Case Histories

Robert H. Goldstein, T. James Reynolds

Special Publications of SEPM

... Valley Formation, New Mexico r x 2- -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 Tm ice, "C Fig. 11.11. Tm ice data from aqueous fluid inclusions in calcite...

A Comprehensive Workflow for Propagation Simulation and Structural Characterisation of Multiple Hydraulic Fractures in Naturally Fractured Unconventional Oil Reservoirs

Long Ren, Shiyuan Zhan, Desheng Zhou, Yuliang Su, Wendong Wang, Mingqiang Chen, Cheng Jing, Jian Sun, Kang Tang

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...: (2) (3) where pnet(i) is the net pressure inside the fracture at the intersection point; Δps indicates the fluid pressure drop between...

Reducing Drilling Risks in J bend Wells Targeting Basement in Tectonic Area through Geomechanical Solutions; #42308 (2018)

Rajeev Kumar, Rahul Talreja

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... shales, Barail shales, Prang and Lakadong. Formation pressure is hydrostatic above Kopili but increases from 63pcf to 74-75pcf in the Kopili...

Flow Simulation Model of the Wall Creek Member in the Frontier Formation: Powder River Basin, WY; #42152 (2017)

Tuan Le

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... from the core data. By matching a PVT report from the well, a black oil model was created to represent the reservoir fluid. The production history...

Investigating Effects of Adding Surfactant to Cement Spacer on Mud Removal Performance and Cement Bond with Formation … An Experimental Study

Ahmed GH Mansour, Talal Gamadi, Hossein Emadibaladehi, Otman Algadi, Sarkis Kakadjian

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...-based mud (OBM) (Zhang, Scherer et al. 2020). Nonaqueous fluid can alter the casing and formation wettability from water-wet to oil-wet, which...

Evaluating Hydrocarbon-in-Place and Recovery Factor in a Hybrid Petroleum System: Case of Bakken and Three Forks in North Dakota

S. Amin Gherabati, John R. Browning, Frank Male, Scott Hamlin, Katie Smye, Mark Walsh, Svetlana Ikonnikova, Guinevere McDaid, Casee R. Lemons

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... for several API gravities. Formation volume-factor curve and saturation pressure increase with API gravity for three fluid regions. Formation volume...

The Curious Case of Hydrocarbon-Expulsion Fractures: Genesis and Impact on the Bakken Shales; #80398 (2014)

Mohammed Duhailan, Steve Sonnenberg

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... epifluorescence petrographic and pressure transient analyses. In early exploration vertical wells, drilling breaks from ten minutes to one minute per foot...

The Adventures of Drilling and Conducting Experiments Through a Major Fault Zone in Eugene Island 330, Offshore Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, by L. B. Billeaud, R. N. Anderson, P. Flemings, and S. Losh; #90986 (1994).

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Petroleum Geology of the Bakken Formation Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana

FRED F. MEISSNER

Montana Geological Society

... in evaluating Bakken reservoir properties is that all stabilized formation-fluid pressure measurements from wildcat or field wells in which...

Well Test Analysis of Multiple Matrix-to-Fracture Fluid Transfer in Fractured-Vuggy Reservoir

W. Djatmiko, V. Hansamuit

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... with the wellbore pressure calculated from the analytical procedures. This figure shows clearly how the vugs respond to the fluid flow mechanism...

Unveiling Stimulation Fluid-Driven Alterations of Pore Architecture and Transport Properties in Mowry Shale, Wyoming

Zuhao Kou, Vladimir Alvarado, Grant Copeland, J. Fred McLaughlin

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... attributed to inadequate hydraulic fracturing designs, particularly those that neglect interactions among rock, formation brine, and stimulation fluid...

Pore Pressure Modeling Using Multivariate Geostatistics, #42299 (2018).

Flavia Braz Ponte, Francisco Fabio de Araujo Ponte, Adalberto da Silva, Alberto Garcia de Figueiredo Jr.,

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... is a compilation of information from formation tests, mud weight logs, pore pressure estimations from drilling parameters, leak-off tests and unexpected...

Preface

P. E. Gretener

AAPG Special Volumes

... writing these notes I came face to face with the recent 'paper explosion in the field of abnormal formation fluid pressure. Two points emerge...

Abstract: Growth Faults and Growth-Fault Mechanisms Observed in the Gulf of Mexico, by B. E. Bradshaw and J. S. Watkins; #90950 (1996).

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Abstract: Petrographic Image Analysis as a Tool to Improve Reservoir Data

F. M. Ballentine, D. J. Malek, C. A. Philipson

GCAGS Transactions

... and reservoir evaluation. PIA formation factor and porosity were used to define the cementation exponent m. Capillary pressure curves generated by PIA were...

Subsea well clean-up without drilling rigs: transient analysis methods to support philosophy definition

Paul Fothergill, Sarah Lim-Rajani

Australian Energy Producers Journal

... clean-up, the potential risks associated with clean-up operations (the compatibility of completion fluid properties, hydrate formation and large volumes...

Irreducible Water Saturation and Water Saturation Comparison as an Alternative Approach for Hydrocarbon Identification on Shaly Sand Reservoirs in Mature Tunu Field, Mahakam Delta

Febrina Ari Restuti, Haris Kurniawan Hidayat, Taufik Anwar, Yulianto Jong, Supriady

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... Phit : Total Porosity Maximum and minimum Swirr derived from capillary pressure is applied for fluid interpretation in Tunu field by comparing...

Permeability and Porosity Estimation by Electrofacies Determination

Gerilynn R. Moline, Jean M. Bahr, and Peter A. Drzewiecki

AAPG Special Volumes

... profiles and noting the depths at which a major change in the pressure gradient occurs. Alternatively, zones of very low permeability that may act as fluid...

Characteristics of Faults in Sandstone and Their Effect on Fluid Flow, by M. A. Antonellini; #90986 (1994).

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Managing Challenges in the Fluid Characterization of Indonesia's First Deepwater Gas Condensate Field

Rinenggo Nugroho, Siva Subramanian, Curt. J. Featherstone

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... management strategy and inefficient investment. In this paper, fluid characterization from a deepwater gas condensate field, where reliable fluid samples...

ABSTRACT: Influence of Sill Intrusions on the Thermal Maturity of Source Rocks - Modelling Heat Flow and Organic Geochemical Alterations, by Berner, Ulrich; Delisle, Georg; #90155 (2012)

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The Role of Hypogenic Karst in Formation of Carbonate Reservoirs and Development of Oil Deposits

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Abstract: Depth Induced Impedance Variations: Implications for Predicting Lithology and Fluid Distributions, Offshore Brunei Darussalam (Paper 16)

S. Ronghe, S. Pambayuning

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... together well geology and seismic data. Formation geology and fluid content define acoustic impedance, while seismic data responds to variations...

Abstract: Using Timelapse Seismic to Monitor the THAITM Heavy Oil Production Process; #90171 (2013)

Rob Kendall

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... a SAGD style pre-heating process, the initiation of the THAI TH process as well as gas production from the overlying Clearwater formation. In 2008...

Injection Wells and Operations Today

Erle C. Donaldson

AAPG Special Volumes

... is exceeded by the pressure of the injected fluid, the formation rocks are ruptured. The fractures extending from the well bore into the formation increase...