Drilling Mud Contamination of Samples in X-Ray Diffraction and Atomic Absorption Analyses: GEOLOGIC NOTES

Henning Dypvik

AAPG Bulletin

... the drilling of wells, because of varying lithology, temperature, depth, pressure, etc. At the rig the mud usually is removed from the cuttings; hence...

Headspace Gas Analysis of Canned Cuttings: An Older Method Revitalized by New Technology

Richard Drozd

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

...Headspace Gas Analysis of Canned Cuttings: An Older Method Revitalized by New Technology Richard Drozd 1998 31 31 Gas Analysis Identifies Zones...

Simple Pyrolysis Technique Using Well Cuttings to Map Source Rocks, Gas-Condensate Maturity, and Abnormal Fluid Pressures Associated with Fracture Reservoirs: Example from Anadarko Basin: ABSTRACT

W. Jerry Koch, Fred F. Meissner

AAPG Bulletin

...Simple Pyrolysis Technique Using Well Cuttings to Map Source Rocks, Gas-Condensate Maturity, and Abnormal Fluid Pressures Associated with Fracture...

Abstract: Calibration of Predicted Pore Pressure: Perceptions and Pitfalls, by Selim Shaker; #90085 (2008)

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Abstract: Evaluation of Seals and Flow Barriers, by Robert M. Sneider; #90949 (1996).

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Recognition and Evaluation of Pressure-Depleted Reservoirs

Raymond P. Sorenson

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... the low pressure interval. Lost circulation causes the loss of cuttings and mud gases for depth intervals that had not yet been circulated back...

Definition, Identification, and Measurement of Normal and Abnormal Subsurface Pressures

Donald J. Timko, Lloyd C. Fons, William K. Grittman, Forest B. Rees

Houston Geological Society

... 10,500-11,000 feet, wherein the well penetrated a pressure cap. In this interval, flushing of the cuttings may not have been severe because of expected lower...

Keys to Recognition of Carbonate Reservoir Rocks: ABSTRACT

Donald G. Harris, J. O. Szabo, F. B. Williams

AAPG Bulletin

...------------------------------ sequences. The procedure is used in conjunction with standard methods of environmental and diagenetic analysis, both in petrographic description...

Mud Logging in the Eocene Wilcox Formation

R. W. Wilson , A. W. Short

GCAGS Transactions

... as the pressure was reduced on the trip up the hole. A good show in cuttings would, therefore, be one from a sample having a high percentage of fluorescence...

Sampling and Examination of Well Cuttings

John M. Hills

AAPG Bulletin

... the cuttings out of the hole. The advantages of using a water-free drilling fluid in low-pressure oil pays are combined with the advantages of a high...

High Resolution Cuttings Analysis for Well Placement in the Uinta Basin

Ilham Permata, Sattor Khakimov, Shaken Kenzhekhanov, Max Toktarov, Karly Clippinger

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...High Resolution Cuttings Analysis for Well Placement in the Uinta Basin Ilham Permata, Sattor Khakimov, Shaken Kenzhekhanov, Max Toktarov, Karly...

Real-Time Pore Pressure Monitoring Optimizes Drilling 4 Deep Water Wells in Kutei and Tarakan Basin - Offshore East Kalimantan

Graziano Capone, Giovanni Bucari, Somesh Bahuguna, Ngurah Beni Setiawan

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... No Surface Seismic Velocity Review with Drilling Team. Agreed? Y es Drilling Database Real-time Monitoring LWD, Drilling data, Cuttings Analysis, Gas...

Onshore Mudlogging, Challenges & Opportunities For Improving Value

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Extended Abstract: Evaluating Failure: Extracting Relevant Volatile Geochemical Information from Legacy Geological Materials from Dry Holes and Underperforming Wells

Christopher M. Smith, Michael P. Smith

GCAGS Transactions

.../unproductive, or a lateral could drastically underperform. Analysis of the volatiles contained in legacy geological materials (drilling cuttings, sidewall...

Long Term Evaluation of Carbon Isotopes of C1-C5 Hydrocarbons in Headspace Gas Desorbed From Drill Cuttings Collected in Sealed Jars

Josiah Strauss, Patrick Travers, Michael Dolan, Nicholas Rosenau

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... disposable low pressure gas containers (e.g. Isotubes). Typically, cuttings are collected from the shaker table, placed in a canister or jar (e.g....

Show Evaluation: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Paul A. Daniels Jr., David B. Finnell, William J. Anderson

AAPG Special Volumes

... a detailed lithology description, cuttings are analyzed for hydrocarbon indications (see the chapter on "Mudlogging: Drill Cuttings Analysis" in Part 3...

A Volatiles Analysis Case Study Evaluating the Petroleum System, Pay Zones, Seals, Chemical Compartments, and Potential Pays Zones from a Gulf of Mexico Well in the Main Pass Field Using Legacy, Oil Based Mud, and PDC Bit Cuttings, with Tie Ins to Wireline and Seismic Data

Christopher M. Smith, Dave Mercer, Timothy M. Smith, Vincent Liaw, Patrick S. Gordon, Michael P. Smith

GCAGS Transactions

..., and is insensitive to OBM. Successful analysis of legacy unpreserved cuttings offers new opportunities for well postmortems, petroleum system analysis...

New Approach to Reveal Compartmentalization in Montney Horizontal Wells for Completion Design Optimization

Jean-Yves Chatellier, Tristan Euzen

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... that gas chromatography and cuttings analysis can ideally complement a preliminary structural model based on minifrac-DFIT pressure data that alone would...

Abstract: Petrophysical Characteristics of the Subsurface Sauk Sequence (Cambro-Ordovician) of Western New York, by M. M. Kolkas and G. M. Friedman; #90950 (1996).

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Advanced Chromatography, Cuttings Analysis and Well Logging Integration: An Optimized Petrophysical Approach, #41838 (2016).

Carlos Vargas Cana, D. Llanos, N. DeCastro, S.Vija

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... 15 Y Acid Solubility 5 (per fluid) Y Cap Pressure 15 Y CST 15 Y Cuttings Lab analysis Analysis Min sample (g) Destructive? Gas Comp...

Fracture Identification Utilizing Well Cuttings a Case History Austin Chalk, Pearsall Field

Gloria Sprague

Bulletin of South Texas Geological Society

...Fracture Identification Utilizing Well Cuttings a Case History Austin Chalk, Pearsall Field Gloria Sprague 1996 11 19 Vol. 37 (1996) No. 1...

ABSTRACT: Reservoir Effectiveness Prediction in Palaeozoic Reservoirs of the northern Murzuq Basin, Southwest Libya: An Integrated Approach; #90061 (2006)

Chris Cubitt, Tim Conroy, Andrew Buffin, Mark Partington, Georgia Boyd, Stuart King, and Adel Obeidi

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... to be modelled and predicted in a “geologically realistic” manner. Cuttings analysis or “Rock Typing” was then performed on approximately 850m...

Mudlogging: Gas Extraction and Monitoring: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Alun Whittaker

AAPG Special Volumes

... and escape from the cuttings into the mud. -- Pressure and temperature: As the cuttings are recovered at the surface, both pressure and temperature...

Increasing Drilling Performance in ERD Wells with New Generation Drill Pipe

Luc Van Puymbroeck, Henry Williams

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... annular pressure Trouble-free BHA trips Smooth casing runs Bigger cuttings More time spent drilling  Higher ROP  Extended service life of the drill...

Mudlogging: Equipment, Services, and Personnel: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Alun Whittaker

AAPG Special Volumes

... to the borehole and to the drilling process. Mudlogging incorporates gas analysis and cuttings data with drilling information to build a continuous...