The Gorgon Field: An Overview

A. Maftei, E. J. King, M. C. Flores

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... of the horst, and a northerly dip of similar magnitude at the northern end of the horst (Figs 5 & 7). The top seal of the northern gas accumulation from...

Cluster-Oriented Play Based ExplorationŽ Method for Successful Near-Field Exploration: Case Study from Recent Oil Discoveries in South Oman Salt Basin (SOSB)

Pipin Ariyanto, Dani Solisa, Nurhasan

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... basin prospectivity study in the SOSF mature basin. The process comprises of : 1) Data evaluation and regional framework (Option Stage), 2) Play-Based...

Seismic geomorphology and tectonostratigraphic fill of half grabens, West Natuna Basin, Indonesia

Darrin Burton, Lesli J. Wood

AAPG Bulletin

... and Leeder, 2000). Increased gamma-ray and decreased seismic amplitude in the top of the upper synrift may indicate a change in fluvial character. As fault...

Knowlton Gas Field, Teton County, Montana

Norman J. Napier

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... Oil drilled the Teton-Knowlton well, a 7,853-ft Devonian test in Sec. 8, T 26 N - R 8 W, in which they recovered gas from a drill stem test in the top...

Modeling3: Integrating Structural Modeling, Fault Property Analysis, and Petroleum Systems ModelingAn Example from the Brooks Range Foothills of the Alaska North Slope

Carolyn Lampe, Kenneth J. Bird, Thomas E. Moore, Robert A. Ratliff, Brett Freeman

AAPG Special Volumes

... modeling techniques, including structural modeling, fault-seal analysis, and petroleum systems modeling, have been combined to conduct an integrated...

An Innovative Single Completion Design with "Y" Block and Electrical Submersible Pump for Multiple Reservoirs

Shirali C. Moradi, Lies Widaningsih

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... seal bore retrievable packers have been set in a well and then individually tested ensuring isolation. This system allows for: 1) selective...

Investigating the impacts of reservoir pressure increase on hydrocarbon fill-to-spill using PVT models: A case study of the Brent field, North Sea

Michael Cheng, Zhiyong He

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... height is attributed to gas leakage through the top seal and gas shrinkage as reservoir pressure increased. Additionally, the tallest oil column...

Benchmarking exploration predictions and performance using 20+ yr of drilling results: One company’s experience

Kurt W. Rudolph, and Frank J. Goulding

AAPG Bulletin

... presence; top, fault, or lateral seal), and petroleum system (source presence, source maturity, migration, migration and trap timing, and hydrocarbon...

Formation Evaluation, Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation and Resource Assessment of the Elk and Antelope Gas Fields in the Onshore Eastern Papuan Basin of Papua New Guinea

Anonymous

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

...Formation Evaluation, Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation and Resource Assessment of the Elk and Antelope Gas Fields in the Onshore Eastern Papuan...

Evaluation of the Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the Old Crow Flats Area of the Northern Yukon

Giles Morrell, James R. Dietrich

CSPG Bulletin

...Evaluation of the Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the Old Crow Flats Area of the Northern Yukon Giles Morrell, James R. Dietrich 1993 32 45 Vol. 41...

Origin, Detection, Involvement in Hydraulic Stimulation and Consequences for Field Development of large-scale Structural Lineaments in the Marcellus and Duvernay plays

Ben Stephenson, Earl Galan, Mathew Fay, Alexei Savitski, Taixu Bai

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... in shales and sandstones analogous? Given the importance of fault seal in siliciclastic reservoir-cap rock successions in offshore fields, some...

Structural Interpretation and Geochemical Modeling of the Barco - Los Cuervos Formation and Analysis of Coal Bed Methane in Northeast Colombia; #50207 (2009)

Mauricio Vasquez, Emilio J. Torres and Mario Garcia-Gonzalez

Search and Discovery.com

... window between 15 million years ago to the present. The main risk of these CBM prospects is the presence of an effective seal formation on top...

Tapping into Unexplored Hydrocarbon Reserves: A Success Story of Integrated Geological Modeling and Deterministic Approach in Mandu Offshore Gas Field

Wilsen Supriady Lauwijaya, Ahmad Anshariy, Adzuhri Aditya, Julfree Sianturi

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... investigation is required due to the substantial potential exhibited by the oil reservoirs in this gas field. An early evaluation of the oil’s potential...

Exploration History and Petroleum Systems of the Onshore Baram Delta, Northern Sarawak, Malaysia

John Jong, Harun Alrashid Bin Mohamad Idris, Peter Barber, Franz L. Kessler, Tran Quoc Tan, Ryuichi Uchimura

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... oil shows from the T, 456 and 105 Sands but failed possibly due to fault seal failure. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, Volume 63, June...

Fortescue Field, Gippsland Basin, Offshore Australia: Flank Potential Realized: Chapter 31

J. H. Hendrich, I. D. Palmer, D. A. Schwebel

AAPG Special Volumes

... Entrance Formation, which provide an excellent seal for the top of the Latrobe structures, and the calcareous mudstones of the Seaspray Group commonly...

Geologic Controls on Oil Production from the Niobrara Formation, Silo Field, Laramie County, Wyoming; #20216 (2013)

Carrie Welker, Lisa Stright, and Tom Anderson

Search and Discovery.com

.... Ductile marl units have higher organic carbon content, and act as both a source and seal while most reservoir capacity is in the brittle chalk...

Basal Ghazij Sand (BGS) - A Unique Exploration Play in Eastern Part of Pakistan, #10398 (2012)

Athar Jamil, Jim McCann

Search and Discovery.com

... in the area and provide top seal to BGS. The overall wireline signature in E-20 TST is very consistent between each well with moderate to high gamma...

AAPG Memoir 67: Seals, Traps, and the Petroleum System. Chapter 5: Seal Strength vs. Trap Closure--A Fundamental Control on the Distribution of Oil and Gas

John K. Sales

AAPG Special Volumes

...AAPG Memoir 67: Seals, Traps, and the Petroleum System. Chapter 5: Seal Strength vs. Trap Closure--A Fundamental Control on the Distribution of Oil...

AAPG Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, June 16-19, 2005; #90039 (2005)

Search and Discovery.com

Lithofacies and porosity heterogeneity of Ordovician–Pennsylvanian successions of the Midland Basin: Implications for wastewater disposal reservoir potential

Amanda Z. Calle, Katie M. Smye, Elizabeth A. Horne, Raymond L. Eastwood,, Robert C. Reedy, and Peter Hennings

AAPG Bulletin

... leading to fault rupture and seismogenic release requires a thorough analysis of the coupled injection reservoir and seal properties. In this study, we...

Oil vs. Gas: What are the Limits to Prospect-Level Hydrocarbon Phase Prediction?; #42513 (2020)

Andrew Murray, Zhiyong He

Search and Discovery.com

... of trap, based on the relation between top-seal strength (column height capacity) and the vertical relief of the structure. Class 1 traps have low vertical...

Central North Sea: Regional Dataset Supports Continued Exploration

Matt Jameson, Saira Ragbir, Chris Loader, Tim Bird, Catherine Smith, Cyrille Reiser, Petroleum Geo-Services

GEO ExPro Magazine

.... PGS MegaSurveyPlus Legend Base Cretaceous Horizon Top Sele Horizon Top Hordaland Horizon Salt Dome Fault 0 58 GeoExPro FEBRUARY 2011 10 km...

A. Factors Affecting Spontaneous Potential and Resistivity

New Orleans Geological Society

... Discussion At first glance it looks like this log is upside down. This is an example of a fault plane acting as the seal. This zone looks like a continuous...

Stratigraphic Analysis Garden Banks Block 235, Gulf of Mexico

Edwin I. Linares, Abu K. M. Sarwar

GCAGS Transactions

... lines, cross-lines, time slices, horizon slices, and fault slices to delineate the pertinent characteristics of the block. Special attention was given...

The Parum Field: An Example of a Stratigraphic Trap in P.T. Stanvac's Central Sumatra Kampar Block

B. Heruyono, T. Villarroel

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... of the eleven (11) producing oil fields in P.T. Stanvac's Central Sumatra Kampar Block are structural traps with, in some cases, associated fault dependent...