Geoscientists Provide Critical Needs for Optimal Frac Design

Larry Cunningham, Mike Smith, Bill Miller, Larry Britt, and Ron Vandersypen

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

.... Generally, a "final" value for fluid loss in a particular formation End_Page 45--------------- (with a particular fluid) MUST come from field, mini-frac...

Abstract: Continuous Real-Time Pressure Monitoring during a Co

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Abstract: Capillary Pressure, Fluid Distributions & Diagenesis in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: Interrelationships and Implications, by C. L. Vavra; #90987 (1993).

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Petroleum Geology of the Woodford Formation, Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma and Texas, by H. G. Davis; #90986 (1994).

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Upward and Downward Migrations of Fluids in the Subsurface

Kinji Magara

CSPG Bulletin

...------------------------- Figure 2. Shale resistivity R (sh), shale transit-time t (sh) and fluid pressure gradient vs burial depth. Redrawn from Rogers (1966). End_Page...

Factors controlling petroleum accumulation and leakage in overpressured reservoirs

Fang Hao, Weilin Zhu, Huayao Zou, and Pingping Li

AAPG Bulletin

... seismic thermal anomaly linked to hot fluid expulsion from a deep aquifer: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 89, no. 1–3, p. 53–56, doi:10.1016/j...

WFT Data and Pressure Profile Analysis: Applications, Complexities, and Challenges

J. V. C. Howes

Indonesian Petroleum Association

..., Extreme Overpressures and Anomalous Fluid Densities from RFT Pressure Surveys in Papua New Guinea Wells: Some Results and Implications. In Buchanan, P.G....

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

Michael J. Heymans

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... with a staticwater pressure gradient as measured from a Repeat Formation Tester tool (Fig. 3). Because of these differences in defining an oilwater...

Methods for Analyzing Areal Sweep

Mike Shepherd

AAPG Special Volumes

... restrict water influx from this direction (from Tyler and Ambrose, 1986). Reprinted with permission from the AAPG.A time series of pressure maps can...

EXTENDED ABSTRACT: Trapping vs. Breaching Seals in Salt Basins: A Case History of Macaroni and Mt. Massive, Auger Basin, Gulf of Mexico

Shaker, Selim S.

GCAGS Transactions

...). The measured actual pressure data acquired by Repeat Formation Tester (RFT) and Modular Dynamics Tester (MDT) establishes the progress...

A Change in Formation Evaluation Strategy to Enable Making Key Investment Decisions Faster

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Degree of Gas Saturation of Subsurface Waters of Productive Beds of Jurassic Hydrogeologic Complex of Kharampur Mega-Swell

D. A. Novikov

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... ranges from 84° to 106°C, and formation pressure from 27.6 to 31.5 MPa. Gas saturation of the subsurface waters varies unevenly by area and along...

A Unified Model to Predict Flowing Pressure and Temperature Distributions in Horizontal Wellbores for Different Energized Fracturing Fluids

Zhengming Xu, Kan Wu, Xianzhi Song, Gensheng Li, Zhaopeng Zhu, Zhaoyu Pang

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... fracturing fluids and investigate the changes of fluid properties from the wellhead to the toe of the horizontal wellbore. The velocity and pressure...

Lithofacies Features and Reservoir Properties of the Sediments of the Podkirmakin Formation (PK) of the Western Part of the Apsheron Archipelago

F. G. Dzhabarly, M. M. Gummatov, M. N. Dadashev

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... with distance from the crest of each uplift; the configuration of the isopachs repeats that of the structure. The sand content of the formation, however...

Attributes of Fluids in the Subsurface and Pressure Depth Gradient Plots: A Do-It-Yourself Exercise: GEOLOGICAL NOTE

Eric Dahlberg

CSPG Bulletin

... hydrocarbon interfaces, to determine the gradient slope. The pressure information comes from formation-test charts, which often require extrapolation to assure...

Limits to the sealing capacity of rock salt: A case study of the infra-Cambrian Ara Salt from the South Oman salt basin

Johannes Schoenherr, Janos L. Urai, Peter A. Kukla, Ralf Littke, Zsolt Schleder, Jean-Michel Larroque, Mark J. Newall, Nadia Al-Abry, Hisham A. Al-Siyabi, Zuwena Rawahi

AAPG Bulletin

... pressures are very close to lithostatic. In our model, the oil pressure in the carbonate reservoirs increases until it is equal to the fluid pressure...

New Experimental Method for Enhanced and Fast Saturation of Irregular-Shaped Tight Rock Samples

Sabyasachi Dash, Zoya Heidari

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... fluid isolated from the upper part, where the injection fluid from the syringe pump pushes the piston into the chamber. The saturating fluid used in our...

Abstract: Intrastratal Microfractured Zones in Laminated Diatomaceous Sediments from the Monterey Formation, California: A Record of Miocene Paleoseismicity?, by K. A. Grimm; #91009 (1991)

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AAPG/Datapages Discovery Series No. 7, Multidimensional Basin Modeling, Chapter 5: Interactive Charge Modeling of the Qatar Arch Petroleum Systems

Zhiyong He and Thomas A. Berkman

AAPG Special Volumes

... seeps at the ocean surface.As part of this study, regional pressure distribution in the Cretaceous was evaluated across Qatar from available repeat...

Dynamic Killing Method as Applied to Well PSJ–A

Kersam Sumanta, Bambang Nugroho

Indonesian Petroleum Association

.... The estimated formation pressure of 806 psi was defined from "dc" exponent curve plotted while drilling and this value was used to calculate...

Multistage Fracturing Horizontal Well - Initial Completion of Tight Sand: Beta-1 and Beta-2, Sumatera, Indonesia

Dwi Agung Arif Setyani, Zulhendra, Wandy Hendrawan, Shana Bolen, James Nileshwar

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... on above reference , the Clean Up the fracturing fluid from the formation is important because if the fracturing fluid stay on wellbore it will decrease...

Significance of Stylolite Development in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs with an Emphasis on the Lower Cretaceous of the Middle East

Richard B. Koepnick

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... by producing barriers or impedences to fluid flow. The impact of stylolite development on reservoir performance, however, may vary greatly from one part...

Determination of Confined Fluid Phase Behavior Using Modified Peng-Robinson Equation of State

Gang Yang, Zhaoqi Fan, Xiaoli Li

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... from increasing molecule-wall interaction and capillary pressure is found to be significant and non-negligible for unconventional reservoir fluids. Once...

Design of High Pressure CO2-in-Mineral Oil Emulsions, CH4-in-Mineral Oil Foams and N2-in-Mineral Oil Foams Stabilized by Novel Oil-soluble Surfactants for Waterless Hydraulic Fracturing and Proppant Transport

Shehab Alzobaidi, Gianfranco Rodriguez, Peter Lemaire, Congwen Lu, Jason Lee, Keith Johnston, Robert Enick

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

..., methane) facilitates the removal of the fluids from the fractured well via pressure reduction at the surface. There is a general consensus...

Abstract: Controlling Factors on Pressure-Velocity Relations in Shale Gas Reservoirs;

Jingyi Guo, Adewale Amosu, Min Li, Yuefeng Sun

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... on all samples increases with pressure from 10 to 55 MPa. Kerogen has similar density and acoustic properties to pore fluid. For a given pressure...