Two-dimensional seismic refraction tomography of a buried bedrock valley at Hallsands beach, Devon, United Kingdom

Eric B. Avalos, David H. Malone, Eric W. Peterson, William P. Anderson, and Roland W. Gehrels

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

... layers within the peat, whereas shore-parallel lines delineate wood-peat, peaty-mud, and bedrock topography. Al-Saigh, N. H., and T. H. Al-Dabbagh, 2010...

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Miocene Kampung Opak Limestone (Sibuti Formation), Bekenu, Sarawak

Khor Simon, Meor Hakif Bin Amir Hassan, Muhamad Pedro J. Barbeito

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... layers (Figure 2C). The two intercalated lithologies are distinguishable in the field, with the limestone beds being more resistant to weathering than...

Integration of Geology, Geomechanics, and Completion Data in Modeling for Future Well and Completion Optimization: An Unconventional Diyab Case Study

H. Pourpak, W. Newby, S.Taubert, H. Al Marzooqi, M. Z. Baig, A. Lefebvre-Prudencio, Y. Wu, C. Pointer, F. Cafardi, V. De Gennaro , M. L. Nistor

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... horizontal exploration wells have been drilled to date proving productivity of the play in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In this paper, we apply...

Outcrop and Seismic Expressions of Coral Reefs, Carbonate Platforms, and Adjacent Deposits in the Tertiary of the Salalah Basin, South Oman

Jean R. F. Borgomano, Jeroen M. Peters

AAPG Special Volumes

..., H. E., 1982, Carbonate submarine fan versus carbonate debris aprons: Facies patterns, depositional processes and models: Geological Society of America...

Abstract: Three-Dimensional Pore Connectivity Evaluation in a Holocene Microbialite Head; #90153 (2012)

Marcelo F. Rezende, Sandra Nélis Tonietto, Michael C. Pope

Search and Discovery.com

.... For instance, pore-pore throat ratio, pore throat sizes and coordination numbers commonly are misunderstood and simplified to fit previous pore system models...

Microseismic Monitoring of a Multi-Stage Fracture in the Bakken Formation, SE Saskatchewan; #51061 (2015)

Rob Kendall

Search and Discovery.com

... of the Williston Basin in SE Saskatchewan. The microseismic results confirm that the minimum horizontal stress direction is approximately N20W...

Natural Fractures: From Core and Outcrop Observations to Subsurface Models

Estibalitz Ukar, Julia F. W. Gale, András Fall, Ramiro G. López, Damian Hryb, René Manceda, Ignacio Brisson, Eider Hernandez-Bilbao, Ralf J. Weger, Denis A. Marchal, Alain Zanella, Peter R. Cobbold

AAPG Special Volumes

...Natural Fractures: From Core and Outcrop Observations to Subsurface Models Estibalitz Ukar, Julia F. W. Gale, András Fall, Ramiro G. López, Damian...

Basement Architecture and Mechanical Stratigraphy: Hidden Controls on the Formation of Complex Forelimb Structures

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Depositional Models from Modern Submarine Fans and Ancient Turbidites: Interpretation Differences or Different Animals

William R. Normark

Pacific Section SEPM

...Depositional Models from Modern Submarine Fans and Ancient Turbidites: Interpretation Differences or Different Animals William R. Normark...

Upper Cretaceous Trace Fossils, Book Cliffs of Utah: A Field Guide

Robert W. Frey, James D. Howard

Rocky Mountain Section (SEPM)

... Creek Canyon, Utah. Jour. Paleont., v. 59, P. 370–404. Frey, R. W. and Pemberton, S. G. 1984. Trace fossil facies models. In. Walker, R. G. (ed...

Chapter 9: Outcrop-Based Reservoir Characterization and Modeling of an Upper Mississippian Mixed Carbonate–Siliciclastic Ramp, Northeastern Oklahoma

Scott Shelley, G. Michael Grammer, Matthew J. Pranter

AAPG Special Volumes

... photography was used to capture images and create 3-D models of inaccessible outcrop areas. These models were then imported as base surfaces...

Sanding Evaluation and Real-Time Sand Management Decisions in High-Rate Gas Wells, Ichthys Field, Browse Basin Australia

Abbas Khaksar, Ahmadreza Younessi, Inyau Bada

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... are field- and reservoir-specific empirical models with simple rules, which need a vast amount of field observations and production history to derive...

Application of Anomaly Impedance in an Integrated Geological Modeling for a Brownfield

Said Sabbeq, Tutuka Ariadji, Sonny Winardhie, John Hisar Simamora

Indonesian Petroleum Association

.... The field, with its 8 reservoirs, consists of layers where each layer is separated and has its own oilwater contact (OWC). In this research, reservoir...

Proposed Research

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The Clearwater Formation, Cold Lake, Alberta: A Worldclass Hydrocarbon Reservoir Hosted in a Complex Succession of Tide-Dominated Deltaic Deposits

G. Glen McCrimmon, R. W. C. Arnott

CSPG Bulletin

.... Carbonaceous layers up to 3 cm thick are present locally. Beds are sub-horizontal, 10-30 cm thick with sharp, undulatory basal contacts commonly...

Hybrid Physics and Data-Driven Modeling for Unconventional Field Development … Onshore US Basin Case Study

Jaeyoung Park, Akhil Datta-Gupta, Ajay Singh, Sathish Sankaran

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... with smaller misfit were selected as updated models based on the horizontal red line. The updated models (Figure 15(c)) show significant improvement...

4D Seismic Bandwidth and Resolution Analysis for Reservoir Fluid-flow Model Applications

Rafael Souza, David Lumley, Jeffrey Shragge, Alessandra Davolio, Denis Schiozer

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... Limitations on the vertical resolution in seismic data and fluid-flow models challenges the accurate interpretation of time-lapse (4D) seismic signals...

High resolution petrophysical and geomechanical characterization for subsurface stress prediction in the Permian Basin

Emmanuel Oyewole, Brian Crawford

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... contrasts in the minimum horizontal stress magnitude (Warpinski et al, 1989). Repeated crossing of formation layers with associated stress contrasts can...

Reservoir Characterization of Bassein Formation in Mukta Field, Western Offshore Basin, India; #50740 (2012)

Vinay Jain, Mohit Khanna, Iti Agrawal, Rajeev Lakhera, Anurag Grover, and Ajay Kumar

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... Geocellular model has been attempted for proper characterization of heterogeneities (vertical and horizontal) of Bassein Pay. Reservoir...

Displacement Geometry in the Volume Containing a Single Normal Fault

Jim A. M. Barnett , John Mortimer , John H. Rippon , John J. Walsh , Juan Watterson

AAPG Bulletin

... extension. Apparent horizontal extension by faulting varies from one layer to another, and a significant proportion of the extension in a basin may be due...

Cambrian Carbonate Platform Margin Facies, Shady Dolomite, Southwestern Virginia, U.S.A.

R. W. Pfeil , J. F. Read

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

...' intervals of the Bouma sequence, horizontal lamination is abundant in the shaly carbonate layers, and sediments are non-burrowed. Ripple-laminated...

Building the 3-D Jigsaw Puzzle: Applications of Sequence Stratigraphy to 3-D Reservoir Characterization, Permian Basin

S. W. Tinker

AAPG Bulletin

... stratigraphic model was extracted and used to populate a 3-D model composed of 141 5-ft-thick horizontal layers. The resulting model preserves...

Seismic Stratigraphic Model of Depositional Platform Margin, Eastern Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma

William E. Galloway , Marshall S. Yancey , Arthur P. Whipple

AAPG Bulletin

... correlation suggest that the layers of the transitional model are composed of mixed sandstone-limestone beds and mudstone. Integration of models, logs...

An Interpreter's Guide to Improvements in Depth Imaging Through Model-Based Velocity Estimation and Refinement

Andy Furniss

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... by an interpreter's geological knowledge of an area, have the ability to produce superior velocity models for depth conversion or prestack depth migration...

An Interpreter's Guide to Improvements in Depth Imaging through Model-Based Velocity Estimation and Refinement

Andy Furniss

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... superior velocity models for depth conversion or pre-stack depth migration. from the time to the depth domain that are commonly the cause of poor...