A Minimum-Strain Approach to Reducing the Structural Uncertainty in Poor 2D Seismic Data, Gambier Embayment, Otway Basin, Australia

P. Boult, B. Freeman, G. Yielding, S. Menpes, L. J. Diekman

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

..., which were interpreted using the minimum-strain method, propagate downwards to the near-top-reservoir horizon; hence, they produce a less...

Modeling of Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Incorporating Hydraulic and Natural Fractures Interaction

Kildare George Ramos Gurjao, Eduardo Gildin, Richard Gibson, Mark Everett

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...Modeling of Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Incorporating Hydraulic and Natural Fractures Interaction Kildare...

ABSTRACT: A Methodology for Integrated Seal Assessment and Risking; #90017 (2003)

Richard Hillis, Scott Mildren, Richard Daniel, John G. Kaldi

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... tenets regarding the requirements for both cap (top) and fault seal. A cap rock seals if it has membrane sealing properties, continuously covers...

Effects of Deformation Mechanisms on Reservoir Potential in Central Appalachian Overthrust Belt

Shankar Mitra

AAPG Bulletin

... (a significant fracture porosity in most cases), the R value necessary to completely seal the matrix and fracture porosity is 1.8 (point X). A strain of only 1.5...

Fault Healing and Fault Sealing in Impure Sandstones

David N. Dewhurst, Peter J. Boult, Richard M. Jones, Stuart A. Barclay

AAPG Special Volumes

.... A. Camac, and A. W. Davids, 2002, 3D fault modelling and assessment of top seal structural permeabilityPenola trough, onshore Otway Basin: Australian...

The Formation and Behavior of "Vapor Lock" Pressure Seals and Associated Hydrocarbon Accumulations in Geologically Young Basins

W.M. Benzing , G.M. Shook , S.D. Leroy

GCAGS Transactions

... maintain the "vapor lock" seal. Any sands that are found within the pressure seal fill preferentially with the non-wetting gas and oil. Further migration...

The Use of Structural Modelling in the Simulation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs, Chris McKeown #40026

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Modeling the Significance of Mechanical Interfaces to Fracture Propagation and Morphology … Geomechanical Models Derived from Outcrop Analysis

E.S. Petrie, J.P. Evans

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... as their use in hydrocarbon production and top-seal integrity for subsurface waste repositories becomes more common. In this paper we present results from...

Integrated workflow for characterization of CO2 subsurface storage sites

Nomie Pernin, Cyrille Reiser, Eric Mueller

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... and rock physics analysis, seismic inversion for elastic properties estimation, transform to reservoir properties and integration with a detailed...

Using Disposable Fiber to Monitor Simul-frac Stimulation Fracture Growth

Kim Owens, Hannah Chittenden, Michael Schult, Casey Cox, Kay Warner, Dane Byrd

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... portion of the high fluid loading design. Figure 11. High vs low fluid loading - Strain results. Strain event count (top). VFR (bottom). Cluster...

Repeat DAS and DTS Logging for Production and Cluster Efficiency Evaluation on a Gas Condensate Producer in the Montney Formation

Peter Dawson, Erick Jimenez, Veronique Mahue, Justin Kitchen, Mani Mehrok, Rob Zinselmeyer, Ben Wygal, Todd Chuckry

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... (top) and for the second flow to shut-in transient (bottom). URTeC 4054931 13 The graphs in Figure 11 below present the same measured strain dataset...

ABSTRACT: Hydraulic Top Seal Failure - The Relationship Between High Pore Pressure and Hydrocarbon Preservation in Highly Overpressured Regions; #90115 (2010)

Stephen O'Connor, Richard Swarbrick, and Richard Lahann

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...ABSTRACT: Hydraulic Top Seal Failure - The Relationship Between High Pore Pressure and Hydrocarbon Preservation in Highly Overpressured Regions...

Assessment of Fault Zone Properties for CSG Development Areas

Jim Undershultz, Saswata Mukherjee, Alexandra Wolhuter, Huan Xu, Eddie Banks, Saskia Noorduijn, Jim McCallum

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...–811. Bailey, W.R., Underschultz J., Dewhurst D.N., Kovack G., Mildren S. and Raven M., 2006. Multi-disciplinary approach to fault and top seal...

Seal Capacity for Early Stage Exploration - multiple approaches reduces the uncertainty.

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Integration of Multidisciplinary Fracture Diagnostics for the Evaluation of Well Completions in Unconventional plays … Application to the HFTS-2 Dataset

Geraldine Haas, Oswaldo Perez, Vincent Artus

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... (Figure 16, top left). The main fracture corridors are identified using the RMS integral profile to discretize the higher strain rate magnitude (Figure 16...

Quantitative Characterization of Hydraulic Fracture Geometry Based on Distributed Strain Sensing Data from True Tri-Axial Experiments

Jin Tang, Haifeng Fu, Nailing Xiu, Ming Chen, Shuai Li, Yang Shi, Bo Cai, Dingwei Weng

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...Quantitative Characterization of Hydraulic Fracture Geometry Based on Distributed Strain Sensing Data from True Tri-Axial Experiments Jin Tang...

Measuring Fracture Induced Stress Shadow Using Fiber Optic Sensing and Its Implications on Fracture Stimulation Design

Rob Bohn

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... wellbore. During a fracture interception, a strain field is induced in the rock like what is seen in the model data in the Top Right of Figure 4 (Shahri...

Structural Modeling of a Fractured Chalk Reservoir: Toward Revitalizing Gilbertown Field, Choctaw County, Alabama

Jack C. Pashin , Richard H. Groshong, Jr. , Guohai Jin

GCAGS Transactions

... Jurassic and evolved into a full graben during the Early Cretaceous. Requisite strain values are near zero in Cretaceous strata, indicating...

Petrophysical Properties and Sealing Capacity of Fault Rock, Aztec Sandstone, Nevada

Eric Flodin, Martha Gerdes, Atilla Aydin, William D. Wiggins

AAPG Special Volumes

... shear strain. Each sample locality is indicated (e.g., L1 = location 1). The line at the center of the box is the sample median; box bottom and top...

Factors controlling petroleum accumulation and leakage in overpressured reservoirs

Fang Hao, Weilin Zhu, Huayao Zou, and Pingping Li

AAPG Bulletin

... of petroleum accumulation and leakage in overpressured reservoirs. Forced top seal fracturing, frictional failure along preexisting faults...

The Top Seal Capacity of Regional Telisa Shale and Intraformational Seals in Central Sumatra Basin

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Lateral Seal – A Major Exploration Risk in the Faulted Traps of the Cretaceous Petroleum System - Central Muglad Basin, Sudan, by Kamil M. Idris and Su Yongdi, #10080 (2005).

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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...

3-D Geomechanical Restoration as a Tool for Fractured Reservoir Characterization: Example From the Permian Basin

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Global Insight Into the Controls on Top Seal Based on Analog Studies

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