Geologic and Engineering Parameters Used in Stimulating Tight Gas-Bearing Sandstones by Modified Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques: North Douglas Creek Arch Field, Colorado: ABSTRACT

M. Holland, U. Ahmed, J. Strawn

AAPG Bulletin

... measured at simulated in-situ conditions. Reservoir quality within pay zones was determined by a combination of petrography, x-ray diffraction...

Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Simulations in Porous Media with Natural Fractures by IPACS

Mary F. Wheeler, Sanghyun Lee

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... to Griffith’s theory [2] for brittle fracture. Phase-field models belong to the category of continuum approaches for fracture propagation, utilizing a diffuse...

Relationships Between Wave-Induced Currents and Sediment Grain Size on a Sandy Tidal-Flat

G.C. Malvarez, J.A.G. Cooper, D.W.T Jackson

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... approach involves numerically modeling wave propagation and comparing this with sediment distribution on a controlled field site. The method enables...

Application of Seismic Surveying to Recognition of Productive Part of Gas-Oil Strata

V. V. Churlin, L. A. Sergeyev

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

.... V., Voskresenskiy, Yu. V., and Rapoport, M. B., 1962, Theory and practice of the seismic method of regional directional pickup: Tr. MINKh i GP, vyp...

Seismic Migration: Part 7. Geophysical Methods

Ken Larner, David Hale

AAPG Special Volumes

... that is homogeneous (constant P-wave velocity) with the exception of an isolated boulder at some depth. Also shown are the straight ray paths traveled...

A Systematic Approach to Petrophysical Characterization of Organic-Rich Shales in Barnett and Eagle Ford Formations

Junhao Zhou, Chang Min Jung, Martin E. Chenevert, Mukul M. Sharma

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

.... Currently, methods used in conventional core and log analysis have been adapted to evaluate shale petrophysical properties. X-ray diffraction (XRD...

Wave Climate Effects Upon Changing Barrier Island Morphology, Kouchibouguac Bay, New Brunswick

Edward Bryant

Atlantic Geology

... the Gulf. the nearshore wave climate will be established using wave refraction, shoaling and bottom frictional attenuation theory for shallow water...

Abstract: Diffraction Imaging: An Example from Saudi Arabia; #90319 (2018)

Salah Alhadab

Search and Discovery.com

...Abstract: Diffraction Imaging: An Example from Saudi Arabia; #90319 (2018) Salah Alhadab AAPG Datapages/Search and Discovery Article #90319 ©2018 GEO...

X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Heavy Minerals: ABSTRACT

Wayne A. Pryor, Norman C. Hester

AAPG Bulletin

...X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Heavy Minerals: ABSTRACT Wayne A. Pryor, Norman C. Hester 1968 546 546 52 3. (March) Suites of heavy-mineral samples...

Coupling Geomechanics and Petrophysical Measurements for Production Enhancement in Organic-Rich Shales

Azra N. Tutuncu, Daisuke Katsuki, Binh T. Bui, Anton Padin, Bryan McDowell

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... that is the aim of using 4-D monitoring methodologies. Wave propagation in shale formations with complex microstructure provide in depth information regarding...

Permeability prediction in chalks

M. Monzurul Alam, Ida Lykke Fabricius, Manika Prasad

AAPG Bulletin

... Sea chalk: Stavanger, Norway, RF-Rogaland Research, 174 p.Biot, M. A., 1956a, Theory of propagation of elastic waves in a fluid-saturated porous solid...

Continuous Mineral Mapping of Core Using Hyperspectral Imaging; Example from the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Marathon 1 Robert Todd Core, Central Louisiana

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Improvement of inverse scattering angle-domain common image gathers using optical flow

Ammir A. Karsou, Sérgio L. E. F. da Silva, Felipe V. Capuzzo, Felipe T. Costa, Jorge Lopez, Roger M. Moreira, Marco Cetale

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... contrasts, steep angle dips and acoustic wave phenomena such as reflection and diffraction can be accurately modeled (Etgen et al., 2009). Nevertheless...

Using Thomsen's Model to Analyze Composition and Internal Structure of Shales; #90017 (2003)

Jose Agnelo Soares, Margareth da Silva Brasil Guimaraes

Search and Discovery.com

..., Brazil Using Thomsen's Model to Analyze Composition and Internal Structure of Shales Abstract In terms of seismic wave propagation shale may...

Petrophysical characterization of Lower Cretaceous marly chalk through 1H-NMR and complex conductivity

Ermis Proestakis, Leonardo Teixeira Pinto Meireles, Ida Lykke Fabricius

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... 1). X-ray diffractograms of insoluble residue of side trims, where calcium carbonate has been dissolved away, and backscattered electron diffraction...

Core Driven Hierarchical Facies Modeling of Shoreface Environments: A Case Study from Offshore Sabah, Malaysia; #20204 (2013)

Sachin K. Sharma, Michael Chin, Tanwi Basu, Ram Oruganti Bhargava, Richard Henson, Long Jiang, Mimi Azura B. Shuhaimi, and Luca Vizzini

Search and Discovery.com

... (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (Edax), and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) to determine the actual 3D disposition of the framework grains...

Abstract: Digital Log Data to Mechanical Rock Properties for Stimulation Design; #90224 (2015)

E. R. (Ross) Crain and Dorian Holgate

Search and Discovery.com

... volume can also be calculated from the spontaneous potential (SP) log, resistivity log and neutron density separation. When x-ray diffraction (XRD...

Sedimentation on North Shelf of Puerto Rico: ABSTRACT

David M. Bush, Zev N. Grossman, Orrin H. Pilkey

AAPG Bulletin

... terrigenous deposits are continuous between rivers, sediments sources have been delineated using X-ray diffraction of the heavy mineral suites...

Logging and Interpretation Techniques for the B-Field, Offshore Northwest Java

R. E. Crumb, P. Berger

Indonesian Petroleum Association

.... ARCO has used sidewall cores for paleontological work, strontium dating, thin sections, X-ray diffraction mineral analysis, and even for mercury...

Improved TOC and Lithology Prediction for Wolfcamp Shales Using AVO Attribute Analysis

Jaewook Lee, Un Young Lim, David Lumley

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... Basin, in the eastern part of the Permian Basin, Texas (Figure 1). According to the core X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) mineralogical ternary diagrams...

Laboratory Measurement of Biots Coefficient and Pore Pressure Influence on Poroelastic Rock Behaviour

Hossein Salemi, Stefan Iglauer, Ali Rezagholilou, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... required for predicting pore pressure (Pp) propagation in the rock skeleton, and how this affects in-situ stresses. Biot’s effective stress theory describes...

PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE "KIBBEY LIMESTONE"

RICHARD R. RAWSON

Montana Geological Society

... today. Several samples of basin centered anhydrites were analyzed by X-ray diffraction method to determine if any dolomite, calcite...

A New Approach To Quantify the Ordering State of Protodolomite Using XRD, TEM, and Z-Contrast Imaging

Yihang Fang, Huifang Xu

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

..., Saskatchewan, Canada, was examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Z-contrast...

V. Contributions of GeoSeismic Modeling

Norman S. Neidell

AAPG Special Volumes

... using ray trace approaches and wave theory. These portrayed modeling as a tool for overcoming geometric effects on the seismic section which might...

Abstract: Analysis of Parent Source Material of Calcium Bentonite in Smith County, Mississippi

Kayla Calhoun, Brenda Kirkland, Darrel Schmitz, James May

GCAGS Transactions

... in Smith County. Samples studied by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and petrographic microscopy revealed zones of poorly...