Coupled stratigraphic and petroleum system modeling: Examples from the Ordos Basin, China

Keyu Liu, Jianliang Liu, and Xiu Huang

AAPG Bulletin

..., reservoir, and seal units are commonly represented as discrete and homogeneous layers. To address such a challenge, and to model both conventional...

The Limitations of Seismic Modelling of Geological Structures

B. L. N. Kennett

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... of such techniques requires an understanding of their limitations. Stratified models allow the inclusion of fine struc• ture but cannot accommodate horizontal...

Predicting Facies Controls on Well Performance, Lea County NM

Michael Maler, Jason Eleson, Andrew Lewis

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... variable and one version that did not. Thus, four predictive models were generated. All model versions included both the horizontal length (feet...

Evaluating the Effect of Natural Fractures on Production from Hydraulically Fractured Wells Using Discrete Fracture Network Models

Thomas Doe, Alfred Lacazette, William Dershowitz, Clifford Knitter

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...Evaluating the Effect of Natural Fractures on Production from Hydraulically Fractured Wells Using Discrete Fracture Network Models Thomas Doe, Alfred...

Joint inversion of AVO and time-shift for geomechanical strain evaluation in a UKCS field

Samarth Bachkheti, Colin MacBeth

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

.../1.2335657. Rüger, A., 1997. P wave reflection coefficients for transversely isotropic models with vertical and horizontal axis of symmetry: Geophysics, 6...

The Steam Chamber Study of Thermal Recovery Heavy Oil Reservoir Based on Temperature Monitoring Data, Time-Lapse Seismic and Reservoir Simulation Result; #41329 (2014)

Feng Zhang, YinTao Cai, Libo Guo, Tingting Pan, Xiaomeng Cao, and Yuzhen Wang

Search and Discovery.com

... horizontal wells and 40 vertical wells with the spacing 70m. Geological models apply logging interpretation data, which is eight points per meter for all...

Modeling Tidal Bedding In Distributary-Mouth Bars

Nicoletta Leonardi, Tao Sun, Sergio Fagherazzi

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... are also present. Under these conditions mouth bars can display alternate layers of mud and sand that can ultimately determine their vertical...

Perspectives on Horizontal Drilling in Canada

Robert G. Farquharson, Lawrence M. Spratt, Peter C.M. Wang

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... teams with reliable models. Experience with and data from horizontal wells is adding significantly to industry’s understanding of reservoir geology...

Interpreting Borehole Image Data from Deep-Marine Environments

Adriaan A. Bal, Kenrick A. A. van Noord, Gde P. Wirawan

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... beds that were originally deposited as near horizontal layers. These beds can include mudstones or parallel-laminated heterolithic successions...

Sedimentation Pattern of a Rift-filling Unit, Tesuque Formation (Miocene), Espanola Basin, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico

William Cavazza

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... of nonmarine origin, with numerous interbedded ashfall-tuff layers. The sedimentation pattern of the Tesuque Formation was determined by the interaction...

Integrating Experiments and Well Logs to Predict Caney Shale Static Mechanical Properties During Production with Supervised Machine Learning

Sherif M. Kholy, Hunjoo P. Lee, Mileva Radonjic

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... Forest (RF) and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) models. The results showed that the estimated dynamic Young’s moduli from ultrasonic measurements...

Upper and Lower Bakken Shale Production Contribution to the Middle Bakken Reservoir

Sanyog Kumar, Todd Hoffman, Manika Prasad

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... representation. Three Bakken layers: U&L Shale shown in green and the Middle-layer shown in yellow. The horizontal well (red-line) centrally penetrates...

Abstract: Lower Cretaceous Stratigraphic Models from Texas and Mexico

T. A. Bay, Jr

GCAGS Transactions

...Abstract: Lower Cretaceous Stratigraphic Models from Texas and Mexico T. A. Bay, Jr 1977 Vol. 27 (1977), Carbonate ramp and carbonate shelf...

Can Subduction-Induced Mantle Flow Drive Backarc Extension?

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Initiating a Digital Oilfield Operating System on Brage field

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ABSTRACT: Integrated Multidiscipline Approach for Identification of Undepleted Reservoirs on the Outskirts of Mature Fields in Western Siberia; #90061 (2006)

Valentin Ivanov, P. Mangazeev, and S. Patniyot

Search and Discovery.com

... production and a lot of efforts has been made recently to develop those areas. One such effort was to develop a reasonable strategy for placing horizontal...

Abstract: PETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY OF MISSISSIPPIAN CARBONATES, NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA; #90249 (2016)

Fnu Suriamin

Search and Discovery.com

... yr. It has recently become a significant unconventional play for horizontal development. Improvements in completion techniques and horizontal...

Calcite cement in Permian deep-water sandstones, Delaware Basin, west Texas: Origin, distribution, and effect on reservoir properties

Shirley P. Dutton

AAPG Bulletin

... in cores and occur in bioclast-rich layers. Horizontal cores cut concretions up to 20 ft (6 m) long, but no periodicity was observed...

Current Status of Geodynamic Bases for Prediction, Prospecting, and Exploration for Oil and Gas

K. A. Kleshchev, V. S. Shein

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... direction used various models of basin formation, natural reservoirs, generation and migration of hydrocarbons, etc. The second is oriented on re...

Abstract: Stress Determination along the Andes Cordillera for Successful Horizontal Well Planning in the Llanos Basin, Colombia, by N. C. Last and M. E. Markley; #90933 (1998).

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Tidal-flat Deposition and Early Dolomitization in Upper Ordovician Rocks of Southern Appalachian Valley and Ridge

Allan M. Thompson

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... and horizontal burrow structures, and are extensively bioturbated and mottled. They represent deposition on low tidal flats to very shallow-subtidal, nearshore...

Chapter 23: Lithological and Petrophysical Controls on Production of the Mississippian Limestone, Northeastern Woods County, Oklahoma

Katherine M. Lindzey, Matthew J. Pranter, Kurt J. Marfurt

AAPG Special Volumes

... vertical wells and 50 horizontal wells was compared to the lithology, porosity, and water saturation models to explore the dominant controls...

The Impact of Geologic Reservoir Characterization on the Flow Unit Modeling at the Kern River Field, California, USA

Elliott P. Ginger, William R. Almon, Susan A. Longacre, Cynthia A. Huggins

Special Publications of SEPM

... Kern River Geology Team was charged with developing geologically based reservoir models that improve understanding of the steam flood process...

Fault zone deformation and displacement partitioning in mechanically layered carbonates: The Hidden Valley fault, central Texas

David A. Ferrill, Alan P. Morris, Ronald N. McGinnis, Kevin J. Smart, William C. Ward

AAPG Bulletin

... but is locally represented by only a slickensided surface between limestone layers. The 55- to 63-m (180207-ft) fault throw across a 43- to 98-m (141...

The correction of linear fracture density and error analysis using underground well-logging data

Dongsheng Cao, Lianbo Zeng, Dongsheng Cao, Paul D. Bons, Till Sachau

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... in the quantification of linear fracture density, especially applicable to thin layers or large fracture densities. to a drill core. The linear fracture density has...