URTeC highlights new approaches and technologies
Held in Houston June 17-19, Aramco was a diamond sponsor and one of the 130 exhibitors at this year’s event, which attracted more than 3,500 attendees.
Attendees at this year’s Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) gained new insight into approaches and technologies as Aramco advances its development of unconventional gas fields—part of its ambitious strategy to increase natural gas production by 2030.
Attendees at this year’s Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) gained new insight into approaches and technologies as Aramco advances its development of unconventional gas fields—part of its ambitious strategy to increase natural gas production by 2030.
Participating in the event were teams from the Unconventional Reservoir Engineering and Unconventional Well Completion and Production Engineering Departments, as well as professionals from Aramco Americas Research and Development.
Operators and service providers shared their perspective on a range of subsurface geological and geophysical topics — geomechanics, formation evaluation, wellhead and completion design, enhanced recovery, and production forecasting.
The conference is hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). Aramco has attended the conference since its debut in 2013 when the three societies came together to address the unique challenges of drilling in shale formations.
“We are focused on optimization to enhance productivity and efficiencies,” said Musab Alabdrabalameer, UR Well Completion and Production Engineering. His colleague, Abdulrahman Alowaid, agreed noting the advancements made in artificial intelligence, data analytics, and processing software to assist UR teams in their decision-making.
Aramco presented technical papers and co-chaired a session, and researchers from our Houston-based research center gave daily in-booth presentations.
Aramco presented technical papers and co-chaired a session, and researchers from our Houston-based research center gave daily in-booth presentations. They highlighted work with machine learning for predicting well performance, computer modeling focused on wellbore geomechanics for drilling in naturally fractured shales, measurement of CO2 in source rocks, and new field development approaches.
“Our presentations showcased pioneering initiatives in unconventional research,” said Mohammad Alaskar, director, Aramco Americas R&D. “From technologies measuring carbon sorption of intact source rocks to optimizing lost circulation materials, we demonstrated solutions that directly address industry-wide issues.”
Held in Houston June 17-19, Aramco was a diamond sponsor and one of the 130 exhibitors at this year’s event, which attracted more than 3,500 attendees. Representatives were on-site to discuss careers with Aramco and opportunities for business collaboration.
