Quantification of the morphology of gold grains in 3D using X-ray microscopy and SEM photogrammetry

François-Xavier Masson, Georges Beaudoin, Denis Laurendeau

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... is related to particle size. This study compares X-ray 3D microscope and 3D SEM photogrammetry to reconstruct the shape of gold particles. These new methods...

A Complementary Method of Assessing Clay Stabilisers Used in Hydraulic Fracturing Applications

Jeff Dupont, Jeff Dawson, Richard Mitchell

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... including analytical procedures such as X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and performance testing methods such as capillary...

Extended Abstract: Evolution and Occlusion of Porosity in the Lower Cretaceous Aptian-Albian Sligo Formation Shelf Edge Reef, South Texas

Eyitayo E. A. Aina, Brenda B. L. Kirkland

GCAGS Transactions

... selection of samples for thin sections and scanning electron microscope (SEM) from approximately every 5 ft (1.5 m) of core available. Alizarin red...

Abstract: Reservoir Space Characterization & Property of Terrestrial Shale in China, by Rukai Zhu, Songtao Wu, Bin Bai, Jingwei Cui, Tuo Wang, and Tingting Li; #90180 (2013)

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ABSTRACTThe Chemical and Thermal Stability of Proppants under Geothermal Conditions, #90128 (2011)

Kristie McLin, Daniel Brinton, Joseph Moore

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... diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and QEMScan analyses were performed on the proppant before and after testing to evaluate textural...

Abstract: Spectral-element Simulations of Elastic Wave Propagation in Exploration and Geotechnical Applications; #90187 (2014)

Lin Zheng, Qi Zhao, Qinya Liu, Bernd Milkereit, and Giovanni Grasselli

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... Summary The spectral-element methods (SEMs) have long been applied to model wave propagation for seismological research by providing more geometrical...

Capillary fluid dynamics within unconventional rocks investigated by scanning electron microscopy

Shawn Zhang, Lyn Canter, and Mark Sonnenfeld

AAPG Bulletin

... electron microscopy (SEM), the imposed vacuum over hours of time causes pore fluids trapped in the rock sample to flow and interact with the mineral...

Integrated Facies Modeling for Unconventional and Tight Reservoirs

Matt Campbell, Rachel Aisner-Williams, Taskin Akpulat, Jorge Estrada, Mark Kittridge, Mitch Pavlovic, Maksym Pryporov

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... variability; mineralogical components were further validated with SEM, core XRD data and elemental (XRF, EDS) data where available. Pore structures...

Differential Diagenesis of Rhythmic Limestone Alternations Supported by Palynological Evidence

Hildegard Westphal , Martin J. Head , Axel Munnecke

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

...., Dolomitization and Limestone Diagenesis: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Special Publication 13, p. 124-168. STEINEN, R.P., 1982, SEM...

The Use of Advanced Analytical Techniques to Characterize Micro-and Nanoscale Pores and Fractures in the Bakken

James Sorensen, Beth Kurz, Steve Smith, Joel Walls, Michael Foster, Bob Aylsworth

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of advanced computer tomography (CT) imaging and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques, including whole-core and micro x-ray CT imaging, field...

Gypsum Stromatolites From Sawda Nathil: A Geological Relict From Salinas Along the Fourth Coastline of Qatar, #51389 (2017).

Christian J. Strohmenger, Jeremy Jameson

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... sabkhas and salinas. Sediment from four short push cores was photographed, described, and sampled for petrographic thin-section and X-ray diffraction (XRD...

Characterization of Shale Oil Rocks Using Retort and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Boyang Zhang, Jinhong Chen

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of the shale properties. Fourteen shale core plugs were examined using NMR and retort methods. T2, T1 spectra and T1- T2 plots and their physical properties...

The Impact of Overpressure as Sealing Capacity in a Fractured Basement Reservoir, South Sumatera Basin

Aiman Haidar Shamlan, Fariz Kustama Kadafi Loudoe, Eko Laksono, Iin Muhsinah, Mochammad Syaifuddin, Mohamad Amin Ahlun Nazar

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... in Figure 2. METHODOLOGY The overpressure study in B-1 is equipped with wireline log (sonic, resistivity, and density), Repeat Formation Tester (RFT), SEM...

Abstract: The Upper Cretaceous Bad Heart Ooidal Ironstones: An integrated Mineralogical-sedimentological-ore Characterization; #90172 (2014)

Jon Sliwinski, Chris Gunning, Kathryn Sheridan, Barry Caplan, Bruce Smith

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... microscopy methods, XRD analysis, and geochemical analysis by XRF and ICP-MS. Data was also collated from previous works published by the Alberta...

Diversity of Neomorphic Fabrics in New Zealand Plio-Pleistocene Cool-Water Limestones: Insights into Aragonite Alteration Pathways and Controls

Vincent Caron, Campbell S. Nelson

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... that contained aragonite as revealed by XRD were stained with Feigl’s solution. Cathodoluminescence (CL) microscopy was carried out on all thin sections...

Water-Oil Displacement in Shale: New Insights from a Comparative Study Integrating Imbibition Tests and Multiscale Imaging

Sheng Peng, Priyanka Periwal, Robert M. Reed

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... are referred to Peng et al. (2019a) for more detailed methods and procedures of imaging processing. SEM/EDS pore characterization. After micro-CT imaging...

Observation of Microbial Structures in Rocks Using 3D Light Microscopy: RESEARCH METHODS PAPER

K.L. Milliken

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

...Observation of Microbial Structures in Rocks Using 3D Light Microscopy: RESEARCH METHODS PAPER K.L. Milliken 2002 220 224 Vol. 72 (2002) No. 1...

PRESERVATION OF FOSSIL MICROBES AND BIOFILM IN CAVE POOL CARBONATES AND COMPARISON TO OTHER MICROBIAL CARBONATE ENVIRONMENTS

LESLIE A. MELIM, DIANA E. NORTHUP, PENELOPE J. BOSTON, MICHAEL N. SPILDE

PALAIOS

... of the delicate context so nicely documented by Jones (2009a, 2009b, 2011a, 2011b), so both methods should be utilized. Second, many SEM workers...

A Nearly Complete Characterization of Permeability to Hydrocarbon Gas and Liquid for Unconventional Reservoirs: A Challenge to Conventional Thinking

Albert Cui, Raphael Wust, Brent Nassichuk, Ken Glover, Ron Brezovski, Cory Twemlow

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of thin-section and SEM imaging. Sample Mineralogy and Fabric XRD and SRA analyses of four samples were Quartz+Feldspar conducted (Table 1...

Chapter 20 - Diagenesis: Replacement & Recrystallization

Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle, Peter A. Scholle, Juergen Schieber, Robert J. Raine

AAPG Special Volumes

... of Sedimentary Research, v. 59, p. 740–757, doi: 10.1306/212F9061-2B24-11D7-8648000102C1865D. Morad, S., 1986, SEM study of authigenic rutile, anatase...

Sulfates

Joann E. Welton

AAPG Special Volumes

...Sulfates Joann E. Welton 1984 204 217 ME 4: SEM Petrology Atlas Click to view image in JPEG format. Fig. 204. [Grey Scale] GYPSUM (ARTIFICIAL) CaSO4...

Petrographic Study of Marginal Sediments from the Elk Point Group of Northwestern Alberta, Canada

M. Khanna, E.K. Walton, M.S. Shawa

CSPG Bulletin

...-chlorite) and smectite, were identified by XRD as well as SEM. Silica, as syntaxial overgrowths, sometimes as massive cementing medium (chert/opal...

Origin, distribution, and significance of cements in the Miocene Vinchina Formation sandstones, Vinchina Foreland Basin, northwestern Argentina

Marianela Dìaz, Sergio A. Marenssi, Carlos O. Limarino

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... of America, Bulletin, v. 78, p. 353–368. Welton, J.E., 2003, SEM petrology atlas: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Methods in Exploration...

Chloride Stres Corrosion Cracking in Air Cooled Heat Exchanger Tubes

Nasrizal Zulkarnaen, Zainal Abidin

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... stresses that are significantly higher than the Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (Cl-SCC) threshold stress are observed. INTRODUCTION During a maintenance...

Assessing the Origin and Variability of Eolian Lithic Material For High-Resolution Paleoceanographic Reconstructions Off Northern Chile (23° S)

Valentina Flores-Aqueveque, Gabriel Vargas, Stephane Alfaro, Sandrine Caquineau, Jorge Valdés

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

.... Local Context and Methods In coastal environments sedimentary processes are usually complex, and a multiplicity of possible sources and transport...