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Deep biogenic methane and drilling-associated gas artifacts: Influence on gas-based characterization of petroleum fluids

Biogenic methane commonly contributes to or mixes with hydrocarbons originating from other sources, such as a charge or leak of thermogenic hydrocarbons even at depths reaching 10 km. Information about the fluid is obtained by using advanced mud-gas logging tools and workflows.

Added on 23 March, 2020

Bulletin Article

Tectono-sedimentary evolution and petroleum systems of the Mundaú subbasin: A new deep-water exploration frontier in equatorial Brazil

The tectonic-stratigraphic evolution of the deep-water Mundaú subbasin, Brazilian equatorial margin, is investigated, focusing on the geometries and nature of faults as well as on structural and sedimentary restorations. The Paracuru Formation is both the main source and reservoir.

Added on 23 March, 2020

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Influence of tectonic exhumation on porosity of Wufeng–Longmaxi shale in the Fuling gas field of the eastern Sichuan Basin, China

Integrated bulk analyses and scanning electron microscopy were employed to assess the influence of tectonic compaction and exhumation on the pore system in the Wufeng-Longmaxi shale in the Fuling gas field, located on the fold-thrust belt of the eastern Sichuan Basin, China.

Added on 23 March, 2020

Bulletin Article

Preservation of lateral pressure disequilibrium during the uplift of shale reservoirs

The pressure gradient in a shale play usually increases from the black oil zone to the gas zone along the dip direction, indicating a lateral pressure disequilibrium. This pressure-volume-temperature effect tends to enhance lateral pressure disequilibrium during erosion.

Added on 23 March, 2020

Bulletin Article

Controls on fracture network characteristics of the middle member of the Bakken Formation, Elm Coulee field, Williston Basin, United States

Zones of anomalously high production from secondary permeability exist in the Bakken Formation in the Elm Coulee field of the Williston Basin, United States. An antiformal structure provides a plausible explanation for these sweet spots and a potential new exploration trend.

Added on 23 March, 2020

Bulletin Article

Extensional fault–related folding of the North West shelf, Western Australia

This study examines folds on the North West shelf of Western Australia to determine their relationship to associated extensional faults and identifies a number of key features that are highly suggestive of extensional fault-related folding. This study opens up new possibilities within these regions.

Added on 23 March, 2020

Bulletin Article

Evaluation of hydrocarbon broaching after subsurface containment failure, Gulf of Mexico

Gas-prone multiphase fluids may broach or release hydrocarbons at the seafloor within a matter of decades. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory modeled broaching failure scenarios using Gulf of Mexico geosystems. The likelihood of broaching failure was primarily dependent on the depth of casing failure.

Added on 23 March, 2020

Bulletin Article

Chemometric identification of crude oil families and deconvolution of mixtures in the surrounding Niuzhuang sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China

This study is designed to better understand the origin of oil samples using chemometrics to evaluate the geochemical data and to offer some new insights for the petroleum systems in the Dongying depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China. One of the four oil families does not match any of the source rocks.

Added on 23 March, 2020

Bulletin Article

Diagenetic differences caused by gas charging with different compositions in the XF13 block of the Yinggehai Basin, South China Sea

This paper looks at the differences in compaction, dissolution, cementation, and clay transformation between reservoirs charged by CO₂-rich and hydrocarbon-rich fluids in the upper Huangliu Formation of the XF13 block in the Yinggehai Basin, South China Sea.

Added on 23 March, 2020

Bulletin Article

Four-dimensional analog and geometrical modeling of the Hides anticline, Papua New Guinea: Structure of a giant gas field

This paper explores the internal structure of the Hides anticline, which is the core part of the Papua New Guinea liquified natural gas project. Geometrical kinematic and sandbox analog modeling place constraints on the deep structure when the shallow structure and stratigraphy is well constrained.

Added on 23 March, 2020

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Environmental Geosciences Article

Hydrogeochemical controls on brackish groundwater and its suitability for use in hydraulic fracturing: The Dockum Aquifer, Midland Basin, Texas

To better understand controls on the origin and evolution of brackish groundwater, the hydrogeochemistry of brackish groundwaters was studied within the Triassic Dockum Group across the Midland Basin in Texas. The suitability of Dockum Aquifer water for use in hydraulic fracturing fluid was examined because the area overlies the largest and most productive tight oil province in the United States.

Added on 01 June, 2018

Environmental Geosciences Article

Quantitative assessment of the runoff index in an urbanized watershed

Urbanization modifies the natural water cycle. In this study, a weighted-rating multicriteria analysis was adopted to quantify the runoff index and to assess the impact of urbanization on the water cycle.

Added on 01 June, 2018

Environmental Geosciences Article

Facies associations and chemostratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous Kurnub Group and their boundaries, King Talal Dam section, northwestern Jordan

Integrated petrographic and chemostratigraphic studies have enabled the identification of sequence boundaries, sequence stratigraphy, and their system tracts for the Lower Cretaceous strata of the Kurnub Group (Jordan); the latter is underlain by the Jurassic (Callovian) strata and overlain by the Cretaceous (Cenomanian).

Added on 01 March, 2018

Environmental Geosciences Article

Groundwater resources evaluation using geospatial technology

Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of lithologic formations. The advent of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) has opened up new vistas in groundwater prospect evaluation, exploration, and management.

Added on 01 March, 2018

Environmental Geosciences Article

Strontium isotopes as a potential fingerprint of total dissolved solids associated with hydraulic-fracturing activities in the Barnett Shale, Texas

A dramatic increase in unconventional drilling that utilizes hydraulic fracturing to extract oil/gas over the past decade has led to concern over handling and management of produced/flowback water (PFW; hydraulic-fracturing wastewater) because the potential exists for its accidental release into the environment.

Added on 01 December, 2017

Environmental Geosciences Article

High-resolution satellite imagery applied to monitoring revegetation of oil-sands-exploration well pads

To achieve reclamation certification, oil-and-gas operations in Alberta, Canada are required to monitor the revegetation of idle well pads that no longer support operations. Currently, monitoring is completed by oblique, helicopter-collected photography and on-the-ground field surveys.

Added on 01 December, 2017

Environmental Geosciences Article

Geothermal energy potential of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin: Clues from coproduced and injected water

Development of geothermal energy in sedimentary basins is an attractive option given the availability of data from the oil and gas industry. Previous geothermal studies in sedimentary basins have focused on temperatures and petrophysical properties.

Added on 25 August, 2017

Environmental Geosciences Article

State of stress in the Illinois Basin and constraints on inducing failure

The stress regime in the Illinois Basin was investigated to assess how the rock column might respond to the injection of fluids, including coproduced formation brines and supercritical CO₂.This response is a concern because injection practices could increase pore fluid pressure and potentially induce seismicity.

Added on 25 August, 2017

Environmental Geosciences Article

Structural architecture of the Farnsworth oil unit: Implications for geologic storage of carbon dioxide

Surface and airborne gas monitoring programs are becoming an important part of environmental protection in areas favorable for subsurface storage of carbon dioxide. Understanding structural architecture and its effects on the flux of fluids, specifically CO₂ and CH₄, in the shallow subsurface and atmosphere is helping with designing and implementing next-generation monitoring technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Added on 01 June, 2017

Environmental Geosciences Article

Methods and challenges to locating legacy wells in western Pennsylvania: Case study at Hillman State Park

This study demonstrates the application of aeromagnetic surveys for locating late 1800s-era oil and gas wells in Hillman State Park. The study area in southwestern Pennsylvania offered several unique challenges to locating legacy wells.

Added on 01 June, 2017

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