The SPE Vancouver Section is pleased to host SPE Distinguished Lecturer Erich Kerr for a compelling technical talk on the integration of geoscience and engineering in hydraulic fracturing and field development.
đź“… Date: Wednesday, May 21
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM
đź“Ť Location: Hemisphere Energy Corporation 905 W Pender St Suite 501, Vancouver, BC V6C 1L6
đź’° Free for section members | $15 for non-members
đź”— Register here to secure your spot!
Erich will present field case studies showcasing how the strategic combination of fiber optics, pressure monitoring, formation imaging, and other diagnostics with geomechanics modeling leads to more effective field development—especially in complex reservoirs.
Whether you're in completions, reservoir engineering, geoscience, or field development, this is a great opportunity to gain insights from one of the industry’s leaders in multidisciplinary integration.
Abstract and speaker bio are included below. We look forward to seeing you there!
Abstract:
Integrating multiple types of modern field technologies systematically has led to improvements in field testing, understanding, and acreage development in geologically complex formations. These efforts are proving to be invaluable when coupled across disciplines and combined with simulations for predictive evaluations. Several field case studies will be provided to illustrate the benefits of the multi-pronged diagnostics with modeling approach, which include pairing fiber optics, sealed wellbore pressure monitoring, formation imaging, calipers, and microseismic together. Multi-disciplinary datasets from before, during, and after stimulations will be combined into geomechanics models to inform stage and cluster level details derived from field diagnostics that include stimulation and production performance behaviors. An additional case study will connect post-stimulation diagnostics by including downhole erosion imaging, offset strain monitoring, and production warmback analysis to provide comprehensive insight for field development. These case studies illustrate how improved geomechanics modeling, application of field data, collection of the necessary diagnostics, and testing methods may be used across disciplines to effectively inform geoscience and reservoir characterization understanding, completion design, diagnostics, resource development, and well performance.
Biography:
Erich Kerr is SM Energy's Engineering Supervisor for Reservoir Characterization, leading completions design, simulation, and exploration / resource evaluations. Erich is currently the lead engineer over the Department of Energy Austin Chalk / Eagle Ford Field Laboratory, which includes multiple stacked diagnostics and top researchers (Texas A&M, Stanford, LBNL). Erich was a former SPE Student Chapter President and now serves as an SPE Committee member and Discussion Leader on Forums / Workshops focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Field Development. Erich holds a BS from Colorado School of Mines in Petroleum Engineering and has authored over 19 technical publications.