The Impact of Natural Fracture Thickness on Hydraulic Fracture Interaction Mechanics

Weiwei Wang, Jon Olson, Maša Prodanović, Richard A. Schultz

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of hydraulic fracture height growth by bedding−parallel veins, which are abundant in unconventional resource plays such as the Vaca Muerta formation. Field...

Depths of Modern Coastal Sand Clinoforms

Neil C. Mitchell, Gerhard Masselink, John M. Huthnance, Luis M. Fernandez-Salas, Francisco J. Lobo

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... Stratigraphy: Applications to Hydrocarbon Exploration: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Memoir 26, p. 165–184. Schlager, W., and Adams...

Fractures in sandstone reservoirs with ultra-low permeability: A case study of the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation in the Ordos Basin, China

Zeng Lianbo, Li Xiang-Yang

AAPG Bulletin

... studies of fracture spacing, height, and length show that the extended length of fractures on the plane is 2.016 m (6.652.5 ft), with a maximum of more...

Evaluation on Occluded Hydrocarbon in Deep-ultra Deep Ancient Source Rocks and Its Cracked Gas Resources

Li Jian, Shi Jianglong, Wang Yifeng, Ma Wei, Wang Dongliang, Ma Chenghua, Li Zhisheng

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... and established calculation models for hydrocarbon generation and expulsion volume in order to calculate the hydrocarbon expulsion efficiency under...

Can a seal fail

David Rajmon

GEO ExPro Magazine

.... Somewhere underneath there is a trap filled to maximum capacity and leaking at the rate of hydrocarbon charge. Seeps are a good thing! Experiments...

Abstract: New Hydrocarbon Systems Data in the Paleozoic Oil-Prospective Hudson Bay Basin in the Canadian Arctic, by Denis Lavoie; #90177 (2013)

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Abstract: Tectonic Development and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the Northern Banda Arc

Jarrad Grahame, Peter Baillie, Paul Carter, Pedro Martinez Duran

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

...Abstract: Tectonic Development and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the Northern Banda Arc Jarrad Grahame, Peter Baillie, Paul Carter, Pedro Martinez...

Reliable EUR Prediction Using Geochemistry-Derived Drainage Profiles of 200+ Wells in the Anadarko Basin

Jana Bachleda, George Norton, Walter Kennedy, Tao Lv, Jiang Wu, Faye Liu

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... collection of stacked and segregated hydrocarbon producing reservoirs, leaving operators with many questions on how to develop all producing intervals...

Three-Dimensional Seismic Interpretation from the Triangle Zone of the Frontal Ouachita Mountains and Arkoma Basin, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

M. H. Valderrama, K. C. Nielsen, G. A. McMechan

AAPG Bulletin

... correlated to changes in displacement and ramp height along strike. The similarity between surface geometries suggests that the last deformation took...

Using Autonomous Underwater Gliders for Geochemical Exploration Surveys

Louise M. Russell-Cargill, Bradley S. Craddock, Ross B. Dinsdale, Jacqueline G. Doran, Ben N. Hunt, Ben Hollings

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... hydrocarbon seepage. Advancements in sniffer technology have seen the development of submersible in-situ methane sensors. By integrating a Franatech laser...

An Integrated Petroleum System Study for the Aradeiba and Bentiu Plays, Block 4 Central Muglad Basin, Sudan

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Central Gulf Coast Stratigraphy

Duncan Goldthwaite

New Orleans Geological Society

... of Mexico: Bull. AAPG v. 7, p. 419-451. Sasson, R. and Moore, C.H., 1988, Framework of Hydrocarbon Generation and Destruction in Eastern Smackover Trend...

Optimizing Well Spacing and Completion Design Using Simulation Models Calibrated to the Hydraulic Fracture Test Site 2 (HFTS-2) Dataset

Sriram Pudugramam, Rohan J. Irvin, Mark McClure, Garrett Fowler, Fadila Bessa, Yu Zhao, Jichao Han, Han Li, Arjun Kohli, Mark D. Zoback

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... objective for operators developing tight hydrocarbon resources. As the industry matures and developments move into new areas, the ability to continuously...

No Change in Fluvial Style Across a Sequence Boundary, Cretaceous Blackhawk and Castlegate Formations of Central Utah, U.S.A.

Michael M. Adams, Janok P. Bhattacharya

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... forms and channel-fill deposits ranging from less then 1 m to a maximum of 3 m in height, with an average of 1 m. Blackhawk and Castlegate Petrography...

Optimizing Perforations; #42159 (2017)

David J. Hatton, Payam Kavousi Ghahfarokhi

Search and Discovery.com

... ballistics gel experiment also shows a correlation between perforation shape and fracture width, length, and height. For vertically drilled well, if long...

Structural Model of Bukit Bajangan Deformation of Halang Formation in Kebumen, Central Java

Aldo Febriansyah Putra, Salahuddin Husein

Indonesian Petroleum Association

..., Central Java. The area is located approximately 105 km west of University of Gadjah Mada. The outcrop is a hill with height of 22.5 meters...

Maximizing Stimulation Volume in the Permian Using High-Resolution Microseismic Analysis

Eddie Barrow, Coley Jameson, Elisabeth Marlow, Holt Stephens

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... designing treatment programs stage spacing and completion volumes must be optimized to ensure maximum stimulated reservoir volume is achieved. Advanced...

Effects of a Mixed Wetting Porous Medium on Gas Flowing and Its Implications for Gas Exploration in Tight Sandstones; #42195 (2018)

Hui Shi, Xiaorong Luo, Likuan Zhang, Yuhong Lei, Ming Cheng

Search and Discovery.com

... that is frequently addressed in studies on hydrocarbon migration and accumulation and oil recovery enhancement. This paper aims to determine the effects...

Selecting and Assessing Plays: Chapter 8: Part II. Nature of the Business

David A. White

AAPG Special Volumes

... of prospects, as well as in assessing hydrocarbon potentials of plays, basins, and regions. A play is a group of prospects and any related fields having...

The Impact of Reservoir Heterogeneity on Fluid Flow in the Tensleep Sandstone of the Bighorn Basin

Mamdouh A. Shebl

Wyoming Geological Association

... of depositional facies on hydrocarbon production in the Tensleep Sandstone, Big Horn Basin, Wyoming: A working hypothesis: Wyoming Geological...

Evaluation of Logging While Drilling Technology, Offshore, East Kalimantan

S. Sutiyono

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... resolution is the width at 90% of the height of the curve, width at half maximum is the width at 50% of the height of the curve, and quantitative...

Time-dependent subsidence associated with drainage-induced compaction in Gulf of Mexico shales bounding a severely depleted gas reservoir

Chandong Chang, Ellen Mallman, and Mark Zoback

AAPG Bulletin

..., it is apparent that the calculation yields the maximum subsidence of 8 cm (3.15 inches) after 17 years of epoch 1, during which only reservoir sand...

The Geology and Development of the Wisconsin-Illinois Lead-Zinc District

Charles H. Behre Jr.

Kansas Geological Society

... when the ore was being laid down, and (2) the reaction between the mineralizing solutions and certain products of the hydrocarbon-bearing and sulphur...

Know Your Faults!: Part I

Rasoul Sorkhabi

GEO ExPro Magazine

... in the field. Know Your Faults! PART I: A proper understanding of faults is key to understanding the basic tenets of hydrocarbon geology. First, we take...

Prospects for Discovering Oil and Gas Fields in the Baku Archipelago

G. P. Ovanesov, A. G. Durmish’yan, Kh. B. Yusuf-Zade

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... of the structures. Manifestation of AHFP is greater in clayey strata than in the reservoirs. Maximum manifestation of AHFP is noted in the horst zone...