Predictive Fracture Mechanics of Normal Faults: Field Examples from the Española Basin, New Mexico

K.E. Carter Krogh

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... the attempt to relate theoretical fracture mechanics to the formation of natural fractures in rocks. Olson and Pollard (1991) have overcome some...

Extended Abstract: Selected Highlights for 50 Years of Turbidite Studies since the Introduction of the Bouma Sequence

C. Hans Nelson, John E. Damuth

GCAGS Transactions

... specific coeval sedimentation in Lesser Antilles: Implication for seismic hazard: Natural Hazards and Earth Systems Science, v. 12, p. 1755–1767, doi...

Importance of Deep Permeable Disposal Formations in Location of a Large Nuclear-Fuel Reprocessing Plant

Wallace de Laguna

AAPG Special Volumes

... and rates of movement of fluid in the proposed disposal formations, either under natural conditions or after waste injection, is impossible. Thus...

The Principles of Natural Gas Land Valuation

Eugene Wesley Shaw

AAPG Bulletin

...The Principles of Natural Gas Land Valuation Eugene Wesley Shaw 1919 378 388 3 1. (Annual) General Nature of Basis of Gas Valuation The true value...

The Retention Capabilities of Soils at Batang Berjuntai and Ampar Tenang as Natural Clay Liners for Landfill Systems Using Leaching Column Test and Selective Sequential Extraction Analysis

Nurita Ridwan, W. Z. W. Yaacob, Abdul Rahim Samsudin

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... (Nunan, 1996). Leachate permeates into ground and surface waters, causing pollution and hence, it poses considerable hazards to the natural environment...

The Unknown Risks of Fracking

David Campin

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... health hazards that may be more serious such as gas leak or explosion (Haley et al. 2016). On a broader front, the development layout of the field can...

Geotechnical Conditions Affecting Infrastructural Development of Oil and Gas Fields in Papua New Guinea

R. C. M. Goldsmith, S. Elliott

Papua New Guinea (PNG) Petroleum Convention Proceedings

... on topography, geology. Goldsmith and Elliott drainage characteristics and potential hazards. Particular reference is made to landslides, potential...

Fearless Freddie: The Long and Ambitious Career of Frederic M. Prentice, International Oil Man

Kathy J. Flaherty

Petroleum History Institute

... to pay meant forfeiture. Natural disasters in the form of earthquakes, tidal waves and illnesses from malaria and dysentery took a toll. But by October...

Molecular Simulation of CO/CH Competitive Adsorption and Enhanced Gas Recovery in Low-Rank Coal

Yang Li, Zhaozhong Yang, Xiaogang Li, Min Jia

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... are frequent coalmining gas disasters, low coal-mining efficiency, and environmental pollution. CO2 is used to displace CH4 to increase the productivity...

From Atlantic to Pacific Main Hypothesis of the Alpine System

Pierre F. Burollet

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... (destruction of vegetation and trees) or natural disasters (floods of 1969) than neotectonic movements. As a conclusion to this Tunisian chapter, we may...

A Reconnaissance of Sedimentation on the Kosi Alluvial Fan of India

Neil A. Wells, John A. Dorr Jr.

Special Publications of SEPM

... not always been large and expanding. In the 1700’s, when records were kept but before it was possible to alleviate natural disasters, mortality rates...

Pliocene and Quaternary Volcanism in the Northern Great Salt Lake Area and Inferred Volcanic Hazards

David M. Miller, John K. Nakata, C.G. Oviatt, William P. Nash, Donald W. Fiesinger

Utah Geological Association

...Pliocene and Quaternary Volcanism in the Northern Great Salt Lake Area and Inferred Volcanic Hazards David M. Miller, John K. Nakata, C.G. Oviatt...

Laboratory Measurements on Core-scale Sediment and Hydrate Samples to Predict Reservoir Behavior

Timothy J. Kneafsey, Yongkoo Seol, George J. Moridis, Liviu Tomutsa, Barry M. Freifeld

AAPG Special Volumes

..., Liviu Tomutsa, Barry M. Freifeld 2009 705 713 AAPG Memoir 89: Natural gas hydrates—Energy resource potential and associated geologic hazards...

Hydrogeology of the Edwards Limestone Reservoir

R. W. Maclay

South Texas Geological Society Special Publications

... as natural outlets for the reservoir. Their average annual combined discharge is about 350,000 acre-feet or 67 percent of the average annual recharge...

Energy for the Future: Travail and Transition

V. E. McKelvey

Oklahoma City Geological Society

... and natural gas has permitted an unprecedented growth in population and in the production of wealth, and has generated both a prevailing hope for further...

Subsidence Hazards – A History

Richard W. Strehle

Pacific Section of AAPG

...Subsidence Hazards – A History Richard W. Strehle 1989 107 116 Areas of land subsidence are present throughout the world. Production of fluids from...

The Greeley 3-D Seismic Survey: One of the Nations Largest Urban Survey Leads to Niobrara and Codell Horizontal Activity

Jack M. Wiener, Tagir Galikeev, Collin Richardson

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... and safely drilling Niobrara and Codell horizontal targets. A privately held oil and natural gas producer based in Greeley put together a plan to acquire...

High Resolution Seismic Data Derived From Prestack Inversion and Machine Learning to Accurately Position Horizontal Wells in the Midland Basin, Texas

Robert Meek, Buzz Davis, Hector Bello

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... position horizontal wells in the Midland Basin, Texas Robert Meek*, Buzz Davis, and Hector Bello Pioneer Natural Resources Copyright 2017...

Methane-hydrate Laboratory and Modeling Research: Bridging the Gap

Charles E. Taylor, Jonathan Lekse, Niall English

AAPG Special Volumes

...: Natural gas hydrates—Energy resource potential and associated geologic hazards Methane hydrates are clathrates (crystalline solids whose building blocks...

Regulation of Subsurface Disposal in Texas

Robert Hill

AAPG Special Volumes

... thereof, resulting from any process of industry, manufacturing, trade, or business, or from the development or recovery of any natural resources...

Abstract: Fracture Envintories and Transfer of Strain into the Eastern Colorado Plateau as Evaluated by Field, Lidar, and Remote Sensing Techniques, by Tim F. Wawrzyniec; #120140 (2014)

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Houston, Texas, Area Geomorphology: Investigating Surface Above Salt Domes Using GIS and Remote Sensing, #40968 (2012)

Zheng Huang, Shuhab Khan

Search and Discovery.com

.... This extremely impactful anthropogeni c factor may skew most if not all natural surface deformation in the greater Houston area. Natural factors that may...

Application of Geophysical and Geotechnical Methods to Determine the Geotechnical Characteristics of a Reclaimed Land; #70255 (2017)

Olusegun O. Adewoyin, Emmanuel O. Joshua, Marvel L. Akinyemi

Search and Discovery.com

...): Characteristics, Impacts and Causes: Journal of Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, v.4/3, p. 226-240. Adepelumi, A.A., M.O. Olorunfemi, D.E....

Oklahoma Oil, Natural Gas, and Our Place in the Big Picture

Dan T. Boyd

Oklahoma City Geological Society

...Oklahoma Oil, Natural Gas, and Our Place in the Big Picture Dan T. Boyd 2004 155 169 Vol. 54 (2004) No. 6. (May/June) (The Oklahoma City Geological...

Identification of Fluid Flow Features in the Seafloor and Subsurface and their Implications for Prospect and Geohazard Assessment: Examples from the Australian Northwest Shelf

J. K. Dirstein, J. V. Hengesh, A. J. Stanley

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 31, 29−41. VON RAD, U. & HAQ, B.U., 1992, Proceedings of the Ocean Program, Scientific Results, Leg 122...