Resource Library
Welcome to the SIGMA³ Resource Library, where you will find brochures, press releases, published technical papers and journal articles.
What's New At SIGMA³
NEW! Hart's E&P, June 2016: View from Below, A Ture Understanding of the Subsurface Requires Integration and Ingenuity
New! SIGMA³ Engineering Helps Clients Deliver Results
- Collaborative Engineering Increases Production by 5X in the Bakken & Three Forks – Helis Oil & Gas
- Assessing Feasibility of Horizontal Wells in the Alness Formation, North Sea – Highland Petroleum Ltd.
- Collaborative, Integrated Engineering Approach Pays off in the Haynesville -- Petrohawk Energy
- Stimulation Design & Fracture Treatment from SIGMA³ Engineering Delivers 4X Production Increase in Paradox Basin
New! SIGMA³ Technology Innovation for Improved ROI and Production
New! Refrac Candidate, Identification, Design & Economics
New! International Oil & Gas Engineer, Feb 2016: Improving Production Potential - Technology & Innovation to Help Make the Best Decisions About Where to Drill & How to Optimis Fracking
New! JPT, February 2016: Downturn Represents Stress Test for Unconventional Hydraulic Fracture Modeling, Trent Jacobs, JPT Senior Technology Writer
NEW! Michael S. Bahorich Joins SIGMA³ Advisory Board
Houston – January 20, 2022 – Sigma Cubed Inc. (SIGMA³), leading provider of GeoEngineeringTM solutions to help oil companies lower finding and development costs and increase production, announces the appointment of Michael S. Bahorich to the company's newly formed Advisory Board. A respected industry innovator, award-winning geoscientist, and retired Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of Apache Corporation, Bahorich brings a complementary and diverse set of business strategy and technology expertise to the SIGMA³ executive management team.
SPE 176931-MS: Sweet Spot Identification and Prediction of Frac Stage Performance Using Geology, Geophysics, and Geomechanics - Application to the Longmaxi Formation, China, Yang, X., Wang, X., SCGC, Aoues, A., SIGMA³, Ouenes, A., FracGeo
Microseismic data is evaluated with surface seismic and analyzed in addition to treatment data to understand the variance in performance of frac stages at three wells drilled in the Longmaxi formation, China. In well H1, the microseismic is dominated by fault reactivations, and is of little use in analyzing the performance of individual frac stages. In the wells H2 and H3, the use of maximum curvature derived from surface seismic showed strong qualitative correlation with microseismicity. To quantify the effects of shale properties on the frac stage performances, seismic attributes were used to derive geologic models of porosity, total gas, fracture density and Poisson's Ratio which were combined to form the Shale Capacity™. The comparison of the Shale Capacity with the production log of H1 demonstrates how the model explains the performance of the frac stages away from the faults. The same observations could be made using the extent of good Shale Capacity away from the faults to explain the important difference in production between H2 and H3. Given the importance of the faults and their geomechanical impact on the performance of the frac stages, a geomechanical workflow able to simulate the interaction between the hydraulic and natural fractures is applied to the H1 well. The resulting strain and J Integral are able to explain the performance of the frac stages in H1 thus confirming the importance of the natural fractures and the need to account for their geomechanical effects.
Access via SPE (OnePetro.org)
Oilfield Technology, July 2015: Testing in the fields: Ellen Scott and Dr Kenneth D. Mahrer Discuss Three Side-by-Side Stimulations in the Cotton Valley which Show Notable Production Differences
SIGMA³ Technology Innovation for Improved ROI & Production
World Oil, May 2015: Thriving in the Bakken During Depressed Markets: Lessons from the 2008 Downturn
Starting with 9 wells and ending with a $1.3 Billion sales, the systematic application of engineering preinciples, guided by geologic analysis is creating success in North Dakota
New Technology Magazine, June 4, 2015: Frac Signals - Using Microseismic Monitoring to Optimize Fracture Stimulation
Reporter Carter Haydu interviews industry leaders to reveal how advances in microseismic technology will help operators optimize frac stimulation as North America wrestles with today's economic challenges.
Seismically Driven Sweet Spot Identification in Unconventional Reservoirs: Application to the Exploration of Najmah-Sargelu, Kuwait – Kuwait Oil Company & SIGMA³
Presented at the SPE Unconventional Resources in the Middle East: Challenges & Exploitation Workshop, March 2015
SIGMA³ Selected by Paltar Petroleum for Multi-Year Field Development & Operations Services Across 8.9 Million Acres of Australian Oil & Gas Opportunities
Houston, TX, March 26, 2022 – Sigma Cubed Inc. (SIGMA³) was selected by Paltar Petroleum Limited, to deliver multi-year, onsite project management, engineering and operations services covering 8.9 million acres of oil and gas prospects in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. SIGMA³ GeoEngineering™ specialists will complement the industry-recognized expertise of Paltar Chairman & CEO, Marc Bruner and Chief Geologist, Dr. Ben Law, to determine optimal placement of horizontal wellbores to intersect the organic-rich Kyalla, Velkerri, and Barney Creek Shales in the Beetaloo Basin, including onsite drilling and completion engineering, core analysis and final evaluation for future wells. SIGMA³ is also managing the acquisition of seismic data to determine the production potential of Paltar's holdings in the Victoria River and coastal regions of the Northern Territory and the Officer Basin in Western Australia.
Fast-Track Mexico Shale with Proven Results
American Oil & Gas Reporter: Tech Trends Feature
Dr. Alan Huffman discusses how integration and operational excellence will help us all ride out the current economic downdraft.