20+ Years Of Subsurface Modeling, 30+ Publications & 20+ FDPs

ChEnergy LLC
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Industry Recognition

A Proven Record of Technical Excellence

ChEnergy LLC's work is recognized across the energy industry through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and a client footprint spanning major US basins and international markets.

20+Years of Experience
30+Technical Publications
20+Field Development Plans

Technical Publications

URTeC

URTeC: 3718453 — A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Evaluating Development Strategies in the Marcellus to Address Well Spacing, In-fill Timing and Operational Sequencing

Inflection Energy. Bilu Cherian, Habib Guerrero, Richard Pratt, Tracy Lombardi, Zach Swanson, Olubiyi Olaoye, Santhosh Narasimhan, Yulia Faulkner

URTeC

URTEC-2021-5297-MS — Multi-Disciplinary Fracture and Spacing Study in the DJ Basin

Great Western Oil & Gas. Jason Brand, Jessica Barhaug, Roger Reinmiller, Ronald Parker, Bilu Cherian

SPE

SPE-191782-MS — Understand Development Drivers of Horizontal Wellbore in the Midland Basin

Callon Petroleum. Bilu Cherian, Michael Shoemaker, Stephanie Nwoko, Santhosh Narasimhan, Olubiyi Olaoye, Javed Iqbal, Joshua Peacock, John Becher, Brittney Ferguson, Nancy Zakhour

SPE

SPE-187504-MS — Characterizing the Post Stimulation Time-Dependent Connectivity Between Wells and Across Horizons to Develop a Robust In-Fill Drilling Program

Murphy Oil. B. V. Cherian, L. Armentrout, C. Baruah, J. Ballmer, A. E. Malicse, S. Narasimhan, O. Olaoye

SPE

SPE-184843-MS — Integration of Completions Data Analysis Techniques, Drilling and Geomechanical Attributes to Optimize Horizontal Completion Methodologies by Pushing the Operational Limits of the Spraberry Trend

Callon Petroleum. Nancy Zakhour, Olubiyi Olaoye, Mariah Atkinson, Rafif Rifai, Santhosh Narasimhan, Bilu Cherian

SPE

SPE-184841-MS — Experimental Study of Proppant Transport in Horizontal Wellbore Using Fresh Water

Colorado School of Mines. Kamga L. Ngameni, Jennifer L. Miskimins, Hazim H. Abass, Bilu Cherian

SPE

SPE-182502-MS — Evaluating the Application of Unconventional Resource Extraction Technology to a Conventional Play

Vermillion Energy. Olubiyi Olaoye, Charles Durkoop, Reed Johnson, Daniel Anderson, Bilu V Cherian, Kristina Kublik, Santhosh Narasimhan, Mariah Atkinson, Hamza Shaikh, James Gray, Rafif Rifai

JPT

JPT — Production Performance in the In-Fill Development of Unconventional Resources

JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter highlights SPE 175963. Bilu V. Cherian, Sanjel; Matthew McCleary, Samuel Fluckiger, Nathan Nieswiadomy, Brent Bundy

SPE

SPE-179986-MS — The Impact of Changing Operational Activities on Unconventional Resource Extraction

PetroHunt. Bilu V. Cherian, Edwin S. Stacey, Stephen Bressler, Steve Chisler, Rafif Rifia, Kristina Kublik, Santhosh Narasimhan, James K. Gray, Olubiyi A. Olaoye, Mariah Atkinson

SPE

SPE-175963-MS — Production Performance in the In-Fill Development of Unconventional Resource

SM Energy. Bilu V. Cherian, Matthew McCleary, Samuel Fluckiger, Nathan Nieswiadomy, Brent Bundy, Sarah Edwards, Rafif Rifia, Kristina Kublik, Santhosh Narasimhan, James Gray, Olubiyi Olaoye, Hamza Shaikh

SPE

SPE-177310-MS — Using the Wrong Method to Estimate Stress from Depletion Causes Significant Errors in Predicting Wellbore Integrity and Fracture Geometry

SM Energy. Santhosh Narasimhan, Matt McCleary, Samuel D Fluckiger, James Gray, Bilu V. Cherian, Hamza Shaikh, Olubiyi Olaoye

SPE

SPE-179162-MS — Effect of Horizontal Stress Models and Biot Poro-Elasticity on Predicted Fracture Geometry

SM Energy. Santhosh Narasimhan, Hamza Shaikh, James K. Gray, Bilu V. Cherian, Olubiyi Olaoye, Rafif Rifai, Kristina Kublik, Matt McCleary, Samuel D. Fluckiger, Munir Sharf-Aldin

SPE

SPE-169003-MS — Modeling the Influence of Pressure Depletion in Fracture Propagation and Quantifying the Impact of Asymmetric Fracture Wings in Ultimate Recovery

SLB. D. Mata, B. Cherian, V. Gonzales, S. Higgins-Borchardt, H. Han

SPE

SPE-169960-MS — The Impact of Laminated Rock on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Unconventional Resources

Southwestern Energy. B.V Cherian, S. Higgins-Borchardt, G.A. Bordakov, A. Yunuskhojayev, Z. Al-Jalal, D. Mata, J. Jeffers

SPE

SPE-169557 — Understanding the Implications of Multiple Fracture Propagation in Well Productivity and Completion Strategy

SLB. D. Mata, P. Dharwadkar, V. Gonzales, J. Sitchler, B. Cherian

SPE

SPE-167131 — Impact of Well Completion on the Uncertainty in Technically Recoverable Resource Estimation in Bakken and Three Forks

SLB. Sameer Ganpule, Bilu Cherian, Veronica Gonzales, Paul Hudgens, Pascual Reyes Aguirre, Domingo Mata, Diana Paola Olarte, Alisher Yunuskhojayev, William Ray Moore

AOGR

American Oil and Gas Reporter — Asset Development Drivers in the Bakken and Three Forks, Dec 2013

Continental Resources. Bilu V. Cherian, Chris M. Nichols, Maraden L. Panjaitan, Jayanth K. Krishnamurthy, Jason Sitchler

SPE

SPE-163855 — Asset Development Drivers in the Bakken and Three Forks

Continental Resources. Bilu V. Cherian, Chris M. Nichols, Maraden L. Panjaitan, Jayanth K. Krishnamurthy, Jason Sitchler

SPE

SPE-161771 — Understanding Production Drivers and Challenges in Converting a Vertical to Horizontal Oil Play Utilizing Single Well Modeling

Helis Oil and Gas. Veronica M. Gonzales, Michael Barham, Paul Lawless, Bilu V. Cherian, Domingo Mata, Shannon Higgins-Borchardt, Samer Alatrach

SPE

SPE-152177 — Evaluating Horizontal Well Completion Effectiveness in a Field Development Program

PetroHunt LLC. Bilu V. Cherian, Edwin S. Stacey, Stephen Bressler, Fabian O. Iwere, Robin Noel Heim, Shannon Higgins-Borchardt

SPE

SPE-154937-MS — Numerical Simulation of Enhanced Oil Recovery in the Middle Bakken and Upper Three Forks Tight Oil Reservoirs of the Williston Basin

SLB. F. O. Iwere, Robin N. Heim, B. V. Cherian

SPE

SPE-143975 — A Multi-domain Approach to Understanding Microseismic Data in a Tight Gas Play

Ovintiv. Bilu V. Cherian, Jeffrey M. Villalobos, R. Duke Cooley, Maraden L. Panjaitan

SPE

SPE-142388 — A Study of Completion Effectiveness in the Williston Basin

PetroHunt LLC. M. L Panjaitan, B. V Cherian, D. Mata, J. Krishnamurthy, R Lewis

World Oil

World Oil, July 2011 — Integrated Single-Well Modeling Improves Completion Design in Unconventional Gas Play

B. V. Cherian, A. O. Claugus, M. Dilli, D. Mata, J. C. Sitchler, S. Alatrach, J. L. Neumiller, M. L. Panjaitan

SPE

SPE-137126 — An Integrated Single-Well Approach to Evaluating Completion Effectiveness and Reservoir Properties in the Wind Dancer Field

GMT Exploration. B. V. Cherian, A. O. Claugus, M. Dilli, D. Mata, J. C. Sitchler, S. Alatrach, J. L. Neumiller, M. L. Panjaitan

SPE

SPE-122514 — Maximizing The Effective Fracture Half-Length to Influence Well Spacing

ConocoPhillips. Bilu Cherian, Kirk Fields, Seth Crissman, Tarik Itibrout, Malcolm Yates

SPE

SPE-103250 — Uinta Basin Single Well Model to Optimize Tight Gas Completions

Gasco Energy. B. Cherian, A. Aly, S. Denoo, L. Maschio, D. Sobernheim, J. Longwell

SLB

Chemistry in the Oil Industry — A New Approach to Tailor Chemistry to Reservoir Conditions

SLB.

SPE

SPE-107993 — Optimization of Scale Treatment in the Uinta Basin: A Case History

SLB. Leonardo Maschio, Bilu Cherian, Bernhard Lungwitz, Michael Tyndall, Marieliz Garcia, John Longwell

SPE

SPE-64621 — Integration of Computer-Aided High-Intensity Design with Reservoir Exploitation of Remote & Offshore Locations

University of Houston. Luigi Saputelli, Bilu Cherian, Karolos Gregoriadis, Michael Nikolaou, Cedric Oudinot, Gopal Reddy, Michael J. Economides, Christine Ehlig-Economides

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