Permeability of methane hydrate-bearing sandy silts in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico (Green Canyon Block 955)

Yi Fang, Peter B. Flemings, Hugh Daigle, Stephen C. Phillips, and Josh O’Connell

AAPG Bulletin

... to retrieve intact hydrate samples while keeping them within the hydrate stability zone. The development of pressure core recovery techniques as well...

Geologic and Geochemical Controls on Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Produced Water from Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Operations

R. Stephen Fisher

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

..., and water-handling equipment increases concerns for worker and public safety as well as costs of handling and disposing of naturally occurring radioactive...

Depositional Environments, Petrology and Fractures of the Atoka Davis Sandstone: A Low-Permeability Gas-Bearing Sandstone of the Fort Worth Basin, North-Central Texas

Edward W. Collins, Stephen E. Laubach, Shirley P. Dutton, Robin E. Hill

West Texas Geological Society

... inches to 1 ft (30 cm) occur in core from wells located in areas that lack mappable folds and faults. Fractures are most common in sandstone beds, although...

Characterization and Measurement of Multi-scale Gas Transport in Shale Core Samples

Khalid R. Alnoaimi, Christophe Duchateau, Anthony Kovscek

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... and bottom has some scratches probably due to coring and core handling. This is also noticed in the Haynesville sample but it has few open fractures...

Dip Determination in Carbonate Cores

R. M. Hedberg

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... of the core. When this surface is wet with water or mineral oil, it effectively simulates a polished section and may in itself reveal dip...

"Tales of an Ex-Elf" … Career Paths for a Petroleum Geologist; #70306 (2017)

Stuart Harker

Search and Discovery.com

... experience • Laboratory based, specialist sample preparation • Responsible for interpretation of reservoir • Responsible for core handling...

Recent Advances in Routine Core Analysis on the Montney Formation

Patrick Russell

CSPG Bulletin

... solvent extraction and ultimately due to inappropriate analysis. Increases in these values are usually caused by core transport to surface, handling...

How Should We Measure Residual-Oil Saturation?

R. E. Wyman

CSPG Bulletin

.... and Randall, R. V., 1960, Core handling and measurement techniques for obtaining reliable reservoir characteristics: Formation Evaluation Symposium...

Statistical Analysis of Fractures from the Hydraulic Fracture Test Site 1

Frank Male, Bethany Rysak, Robin Dommisse

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

..., only 26 were reactivated by hydraulic fracturing, while 59 reactivated by either drilling or core handling. These reactivated natural fractures were...

Integrated Rock Characterization of a Shale Gas Field in the Horn River Basin, Canada

Tadesse Weldu Teklu, Daejin Park, Hoiseok Jung, Jennifer L. Miskimins

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... values; however no correlation is seen when all core samples (i.e., Muskwa, Otter Park, and Evie shales) are analyzed together. Mineralogy versus TOC...

Forgotten Oils and Extreme Legacy Core; Integrating Modern Geochemical Technologies to Define Fluid Loss and Risk Unpreserved Core for Production Allocation

Philip Bergeron, Stamatina Hunter, Ilgar Azizli, Alex Zumberge

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...Forgotten Oils and Extreme Legacy Core; Integrating Modern Geochemical Technologies to Define Fluid Loss and Risk Unpreserved Core for Production...

EOR Development in Central Sumatra: A Critical Path Approach

D. L. Barge, C. A. VanAllen

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... to facilitate the collection, handling and analysis of core material. This was developed as a result of coordination between the PEEOR, Simulation, District...

Abstract: An Open-Source Passive Seismic Data Processing and Visualization Package: Passeis; #90171 (2013)

Haishan Zheng and Leiv-J., Gelius

Search and Discovery.com

... to be adapted to specific tasks by the end user. However, the key power of Passeis is its robust core and open environment which permit the user...

Development of the Tarn Field Geochemistry Analog and Subsequent North Slope Basin Reconnaissance Permafrost Cores and Gas-Sieve Methods By J. Lynne Davison, Bill R. Morris

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Diagenetic History and Reservoir Characterlstics of a Deep Minnelusa Reservoir, Hawk Point Field Powder River Basin, Wyoming

Susan W. James

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... of core handling on wettability: JPT, v. 38, p. 1125-1144. Anderson. W.G.. 1986b. Wettabilitv literature survey-Part 3: the effects of wettabiliiy...

Measurement of Natural Gas Isotherms and Imaging Gas in Shale Using NMR

Dragan Veselinovic, Michael Dick, Colleen Muir, Derrick Green

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... saturated core. The adsorbed gas content is then calculated by subtracting absorbed gas content from the total gas content. Results/Observations...

Predicting the Permeability of Unconsolidated Sediments From Grain Size Measurements

Eve S. Sprunt, Ron E. Gilliland, Mary L. Barrett

GCAGS Transactions

.... Griffin, T. J., Jr., 1991, Extended Range Particle Size Distribution Using Laser Diffraction Technology: A New Perspective: The Society of Core...

Tar Sand Triangle Bitumen Deposit, Garfield and Wayne Counties, Utah; #50883 (2013)

Steven Schamel

Search and Discovery.com

... has an API gravity less than 8º at the surface and just over 10º in core. It has a high asphaltene and sulfur content, and it is saturate-poor...

A Geological, Engineering and Economic Study of a Portion of the Lloydminster Sparky Pool Lloydminster, Alberta

A. I. Burnett, K. C. Adams

CSPG Bulletin

... in the North Sea: Sedimentology, v. 18, p. 63-78. Clothier, A. T., 1974, Core analysis of unconsolidated and friable sands, C. C. Mattax: SPE 4986, presented...

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)

... for a lateral section of horizontal well. Then the obtained data was benchmarked to production, completion and core laboratory testing data to identify...

Improved Regional Characterization of Bakken-Three Forks Reservoir Integrating Special Core Analysis, Advanced Logs, and Production Using Petrophysics and Geologic Framework

Sushanta Bose, Virginia Smellie, Jeff Hamman, Josh Miller

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... permeability enhancements related to core handling and retrieval. These rigorous methodologies ensured reliable permeability assessments, which...

Well Sitting Techniques

Robert W. Waring

Oklahoma City Geological Society

... in interpretive techniques. Zones appearing to have productive potential may then be wireline, drillstem, or production tested. Sample and Core Examination...

RUTH — A Norwegian Program for R&D — A Focus on Gas Based Methods for IOR

O. S. Hustad, I. Akervoll, P. K. Munkerud, L. Hinderaker

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... that is dominated by phase behavior. Vertical core flooding experiments in high permeable sandstone and fluid systems exhibiting different wetting...

Analysis and Distribution of Proppant Recovered From Fracture Faces in the HFTS Slant Core Drilled Through a Stimulated Reservoir

Sara J. Elliott, Julia F. W. Gale

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of this project, handling all logistics of cutting open the tubes, cleaning the exterior surface, marking, laying out, and repackaging the core. Thanks...

Two Companies Collaborating to Make Real Safety Improvements: Arrow Energy, Shell QGC and the Queensland Coal Seam Gas Industry

Michelle L. Zaunbrecher, Timothy Johnston, Rachael Wood

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... No change to core role Single day Essential treatment to prevent deterioration/day surgery Job/work location change Up to one week 1 Urgent...