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Characterizing the nature of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle beneath Prindle volcano, Yukon-Tanana Upland, Alaska
(2019-05-08)Prindle Volcano, an isolated alkali-basaltic cone in eastern Alaska is the northernmost volcanic center within the northern Cordilleran volcanic province (NCVP), a volcanic region along the northwestern region of North ... -
Observations on the magnetic iron oxide content of particulate matter in the Sahel
(2019-05-06)Atmospheric dust influences many processes throughout the biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere, most notably the climate, marine productivity, and human health. Recognizing the physicochemical characteristics of dust ... -
Nano-petrophysics of the Marcellus Formation in Pennsylvania, USA
(2019-05-07)Characterizing unconventional shale reservoirs consisting of nano-size pores and pore networks are complicated due to their complex geometric structure and restrictive fluid transport abilities. Technological advancements ... -
Nano-Petrophysical Properties of the Bone Spring and the Wolfcamp Formation in the Delaware Basin, New Mexico, USA.
(2019-05-09)The Permian Basin is one of the largest oil producing basins in the United States. The Permian Basin is 260 miles by 300 miles in area and encompasses 52 counties in southeast New Mexico and West Texas. In the past decade, ... -
Climate Change of the South Polar Region in response to topographic and cryospheric forcings during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum
(2019-05-03)The Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) occurred approximately 56 Ma and is marked by an estimated global temperature increase of 5 °C, a large negative carbon and oxygen excursion, and deep-sea carbonate dissolution. ... -
History-matching and Forecasting of Three Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs Using Decline Analyses and Type Curves
(2019-05-10)Reservoir modeling of shale gas and tight oil presents numerous challenges due to complicated transport mechanisms and the existence of fracture networks. Even then, oil and gas companies have not slowed down on shale ... -
NANO-PETROPHYSICS OF AVALON SHALE OF THE DELAWARE BASIN OF WEST TEXAS & SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
(2019-01-17)The Avalon Shale is a Permian-aged stratum and represents a significant rock unit within the Bone Spring, of the Delaware basin of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico. The Delaware Basin has witnessed increased drilling ... -
Coupled Geochemical and Nano-Petrophysical Study of the Utica Play, Appalachian Basin, Ohio, U.S.A.
(2017-11-29)Being more extensive than the Marcellus Play, the Utica Play covers from New York state in the north to northeastern Kentucky and Tennessee in the south. The Utica Play is a stacked play consisting of organic-rich mudstones ... -
GLOBAL MARINE CARBON EXPORT PRODUCTION DURING EOCENE HYPERTHERMAL EVENTS
(2017-12-20)Early Eocene hyperthermal events can be an analog for global warming. Pelagic marine barite in deep sea sediment is a proxy for marine export production of organic matter into the deep ocean. Pelagic marine barite accumulation ... -
Middle Permian (Late Guadalupian) back-reef carbonate of Panther Canyon, Apache Mountains, Trans-Pecos Texas
(2018-06-22)In the Apache Mountains of West Texas, Middle Permian (Guadalupian) strata a portion of the Delaware Basin part of the Capitan Reef is well exposed in many canyons that cut through the northern escarpment in the eastern ... -
Simulation Of Climate Across the Permian-Triassic Boundary with a Focus on Phytogeographical Data Analysis
(2018-12-06)The present study aims at reconstructing the paleoclimate across the Permian-Triassic Boundary (PTB, 251.9 ± 0.024 Ma) which encompasses one of the major mass extinction events of the Earth’s history. Results are analyzed ... -
FRACTURE DENSITY AND BRITTLENESS OF THE MESOZOIC FORMATIONS EXPOSED ON THE CANADIAN ESCARPMENT OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
(2018-07-02)Production of hydrocarbons from tight and unconventional reservoirs has become so prevalent, the need to understand rock fracture mechanics has become increasingly important. A specific research goal is the need to understand ... -
An Integrated Evaluation Of Potential Petroleum Systems Of The Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
(2018-07-10)The Southern Carnarvon Basin is an elongate basin in Western Australia covering approximately 200,000km2. There are two main regions: a western platform (Gascoyne Platform) with a Cambrian to Lower Carboniferous succession ... -
ANALYSIS OF PARASEQUENCES WITH PALEO-GEOGRAPHICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MIOCENE RESERVOIRS OF THE MAIN PASS REGION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
Reservoir sands in the Main Pass region of the Gulf of Mexico have proved to be highly productive, accounting for 56 million barrels of oil and 47 billion cubic feet of gas in just the 4 lease blocks covered in this study. ... -
Seismic Analysis and Petrophysical Evaluation of the Pennsylvanian Rasberry Reef Phylloid Algal Carbonate Mounds in the Knox-Baylor Trough, Knox County, Texas
(2018-02-27)The Ellis Ranch Wildcat field in Knox County, Texas produces from an isolated carbonate platform located on the northern flank of the Knox-Baylor Trough. The platform is composed of the Desmoinesian aged Caddo Limestone ... -
A comparison of reservoir gas energy and composition with respect to initial oil production in the San Andres Formation of Shafter Lake Field, Andrews County, Texas
(2018-05-14)The oil-rich, Permian-age San Andres Formation in the Permian Basin of West Texas produces Wolfcampian-age oil from the dolomitic host rock in prolific amounts. The present study focuses on the Shafter Lake field and ... -
Geomechanical Analysis of Rock Brittleness with Comparisons to the Mineralogical Brittleness Index
(2016-05)A significant area of research within the Oil and Gas industry centers around the understanding of rock brittleness and fracture mechanics related to inducing and extending hydraulic fractures. This study defines rock ... -
PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE WOODFORD FORMATION IN THE ARDMORE BASIN IN OKLAHOMA, U.S.A
(2017-12-04)A prolific source rock in Oklahoma, the Woodford Shale has sourced petroleum reservoirs for millions of years and produced oil and gas since 1939. Not until the shale boom of the early 2000’s was the full potential of the ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOPETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MANCOS “B”/ PRAIRIE CANYON MEMBER OF THE MANCOS SHALE, RIO BLANCO, COLORADO
(2017-12-04)Over the past decade hydrocarbon production from unconventional reservoirs has grown to become a significant source of North American domestic energy and will likely continue so for decades to come. However, production ... -
Nano-scale Petrophysical Studies of The Gothic Shale Interval in the Paradox Basin, Colorado, U.S.A.
(2017-12-01)Hydrocarbon production from shale has become a main energy source for the United States. Consequently, an increased knowledge of the petrophysical properties of shale such as porosity, permeability, tortuosity, and ...