Perspectives on Horizontal Drilling in Canada

Robert G. Farquharson, Lawrence M. Spratt, Peter C.M. Wang

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... geological and directional information measured near the bit, a s well as downhole equipment to allow complex completions. Tests in conventional clastic...

Geophysics: Seeing the Whole Picture

Steve Morse, Gerrard Spear

GEO ExPro Magazine

.... This gave a volume that was 1/16th of the size of the original SEGY data. Following on from this, the 50m volume was then tested at 8 bit, 16 bit...

Abstract: Unravelling the Untapped Hydrocarbon Potential of the Torres Basin, PNG

Alaister Shakerley

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

..., plays with globally significant resource potential, which will soon be tested by the drill-bit...

Exploring subtle traps in deeply buried plays

Henk Kombrink

GEO ExPro Magazine

.... This well is allegedly targeting a similar reservoir as DNO’s well and may therefore herald a bit of a revival of the deeply buried Upper Jurassic...

EXTENDED ABSTRACT: Seismic Imaging of Carbonate Formations and Reservoirs – An Odyssey 1971- 2011

Dr. Norman S. Neidell and James Charuk

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... their seismic imaging a bit more challenging. Bright spots in carbonates, while not unheard of, are rare to say the least. Developments in seismic imaging...

Rate of Penetration (ROP) Modeling Using Hybrid Models: Deterministic and Machine Learning

Chiranth Hegde, Cesar Soares, K. E. Gray

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

.... Hence, hybrid models are employed for ROP prediction and optimization by computing ideal drilling operating parameters – weight-on-bit, RPM...

Extended Abstract: New Plays and New Players Bring New Life to the Gulf of Mexico Shelf

Andy C. Clifford

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... and development programs in practically every important basin throughout the world. He has been involved in the exploration with the drill bit...

Foreword

Douglas W. Waples, Tsutomu Machihara

AAPG Special Volumes

... to generalize and oversimplify a bit more than most researchers would prefer. To present all possible variations, ramifications, exceptions...

Applications and Limitations of Mud Logging Gas Data in the Detection of Formation Fluids and Overpressure: Examples from South-East Asia

H. L. ten Haven, P. Arbin, B. Simon, G. Collo, J. P. le Cann, P. Mulero

Indonesian Petroleum Association

...: porosity and permeability. Variation in drilling properties: Rate of penetration, flow rate, bit diameter, mud weight (differential pressure), and type...

Abstract: Miocene Giant Rhinoceroted Baluchitherium from the Bugti Hills, Pakistan and its Paleobiogeographic Importance

S. Mahmood Raza, Ghazala Roohi, Mohammad Arif

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... with associated mandible from an area perhaps close to the Chur Lando Quarry. This single cranium specimen from the Bugti Hills appears to be a bit...

Abstract: Predicting Seal Efficiency and Trapped Hydrocarbon Type in Gulf Coast Hydrocarbon Systems:Lessons Learned From West Fulton Beach Field, Mid-Texas Gulf Coast

Paul R. Knox

GCAGS Transactions

... of the drill bit. Further study is needed to model reservoir filling, incorporating reservoir pressures, to better understand the petrophysical controls...

Preventive Strategies to Minimize Well Collision for Drilling a Well with a Separation Factor below 1: A Success Story from Offshore North West Java Operation

Bintang Kusuma Yuda, M Fajar Sany, Aris Kurniawan, Bayu Arie Punto Adi

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... GWD utilization, a high bend-degree mud motor, passive rock bit usage, subject and adjacent well monitoring, and well integrity placement. Secondly...

Recent Deep Test in Moore County, Texas: GEOLOGICAL NOTES

E. W. Fosshage

AAPG Bulletin

... of 2,711 feet, the bit had penetrated 380 feet of the Arbuckle limestone group at the total depth of 6,706 feet on October 10, 1944. Because no commercial...

Abstract: Puffin-11 a Producer, Sinopec Sinks Puffin-12 Bit

PESA Staff

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

...Abstract: Puffin-11 a Producer, Sinopec Sinks Puffin-12 Bit PESA Staff Based on the testing, an initial well productivity in excess of 70,000 bopd...

ABSTRACT: Seismic Expression of Upper Morrow Channel Sands, Western Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma and Texas, by Jens R. Halverson; #91039 (2010)

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Abstract: Give us the Whole Picture

Andrew Nelson

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

..., Playford. analysis is a fact of life. My understanding of the northern winter is Arctic were quite a bit warmer than usual - t h at colder than expected...

Preparation of Lantern Slides: GEOLOGICAL NOTES

G. Zuloaga

AAPG Bulletin

..., with benzine to remove all grease and extraneous matter, and allowed to dry. The surface is lightly dusted with pumice, by using a bit of cotton...

Abstract: Drilling challenges in the direct shipping iron ores of the Labrador Trough (Schefferville area)

Howard Vatcher, Eldon J. Roul, Terence N. McKillen

Atlantic Geology

... refined in the 2009 and 2010 field seasons. RC Drilling uses a water and air injecting tricone drill bit and double tube drill rods to remove the drill...

Multiple Karst Events Related to Stratigraphic Cyclicity: San Andres Formation, Yates Field, West Texas

S.W. Tinker, J.R. Ehrets, and M.D. Brondos

AAPG Special Volumes

... Formation was known to contribute to remarkable flow rates, and numerous bit drops encountered during early field development provided evidence...

Stage-By-Stage Exploration Drilling in the Timan-Pechora Oil-Gas Province

B. A. Nikitin, V. A. Kholodilov

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... and different purposes. The wells are constructed so that the main exploration target is drilled by a bit with a diameter of 190.5-215.9 mm. The Veyak...

A Tool to Collect Rock Samples for Scanning Electron Microscopy

Ian Joslin

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... is turned to the dimensions shown on a lathe. (An 80-mm cutter has been found long enough to penetrate surface weathering in all cases tried.) The bit...

Abstract: Biostratigraphic Real-Time Well-Site Support for a NW Palawan, Offshore Philippines Appraisal Well (Paper P38)

C. T. Naih, J. J. Lim, R. Sandom

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... the bit, it was decided by the Shell’s Malampaya team to request real-time biostratigraphic support, rather than running an expensive VSP tool. Real...

ABSTRACT: Noise Removal and Registration of Remote Sensing Aircraft Data for Energy and Mineral Resource Studies, by Susanne Hummer-Miller; #91022 (1989)

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Reef Coring Techniques, Great Barrier Reef: RESEARCH-METHOD PAPER

E. G. Rhodes

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... cuttings away from the bit. Adjustment for minimum clearance between the core lifter case and the bit is extremely critical and must be checked after...

Conventional Coring: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Lee Whitebay

AAPG Special Volumes

..., suspended by a swivel assembly inside of an outer core barrel that is attached to the drill string, and a core bit (Figure 1). As mentioned previously...