ABSTRACT: Recent Advances to Take Borehole-based Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring Further and Improve Reservoir Understanding and Performance; #90133 (2011)

Joel Le Calvez, Wenyue Xu, Michael William, Xavier Refunjol, Sandy Conners, Craig Woerpel, and Mike Craven

Search and Discovery.com

... of the microseismic monitoring technology and the need for high-quality geophysics when acquiring and processing data, we highlight the pros and cons of one vs...

Abstract: What Have We Learned After 10+ years of HFM Monitoring of Microseismicity; #90000 (2016)

Adam Baig, Ted Urbancic

Search and Discovery.com

... familiar with. There have been numerous technical advances in processing methodologies and algorithms, each advance more often than not is accompanied...

Waveform Lateral Classification for Regional Facies Prediction

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Formalizing Geological Knowledge--With an Example of Modeling Stratigraphy Using Fuzzy Logic

Ulf Nordlund

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... in Aminzadeh, F., ed., Pattern Recognition and Image Processing: London, Geophysical Press, p. 504-538. GRIFFITHS, C.M., 1990, Choice of lithology...

Selection of Long Interval Limited-Entry or Point-Source Stimulation Treatments: A Review of Historic Data and an Economic Comparison

John Sutton

Wyoming Geological Association

... with a single hydraulic fracture stimulation treatment. The point-source technique involves perforating a small interval (+/- 2 feet). This approach...

Jonah Field Completions: An Integrated Approach to Stimulation Optimization with an Enhanced Economic Value

J. L. Jennings, B. P. Ault

AAPG Special Volumes

... correlations to complement and verify empirically derived values. Enhanced interpretation techniques and innovative formats for processing data...

PTTC Network News - Vol. 14, No.3 - 2008

Dan Arthur, Brian Boshm

PTTC

... with a proprietary, new active ingredient and treatment. In laboratory experiments at simulated field pressures, temperatures and flow rates, post-treatment...

A Problem in Petroleum Leasing — Liquid Vs. Semi-Solid

Robert G. Pruitt Jr.

Utah Geological Association

... treatment after the deposit is mined or quarried).”2 Bitumen is an uncommon term in most petroleum circles and is defined as: “Bitumen. Consists...

Water Disposal: A Growing Challenge; #80286 (2013)

Owen C. Pinnell

Search and Discovery.com

...). Class 2 facilities are being asked to handle a broader range of fluids. Some competition from treatment technologies exist in high-cost markets...

The Successful Practice of EOR-CO2 Flooding in Low-Permeability Reservoirs in China

Yang Siyu, Li Shi, Yang Yongzhi, Shi Yanyao, Hao Zhihai, Zheng Guochen

Indonesian Petroleum Association

.... The reservoir oil is conventional black oil with a stock tank gravity 0.85 and contains only 33 m3/m3 gas, the saturation pressure is 7.1MPa, the original...

Using Molecular Transformations To Monitor In Situ Upgrading Operations In Oil Sands And Heavy Oil Reservoirs, #90110 (2010)

Norka Marcano, Haiping Huang, Barry Bennett, Lloyd Snowdon, Steve Larter

Search and Discovery.com

... by the process of biodegradation of conventional oil over geological timescales. These oils are difficult to produce and transport because of their high...

Produced Salt Water: The Next Resource Play? Solving Oil Industry Problems via Paradigm Shifts, New Technologies, Markets, and Community Partnerships; #70138 (2013)

Susan Smith Nash

Search and Discovery.com

... (of conventional text and presentation) proposes looking at produced water as a commodity, namely purified water suitable for use in gray water and potable...

Sowing the Oil: A Little-known Venezuelan Oil-industry Initiative, #70321 (2018).

David Holmes

Search and Discovery.com

... oil price increases in the 1970s and new techniques for extracting and processing heavy oil, coupled with Venezuela’s declining conventional reserves...

Extended Abstract: Vernon Field — Waking a Sleeping Giant in North Louisiana

Steve J. Blanke, Sean P. Kelly

GCAGS Transactions

... a peak of only 50 MMCFD in 1984, and as product prices dropped in the mid-1980s, expensive CO2 fracture treatment costs severely impacted project...

Fracture Surface Area Estimation from Main Hydraulic Fracture Treatment Pressure Falloff Data

Tong Zhou, Guoqing Liu, Fengxia Li, Yuanzhao Li, Christine Ehlig-Economides

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...Fracture Surface Area Estimation from Main Hydraulic Fracture Treatment Pressure Falloff Data Tong Zhou, Guoqing Liu, Fengxia Li, Yuanzhao Li...

Out of the Box Approach for Well Productivity Improvement on Long Horizontal Open-Hole Tight Carbonate Formation

D. Wijoseno, F. Samosir, J. Jenie, A. D. S. Natawiria, S. A. Agatha

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... reservoir across the open hole (OH) section presented a significant producing potential. However, its production declined after an acidizing treatment...

Using Hydraulic Fracture Treatments to Enhance Productivity in the KL Area, Offshore North West Java Sea, Indonesia

Kristina I. Oentarsih, Kamiso, Rifat Said

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... Execution The relatively small treatment volumes (and short pump times) enable these treatments to be performed with less equipment than conventional frac...

Systematic approach for developing a fit-for-purposeŽ treatment for produced water reuse in hydraulic fracturing

Ramesh R. Sharma, Kevin Bjornen

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...Systematic approach for developing a fit-for-purposeŽ treatment for produced water reuse in hydraulic fracturing Ramesh R. Sharma, Kevin Bjornen...

Open-Access Midstream Infrastructure and its Effects on the Australian Gas Market

Steve Lewis, Jon Serfaty, Michael Brooks, Ben Smith

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

..., processing and development of associated infrastructure, such as pipelines. We suggest the next innovation for productivity improvements is a ‘North American...

The Corps of Engineers and Wastewater Management

Kenneth B. Cooper

AAPG Special Volumes

... wastes. The broader application of conventional waste-treatment measures will help to meet current state and federal standards of water quality...

Effect of Back Pressure on Gel Pack Permeability during Conformance Control Treatment; #41625 (2015)

Mahmoud Elsharifi

Search and Discovery.com

...Effect of Back Pressure on Gel Pack Permeability during Conformance Control Treatment; #41625 (2015) Mahmoud Elsharifi Effect of Back Pressure on Gel...

Enzyme Treatments Greatly Enhance Production on Horizontal Completions in Indonesia

Rick Stanley, Juan Troncoso, Phil Rae

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... treatment for starch or xanthan polymer removal followed by a second treatment of acid for calcium carbonate removal. This new SSSEB method provides...

Innovative Completion Technique for Perforation, Single Trip Placement of the Completion String, and Effective Frac-Packing Long Intervals: Case Study from Natuna Sea, Indonesia

Paul Palthe, Pedro Saldungaray, Robert C. Burton, Eric Davis, Robert Stomp

Indonesian Petroleum Association

..., recent advents in the development of the servicetool equipment provided a methodology to perform a simple drill stem test treatment. A frac-pack sand...

Microsampling Carbonates for Stable Isotope and Minor Element Analysis: Physical Separation of Samples on a 20 Micrometer Scale: RESEARCH METHOD PAPER

David L. Dettman , Kyger C Lohmann

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... in the sample are potential problems (Powell and Kyser 1991; Smalley et al. 1992). In many cases, microdrilling of samples and conventional phosphoric acid...

Using Microseismicity to Understand Subsurface Fracture Systems and to Optimize Completions: Eagle Ford Shale, TX

John Detring, Michael Grealy

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of the microseismicity trends related to fracturing developed during the stimulation treatment was representative of the true geometry...