American Oil and Gas Reporter - February 2022 - 43

SpecialReport: Planet Permian
Pragmatic Approach
Any mention of the Henry name in
the Permian Basin invokes one of the
true pioneering giants of tight oil technology,
and Midland-based private operator
Henry Resources LLC is proud
to continue that legacy by deploying
new technology alongside a pragmatic
approach to carefully assess what does
and does not work, says Operations
Manager Patrick Cohorn.
With Henry Resources deploying
proven technology on a Permian position
approaching 30,000 gross acres in the
Midland and Delaware basins, a key is
knowing the neighbors when reviewing
datasets in new areas, he says.
" We try to keep an open line of communication
and good relationships with
everybody around us to learn what is
working for them and determine if it can
be a mover for us and improve one of
our processes, " Cohorn explains.
When considering new innovations,
the company has worked closely with a
third-party research and development
firm, Darcy Partners, to evaluate new
technologies and systems, he says. Otherwise,
well logs and data from its own
extensive archive and information on
offset wells from neighboring leases
obtained through data trades, help the
company site wells, determine lateral
landings and design completion programs,
Cohorn says.
To keep laterals on target, employees
use StarSteer™ geosteering software that
gathers real-time data from the rig from
logging-while-drilling and gamma ray
logs. Additional software called Mobilize™
provides more drilling analytics,
Cohorn details.
Petro.ai analytics using machine learning
and artificial intelligence architectures
allow the company to plug in completion
designs, price scenarios, well costs and
other factors to obtain multivariate analysis
on optimal well spacing. Through
machine learning and internal evaluation
of offset well results, the company chose
same total vertical depth interwell spacing
of approximately 1,000 feet. This translates
into 11 wells a section targeting
the two Wolfcamp B benches in Upton
County, Tx., in the southern Midland
Basin, he says.
On completions, geometric designs in
Upton County typically include consistent
stage spacing of 150-180 feet and 8-12
clusters per stage across laterals as long
as 12,500 feet to allow for uniform yields
from the geologically consistent bench
underlying its acreage, Cohorn explains.
" Optimum frac designs in our Upton
AOI include 2,500-3,000 pounds per foot
of mostly 100-mesh sand, although some
wells are stimulated with a combination
of 70% 100-mesh and 30% 20-40 mesh
sand, " he explains.
In southern Upton County, where wells
have lower bottom-hole pressures, ESPs
are installed after about a month, while
wells located deeper in the basin can free
flow for six-nine months before a pump
is required, Cohorn says.
" Our preference is to flow them as
long as we can, " he explains. " We are
not fans of going in and killing a well
when it still has good bottom-hole pressure
and is able to flow just to install an ESP
and get the rates up through the roof. "
To reduce emissions, vapor recovery
units are installed on all facilities and the
company is looking to install VRU towers,
Cohorn says. To reduce emissions and
increase safety by keeping trucks off the
roads, the company pipes most of its oil
and all its freshwater and produced water
through its own system.
Data management and ease of access
for the entire organization is crucial, and
Henry has taken steps to optimize that,
he reveals. Using a corporate SQL server
relational database, Henry is able to push
and pull data across the organization in a
way never before possible. Layering software
such as Spotfire, ArcGIS Online,
Actenum DSO and other programs on
top of SQL, the data can be brought together
seamlessly and multiple design,
performance and timing scenarios can
be evaluated in short order, he says.
" Operational technology is really important
and we are always keeping our
head on a swivel for what may be available,
but internal evaluation technology that has
come to bear over the past couple of years
has made a big difference in our ability to
be nimble and take advantage of opportunities
as a company, " Cohorn comments.
Off The Charts
Through the use of rich legacy data
and deployment of the latest drilling,
completion and production technologies,
Houston-based Callon Petroleum Company
continues to build on a Permian position
that now exceeds 90,000 acres.
Henry Resources LLC is deploying multivariate analytics driven by artificial intelligence
and machine learning to optimize lateral spacing and completion designs in its Midland
and Delaware basin operations.
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