Proppant Management

1. Proppant Management
CONEXPLO 2014
Presented by: Juan Carlos Bonapace

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2010-11
• 1st Los Molles Shale Completion
• 1st Los Molles Shale Hztal Well Completion
• 1st Cacheuta Shale Completion (Cuyo Basin)
2012
• 1st Vaca Muerta Shale Completion & Dual Micro-Seismic
• 1st Vaca Muerta Shale Hztal Well Completion & Micro-Seismic
2013
• 1st Vaca Muerta Shale Integrated Project
• 1st Vaca Muerta Continous Multistate Completion (AccesFrac)
• 1st Vaca Muerta Hztal Gas Well Completion
• 1st Vaca Muerta PinPoint Completion (CobraMax)
2014
• 1st D-129 Shale Completion (GSJ Basin)
• 1st Vaca Muerta MultiPAD Completion
• 1st Agrio Shale Completion
• 1st Vaca Muerta Hztal Completion 100% Bulk proppant transportation
• 1st Vaca Muerta Hztal Completion 100% Proppant Managment
SHELL
TOTAL
CAPEX
YPF
G&P
HALLIBURTON Experiences

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Unconventional Resources
• Type of Treatment in Unconventional
– Hybrid Frac – (Slickwater, Linear Gel and Crosslinked Fluid)
– 50 to 75% Low Visc (Slickwater, Linear Gel)
– Multiple mesh proppant
• Tight Gas Wells
– Vertical / Horizontal
• Stages-Thickness: 7 (500m) / 7 (700m)
• Water: 3,200m3 / 2,500m3
• Proppant: 15,000 sks / 8,500 sks
• Shale Oil & Gas Wells
– Vertical / Horizontal
• Stages-Thickness: 4 to 6 (170 to 250m) / 6 to 14 (1000m)
• Water: 5,000 to 10,000m3 / 10,000 to 15,000m3
• Proppant: 13,000 to 23,000 sks / 25,000 to 55,000 sks

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ARGENTINA Shale Plays
** Halliburton Data Base

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Vaca Muerta Shale Plays
** Halliburton Data Base

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Proppant Importation
• Vessel transport
• BsAs port
• Ocean Containers
Proppant Transport
• Road (truck)
• BsAs to Nqn
Proppant Storage
• Large storage sites
• Excessive manipulation
• Big Bag
Manual loading
• Handling on location
• Additional personnel
• Unsafety
Transport from Storage to
Wellsite
• High traffic of materials
• Overcrowding
Storage at Wellsite
• Space at wellsite
• Additional resources
• Forklifts, cranes
Current Proppant Logistic – Manual Loading

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Proppant Importation
• Break Bulk Vessel
• Bahia Blanca port
• Up to 10,000 Ton
Proppant Transport
• Multiple Options
• Rail / Road (truck)
• B.Blanca to VMuerta
Big Bag to Bulk
• Improve load velocity
• Option to load
Truck (bulk) or Plant
Plant – Big Storage
• High Sotrage capacity
• 1,800 to 3,600 Ton
• Multiple mesh
Bulk Transport to Wellsite
• Truck (30 Ton each)
• Improve velocity (time)
Bulk Loading
• Efficient discharge
• Reduce spaces and additional
resources
• Safety
Future Proppant Logistic - Bulk Loading

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• New Proppant Storage Plant - (1st Plant outside USA)
– Increase Proppant Storage
– Improve Proppant delivery
– Total Surface: 3,500m2
• Warehouse 650m2
• Capacity: 1,200 Ton (2,650,000 lb)
– 1st phase: 3 silos
• Capacity: 1,800 Ton (3,900,000 lb)
– 2nd phase – Expansion / Q1-2016
• Capacity: 3,600 Ton (7,800,000 lb)
Proppant Management - Storage

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Proppant Management - Transloading
• Transloading Option
– Satellital Storage Center
• Relocable
• Near to well site
• Mesh (lower percentages)
• Improve logistic time and cost

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• Bulk Transport & Loading
– Improve Proppant Transport and Loading
• Reduction time and cost
• safety and efficiency
– 1st phase: 8 Truck
• Capacity: 240Ton (530,000 lb)
– 2nd phase: 6 Truck / Q2-2015
• Capacity: 180Ton (400,000 lb)
Proppant Management - Bulk Transport, Loading and Wellsite
• Wellsite Storage
– Increase storage capacity (wellsite)
• Efficiency
– 4 Storage Unit (M.Mover) / Q2-2015
• Capacity: 1,000,000 lb

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Case Histories - Proppant Management
• 2 Hztal well: 13 Frac Stages
• Total Proppant. 56,500 sks
• 3 Proppant Mesh
• 14 bulk transport (> 90 trips)
• Plant and Satellital Storage Center
• Hztal well: 10 Frac Stages
• Total Proppant. 55,000 sks
• 3 Proppant Mesh
• 14 bulk transport (> 85 trips)
• Central and Satellital Storage Center

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2011/2013 Logistic
Proppant Management
2014 Logistic

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juancarlos.bonapace@halliburton.com
Juan Carlos Bonapace
Technology Manager
Neuquén District
(Unconventional Tech Team)
Phone: +(54-299) (449 1100)
Ext 1127
Fax: +(54-299) (449 1145)
Cell: +(54-9-299) (4515952)
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