Abstract: HIGH-RESOLUTION CHARACTERIZATION OF CYCLES OF THE VACA MUERTA FORMATION, NEUQUÉN BASIN, ARGENTINA; #90298 (2017)

Laura Rueda Sanchez

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.... Additionally, detail mineral identification will be performed using thin sections, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR...

Abstract: Characterization Of Complex Lateral Heterogeneity Using MWD, XRF And Seismic Inversion; #90301 (2017)

Chantel Lines, Samuel Fluckiger, Shane Mogensen

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... be cost prohibitive. This paper presents two separate case studies where X-ray diffraction (XRF) was run on cuttings taken at regular intervals along...

Abstract: Lithologic and Chemostratigraphic Evaluation of the Woodford Shale in the Western Arkoma and Eastern Anadarko Basins, Oklahoma; #90309 (2017)

Eli Reese, Jim Puckette

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... described and analyzed for sedimentary, biogenic, structural and diagenetic features. X-ray diffraction and thin section petrography were used...

Abstract: Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of the Santos Shale, San Joaquin Basin, California; #90302 (2018)

Nicholas Mitchell, Junhua Guo

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... by utilizing 40 samples from 5 different wells with ranging depths from 1061 to 14,970 ft. Analyses conducted include X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray...

Abstract: Petrophysical Assessment of the Leonardian San Andreas Formation, Andrews County, Texas; #91205 (2023)

Baysah Saylae, Julie Bloxson, and Seyram Nyamasekpor

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... of facies descriptions, x–ray diffraction, porosity, permeability, and mechanical strength. Facies are then interpreted based upon the petrophysical...

Feldspathized Shales from Minnesota

Malcolm P. Weiss

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... examined by X-ray diffraction showed none. Some of the calcite curs as fossil fragments, some is intimately mixed with the hydromica in irregular blebs...

Varimax-Rotated Visible Derivative Reflectance Spectroscopy of the Utica Shale / Point Pleasant Formation in Ohio

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Volcanic Glass Transformation Types and Their Relationship with the Basins Parameters: A Case Study of the Rupea Tuffs (Transylvanian Basin) and Govora Tuffs (Dacian Basin), #50397 (2011)

Georgiana Popescu, Irina Chiciudean, and Barbara Soare

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... the Tortonian (depositional moment of the Rupea tuffs and Govora tuffs). The method used is X-ray powder diffraction. The results show different transformation...

Variations of Morphology and Sediment Transport Within Crenulate-Bay Beaches: ABSTRACT

Kenneth Finkelstein

AAPG Bulletin

..., and a small sample wa brought back to the laboratory for standard size analysis. A computer-generated wave-refraction diagram was used to determine wave...

Low-Temperature Heating of Shale and Clay Samples May Reduce the Efficiency of Procedures Designed to Remove Iron Oxides: RESEARCH METHOD PAPER

Brian T. Sheldon, Otto C. Kopp

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

..., 770 p. MOORE, D.M., AND REYNOLDS, R.C., JR., 1989, X-ray Diffraction and the Identification of Clay Minerals: New York, Oxford University Press, 332 p...

Breakthrough Shale Gas Exploration in the Wufeng-Gaojiabian Formation, Lower Yangtze Area, China

Shi Zhen Li, Yue Wang, Xu Feng Liu, Xian Ran Zhao, Hai Peng Zhao, Lei Xu

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... scanning electron microscope (BSE), X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) element analysis, gas adsorption test, and other organic geochemical...

Effect of Drilling and Completion Methods on Frontier Gas Production, Northern Moxa Arch, Southwest Wyoming

M. Smithwick Schultz, Randal F. LaFollette

Wyoming Geological Association

... of permeability. However, the samples were suitable for scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, grain density, and cation exchange capacity analyses...

Experimental Study of Effect of Injection Waters on Cores from Citronelle Field, Mobile County, Alabama

Rona J. Donahoe, Linda E. Leard

AAPG Bulletin

... by hand to < 300 mesh and analyzed by x-ray powder diffraction (XRD) to determine the sandstone mineralogy. Both samples were examined by scanning...

An Automatic Point-Counting Method for Mineralogical Assessment

Mary Margaret Minnis

AAPG Bulletin

... for the identification and quantification of the mineral content of rock samples: x-ray diffraction and optical petrography. Both of these techniques have...

High Resolution Cuttings Analysis for Well Placement in the Uinta Basin

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

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.... Cuttings were analyzed for mineralogy using X-ray diffraction (XRD), elements using wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and total organic...

Onshore Structural Movement Revealed Through the Presence of Volcaniclastic Deposition Offshore.Cholula-1EXP, Miocene Salina del Istmo Basin, Mexico

David 'Stan' Stanbrook, Nicola Capuzzo, Michael Durcanin, Brian LeCompte, Gabriel Perez, Craig Farley, Adam Seitchik

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... fluorescence despite the high resistivity. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis of sidewall cores taken in these intervals shows a mix of feldspar, quartz...

An Interpreter's Guide to Improvements in Depth Imaging through Model-Based Velocity Estimation and Refinement

Andy Furniss

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... assumptions inherent in the Dix formula and the distortion caused by complex ray paths. Techniques based on model ray-tracing allow more accurate...

Reef Delineation by Multiple Offset Borehole Seismic Data Collection: A Case Study

D. E. Miller and L. Dupal

AAPG Special Volumes

... at 650 msec on the CDP section. PROCESSING In recent years, a number of "full wave equation" algorithms have been proposed for the migration...

Microfracture Propagation during Post-Hydraulic Fracturing Shut-in and Enhanced Gas Production from Shale; #41633(2015)

A. Hayatdavoudi, A. Tavanaei, K.G. Sawant, F. Savage, S. Salehi

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... by identifying the mineral and clay content of the specimens using X-ray diffraction method. Table 2. The bulk mineral for specimens J and R. Table 3...

From Elemental X-Ray Fluorescence Analyses to Reservoir and Mechanical Properties of Unconventional Reservoirs: A Montney Story

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Exploration Of Dinantian As A Potential Geothermal Reservoir - A Methodological Review

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Authigenic Clay Mineral Cements in Cretaceous and Tertiary Sandstones of Alberta

M. A. Carrigy, G. B. Mellon

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... Mountains Foothills and Plains regions of Alberta. The cements, which have been identified by means of thin section observations and X-ray diffraction...

Integrated reservoir characterization of enhanced oil recovery targets in mature basins: An example from the Tar Springs Formation, Rock Hill field, Illinois Basin, United States

Timothy C. Henderson, Kenneth D. Ridgway, Cliff T. Johnston, and Thomas A. Everett

AAPG Bulletin

.... Reynolds, Jr., 1989, Sample preparation for x-ray diffraction: Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, v. 20, no. 1, p. 73–99. Buschbach, T. C...

Spatial Analysis of Basement and Cover Linears by Optical Diffraction - Methods, Results, and Interpretation

Howard J. Pincus, Thomas W. Doe

Utah Geological Association

...Spatial Analysis of Basement and Cover Linears by Optical Diffraction - Methods, Results, and Interpretation Howard J. Pincus, Thomas W. Doe 1974 423...

Significance of Rock Compositional Control on Geomechanical Properties and Hydraulic Fracturing of the Montney Formation, Western Canadian Basin

Noga Vaisblat, Alireza Rangriz Shokri, Korhan Ayranci, Nick Harris, Rick J. Chalaturnyk

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... logs for all wells including gamma ray (GR), density (RHOB), neutron porosity (NPHI), compressional wave velocity (DTC), and shear wave velocity (DTS...