PART B: APPLICATIONS

  1. 2. GENERAL GEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, LOGGING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS (includes DSDP and ODP data)
  2. Andrews, R.J., Barker, R., and Heng, L.M., 1995, The application of electrical tomography in the study of the unsaturated zone in chalk at three sites in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom: Hydrology Journal, v. 3, no. 4, p. 17-31.
  3. Bachu, S., 1997, Flow of formation waters, aquifer characteristics, and their relation to hydrocarbon accumulations, northern Alberta Basin: AAPG Bulletin, v. 81, no. 5, p. 712-733.
  4. Baker, G.S., 1994, An examination of Triassic cyclostratigraphy in the Newark Basin from shallow seismic profiles and geophysical logs: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, unpublished M.S. thesis, 153 p.
  5. Basu, D., Ghosh, K., and Paul. A.C., 1994, Determination of dynamic elastic properties of rocks and fracture pressure gradient from sonic waveforms: Indian Journal of Geology, v. 66, no. 1, p. 31-38.
  6. Bell, J.S., 1996, In situ stresses in sedimentary rocks, part 1, measurement techniques; part 2, applications of stress measurements: Geoscience Canada, v. 23, no. 2, p. 85-100; v. 23, no. 3, p. 135-153.
  7. Benzing, W.M., Shook, G.M., and Leroy, S.D., 1996, The formation and behavior of 'vapor lock' pressure seals and associated hydrocarbon accumulations in geologically young basins: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 46, p. 25-39. Also published in 1996 in condensed form as, Benzing, W.M., and Shook, G.M., Study advances view of geopressure seals: Oil and Gas Journal, v. 94, no. 21, May 20, p. 62-66.
  8. Bessa, J.A., and Hesselbo, S.P., 1997, Gamma-ray character and correlation of the Lower Lias, SW Britain: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association [Great Britain], v. 108, no. 2, p. 113-129.
  9. Bloomer S.F., and Mayer, L.A., 1997, Core-log-seismic integration as a framework for determining the basin-wide significance of regional reflectors in the eastern equatorial Pacific: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 24, no. 3, 1 February, p. 321-324.
  10. Bodri, L., and Cermak, V., 1997, Climate changes of the last two millennia inferred from borehole temperatures--results from the Czech Republic, part 2: Global and Planetary Change, v. 14, p. 163-173.
  11. Brewer, T., Lovell, M., Harvey, P., and Williamson, G.,, 1995, Stratigraphy of the ocean crust in ODP Hole 896A from FMS images: Scientific Drilling, v. 5, no. 2, p. 87-92.
  12. Brewer, T.S., Harvey, P.K., and Lovell, M.A., 1997, Ocean crust evolution--constraints arising from the detailed analysis of downhole geochemical logs, in Pawlowsky-Glahn, V., ed., 3rd annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology [IAMG '97] proceedings: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, p. 221-226.
  13. Briskin, M., Robbins, J., Riedel, W.R., and Booker, R., 1985, Magnetic resonance imaging analysis of varved marine sedimentary records of the Gulf of California: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 13, no. 8, p. 753-756.
  14. Carr-Crabaugh, M., Hurley, N.F., and Carlson, J., 1996, Interpreting eolian reservoir architecture using borehole images, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 39-50.
  15. Castro, L.A.M., McCreath, D.R., and Kaiser, P.K., 1995, Rockmass strength determination from breakouts in tunnels and boreholes, in Fujii, ed., 8th international congress on rock mechanics, v. 2: International Society for Rock Mechanics, Tokyo, Japan, p. 531-536.
  16. Chawathe, A., Ali, M., Ouenes, A., and Weiss, W., 1997, A new look at analyzing petrographic data--the fuzzy logic approach, paper SCA-9731, in 1997 international symposium proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Society of Core Analysts Chapter-at-Large, 11 p.
  17. Daniels, J.J., and Roberts, R.L., 1994, Ground penetrating radar for geotechnical applications, in Woods, R.D., ed., Geophysical characterization of sites: International Science Publisher, New York, p. 1-13.
  18. Darby, D.., Haszeldine, R.S., and Couples, G.D., 1996, Pressure cells and pressure seals in the UK Central Graben: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 13, no. 8, p. 865-878.
  19. de Kock, A., Hagiwara, T., Zea, H., and Santa, F., 1997, A new approach to formation compaction monitoring in a giant deepwater GOM oil and gas field development, paper LL, in 38th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 10 p.
  20. De Kock, A.J., Johnson, T.J., Hagiwara, T., Zea, H.A., and Santa, F., 1997, Gulf of Mexico subsidence monitoring project with a new formation compaction monitoring tool, OTC-8529, in 29th offshore technology conference proceedings, v. 4, Field drilling and development systems: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 337-346.
  21. de Lima, O.A.L., Sato, H.K., and Porsani, M.J., 1995, Imaging industrial contaminant plumes with resistivity techniques: Journal of Applied Geophysics, v. 34, p. 93-108.
  22. Dunnivant, F.M., Porro, I, Bishop, C., Hubbell, J., Giles, J.R., and Newman, M.E., 1997, Verifying the integrity of annular and back-filled seals for vadose-zone monitoring wells: Ground Water, v. 35, no. 1, p. 140-148.
  23. Ellis, D., Engelman, B., Fruchter, J., Shipp, B., Jensen, R., Lewis, R., Scott, H., and Trent, S., 1996, Environmental applications of oilfield technology: Schlumberger Oilfield Review, v. 8, no. 3, p. 44-57.
  24. Endres, A.L., and Greenhouse, J.P., 1996, Detection and monitoring of chlorinated solvent contamination by thermal neutron logging: Ground Water, v. 34, no. 2, p. 283-292.
  25. Finkbeiner, T., Barton, C.A, and Zoback, M.D., 1997, Relationships among in-situ stress, fractures, and faults, and fluid flowóMonterey Formation, Santa Maria Basin, California: AAPG Bulletin, v. 81, no. 12, p. 1975-1999.
  26. Frazer, L.N., Sun, X., Wilkens, R.H., 1997, Changes in attenuation with depth in an ocean carbonate section--Ocean Drilling Program sites 806 and 807, Ontong Java Plateau: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, no. B2, p. 2983-2997.
  27. Gogh, E., Pattantyus-A., M., and Pronay. Z., 1994, Application of ground penetrating radar for site characterization, in Woods, R.D., ed., Geophysical characterization of sites: International Science Publisher, New York, p. 69-79.
  28. Goldberg, D.S., Reynolds, D.J., Williams, C.F., Witte, W.K., Olsen, P.E., and Kent, D.V., 1994, Well logging results from the Newark Rift basin coring project: Scientific Drilling, v. 4, p. 267-279.
  29. Golke, M., and Brudy, M., 1996, Orientation of crustal stresses in the North Sea and Barents Sea inferred from borehole breakouts: Tectonophysics, v. 266, p. 25-52.
  30. Gosnold, W.D., Todhunter, P.E., and Schmidt, W., 1997, The borehole temperature record of climate warming in the mid-continent of North America: Global and Planetary change, v. 15, no. 1-2, p. 33-45.
  31. Grisgby, J.D., and Langford, R.P., 1996, Effects of diagenesis on enhanced-resolution bulk density logs in Tertiary Gulf Coast sandstones: an example from the Lower Vicksburg Formation, McAllen Ranch field, south Texas: AAPG Bulletin, v. 80, 11, p. 1801-1819.
  32. Guerin, G., and Goldberg, D., 1996, Acoustic and elastic properties of calcareous sediments across a siliceous diagenetic front on the eastern U.S. continental slope: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 23, no. 19, 15 September, p. 2697-2700.
  33. Haimson, B.C., and Song, I., 1995, A new borehole failure criterion for estimating in situ stress from breakout span, in Fujii, ed., 8th international congress on rock mechanics, v. 2: International Society for Rock Mechanics, Tokyo, Japan, p. 341-346.
  34. Hall, D.J., Adamick, J.A., Skoles, D., Dewildt, J., and Erickson, J., 1996, Applications of amplitude vs. offset as an exploration tool in the Louisiana and Texas shelf, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 111-120.
  35. Hareland, G., and Harikrishnan, R., 1993, Comparison and verification of electric-log-derived rock stresses and rock stresses determined from Mohr's failure envelope, SPE-26948, in Eastern regional conference and exhibition proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 477-484. Also published in 1994, in Permian basin technical conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 201-208. Later published in 1996: SPE Formation Evaluation, v. 11, no. 4, p. 219-222.
  36. Herrick, C.G., and Haimson, B.C., 1994, Modeling of episodic failure leading to borehole breakouts in Alabama limestone, in Nelson, P.P. and Laubach, S.E., Rock mechanics models and measurements challenges from industry : A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 217-225.
  37. Holliger, K., 1997, Seismic scattering in the upper crystalline crust based on evidence from sonic logs: Geophysical Journal International, v. 128, p. 65-72.
  38. Holliger, K., Green, A.G., and Juhlin, C., 1996, Stochastic analysis of sonic logs from the upper crystalline crust--methodology: Tectonophysics, v. 264, p 341-356.
  39. Holt, R.M., Fjaer, E., Torsaeter, O., and Bakke, S., 1996, Petrophysical laboratory measurements for basin and reservoir evaluation: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 13, no. 4, p. 383-391.
  40. Hopkins, J.F., Carr, T.R., and Feldman, H.R., 1996, Pseudoseismic transforms of wireline logs--a seismic approach to petrophysical sequence stratigraphy, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 89-95
  41. Hoppie, B.W., 1996, High-resolution lithologic characterization of sequences on the New Jersey margin slope through inversion of Leg 150 logging data for lithologies, chapter 22, in Mountain, G.S., Miller, K.G., Blum, P., Paog, C.W., and Tichell, D.C., eds., Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results, v. 150: Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, p. 385-409.
  42. Huang, Z., and Williamson, M.A., Bateman, J., McAlpine, K.D., Fowler, M.G., 1996, Cyclicity in the Egret Member (Kimmeridgian) oil source rock, Jeanne d'Arc Basin, offshore eastern Canada: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 13, no. 1, p. 91-105.
  43. Huenges, E., Lauterjung, J., Bucker, C., Lippman, E., and Kern, H., 1997, Seismic velocity, density, thermal conductivity and heat production of cores from the KTB pilot hole: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 24, no. 3, 1 February, p. 345-348.
  44. Hunt, E.R., and McCain, W.D., Jr., 1997, Fundamentals of log analysis, part 10, Determining rock mechanical property values from log analysis: World Oil, v. 218, no. 10, p. 123-127.
  45. Hunter, J.A., Dallimore, S.R., and Cristian, H.A., 1997, Borehole measurements of shear wave velocity discontinuities in Quaternary sediments, Fraser River Delta, British Columbia, in Current research: Geological Survey of Canada, Report 1997-AB, p. 159-165.
  46. Hurley, N.F., 1996, Parasequence-scale stratigraphic correlations in deep-marine sediments using borehole images, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 147-152.
  47. Iorio, M., Tarling, D., D'Argenio, B., Nardi, G., and Hailwood, A.E., 1995, Milankovitch cyclicity of magnetic directions in Cretaceous shallow-water carbonate rocks, southern Italy: Bolletitino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata, v. 37, no. 146, p. 109-118.
  48. Jarrard, R.D., 1997, Origins of porosity and velocity variations at Cascadia accretionary prism: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 24, no. 3, 1 February, p. 325-328.
  49. Jol, H.M., Smith, D.G., Meyers, R.A., and Lawton, D.C., 1996, Ground penetrating radar--high resolution stratigraphic analysis of coastal and fluvial environments, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 153-163.
  50. Jones, A.G., and Holliger, K., 1997, Spectral analyses of the KTB sonic and density logs using robust nonparametric methods: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, no. B8, p. 18,391-18,403.
  51. Kawamoto, T., Whittaker, B.N., an Aydan, O., 1993, Assessment and prevention of failure phenomena in rock engineering, in Pasamehmetoglu, A.G., editor, International symposium on assessment and prevention of failure phenomena in rock engineering proceedings: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, p. 801-806.
  52. Keys, W.S., 1997, A practical guide to borehole geophysics in environmental investigations: CRC Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida, 176 p.
  53. Kobr, M., and Valcarce, R.M., 1989, Geophysical logging of engineering-geological boreholes in the San Blas region: Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Geologica no 3, p. 339-352.
  54. Krokeide, C., Remvik, F., Bratli, R.K., and Jorgensen, T., 1995, The use of logs and correlation for rock mechanical predictions, in Fujii, T., ed., 80th international congress on rock mechanics proceedings, v. 1: International Society for Rock Mechanics, Tokyo, Japan, p. 119-121.
  55. Liu, X., and Galloway, W.E., 1993, Sediment accumulation rate--problems and new approach, in 14th annual SEPM Gulf Coast research conference proceedings: Society of Sedimentary Geology [SEPM] Gulf Coast Section Foundation, p. 101-107.
  56. Lofts, J.C., Harvey, P.K., Lovell, M.A., and Locke, J., 1996, Relationship between lithology and the neutron absorption cross section (sigma) of samples from Leg 149, chapter 37, in Whitmarsh, R.B., Sawyer, D.S., Klaus, A., and Masson, D.G., eds., Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results, v. 149: Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, p. 595-599.
  57. Lovell, M., and Anderson, R., 1988, When downhole logging turns into geochemistry: Geology Today, v. ?, no. 10, p. 164-166.
  58. Luthi, S.M., 1994, Textural segmentation of digital rock images into bedding units using texture energy and cluster labels: Mathematical Geology, v. 26, no. 2, p. 181-196.
  59. Lyle, M., Bristow, J., Bloemendal, J., and Rack, R.F.R., 1996, Comparison of natural gamma ray activity profiles form downhole logging and the MST [multisensor track] core logger at Site 911 (Yermak Plateau), in Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results, v. 151: Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, p. 369-376.
  60. Manchon, B., 1993, Cone penetrometer testing, hydropunch, and borehole geophysics applications for environmental investigations, chapter 6, in Kostecki, P.T., and Calabrese, E.J., eds., Hydrocarbon contaminated soils and groundwater: Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 3, p. 75-91.
  61. Martin, P., and Bergerat, F., 1996, Palaeo-stresses inferred from macro- and microfractures in the Balazuc-1 borehole (GPF programme); contribution to the tectonic evolution of the Cevennes border of the SE basin of France: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 13, no. 6, p. 671-684.
  62. Maury, V., 1994, Rock mechanics of the last 10 years in oil and gas production--safety and economy, in 14th world petroleum congress proceedings, v. 2: John Wiley and Sons, New York, p 203-213.
  63. McLeod, C.J., Celerier, B., and Harvey, P.K., 1995, Further techniques for core reorientation by core-log integration--application to structural studies of lower oceanic crust in Hess Deep, Eastern Pacific: Scientific Drilling, v. 5, no. 2, p. 77-86.
  64. Menpes, R.J., and Hillis, R.R., 1996, Determining apparent exhumation from chalk outcrop samples, Cleveland Basin/East Midlands Shelf: Geological Magazine, v. 133, no. 6, p. 751-762.
  65. Nelson, P.H., and Kibler, J.E., 1995, Geophysical logs and groundwater chemistry in the A/M area, interim report, Savannah River Site, South Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF95-0507, 68 p.
  66. Nelson, P.H., and Kibler, J.E., 1996, Geophysical logs and groundwater chemistry in the A/M area, final report, Savannah River Site, South Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF96-0075, 25 p.
  67. Newcomer, D.R., Hall, S.H., and Vermeul, V.R., 1996, Use of improved hydrologic testing and borehole geophysical logging methods for aquifer characterization: Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, v. 16, no. 1, p. 67-72.
  68. Nio, S.D., Yang, C.S., Baumfalk, Y.A., vanden Hyrk, J.J., Jonkman, H., Scheele, E., van der Veen, H., and van de Weerd, A., 1993, Computer analysis of depositional sequences using wireline logs--a new method for determining rates of geologic process, in 14th annual SEPM Gulf Coast research conference proceedings: Society of Sedimentary Geology [SEPM] Gulf Coast Section Foundation, p. 141-154.
  69. Nurmi, R., 1995, Well Evaluation Conference, Egypt 1995: Schlumberger Technical Services, Dubai, 87 p.
  70. Onions, K.R., and Whitworth, K.R., 1995, Applications of electrical borehole imaging to mining design: Scientific Drilling, v. 5, no. 2, p. 69-76.
  71. Owen, W.P., and Vickery, D.K., 1997, Borehole velocity logging for the Caltrans bridge retrofit program, in Symposium on the application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems [SAGEEP '97], proceedings, v. 2: Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, p. 947-951.
  72. Paillet, F., and Boyce, D., 1996, Analysis of well logs for Borehole ANL-OBS-A-001 at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-214, 23 p.
  73. Paillet, F.L., and Pedler, W.H., 1996, Integrated borehole logging methods for wellhead protection applications: Engineering Geology, v. 42, p. 155-165.
  74. Paillet, F.L., and Thomas, D.M., 1996, Hydrogeology of the Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project borehole KP-1, part 1, Hydraulic conditions adjacent to the well bore: 39
  75. Pechnig, R., Haverkamp, S., Wohlenberg, J., Zimmermann, G., and Burkhardt, H., 1997, Integrated log interpretation in the German Continental Deep Drilling Program--lithology, porosity, and fracture zones: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, no. B8, p. 18,363-390.
  76. Pemper, R., Fjell, L., Gold, R., and Ramstad, F., 1997, Field examples with a new compaction monitoring instrument, paper MM, in 38th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 11 p.
  77. Pezard, P.A., Ayadi, M., Revil, A., Bronner, G., and Wilkens, R., 1997, Detailed structure of an oceanic fault--a multiscalar approach at DSDP/ODP Site 504: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 24, no. 3, 1 February, p. 337-340.
  78. Pirmez, C., Flood, R.D., Baptiste, J., Yin, H., and Manley, P.L., 1997, Clay content, porosity and velocity of Amazon Fan sediments determined from ODP Leg 155 cores and wireline logs: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 24, no. 3, February 1, p. 317-320.
  79. Pollack, H.N., Shen, P.Y., and Huang, S., 1996, Inference of ground surface temperature history from subsurface temperature data--interpreting ensembles of borehole logs: Pure and Applied Geophysics, v. 147, no. 3, p. 37-550.
  80. Pribnow, D.F.C., and Winter, H.R., 1997, Radiogenic heat production in the upper third of continental crust from KTB: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 24, no. 3, 1 February, p. 349-352.
  81. Putnam, S.N., 1995, Air and ground temperatures--an investigation into detecting climatic change: University of Utah, unpublished M.S. thesis, 63 p.
  82. Rack, F.R., Heise, E.A., and Stein, R., 1995, Magnetic susceptibility and physical properties of sediment cores from Site 893, Santa Barbara Basin--records of sediment diagenesis or of paleoclimatic and paleoceanographic change, chapter 11, in Kennett, J.P., Baldauf, J.G., and Lyle, M., eds., Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific reports, v. 146, part 2: Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, p. 193-197.
  83. Rhode, D.R., 1994, The use of borehole geophysics in environmental hydrogeology: The Professional Geologist, v. 31, no. 9, p. 5-8.
  84. Ribeiro, A., Cabral, J., Baptista, R., and Matias, L., 1996, Stress pattern in Portugal mainland and the adjacent Atlantic region, west Iberia: Tectonics, v. 15, no. 2, p. 641-659.
  85. Rider, M., 1996, The geologic interpretation of well logs, 2nd edition: Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 280 p.
  86. Rider, M., 1996, Sequence stratigraphy and stratigraphy, chapter 15, in The geologic interpretation of well logs, 2nd edition: Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 239-260 p.
  87. Rise, L., and Saettem, J., 1994, Shallow stratigraphic wireline coring in bedrock offshore Norway: Scientific Drilling, v. 4, p. 243-257.
  88. Roberts, S.J., Nunn, J.A., Cathles, L., Cipriani, F.-D., 1996, Expulsion of abnormally pressured fluids along faults: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 101, no. B12, December 10, p. 28,231-28,252.
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  91. Schlumberger, 1997, Well Evaluation ConferenceóVenezuela 1997: Schlumberger Surenco, C.A., Caracas, Venezuela, variously paginated.
  92. Sneider, R.M., and Erickson, J.W., 1994, Rock types, depositional history, and diagenetic effects--Sadlerochit reservoir, Prudhoe Bay field, SPE-28575, in SPE annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. sigma, Reservoir Engineering, v. 1: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 85-100. Later published in 1997: SPE Reservoir Engineering, v. 12, no. 1, p. 23-30.
  93. Sully, J.P., and Campanella, R.G., 1995, Evaluation of in situ anisotropy from crosshole and downhole shear wave velocity measurements: Geotechnique, v. 45, no. 2, p. 267-282.
  94. Thibal, J., Pozzi, J.-P., Barthes, V., and Dubuisson, G., 1995, Continuous record of geomagnetic field intensity between 4.7 and 2.7 Ma from downhole measurements: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 136, p. 541-550.
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3. DETERMINATION OF FACIES AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLOW UNITS

  1. Bahar, A., and Kelkar, M., 1997, Integrated lithofacies and petrophysical properties simulations, SPE-38261, in 67th western regional annual meeting proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 123-128.
  2. Barr, D.C., and Altunbay,M., 1993, Using hydraulic units to quantify depositional and diagenetic facies, ASCOPE-93-5115, in ASCOPE 93 conference proceedings: 5th ASEAN Council on Petroleum, p. 61-73.
  3. Barrash, W., and Morin, R.H., 1997, Recognition of units in coarse unconsolidated braided-stream deposits from geophysical log data with principal components analysis: Geology, v. 25, no. 8, p. 687-690.
  4. Batzle, M., Gardner, M., and Sonnenfeld, M., 1996, Geophysical signature of slope fan facies architecture, in 1996 technical program expanded abstracts and biographies, v. 1: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, p. 380-383.
  5. Bohling, G.C., Doveton, J.H., and Hoth, P., 1997, Probablistic classification and prediction of facies types in a Mid-continent Cretaceous deltaic-marine sequence from petrophysical log descriptors using a CMAC procedure, in Pawlowsky-Glahn, V., ed., 3rd annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology [IAMG '97] proceedings: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, p. 242-247.
  6. Bushara, M.N., and Baslaib, S.M., 1997, Chronofacies discontinuitiesóprecise approach for reservoir layering; an example from carbonate reservoir, offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE, SPE-37700, in 10th SPE Middle East oil show conference proceedings, v. 1: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 219-236.
  7. Cannon, S.J.C., and Gowland, S., 1996, Facies control on reservoir quality in the Late Jurassic Fulmar Formation, Quadrant 21, UKCS, in Hurst, A., Johnson, H.D., Burley, S.D., Canham, A.C., and Mackertich, D.S., eds., Geology of the Humber Group--Central Graben and Moray Firth, UKCS: Geological Society [London] Special Publication No. 114, p. 215-233.
  8. Carr-Crabaugh, M., Hurley, N.F., and Carlson, J., 1996, Interpreting eolian reservoir architecture using borehole images, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 39-50.
  9. Davis, R., Fontanilla, J., Biswas, P., and Saha, S., 1997, Lithology, lithofacies, and permeability estimation in Ghawar Arab-D reservoir, SPE-37702, in 10th SPE Middle East oil show conference proceedings, v. 1: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 245-279.
  10. Doveton, J.H., Guy, W., Watney, W.L., Bohling, G.C., Ullah, S., and Adkins-Heljeson, D., 1996, Log analysis of petrofacies and flow-units with microcomputer spreadsheet software, in Swindler, D.L., and Williams, C.P., compilers, 1995 AAPG Mid-Continent section meeting transactions: Tulsa Geological Society, Oklahoma, p. 224-233.
  11. Focke, J., Heine, and Nurmi, R., 1996, The outcrop on your desktop: Middle East Well Evaluation Review, 17, p. 21-37.
  12. Gowland, S., 1996 , Facies characteristics and depositional models of highly bioturbated shallow siliciclastic strata--an example from the Fulmar Formation (Late Jurassic), UK Central Graben, in Hurst, A., Johnson, H.D., Burley, S.D., Canham, A.C., and Mackertich, D.S., eds., Geology of the Humber Group--Central Graben and Moray Firth, UKCS: Geological Society [London] Special Publication No. 114, p. 185-214..
  13. Khalaf, A.S., 1997, Prediction of flow units of the Khuff Formation, SPE-37739, in 10th SPE Middle East oil show conference proceedings, v. 1: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 521-531.
  14. Lim, J.S., Kang, J.-M., and Kim, J., 1997, Automatic electrofacies classification using multivariate statistical techniques, in Pawlowsky-Glahn, V., ed., 3rd annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology [IAMG '97] proceedings: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, p. 233-236.
  15. Lim, J.S., Kang, J.M., and Kim, J., 1997, Multivariate statistical analysis for automatic electrofacies determination from well log measurements, SPE-38028, in Asia Pacific oil and gas conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 109-113.
  16. Murray, C.J., 1995, Identification and 3-D modeling of petrophysical rock types, chapter 23, in Yarus, J.M., and Chambers, R.L., editors, Stochastic modeling and geostatistics; principles, methods, and case studies: AAPG Computer Applications in Geology, No. 3, p. 323-337.
  17. Rider, M., 1996, Facies, sequences and depositional environments from logs, chapter 14, in The geologic interpretation of well logs, 2nd edition: Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 226-238 p.
  18. Saner, S., Al-Harthi, A., and Htay, M.T., 1996, Use of tortuosity for discriminating electro-facies to interpret the electrical parameters of carbonate reservoir rocks: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 16, no. 4, p. 237-249.
  19. Scheerens, S., Aquilina, L., and Steinberg, M., 1995, Determination of the lithology in the Balazuc-1 scientific borehole from statistical sorting of wireline log data (Ardeche Project, Geologie Profonde de la France program) [in French]: Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France, v. 166, no. 5, p. 613-626.
  20. Siron, D.L., and Segall, M.P., 1997, Influences of depositional environment and diagenesis on geophysical log response in the South Carolina coastal plain--effects of sedimentary fabric and mineralogy: Sedimentary Geology, v. 108, p. 163-180.

4. IDENTIFICATION OF DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS BY SP AND GR PATTERNS; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY

  1. Bashore, W.M., Araktingi, U.G., Levy, M., and Schweller, W.J., 1995, Importance of a geological framework and seismic data integration for reservoir modeling and subsequent fluid-flow predictions, chapter 14, in Yarus, J.M., and Chambers, R.L., editors, Stochastic modeling and geostatistics; principles, methods, and case studies: AAPG Computer Applications in Geology, No. 3, p. 159-175.
  2. Bohlinf, G.C., Doveton, J.H., and Watney, W.L., 1996, Systematic identification of sequence stratigraphic units from wireline logs, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 29-37.
  3. Embry, A.F., 1995, Sequence boundaries and sequence hierarchies--problems and proposals, in Steel, R.J., Felt, V.L., Johannessen, E.P., and Mathieu, C. eds., Sequence stratigraphy on the northwest European margin: Elsevier, Amsterdam, Norwegian Petroleum Society Special Publication, No. 5, p. 1-11.
  4. Helland-Hansen, W., 1995, Sequence stratigraphy theory--remarks and recommendations, in Steel, R.J., Felt, V.L., Johannessen, E.P., and Mathieu, C. eds., Sequence stratigraphy on the northwest European margin: Elsevier, Amsterdam, Norwegian Petroleum Society Special Publication, No. 5, p. 13-21.
  5. Hesselbo, S.P., 1996, Spectral gamma-ray logs in relation to clay mineralogy and sequence stratigraphy, Cenozoic of the Atlantic margin, offshore New Jersey, chapter 23, in Mountain, G.S., Miller, K.G., Blum, P., Poag, C.W., and Tichell, D.C., eds., Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results, v. 150: Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, p. 411-422.
  6. Hopkins, J.F., Carr, T.R., and Feldman, H.R., 1996, Pseudoseismic transforms of wireline logs--a seismic approach to petrophysical sequence stratigraphy, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 89-95
  7. Hoppie, B.W., 1996, High-resolution lithologic characterization of sequences on the New Jersey margin slope through inversion of Leg 150 logging data for lithologies, chapter 22, in Mountain, G.S., Miller, K.G., Blum, P., Paog, C.W., and Tichell, D.C., eds., Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results, v. 150: Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, p. 385-409.
  8. Hyne, N.J., 1995, Sequence stratigraphy--a new look at old rocks, in Sequence stratigraphy of the Mid-continent: Tulsa Geological Society Special Publication No. 4, p. 5-17.
  9. Jantschik, R., Strauss, C., and Weber, R., 1996, Sequence stratigraphy as a tool to improve reservoir management of the Eich/Konigsgarten oil field (Upper Rhine Graben, Germany), SPE-36818, in SPE European petroleum conference proceedings, v. 1: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 71-80.
  10. Rider, M., 1996, Sequence stratigraphy and stratigraphy, chapter 15, in The geologic interpretation of well logs, 2nd edition: Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 239-260 p.
  11. Rider, M., 1996, Facies, sequences and depositional environments from logs, chapter 14, in The geologic interpretation of well logs, 2nd edition: Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 226-238 p.
  12. Siron, D.L., and Segall, M.P., 1997, Influences of depositional environment and diagenesis on geophysical log response in the South Carolina coastal plain--effects of sedimentary fabric and mineralogy: Sedimentary Geology, v. 108, p. 163-180.

5. DIPMETER APPLICATIONS

  1. Bigelow, E.L., 1993, Multiwell dipmeter interpretation, in 4th annual Archie conference proceedings: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, p. 73-80.
  2. Etchecopar, A., and Motet, D., 1993, Method of structural interpretation of dipmeter logging data; examples of applications [in French]: Petrole et Techniques, no. 381, p. 15-19.
  3. Gavin,P., and Mari, J.-L., 1994, Dip measurement based on acoustic data, part 4, in Mari, J.-L., Coppens, F., Gavin, P., and Wicquart, E., eds., Full waveform acoustic data processing: Editions Technip, Paris, p. 101-127.
  4. Jang, L-D, Ku, J.-W., and Yeh, Y.-H., 1989, Processing and application of the SHDT logging data: Petroleum Geology of Taiwan, no. 25, p. 129-147.
  5. Kaya, M.A., and Norman, T.N., !993, Verifying a geological structure by applying the SCAT method on dipmeter data at the Umurca field in the Turkish Thrace, in 4th annual Archie conference proceedings: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, p. 67-72.
  6. Rider, M., 1996, The dipmeter, chapter 12, in The geologic interpretation of well logs, 2nd edition: Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 169-198 p.
  7. Rosthal, R.A., Bornemann, E.T., Ezell, J.R., and Schwalbach, J.R., 1997, Real-time formation dip from a logging-while-drilling tool, SPE-38657, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology, part 1: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 41-54.
  8. Saucier, A., Huseby, O.K., and Muller, J., 1997, Electrical texture characterization of dipmeter microresistivity signals using multifractal analysis: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, no. B5, May 10, p. 10,327-10,337.
  9. Sercombe, W.J., Golob, B.R., Kamel, M., Stewart, J.W., Smith, G.W., and Morse, J.D., 1997, Significant structural reinterpretation of the subsalt, giant October field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt, using SCAT, isogon-based sections and maps, and 3-D seismic: The Leading Edge, v. 16, no. 8, p. 1143-1150.
  10. Thompson, L.B., and Snedden, J.W., 1996, Geology and reservoir description of 1Y1 reservoir, Oso field, Nigeria, using FMS and dipmeter, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 315-328.

6. APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), EXPERT SYSTEMS, FUZZY LOGIC AND NEURAL NETWORKS
(See also 7. Well-Log Data Processing)

  1. Arpat, G.B., 1997, Prediction of permeability from wire-line logs using artificial neural networks, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology, part 2: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 531-537.
  2. Baldwin, J.L., and Malki, H., 1995, Comparison of neural network training and processing of two service company's [sic] data in a single wellbore, chapter 9, in Braunschweig, B., and Day, R., eds., Artificial intelligence in the petroleum industry, v. 1--Symbolic and computational applications: Editions Technip, Paris, p. 281-303.
  3. Baygun, B., Luthi, S.M., and Bryant, I.D., 1996, Applications of neutral networks and fuzzy logic in geological modeling of a mature hydrocarbon reservoir, chapter 5, in Braunschweig, B., and Bremdal, B.A., eds., Artificial intelligence in the petroleum industry, v. 2, Symbolic and computational applications: Editions Technip, p. 125-138,
  4. Bohling, G.C., Doveton, J.H., and Hoth, P., 1997, Probablistic classification and prediction of facies types in a Mid-continent Cretaceous deltaic-marine sequence from petrophysical log descriptors using a CMAC procedure, in Pawlowsky-Glahn, V., ed., 3rd annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology [IAMG '97] proceedings: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, p. 242-247.
  5. Bonarini, A., Corrao, A., Giacometti, L., and Tomada, L., 1995, A fuzzy logic enhancement to a support system for the recognition of sedimentary environments from core analysis, chapter 12, in Braunschweig, B., and Day, R., eds., Artificial intelligence in the petroleum industry, v. 1--Symbolic and computational applications: Editions Technip, Paris, p. 2-37.
  6. Braunschweig, B., and Day, R., 1995, Prolegomena--an overview of AI techniques and of their use in the petroleum industry, in Artificial intelligence in the petroleum industry, v. 1--Symbolic and computational applications: Editions Technip, Paris, p. 2-37.
  7. Chawathe, A., Ounes, A., and Weiss, W., 1997, Predicting unconventional well logs from conventional well logs using neural networks: In Situ, v. 21, no. 2, p. 145-159
  8. Gonclaves, C.A., Harvey, P.K., and Lovell, M.A., 1997, Prediction of petrophysical parameter logs using a multilayer backpropagation neural network, in Lovell, M.A., and Harvey, P.K., eds., Developments in petrophysics: Geological Society [London] Special Publication No. 122, p. 169-180.
  9. Himmer, P., and Link, C., 1997, Reservoir porosity prediction from 3-D seismic data using neural networks, RC 2.4, in 1997 technical program expanded abstracts with authors' biographies, v. 1: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, p. 842-845.
  10. Luthi, S.M., and Bryant, I.D., 1997, Well-log correlation using a back-propagation neural network: Mathematical Geology, v. 29, no. 3, p. 413-425.
  11. Mohaghegh, S., Arefi, R., Ameri, S., Aminiand, K., and Nutter, R., 1996, Petroleum reservoir characterization with the aid of artificial neural networks: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 16, no. 4, p. 263-274.
  12. Panda, M.N., Zuacha, D.E., Perez, G., and Chopra, A.K., 1996, Application of neural networks to modeling fluid contacts in Prudhoe Bay, SPE-30600: SPEJ, v. 1, no. 3, p. 303-311.
  13. Schumann, A., 1997, Neural networks versus statistics--a comparing study of their classification performance on well log data, in Pawlowsky-Glahn, V., ed., 3rd annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology [IAMG '97] proceedings: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, p. 237-241.
  14. Shimada, N., Tani, A., and Nishikawa, N., 1997, Reservoir characterization using artificial neural networks, paper K, in 3rd well logging symposium of Japan proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Japan Chapter, 6 p.
  15. Shimeld, J.W., 1994, Development of an algorithm to detect subsurface fractures using conventional well logs and fuzzy interference; practical application at the Terra Nova oil field, offshore Newfoundland: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, unpublished M.S. thesis, 148 p.
  16. Wang, B., Pann, K., Schuelke, J., Shirley, T., and Ferguson, B., 1997, View of neural network training as constrained optimization and applications to rock porosity prediction, RC 2.3, in 1997 technical program expanded abstracts with authors' biographies, v. 1: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, p. 838-841.
  17. Wisian, K.W., Blackwell, D.D., Bellani, S., Henfling, J.A., Normann, R.A., Lysne, P.C., Forster, A., and Schrotter, J., 1996, How hot is it? (A comparison of advanced technology temperature logging systems): Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, v. 20, p. 427-434.
  18. Wong, P.M., Henderson, D.J., and Brooks, L.J., 1997, Reservoir permeability determination from well log data using artificial neural networks--an example from the Ravva field, offshore India, SPE-38034, in Asia Pacific oil and gas conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 149-155.
  19. Zhang, L., and Poulton, M.M., 1997, Neural network interpretation of EM 3.9 well log data, in Symposium on the application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems [SAGEEP '97], proceedings, v. 1: Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, p. 223-229.
  20. Zhou, C.-D., Wu, S.-L., Zhang, C.-M., Zhu, D-H., and Zhang, Y-X., 1994, Direct identification of hydrocarbon from well logs--a neural network interpretation approach, paper CIM 94-53, in 45th annual technical meeting preprints, v. 2: CIM Petroleum Society, Calgary, Alberta, 10 p.

7. WELL-LOG DATA PROCESSING (Including Log Automated Correlation and Analysis; Statisical Methods)

  1. Aktarakci, H.K., and Harthill, N., 1996, Integrated interpretation of geophysical and geological data via geostatistical Markov-Bayes simulation, PP 11.1, in 1996 technical program expanded abstracts and biographies, v. 2: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, p. 1314-1316.
  2. Bessa, J.A., and Hesselbo, S.P., 1997, Gamma-ray character and correlation of the Lower Lias, SW Britain: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association [Great Britain], v. 108, no. 2, p. 113-129.
  3. Bohling, G.C., Doveton, J.H., and Hoth, P., 1997, Probablistic classification and prediction of facies types in a Mid-continent Cretaceous deltaic-marine sequence from petrophysical log descriptors using a CMAC procedure, in Pawlowsky-Glahn, V., ed., 3rd annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology [IAMG '97] proceedings: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, p. 242-247.
  4. Chakrabarty, T., 1996, A new robust algorithm for rapid determination of porosity and lithology from well logs, paper CIM 96-17, in 47th annual technical meeting preprints, v. 1: CIM Petroleum Society, Calgary, Alberta, 15 p.
  5. Goncalves, C.A., 1997, Estimation of the relative importance of different well log curves in formation characterization, RC 1.8, in 1997 technical program expanded abstracts with authors' biographies, v. 1: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, p. 820-823.
  6. Gong, X., 1994, Mineralogical well-logging modeling analysis of Lavaca Bay field: University of Texas, Austin, unpublished M.S. thesis, 256 p.
  7. Kamel, M.H., Abdel-Halim, M.H., and Bayoumi, A.I., 1997, VRAPóa new computer program for reservoir parameters evaluation in shaly-sand section; application in the northern central Gulf of Suez area, Egypt, a case history, paper L, in 3rd well logging symposium of Japan proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Japan Chapter, 10 p.
  8. Kelkar, M., and Shibli, S., 1995, Description of reservoir properties using fractals, chapter 20, in Yarus, J.M., and Chambers, R.L., editors, Stochastic modeling and geostatistics; principles, methods, and case studies: AAPG Computer Applications in Geology, No. 3, p. 323-337.
  9. Lim, J.S., Kang, J.-M., and Kim, J., 1997, Automatic electrofacies classification using multivariate statistical techniques, in Pawlowsky-Glahn, V., ed., 3rd annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology [IAMG '97] proceedings: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, p. 233-236.
  10. Murray, C.J., 1995, Identification and 3-D modeling of petrophysical rock types, chapter 23, in Yarus, J.M., and Chambers, R.L., editors, Stochastic modeling and geostatistics; principles, methods, and case studies: AAPG Computer Applications in Geology, No. 3, p. 323-337.
  11. Rodriguez, E., Tetzlaff, D., Smart, C., Newsham, K., and Cansler, H., 1997, A flexible method for accurate volumetrics in complex lithologies, in Pawlowsky-Glahn, V., ed., 3rd annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology [IAMG '97] proceedings: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, p. 195-199.
  12. Ross, C.M., 1995, Fundamental properties from wireline log data--applications of polytopic vector analysis: University of South Carolina, Columbia, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 380 p.
  13. Thevoux-Chabuel,H., Veillerette, A., and Rabiller, P., 1997, Multiwell log data coherence characterization using the similarity threshold method, paper BB, in 38th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 14 p.
  14. Xue, G., Datta-Gupta, A., Valko, P., and Blasingame, T., 1996, Optimal transformations for multiple regression--application to permeability estimation from well logs, SPE/DOE-35412, in SPE/DOE 10th improved oil recovery symposium proceedings, v. 2: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 115-130. Later published in 1997: SPE Formation Evaluation, v. 12, no. 2, p. 85-93.

8. NATURAL GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY

  1. Bucker, C., and Rybach, L., 1996, A simple method to determine heat production from gamma-ray logs: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 13, no. 4, p. 373-375.
  2. Guo, P., 1995, Monte Carlo simulation of natural gamma-ray oil-well logging tool responses and use in log interpretation: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 99 p.
  3. Hesselbo, S.P., 1996, Spectral gamma-ray logs in relation to clay mineralogy and sequence stratigraphy, Cenozoic of the Atlantic margin, offshore New Jersey, chapter 23, in Mountain, G.S., Miller, K.G., Blum, P., Poag, C.W., and Tichell, D.C., eds., Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results, v. 150: Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, p. 411-422.
  4. Schwalbach, J.R., and Bohacs, K.M., 1995, Stratigraphic sections and gamma-ray spectrometry from five outcrops of the Monterey Formation in southwestern California--Naples Beach, Point Pedernales, Lion's Head, Shell Beach, and Point Buchon, chapter Q in Keller, M.A., ed., Evolution of sedimentary basins/onshore oil and gas investigations, Santa Maria province: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1995-Q, 39 p.

9. ORGANIC CARBON DETERMINATION AND SOURCE ROCK EVALUATION

  1. Aldy, W., 1994, Well log determination of the organic richness of the Mowry Shale in the North Park and Denver Basins and the Niobrara Chalk in the Denver Basin: Colorado School of Mines, unpublished M.S. thesis, T-4611, 86 p.
  2. Follows, E., 1997, Integration of inclined pilot hole core with horizontal image logs to appraise an aeolian reservoir, Auk field, central North Sea: Petroleum Geoscience, v. 3, no. 1, p. 43-56.
  3. Huang, Z., and Williamson, M.A., Bateman, J., McAlpine, K.D., Fowler, M.G., 1996, Cyclicity in the Egret Member (Kimmeridgian) oil source rock, Jeanne d'Arc Basin, offshore eastern Canada: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 13, no. 1, p. 91-105.

10. TIGHT (LOW-PERMEABILITY) GAS SANDSTONES
(See also X. Shaly Sands)

  1. Brown, J.A., Brown, L.F., and Jackson, J.A., 1981, NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) measurements on western gas sands core, SPE/DOE-9861, in SPE/DOE Low permeability gas reservoirs symposium proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 321-326. Also published in 1981: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report No. LA-UR-81-736, 16 p.
  2. Brown, J.A., Jackson, J.A., and Koelle, A.R., 1985, Western gas sands project Los Alamos NMR well logging tool development: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Report LA-10374-PR, March, 77 p.
  3. Brown, J.A., Jackson, J.A., Brown, L.F., Milewski, J.V., and Travis, B.J., 1982, NMR logging tool development--laboratory studies of tight gas sands and artificial porous material: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report No. LA-UR-82-447, 20 p. Also published in 1982 as SPE-10813, in SPE/DOE symposium on low permeability gas reservoirs, proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p.
  4. Byrnes, A.P., 1997, Reservoir characteristics of low-permeability sandstones in the Rocky Mountains: The Mountain Geologist, v. 34, no. 1, p. 39-51.
  5. Churcher, P.L., Kenny, J., Lamb, D.H., and Flach, P.D., 1996, Characterizing horizontal well performance in a tight gas sand using pressure transient, production logging, and geological data, SPE-37127, in International conference on horizontal wells, proceedings: p. 761-768.
  6. Cluff, S.G., Cluff, R.M., O'Connor, L.S., and Hansen, J.T., 1997, Petrophysical analysis of the Frontier Formation (Cretaceous), Whiskey Buttes field, Lincoln County, Wyoming, SPE-38379, in SPE Rocky Mountain regional meeting/Geological Association field conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 271-284.
  7. Duda, L.E., and Pitman, J.K., 1982, Pore structure measurements, in Western tight gas sands advanced logging workshop: U.S. Department of Energy Report CONF-8103113, p. 98-127.
  8. Esphahanian, C., and Storhaug, D.G., 1997, A statistical approach to pay identification in the tight, fractured heterogeneous reservoirs of the Piceance Basin, SPE-38366, in SPE Rocky Mountain regional meeting/Geological Association field conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 181-193.
  9. Finsterle, S., and Persoff, P., 1997, Determining permeability of tight rock samples using inverse modeling: Water Resources Research, v. 33, no. 8, p. 1803-1811.
  10. Jackson, J.A., Brown, J.A., and Crawford, T.R., 1981, Remote characterization of tight gas formations with a new NMR logging tool, SPE/DOE-9860, in 1981 SPE/DOE symposium on low permeability gas reservoirs, proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 313-320. Also published in 1981: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report No. LA-UR-81-735, 18 p.
  11. Jackson, J.A., Brown, J.A., and Koelle, A.R., 1981, Western gas sands project, Los Alamos NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) well logging tool development, progress report, April 1, 1980-September 30, 1981: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report No. LA-9151-PR, 24 p. Also published in 1982: U.S. Department of Energy Fossil Energy Report No. DOE/BC/10018-20, 34 p.
  12. Jackson, J.A., Brown, J.A., and Koelle, A.R., 1982, Western gas sands project, Los Alamos NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) well logging tool development, progress report, October 1, 1981-September 30, 1982: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report No LA-9641-PR, 30 p.
  13. Jones, S.C., 1994, A technique for faster pulse-decay permeability measurements in tight rocks, SPE-28450, in SPE annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology, part 1: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 907-914. Later published in 1997: SPE Formation Evaluation, v. 12, no. 1, p. 19-25.
  14. Kordziel, W.R., Rowe, W., Dolan, V.B., and Ritger, S.D., 1996, A case study of integrating well-logs and an pseudo 3D multi-layer frac model to optimize exploitation of tight lenticular gas sands, SPE-36886, in European petroleum Conference [EUROPEC] proceedings, v. 2: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 129-141.
  15. Laubach, S.E., Baumgardner, R.W., Jr., and Meador, K.J., 1987, Analysis of natural fractures and borehole ellipticity, Travis Peak Formation, east Texas, topical report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI 86/0211, 128 p.
  16. Mesheryakova, G.S., 1993, Gas cross-over effect in the tight gas sands, Almond Formation, Washakie Basin, Wyoming: University of Wyoming, Laramie, unpublished M.S. thesis, 137 p.
  17. Murray, W.F., Jr., Schrider, L.A., Mazza, R.L., and Yost, A.B., II, 1996, A case study for drilling and completing a horizontal well in the Clinton Sandstone, SPE-37354, in SPE eastern regional meeting proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 203-218.
  18. Teufel, L.W., 1986, In situ stress and natural fracture distribution at depth in the Piceance Basin, Colorado--implications to stimulation and production of low permeability gas reservoirs, chapter 98, in Hartman, H.L., ed., Rock mechanics--key to energy production [27th U.S. symposium on rock mechanics proceedings]: Society of Mining Engineers, Littleton, Colorado, p. 702-708.

11. ABNORMAL PRESSURE DETECTION AND DETERMINATION

  1. Audet, D.M., 1996, Compaction and overpressuring in Pleistocene sediments on the Louisiana shelf, Gulf of Mexico: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 13, no. 5, p. 467-474.
  2. Bates, J.A., 1996, Overpressuring in the Kutei Basin--distribution, origins, and implications for the petroleum system, paper IPA96-1-0-145, in 25th annual convention proceedings, v. 1: Indonesian Petroleum Association, Jakarta, p. 93-115.
  3. Benzing, W.M., Shook, G.M., and Leroy, S.D., 1996, The formation and behavior of 'vapor lock' pressure seals and associated hydrocarbon accumulations in geologically young basins: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 46, p. 25-39. Also published in 1996 in condensed form as, Benzing, W.M., and Shook, G.M., Study advances view of geopressure seals: Oil and Gas Journal, v. 94, no. 21, May 20, p. 62-66.
  4. Borland, W., Codazzi, D., Hsu, K., Rasmus, J., Einchocomb, C., Hashem, M., Hewett, V., Jackson, M., Meehan, R., and Tweedy, M., 1997, Real-time answers to well drilling and design questions: Schlumberger Oilfield Review, v., 9, no. 2, p. 2-15.
  5. Caillet, G., Judge, N.C., Bramwell, N.P., Meciani, L., Green, M., and Adam, P., 1997, Overpressure and hydrocarbon trapping in the chalk of the Norwegian Central Graben: Petroleum Geoscience, v. 3, no. 1, p. 33-42.
  6. Corbett, P.W.M., Good, T., Jensen, J.L., Lewis, J.J.M., Pickup, G., Ringrose, P.S., And Sorbie, K.S., 1996, Reservoir description in the 1990s--a perspective from the flow simulation through layercake parasequence flow units, in Glennie, K., and Hurst, A., eds., AD1995--NW Europe's hydrocarbon industry: Geological Society [London], p. 107-122.
  7. Curry, D.A., Carden, R.S., Stone, C.R., and Wyman, R.E., 1996, Underbalanced drilling--an introduction, topical report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-96/0278, variously paginated.
  8. Darby, D.., Haszeldine, R.S., and Couples, G.D., 1996, Pressure cells and pressure seals in the UK Central Graben: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 13, no. 8, p. 865-878.
  9. Dutta, N.C., and Ray, A., 1997, Image of geopressured rocks using velocity and acoustic impedance inversion of seismic data, SS 1.2, in 1997 technical program expanded abstracts with authors' biographies, v. 2: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, p. 1929-1930.
  10. Eaton, B.A., and Eaton, T.L., 1997, Fracture gradient prediction for the new generation: World Oil, v. 218, no. 10, p. 93-94, 96-100.
  11. Finkbeiner, T., Stump, B.B., Zoback, M., and Flemings, P.B., 1996, Pressure (Pp), overburden (Sv), and minimum horizontal stress (Shmin) in Eugene Island block 330, offshore Gulf of Mexico, topical report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-96/0285, 30 p.
  12. Gurevich, A.E., and Chilingarian, G.V., 1997, Notes on the origin of formation fluid pressure--well-logging methods aspect: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 17, no. 3-4, p. 321-330.
  13. Hsu, K., Minerbo, G., Bean, C., and Plumb, R., 1997, Interpretation and analysis of sonic while drilling data in overpressured formations, paper FF, in 38th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 14 p.
  14. Huenges, E., Engeser, B., Kuck, J., Kamm, C., and Zoth, G., 1995, Formation-pressure down to a depth of 8.7 km in the Kontinentale Tiefbohrung (KTB): Scientific Drilling, v. 5, p. 17-21.
  15. Kooi, H., 1997, Insufficiency of compacted disequilibrium as the sole cause of high pore fluid pressures in pre-Cenozoic sediments: Basin Research, v. 9, no. 3, p. 227-242.
  16. Kuo, L-C., 1997, Gas exsolution during fluid migration and its relation to overpressure and petroleum accumulations: Marine Petroleum Geology, v. 14, no. 3, p. 221-229.
  17. Lemee, C., and Guegen, Y., 1996, Modeling of porosity loss during compaction and cementation of sandstones: Geology, v. 24, no. 10, p. 875-878.
  18. Lewis, C.A., and Graham, R.L., 1997, Underbalanced drilling in the Piceance Basin: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-97/0143
  19. Lin, G., and Nunn,, 1997, Evidence for recent migration of geopressured fluids along faults in Eugene Island block 330, offshore Louisiana, from estimates of pore water salinity: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 47, p. 419-424.
  20. Liu, J., 1994, Relationship of thermal maturity and overpressuring in the Upper Cretaceous shales and sandstones, Washakie basin, southeastern Wyoming: University of Wyoming, Laramie, unpublished M.S. thesis, 135 p.
  21. Malloy, S., Petersen, K., Lerche, I., and Lowrie, A., 1996, Uncertainty analysis of subsalt overpressure development in offshore Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico: Mathematical Geology, v. 28, no. 6, p. 687-699.
  22. Mazzoni, R., Wahdan, T., Bassem, A., and Ward, C.D., 1997, Real-time pore and fracture pressure prediction with FEWD in the Nile Delta, SPE/IADC-37669, in SPE/IADC drilling conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 825-36.
  23. McKenna, T.E., 1997, Fluid flow and heat transfer in overpressured sediments of the Rio Grande Embayment, Gulf of Mexico Basin: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 47, p. 351-366.
  24. McKissock, C.A., 1994, The relationships between the illite/smectite transition and the creation of overpressure in the Hild field, North Viking Graben, North Sea: Michigan Technological University, Houghton, unpublished M.S. thesis, 101 p.
  25. Nunn, J.A., 1997, Development of geopressure by ductile shear--an example from offshore Louisiana: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 47, p. 425-434.
  26. O'Brien, J.J., Lerche, I., and Yu, Z., 1993, Measurements and models under salt sheets in the Gulf of Mexico, in 14th annual SEPM Gulf Coast research conference proceedings: Society of Sedimentary Geology [SEPM] Gulf Coast Section Foundation, p. 155-163.
  27. Osborne, M.J., and Swarbrick, R.E., 1997, Mechanisms for generating overpressure in sedimentary basins--a reevaluation: AAPG Bulletin, v. 81, no. 6, p. 1023-1041.
  28. Roberts, S.J., Nunn, J.A., Cathles, L., Cipriani, F.-D., 1996, Expulsion of abnormally pressured fluids along faults: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 101, no. B12, December 10, p. 28,231-28,252.
  29. Smith, R.E., and Wiltschko, D.V., 1996, Generation and maintenance of abnormal fluid pressures beneath a ramping thrust sheet--isotropic permeability experiments: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 18, no. 7, p. 951-970.
  30. Surdam, R.C., 1995, Anomalous pressure regime in the Washakie Basin, Wyoming, topical report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-95/0390, 24 p.
  31. Surdam, R.C., 1996, Remote detection of pressure compartments: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-96/0288, 59 p.
  32. Swarbrick, R.E., and Osborne, M.J., 1996, the nature and diversity of pressure transition zones: Petroleum Geosciences, v. 2, no. 2, p. 111-116.
  33. Wang, J.-P., and Xiong, L.-P., 1996, New discovery of geopressured geothermal resources in China--case history from Ying-Qiong Basins, South China Sea: Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, v. 20, p. 423-426.
  34. Ward, C.D., and Andreassen, E., 1997, Pressure while drilling data improves reservoir drilling performance, SPE/IADC-37588, in SPE/IADC drilling conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 825-36. Synopsis also published in 1997: Journal of Petroleum Technology, v. 49, no. 2, p. 158-159.
  35. Webster, M., and Adams, S., 1996, Geopressures and hydrocarbon generation and migration onshore Taranaki: Petroleum Exploration New Zealand News, v. 47, p. 13-22.
  36. Zhao, H., 1996, Anomalous pressures in the Cretaceous sandstones of the Denver and San Juan Basin (Rocky Mountain Laramide basins): University of Wyoming, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 257 p.

12. OIL AND GAS SHALES

  1. Apotria, T., Kaiser, C., and Cain, B.A., 1994, Fracturing and stress history of the Devonian Antrim shale, Michigan Basin, in Nelson, P.P. and Laubach, S.E., Rock mechanics models and measurements challenges from industry: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 809-816. Later reprinted in 1996 in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 9-17.
  2. Carlisle, W.J., Druyff, L., Fryt, M.S., Artindale, J.S., and von der Dick, H., 1992, The Bakken Formation--an integrated geologic approach to horizontal drilling, in Schmoker, J.W., Coalson, E.B., and Brown, C.A., eds., Geological studies relevant to horizontal drilling--examples from western North America: Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, Denver, Colorado, p.215-225. Later reprinted in 1996 in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 18-29.
  3. Cramer, D.D., 1991, Stimulation treatments in the Bakken Formation--implications for horizontal completions, in Hanse, W.B., ed., 1991 guidebook to geology and horizontal drilling of the Bakken Formation: Montana Geological Society, 117-140. Also published in 1991 in condensed form as, Stimulating shales, part I--Understanding the reservoir important to successful stimulation; part II--Experience reveals better Bakken stimulation techniques: Oil and Gas Journal, v. 89, nos. 16 and 17, April 22, p. 53-61, April 29, p. 56-61. Later reprinted in 1996 in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 171-194.
  4. Decker, A.D., 1992, Log-based gas content and resource estimates for the Antrim Shale, Michigan Basin: Gas shales Technology Review, v. 8, no. 1, December, p. 10. Later published in 1993 as Decker, A.D., Hill, D.G., and Wicks, D.E., SPE-25910, in SPE Rocky Mountain regional/low permeability reservoirs symposium proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 659-669. Later reprinted in 1996 in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 90-100.
  5. Gatens, J.M., III, Lancaster, D.E., Harrison, C.W., III, and Guidry, F.K., 1988, Using in-situ tests and acoustic logs to determine mechanical properties and stress profiles in the Devonian shales, SPE-18523, in SPE eastern regional meeting, proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 7-20. Reprinted in 1989, Devonian Gas Shales Technology Review, v. 6, no. 1, July, p. 8-24. Later published in 1990: SPE Formation Evaluation, v. 5, no. 3, p. 248-254. Later reprinted in 1996 in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 150-156.
  6. Guidry, K., Luffel, D., and Curtis, J., 1995, Development of laboratory and petrophysical techniques for evaluating shale reservoirs, final report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-95/0496, 286 p.
  7. Guidry, F.K., Luffel, D.L., and Olszewski, A.J., 1990, Devonian shale formation-evaluation model based on logs, new core-analysis methods, and production test, paper NN, in 31st annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 20 p. Later reprinted in 1996 in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 101-120.
  8. Hill, D.G., 1996, An overview of productive gas shales, in Workshop on gas potential of New Albany Shale: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-95/0488, 60 p.
  9. Jochen, J.E., and Lancaster, D.E., 1993, Reservoir characterization of an eastern Kentucky Devonian shales well using a naturally fractured, layered description, SPE-26192, in SPE gas technology symposium proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 547-558. Later reprinted in 1996 in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 239-250.
  10. Kubik, W., Lorenzen, J., and Walbe, K., 1992, Fracture identification and characterization using cores, FMS, CAST, and borehole camera--Devonian shale, Pike County, Kentucky: Gas Shales Technology Review, v. 8, no. 1, December, p. 20-31. Later published in 1993 as Kubik, W., and Lowry, P., SPE-25897, in SPE Rocky Mountain/low permeability reservoirs symposium proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 543-554. Later reprinted in 1996, in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 121-132.
  11. Lancaster, D.E., McKetta, S.F., Hill, R.E., Guidry, F.K., and Jochen, J.E., 1992, Reservoir evaluation, completion techniques, and recent results from Barnett Shale development in the Fort Worth basin, SPE-24884, in SPE annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. sigma, Reservoir engineering: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 225-236. Later reprinted in 1996 in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 217-228.
  12. Wicks, D.E., Reeves, S.R., and Hoak, T.E., 1996, Gas shales characterization and technology development and transfer, final report: Gas Research Institute Report No. GRI-94/0147.1, 61 p. 94/0147.2, 24 p.

13. HEAVY OIL AND TAR SANDSTONES

  1. Dembicki, E.A., 1994, The Upper Devonian Grosmont Formation--well log evaluation and regional mapping of a heavy oil carbonate reservoir in northeastern Alberta: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, unpublished M.S. thesis, 190 p.
  2. Neuman, C.H., 1983, Application of the nuclear magnetism log and electromagnetic propagation tool to define steam potential in heavy oil reservoirs, in 12th annual convention proceedings, volume 2: Indonesian Petroleum Association, Jakarta, p. 265-273.
  3. Olesen, J.-R., Liu, C., Zeng, W., Mao, K., and Zhang, Z., 1997, Evaluation of viscous oil-bearing, water flooded reservoirs, paper T, in 3rd well logging symposium of Japan proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Japan Chapter, 14 p.

14. COAL AND COALBED METHANE

  1. Fomenko, N.Y., 1987, Study of tectonically disrupted zones by electric well logging in coal deposits: Transactions of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Earth Science Sections, v. 288, p. 60-62.
  2. Gregor, V., and Tezky, A., 1997, A well logging method for the determination of the sulphur content of coal seams by means of deep gammaspectrometry [sic], in Gayaer, R, and Pesek, J., eds., European coal geology and technology: Geological Society [London] Special Publication No. 125, p. 297-307.
  3. Mach, K., 1997, A logging correlation scheme for the Main coal seam of the North Bohemian brown coal basin, and the implications for the paleogeographical development of the basin, in Gayaer, R, and Pesek, J., eds., European coal geology and technology: Geological Society [London] Special Publication No. 125, p. 309-320.
  4. Mavor, M., 1995, Coal natural gas reservoir properties and formation evaluation techniques: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-95/0168, 149 p.
  5. Mavor, M.J., and Pratt, T.J., 1996, Improved methodology for determining total gas content, volume II, Comparative evaluation of the accuracy of gas-in-place estimates and review of lost gas models, topical report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-94/0429, variously paginated.
  6. Meng, Y.F., Luo, P.Y., and Jin, L., 1996, Why low permeability and how does it affect coalbed methane supply in coal seams in China, SPE-37382, in SPE eastern regional meeting proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 295-306.
  7. Pattison, C.I., Fielding, C.R., McWatters, R.H., and Hamilton, L.H., 1996, Nature and origin of fractures in Permian coals from the Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia, in Gayer, R., and Harris, I., eds., Coalbed methane and coal geology: Geological Society [London] Special Publication No. 109, p. 133-150.
  8. Tyler, R., Kaiser, W.R., McMurray, R.G., Nance, H.S., Scott, A.R., Zhou, N., and Temain, C.M., 1995, Geologic characterization and coalbed methane occurrence--Williams Fork Formation, Piceance, Basin, northwest Colorado, annual report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-95/0456, 218 p.
  9. Tyler, R., Kaiser, W.R., McMurray, RG., Nance, H.S., Scott, A.R., Zhou, N., and Temain, C.M., 1996, Geologic and hydrologic controls critical to coalbed methane producibility and resource assessment--Williams Fork Formation, Piceance Basin, northwest Colorado, topical report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-95/0532, 398 p.
  10. Zebrowitz, M.J., Herrington, M.R., Blauch, M.E., and Coughlin, J.M., II, 1996, Strategies in developing coalbed methane prospects in Australia--an example from the Galilee Basin of central Queensland, SPE-36985, in Asia Pacific oil and gas conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 217-229.

15. FRACTURE DETECTION AND EVALUATION; WELLBORE BREAKOUTS; ANALYSIS OF IN SITU STRESS; BOREHOLE STABILITY
(See also 19. Ground Water, 20. Igneous Rocks, 21. Geothermal Logging)

  1. Addis, M.A., 1997, The stress-depletion response of reservoirs, SPE-38720, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology, part 2: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 55-65.
  2. Addis, M.A., and Jeffrey, R.G,, 1996, Slimhole drilling--wellbore stability considerations based upon field and laboratory measurements: APPEA [Australian Petroleum Production Exploration Association] Journal, v. 36, part 1, p. 544-556.
  3. Aguilera, R., 1996, Formation evaluation of Triassic naturally fractured carbonates in British Columbia, paper CIM 96-48, in 47th annual technical meeting preprints, v. 1: CIM Petroleum Society, Calgary, Alberta, 15 p.
  4. Amato, A., and Montone, P., 1997, Present-day stress field and active tectonics in southern peninsular Italy: Geophysical Journal International, v. 130, no. 2, p. 519-534.
  5. Apotria, T., Kaiser, C., and Cain, B.A., 1994, Fracturing and stress history of the Devonian Antrim shale, Michigan Basin, in Nelson, P.P. and Laubach, S.E., Rock mechanics models and measurements challenges from industry: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 809-816. Later reprinted in 1996 in Production from fractured shales: Society of Petroleum Engineers Reprint Series No. 45, p. 9-17.
  6. Aquilina, L., Eberschweiler, C., and Perrin, J., 1996, Comparison of hydrogeochemical logging of drilling fluid during coring with the results from geophysical logging and hydraulic testing; example of the Morte-Merie scientific borehole, Ardeche. France, Deep Geology of France Programme: Journal of Hydrology, v. 185, p. 1-21.
  7. Ask, M., Stephansson, O., and Mueller, B., 1996, In situ stress determination from breakouts in the Tornquist Fan, Denmark: Terra Nova, v. 8, no. 6, p. 575-584.
  8. Ask, M.V.S., 1997, In situ stress from breakouts in the Danish sector of the North Sea: Marine Petroleum Geology, v. 14, no. 3, p. 231-243.
  9. Bates, C.R., Phillips, D., Lavely, P.E., and Lynn, H.B., 1996, Near surface variability in shear wave velocity anisotropy, MC1.1, in 1996 technical program expanded abstracts and biographies, v. 1: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, p. 739-742.
  10. Belfield, W.C., and Sovich, J.P., 1994, Fracture statistics from horizontal wellbores, paper HWC94-37, in SPE/CIM/CANMET international conference on recent advances in horizontal well applications, preprints: CIM Petroleum Society, Calgary, Alberta, 7 p.
  11. Bell, J.S., 1996, In situ stresses in sedimentary rocks, part 1, measurement techniques; part 2, applications of stress measurements: Geoscience Canada, v. 23, no. 2, p. 85-100; v. 23, no. 3, p. 135-153.
  12. Bell, J.S., and Wu, P., 1997, High horizontal stresses in Hudson Bay, Canada: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 34, no. 7, p. 949-957.
  13. Berry, M.S., Stearns, D.W., and Friedman, M., 1996, The development of a fractured reservoir model for the Palm Valley gas field: APPEA [Australian Petroleum Production Exploration Association] Journal, v. 36, part 1, p. 82-103.
  14. Blanton, T.L., and Olsen, J.E., 1997, Stress magnitudes from logs--effects of tectonic strains and temperature, SPE-38719, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology, part 2: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 47-53.
  15. Boadu, F.K., and Long, L.T., 1996, Effects of fractures on seismic-wave velocity and attenuation: Geophysics Journal International, v. 127, p. 86-110.
  16. Borm, G., Engeser, B., Hoffers, B., Kutter, H.K., and Lempp, C., 1997, Borehole instabilities in the KTB main borehole: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, no. B8, p. 18,507-18,517.
  17. Brudy, M., Zoback, M.D., 1993, Compressive and tensile failure of boreholes arbitrarily-inclined to principal stress axes--application to the KTB boreholes, Germany: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science and Geomechanics Abstracts, v. 30, no. 7, p. 1035-1038.
  18. Brudy, M., Zoback, M.D., Fuchs, K., Rummel, F., and Baumgartner, J., 1997, Estimation of the complete stress tensor to 8 km depth in the KTB scientific drill holes--implications for crustal strength: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, no. B8, p. 18,453-18,475
  19. Castro, L.A.M., McCreath, D.R., and Kaiser, P.K., 1995, Rockmass strength determination from breakouts in tunnels and boreholes, in Fujii, ed., 8th international congress on rock mechanics, v. 2: International Society for Rock Mechanics, Tokyo, Japan, p. 531-536.
  20. Celerier, B., MacLeod, C.J., and Harvey, P.K., 1996, Constraints on the geometry and fracturing of Hole 894G, Hess Deep, from Formation MicroScanner logging data, chapter 18, in Mevel, C.G., Allan, J.F., and Meyer, P.S., eds., Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results, v. 147: Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, p. 329-345.
  21. Chen, X., Tan, C.P., and Haberfield, C.M., 1996, Wellbore stability analysis guidelines for practical well design, SPE-36972, in Asia Pacific oil and gas conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 117-126.
  22. Cheng, Y., Yan, J., and Wang, G., 1996, A comprehensive study of wellbore stability in shale formation and its application to horizontal drilling operations, SPE-37080, in SPE international conference on horizontal well technology proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 395-402.
  23. Committee on Fracture Characterization and Fluid Flow, 1996, Rock fractures and fluid flow: National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 551 p.
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  25. Davis, E.R., Zhu, D., and Hill, A.D., 1995, Interpretation of fracture height from temperature logs--the effect of wellbore/fracture separation, SPE-29588, in SPE Rocky Mountain/Low permeability reservoirs symposium proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 415-426. Also published in 1995, in SPE production operations symposium proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 981-992. Later published in 1997: SPE Formation Evaluation, v. 12, no. 2, p. 119-124.
  26. Davison, C.C., Keys, W.S., and Paillet, F.L., 1982, Use of borehole-geophysical logs and hydrologic tests to characterize crystalline rocks for nuclear-waste storage, Whiteshell nuclear research establishment, Manitoba and Chalk River nuclear laboratory, Ontario, Canada: Batelle National Laboratory, Project Management Division, Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, Technical Report 418, 103 p.
  27. De, G.S., Winterstein, D.F., Higg, W.G., Xiao, H., and Johnson, S.J., 1997, Predicting natural or induced fracture azimuths from shear-wave anisotropy, SPE-37773, in 10th SPE Middle East oil show proceedings, v. 2: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 163-170.
  28. Dezayes, C., Villemin, T., 1996, Inherited and induced fractures characterized from acoustic and electric borehole images [in French]: Bulletin Centres de Recherches et Exploration et Production Elf Aquitaine, p. 197-212.
  29. Dezayes, C., Villemin, T., Genter, A., Traineau, H., and Angelier, J., 1993, Paleostress analysis from fault and fracture geometry in the Hot Dry Rock boreholes at Soultz-sous-Forets (Rhinegraben): Terra Nova, v. 5, p. 217.
  30. Dezayes, C., Villemin, T., Genter, A., Traineau, H., and Angelier, J., 1995, Analysis of fractures in boreholes of Hot Dry Rock project at Soultz-sous-Forets (Rhine graben, France): Scientific Drilling, v. 5, no. 1, p. 31-41.
  31. Dyke, C., 1995, How sensitive is natural fracture permeability at depth to variation in effective stress?, in Myers, L.R., Tsang, C.-F., Cook, N.G.W., and Goodman, R., eds., Fractured and jointed rock masses: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, p. 81-88.
  32. Endo, T., Brie, A., Ito, H., Badri, M., and El Sheikh, M, 1997, Fracture and permeability evaluation in a fault zone from sonic waveforms, paper R, in 38th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 13 p. Also published in 1997 as paper F, in 3rd well logging symposium of Japan proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Japan Chapter, 13 p.
  33. Evans, L.W., Thorn, D., and Dunn, T.L., 1996, Formation Microimager, Microscanner, and core characterization of natural fractures in a horizontal well in the Upper Almond bar sand, Echo Springs field, Wyoming, in Pacht, J.A., Sheriff, R.E., and Perkins, B.F., eds., Stratigraphic analysis utilizing advanced geophysical, wireline, and borehole technology for petroleum exploration and production [17th annual research conference proceedings]: SEPM [Society of Sedimentary Geology] Foundation, Gulf Coast Section, p. 89-95.
  34. Fejerskov, M., and Myrvang, A.M., 1995, In-situ rock stress pattern on the Norwegian continental shelf and mainland, in Fujii, T., ed., 80th international congress on rock mechanics proceedings, v. 1: International Society for Rock Mechanics, Tokyo, Japan, p. 153-156.
  35. Finkbeiner, T., Barton, C.A, and Zoback, M.D., 1997, Relationships among in-situ stress, fractures, and faults, and fluid flowóMonterey Formation, Santa Maria Basin, California: AAPG Bulletin, v. 81, no. 12, p. 1975-1999.
  36. Finkbeiner, T., Stump, B.B., Zoback, M., and Flemings, P.B., 1996, Pressure (Pp), overburden (Sv), and minimum horizontal stress (Shmin) in Eugene Island block 330, offshore Gulf of Mexico, topical report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-96/0285, 30 p.
  37. Fjaer, E., Rathore, S., and Holt, R.M., 1995, Acoustic characteristics of cracked porous rocks, in Myers, L.R., Tsang, C.-F., Cook, N.G.W., and Goodman, R., eds., Fractured and jointed rock masses: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, p. 99-103.
  38. Folger, P.F., Poeter, E., Wanty, R.B., Frishman, D., and Day, W., 1996, Controls on 222-Rn variations in a fractured crystalline rock aquifer evaluated using aquifer tests and geophysical logging: Ground Water, v. 34, no. 2, p. 250-261.
  39. Friedman, M., and McKiernan, D.E., 1994, Extrapolation of fracture data from outcrops of the Austin Chalk in Texas to corresponding petroleum reservoirs at depth, paper HWC-94-36, in SPE/CIM/CANMET international conference on recent advances in horizontal well applications, preprints: CIM Petroleum Society, Calgary, Alberta, 10 p.
  40. Genter, A., Castaing, C., and Martin, P., 1997, Assessment of reservoir fracturing from boreholes--comparison between core and wall-image data [in French]: Revue de líInstitut Francais du Petrole, v. 52, no. 1, p. 45-60
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  42. Genter, A., Traineau, H., Dezayes, C., Elsass, P., Ledesert, B., Meunier, A., and Villemin, T., 1995, Fracture analysis and reservoir characterization of the granitic basement in HDR Soultz project (France): Geothermal Science and Technology, v. 4, no. 3, p. 189-214.
  43. Golke, M., and Brudy, M., 1996, Orientation of crustal stresses in the North Sea and Barents Sea inferred from borehole breakouts: Tectonophysics, v. 266, p. 25-52.
  44. Golke, M., Cloetingh, S., and Coblentz, D., 1996, Finite-element modelling of stress patterns along the Mid-Norwegian continental margin, 628 to 688 N: Tectonophysics, v. 266, p. 33-53.
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17. EVAPORITES

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18. MINERAL EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION

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