Abstract: The Milton Field, Harris County, Texas, Produced Before Discovery

Phil F. Martyn and Roy F. Beery, Jr.

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... that the fault seal at the south edge of the field became ineffective after pressure drawdown in sands in juxtaposition with the Fairbanks sand in the North...

Effects of Exhumation on Gas Saturation in Tight Gas Sandstones

Alton Brown

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... pressure. Membrane Top Seal Finally consider a gas trap with a membrane top and lateral seal but open to water-saturated reservoir on the bottom. Gas...

Time-Lapse Monitoring with Satellite Data for Reservoir Management, #40921 (2012)

Andrea Tamburini, Marco Minini, Andy Higgs, Giacomo Falorni, Stefano Cespa

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... © TRE 2012 Tengiz: displacement gradient map Chambers et al., 1997 top reservoir contour lines high gradient areas (yellow) probably corresponding...

Abstract: Application of Real-Time Isotope Logging in Central Luconia Province for Reservoir Evaluation and Assessing Seal Competency

Ahmad Shoeibi, Andrew Mynors

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

.... Several mechanisms control the hydrocarbon column heights in Luconia reefs: a) Charge access (migration focus); b) Aquifer overpressure and top seal...

Eagle Springs (Oil), T. 9 N., R. 57 E., MDB&M Nye County, Nevada

Louis C. Bortz, D. Keith Murray

Four Corners Geological Society

... Stimulation: 2,000 gallons mud acid wash Initial Potential: Pumping 343 BOD Bottom Hole Pressure: ± 2,800 psi (90 minute shut-in pressure, drill-stem test...

Tiltmeter data inversion for reservoir integrity monitoring using numerical modelling and particle swarm optimisation

Reza Abdollahi, Abbas Movassagh, Dane Kasperczyk, Manouchehr Haghighi

Australian Energy Producers Journal

... pressure and ε is the strain tensor. • Strain–displacement relationship: = 1 ( u + ( u)T ) 2 (3) where ε and ∇u is the volumetric strain...

Occurrence of high-saturation gas hydrate in a fault-compartmentalized anticline and the importance of seal, Green Canyon, abyssal northern Gulf of Mexico

Manasij Santra, Peter B. Flemings, Mahdi Heidari, and Kehua You

AAPG Bulletin

..., a lithological top seal has not been considered as an important factor in the development of hydrate accumulations. However, recent results from offshore...

Potential for CO2 sequestration in saline formations in the western offshore Netherlands: A preliminary study—Expanding carbon capture and storage beyond depleted fields

Alexandra Siebels, André Bults, Michael Nolten, Jon Wierenga, Harry Doust, and John Verbeek

AAPG Bulletin

... upon injection, it is very important to know the seal strength of the identified cap rocks. Pressure buildup caused by CO2 charge should not exceed...

Seal bypass systems

Joe Cartwright, Mads Huuse, Andrew Aplin

AAPG Bulletin

... geology of NW Europe: Proceedings of the 6th Conference, Geological Society, London, p. 15771594.Ingram, G. M., and J. L. Urai, 1999, Top seal leakage...

ABSTRACT: THE IBIS DEEP STORY: PUSHING THE EXPLORATION LIMITS IN TRINIDAD

Justin Smith, Ken Davies

Geological Society of Trinidad & Tobago

... by drilling into the top of the transitional pressure ramp, but the Ibis Deep well drilled through this ramp, to definitively test the prospect on its...

Abstract: Seal Risking and Petroleum Leakage - A Case Example from Taglu Gas/Condensate Field, Richards Island, Beaufort Mackenzie Delta; #90063 (2007)

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Permeability Evolution during Deformation of Siliciclastic Sandstones from Moab, Utah

O. Kwon, B. T. Ngwenya, I. G. Main, S. C. Elphick

AAPG Special Volumes

..., Sealing processes and top seal assessment, in P. Moller-Pedersen and A. G. Koestler, eds., Hydrocarbon seals: Importance for exploration and production...

Extended Abstract: Wellbore Strengthening in Narrow Margin Drilling

Ogochukwu Benyeogor, Sunday Awe, Obinna Amah, Oseme Ugochukwu, Adeyemi Erinle, Ayodele Akinfolarin, Ugochukwu Oseme

Africa Energy and Technology Conference, 2016

... followed by 21 bbls of chemical resin pill. This was done at a maximum displacement rate of 5 bpm without exceeding the fracture pressure of 1200 psi...

Abstract: Pore Pressure Profiles in Deep Water Environments: Case Studies from around the World

Stephen A. O’Connor and Richard E. Swarbrick

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.../lithostatic parallel increase of pressure beneath a fluid retention depth (near top overpressure). The depth to the fluid retention depth...

ABSTRACT: Hydrocarbon Columns, Buoyancy and Seals: Comparisons of California and Colorado-Montana-Wyoming Accumulations, by Donald L. Zieglar; #91003 (1990).

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Subsurface Fluid Compartments, by D. E. Powley, #60008 (2006).

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Sedimentology and Petrophysical Character of Cretaceous Marine Shale Sequences in Foreland BasinsPotential Seismic Response Issues

W. R. Almon, Wm. C. Dawson, F. G. Ethridge, E. Rietsch, S. J. Sutton, B. Castelblanco-Torres

AAPG Special Volumes

... seal, provided that the minimum displacement pressure of the potential seal is greater than the buoyant pressure generated by the hydrocarbon column...

ABSTRACT: Role and Contribution of Pressure Regime Evaluation in Well Planning and Formation Evaluation Process, Ras Budran Field , Gulf of Suez - Egypt; #90017 (2003)

Saber Moustafa Selim, Bassem Ahmed El Badawy, Khalaf Abd Elaal Toghian, Mohamed Ayman Khorshed

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.... The Pressure Regime Modeling can play an important role during exploration phase in:- 1) Assessing the effectiveness of a regional top seal section, 2...

Regional Characterization of Caprock Seals Associated with Flowback Disposal Injection and Hydraulic Fracturing Barriers

Felipe A. Lozano, Nelly P. Rubio, María F. Segovia, Jose M. Marentes, Henry G. Suarez, Nelbett K. Marfisi, Ana M. López

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... (Figure 11c) show the continuity of the seal and additionally the presence of a potential regional seal at the top of the Cretaceous (light green...

Integrated charge and seal assessment in the Monagas fold and thrust belt of Venezuela

Martin Neumaier, Ralf Littke, Thomas Hantschel, Laurent Maerten, Jean-Pierre Joonnekindt, and Peter Kukla

AAPG Bulletin

... could be explained by the presence of a regional top seal in their models. However, our model suggests that the shallow rocks do not have sufficient...

Shale Facies Variability and Sequence Stratigraphy: Application to Top Seal Prediction in Deepwater Depositional Systems

William C. Dawson, William R. Almon

GCAGS Transactions

...Shale Facies Variability and Sequence Stratigraphy: Application to Top Seal Prediction in Deepwater Depositional Systems William C. Dawson, William R...

Seal and Reservoir Characterization of Upper Slope Fan Lithofacies: Example of High-Frequency Variability, by William C. Dawson, William R. Almon, and S.J. Johansen, #40124 (2004).

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Sequence Stratigraphy, Facies Variation and Petrophysical Properties in Deepwater Shales, Upper Cretaceous Lewis Shale, South-Central Wyoming

Almon, William R., Dawson, William C., Sutton, Sally J., Ethridge, Frank G., Castelblanco, Bellatrix

GCAGS Transactions

..., 1999, Top Seal Character and sequence stratigraphy of selected marine shales in Gulf Coast style basin: Gulf Coast Association of Geologic Societies...

ABSTRACT: Geologic Controls on Subsurface Pore Pressure Distribution, by D. R. Converse, G. G. Gray, P. H. Nicholson, G. T. Cayley; #91020 (1995).

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October Field: The Latest Giant under Development in Egypt's Gulf of Suez: Chapter 15

Jeffrey J. Lelek, David B. Shepherd, Denise M. Stone, A. Shawky Abdine

AAPG Special Volumes

... basin; locally, it represents the base of salt and the top of Miocene synrift clastics. Much of the displacement on these fault systems is taken up...