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Joint Webinar Series Coming Up Wednesday, February 18

The SPE Integrated Reservoir Management (IRM) Technical Section, in collaboration with the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing (HyF) Technical Section and the SPE Offshore Completions (OC) Technical Section, invites you to a focused technical webinar on: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€.

As stimulation design moves beyond a binary choice between matrix acidizing and large-scale fracturing, engineers increasingly face a technical middle groundโ€”particularly in tight carbonatesโ€”where effectiveness, execution risk, and economics must be balanced.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป:

  • Positioning advanced stimulation techniques including fishbone stimulation, Limited-Entry Liner (LEL) stimulation, abrasive jetting, and emulsified acid within an integrated stimulation decision framework
  • Defining clear thresholds for when hydraulic fracturing is the preferred option
  • Candidate selection, execution considerations, and diagnostics
  • Interpreting production response and sustainability metrics for risk-aware decision-making

๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ:

  • Stephen Schubarth โ€“ President, Schubarth Inc.

Chair, SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Section (2026โ€“27)

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€:

  • Subba Ramarao Rachapudi Venkata โ€“ Petroleum Engineering Specialist, ADNOC Onshore Technical Center
  • Wissam Chehabi โ€“ Managing Director (MENA & CIS), Fishbones AS

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: Wednesday, 18 February 2026

๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 10:00 AM CT | 08:00 PM GST

๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ญ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iVc6-Va_R2CuvU28X0gAyg

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UPCOMING SPE EVENTS 2026

  • SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition: 26HFTC

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The Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Section (HyFTS) was well represented at the 2025 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition held in Houston, USA. We had additional new members join HyFTS during the conference.

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