Outcrop and subsurface geology applied to drilling, sweet spot and target zone detection of resource shales: the Woodford example

Roger M. Slatt, Henry Galvis-Portillo, Daniella Becerra-Rondon, Ifunanya C. Ekwunife, Richard Brito, Jing Zhang, Carlos Molinares, Emilio Torres, David Duarte, Benmadi Milad

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...); 2D and 3D seismic volumes, and biostratigraphy (if biota are present) This data set can then be combined to determine depositional environment...

Characterizing maturity of reservoir pyrobitumen with strong anisotropy: A calibration between reflectance and laser Raman spectral parameters

Zhaoxi Zuo, Jian Cao, Xiaolin Wang, Bing Luo, Yuan Zhong, Kunyu Li, and Kai Hu

AAPG Bulletin

...Characterizing maturity of reservoir pyrobitumen with strong anisotropy: A calibration between reflectance and laser Raman spectral parameters Zhaoxi...

Natural fractures and their relationships to structure, stress, and permeability in the Raton Basin

John C. Lorenz, Scott P. Cooper

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... stress anisotropy created by indentation of the thrust system into the basin margin. Fracture anomalies occur over local structures including a N...

The Evolution of FWI and its Perceived Benefits

Tony Martin, Andrew Long

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

...ficiently implemented on the scale of conventional 3D marine seismic volumes. FWI has evolved from using only transmitted waves and being constrained because...

Application of Logging Tools For Improving Reservoir Interpretation - Workshop Summary

Gerald J. Kuecher

PTTC

.../association, depositional environment, paleotransport directions (sediment dispersal), reservoir architec- ture/connectivity and permeability anisotropy...

Leveraging Reflection, Refraction, and Multiple Arrivals from Dual-Sensor Streamer Data for High-Fidelity Velocity Model Building and Imaging

G. Rønholt, J.E. Lie, Ø. Korsmo, B. Danielsen, S. Brown, S. Brandsberg-Dahl, A.V. Mavilio, N. Chemingui, D. Whitmore, M. Farouki

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... that mitigates any weaknesses that might exist in any one method alone. Several tomography methods have been developed to invert seismic reflection...

Heat Flow in Azerbaydzhan

G. M. Sukharev, Yu. K. Taranukha, S. P. Vlasova

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

.... I. O. Tsemel’son (8) on a basis of seismic and gravity data determined that the basement is at great depth in this region - more than 12 km. He...

Reservoir Storage Quality vs. Flow Characterization; Improved Assessment of Recoverable Oil

Eugene E. Wadleigh, Paul M. Hannah

Wyoming Geological Association

... dramatically enhance flow precision of classic interpretations with findings more directly applicable than those of 4D seismic methods being developed...

Structural Geology: Fractures

Mike Shepherd

AAPG Special Volumes

... of fracturing from well and seismic data.Toublanc et al. (2005) found a relationship between fracture and fault intensity in the Ekofisk field. They used...

Predicting uniaxial compressive strength using Support Vector Machine algorithm

Hafedz Zakaria, Rini Asnida Abdullah, Amelia Ritahani Ismail, Mohd For Mohd Amin

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... rock quality, depth and seismic velocity. In: Rock Quality, Seismic Velocity, Attenuation and Anisotropy, Taylor and Francis Group, London, p. 69-96...

Book Reviews

Arthur Saller, Gian Gaspare Zuffa

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... as the relationship between tensile strength and seismic anisotropy, and crack aspect ratio changes with pressure. The next four papers relate geophysical logging...

AAPG Asia Pacific Region GTW, Pore Pressure & Geomechanics: From Exploration to Abandonment

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Inference on the Potential of Hydrocarbon Resources in the Gyeongsang Basin, South Korea, Based on Petroleum System Modeling; #10671 (2014)

Moo-Hee Kang, Tae-Jin Jeong, Ji-Hoon Kim

Search and Discovery.com

... in the eastern part of the Ulsan Fault area, Korea: Structural geology and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) in the Tertiary Miocene Waup Basin...

Recovering Subsurface Coverage in the Emerging Smackover Brown Dense Unconventional Play in Northern Louisiana, #80515 (2016).

Richard Verm

Search and Discovery.com

... ([email protected]) Abstract 3D seismic data are an essential component of industry E&P programs to provide accurately imaged continuous subsurface coverage...

Evidence for the Origin of the Canada Basin Margin by Rifting in Early Cretaceous Time*

J. F. Sweeney

Alaska Geological Society

... seismic information indicate that the North American margin of Canada Basin was initiated during Early Cretaceous time in the interval 135 to 100...

Structures Associated with Downsag and Basin Development: Examples from the Gulf of Mexico Province and Other Environments

James J. Willis, Daniel A. Ruberg, Kristen M. Willis

GCAGS Transactions

... generally exhibiting a strong shear anisotropy favoring down-to-the-basin orientation. The lefthandmost syncline, obviously less developed than...

Geoscience Technology Workshops (GTW)

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AAPG GEO 2010 Middle East, Geoscience Conference & Exhibition, Innovative Geoscience Solutions – Meeting Hydrocarbon Demand in Changing Times, March 7-10, 2010 – Manama, Bahrain, #90105 (2010)

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Integrated Optimisation of Fracturing Design to Fully Unlock the Chang 7 Tight Oil Production Potential in Ordos Basin

Kuangsheng Zhang, Xiangqi Zhuang, Meirong Tang, Lipeng Wang, Xianghu Bai, Lizhi Wang, Shun Liu, Xingwang Yang

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... gradient difference (or stress anisotropy) within same stage. Large stress anisotropy maybe caused uneven fracture plane initiation or propagation along...

Using Data Science to Assess Repeatability in Analogue Mature Fields: A Risk Management Tool to Optimize Your Appraisal Strategy

Martin Letourneur, David Crighton, Raphael Sprauel

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... seismic, logs…) and a few key exploration wells are used to define a rough partition of the field (Coll C. 2013). However, before launching the full-scale...

Characterization of a Sediment Core from Potential Gas-hydrate-bearing Reservoirs in the Sagavanirktok, Prince Creek, and Schrader Bluff Formations of Alaska's North Slope: Part 5Acoustic Velocity Core Studies

R. F. Sigal, C. Rai, C. Sondergeld, B. Spears, W. J. Ebanks Jr., W. D. Zogg, N. Emery, G. McCardle, R. Schweizer, W. G. McLeod, J. Van Eerde

AAPG Special Volumes

... is 2170 m/s (7119 ft/s). No significant shear-wave anisotropy was observed. The trend of decreasing velocity with increasing temperature is weak. Based...

Oriented Core: Its Use, Error, and Uncertainty

R. A. Nelson , L. C. Lenox , B. J. Ward, Jr.

AAPG Bulletin

..., and reservoir engineering (Davison and Haszeldine, 1984). In general, microfabric, macrofabric, anisotropy, or current stress and strain state data may...

Structure of Argentine Continental Margin

William J. Ludwig , John I. Ewing , Maurice Ewing

AAPG Bulletin

...Structure of Argentine Continental Margin William J. Ludwig , John I. Ewing , Maurice Ewing 1968 2337 2368 52 12. (December) Data from 100 seismic...

From Outcrop to Subsurface: Unlocking Fractured Basement Reservoir in New Venture Area

Laurent Souche, Anugrah Pradana, Merza Media Adeyosfi, Joko Sosiawan Trikukuh

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... logs, seismic data, well test data, etc. This information is then used as an input parameter for modeling the fracture network in the area of interest...

Peciko Y-Channel, Field Case of Successful Live Aquifer Behavior Modeling to Support Gas Reservoir Management

Adhe Krisna Wardhana, Riza Aria Amar, Samuel Perroud

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... reservoir, a horizontal well is drilled and put on production, a good seismic attribute shows the geometry of the sand, core and numerous well data reveal...