2006-2007 MBGS Officers
The Executive Committee meeting minutes are
available on our website at www.mbgs.org
PRESIDENT:
ROBERT REYNOLDS,
Reynolds
Geological, LLC
509 Hall Blvd. Mason, MI 48854
517-676-9936, fax 517-676-8169, reynoldsgeo@voyager.net
VICE
PRESIDENT: MARK NIDA
LEG, Public Service Commission
PO Box 30221, Lansing MI 48909
517-241-6136, fax 517-241-6121, mcnida@michigan.gov
SECRETARY: KEN PETRIE
Aurora
Energy
1951
Penobscot Drive
Okemos, MI 48864
517-347-3043
kmpetrie@yahoo.com
TREASURER
& PUBLICATIONS:
TOM
HOANE
FMFM, DNR
P.O.
Box 30452,
Lansing, MI 48909-7952
Bus
517-241-3769, fax 517-373-2443 hoanet@michigan.gov
BUSINESS
MANAGER:
TOM
GODBOLD OGS,
DEQ
P.O.
Box 30256,
Lansing, MI 48909-7756
Ph:
517-241-1545, Fax 517-241-1595 godboldt@michigan.gov
PAST-PRESIDENT:
DR.
ROBB GILLESPIE
WMU
Geology Department
1123
Rood Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
269-378-5354,
fax 269-387-5513 robb.gillespie@wmich.edu
CO-FIELDTRIP
DIRECTORS:
MARK
WOLLENSAK,
CPG
Hamp,
Mathews & Assoc, Inc.
15266
Ann Drive,
Bath, MI 48808
Ph:
517-641-7333 Fax 517-641-7337
Cell
517-719-8321 wollensak@voyager.net
and
LEONARD
ESPINOSA,
FMFM, DNR
PO
Box 30452,
Lansing, MI 48909-7952
Ph:
517-335-3248, Fax 517-373-2443 espinosl@michigan.gov
NEWSLETTER
EDITOR:
TOM
WELLMAN,
FMFM, DNR
PO
Box 30452,
Lansing, MI 48909-7952
Ph:
517-373-7666, Fax 517-373-2443 wellmant@michigan.gov
ELECTRONIC
PUBLICARIONS:
MARK
WOLLENSAK
AAPG DELEGATES:
DR. AUREAL CROSS, MSU,
Dept. of Geol Sciences, 206
Natural Sciences Bldg, East Michigan State University:
Lansing, MI 48824-1115, 517-335-4630/4639,
and
Dr. WILLIAM, HARRISON,
Western Michigan University
616-387-8691
william.
MEETING CANCELLATION POLICY
Monthly meetings will be automatically cancelled whenever the National
Weather Service issues a "Storm Warning" for the Lansing area. If
driving conditions are poor but a "Warning" has not been issued
please contact any member of the Executive Committee for the status of the
meeting.
MICHIGAN BASIN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PUBLICATIONS
Historical
CD #1: Nine out-of-print publications from 1949 through 1965 and 1998, Devonian to Silurian
Rock Fieldtrips to MI, WI, IL and Ontario, 2000, $15
Historical
CD #2: Four out-of-print publications from 1947, 1959, 1983 and 1991, Northern Devonian and UP
Fieldtrips in MI, 2001, $15
Historical
CD #3: Six out-of-print publications from 1948, 1952, 1990 - 1995, Northern Devonian and UP
Fieldtrips in MI, 2001, $15
Historical CD #4: Six out-of-print publications from 1957, 1958, 1961,
1967, 1968 and 1970, Northern LP and UP Fieldtrips in MI, 2004, $15
Historical CD #5: Five out-of-print publications from 1971, 1989,
2001, Southern LP, MI and Ohio Fieldtrips and Oil & Gas Fields
Vol. 1 & 2, 1969 & 1992, 2006, $50
Special Price - Historical CDs #1, #2,
#3, #4, & #5 for $75
NE Lower Peninsula Geological Field Conference, 2004, T.
Black, M. Wollensak, 133 pp., illus., maps. On CD
$10
Stratigraphic
Lexicon for Michigan, 2001, prepared by MBGS and published by DEQ, 56 pp., chart, $2.65
picked up or $4 mailed, Can be ordered from MBGS or Office of Geological Survey
of the DEQ
Price
Includes postage, handling and any applicable sales tax. Orders for
publications should be prepaid in U.S. Funds and addressed to: MBGS -
Publications, P O Box 18074, Lansing MI 48901-8074
SPE – MBGS Meeting
Wednesday November 8, 2006
Location: Coyote Creek
6951 Lansing Road,
Diamondale, MI 48821
5:00 to 6:00 PM – Social Hour
6:00 PM – Dinner
Presentation after
Dinner
Cost (includes
dinner): $25.00 (Students $15.00)
Topic: “Is Underbalanced
Drilling the Right Answer for your Reservoir?”
by P.V. (Suri) Suryanarayana
SPE Dinner Meeting
Reservation
Name:
Number Attending:
Fee Enclosed: Will
Pay at Door:
Please make checks
payable to SPE and return to Luke Dewig by November 6
Luke Dewig
El Paso Corporation
27725 Stansbury
Blvd. Suite 200
Farmington Hills,
Michigan 48334
tel: 248-994-4027
fax: 248-994-4127
e-mail: luke.dewig@elpaso.com
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Distinguished Lecturer 2006-07 Lecture
Season
Is Underbalanced
Drilling the Right Answer for Your Reservoir?
P. V. (Suri) Suryanarayana
Blade Energy Partners
Abstract:
Underbalanced drilling (UBD) has evolved from
a drilling technique into a reservoir exploitation tool. The primary benefits
of UBD motivating its increasing consideration are enhanced productivity
through mitigation of invasion damage, and reservoir characterization
using UBD data. However, selection and valuation of UBD candidates still
remains a largely arbitrary and heuristic process. In this lecture, we present
a rigorous, integrated approach that takes into consideration cost, value and risk
to evaluate the UBD candidature of a reservoir. The benefits and risks
(particularly contra-indicators) of UBD are first articulated through numerous
examples. The emerging art of reservoir characterization using UBD data is also
presented with examples. Since the main premise of UBD is that it mitigates
damage from conventional overbalanced drilling, it is important to first
characterize such damage, and evaluate the potential for UBD to improve
performance. We present an approach that combines results from special core
tests with dynamic invasion modeling using fine-grid simulators to assess and
quantify invasive damage and its impact on production. Results are illustrated
using video clips. Finally, we present a rational valuation approach that uses
probabilistic productivity estimation tools together with dynamic simulation
methods to obtain expected production curves when UBD is applied. Selection of
appropriate candidates in the context of these methods is discussed. The
lecture provides a broad coverage of recent developments and new challenges in
reservoir application of UBD.
Biography:
P. V. (Suri)
Suryanarayana is a founding partner and Executive VP of Blade Energy Partners,
an independent engineering, research, training and project management company.
Prior to starting Blade in 2000, Suri was Senior Technologist in Mobil in their
E&P technical center, and Drilling Engineering Advisor in Mobil North Sea
Ltd. Suri's contributions span a wide range of upstream energy topics, including
advanced mechanics, well construction engineering, quantitative risk analysis,
stochastic design, Coiled Tubing, UBD, and reservoir engineering. He has over
40 archival publications on various technical subjects, and has given numerous
invited talks on a range of industry topics. Current interests include
reservoir application of underbalanced drilling, reservoir characterization,
formation damage assessment, deepwater engineering, stochastic optimization for
design, and multiphase flow. Suri received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering
from Rice University in 1991. Several recent papers by Suri discuss the
subjects covered in this lecture.
