Representative Input Parameters for Geostatistical Simulation

M. J. Pyrcz, E. Gringarten, P. Frykman, C. V. Deutsch

AAPG Special Volumes

... dampen the effect of the change in mean porosity (20%); the mean pore volume increases by 10% compared to the base case.This example demonstrates...

Automated Hydraulic Fracturing Stage Design Based on Integrated Fracture Potential

Mojtaba Pordel Shahri, Hamed Chok, Claudia Amorocho, Camilo Mejia, Uno Mutlu

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... Kerogen Positive Effect (P ) UCS Friction Angle Young’s Modulus Fracture Density Negative Effect (N ) CSG Anisotropy Poisson’s Ratio The relative...

Riedel shears as kinematic indicators

Molly Turko

GEO ExPro Magazine

... the statistical assessment of the measurements, which may, to some extent, include the effect of the probe-sediment coupling. It cannot include the effect...

Heat flow as a basin model calibration? Not really

David Rajmon

GEO ExPro Magazine

... the effect of anisotropy as it is unknown. Even so, these uncertainties can be significant. For example, measurements offshore Uruguay ranged between...

Abstract: A Shallow Water CSEM Case Study: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis (Geophysics Poster 5)

Mazlan Md Tahir, Azani Abd Manaf, Siti Hassulaini Abdul Rahman

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... as the airwave effect. The 114 airwave effect in the data was reduced by decomposing the EM field into down going and up going component and removing...

How Much Do Natural Fractures Matter in the Permian Basin? Systematic Study Using Cores, Image Logs, Physics Based Models, RTA, and Offset Well Fiber Data

Deepen Gala, Leonel Gomez, Mary K. Johns, Piyush Pankaj, Rodrick Myers, Holger Meier, Darren McLendon

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... workflow highlighted the importance of treating this as a 3D problem. The modeling also shows the critical roles of horizontal stress anisotropy...

Reducing Sand Production Risk Through Optimized Completion Based on a Mechanical Earth Model: A Case Study From the Mahakam Delta, Indonesia

G. Phillips, Frank Wijnands, Lia Wisanti, Somesh Bahuguna

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... and used our observations to iteratively update the MEM. The anisotropy between the maximum and minimum horizontal stress is small. The stress regime...

Advanced Reservoir Geomechanics Modeling of Depletion Impact on Wellbore Stability for Infill Well Drilling in Unconventional Reservoirs

Wei Zheng, Qiyan Yan, Lili Xu, Raj Malpani, Raj Banerjee, Majid M. Faskhoodi

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... anisotropy: 100 psi, 300 psi Infill well drilling time: 1-year and 3-year parent-well production time Infill well spacing design: 600 ft and 1,320 ft...

A Geomechanics Approach to Evaluate Gas Shale Frackability: A Case Study with the Woodford Shale; #50913 (2014)

Minh H. Tran, Shengli Chen, Sierra P. Rafael, Younane N. Abousleiman, and Roger M. Slatt

Search and Discovery.com

... is the result of a combination of interlayer shearing and higher fracture shear stress concentration for the lower anisotropy shale. The outcomes of this study...

An Updated Semivariogram AtlasŽ for Carbonate Reservoirs Impact on Geological Models and Dynamic Model Production Forecasts, #42443 (2019).

W. Scott Meddaugh,

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... input on anisotropy. Effect of Data Spacing (Data Density) on the Semivariogram Range. It should be noted that as the data density increases (data...

4D Seismic … Status and Future Challenges

Lasse Amundsen, Martin Landrø

GEO ExPro Magazine

... strength is diminished, causing a dimming effect on what was a strong response from the top of the reservoir. The strong seismic response from the oil...

“The Explosion in Marine Seismic Technology – How to Choose the Right Tool”

William S. French, Svein Vaage

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... steadily increased over the past few years. Figure 2. 3D Seismic Turnaround One effect of this new marine technology is that the petroleum industry...

Direct probabilistic inversion for facies with different elastic depth trends

Ask Jakobsen

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... coded by facies. This increased variabilities has the adverse effect that the posterior becomes less certain in a Bayesian inversion. Theory...

Application of poststack image enhancement with dip-guided selective stacking in southern Gulf of Mexico

Janet Ravelo-Cervantes, Ricardo Francisco Castrejon-Martinez, Julio Cesar Hernandez-Villalobos, Raul Ysaccis, Said Hernandez-Jaramillo, Doan Saavedra-Castaneda

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

..., and for subsequent processes such as AVO and inversion that are intended for the case study area (Gu et al., 2018). Introduction The main motivation...

Chapter 12: Mexico—Area 1—Amoca, Miztón, and Tecoalli Oil Discoveries, Sureste Basin, Gulf of Mexico

Tito Andrea Bianco, Emanuele Tozzi

AAPG Special Volumes

... and also of the shallower Orca 2 Formation. A rigorous use of seismic attributes and amplitude versus offset (AVO) analysis was also key in defining...

Abstract: Examples of the Seismic Imprint of Cold Heavy Oil Production; #90171 (2013)

Ken Hedlin and Arthur Chan

Search and Discovery.com

... the effect of pore pressure decrease and the resulting exolved gas. These showed a large decrease in acoustic impedance resulting in a large amplitude...

Advances in Spectral Decomposition and Reflectivity Modeling in the Frio Formation of the Gulf Coast, by Michael D. Burnett and John P. Castagna, #40113 (2004).

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GCRock Physics in the Case for Multicomponent Seismic Data, by Bob Hardage, Diana Sava, Randy Remington, and Michael DeAngelo, #40273 (2008).

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Relationship Between Acoustic and Petrophysical Properties of Permian Dolograinstones; #41263 (2014)

Xavier Janson and F. Jerry Lucia

Search and Discovery.com

... grainstone body. Problem : Untested Assumption In our past seismic modeling experiments to investigate the potential of AVO technique (Janson et al...

A New Approach Solving Lateral Wells Complexity, Integrating Borehole Acoustics Reflection Survey and Facies Derived Borehole Images for a Better Completion Strategy, Wolfcamp, West Texas, #42208 (2018).

E.V. Arteaga, C.C. Contreras, E. Haddad, G. Martinez, V.Vallega, O. Zened

Search and Discovery.com

..., 2011, The Effect of Mechanical Properties Anisotropy in the Generation of Hydraulic Fractures in Organic Shales: SPE 146776, SPE Annual Technical...

Effect of High-Pressure Deformation on Permeability of Ottawa Sand

Mark D. Zoback , James D. Byerlee

AAPG Bulletin

...Effect of High-Pressure Deformation on Permeability of Ottawa Sand Mark D. Zoback , James D. Byerlee 1976 1531 1542 60 9. (September) High-pressure...

Spikes in Your Acquisition? Ž How to Minimize their Impact through Field and Processing Techniques.

Paula A.C. Barbosa, Jose A. Jaramillo, Jose H. Olaya

Asociación Colombiana de Geólogos y Geofisicos del Petróleo (ACGGP)

... and AGC. However some of these techniques are not effective in the event that amplitude preservation or AVO studies are required. We “surgically...

Geomechanical, microstructural, and petrophysical evolution in experimentally reactivated cataclasites: Applications to fault seal prediction

David N. Dewhurst, Richard M. Jones

AAPG Bulletin

... description. Antonelli, M., and A. Aydin, 1994, Effect of faulting on fluid flow in porous sandstones: petrophysical properties: AAPG Bulletin, v. 78, p...

Detailed reservoir characterization of Mesozoic siliciclastic strata for sedimentary geothermal exploration, Colorado Plateau to Basin and Range transition zone, Utah

Ted Morgan, Samuel M. Hudson, Kellen L. Gunderson, Brad Taylor, Cassidy Grover, Levi DeCrescenzo, Derek Ashliman, and Madison Ramos

AAPG Bulletin

...) and vertical (perpendicular to bedding) directions to measure anisotropy of flow parameters. Core plugs were dried at 100°C for 4 hr before analysis. Each...

Abstract: Applicability of TTI RTM to Structured Land Datasets; #90172 (2014)

Charles Ursenbach, Yan Yan

Search and Discovery.com

... of topography, anisotropy, and multipathing. Kirchhoff prestack depth migration delivers on the first two of these requirements, but can fail to image...