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Estimating formation water salinity from wireline pressure data: case study from the Vulcan Sub-basin

Estimating formation water salinity from wireline pressure data: case study from the Vulcan Sub-basin

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: J.R. Underschultz, G.K. Ellis, A. Hennig, E. Bekele & C. Otto
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 2002

 

Abstract:

Characterising the concentration of total dissolved solids (TDS) in formation water is important for wireline log analysis, reserves calculations, and understanding the hydrodynamic processes occurring in the subsurface. Unfortunately, measured TDS v...

 

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Tags: case data Estimating formation pressure salinity study Sub-basin wireline

Borehole image log interpretation: making the most of your data and understanding its limits; an illustration using shallow and deep marine, fluvial, and carbonate depositional environments

Borehole image log interpretation: making the most of your data and understanding its limits; an illustration using shallow and deep marine, fluvial, and carbonate depositional environments

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: A.A. Bal, K.A.A. van Noord, P.V. Grech & J.D. Prosser
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 2002

 

 

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Tags: Borehole carbonate data deep depositional environments fluvial Image Interpretation log marine shallow understanding

Hydraulic Fracturing in Coals – Can the Data Assist Us in Better Understanding Reservoir Complexities in Coal Seam Methane Reservoirs?

Hydraulic Fracturing in Coals – Can the Data Assist Us in Better Understanding Reservoir Complexities in Coal Seam Methane Reservoirs?

Authors: Ray Johnson, Jr., Thomas Flottmann and David Campagne
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2002

 

Abstract:

In coal seam methane reservoirs, the pre-existing natural fracture network and in-situ stress state are key parameters controlling productivity. A large degree of production variability can result from the interaction of a highly deviatoric stress te...

 

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Tags: Better coal Coals Complexities data fracturing hydraulic Methane reservoir. Seam understanding

Re-Evaluating Thermal History Models for the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand Using Apatite Fission Track and (U-Th)/He Data From Well Sections

Re-Evaluating Thermal History Models for the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand Using Apatite Fission Track and (U-Th)/He Data From Well Sections

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium 2001
Authors: P.V. Crowhurst, P.F. Green and P.J.J. Kamp
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: November 2001

 

Abstract:

Reliable reconstruction of thermal histories in sedimentary basins is a key aspect of reducing exploration risk, e.g. In defining the timing of hydrocarbon generation in source kitchens and identifying tectonic episodes which may have caused disrupti...

 

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Tags: Apatite basin data Fission history Models New Zealand Sections Taranaki thermal Track

Data Management: PPDM Manages Oil & Gas Data Better Faster – Yogi Schulz, Dave Fisher and Trudy Curtis

Data Management: PPDM Manages Oil & Gas Data Better Faster – Yogi Schulz, Dave Fisher and Trudy Curtis

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: October 1999

 

 

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Tags: Better data Dave Fisher Faster gas management Manages oil PPDM Trudy Curtis Yogi Schulz

Hydrocarbon Leakage on the North West Shelf, Australia: New Information from the Integration of Airborne Laser Fluorosensor (ALF) and Structural Data

Hydrocarbon Leakage on the North West Shelf, Australia: New Information from the Integration of Airborne Laser Fluorosensor (ALF) and Structural Data

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: G. T. Cooper, C. R. Barnes, J. D. Bourne and G. J. Channon
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1998

 

Abstract:

Airborne Laser Fluorosensor (ALF) data from the AC/PlS region of the Timor Sea have been interpreted in conjunction with high quality 2D Andromeda reflection seismic data. ALF anomalies are observed to occur at or near the tips of major Mesozoic faul...

 

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Tags: Australia. data Fluorosensor hydrocarbon Information Integration Laser leakage. New North shelf. structural

Structural Evolution of the Browse Basin, North West Shelf: New Concepts from Deep-seismic Data

Structural Evolution of the Browse Basin, North West Shelf: New Concepts from Deep-seismic Data

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: Heike I.M. Struckmeyer, Jane E. Blevin, Jacques Sayers, Jennifer M. Totterdell, Ken Baxter and Donna L. Cathro
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1998

 

Abstract:

In 1996 and 1997, the Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO) conducted an integrated analysis of the Browse Basin, North West Shelf, based on the structural and sequence stratigraphic interpretation of AGSO's regional deep-seismic and high-...

 

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Tags: basin Browse Concepts data deep evolution New North Seismic shelf. structural

From the Mines: Queensland Data Release

From the Mines: Queensland Data Release

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 1998

 

 

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Tags: data Mines Queensland Release

Onshore Gippsland Basin Seismic Data Quality Trials

Onshore Gippsland Basin Seismic Data Quality Trials

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: Geoff Collins
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: April 1998

 

 

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Tags: basin data Gippsland onshore quality Seismic Trials

Technical Focus: The Role of Borehole Image Data for Modelling Fracture Attributes and Distributions – John Adams, Caroline Glass and Jeremy Prosser

Technical Focus: The Role of Borehole Image Data for Modelling Fracture Attributes and Distributions – John Adams, Caroline Glass and Jeremy Prosser

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: John Adams, Caroline Glass and Jeremy Prosser
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: February 1998

 

 

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Tags: Attributes Borehole Caroline Glass data Distributions Focus Fracture Image Jeremy Prosser John Adams modelling Role Technical

Profile: PGS – Data Management & Exploration Expansion

Profile: PGS – Data Management & Exploration Expansion

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: October 1997

 

 

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Tags: data Expansion exploration management PGS profile

Stratigraphic Well Data Sheets – T. Muscatello & C. Lavin

Stratigraphic Well Data Sheets – T. Muscatello & C. Lavin

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: T. Muscatello & C. Lavin
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: April 1997

 

 

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Tags: C Lavin data Sheets stratigraphic T Muscatello

Industry News: AMF Celebrates 25 Years, ALF Survey Indicates Oil Migration, Guardian Data Adds To High Density Media Capabilities

Industry News: AMF Celebrates 25 Years, ALF Survey Indicates Oil Migration, Guardian Data Adds To High Density Media Capabilities

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: February 1997

 

 

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Tags: Capabilities Celebrates data Density Guardian High Indicates Industry Media migration News oil Survey Years

Data Management: Managing Petroleum Data as a Corporate Asset – Mike Slee & Steve Prager

Data Management: Managing Petroleum Data as a Corporate Asset – Mike Slee & Steve Prager

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: Mike Slee & Steve Prager
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: February 1997

 

 

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Tags: Corporate data management Managing Mike Slee petroleum Steve Prager

Data Management: Seismic Data Management Options -Archives to Desktop -Bruce Sketchley

Data Management: Seismic Data Management Options -Archives to Desktop -Bruce Sketchley

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: Bruce Sketchley
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 1996

 

 

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Tags: Archives Bruce Sketchley data Desktop management Options Seismic

Technical Focus: The North West Shelf Stress Map – Richard Hillis, Scott Mildren, Chris Pigram and Don Willoughby, Seismic Data – Are We Realising Its Full Potential? – Phil Williams and Mick Cook

Technical Focus: The North West Shelf Stress Map – Richard Hillis, Scott Mildren, Chris Pigram and Don Willoughby, Seismic Data – Are We Realising Its Full Potential? – Phil Williams and Mick Cook

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: June 1996

 

 

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Tags: Chris Pigram data Don Willoughby Focus Full Map Mick Cook North Phil Williams potential Richard Hillis Scott Mildren Seismic shelf. Stress Technical

With Apologies to…Variable Data Quality From Queensland – Derek Evans

With Apologies to…Variable Data Quality From Queensland – Derek Evans

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: Derek Evans
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: April 1996

 

 

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Tags: Apologies data Derek Evans quality Queensland Variable

With Apologies to… Optimal Utilisation of Data – Derek Evans

With Apologies to… Optimal Utilisation of Data – Derek Evans

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: Derek Evans
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: August 1995

 

 

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Tags: Apologies data Derek Evans Optimal Utilisation

Clues to the Structural History of the Rankin Trend from 3-D Seismic Data

Clues to the Structural History of the Rankin Trend from 3-D Seismic Data

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: Steve Newman
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: July 1994

 

Abstract:

The Rankin Trend is a structurally high area within the north Carnarvon Basin, and marks the north-western edge of the Dampier Sub-basin. It is divided into a number of discrete blocks by a series of northeasttrending faults. These blocks include the...

 

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Tags: Clues data history Rankin Seismic structural Trend

Structure of the Offshore Canning Basin: First Impressions from a New Regional Deep-seismic Data Set

Structure of the Offshore Canning Basin: First Impressions from a New Regional Deep-seismic Data Set

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: J.B. Colwell and H.M.J. Stagg
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: July 1994

 

Abstract:

In mid-1993, the Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO) acquired approximately 3600 km of high-quality regional deep (16-second record length) seismic reflection data over the offshore Canning Basin. This data-set is linked to the previousl...

 

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Tags: basin Canning data deep first Impressions New offshore Regional Seismic Set structure

From the Mines: Advances in Geoscience Data Access Using GIS – A. P. Belperio

From the Mines: Advances in Geoscience Data Access Using GIS – A. P. Belperio

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: A. P. Belperio
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: February 1994

 

 

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Tags: data Geoscience GIS Mines

Evidence for Post-Permian Epeirogenic Uplift in the Canning Basin from Vitrinite Reflectance Data

Evidence for Post-Permian Epeirogenic Uplift in the Canning Basin from Vitrinite Reflectance Data

Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
Authors: E.L. Horstman
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1984

 

Abstract:

Vitrinite reflectance data can be used to determine the original depth of burial in an uplifted and exhumed section. With sufficient density of well data, a projection. of the existing vitrinite reflectance data to an original, now eroded, surface ca...

 

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Tags: basin Canning data Epeirogenic evidence Post-Permian Reflectance Uplift Vitrinite

Interpretation of Additional Conodont Colour Alteration Data and the Thermal Maturation and Geothermal History of the Canning Basin, Western Australia

Interpretation of Additional Conodont Colour Alteration Data and the Thermal Maturation and Geothermal History of the Canning Basin, Western Australia

Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
Authors: Robert S, Nicoll and John D. Gorter
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1984

 

Abstract:

Examination of conodont colour alteration (CAl) in samples from 59 petroleum exploration wells and extensive outcrop collections along the northern margin of the Lennard Shelf forms the basis for a study of the thermal maturation and geothermal histo...

 

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Tags: Australia. basin Canning Colour Conodont data geothermal history Interpretation maturation thermal

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