Design of low frequency sweep signals for conventional vibrators

Tie Wei, Yang Zhu, Zhigang Liu, Dong Wang, Guowei Wei, Mingtao Nie

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... of a vibrator is mainly constrained by the maximum displacement of the reaction mass and the flow rate of the vibration pump. The calculation formulas...

Note on a Geological Cross-Section Through the Nordegg Area

A. N. Thomas

CSPG Special Publications

... into a plane of decollement, the length of which is at least 30 miles, in the Cambrian or Proterozoic sediments. The displacement of beds along...

Theory of Lateral Propagation (Infliction, Imposition) of Major Shears

E. Scheibner

Utah Geological Association

...Theory of Lateral Propagation (Infliction, Imposition) of Major Shears E. Scheibner 1974 604 608 The theory of lateral propagation (Infliction...

Counterregional-Style Deformation in the Deep Shelf of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Mark G. Rowan, Kerry F. Inman

GCAGS Transactions

... the diapirs, following the margins of the minibasins. Displacement on these faults is greatest at the diapirs and decreases toward the fault tips...

An approach for quantifying structural interpretation uncertainty

Kellen L. Gunderson and Chris A. Guzofski

AAPG Bulletin

... approaches to quantifying, or reducing, the uncertainty of these structural interpretations include using strain or fault length versus displacement...

Abstract: Kinematic Structural Forward Modeling for Fault Trajectory Prediction in Seismic Interpretation; #90224 (2015)

Mohammed Alarfaj and Don C. Lawton

Search and Discovery.com

... and the rollover theory of Xiao and Suppe (1992). Implementation and model development were undertaken using recently released structural modelling...

Fault displacement gradients on normal faults and associated deformation

Alan P. Morris, Ronald N. McGinnis, and David A. Ferrill

AAPG Bulletin

...Fault displacement gradients on normal faults and associated deformation Alan P. Morris, Ronald N. McGinnis, and David A. Ferrill 2014 1161 1184 98 6...

New Seep Technology

Thomas Smith

GEO ExPro Magazine

.... diapirs present to act as a pathway for the hydrocarbons. Basin flow dynamics can lead to lateral displacement of hydrocarbons. Both physical...

Primary Migration - A New Tack on an Old Theme

Jack I. Simmons

GCAGS Transactions

... upon the diffusivity constant and time, or: 2 = 2Dt where 2 is the mean square of the displacement. Both the rates of diffusive flow and distances...

Pore Pressure Prediction: Geological Perceptions

S. Shaker

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... distribution in sand vs. shale. On the structural crest, the pore pressure in the sand usually exceeds the predicted pore pressure in the shale. The presence...

Scaled Physical Model of Secondary Oil Migration: Discussion

P. S. Ringrose , S. R. Larter , P. W. M. Corbett , D. L. Carruthers

AAPG Bulletin

.... S. Ringrose, K. S. Sorbie, and A. W. Tudhope, 1994, Waterflood displacement mechanisms in a laminated rock slab--validation of predicted capillary...

Steam Chamber Monitoring using Surface Deformation from Radar (PS-InSAR) and Tiltmeter Measurements

Search and Discovery.com

.... This makes the computation of the displacement more complex but gives access to 2D surface deformation (Y and Z) instead of a 1D (Z) assumed...

Heavy Oil Polymer EOR in the Challenging Alaskan Arctic - It Works!

A. Dandekar, B. Bai, J. Barnes, D. Cercone, J. Ciferno, R. Edwards, S. Ning, W. Schulpen, R. Seright, B. Sheets, D. Wang, Y. Zhang

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... in great details. In particular, Paskvan et al. (2016) delineate the vertical depth vs. oil viscosity relationship for the various ANS oil resources. Note...

An Efficient Iterative Algorithm for Hydraulic Fracture Geometry Characterization with Distributed Strain Data

Yongzan Liu, Lijun Liu, Tiankui Guo, Ge Jin

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...-dimensional displacement discontinuity method (DDM) is employed to construct a forward model linking fracture parameters to strain measurements...

Geotechnical Applications in Soft Sediments: Section 2

Wayne A. Dunlap

AAPG Special Volumes

.... A. (1968). On a Thermodynamic Constitutive Theory and Its Application to Various Nonlinear Materials, Proceedings, Int. Union of Theor. and Applied...

Tarakan Sub-Basin Growth Faults, North-East Kalimantan: Their Roles in Hydrocarbon Entrapment

Elan Biantoro, M. Indra Kusuma, Lindy F. Rotinsulu

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... accumulations, and to predict which closures have a high probability of being traps. Allan, V.S., 1989, Model for Hydrocarbon Migration and Entrapment...

Experimental Study of Hydraulic Fracture/Natural Fracture Interaction on a Tight Sandstone Formation

Xiangtong Yang, Jeffrey Burghardt, Hui Zhang, Yang Zhang, Fuxiang Zhang, Jianyong Pei, Chunyan Qi, Kaibin Qiu, Nick Whitney

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... normal displacement of each face of the block, which is what will be reported below. Figure 2. Engineering drawing of block geometry for test MB-3...

Deformation of Flysch Formations in the West Bourland Mountain Area, Western Marathon Basin, Texas

Mary Anne Duncan

West Texas Geological Society

..., the net slip is probably about 500 m (fig. 6). This fault has the greatest displacement of the four major thrust faults in the study area and marks...

Quantitative evaluation of the oil-leg potential in the Oliver gas field, Timor Sea, Australia

M. Lisk, G. W. O'Brien, P. J. Eadington

AAPG Bulletin

... to original oil in place of up to 200 million bbl, considerably greater than the 45 million bbl of oil presently reservoired. The displacement of up...

Optimizing Proppant Placement in Rough-Walled Rock Fractures

Min Zhang, Maša Prodanović

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... clear proppant displacement front, a slower proppant displacement speed into the fracture and a larger pressure difference build-up URTeC 1081 2...

Fault zone processes and fluid history in Austin Chalk, southwest Texas

David A. Ferrill, Mark A. Evans, Ronald N. McGinnis, Alan P. Morris, Kevin J. Smart, Daniel Lehrmann, Kirk D. H. Gulliver, and Zach Sickmann

AAPG Bulletin

.... Ward, 2011, Fault zone deformation and displacement partitioning in mechanically layered carbonates: The Hidden Valley fault, central Texas: AAPG...

ABSTRACT: Structural Interpretation of the Southern Half of the Sawtooth Salient of the Montana Disturbed Belt

Stephen P. Gardner, Jonathan M . Achuff

Montana Geological Society

.... The western zone consists of five major thrust faults dipping 25-30 degrees westward with 1 -7 miles of displacement...

Fault Nomenclature and Classification

John C. Crowell

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... thinkin- and communication g concerning faults often arise because in practice we fail to distinguishbetween the displacement of lines...

Abstract: Land Surface Subsidence and Aquifer Compaction: A Comparison of Surficial and Deep-Monument GPS Data, Northwest Harris County, Texas

Jesse Ortega

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... is located 50 meters from the deep-monument site. The proximity of these devices allows for the crucial comparison of regional vertical displacement...

Abstract: Deformation Produced by Normal Faulting beneath Salt or Shale: An Eexperimental Study with Implications for Seismic Interpretation

Martha Withjack

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... of the sand/clay cover, the magnitude of the fault displacement, and the rate of fault displacement. W Our modelling results show that a broad forced fold...