{"id":59,"date":"2014-04-12T07:22:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T07:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2022-01-19T01:03:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T01:03:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"full-width\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5% 0\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- START OFG2101 REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.2.17 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_2_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_2_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.2.17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-2\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"ei:d;eo:d;s:1000;r:0;t:fade;sl:0;\" data-sloop=\"s:4000;e:20000;r:5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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We provide state-of-the-art geomechanics support in a timely and cost-effective manner while honoring our clients\u2019 commitment to safety, health and environmental protection.&nbsp;&nbsp;OFG was founded in 2014 by Dr. Marisela Sanchez-Nagel and Dr. Neal Nagel, who, combined, have more than 60 years of geomechanics experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized coblocks-animate\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInBottom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OilField-Geomechanics-Logo-Vst-Color-S-700x700.png\" alt=\"OilField Geomechanics Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1107\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OilField-Geomechanics-Logo-Vst-Color-S-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OilField-Geomechanics-Logo-Vst-Color-S-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OilField-Geomechanics-Logo-Vst-Color-S-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OilField-Geomechanics-Logo-Vst-Color-S-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OilField-Geomechanics-Logo-Vst-Color-S.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">OFG can serve as an independent advisor for your company, can serve as part of a project team, or can provide turn-key consulting projects in order to provide the geomechanics expertise you need, when you need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">When you face difficult geomechanics challenges, whether for conventional or unconventional oil &amp; gas operations, underground storage or solution mining, from exploration to abandonment, or from the wellbore to the field scale, OFG has your back now and into the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f1f6f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1123\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_OilGas.png\" alt=\"OFG Oil &amp; Gas Expertise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_OilGas.png 500w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_OilGas-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_OilGas-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Oil &amp; Gas Operations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/oilfieldgeomechanics-services\/\">OFG&#8217;s expertise in Oil and Gas&nbsp;geomechanics<\/a> is based upon more than <em>60 man-years<\/em> of experience in the industry working on geomechanics projects <em>spanning the globe<\/em> that have included wellbore stability, hydraulic fracturing, compaction and subsidence, cap rock integrity, sand production, waterflood and water disposal geomechanics and induced (triggered) seismicity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f1f6f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1124\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_SaltCavern.png\" alt=\"Salt Cavern Mining\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_SaltCavern.png 500w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_SaltCavern-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_SaltCavern-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Solution Mining<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>OFG has worked numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/oilfieldgeomechanics-services\/\">solution mining projects<\/a> in the United States and Canada providing geomechanics support for <em>cavern design<\/em> and <em>operations<\/em> as well as performing geomechanics modeling of <em>cavern stability\/instability<\/em>. We have also performed geomechanical cavern evaluations in support of permitting and litigation efforts in locations throughout the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f1f6f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_Expert.png\" alt=\"Expert Witness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_Expert.png 500w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_Expert-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_Expert-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Expert Witness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/litigation\/\">Drs. Sanchez-Nagel and Nagel<\/a> have provided expert witness support and testimony in <em>numerous<\/em> litigation and arbitration cases related to geomechanics problems in <em>petroleum<\/em> and <em>mining<\/em> engineering (e.g., solution mining, subsidence, hydraulic fracturing and induced seismicity).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f1f6f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1125\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_Training.png\" alt=\"OFG Training\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_Training.png 500w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_Training-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_Training-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Training<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>OFG provides a wide-range of <a href=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/training\/\">geomechanics training<\/a>, both in-person and on-line. We put our <em>passion<\/em> for geomechanics as well as our career <em>experience<\/em> into each of our courses, while challenging common engineering practices through geomechanics understanding and fundamentals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1122\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_News.png\" alt=\"OFG News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_News.png 500w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_News-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Icon_OFG_News-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h3>News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-243597f1-9eb8-4664-b77e-d866eed0d48a\" class=\"is-style-default\"><li>Neal is serving as member of the Casing Deformation Work Group within the Well Integrity Technical Section of the SPE.<\/li><li>Marisela and Neal have been named <strong><em>Adjunct Professors in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of North Dakota <\/em><\/strong>(UND). We look forward to working with all the great grad students there!<\/li><li>Neal has been selected as a member of the SPE Reservoir Technology Development Advisory Committee for a 3-yr term.<\/li><li><strong>2021 and before<\/strong><\/li><li>Neal and Marisela are heading to Grand Forks, ND to present a geomechanics course to the students at UND. Many thanks for the invite! Hmmmmm&#8230;..might have to ditch the shorts for this one!<\/li><li>Neal and Marisela have completed Unconventional Play Geomechanics training for ConocoPhillips (via Geologica) and an open course (via RPS). Thanks to those who attended and for those who provided very positive and constructive course reviews!<\/li><li>Neal made a presentation on geomechanics considerations in Casing Deformations at the bi-monthly ARMA Hydraulic Fracturing Community series.<\/li><li>Neal made a two-part presentation on Fracture Driven Interactions (FDI&#8217;s) at the NSI Technologies Wed(NSI)day! presentation series on September 22nd and 29th. A replay of these presentations can be found at the NSI website (<a href=\"https:\/\/nsitech.com\/wed-nsi-days.\">https:\/\/nsitech.com\/wed-nsi-days)<\/a>. Look back later under the OFG download sections for a local version of the presentation.<\/li><li>Marisela and Neal will host a <strong><em>1-day geomechanics course<\/em><\/strong> (virtual, across two mornings) for the Rocky Mountains Association of Geologists (RMAG) on the mornings of August 24th &amp; 25th. Please visit <strong><em>www.rmag.org<\/em><\/strong> to enroll!<\/li><li>Neal gave a presentation &#8220;<strong><em>Completions-Induced Casing Deformations in Unconventionals: What We Think We Know<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; at the 2021 URTeC Conference.<\/li><li>Neal and Marisela recently presented a two-day course in <strong><em>Geomechanics for Unconventionals<\/em><\/strong> during the 9th Geomechanics Symposium in Medellin, Colombia, an ISRM Specialized Conference; a one-day <strong><em>Geomechanics for Unconventionals course<\/em><\/strong> in association with 2021 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference (HFTC); and one-day <strong><em>Geomechanics for Unconventionals course<\/em><\/strong> in association with 2021 ARMA Conference.<\/li><li>Marisela (Director) and Neal (GTS Chair) have retired from the <strong><em>SPE Geomechanics Technical Section<\/em><\/strong> after serving the maximum term of three years. Nonetheless, they will continue to support GTS programs and efforts going forward.<\/li><li>Marisela has been awarded as <strong><em>2020 SPE Distinguished member<\/em><\/strong> she is also part of the Board of the ARMA Foundation.<\/li><li>Neal is co-chair of the <strong><em>SPE Summit on Casing Deformation<\/em><\/strong> in Unconventionals, during HFTC 2021.<\/li><li>Neal is the Chairman of the SPE Geomechanics Technical Section, Marisela is a Director.<\/li><li>Neal and Marisela will teach a two-day course in Geomechanics for Unconventionals during the 9th Geomechanics Symposium in Medellin, Colombia, a ISRM Specialized Conference, May 3-4, 2021.<\/li><li>We taught Unconventional geomechanics on-line training courses during SPE HFTC and URTEC in 2020.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full coblocks-animate\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInBottom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/oilfieldgeomechanics-services\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ofgeomech.com\/ofg20\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CTA_BreakRock_OFG.jpg\" alt=\"Break your rock again? 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