What Makes a Good Prospect?, by Daniel J. Tearpock, #70024 (2006).

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Drilling and Completion Techniques

E. C. Taylor, Jr., W. A. Huffaker, J. A. Harmon, William E. Hinchliffe, J. P. Myers, Frank Perkins, Jr., Clarence Stumpf, Newt Winn, V. A. Brockman

North Texas Geological Society

..., preferably a gamma ray and collar log for depth control, should be run. These three logs constitute the entire program and any additional logging...

Development Potential of Non-Source Tight-Oil Formations in the Middle East

Mohammed Althani

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... properties constant. Figure 9 shows the oil saturation of the four models after running the simulation for six months. The figure illustrates how the oil...

Unloaded Rocks due to Secondary Pressure Mechanisms - Cause for False Negatives?

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Microfractures Due to Overpressures Caused by Thermal Cracking in Well-Sealed Upper Devonian Reservoirs, Deep Alberta Basin

Xiomara M. Marquez , Eric W. Mountjoy

AAPG Bulletin

... seal for hydrocarbons in the Strachan reservoir. In membrane seals the trapping mechanism is the capillary properties of the rock that are governed...

Chapter 6: Seismic Attributes: Exploiting Seismic Data to Understand Heterogeneous Reservoir Performance in the Eagle Ford Shale, South Texas, U.S.A.

Kit Clemons, Hector Bello, Robert Bodziak, Matthew McChesney, Robert Meek, Andy Stephens

AAPG Special Volumes

... to understand seal integrity in the unconventional Eagle Ford Shale reservoir, south Texas, U.S.A., URTeC control ID # 1578967. Enderlin, M., H. Alsleben, and J...

Uncover the Mystery of Lacustrine Shale Oil Reservoir by Integrating Advanced Logging Technologies and Special Core Measurements – Case Study of Chang 7-3 Shale Oil Reservoir, Erdos Basin, China

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

Tuan Le

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... flow simulation model including properties of the reservoir such as porosity, permeability, relative permeability, capillary pressure, and water...

Interaction between Faults and Igneous Intrusions in Sedimentary Basins: Insights from 3D Seismic Reflection Data; #41114 (2013)

Craig Magee, Christopher A. Jackson, and Nick Schofield

Search and Discovery.com

.... We consider how the fault-seal potential, which is related to fault throw and the physical properties of the faulted lithologies, controls the styles...

Multiscale (nano to mm) Porosity in the Eagle Ford Shale: Changes as a Function of Maturity

Lawrence M. Anovitz, David R. Cole, Alexander M. Swift, Julia Sheets, Harold W. Elston, Susan A. Welch, Steve J. Chipera, Ken C. Littrell, David F. Mildner, Matthew Wasbrough

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... and release of the gas will have enormous benefit. A number of interrelated properties control the amount of resources in the earth’s crust that can...

An Experimental Study of Secondary Oil Migration (1)

LIONEL CATALAN, FU XIAOWEN, IOANNIS CHATZIS, and FRANCIS A. L. DULLIEN

AAPG Bulletin

..., which depended on the fluid properties, bead size, initial oil height, and pore structure. Migration rate is dependent on buoyant and capillary forces...

Fuel Gas System Improvement and Diesel Fuel Usage Optimization

Novendi Stefanus Huang, Sutrisno Kaswan

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... in the GTG itself, such as fuel gas seal gasket leaking, and fuel gas control valve issue. Figure 12 shows the location of fuel gas leakage due to a broken...

Method for Determining Permeability from Reservoir Rock Properties

Robert R. Berg

GCAGS Transactions

... the primary rock properties which control the size, shape, and continuity of pores. By examining theoretical arrangements of grains the dimensions of pores...

Assessing the Applicability of Analytical Equations for Predicting CO2 Pressure Build-Up and Plume Migration for Real Geological Conditions

Aidan Watson, Esuru Okoroafor

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

...1 29.579 18.945 17.068 18.841 13.928 15.918 15.177 14.698 To visualize the overall effect of how the properties alter the pressure buildup, we create...

The impact of oil composition on fluid distribution in a reservoir pore network

Maram AlSaif, Mustafa Hakimuddin, Khaled Arouri, Ibrahim Atwah

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... the capillary structures of the fluid phases and the geometric properties of the pores occupied by the fluids. Further analysis will include measuring pores...

Quantitative analysis of slip-induced dilation with application to fault seal

Scott J. Wilkins, Stephen J. Naruk

AAPG Bulletin

... an effective capillary seal during the pre- and postseismic phases of the seismic cycle. A leakage model proposed by Brown (2003) suggests...

Abstract: Slime, Sand, and Shells: Lacustrine Hydrocarbon Play Elements Within a Continental-Environment Phase Stability Framework

Kevin M. Bohacs

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... 2004 21 21 Lake basin types have characteristic associations and distributions of hydrocarbon source, reservoir and seal strata. These differences arise...

Oil and Gas Proven Reserve Reductions: A Geologist’s Perspective

Arthur E. Berman

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... and petroleum industry journals have provided ample commentary on how this situation could have arisen ranging from executive deception and greed...

Integrated workflow for characterization of CO2 subsurface storage sites

Nomie Pernin, Cyrille Reiser, Eric Mueller

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... of lithologies and reservoir properties within the aquifer but also screening for any change in the overburden layer serving as a seal (Figure 4). Second...

AAPG Archie Series, No. 1, Chapter 6: Petrophysical Properties of Thinly Bedded Formations

Q. R. Passey, K. E. Dahlberg, K. B. Sullivan, H. Yin, R. A. Brackett, Y. H. Xiao, and A. G. Guzmán-Garcia

AAPG Special Volumes

... that are too thin to be measured individually. To infer reservoir properties from these measurements, therefore, it is necessary to understand how...

Mercury Capillary Pressure Curves and the Intepretation of Pore Structure and Capillary Behaviour in Reservoir Rocks

N. C. Wardlaw, R. P. Taylor

CSPG Bulletin

... of illustrating how pore and throat geometry influence the form of capillary pressure curves; presentation and interpretation of injection-withdrawal...

Reservoir Model of Fractured Viola Limestone in a Horizontal Well Completion, Marietta Basin, Oklahoma

Magell P. Candelaria, Brian P. Roux

West Texas Geological Society

... natural fractures have a strong control on reservoir performance. A horizontal well was drilled to evaluate fracture development and productive capacity...

Cano Limon Field Llanos Basin, Colombia

C. N. McCollough

AAPG Special Volumes

..., Cano Limon reservoir properties suggest high recovery factor: Oil and Gas Journal, May 12, p. 55-58. Rivero, Ramon T., J. G. Dominguez, J. A. Slater...

Multifunctional Surfactant Provides Superior Post Frac Production by Enhancing Polymer and Load Fluid Recovery

Ronald C. Plasier, John Delorey, Kevin Cooney, Javier Leguizamon, Corey Thomson

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of URTeC is prohibited. ABSTRACT This paper illustrates how the use of a Multifunctional Surfactant (MFS) can improve initial production and sustain...

Distribution and Nature of Fault Architecture in a Layered Sandstone and Shale Sequence: An Example from the Moab Fault, Utah

N. C. Davatzes, A. Aydin

AAPG Special Volumes

... p.Antonellini, M., and A. Aydin, 1994, Effect of faulting on fluid flow in porous sandstones; petrophysical properties: AAPG Bulletin, v. 78, no. 3, p...