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Horizontal well downhole video link
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The link below contains some very interesting footage of a downhole video camera deployed on coiled tubing and ran into a horizintal well containg frac sleeves. It clearly shows three phases of flow:…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brian Powers Mar 10.

Interesting Article about Barnett Shale well economics
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gas-boom-projected-grow-decades-021200096.htmlMy key takeaways from this…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Joe Corrado Feb 28.

Society of Petroleum Engineer Technical Paper Repository

 Fellow GMS members:The link below can be used to search technical papers located in the vast SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers' library.forum, etc.  Using the search (keyword) box, you can locate…Continue

Started Nov 28, 2012

Another Piece of evidence refuting contamination from fracing (note the deliberate "k" ommision)
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From our friends at the USGS:…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Samuel J. Orr Oct 4, 2012.

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Brian Powers and jeffery mclaughlin are now friends
May 14
Brian Powers replied to Billy Park Whyde's discussion 'Any ideas'
"BPW- Have you considered a different pump type, such as an air actuated one, to fill and hydrotest your lubricator? Or, can you connect a simple equalizing line from a flow-tee below your lubricator to a valve in it to shorten the…"
May 11
Brian Powers replied to Billy Park Whyde's discussion 'Any ideas'
"metal fatigue by cyclic loading would be a first thought, coupled with general corrosion from humid air Brian "
May 10
Brian Powers replied to Utica Shale's discussion 'First Schramm giant rig shipped to Alpha Hunter in Ohio'
"JS- There are typically two types of measurement taken while drilling, MWD and LWD. MWD in my experience measured such parameters as depth, deviation, azimuth, weight on bit, etc. that allowed the team to optimize drilling parameters and to steer…"
May 8
Brian Powers and Billy Park Whyde are now friends
May 8
Brian Powers replied to mike's discussion 'changing a producing well'
"mike- Liquids are a good thing, a very good thing, especially if they are oily liquids... Brian"
May 7
Brian Powers replied to mike's discussion 'Is 3700 psi a good well pressure?'
"mike - knowing the depth at which this pressure was measure is important. Given your surface gathering system design, either well in your query could potentially be productive.   Brian"
May 7
Brian Powers replied to mike's discussion 'changing a producing well'
"mike - A separator is not always initially required for production. Your assertion that a separator was added later suggests to me that the well might be coughing up some liquids now or is belching up some accumulated fluids from the production…"
May 7
Brian Powers replied to James Young's discussion 'Do well drillers ever extend horizontals after they were developed?'
"TM- 38°API is moderate gravity oil and is probably of intermediate viscosity. The low viscosity oils that I worked with were in the 10-15° API range and needed to be thinned by dilution in order to pump.   Brian"
Apr 23
Brian Powers and sy are now friends
Apr 21
Brian Powers and Brian Day are now friends
Mar 19
Brian Powers replied to Billy Park Whyde's discussion 'Technology'
"Brian - Several of the fields that I worked in had CO2 in the natural gas, up to 5% by volume. Corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) steel  is considerably more expensive than the regular carbon steel typically used in wells, pipelines, etc., and…"
Mar 19
Brian Powers replied to Billy Park Whyde's discussion 'Technology'
"J-O What you are discribing is analogous to the SAGD (steam assisted gravity drainage) method used in heavy oil reservoirs in Canada, Venezuela, and other locations to exploit those resources. The steam heats and thins the oil, the oil gravity feeds…"
Mar 19
Brian Powers replied to Billy Park Whyde's discussion 'Technology'
"Billy - Many operators around the world use water, natural gas, or CO2 for pressure maintainance, secondary or tertiary recovery. Most of the projects that I worked on were in conventional reservoir types; at first thought, the ultra low…"
Mar 19
Brian Powers replied to Jim's discussion 'ENERVEST MAY DRILL INTO OTHER FORMATIONS'
"Jim - Source rock is important, as is trapping mechanism and seal in creating O&G reservoir potential. Overthrust drilling is often very problematic, but can be hugely successful, Amoco Production Company's Wyoming Overthrust play is a…"
Mar 12
Brian Powers replied to Jim's discussion 'ENERVEST MAY DRILL INTO OTHER FORMATIONS'
"JODI- If one has the advantage of exploiting a naturally fractured or highly organically rich/source rock zone, the frac pumps do not have to work as hard and this is often a good thing... Brian"
Mar 10

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Pennsylvania, Ohio
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All Shale Plays
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I am a Petroleum Engineer with 30 years of domestic and international experience including extensive training and experience in hydraulic fracture design, execution and evaluation

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At 7:09am on February 10, 2013, Bob Jenness said…

Brian,

Greetings,  I just found a few enthusiastic referrals to your wall in other forums.  (By way of introduction) I've been somewhat active in the Crawford Co group for several months, and started one thread of my own on fair leases. I've been hoping someone would post something on how to estimate (however crudely) well flow from photos of the flare. I did read somewhere that it's possible, and perhaps was the old school first estimate method.  Do you know if it's possible to do and how to do it?  We finally got a photo of the Pettis Rd well, which is the first horizontal in central Crawford, and it would be real nice to get some numbers (even a good guess) without waiting for production.

Thanks in advance,

Bob Jenness

At 9:11am on January 23, 2012, Robert A. Young said…

I knew you would be a welcome addition to GOMARCELLUSSHALE.COM.  Thank you for engaging.  It won't be long before folks understand and appreciate your value to this site and the people dependent on it for guidance. Brian Powers will prove to be a precious asset to us.  A great welcome should be afforded to this very knowledgeable man;    Robert A. Young, free-lance writer of energy and public affairs.

 
 
 

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