| Disertante | Presentación |
| BILL VON GONTEN |  |
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RESUMEN DE LA CONFERENCIA:
Abstract:
The Vaca Muerta Formation holds immense promise, but unlocking its full potential requires a fundamentally different approach than the manufacturing-style methods applied in North American shale plays. While unconventional plays everywhere share basic drivers (storage, flow capacity, and stimulated rock volume), the way these elements interact in Vaca Muerta calls for real-time, integrated engineering and geoscience.
This presentation will explore what truly drives performance in unconventional reservoirs, beginning with a discussion of storage and flow capacity. We’ll examine why high pore pressure and unique rock fabrics in Vaca Muerta lead to horizontal fracture bias, and how that can reduce effective propped stimulated rock volume if not properly managed.
The session will introduce a framework for understanding fracture geometry diagnostics, supported by modeling insights on how frac design, and development strategies affect outcomes. Case studies will demonstrate how modifying completion parameters can reduce casing deformation and improve well performance. Finally, we’ll look ahead at strategies for successful Upper Vaca Muerta development, with a focus on applying adaptive, real-time decision-making based on rock-specific behavior
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Lecturer:
William D. Von Gonten, Jr. “Bill” has 30-plus years of experience spanning both conventional and unconventional plays. He has extensive work efforts in the United States and multiple international resources, such as Argentina (Vaca Muerta), the Middle East, Mexico, Australia, United Kingdom and Bolivia. Bill founded Houston, Texas based W.D. Von Gonten & Co. in 1995 and W.D. Von Gonten, Laboratories, LLC in 2013.
Bill is CEO and President of W.D. Von Gonten Engineering LLC, a premier Reservoir Characterization and Geological and Geophysical laboratory and consulting business.
He holds numerous patents and is a regular contributor and author of technical content. Within the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M, Bill is an Adjunct Professor teaching a course in Unconventional Reservoir Methods and Analysis where he engages students to promote critical thinking regarding reservoir optimization. Bill earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A & M University and in 2015 was named an Outstanding Alumni of the Dwight Look College of Engineering. Bill is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers as well as the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers
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