Drilling Optimization Methodology Connects 20+ Technical Disciplines

Jeremy A. Greenwood

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of this paper without the written consent of URTeC is prohibited. Summary Effective optimization of a drilling plan requires the interaction of many...

Secondary Migration and Accumulation: Chapter 12: Part II. Secondary Migration and Accumulation of Petroleum, Compiled by Robert H. Dott and Merrill J. Reynolds

AAPG Special Volumes

... not migrate long distances to reach the effective trap in oil pools; and third, that the anticlinal structure is not the dominant factor...

Shallow Gas Identification using LWD Monopole Sonic: A Non-Radioactive Solution for Safe and Effective Logs Acquisition in Tunu Field, Mahakam Delta

Antonius Tri Santoso, Hidayat Mukmin, Haris Kurniawan Hidayat, Supriady

Indonesian Petroleum Association

...Shallow Gas Identification using LWD Monopole Sonic: A Non-Radioactive Solution for Safe and Effective Logs Acquisition in Tunu Field, Mahakam Delta...

Impact of Local Morphology on Sedimentation in a Submarine Canyon, ROV Studies in Eel Canyon, Northern California, U.S.A.

Tina M. Drexler, Charles A. Nittrouer, Beth L. Mullenbach

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... San Andreas Fault systems: Annals of Geophysics, v. 46, p. 1169–1194. Griggs, G.B., and Hein, J.R., 1980, Sources, dispersal, and clay mineral...

Subsalt pressure prediction in the Miocene Mad Dog field, Gulf of Mexico

Michael P. Merrell, Peter B. Flemings, Glenn L. Bowers

AAPG Bulletin

.... The mudstone pressure is predicted from its porosity with an exponential porosity-versus-vertical effective stress relationship, where porosity...

Foraminiferal Ratios and Regional Environments

F. G. Stehli , W. B. Creath

AAPG Bulletin

... of the Upper Cretaceous depositional area. In several areas, however, especially toward the downdip limit of penetration of these beds in Louisiana...

The Occurrence and Significance of Ulcerative Shell Disease (USD) on Geoemydid Turtles, Middle Eocene, Southwestern Wyoming, United States

John-Pal Zonneveld, Williams S. Bartels

PALAIOS

... degradation of bone; penetration to coelomic membrane CSD carapacial shell disease possibly fungal Fungus–Fusarium semitectum Rose et al. 2001...

Seismic Stratigraphy and Structure of the Victoria Land Basin, Western Ross Sea, Antarctica

A. K. Cooper, F. J. Davey, J. C. Behrendt

Circum Pacific Council Publications

.... These rocks probably were deposited along the basin axis in Cretaceous time from sources in East and West Antarctica and in Paleogene time from sources...

Improving seismic interferometry for traffic noise by wavefield decomposition and deconvolution

Weiping Cao, Xuri Huang, Yezheng Hu, Yungui Xu, Jing Tang, Hai Yao

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... be viewed as the wave-field generated by a series of seismic sources excited at different time and at different locations. This wavefield can...

Physical and Numerical Modelling Constraints on Oil Expulsion and Accumulation in the Bakken and Lodgepole Petroleum Systems of the Williston Basin (Canada-USA)

Jean Burrus, Sylvie Wolf, Kirk Osadetz, Kees Visser

CSPG Bulletin

..., constrained by a lithologically-based regional permeability structure, shows that the greatest portion of oil expelled from Bakken sources remains...

Common Conditions for Heavy Oils: Section IV. Exploration Methods

W. H. Roberts III

AAPG Special Volumes

... less effective cover and probably experiences more vigorous hydrologic activity, contains the heavier oil, whereas the somewhat quieter, less active...

When Dunes Walk Over Dune Walkovers

Rob Conti

GCAGS Transactions

... to accommodate water and accumulating sand drainage and light penetration; orientation to predominant winds; and the users’ safety. Historic photographs...

Silica Gel Injection - For Formation Water "Seal-Off" in Well Completions and Well Reconditioning

R.J. Pfister, June Pfister

Appalachian Geological Society

..., emulsions, resins, and fibrous mixtures form a sort of filter cake on the sand face with only slight penetration. Such preparations are excellent...

The Upper Sediment Column of the Gulf of Mexico Presented in a New Type of Map

Arnold H. Bouma, William E. Sweet, Jr.

GCAGS Transactions

... of penetration of the coring devices. Bouma, A. H., 1962, Sedimentology of some Flysch deposits, a graphic approach to facies interpretation: Elsevier Publ...

The temperature structure of the upper mantle based on magnetotelluric data beneath the western Qaidam Basin, northern Tibet, China

Lishui Zhou, Letian Zhang, Sheng Jin

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... different penetration depths. When the electromagnetic field is observed on the ground, its frequency response will reflect the vertical distribution...

Strategic electromagnetic geophysical prospecting across a belt an example over the Albany Fraser Orogen

Andrew Fitzpatrick, Mike Whitford

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

.... Airborne EM (AEM) systems are a costeffective method for rapid data collection, however they are limited in depth penetration compared to ground EM surveys...

The Future of Petrotechnical Software

Joe Scibiorski

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

.... Information management is clearly a major impediment to the effective integration of our business. The standardization of data and information naming...

Formation Samples from Gun Perforators: GEOLOGICAL NOTES

J. T. Richards

AAPG Bulletin

... of determining what perforations had been effective and what perforations had not. Inquiries revealed the fact that the combustion chambers of many...

Visco-Acoustic Full-Waveform Inversion: A Case Study to Resolve High-Resolution Shallow Channel Absorption, Offshore Indonesia

Jun Wang, Yonghe Guo, Putri Supriandini, Kelik Moersidin, Rahmad Hidayat

Indonesian Petroleum Association

...). The cumulative improvements help to increase interpretation confidence and mitigate future drilling risks. FWI has evolved to be an effective tool...

Dolomitization by Spray-zone Brine Seepage, San Andres, Colombia

M. John Kocurko

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... subjected to dolomitizing fluids or that the Mg/Ca ratios of the fluids were too low to be effective dolomitizing agents. Overall porosity is relatively low...

Well Completions: Part 9. Production Engineering Methods

Stephen A. Holditch

AAPG Special Volumes

... of the well during completion is excellent. PERFORATING The major purpose of perforations is to provide effective flow communication between...

Fundamentals of Fluid Flow: Part 10. Reservoir Engineering Methods

Michael Golan

AAPG Special Volumes

... = volume of oil in a given pore volume Vg = volume of gas in a given pore volume Vp = pore volume The apparent or effective oil permeability, keo...

Abstract: Case Studies from Fort Mc Murray, Horn River Basin and Manitoba Displaying Advances in Technology, New Approach and Updated Interpretation of AEM Data for Unconventional Hydrocarbons and Groundwater Mapping; #90224 (2015)

Andrea Viezzoli and Vincenzo Sapia

Search and Discovery.com

... Electromagnetics is starting to be recognized as an important methodology providing cost-effective, valuable information to the unconventional...

Utilizing Measured Drilling Parameters to Optimize Completions Design; #42162 (2017)

Jason VanderKooi

Search and Discovery.com

... demonstrate a reliable, cost effective methodology that empowers shale operators with reservoir data on every well. This technique will enable operators...

Sedimentation patterns in the three basins of Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: a multiproxy approach to decipher environmental trends, anthropogenic impacts, and regional events of the last 800 years

Katrin Monecke, J. Bradford Hubeny, Francine M.G. McCarthy, Aaron Alderson, Joseph I. Boyce, Daniel J. Brabander, Renee K. Veresh, Amanda J. Chen, Cooper Knights, Michelle Nishimoto, Melanie Passaretti, Paul Michael Pilkington, Nicholas L. Riddick

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

.... The deepest and largest basin has the highest sedimentation rate, likely because of sediment focusing and more effective preservation of organic matter due...