Surf Zone Shape Changes in Quartz Grains on Pocket Beaches, Cape Arago, Oregon

C. J. F. Rottmann

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... shoreline erosion. At the top of the seacliffs, an ancient wave-cut terrace surface, 50 to 100 feet above the modern strandline, is covered with a veneer...

Concentration-Dependent Flow Stratification In Experimental High-Density Turbidity Currents and Their Relevance To Turbidite Facies Models

Matthieu J.B. Cartigny,, Joris T. Eggenhuisen, Ernst W.M. Hansen, George Postma

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... wave propagation velocities, which is hard to predict. Furthermore, it is doubtful that, given the scale independence of the shear velocities, larger...

Mechanics of Basin Evolution and Its Relation to the Habitat of Oil in the Basin: Topical Papers

K. F. Dallmus

AAPG Special Volumes

... basins: The primary dynamic basins are circular or elliptical in plan. A subsiding area of an elastic shell resting on a subcrust of lesser strength...

Geostatistical Inversion in Carbonate and Clastic Reservoirs: Oilfield Case Studies from Kuwait; #20239 (2014)

Osman Al-Khaled, Yousef Al-Zuabi, Keith Edwards, Mohammad Hafez, and Denny Sulistiono

Search and Discovery.com

.... In deterministic inversion, the inverted results are derived from integration of well data, interpolated for low frequency elastic impedance and the seismic...

The Characterization of Fracture Mechanisms Using a Combination of Surface Microseismic Imaging, Microdeformation Modelling, and Downhole Microseismic Mapping: an Examination of the Value of Moment Tensor Migration Imaging

Raquel Velasco, Kit Chambers, Stephen A. Wilson

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... locations are calculated using hodogram orientations, P-wave and S-wave arrival picks, and a velocity model derived from a monopole sonic log (Jones et al...

Measuring Tensile Strength of Unconventional Shales Using Microwaving

Jinhong Chen, Dan Georgi, Bitao Lai

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... (or crack initiation and propagation) in oil and gas reservoirs, especially in tight organic-rich shale. Conventional methods for measuring rock tensile...

Three-Dimensional Geologic Modeling and Horizontal Drilling Bring More Oil out of the Wilmington Oil Field of Southern California, by Donald D. Clarke and Christopher C. Phillips, #20019 (2004).

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Critical Grain-Size Parameters for Predicting Framework and “Floating” Grains in Sediments

Steven L. Bryant, Chris Lerch, Michael E. Glinsky

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

.... Bryant, S., and Raikes, S., 1995, Prediction of elastic wave velocities in sandstones using structural models: Geophysics, v. 60, p. 437–446. Bryant...

A Deep Learning Approach to Predicting Remaining Useful Life for Downhole Drilling Sensors Using Synthetic Data Generation

Aamir Bader Shah, Yu Wen, Jiefu Chen, Xuqing Wu, Xin Fu

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... on mathematical models grounded in physical laws for system health assessment. These models are accurate but resource-intensive to create. Moreover...

Chapter Ten: Bibliography: Selected References for Gas Shales

Ann Priestman

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... of Minerals and Fuels: U S Geol Surv Open File Rep No. 82-0795. Levin, Franklyn, K., 1346, P-wave anisotropy of Pierre Shale: Geophysics, v. 57, p. 1346–1347...

Regional Study of Jointing in Comb Ridge-Navajo Mountain Area, Arizona and Utah

Robert A. Hodgson

AAPG Bulletin

... and the difficulty of defining a structure rock unit, precluded any attempt in this study to establish a precise mathematical relation between the thickness...

Scaling Analysis of the Coupled Compaction, Kerogen Conversion, and Petroleum Expulsion During Geological Maturation; #42409 (2019)

Qingwang Yuan, Yashar Mehmani, Alan Burnham, Alexandre Lapene, Johannes Wendebourg, Hamdi Tchelepi

Search and Discovery.com

... develop a unit cell model by considering elastic and inelastic deformation of solids, thermal expansion, primary and secondary cracking, sorption...

Flexural Subsidence Modeling of the Tertiary San Joaquin Basin, California

Mark S. Rentschler, Roger B. Bloch

Pacific Section SEPM

... equations developed for elastic beams on elastic foundation (c.f., Hetenyi, 1946; T u r c o t t e and Schubert, 1982): d^w , . . . — + b(xjw = q(xj. dw4...

Tides and their seminal impact on the geology, geography, history, and socio-economics of the Bay of Fundy, eastern Canada

Con Desplanque, David J. Mossman

Atlantic Geology

... interactions. Ocean waters do not conform precisely to the dynamics of idealized fluids upon which mathematical models of wave behaviour are based...

Multidisciplinary Data Integration for 3D Geological Outcrop Characterization, Jackfork Group, Hollywood Quarry, Arkansas, #50597 (2012)

Richard J. Brito

Search and Discovery.com

..., porosity, etc. This data was extrapolated using a mathematical algorithm. However, lateral variation of facies in this type of reservoir is very common...

Lateral Fluid Flow in a Compacting Sand-Shale Sequence: South Caspian Basin

John D. Bredehoeft , Rashid D. Djevanshir , Kenneth R. Belitz

AAPG Bulletin

... a first-order mathematical analysis in an effort to test if the permeability of the sands required to support a regional flow system is reasonable...

Quantifying the Influence of Rock Fabric, Composition, and Electrical Double Layer on the Broadband Dielectric Dispersion of Organic-rich Mudrocks

Artur Posenato Garcia, Zoya Heidari

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...) where L is a characteristic length of the system, cEM is the velocity of propagation of an electromagnetic wave, and τ is the characteristic time (i.e....

A process-based approach to digital core reconstruction for complex wetting reservoirs

Cheng Feng, Ziyan Feng, Junkai Chen, Shun Dai, Rui Mao, Youlong Zou

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... to the wetting characteristics and mathematical morphology method, and obtained an oil-water distribution system in accordance with the porphyritic...

Depositional Environment of the St. Peter Sandstone Deduced by Textural Analysis

E. J. Amaral, W. A. Pryor

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... been urged by Tanner (1964). The main disadvantage of the visual method is that it lacks a rigorous mathematical foundation. Visher (1969) has...

Anisotropic Reservoir Characterization Based on Support Vector Machine Technique

Search and Discovery.com

... methods (Inverse Distance Weighted), or geo-statistical methods (Kriging). The deterministic methods make predictions from mathematical formulas...

Characterization of deformation bands associated with normal and reverse stress states in the Navajo Sandstone, Utah: Discussion

Haakon Fossen, Atle Rotevatn

AAPG Bulletin

... Rotevatn 2012 869 876 96 5 Allmendinger, R. W., 1998, Inverse and forward numerical modeling of trishear fault-propagation folds: Tectonics, v. 17, p...

Chapter 4: The Peruvian Sub-Andean Foreland Basin System: Structural Overview, Geochronologic Constraints, and Unexplored Plays

Patrice Baby, Ysabel Calderón, Stéphane Brusset, Martin Roddaz, Stéphanie Brichau, Adrien Eude, Gérome Calves, Ysabel Calderón, Alejandro Quispe, Léonardo Ramirez, Asaid Bandach, Rolando Bolaños, Christian Hurtado, Mélanie Louterbach, Nicolas Espurt

AAPG Special Volumes

.... These latitudinal variations are not only related to the pre-Andean basins’ inheritance but also to the interactions between thrusts propagation, erosion...

Seismic expressions of a Miocene prograding carbonate margin, Mut Basin, Turkey

Xavier Janson, Gregor P. Eberli, Florence Bonnaffe, Fabrice Gaumet, Vincent De Casanove

AAPG Bulletin

... model, a more rigorous way to compute wave propagation, computation of various interferences, and imperfect processing. As a result, reflections...

Formalizing Geological Knowledge--With an Example of Modeling Stratigraphy Using Fuzzy Logic

Ulf Nordlund

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

..., Fuzzy slope stability method: Mathematical Geology, v. 19, p. 757-767. KACEWICZ, M., 1989, On the problem of fuzzy searching for hard workability rocks...

Misconceptions Affecting Petroleum Exploration*

Mason L. Hill

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... resources should not be expressed in absolute mathematical terms. Additional common misconceptions about petroleum exploration exist which...