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Daniel A. Busch

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W. B. Robinson

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Vertical Net Sandstone Determination for Isopach Mapping of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs

Paul E. Pennebaker

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Climate change: Conflict of observational science, theory, and politics: Discussion

Bryan Lovell

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.... 1686.Pacala, S., and R. Socolow, 2004, Stabilization wedges: Solving the climate problem for the next 50 years with current technologies: Science, v. 305, p...

AAPG Hedberg Research Conference, May 3-7, 2009 - Napa, California, U.S.A., - Abstracts, #90091 (2009).

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Converted Shear-Wave Anisotropy: New Technology for Fractured-Reservoir Management; #90017 (2003)

James Gaiser, Richard Van Dok

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... will be critical for solving specific production problems associated with different fractured reservoir types, and could improve reservoir modeling: production...

Frequency-Domain Waveform Tomography in the Foothills: Velocity Model Estimation with Synthetic Long-Offset Data

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...., Eur. Ass. Geosci. & Eng., W8. th Pratt, R.G. and Stork, C., 2006, Solving static problems with ultra-low frequency data and waveform inversion, 68 Ann...

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A. Shahbazi and M. Pooladi-Darvish

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... is defined as: BHP ≥ p eq (T f ( BHP)) . Upon solving this equation, the minimum BHP is calculated as 2.2512 MPa. The following example shows that any...

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K. J. E. Boggs, D. Bennett, R. Gale

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... the textbook" were ranked so low as a helpful instructional technique. This is a 'hands-on' problem solving instructional technique similar in nature...

Abstract: Full-Waveform Inversion of Field Data in the Foothills: Results and Challenges with Long-Offset Seismic; #90172 (2014)

Andrew J. Brenders, R. Gerhard Pratt, Sylvestre Charles

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... in a physical scale model: Geophysics, 64, 888–901. Pratt, R. G., and C. Stork, 2006, Solving static problems with ultra-low frequency data and waveform...

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Gisela Viegas, Adam Baig, Ted Urbancic, Eric von Lunen, Jason Hendrick, and Sean Lovric

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... recorded at all available stations of one micro-earthquake at a time, solving for its corner frequency, the long period level (low frequency plateau...

Abstract: Bringing the Cloud Underground: Lessons for BringingtheNext IT Revolution to Geoscience; #90224 (2015)

Grant Sanden and Yannai Segal

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Abstract: Converted-Wave Prestack Time Migration with a New Approximate Migration Weight; #90224 (2015)

Chuck Ursenbach and Peter Cary

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AAPG Asia Pacific Region; - Abstracts, #90294 (2017).

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Natural Fractures in Shales: Origins, Characteristics and Relevance for Hydraulic Fracture Treatments

Julia F. Gale

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Characteristics of the Free Surface Multiple Attenuation Using Wave Field Extrapolation; #40504 (2010)

Patrícia P. Ferreira, Marco Antonio, Cetale Santos, and Luiz Landau

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...), and Berkhout and Verschuur (1997). Forward Wave Field Extrapolation In 1883, Kirchhoff described, mathematically, the Huygens Principle by solving...

Permeability Estimation in Tight Gas Sands and Shales using NMR … A New Interpretive Methodology; #40522 (2010)

Christopher M. Prince, Deborah Deibler Steele, and Charles A. Devier

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... of the relationship means that the parameters can be derived from simple regression using Equation 2 and solving for m and b. Equation 2 log(KHg) = m  log(Mode...

Re-Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Potentials of Eastern Part of the Chad Basin, Nigeria: An Aeromagnetic Approach, #10405 (2012)

Emmanuel Anakwuba, Augustine Chinwuko

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... (anomalies 1-15) were estimated from equation (3) by solving for the unknown Th (temperature at depth). The values obtained range from 125 to 228o C...

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Andrés Mora, Isaid Quintero, Richard Styron, Michael Raghib, Mauricio Parra, and Richard A. Ketcham

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...: Thermal conductivity v: velocity H: Radiogenic heat production UNKNOWN Solving the equation allows transforming the depth into temperature in a cross...

A Day in the Life of a Barrel of Water: Evaluating Total Life-Cycle Costs of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids; #70140 (2013)

Robin Watts

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An Integrated Approach Using Geotechnology to Unlock the Secrets of Low Permeability Reservoirs; #80298 (2013)

Said Sadykhov, Adam Collamore, Martha Guidry, Wes Palmer, and Charles Harrison

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... for solving specific issues associated with unconventional reservoirs. The Marcellus suite of logs is an example of a workflow developed for characterizing...

Delineating Thin-Bed Tight Gas Sand Reservoir with Prestack Joint PP/PS Inversion, #41363 (2014)

Zhiwen Deng, Ming Qiang, Shuanghu Shi, Xiaofeng Liang, Yang Zhu, Yijun Zhou, Qingjia Tong

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... inversion of joint PP and PS data conducted recently provided an effective technique for solving the problem and successfully delineating...

Using Microseismicity to Identify and Verify Increased Fracture Complexity during Hydraulic Fracture Stimulations; #41501 (2014)

Ted Urbancic, Adam Baig, Ken Kocon, Krystal Tremblay

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... characteristics such as the principal strain axes, failure mechanisms, and potential fracture plane orientations can be determined. Solving...

Interpolation, PSTM, AVO, and a Thin Gas Charged Viking Shoreface in West Central Alberta; #41555 (2015)

Lee Hunt, Scott Hadley, Mark Hadley, Jon Downton, Bashir Durrani

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...) (Liu and Sacchi, 2004; Trad, 2007) was employed to regularize the data prior to migration. The 5D interpolation is performed by solving a large...