Abstract: Picking the Sweet Spot using Rock Physics; #90211 (2015)

Ken Titchkosky and Richard Thompson

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..., Alberta, Canada Abstract This paper presents the case histories of drilling three successful cretaceous gas sand wells in the WCSB using seismic and rock...

Abstract: Combined Sequence Stratigraphy and Mudgas Geochemistry in the Western Canada Foreland Basin; #90225 (2015)

Daniela Vlad, Octavian Catuneanu, and Karlis Muehlenbachs

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... and composition of hydrocarbon gases extracted from drilling muds while drilling do not vary monotonically as might be expected if the gases reflected...

Abstract: The Mississippian Lime: Kinematics of a Plays; #90229 (2015)

Shane Matson

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... values ranging from 2% to 48%. In 2003, Tulsa based Ceja Corporation initiated drilling program utilizing horizontal drilling to exploit seismically...

Abstract: Application of Advanced Mud Gas Analytics for Reservoir Evaluation and Optimizing Completion Efforts; #90242 (2015)

Tracy Wicker

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... for detection of various components in the continuous mud gases while drilling. With this comprehensive data set comes the need for advanced analytics which...

Abstract: Challenges in Using Seawater for Fracturing Applications: A Comparison between Seawater-Based and Freshwater-Based Fracturing Fluids using Two Types of Guar Gum Polymers; #90254 (2016)

Maryam Alohaly, Ahmed BinGhanim, Raed Rahal

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... by combining two already existing technologies—hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. This helped the US to be almost energy-independent...

Abstract: Mapping Carbonate Karsts Using Morphological Filter; #91204 (2023)

Badr Badghaish, Saleh Dossary, Khalid Alghamdi

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..., are great hydrocarbon source rocks and make half of the world’s oil reserves. Moreover, these rocks are susceptible to dissolution by water or acidic fluid...

Controlled-Source Electromagnetic (CSEM) Technology Helps Exploration Investment Decisions; #41755 (2015)

Daniel Zweidler, Daniel Baltar, Neville Barker

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... systems analysis. Lateral changes in acoustic impedance and amplitude-versus-offset (AVO) effects provide constraints on lithology and fluid presence...

Seismic Challenges of Developing the Pre

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Fractured Reservoir Characterization: Integrating Production and Seismic Data to Optimize Well Placement in Bluebell Field, Uinta Basin, NE Utah

Steven L. Adams, James Schuelke, Dennis Shannon, John Kucewicz, Christopher Latkiewicz

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... production is unconventional in that fractures provide the preponderance of the storage capacity and the fluid pathways in this tight sand/carbonate...

Semi-quantitative prediction of hydrocarbon gas saturation in carbon dioxide enrichment areas in the South China Sea deepwater

Leyi Xu, Weiwei Zhang, Xumin Liu, Hao Liu, Jianfeng Yang, Yixuan Ma

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... where drilling has already occurred. Compared with conventional fluid factor inversion results, the prediction results are well matched with actual...

Finite Element Modeling of PDC Cutter Performance in Air Drilling Applications for Geothermal Wells

Carlos Vega-Ortiz, Eric Edelman, Pengju Xing, John D. McLennan

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... element analysis (FEA). Geothermal drilling presents unique challenges due to high temperatures, abrasive rock formations, and the absence of fluid cooling...

Solving the Reservoir Ambiguity Using the Combination of PVT, Well Test, Petrophysical and Geophysical Data; #42603 (2025)

Edwin R. Gonzalez, Heri Tanjung, Han N. Tran, Omar Al-Shaiji, Abdullah A. Al-Fawwaz

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... and oil rim interval are important for future drilling in this field. Last but not least, well testing and fluid sampling are also paramount to shed...

Optimizing Hydraulic Fracturing in Water-Sensitive Shales: A Comparative Study of Frac Fluid Performance

Fatick Nath, Rene Garcilazo Jr, Jorge Collazo Jr

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...Optimizing Hydraulic Fracturing in Water-Sensitive Shales: A Comparative Study of Frac Fluid Performance Fatick Nath, Rene Garcilazo Jr, Jorge...

Pressure Detection: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Parke A. Dickey

AAPG Special Volumes

... that can be serious. If the reservoir pressure is much lower than the pressure in the drilling fluid, severe formation damage can occur. The drilling mud...

Abstract: Directional and Deep Logging While Drilling Technology Reduces Geological Uncertainties and Allows Optimum Horizontal Well Placement; #90063 (2007)

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Geomechanics Aided Solutions For Improving Drilling And Completions By Integrating Acoustics Measurements For The First Time In Mandapeta Field, Onshore Kg-Pg Basin, India

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Oil-Base Mud Filtrate and Hydrogen Index Effects on Magnetic Resonance Porosity in Gas Reservoirs, #42332 (2018).

Stanley Oifoghe, Victor Okowi, Holger Thern,

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...) Abstract Several drilling problems were encountered during the drilling of well A. The problems led to delays in drilling, and possible oil-based mud...

Fracture Reservoirs

William H. Curry, III

Earth Science Bulletin (WGA)

... are common; but many of these fine fractures are tight. Some large, open, tensional fractures do allow significant rates of fluid production...

Abstract: Effect of Non-Hydrostatic Pore Pressure on the Depth to the Base of the Hydrate Stability Zone; #90171 (2013)

Robert W. Lankston

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... weight and warm and saline drilling fluid could have allowed the hydrate in the K-10 sand to rapidly dissociate giving rise to the blowout. Other...

Determination of the stable isotope composition and total dissolved solids of Athabasca oil sands reservoir porewater: Part 1. A new tool for aqueous fluid characterization in oil sands reservoirs

Benjamin R. Cowie, Bruce James, Michael Nightingale, and Bernhard Mayer

AAPG Bulletin

... of drilling fluid invasion, and presents a new approach for determination of the salinity and stable isotope composition of formation waters within bitumen...

Small Pores Have a Big Impact on Enhanced Recovery from Tight Oil Reservoirs

David Reichhardt, B. Todd Hoffman

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... effect on fluid flow and storage. Improved understanding between production and the pore scale will lead to more successful tight oil development...

High Speed Chromatography Utilizing Semi-Permeable Membrane Technology for Direct Analysis of Hydrocarbon Gasses in the Drilling Fluid—Applications for Geo-Steering and Reservoir Characterization

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Cable Tool Drilling in the Appalachian Area - New Tchniques, Equipment Point to Changes in Cable Tool Field

R.B. Anderson

Appalachian Geological Society

... of violent gas blow-outs is to carry a column of fluid in the hole while drilling. Brine thus far has been found best. Silicate water mixtures have been...

Optimising Drilling and Completions Performance by Applying Core and Physics-Based Models to Drilling Data

Stacy McWhorter, Carl Merkt, Stephen Drylie, Feiyan Chen, Todd Duplantis, Kristopher Farmer

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... be substantial enough to overcome the internal strength of the rock causing the rock to fail. Jets are then used to flow drilling fluid over...

Geophysical Well Modeling to Confirm the Fluid Typein Fractured Sandstone Reservoir

Wawan Satriawan, Budiyono, Bambang Pujasmadi

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... and drilling losses history. Fluid replacement modeling (FRM) was performed to model various responses of elastic properties, such as Vp/Vs ratio...