Publications

In this paper, high-resolution three-dimensional seismic data are used to interpret a transpressional salt tectonic structure in the Yingxiongling area, Qaidam Basin, China. The geometries of the salt structure and the Shizigou fault system that intersects it are precisely depicted.

The Canning Basin is a largely unexposed and underexplored frontier basin, formed mostly in the Paleozoic. Geological knowledge of this basin is based predominantly on sparse regional “vintage” two-dimensional seismic and small three-dimensional (3-D) seismic surveys and less than 230 exploration wells.

The wettability and connectivity of overmature Wufeng and Longmaxi shales from the Fuling field, Sichuan Basin, China, show that nanometer-sized hydrocarbon migrates a few millimeters from the shale matrix into an induced fracture network, resulting in a rapid initial decline in hydrocarbon production.

Miocene carbonate reservoirs in Central Luconia, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, have been delivering gas for over 30 yr. In this paper, learnings from that period of production are used to understand the key drivers affecting flow during production and recovery optimization in existing fields as well as development decisions for new discoveries.

As an important unconventional and alternative resource, shale gas has attracted worldwide attention. The breakthrough pressure is a major factor in the generation and migration of shale gas as well as in the evaluation of the caprock sealing capacity.