A Novel Approach to Understanding Multi-Horizon Fluid Flow in Unconventional Wells Using Produced Water Time-Lapse Geochemistry: Powder River Basin, Wyoming

Peter Jones, Drew Dressler, Tyler Conner, Josh O’Brien, Trevor Klaassen, Sean Bingham

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...% of the fluid is formation water; however, as mentioned previously, this is typical for flowback samples of unconventional wells. In the case of the Powder...

Investigation and Field Application of Ultra-High Density Fracturing Technology in Unconventional Reservoirs

Fanhui Zeng, Yu Zhang, Jianchun Guo, Su Diao, Wenxi Ren, Bintao Zheng

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... toughness and tip stress strength factor, where the relationship between tip stress strength factor and fracture fluid pressure and formation stress...

Fluid Flow, Pore Pressure, Wettability, and Leakage in Mudstone Cap Rocks

Andrew C. Aplin, Steve R. Larter

AAPG Special Volumes

..., 1965, Estimation of formation pressures from log-derived shale properties: Journal of Petroleum Technology, v. 17, June 1965, p. 717722.Ibrahim, M...

The relation between stratigraphic elements, pressure regime, and hydrocarbons in the Alberta deep basin (with emphasis on select Mesozoic units)

Peter E. Putnam, Grant S. Ward

AAPG Bulletin

... Formation). The Nisku Formation is a normally pressured unit where fluid pressures increase systematically with depth in areally extensive carbonates...

Development of Oil Fields by Water Injection in China: Chapter 2

Tan Wenbin, Wang Naiju, Jiang Lan

AAPG Special Volumes

.... The gross fluid withdrawal rate, production profile and the water-cut for each zone in a producer are to be determined by geophysical methods. 3...

Graphic Method of Determination of the Position of the Gas-Water Contact in Gas Pools

I. V. Petrov

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... method proposed by V. P. Savchenko of determining the gas-water contact on a basis of measuring formation pressures at known altitudes within a pool...

Other Analytical Approaches

Robert H. Goldstein, T. James Reynolds

Special Publications of SEPM

... of fluid inclusions of various origins and hence compositions. A few methods have been applied to eliminate problems with preferential adsorption...

Application of formation pressure prediction technique based on high-density three-dimensional seismic constraints in complex structural zones

Baoli Yu, Keyu Liu, Chao Li, Peng Chen, Baorong Xu, Jia Chen, Wenchao Xiang, Bo Yuan

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

.... In the early stage, mismatch between drilling fluid density and formation pressure occurred in two wells in the study area during drilling, which resulted...

Synthesis and Model of Formation-Water Flow, Alberta Basin, Canada

Stefan Bachu

AAPG Bulletin

... nonhydrostatic pressures and driving the flow of formation waters. No single mechanism and process is fully resp nsible for fluid flow in a sedimentary...

EXTENDED ABSTRACT: Scaling up Local Measurements of Hydrologic Properties of the Queen City and Sparta Aquifers, Texas Gulf Coast: Establishing Regional Groundwater Flow Models

Nicot, Jean-Philippe, Deeds, Neil E., and Dutton, Alan R.,

GCAGS Transactions

... of scaling methods precludes obtaining a unique value that would be the "right" value. In hydrogeology, upscaling is generally defined...

NEW LOGGING APPROACHES FOR EVALUATIONS OF CARBONATE RESERVOIRS

B. M. McVICAR, J. L. HEATH, R. P. ALGER

Williston Basin Symposium

... data have been taken from this basin, but the methods should be applicable in any similar formation. The geographical...

ABSTRACT: Locating Remaining Reserves using Inside Tubing PNS Logging, by Njoku Chima; #90913(2000).

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ABSTRACT: Locating Remaining Reserves Using Inside Tubing pns Logging, by Chima Njoku; #90913(2000).

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Treatise of Petroleum Geology / Handbook of Petroleum Geology: Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps. Chapter 9: Predicting Reservoir System Quality and Performance

Dan J. Hartmann and Edward A. Beaumont

AAPG Special Volumes

... fluid pressures. Good examples of high pressure and unconsolidated reservoirs are some Danian Chalk reservoirs of the North Sea. Gravity drainage...

Exploration Ramifications of Subsurface Fluid Migrations in the Lake Borgne-Valentine Area of Southeastern Louisiana

Glen M. Gatenby

GCAGS Transactions

... of montmorillonite to illite(Powers, 1967; Burst, 1969) is also an important contributor to the formation of abnormal pressures (Houston Geological...

Improved interpretation of wireline pressure data

Alton Brown

AAPG Bulletin

... amounts of supercharge are identified from the overbalance and formation mobility. Examples illustrate identification of free-water levels and fluid...

Measuring Hydrocarbon Gas Properties For Accurate Gas-In-Place Calculations For Unconventional Gas Reservoirs

Ashish Mathur, Safdar Ali, Mansoor Ali, Chad Belanger, Vivek R. Ravi

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... in organic shale pore systems to properly characterize reservoir fluid phase, calculate gas-in-place and estimate hydrocarbon saturation during pressure...

Well test results and reservoir performance for a carbon dioxide injection test in the Bass Islands Dolomite in the Michigan Basin

Joel Sminchak, Neeraj Gupta, Jacqueline Gerst

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

... formation fracture pressures, and demonstrate the mechanical integrity of the well. The step-rate test was completed with CO2, and injection rates...

Diagenesis of the Keg River Formation, Northwestern Alberta: Fluid Inclusion Evidence

K.L Aulstead,, R.J. Spencer

CSPG Bulletin

... balance calculations will be used here to propose a different origin for the Middle Devonian formation waters. METHODS The techniques used in fluid...

Application of Integrated Core and 3-D Image Rock Physics to Characterize Niobrara Chalk Properties Including Relative Permeability With Bound Water Effect

Alan P. Byrnes, Shawn Zhang, Lyn Canter, Mark Sonnenfeld

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

..., high capillary pressure, microcracks, differing PHI-K-Sw measurement methods, and controlling fluid distributions. Image-based digital rock physics...

Cherokee: T. 37 S., R. 23, SLB&M: San Juan County, Utah

Cindy L. Crawley Stewart, Karn F. Riley

Utah Geological Association

... shelf Paradox Basin Producing Formation(s): Pennsylvanian-Upper Ismay zone of the Paradox formation Type of Trap: Stratigraphic trap Exploration Method...

Geochemical Variation of Dolomite Cement Within the Cambrian Bonneterre Formation, Missouri: Evidence for Fluid Mixing

M. R. Farr

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

...Geochemical Variation of Dolomite Cement Within the Cambrian Bonneterre Formation, Missouri: Evidence for Fluid Mixing M. R. Farr 1992 Vol. 62 No. 4...

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

... by high pore pressures, but failure occurs before pore-fluid pressures reach the lithostatic pressure. Radial and random microfractures are rare...

Abstract: Investigation of Electromagnetic Heating Methods for Heavy Oil Reservoirs, by A. Sahni; #90911 (2000)

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Flow Regulation in Horizontal Wells: Evaluating a Tailpipe System Designed to Optimize Artificial Lift Performance in Horizontal Wells

Natasha Dye, Dave Kimery, Courtney Gallo

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... bottomhole pressures. This realistic case assumed a fluid level of 600 ft above the pump which had a resulting pump intake pressure of 200 psi, as given...