Coherence is an iconic attribute available on most interpretation workstations and it helps with the characterization of small and large-scale faults, large structures, fault truncations, buried channels, reef edges and unconformities. There are various algorithms available for coherence computation, each having its advantages and limitations in terms of the quality of coherence imaging of the features of interest and run times associated with them.
The Student Career Seminar held at AAPG’s Annual Convention and Exhibition in Calgary, Canada provided students and recent graduates with strategies for finding success, regardless of the industry situation.
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Geological Sciences recently won first place in the Imperial Barrel Award competition. This was the school’s ninth year in the competition, and its first win, coming out of the Southwest Section.
The aim of this study is to understand the variations in porosity and pore-size distribution for samples from the Belle Fourche and Second White Specks Formations, Alberta, and to decipher the impact of both mineral and organic matter-related factors on porosity characteristics.
Despite dour industry conditions and low expectations from some corners, AAPG’s 2016 Annual Convention and Exhibition in Calgary, Canada, saw a strong turnout and high acclaim for what was, by all accounts, a monumental technical program.
The good news is that the number of injection-triggered earthquakes hitting Oklahoma is dropping. However, it is unclear what share of the drop is caused by state-mandated reductions in injection volumes and how much reflects the drop in oil production. A handful of hydraulic fracturing-induced earthquakes are documented in Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Canada. A new study finds 0.2 percent of Western Canada Sedimentary Basin hydraulically fractured wells are associated with felt earthquakes.
Stephen Bend, professor of petroleum geology at the University of Regina, Canada, has been named the recipient of this year’s AAPG Foundation Professorial Award. Bend has trained geologists and engineers within industry and academia for more than 35 years.
Basins around the world hold identified potential for unconventional resource development and a combination of exploration, assessment and evaluation seems certain to uncover other favorable plays.
Four outcropping structures representing different stages of fold development in the Cardium sandstone, central Alberta, allow the evolution of fracture development to be constructed and linked to folding history. They provide a unique opportunity to assess different stages in the fracture system.
An outstanding opportunity to look at three different types of Canadian core samples occurred at the Annual Convention in Calgary. Young Professional Canadian geologists brought and displayed core, where it attracted the attention of attendees, who liked being able to look at sedimentary rock from the western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Welcome to an interview with Ryan Day and Stephen Michalchuk, two of the geologists who facilitated the discussions.