ABSTRACT: Reservoir Properties of the Bakken Shale

Lorraine Druyff

Montana Geological Society

... theory suggests that the acids associated with thermal maturation of hydrocarbons are present and are capable of dissolving silicate...

ABSTRACT: Landsat Analysis Techniques, Some Applications for Bakken Exploration in the Williston Basin

Warren Shepard

Montana Geological Society

... model is introduced to explain thermal maturation and fracturing of the Bakken Formation in the central Williston Basin. Punctuated...

Kansas Coal Resources and Their Potential for Coalbed Methane [Abstract]

Lawrence L. Brady

Oklahoma City Geological Society

... assessments are based on chemical analyses. Published vitrinite reflectance values indicate possible lower maturation of the coals. The primary...

ABSTRACT: Reservoir Properties of the Bakken Shale

Lorraine Druyff

Montana Geological Society

... that the acids associated with thermal maturation of hydrocarbons are present and are capable of dissolving silicate and carbonate minerals...

ABSTRACT: Formation Resistivity as an Indicator of Oil Generation — Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Woodford Shale of Oklahoma*

James W. Schmoker, Timothy C. Hester

Montana Geological Society

... reflectance (Ro) indicate that the level of thermal maturation required for oil generation is about Ro = 0.44% in the upper Bakken Formation, Ro...

ABSTRACT: Hydrodynamics of the Shallow Salt-Water Interface in the Unglaciated Appalachian Plateau

David R. Wunsch

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP)

... for the occurrence of the shallow salt-water interface, including overpressurization from Appalachian orogenic events, maturation of organic material, and the lack...

Abstract: Using Rotational Polarization and Reflectance Crossplots for Determining First-Cycle Vitrinite for Maturation Studies

M-A. L. Malinconico

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP)

...Abstract: Using Rotational Polarization and Reflectance Crossplots for Determining First-Cycle Vitrinite for Maturation Studies M-A. L. Malinconico...

Abstract: Deep seismic: a new exploration tool

J. D. Harper, J. Hall

Atlantic Geology

... in the deep crust, or lower in the mantle, has significant bearing on basin formation, and on thermal maturation. In compressional regimes, foreland...

Abstract: Stratigraphy and Structure of Pull-Apart Margins, by K. O. Emery; #90968 (1977).

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Abstract: Organic Diagenesis-Its Relationship to Gulf Coast Oil

William E. Harrison

GCAGS Transactions

...). Thermal maturation of kerogen generates a broad spectrum of products that begin with liquid oils, rich in hetero-compounds, and progress to a point where...

ABSTRACT: HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF CARBONIFEROUS COAL IN BOHAI GULF BASIN, EASTERN CHINA: EVALUATION BY HYDROUS PYROLYSIS EXPERIMENTS

Rongxi Li, Kuili Jin

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP)

... but without gas production at the initial maturation stage (VR0≤0.66%). The peak of bitumen generation occurs at maturation of VR0=0.99% while oil and gas...

Abstract: Evaluation of the oil generation potential in the Santos Basin integrating petrological and geochemical parameters with sequence stratigraphical concepts

M. Balbinot, M. Blanco, W. Kalkreuth

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP)

... for hydrocarbons exploration and its stratigraphic record is well understood, studies about the type, the content and the level of maturation of organic...

Development of Unconventional Gas Prospects and Evaluation of Producing Using Geochemical Techniques: Abstract

Daniel M. Jarvie, Brenda L. Claxton, Mark H. Tobey

Tulsa Geological Society

... sands, and shallow basin methane are used to show how source maturation, primary and secondary gas yields, and BTU contents can be mapped for high...

Abstract: Geopressure and Seismic Estimation of Enhanced Reservoir Quality-Subsalt Analogs

Norman S. Neidell

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... is to slow down processes that destroy porosity and permeability and also affect hydrocarbon maturation which forms oil and ultimately cooks it to carbon...

Regional Trends in Coalbed Gas Composition and Thermal Maturation in Eastern Kansas: Implications for Predicting Quality and Location of Coalbed Gas: Abstract

K. David Newell, L. Michael Magnuson

Tulsa Geological Society

...Regional Trends in Coalbed Gas Composition and Thermal Maturation in Eastern Kansas: Implications for Predicting Quality and Location of Coalbed Gas...

Abstract: Hunting for Elephants: Exploration and Appraisal Learnings from the Western Atwater Foldbelt of the Ultra Deep Water Gulf of Mexico

Michael G. Moore

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... in ultra deep water. The two main pre-drill risks in the WAFB were the presence of reservoir quality sandstone and hydrocarbon maturation and migration...

Abstract: Basin-Center Gas or Subtle Conventional Traps?

Wayne K. Camp, Andrea B. Brown, and Lindsay L. Poth

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... basin-wide gas deposits below a given structural elevation or thermal maturation depth that can lead to predicting overstated reserves and overly...

Abstract: Leg 58, DSDP--Deep Drilling in Shikoku Basin and Northeastern Philippine Sea, by George Devries Klein, Kazuo Kobayashi; #90961 (1978).

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ABSTRACT: Importance of post-oil solid bitumen network to hydrocarbon production from biogenic-silica-rich Woodford Shale, Oklahoma, USA

B.J. Cardott, C.R. Landis, M.E. Curtis

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP)

... and can be used as a proxy for other visual, chemical and mineralogical components for maturation assessments especially in rocks that preceded...

ABSTRACT: Spectral fluorescence analysis of kerogen and extracts from Miocene Agbada shale interbeds in the Niger delta

I.M. Akaegbob

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP)

... from maximum wavelength of 550nm (green-yellow) to 440nm (blue) with increasing organic maturation. In addition the fluorescence color and intensity...

Hydrocarbon Migration in Mackenzie Delta Sediments

Lloyd R. Snowdon

CSPG Bulletin

... by comparison of the level of thermal maturation of a crude oil with that of the in situ organic matter in the proximity of the host reservoir rocks...

Review of the Hydrocarbon Potential of the Crawford Thrust Plate Wyoming-Idaho-Utah Thrust Belt

Gerard L. Valenti

Wyoming Geological Association

.... The Phosphoria on the leading edge of the Paris Thrust sheet probably was uplifted before becoming overmature, and the thermal maturation process...

Abstract: Structural Restoration and Petroleum Systems Modeling of the Wyoming–Utah Thrust Belt

Hans Axel Kemna, Monika Majewska-Bell, Keith Mahon, and Kristijan Kornpihl

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... as maturation and petroleum migration, was carried out using the TecLink application of the PetroMod software package. The resulting model provides detailed...

Abstract: The Lower Tertiary Trend in the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater — Challenges and Potential Rewards

James Cearley

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... of existing technologies, the rapid maturation of new technologies and the efficient sharing of infrastructure development. Economic development of this new...

ABSTRACT: Alkyl Lipid Influences on Methane Sorption in Coals

Clayton R. Magill, Fengshuang Han, Andreas Busch

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP)

... and their maturation state at the worldwide scale. As such, here we instead focus on molecular composition of oxygen-containing compounds viz. fatty alcohols...