Petroleum migration and accumulation: Modeling and applications

Xiaorong Luo, Likuan Zhang, Yuhong Lei, and Wan Yang

AAPG Bulletin

... have significantly affected the more recent hydrocarbon migration and the present-day distribution of hydrocarbons. Allan, U. S., 1989, Model...

The influence of basement faults during extension and oblique inversion of the Makassar Straits rift system: Insights from analog models

A. Gartrell, C. Hudson, B. Evans

AAPG Bulletin

... of these structures may favor hydrocarbon preservation as traps formed by fault-related inversion anticlines become inactive. Decreased fault activity directly linked...

3D Petroleum Systems Modeling of Eastern and Central Saudi Arabia

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Quantitative Assessment of Induced Seismicity from Hydrocarbon Production and Produced Water Disposal in Azle Area, North Texas

Jaeyoung Park, Rongqiang Chen, Akhil Datta-Gupta, Suvrat Lele, Timothy Tyrrell

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... seismicity from fluid injection/hydrocarbon production activities We built a site-specific seismological model based on the fault frictional energy from...

Zeebries Multi Client 3D: Enhanced exploration potential from new high quality 3D data in the Northern Carnarvon Basin — Australia's most prolific hydrocarbon producing basin

Jarrad Grahame, Patricio Silva Gonzalez

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... hydrocarbon producing basin Jarrad Grahame, Patricio Silva Gonzalez 2013 1 30 The Zeebries 3D reveals potential for further discoveries in this part...

Source rock deformation and hydrocarbon accumulation controlled by a metamorphic core complex in the northern South China Sea rifted margin

Shan Zhong, Zhaoqian Liu, Guangrong Peng, Qing Ye, Lili Zhang, Xinming Xu, Simon C. George, and Lianfu Mei

AAPG Bulletin

... original dip direction (model III). These models control the dominant migration direction of hydrocarbons. Furthermore, extensive development of fault...

Geology of the Mecca Hills

Arthur Gibbs Sylvester, Alula Damte

Pacific Section SEPM

... judging by the distribution of small earthquakes about 1 km northeast of its surface trace. The fault's gravity signature is large (6 mg/km...

The Camerina "A" -- Miogypsinoides "A" Depositional Patterns for Southwest Louisiana

Norman E. Smith

GCAGS Transactions

... of no control and its potential for hydrocarbon accumulation. Figure 8 is an east-west generalized cross section along depositional strike...

Stratigraphic Analysis of Seismic Data from the Garden Banks Block 235 Area, Offshore Gulf of Mexico

Edwin I. Linares, Abu K. M. Sarwar

GCAGS Transactions

... of direct hydrocarbon indicators, such as bright spots and flat spots. Further studies were conducted to test these indicators, confirming the presence...

Challenges in Structure Prediction When Developing Remaining Field Reserves Using 3D Seismic, Gulf of Mexico Shelf, Offshore Louisiana

Ingo Steinhoff, William A. Hill

GCAGS Transactions

... opportunities along major fault systems where attic reserves are targeted. Wells targeting both shallow and deep reservoirs to develop stacked attic reserves...

Abstract: Subsurface Analysis of Tectonics and Sedimentation, Lower Cretaceous Strata, East-Central Powder River Basin, Wyoming

James J. Emme, Robert J. Weimer

Earth Science Bulletin (WGA)

... by James R. Steidtmann Recurrent movement of basement fault blocks in the east-central Powder River Basin has controlled the distribution of porous...

Tectonic Influence on Sedimentation of Lower Cretaceous Strata, East-Central Powder River Basin, Wyoming: ABSTRACT

James J. Emme, Robert J. Weimer

AAPG Bulletin

... 1982 567 567 66 5. (May) Recurrent movement of basement fault blocks in the east-central Powder River basin has controlled the distribution of porous...

Abstract: New Techniques Reveal the Exploration Opportunities in the Louisiana Coastal and Shelf Areas: Abstract

Fangjian 'Jack' Xue, Kim Hemsley, Dave Paddock

GCAGS Transactions

... deep-water sand distribution and quality. Hydrocarbon prediction is difficult because of relatively poor data quantity and quality. Due to the high...

Comparison of Volatiles Analysis of Cuttings from Woodford and Caney Laterals from the SCOOP Play in Oklahoma

Christopher M. Smith, Richard Brito, Michael Smith, John Sinclair, Patrick Gordon, Timothy Smith, Aaron Leavitt

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of the normalized distribution of HC liquids on either side of the fault; the toe side contains significantly less liquids and has a less volatile/heavier...

Development of a High-Resolution Geological Framework Model for the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone: Data, Assumptions, Procedures, and Workflow

Deborah J. Waiting, David A. Ferrill, Darrell W. Sims

Bulletin of South Texas Geological Society

..., the structural architecture of the Balcones Fault Zone is being studied to locate environmentally sensitive recharge areas, understand ground water flow...

Depth Conversion in the Llanos Basin: Workflow to Reduce Fault Shadow Effect.

Andrew Chermak, Gabriel Veloza Fajardo, Juan Carlos Ramón

Asociación Colombiana de Geólogos y Geofisicos del Petróleo (ACGGP)

... and distribution of well control points. A summary of the structural error associated with this method is given in Fig. 10. DEPTH CONVERSION...

Reservoir systems of the Pennsylvanian lower Atoka Group (Bend Conglomerate), northern Fort Worth Basin, Texas: High-resolution facies distribution, structural controls on sedimentation, and production trends

Tucker F. Hentz, William A. Ambrose, David L. Carr

AAPG Bulletin

..., basement-rooted reverse faults and genetically associated folds of the Mineral WellsNewark East fault system exerted direct control on the orientation...

Deep Water Discharge: Key to Hydrocarbon and Mineral Deposits (Part II)

W. H. Roberts, III

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... the diapirs, as will be explained shortly. Figure 30 is a general idea of water movement and hydrocarbon accumulation in a growth-fault situation...

ABSTRACT: Structural and Stratigraphic Control on Migration Pathways in Jurassic Aztec Sandstone at the Valley of Fire, Nevada, by Eichhubl, Peter, W. Lansing Taylor, David Pollard, Atilla Aydin; #90026 (2004)

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3-D-Basin Modelling of the J Block of Da'an Oilfield Under the Control of Terminal Fan

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ABSTRACT: Platform-Margin Trajectory as a Control on Neptunian Dike Distributions, Devonian Reef Complexes, Canning Basin, Western Australia; #90061 (2006)

Ned Frost, Dan Carpenter, and Charles Kerans

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...ABSTRACT: Platform-Margin Trajectory as a Control on Neptunian Dike Distributions, Devonian Reef Complexes, Canning Basin, Western Australia; #90061...

Quantitative Risk Assessment … A Powerful Tool for Managing Well Control

Havard Brandt, Marcel Dembele, Agus Siswanto

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... rate of hydrocarbons, the type of hydrocarbon (gas or condensate), distribution of the people on the rig / platform, economic value of the asset were...

Geometry, kinematics, and displacement characteristics of tear-fault systems: An example from the deep-water Niger Delta

Nathan P. Benesh, Andreas Plesch, John H. Shaw

AAPG Bulletin

... and impact on hydrocarbon distribution, in W. J. M. van der Linden, A. P. L. Sierd, J. P. K. Kaasschieter, W. J. E. van de Graaff, J. Vandenberghe...

Palaeo-Stress Directions as a Guide for Fault Conductivity Prediction in 3D Petroleum Systems Modelling, #10243 (2010)

Natt Arian, Peter Tingate, Richard Hillis, Geoffrey W. O’Brien

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... flow and pressure distribution • Post-charge changes in fault stability may result in accumulation redistribution or change in basins prospectivity...

A Method for Developing 3-D Hydrocarbon Saturation Distributions in Old and New Reservoirs

Michael J. Heymans

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... of the 3-D hydrocarbon saturation distribution. Commonly used methods of estimating the OHIP, such as material balance, decline curve analysis...