Eye-Openers from Re-Processing of Oil Sands Seismic Data; #41290 (2014)

David Gray, Seann Day, and Scott Shapper

Search and Discovery.com

... is that the strong reflection from the Devonian unconformity may dominate all processes that rely on signal correlations, including deconvolution...

Subaqueous Shrinkage Cracks from the Caithness Flagstone Series (Middle Devonian) of Northeast Scotland

R. Nowell Donovan, Richard J. Foster

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

.... Many of the gray-black laminites and a few of the greenish-gray laminated siltstones exhibit numerous small-scale (50 mm plan length) linear cracks...

Application of seismic spectral blueing based on generalized S-transform in high-quality reservoir prediction in gas cloud area

Pengzhi Zhang, Lei Liu, Zhiheng Jiang, Zhenglong Zhang

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

..., An investigation of the spectral properties of primary reflection coefficients: Geophysical Prospecting, 33, 400–435, doi: https://doi.org...

Petroleum Geology of Southeast Lincoln Oil Field Kingfisher County, Oklahoma

Charles A. Durham, Jr.

Oklahoma City Geological Society

... of the Ochelata Group. The sandstone, known locally as the Upper Layton sand, is a clear to white, Figure 1. LOCATION MAP End_Page 176...

Large Submarine Slide off Northeastern Continental Margin of Brazil

T. C. Moore, Jr. , Tj. H. Van Andel , W. H. Blow , G. R. Heath

AAPG Bulletin

.... (January) A reflection profiler record taken off the continental margin of Brazil shows features interpreted as being a lithified slide block...

Sandy fans--from Amazon to Hueneme and beyond

David J. W. Piper, William R. Normark

AAPG Bulletin

... data from high-resolution seismic reflection surveys and Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)/Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) wells from a variety of fans...

Geologic Map and Coloration Facies of the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone, Snow Canyon State Park and Areas of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Washington County, Utah (OFR-561) 2010

Gregory B. Nielsen, Marjorie A. Chan

Utah Geological Survey

...), whereas rock in the northern part of the park has been depleted in iron oxide (or “bleached”) to produce shades of yellow, tan, and white (white...

Structural Geophysics and the Simpson in Oklahoma

John J. Rupnik

Tulsa Geological Society

... the various reflection picks and the small Viola fault. Figure 19. A reduced seismic record section for shotpoints from a portion of a north-south...

Acoustic Imaging Of Experimental Subaqueous Sediment-Laden Flows And Their Deposits

Mauricio M. Perillo, Brandon Minton, Jim Buttles, David Mohrig

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... 2015 1 5 Vol. 85 (2015) No. 1. (January) This paper presents a non-invasive acoustic reflection technique to visualize sediment-laden flows over a wide...

Three-dimensional facies architecture and three-dimensional calcite concretion distributions in a tide-influenced delta front, Wall Creek Member, Frontier Formation, Wyoming

Keumsuk Lee, M. Royhan Gani, George A. McMechan, Janok P. Bhattacharya, Stephanie L. Nyman, Xiaoxian Zeng

AAPG Bulletin

... and rock stratigraphy: Geophysical Prospecting, v. 37, p. 531551.Dutton, S. P., B. J. Willis, C. D. White, and J. P. Bhattacharya, 2000, Outcrop...

Oligocene Stratigraphy of East White Point Field, San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas

Phil F. Martyn , Charles H. Sample

AAPG Bulletin

... wells (four wells showed small quantities of oil) in contrast to the fact that 235 of the approximate 244 wells drilled in the East White Point field have...

Recent Dedolomitization and the Origin of the Rusty Crusts of Northumberland: REPLY

W. S. Al-hashimi , J. E. Hemingway

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... is a necessary consequence of the substitution of a larger cation Fe2+ (0.74A) in the position of a relatively small cation Mg2+ (0.66A) which causes...

Abstract: AVAZ Inversion for Anisotropy Parameters of a Fractured Medium; #90174 (2014)

Faranak Mahmoudian, Gary F. Margrave, and Joe Wong

Search and Discovery.com

..., Geologic analysis of naturally fractured reservoirs. 2 ed., Elsevier. Tsvankin, I., 2001, Seismic signatures and analysis of reflection coefficients...

Chapter 149: Jackfork Group Turbidites in the Hollywood Quarry, Arkansas, USA: Outcrop Characterization, 3-D Geological Modeling, and Upscaling for Reservoir Simulation

J. Camilo Goyeneche, Roger M. Slatt, Alan J. Witten, Roger A. Young

AAPG Special Volumes

... superimposed on inline 1 show good bed correlations and reveal small faults. Similar features are observed on seismic reflection traces. SHRS and a long...

Reflected Buried Hills in the Oil Fields of Persia, Egypt, and Mexico

Sidney Powers

AAPG Bulletin

... an unconformity is approximately superposed and parallel. Reflection of former topography in strata overlying buried hills is in many cases obscure owing...

Full-waveform inversion with time-dependent receiver-extension: An efficient inner loop optimization

Mustapha Benziane, Romain Brossier, Ludovic Métivier, Serge Sambolian

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... and to force it to become small along iterations. L is the maximum allowed receiver relocalization distance, and α is a tuning parameter, for weighting...

Origin and Distribution of Sands and Gravels on the Northern Continental Shelf Off Washington

K. Venkatarathnam, Dean A. McManus

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

..., Characteristics of Columbia River sediment and sediment transport: Jour. Sed. Petrology, v. 39, p. 1149-1166. WHITE, S. M., 1968, The mineralogy...

A Comparison of the Play Analysis Technique as Applied in Hydrocarbon Resource Assessments of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Kenneth J. Bird

AAPG Special Volumes

... technique, and our experience suggests that several small modifications in the method would improve its efficiency and enhance its reliability...

Transmitted Infrared Radiation: A Simple Method for Studying Sedimentary Structures: NOTES

Donald C. Rhoads, Daniel J. Stanley

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... by an ordinary camera loaded with infrared sensitive film. Sediments are generally more transparent to infrared radiation than to white light...

The Art and Science of Interpreting Stratigraphy From Seismic Data

John A. Andrew

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... and lithostratigraphic information can be interpreted from the visual inspection of high-quality, highfrequency, broad-bandwidth reflection seismic data. When...

Morphology and Origin of Salt Domes of Isthmus of Tehuantepec

H. Contreras V. , M. Castillon B.

AAPG Special Volumes

...), with calcite crystals and very small garnets. These metamorphic rocks are extremely folded. Inasmuch as no detailed study has been made, their thickness...

Composite (VS/VP) Ratios in Transversely Isotropic Geology: Possible Aid for Identifying Organic Contamination in Porous Rocks

Alvin K. Benson

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

... University Press. Waters, K. H. (1987). Reflection seismology. New York: John Wiley and Sons. White, J. E. (1965). Seismic waves: Radiation, transmission...

Pre-drill Reservoir Evaluation Using Passive Seismic Imaging

Charles Sicking, Jan Vermilye, Ashley Yaner

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... that was made from data collected during a 3D reflection program and before drilling, shows the zones of highest production. Many wells were drilled...

SARIR FIELD SIRTE BASIN, LIBYA, Desert Surprise Then -- and Now Some Keys to Revisit of Libya; Compiled from articles by C. J. Lewis (1990) and R. M. Sanford (1970); With Database of Field Parameters; Compiled by Jingyao Gong, AAPG Data Systems; Search and Discovery Article #10005 (2000)

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Interpretation of storage and retrieval major-ion chemistry, with emphasis on significant sulfate and sodium concentrations in the White River watershed, northwestern Nebraska, United States

Jon C. Atkinson

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

... of the White River that generally lack even small groundwater reservoirs. The soils are compact and clayey, and infiltration is low, hence promoting...