|
Event
SPE Permian Basin - Section Meeting - March 26 2020
Petroleum Club of Midland
Mar 26, 2020
11:30am to 1:00pm
Incorporating Variable Reservoir Concepts Back into Resource Plays - Some Rock Matrix and Natural Fracture Case Histories
Stephen Melzer (Melzer Consulting)
Abstract
Lessons coming from some horizontal wells in a variety of shale plays are casting considerable doubt on the concept of a pure, regional resource play. Well-to-well and play-to-play variability in water cuts and encountering sour oils and gas point to the importance of quickly and closely studying the wealth of data already coming from MWD and mud logging prior to developing completion strategies. Several case histories are presented which offer hope for more optimal well economics.
Bio
Steve Melzer is a consulting engineer in Midland, Texas specializing in reservoir properties, CO2 injection projects, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and horizontal well reservoir depressuring projects. He also provides engineering and business planning services for a variety of U.S. and International commercial clients in the oil and gas, industrial gas, coal and power sectors as well as advising policy makers and non-governmental organizations on the subject of CO2 EOR and carbon capture and storage. He has also originated and operated many exploration and production projects in the oil and gas sector. He has conducted research on the origin and distribution of residual oil zones and their commercial exploitation through the use of both CO2 EOR and horizontal wells.
He is the director of the annual CO2 Flooding Conference and assists in organizing the EOR Carbon Management Workshop held each year in December in Midland, Texas. These two events were held this past year in December in celebration of 25 years of the Conference. He has served on the Governors FutureGen Board, as a past Director of The University of Texas of the Permian Basins Petroleum Industry Alliance, and several out of state Technical Advisory Boards.
Steve resides in Midland, Tx. He has a BS in geological engineering from Texas A&M and a MS degree in Engineering from Purdue University.
|
|
 |
LocationPetroleum Club of Midland (View)
501 W Wall St.,
Midland, TX 79701
United States
Categories
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
|
Contact
|
