-time production profiles that engineers use to represent the expected production rate and recovery from newly drilled wells and wells that are not yet drilled. While type wells could result from detailed engineering evaluation (RTA, simulation), it is more common to create a type well from the production history of representative wells. Historically, type wells have proven to be unreliable, leading companies to make adverse investment decisions that are so
SPE YP: Fall Bowling League
Registration for the Fall Bowling League is now open! Join us at National on 10th for another season of bowling. The bowling league will run for 8 weeks total and will take place every Tuesday from October 11, 2016 until November 29, 2016. Sign up in teams of 4 (subs are allowed) for $480 per team. This includes 2 games of bowling, shoes and light snacks. Happy hour also runs until 6pm! If you are interested in competing but don't have a team of 4, email yps@specalgary.com. F
Anisotropy of ‘Shales’: Implications for Geomechanical Investigations
Having a solid understanding of the mechanical properties of rock and rock masses is becoming increasingly important in the search for and production of hydrocarbons. One general assumption used in many geomechanical investigations is that the rock is isotropic, i.e., its physical properties do not vary with direction. It is generally recognized, however, that this is not reality, and that many rocks are anisotropic. One problem is that there are actually very few measure
Escape room Adventure & Social
You are in a locked room and have 60 minutes to escape! Are you ready to team up to solve this puzzle? If YES, then come join us at Exit Calgary. Get ready for some fun, exciting adrenaline pumping moments which will be followed by a few laid back well deserved beers at Browns Social House next door. Be sure to arrive by 6:00 p.m. for the Escape room adventure. Only 35 spots available! For more information, please click here.
Risk Analysis – A Critical Skill
Given the current environment in the Oil & Gas industry, every decision must be one that has a positive impact for any given company. Simply managing a project and optimizing processes isn’t always enough to ensure that the right decisions are being made, or that we will be profitable. Managing the risk involved with large projects and decisions is an ever growing need in our industry, and can have significant impacts on any project. As the Senior Risk Advisor to Brion Ene
Nanoparticle-Containing Drilling Fluids for Wellbore Strengthening
The cost of drilling fluid loss often represents one of the single peak capital expenditure during drilling. Fluid loss as well as many other drilling related problems can be mitigated by strengthening wellbores. Many reagents have been employed by industry to strengthen wellbores. There are two widely accepted mechanisms for wellbore strengthening; namely fracture tip isolation and stress caging. The two mechanisms, however, require fluid loss to formation in order to discon
PES Membership Drive
The Petroleum and Energy Society (PES) will be hosting our Membership Drive on Wednesday, September 21st from 5-7pm in ICT 122. We will have three speakers from the Society of Petroleum Engineers presenting on the topic of "Energizing Canada's Future". If you would like to learn more about what we do and all the opportunities we offer members, please drop by! The executive team, along with council members will be on hand to answer any questions that you may have. Food and ref
