Mississippi Lime & Chert Drilling & Completions Conference 2013

Determining What Factors Contribute To
An Economic Mississippi Lime Well And Examining
How To Drive Down The Cost Of
Completions In High Chert & High Water
Saturated Areas Of The Play
In Both Oklahoma And Kansas
Expert Insight From 25+ Industry
Professionals Including Major E&P
Companies and Academics
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PCHERT MAPPING: detailing the location of the chert concentrated areas and
the expectant results and effects the differing areas will have on drilling and
completion techniques
PMATRIX VS FRACTURES: identifying whether the natural fracture or matrix
perosity provides greatest production to determine which completion
technique to utilize
PFRAC DESIGN: establishing how costs can be saved without reducing
production rates at each stage of the frac design
PSWEET SPOTS: determining the oil/water ratio present in different Mississippi
Lime regions to identify current and future hot beds within the play
PDRILLING CHERT STRATEGY: establishing the most effective techniques for
drilling chert to keep costs and drilling times to a minimum
PBIT OPTIMIZATION: pinpointing the optimal drill bit selection in different zones
of the Mississippi Lime
THE ONLY EVENT TO FOCUS SPECIFICALLY
ON THE DRILLING AND COMPLETIONS
FUNCTIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI LIME
October 29-30, 2013
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Don Unruh
Exploration Manager
Sullivan & Company
Greg Hall
Partner
BG Operating
Todd Blackford
COO
Toto Energy
Rob Moore
CFO
New Gulf Resources
Stephen Harpham
EVP Engineering
Dorado E&P
Calvin Cahill
CEO
Calyx Energy
Richard Kilby
Evaluation Manager
Source Energy
Kyle Murray
Hydrogeologist
Oklahoma Geological Survey
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Production coming out of the Mississippi Lime play has
rocketed in recent years, increasing by 112,000 bpd since
January 2010; according to some recent reports, the
Mississippi Lime provides a better rate of return than the
Eagle Ford.
The full commercial opportunity of the play however is still to
be determined and reached, and for that, what we now need
is the latest well results; monthly production history versus
time on individual wells and how these rates correlate to the
completions techniques used.
Being a lime and chert formation instead of a shale play, the
Mississippi poses some unique exploitation challenges and
geological complexities that could challenge the economics
of drilling and completions and indeed the entire play. Despite
the unprecedented increases in production, the importance of
keeping drilling days to a minimum and overall completions
cost down is critical to making the play commercially viable
and to ensuring a healthy rate of return for producers.
The positive note is that Mississippi Lime operators in both
Oklahoma and Kansas are now advancing sub surface
understanding and innovating more than ever to find the frac
design and drilling techniques that can ensure production
outweighs costs and lead the play towards being the next
Bakken or Eagle Ford.
The first ever Mississippi Lime & Chert Drilling & Completions
Summit is now coming to Oklahoma and has been designed
specifically to help drilling and completions executives and
managers establish an optimal drilling strategy and frac design
by bringing together major operators to compare case studies
and well results. The insight delivered in presentation by experts
who are actively exploiting the play, will provide unprecedented
details on how to lower drilling days, drill through chert and
lower completion design costs while increasing production.
In this two day congress over 20 E&P operator speakers will
provide case studies highlighting ultimate completion and
drilling techniques with an added focus on the geology of the play
and how it, in turn, influences completion techniques.
Day 1 of the event will start by hearing results from the last 12
months to analyze what factors contribute to an economic well
in the high chert content Mississippi Lime. The day will the delve
into presentations on drilling sweet spots, assessing whether
production comes from fracture or matrix, completing in chert,
how frac fluid influences production, optimal quantities of
proppant, the usefulness of acid fracs, optimal cluster spacing
and a case study based cost-benefit analysis of open hole vs plug
& perf completions.
Day 2 of the event will hear case studies from operators that
have reduced drilling time to under 21 days in the play as well as
looking at Kansas specific case studies drilling and completions.
The day also hosts specific technical sessions on fastest
wellbore, chert drilling strategy, horizontal logging, loss
circulation, staying in zone and drilling fluids.
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Venue Information
The Congress will be held at:
The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
One Park Avenue
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma, 73102, USA
Tel: 1-405-272-3040
Fax: 1-405-702-8572
Web: www3.hilton.com
October 29-30, 2013
Oklahoma City | OK

KEYNOTE: PROGRESS UPDATE
8.40 Using Results From The Last 12 Months To
Analyze What Factors Contribute To An Economic
Well In The High Chert Mississippi Lime
• Outlining the factors that contribute to an economic well
in the high chert Mississippi Lime
• Identifying which geological parameters have correlated
to high productivity in the Mississippi Lime
• Examining the completions design factors that have
correlated to high productivity in the play
• Detailing the maximum number of drilling days that a
drilling program can take in the Mississippi Lime before
the well becomes uneconomic
• Examining the role seismic and micro-seismic is playing
in locating new areas of high-oil, low-water production
• Shift away from a resource play: highlighting how recent
shifts in thinking on the geological make-up of the play is
affecting completion techniques
Calvin Cahill, CEO, Calyx Energy
9.10 Question & Answer Session
CHERT MAPPING
9.20 Mapping Areas Of High Chert Concentration In
The Mississippi Lime To Detect Drilling Hazards
And Anticipate The Speed And Cost Of Recovery
• Mapping siliceous, chert and carbonaceous intervals in
the Mississippi Lime
• Identifying optimal target intervals within high chert
areas to maximize recovery
• Drilling hazards: establishing the regions where drilling
hazards are likely to occur due to the location of chert to
enable operators to make provisions for drilling in such
locations
• Detailing why an operator has concentrated operations
in a high chert location to establish the advantages of
drilling in a chert filled zone
10.00 Morning Refreshments In The Exhibition ShowcaseArea
RESERVOIRCHARACTERIZATION&COMPLETIONS
Assessing What Drives Production In The Plays
And Determining High-Oil, Low-Water Cut Areas
To Identify Optimal Techniques For Exploitation
PLAY EVALUATION
10.30 Evaluating Recent Geological Trends In The
Mississippi Lime To Guide Continued Drilling And
Completions Development In The Mississippi Lime
• Describing well completion history to provide perspective
on a dynamic economic and technical challenge
• Integrating knowledge of Mississippi Lime oil and gas
production patterns to anticipate potential future yields
• Understanding water use and water production rates
and how they factor into drilling, production, and waste
disposal planning
• Synthesizing available 4D information to improve success
in the region
Kyle Murray, Hydrologist, Oklahoma Geological Society
DRILLING SWEET SPOTS
11.10 Pinpointing How An Operator Has Identified Sweet
Spots In Sumner County
• Highlighting regions of low water concentration to
establish where increased oil production is located
and where operators can expect reduced costs in
disposing water
• Establishing how new seismic and micro-seismic
technology is being used to determine oil-water ratio to
help drilling location decisions
Day One
Tuesday October 29, 2013
COMPLETIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI LIME & CHERT
Identifying production drivers, high-oil and low-water cut areas as
well as correlating completion techniques to production results to
determine optimal completion technique for the Mississippi Lime
• Optimal target for landing: outlining the precise depth to
land the lateral to fully exploit the available sweet spots and
increase ultimate recovery
• Examining locations where production can be increased by
connecting fracture zones and producing out of secondary
porosity to help identify sweet spots
• Highlighting the declines in production in different areas
of the Mississippi Lime to establish the length of time
production is expected to be sustained in certain areas
Richard Kilby, Evaluation Manager, Source Energy
11.50 Lunch In The Exhibition Showcase Area
PANEL: NATURAL FRACTURE VS MATRIX POROSITY
12.50 Determining Whether Recent Production Has Come
From The Fracture Or Matrix To Influence Completion
Methods Adopted
• Not a resource play: Highlighting the shift towards
structures stratigraphic trapping and how the most
economic wells are on a stratigraphic pinchout
• Comparing the level of production coming from the fracture
vs the matrix to establish which to target for increased
production
• Detailing whether to use a cemented liner or frack point
completions technique based on the identified source rock
Stephen Harpham, SVP Engineering, Dorado E&P
COMPLETION TECHNIQUES & PRODUCTION
Detailing The Correlation Between Completion
Techniques And Production Results To Determine
The Optimal, Most Cost Effective Technique For The
Mississippi Lime
CASE STUDY: PAWNEE COUNTY
1.30 Examining The Results Of Eight Horizontal Wells
With Lateral Lengths Between 3000 And 5500 Feet In
Pawnee County
• Establishing the drilling hazards occurred and how they
were overcome
• Determining the most cost effective completion techniques
with the specific results attained
• Highlighting the specific level of production and decline
curves from the wells
• Hearing how an operator successfully executed plug drill
out to successfully retain production.
Rob Moore, CFO, New Gulf Resources
2.10 Afternoon Refreshments In Exhibition Showcase Area
COMPLETING IN CHERT
2.40 Determining Optimal Completion Techniques For
Chert And How To Capitalize On Large Void Space In
The Rock
• Pinpointing how the natural porosity in the chert zone
affects the completion technique used to highlight which
technique is most compatible
• Void space: Establishing how the void space in the altered
chert affects the completion technique which should be
used
• Examining the fine line between making sure the void space
becomes connected to each other so it flows vs damaging
the formation and making it a non-economical venture
• Proppant: Detailing the required balance between ensuring
the void space becomes connected to ensure flow between
the rock vs damaging the formation
PANEL: FRAC FLUIDS
3.20 Detailing How Production Correlates To Frac Fluid
Volume, Chemical Composition And Frac Size To
Establish The Optimal Fluid Design For Completions
• Detailing optimal chemical composition, fluid volume and
frac size to ensure maximum production in the Mississippi
Lime and chert
• Slick water vs acid: Detailing the comparative production
results to determine most effective frac fluid to use
• Establishing the optimal water-sand ratio in frac fluids to
determine the composition that yields optimal production
results
• Examining the effectiveness of using produced water for
frac jobs in the Mississippi
• Vernon Higdon, Production Engineer, International Energy
Corporation
Stephen Harpham, SVP Engineering, Dorado E&P
Sam Hall, Production/Completions Engineer, Stephens
Production Company
PROPPANT VOLUME
3.50 Detailing The Quantities Of Proppant Being Used To
Optimize Recovery In The Mississippi Lime And Chert
• Cost benefit analysis of using a higher concentration of
proppant
• Detailing how geological factors such as the rock density
alters the optimal mesh size of the proppant
• Evaluating the optimal balance between frac size and
proppant size to help lower costs but ensure high production
John Brown, VP Operations, Orion Exploration
ACID FRAC
4.30 Establishing The Usefulness And Economic Viability
Of Using Acid To Frac The Mississippi Lime And
Chert: Cost Benefit Analysis
• Detailing the cost of using acid fracs to establish the
production results required for it to be economically viable
• Establishing the required geological parameters needed
for acid fracs to be worth the additional cost against slick
water fluid
• Determining whether using acid can act as a barrier to
increased production: assessing whether acid fracing
causes fines migration and therefore reduces the
permeability of the proppant pack
• Analyzing the correlation between acid volume and
production to establish expected results from acid fracs
Maysam Pournik, Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma
OPEN HOLE CASING VS PLUG & PERF
5.10 How A Producer Has Created A Decision Making
Framework To Determine Which Method To Use In
What Situation
• Examining how to establish whether oil is coming from
natural fractures or matrix porosity to ensure operators
identify when to avoid using closed hole completions
• Analyzing the Mississippi Lime specific advantages of each
system to establish which system to use in which areas of
the formation
• Assessing production results from completed wells
to determine which process suits certain completion
techniques
• Detailing the optimal type of cement required to maintain
the matrix porosity for a cased hole completion
Chris Walker, Operations Manager, Atlas Energy
5.50 Chair’s Closing Remarks
6.00 - 7.00 Networking Drinks Reception In Exhibition
Showcase Area

8.30 Chair’s Opening Remarks
KEYNOTE: KANSAS CASE STUDY
8.40 Understanding How An Operator Has Established
Drilling And Completion Techniques Based On
Different Reservoir Characteristics
• Examining the completion design factors that have
correlated to high productivity in Kansas
• Contrasting completion methods used and establishing
how decisions at each stage affected costs and
production results
• Highlighting the most successful cost cutting
completions decision which resulted in further identical
production improving the overall economics of the well
Todd Blackford, COO, Toto Energy
DRILLING CHERT
Examining Optimal Techniques For Drilling
Through Or Around Chert To Cut Down Costs And
Drilling Days
FASTEST WELLBORE
9.20 Hearing How An Operator Has Successfully
Reduced Their Wellbore Completion Time To Under
21 Days In The Mississippi Lime: Case Study
• Identifying best practices for completing Mississippi Lime
wellbores in the quickest time possible
• Explaining how bottom hole assembly was successfully
designed to maximize speed
• Assessing the decision making framework for selecting
muds, bits and steering tools and how this can be applied
to drilling programs across the play
10.00 Morning Refreshments In The Exhibition ShowcaseArea
CHERT: DRILLING STRATEGY
10.30 Drilling Through The Chert Vs Steering Around It:
Detailing The Most Cost Efficient Approach For
Drilling In High Chert Areas Of The Plays
• Outlining the capabilities to detect and avoid chert to
maintain bit design and reduce drilling days
• Examining the additional time incurred when drilling
through chert to predict expected drilling days and
increased drilling costs
• Drill through or around the chert? Establishing the most
effective method to drill to your target payzone when
encountering unexpected chert
Steve Taylor, Drilling Engineer, Highmount E&P
PANEL: DRILL BITS FOR CHERT & LOGGING
11.10 Identifying The Optimal Bit To Use When Drilling
Through Chert To Minimize Drilling Days
• PDC vs Roller Cone: detailing the drill bit providing
highest rate of penetration when drilling through chert
• Detailing the optimal RPM’s for drilling chert and
highlighting how to minimize damage to the drill bit
• Examining the required thickness of the chert to
determine when the roller cone bit needs to replace the
PDC bit.
• Establishing the required motor speed and torque
ratings to achieve ultimate rate of penetration in different
areas of the Miss.
James Bland, Drilling Engineer, Chesapeake Energy
Auggie Setiadarma, Drilling Engineer, Highmount
11.50 Lunch In Exhibition Showcase Area
Day Two
Wednesday October 30, 2013
DRILLING BEST PRACTICES
Examining The Different Drilling Techniques Used To
Ensure Maximum Rate Of Penetration For Drilling
The Mississippi Lime
VERTICAL VS HORIZONTAL
12.50 Comparing The Costs And Results From A Vertical
Well And Proximal Horizontal Well To Determine
Which Is Most Economic In The Mississippi Lime
• Highlighting the specific geological parameters where
horizontal wells will provide an enhanced rate of return vs
vertical wells
• Predicting rate of return increases from using horizontal
wells vs vertical to assess whether the production value
outweighs the additional costs
• Drilling vertically: Detailing how drilling vertically can
alleviate the possibility of missing the payzone
• Sweet spots: Specifying how to decide which type of well
should be used once a sweet spot is located to maximize
production and ultimate netback
LOGGING
1.30 Examining The Role Logging Plays In Identifying
Optimal Drilling And Completion Techniques
• Establishing the data available from using horizontal logs
and how it can be used to locate optimal zones for fracing
• Determining how the use of a horizontal log has
transformed the success of a previously apparent
unsuccessful well
• Outlining the necessary vertical log reading to justify the
decision to execute a horizontal well
• Pinpointing the correlation between the vertical log data
and the horizontal log data to establish ultimate accuracy of
vertical data in choosing horizontal wells
• Examining the accuracy of the horizontal logs with the
resultant geology discovered when drilling to determine the
accuracy of logging data
Don Sullivan, Exploration Manager, Sullivan & Company
TUBING LOGS
2.10 Detailing How An Operator Has Used Tubing Logs
In The Mississippi Lime To Save Costs And Improve
Well Economics
• Detailing the accuracy of tubing logs to interpret real time
data while drilling
• Examining the additional costs saved by an operator by
using tubing instead of conventional logs
• Establishing the data available from using tubing logs and
how it can be used to locate optimal zones for fracing
Bruce Scambler, CEO, Cantex Energy
LOSS CIRCULATION
2.50 How Operators Are Limiting Lost Circulation In The
Play To Prevent Wellbore Damage And Fluid Loss
• Pinpointing how to use geological and seismic data to avoid
loss circulation and eliminate fluid loss
• Examining the effectiveness of pumping loss circulation pills
into a fracture faults to help mitigate lost circulation
• Examining strategies for dealing with high porosity levels
and natural fractures in the rock to mitigate lost circulation
Greg Hall, Partner, BG Operating
3.30 Afternoon Refreshments In Exhibition Showcase Area
DRILLING FLUIDS
4.00 Outlining Which Fluids Provide Highest Rate Of
Penetration In The Mississippi Lime And Chert
• Oil based mud vs water based mud: examining whether the
increased level of penetration provided by oil based mud
warrants the additional cost
• Detailing the exact effects friction reducers and lubricants
in water based mud have on reducing drilling days and
whether the increased investment improves overall
economics
• Fresh water vs salt water: Comparing the results of fresh
water vs salt water based drilling fluids to determine the
economic feasibility of using cheaper salt water fluids when
drilling
KANSAS: DRILLING CASE STUDY
4.40 Detailing How An Operator Has Reduced Drilling
Days And Cost Of Operations In Kansas To Create A
More Economic Well
• Establishing how and why an operator chose a drilling target
and how the choice of location ultimately limited the number
of drilling days
• Outlining how the choice of drilling fluid for the specific area
ensured a smooth and efficient drilling operation in Kansas
• How a producer decided on most effective bit optimization
based on geological data of the region and the subsequent
affects it had on reducing drilling days
• Examining the reaming assembly used to smooth the wall of
the well, enlarge the wellbore hole and stabilize the bit
Eugene Holubnyak, Petroleum Engineer, Kansas Geological Survey
5.30 Chair’s Closing Remarks And End Of Conference
“Coming out of this conference
I have gained much more specific
knowledge regarding the play”
Marathon Oil
“American Business Conferences is doing
a great job facilitating getting important
information
shared within our industry,
I find the panel discussions and case
histories particularly beneficial.
I encourage continued participants and
contributors from members
of our industry”
Seneca Resources
‘Liked the specific agenda portrayed
solutions to problems rather than
identifying them. Speakers showed to be
specific subject experts’
Postrock Energy Corporation
DRILLING IN THE MISSISSIPPI LIME
Examining optimal techniques and best practices for
drilling through chert and Lime as well as delivering
Kansas-specific case studies

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