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Session No. 183
Monday, 28 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 506 (Colorado Convention Center)

T209. Structural Geology and Geomechanics in the Petroleum Industry

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division

 

J. Steve Davis, Peter Hennings and Stephen Laubach, Advocates
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1:00 PM
CONE-SHAPED HORSTS DISCOVERED AMONG NORTH SEA POLYGONAL NORMAL FAULTS: GEOMETRY AND MECHANICS
HALE, Dave, Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Boulder, CO 80402 and GROSHONG Jr., Richard H., Department of Geological Sciences, Emeritus, University of Alabama, 2504 Twain Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32311, rhgroshong@cs.com
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1:15 PM
CONJUGATE FAULTING AND THE COMPLICATIONS AT THE CROSSOVER OF AN X-FAULT SYSTEM
LINGREY, Steven, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252-2189, steve.lingrey@exxonmobil.com
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1:30 PM
INTEGRATION OF SANDBOX, NUMERICAL AND GEOMECHANICAL RESTORATION MODELLING TECHNIQUES IN 3D: STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE PICO DEL ÁGUILA ANTICLINE (EXTERNAL SIERRAS, SOUTHERN PYRENEES)
VIDAL-ROYO, Oskar, Midland Valley Exploration, 144 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2HG, United Kingdom, oskar@mve.com
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1:45 PM
GEOMECHANICAL MODELING OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: IMPORTANCE OF MECHANICAL STRATIGRAPHY, STRESS STATE, AND PRE-EXISTING STRUCTURES
SMART, Kevin J., OFOEGBU, Goodluck I., MORRIS, Alan P., MCGINNIS, Ronald N. and FERRILL, David A., Geosciences & Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238-5166, ksmart@swri.org
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2:00 PM
NON-ANDERSONIAN FAULT ANALYSIS IN RESERVOIRS
BUSETTI, Seth, ConocoPhillips, Structure and Geomechanics, 600 N. Dairy Ashford St, PR2018, Houston, TX 77079, KRANTZ, Robert W., Geologic Technology, ConocoPhillips, 600 N. Dairy Ashford Road, Houston, TX 77079, MACDONALD, Justin, ConocoPhillips, Structure and Geomechanics, 600 N. Dairy Ashford St, PR2026, Houston, TX 77079 and HENNINGS, Peter, Structure and Geomechanics, 600 N. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, seth.busetti@conocophillips.com
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2:15 PM
STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION, GEOMECHANICAL MODELING, AND FRACTURE PREDICTION IN THE CLAIR FIELD, WEST OF SHETLANDS BASIN, UK
KRANTZ, Robert W., Geologic Technology, ConocoPhillips, 600 N. Dairy Ashford Road, Houston, TX 77079 and CONWAY, Andrew, Nsbu, ConocoPhillips UK, Aberdeen, AB15 6FZ, United Kingdom, Bob.Krantz@conocophillips.com
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2:30 PM
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEFORMATION, DIAGENESIS AND RESERVOIR QUALITY IN THE TENSLEEP SANDSTONE AT ALCOVA RESERVOIR, CENTRAL WYOMING, USA
HENNINGS, Peter, ConocoPhillips Subsurface Technology, 600 N. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079 and CSOMA, Anita, Geological and Reservoir Engineering Technology, ConocoPhillips, 600 North Dairy Ashford, PR-3064, Houston, TX 77079, Peter.Hennings@ConocoPhillips.com
 
2:45 PM
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3:00 PM
CONTROLS ON OPENING-MODE FRACTURE FORMATION ON A LARAMIDE-STYLE FOLD AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SUBSURFACE FRACTURE PREDICTION
HARKINS, Nathan W., ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252, MYERS, Rodrick, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co, P. O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252-2189, BECKER, Thomas P., ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX 77067 and BECKER, S.P., Petroleum Geochemistry, Hydrocarbon Systems Division, ExxonMobil Upstream research Company, 3120 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77098, nathan.w.harkins@exxonmobil.com
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3:15 PM
NATURAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OF TIGHT-GAS SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS, PICEANCE BASIN, COLORADO
EICHHUBL, Peter1, FALL, András2, LAUBACH, Stephen E.2, BODNAR, Robert J.3 and DAVIS, J. Steve4, (1)Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, (2)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, P.O. Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, (3)Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (4)ExxonMobil Exploration Company, 22777 Springwoods Village Parkway, Spring, TX 77389, peter.eichhubl@beg.utexas.edu
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3:30 PM
FAILURE OF CAPROCK SEALS - MECHANICAL STRATIGRAPHY, STRESS HISTORY AND TENSILE FAILURE ANALYSIS OF EXHUMED ANALOGS
PETRIE, Elizabeth S., USU Geology, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, EVANS, James P., Dept. of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505 and BAUER, Stephen, Sandia National Laboratories, Geomechanics Research Center for Experimental Geoscience, 1515 Eubank Se, Albuquerque, NM 87123, espetrie@aggiemail.usu.edu
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3:45 PM
FAULT DAMAGE ZONE AND CORE FRACTURE POROSITY DIFFERS IN ADJACENT SANDSTONES OWING TO INHIBITED QUARTZ ACCUMULATION ON FELDSPAR AND LITHIC GRAIN SUBSTRATES
LAUBACH, Stephen E., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, P.O. Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, steve.laubach@beg.utexas.edu
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4:00 PM
MINERALOGICAL CONTROLS ON FAULT-ZONE ARCHITECTURE AND PERMEABILITY STRUCTURE IN SANDSTONES
GOODWIN, Laurel B.1, MOZLEY, Peter S.2 and COOK, Jennie1, (1)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, laurel@geology.wisc.edu
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4:15 PM
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FLUID EFFECTS OF NANBAIJIANTAN FAULT
WU Sr, Kongyou1, PATON, Douglas2 and ZHA Sr, Ming1, (1)School of Geoscience, China University of Petroleum, NO.66,Changjiang River West Road, Economic & Tech.Development District, Qingdao,Shandong, 266580, China, (2)University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, wukongyou@163.com
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4:30 PM
USING XRF ANALYSES TO UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF COMPOSITIONAL VARIATIONS ON ROCK STRENGTH DETERMINED FROM MICRO-MECHANICAL DEVICES
ALSLEBEN, Helge, ENDERLIN, Milton, KIESEL, Meredith and WOODWORTH, Daniel, School of Geology, Energy, and the Environment, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298830, Fort Worth, TX 76129, h.alsleben@tcu.edu
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