Low-Resistivity, Low-Contrast Productive Sands

Robert M. BOB Sneider, John T. Kulha

New Orleans Geological Society

.... The wellsite geologist needs to be alert to expected conditions so he can either confirm or modify the expected model. He needs to make his observations...

Recapture Creek (Oil), T. 40 S., R. 23 E., SLPM, San Juan County, Utah

David S. Scanlon, Michael J. Wendling

Four Corners Geological Society

..., and wireline electric logs (induction, gamma ray, sonic, neutron and microlog). Typically, wells are drilled with geologic wellsite supervision alone...

Application of Well-Site Palynology to Hydrocarbon Exploration

S. Lowe, J. Chitolie, J. M. Pearce, A. Welsh

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... stratigraphic information to assist decisions on well termination. This wellsite service offers major time savings in sample transportation and communication...

Successfully Permitting and Operating Injection and Disposal Wells

Bruce G. Langhus

Oklahoma City Geological Society

... is prevented; salt water must not be released on the ground as serious scarring can occur. Mechanical integrity must be monitored at the wellsite...

Extended Abstract: New Directions in Petrophysics

Chris Shield, Julie Cass, Dave Collecott, Paul Theologou, Wol Chaffe

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... for periods with both LASMO Energy and Phillips Petroleum. Joining Ampolex Limited and Mobil E&P Australia in 1994, Chris performed wellsite geology...

Extended Abstract: Exploration Results and Future Activities in the Roma Shelf, Surat Basin, Queensland

Bruce Haigh

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... wellsite located on the western crest of the structure which is interpreted to have Permian section over it - to maximise the chance of encountering...

Saddle Crystal Dolomites as Fractured Reservoir Indicators, Mississippiam Biohermal Facies, Hardeman County, Texas

Wayne M. Ahr

GCAGS Transactions

.... The wellsite geologist can easily identify them and locate possible fracture porosity. It is common in my experience to observe drilling "breaks...

Quantitative Mineralogy of Vaca Muerta and Alum Shales From Core Chips and Drill Cuttings by Calibrated SEM-EDS Mineralogical Mapping

Claire I. Fialips, Bernard Labeyrie, Valérie Burg, Valérie Mazière, Yann Munerel, Hélène Haurie, Isabelle Jolivet, Régis Lasnel, Jean-Paul Laurent, Laurent Lambert, Laurence Jacquelin-Vallée

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... or a portable FEI Wellsite QEMSCAN system (WS-QEMSCAN; Figure 3). The thin sections were studied by standard optical microscopy using a Leica research...

Significance of Discoloration in Arenaceous Foraminifera

Rashel N. Rosen

GCAGS Transactions

... of the picking procedure, and the inexpensive cost supports use of this procedure at the wellsite. The writer has observed arenaceous foraminifer...

Field Summary: Pierce Lake, Twin Lakes, Southwick & Cheyenne Canyon Fields

J.R. Forster

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... to the Foraker Formation where a non-dispersed, high yield-point, fresh water chemical mud is used to total depth. A wellsite geologist is employed from...

Operator Challenges in the CSG-LNG Industry in Australia

Michael Scott

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... impact (wellsite infrastructure, pipelines, etc) is aspects of the Australian CSG-LNG industry, practices (whilst integrating this with long-term also...

Development of a Novel, Patented Fracturing Technology Based on Low-Cost Petroleum Coke Light Weight Proppant from Lab-Scale Evaluation to Field-Scale Pilots: Case Studies in the Midland and Delaware Basins

Robert Shirley, P. Matthew Spiecker, James S. Brown, Tim Benish, Xiao Jin, Mohan G. Kulkarni, Chu-Shu Kao, Peter A. Gordon, Tracy J. Moffett, Satish Kumar D, George Staus

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... petroleum coke also contains a tail of fine material that was removed. Fines removal helped to mitigate dust during transport to wellsite and conveyance...

Differential Total Gas Detection for Reservoir Characterization and Reserves Estimation

K. Zamfes, V. Egorov, E. Hasanov

GCAGS Transactions

... and skills, which may not be available at the wellsite in real time. Note also, that GC readings, as fast as they can be done, are discrete...

Land Rigs: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Byram Reed

AAPG Special Volumes

...Land Rigs: Part 3. Wellsite Methods Byram Reed 1992 62 64 ME 10: Development Geology Reference Manual The parts of the rig can be grouped into five...

Drilling Fluid: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

David B. Young

AAPG Special Volumes

...Drilling Fluid: Part 3. Wellsite Methods David B. Young 1992 76 78 ME 10: Development Geology Reference Manual PURPOSE OF FLUIDS An essential...

Conventional Coring: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Lee Whitebay

AAPG Special Volumes

...Conventional Coring: Part 3. Wellsite Methods Lee Whitebay 1992 115 118 ME 10: Development Geology Reference Manual This chapter presents...

AAPG Eastern Section Meeting September 24-26, 2000 London, Ontario, Canada, - Abstracts, #90907 (2000).

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Abstract: The Changing Role of Water in the Petroleum Geologists UnconventionalŽ World; #90187 (2014)

Brad J. Hayes

Search and Discovery.com

..., in shallow aquifers, and in deep saline aquifers? How much is available, what is the quality, and how do we transport it to the wellsite and make it suitable...

Abstract: Reservoir Characterization of the Swan Hills Eastern Platform Trend; a Multi-disciplinary Approach in Building an Applied Model; #90187 (2014)

Thanos A. Natras, Ian A. McIlreath, Dusty Baldree, Kevin Gunning, and Doug Uffen

Search and Discovery.com

... the various facies identified. Chip Sample Analysis Aside from the geological descriptions provided from wellsite geologists, the drill cuttings from...

Tools to Get the Most Information from Shale Cores: An Example from the Lorraine and Utica Shales of Quebec, #41338 (2014)

Marianne Molgat, Jean-Yves Chatellier

Search and Discovery.com

... was conducted on crushed cuttings and on <60 microns size cuttings collected at the wellsite. Results suggest that a quick-turnaround XRF analysis can...

The Importance of Pipelines in Water Management for Onshore Unconventional Development, #42406 (2019).

Michael Dunkel,

Search and Discovery.com

... Transport Disposal Fresh Mobile Unit Frac Tanks Trucking Saltwater Disposal Wells Brackish Fixed Plant Impoundments Reuse Wellsite bacteria...

How Flowline Mud Temperature Plotting Can Help Predict Transition Zones*

Michael A. G. Bunter

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... temperature, against depth. Wellsite plots of flowline mud temperature show a definite correlation between: the vertical approach of a drill bit...

End-to-End Workflow for Managing Large Volume Data from CCUS

Jess Kozman, Stuart Lowery, James Lamb

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

... on RAID arrays of solid state drives at the wellsite and subsequently transported by vehicle to a data center processing and interpretation. With DAS...

Integrated Pre-Drill and Real-Time Geomechanical Modelling Brings Significant Benefits to Deepwater Wildcat Exploration Drilling Campaign „ A Case Study

M. Sadegh Asadi, Amitava Ghosh, Sanjeev Bordoloi, Michael Reese

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... and seismic while drilling (SWD) velocities. Wellsite interpretation on cuttings, cavings and formation gases were also integrated into the model...

Key technologies for green development of the Fuling shale gas field

Zang Yanbin, and Liu Yaowen

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

...; Chen et al., 2014). Technology of Soil Protection by Zonal Seepage Prevention on the Wellsite To protect the soil around the well site platform...