Abstract: “Quick-Look Deterministic Approach for Evaluating Shale Distribution in Sandstone Reservoirs”

James J. Willis, Ph.D. Willis School of Applied Geoscience St. Martinville, Louisiana

Co-Authors: Duncan S. McIntosh, Jr., Gregory J. Ferguson, Garrett M. Goettel, Jesse W. Zwennes, and James Pasley Shale distribution in sandstone reservoir can be broadly described in terms of three components: shale . . . → Read More: September 2019 Luncheon

Abstract: “In the age of Permian dominance, can the Eagle Ford fly high again / Dusting off the Austin Chalk ”

The Eagle Ford Shale play covers an area roughly 50 miles wide and 400 miles long in Texas, with an average thickness of 250 feet, producing both natural gas and oil. In 2010 . . . → Read More: April 2019 Luncheon

Abstract: “Drillinginfo Presentation”

Drillinginfo has increased its geological offerings over the last few years by expanding its Geology Team in Austin, TX, creating regional studies in all the major North American resource play basins, and building software tools and geological interpretations designed to help our customers get ahead of the competition via rapid play . . . → Read More: LGS Luncheon – March 2019

Abstract: “Beyond the North American Super Basin Mudrock Plays: The Unconventional Development of Conventional Reservoirs”

The past dozen or so years have resulted in unpresented production growth from a new class of reservoir, the mudrock, or what is more commonly referred to as “shale”. Integral to the commercial development of the mudrocks was the . . . → Read More: LGS Luncheon – January 2019

2018 Honorary Lecturer to North America The complexity just below our feet and the implications for the fidelity of land seismic data. Presented by Christine Krohn . . . → Read More: LGS Luncheon – December 2018