ABSTRACT: Top Seal Fracturing in the Carnarvon and Otway Basins, Australia; #90017 (2003)

David N. Dewhurst, Scott D. Mildren, Bronwyn A. Camac, Peter J. Boult, Allison L. Hennig

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... geomechanical properties of the Muderong Shale (the regional top seal in the Carnarvon Basin) suggest that the intact shale is not generally at risk...

Geochemical characterization of natural gas: A physical multivariable approach and its applications in maturity and migration estimates: Discussion

Alton Brown

AAPG Bulletin

... may be considerably reduced. (3) A mobile gas cannot form in an intact, homogeneous seal, so the diffusive path must be at least as long as the seal...

Abstract: Changes in Trap Integrity during the Evolution of Reactivated Faults in the Timor Sea, North West Shelf, Australia, by Anthony Gartrell, Ben Clennell, and Yanhua Zhang; #90072 (2007)

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Global Insight into Sealing Properties

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WHY LIGHT HYDROCARBONS DO NOT FORM A GAS PHASE AFTER DIFFUSING THROUGH SEALS

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ABSTRACT: Hydrocarbon Seal Identification Using Mud Gas Isotope Logging, by Leroy Ellis, Steve Uchytil, and Janell Edman; #90906(2001)

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FAST: A New Technique for Geomechanical Assessment of the Risk of Reactivation-related Breach of Fault Seals

Scott D. Mildren, Richard R. Hillis, Paul J. Lyon, Jeremy J. Meyer, David N. Dewhurst, Peter J. Boult

AAPG Special Volumes

... and assessment of top seal structural permeabilityPenola trough, onshore Otway Basin: Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Journal, v...

Determining the Effect Mechanical Rock Properties Have on Variability in Fracture Gradients

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Prediction and Timing of Production Induced Fault Seal Breakdown in the South Marsh Island 66 Gas Field

Anthony R. Dincau

GCAGS Transactions

..., strongly suggesting that the seal remained intact. Timing The timing of fault seal breakdown for the intraformational seal between fault blocks A and B...

The Determination of Seal Capacities for Highly Pressured HP/HT Traps: A Best-PracticeŽ Workflow

Stephen O'Connor, Richard Swarbrick, Richard Lahann, Alexander Edwards, David Scott, Sam Green

Indonesian Petroleum Association

.... These analyses indicate that the Late Eocene Ngimbang Shale is the best top seal over the Pagerungan field, with seal capacity of approximately 700 feet of gas...

Fault transmissibility in clastic-argillaceous sequences controlled by clay smear evolution

Silvio B. Giger, Michael B. Clennell, N. Bozkurt Ciftci, Craig Harbers, Peter Clark, Mark Ricchetti

AAPG Bulletin

...). From the strong permeability contrast between intact clay seal and reservoir layers, it can then be concluded that permeability across the clay layer...

Intact and Shear Reactivation Strength of Eagle Ford and Woodford Shales From Multistage Triaxial Testing

Tito Henao, Carl H. Sondergeld, Chandra S. Rai

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...Intact and Shear Reactivation Strength of Eagle Ford and Woodford Shales From Multistage Triaxial Testing Tito Henao, Carl H. Sondergeld, Chandra...

Abstract: Vernon Field—Catalyst for North Louisiana Exploration

Andrew Mehlhop and Robert W. Stancil

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... ceased prior to deposition of its top-seal, the Knowles limestone. The structural trap, fault seal and top seal remained intact at Vernon while nearby...

The Nakhon Thai Ranges Fold-Belt in Northern Thailand: Evolution of a Late Palaeozoic Play from Concept to Drillable Prospects

John Booth

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... of the Mesozoic Khorat Group red-beds. Only a few of the faults in the area were reactivated during the Tertiary, indicating the top seal is generally...

Abnormal Formation Pressure

John S. Bradley

AAPG Bulletin

.... Then, if the seal remains intact and the temperature is maintained, the abnormal pressure is preserved. The coefficient of linear expansion for sedimentary...

Failure of cap-rock seals as determined from mechanical stratigraphy, stress history, and tensile-failure analysis of exhumed analogs

E. S. Petrie, J. P. Evans, and S. J. Bauer

AAPG Bulletin

..., GeoGebra, accessed December 10, 2013, http://www.geogebra.org/cms/en/M. Ingram, G. M., and J. L. Urai, 1999, Top-seal leakage through faults...

Dry hole analysis on Caravel-1 Well, offshore Canterbury Basin, New Zealand

Syahrul Salehudin

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... to the Northwest of Caravel-1. It is assumed from regional data that the top seal within the post Eocene was intact. The main structures were developed completely...

Assessing Risk and Volume Relationships in Multiple-Segment Exploration Prospects; #41190 (2013)

Charles Darrel Norman

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...? 1) Is the overlying bed shale or silt? (Dependent) 2) Given that it is shale, is the seal intact over the segment? Segment East Central West P(shale...

Procedure for Shipboard Measurement of pH and Eh in Sediment Cores Within Plastic Liners: NOTES

Gerald M. Friedman , Naresh Kumar

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... developed measuring pH and Eh of sediment cores inside a plastic liner. After the top of the core has been sealed, points of measurement are marked...

Improved Coring Device for Measuring Soil Bulk Density in a Louisiana Deltaic Marsh: RESEARCH METHOD PAPER

Thomas G. Hargis, Robert R. Twilley

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

...., eds., Handbook of Paleontological techniques: Freeman, p. 494-520. End_of_Record - Last_Page 683------- Sampling large-diameter (> 10 cm) intact...

Assessment of Top Seal Capacity of Indonesian Shales in Relation to CCS/CCUS Planning

Eril Suhada Lanin, Benyamin Sapiie, Mohammad Rachmat Sule, Teddy Eka Putra, Tri Handayani

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... on plugs from core/intact rocks. However, due to the scarcity of core samples from shale intervals acting as a top or intra-formational seal...

Methodology for risking fault seal capacity: Implications of fault zone architecture

Roald B. Farseth, Eivind Johnsen, Susanne Sperrevik

AAPG Bulletin

... approach to fault and top seal appraisal; Pyrenees-Macedon oil and gas fields, Exmouth Sub-basin, Australian Northwest Shelf: Marine and Petroleum Geology...

Geomechanical Analysis of Injection and Withdrawal on Underground Natural Gas Storage in Mondarra Field, Western Australia

Jorge Ivan Ruiz Gastelum

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... [%] and negligible permeability. The top seal rock corresponds to the unit called Kockatea, which is a 350 [m] thick shale rock. Lateral sealing occurs...

Effect of Mega-Shear Fractures / Strike Slip Faults on Entrapment Mechanism in Sulaiman Fold Belt, Pakistan*; #30229 (2012)

Moin Raza Khan, M. Amir Bhatti, Abid H. Baitu, and M. Zubair Sarwar

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... these MSF depends upon: 1. Thickness of top seal 2. Inclination of the strata 3. Displacement along MSF 4. Angle between MSF's Strike...

Improving Fault Geometry Interpretation through 'Pseudo-Depth' Conversion of Seismic Data in the Penola Trough, Otway Basin

P. J. Lyon, P. J. Boult, A. Mitchell, R. R. Hillis

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... Formation top seal consists of abundant fine shale sealing units (Boult et a!. 2002 ; Boult et a!. this volume). Previous studies have demonstrated...