Petroleum ETC is proud to bring you this highly anticipated course. Advanced Frac School offers a unique learning experience throughout its week-long run. This course on hydraulic fracturing covers advanced topics and is recommended for engineers with at least 5 years of experience. This highly anticipated school will be taught by John Ely (Ely & Associates), Dr.John Lee and Dr. Peter Valkó (Texas A&M University faculty), Bruce Meyer (Meyer & Associates Fracturing Software) and Mike McCoy (consultant).

• Advanced Horizontal Well Completion Techniques
• – Newer Zonal Isolation Methods
• – Perforating Strategies
• – Horizontal/Deviated Well Techniques
• Well Spacing and Reserves for Unconventional/Shale Reservoirs
• – Well Spacing Decisions
• – Reserves for Unconventional Reservoirs
• – Fractured Horizontal Well Performance
• Advances in Fracturing Materials
• – New Fluid Systems
• – Proppants
• Monitoring Methods
• – Fracture Mapping
• – Logging (tracer, production)
• – Pressure Monitoring and Analysis
• Rigup for Special Environments and On-Site Decision Making
• – Special Considerations for Offshore, Artic, etc.
• – Safety Criteria for Oil Based Fluids, etc.
• Fracture Design and Post-Frac Analysis
• – Injection Tests
• – Data Gathering

The location of the Houston Advanced Frac School will be announced soon.