Buhr-stone: The French Connection
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Read MoreWhat has been happening with Induced Seismicity since the release of the Induced Seismicity Primer by the States First Initiative?
In September of 2015, the States First Initiative (a joint IOGCC (Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission) and GWPC (Ground Water Protection Council) Initiative) released a Primer on Technical and…
Read MoreGeological aspects on productivity variation along a Marcellus lateral – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory (MSEEL) involves a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional team undertaking integrated geoscience, engineering and environmental research in cooperation with the operator, key technology partners and…
Read MoreUpper Devonian Burket/Geneseo Shale – Appalachia’s Little Brother to the Marcellus
The Upper Devonian Burket/Geneseo Shale is the organic-rich mudstone that lies immediately above the Tully Limestone and 20’ to more than 800’ above the Marcellus. The thickness of the shale…
Read MoreLow Oil Prices and Big Data Analytics – What’s the Synergy?
The current challenging environment for oil prices has renewed the focus on improving efficiencies across all facets of E&P operations. Petroleum engineers and geoscientists are continually being asked to ensure…
Read MoreLessons Learned from Wireline Logs and Core Analysis of an Appalachian Basin Cambrian-Ordovician Core: Exploration for Vugular Carbonate
Battelle has collected significant sections of whole core as a part of their Carbon Sequestration research efforts. Two of these wells, located in Mason County, West Virginia, represent a uniquely complete…
Read MoreThe Lima-Indiana oil and natural gas field; a bridge to the future
With the 1884 discovery of natural gas in Findley Ohio, a new and explosive wave of oil and natural gas development was about to be unleashed upon the upper Midwest.…
Read MoreDetermination of Wellbore Orientation in the Utica Shale of Southeast Ohio
The Utica Shale is fast becoming one of the premier shale plays in North America. As the number of wells drilled in the play is growing daily, optimizing well performance…
Read MoreAir-FTG® – Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry: What it is and how it is being used to advance exploration programs
Air-FTG® directly measures different components of the 3D gravity field using the world’s only multi-accelerometer moving platform. Developed during the 1970’s and 80’s and first deployed on sea-going vessels in…
Read MoreChallenges and Strategies for Monitoring Induced Seismicity
Induced seismicity is potentially caused by activities such as mining, reservoir or dam impoundment, geothermal reservoir stimulation, wastewater injection, hydraulic fracturing and CO2 sequestration. Induced seismic events are rarely large…
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