AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Characterization and 3-D Modeling of Devonian Pinnacle Reefs for CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery

This presentation gives an overview of static and dynamic modeling activities conducted for Devonian pinnacle reefs to investigate CO2 storage and enhanced oil recovery. Case studies of the Winnipegosis Formation and the Zama oil field are discussed. Presented at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Section AAPG Annual Meeting.    

Tags: 3-D simulation, CCS, CO2 Storage, Devonian, EOR, Geology, Modeling, carbon capture and storage, enhanced oil recovery, geocellular modelin, pinnacle reef
Method of analysis and precision of x-ray diffraction data from Ohio Shale

Sample preparation and methods of calculation used by the Division of Ohio Geological Survey in its mineralogic and physical characterization of the Upper Devonian black shales are described. Methods of sample mounting, used in conjunction with a Philips automatic sample changer (ASC), allow analysis of a large number of samples by x-ray diffractometry. Because of the time saved wth an ASC, each sample can be scanned twice to increase the precision of the results. The reproducibility of the x-ray data, expressed as relative deviation, ranges from about +-2 to +-10% in samples for which the percent total integrated intensity (%TII) is above 6%.

Tags: black shale, minerological, physical characteristics, upper devonia, x-ray diffraction
Use of weighted X-ray diffraction data for semi-quantitative estimation of minerals in low temperature ashes of bituminous coal and in shale

The intensity of x-rays diffracted from a component
of a mixture is proportional to the concentration of that
component in the mixture. The proportionality constant
is however affected by various parameters including sample
preparation and mounting, equipment operation, the composition
and crystallinity of the component and the overall
composition of the mixture to name just a few. Assuming
critical control of sample preparation, mounting
and equipment operation, for a specific sample type,
weighting factors were determined which when applied to
the observed x-ray intensities of the individual minerals
allowed a reasonably accurate semiquantitative estimation
of the mineral abundances to be calculated. The effectiveness
of the weighting factors was evaluated using
both parametric and non-parametric statistical comparisons
with other conventional analytical procedures. Because
the sample preparation and mounting procedures are critical
for the success of this or any other analytical technique,
the procedures used are detailed.

Tags: Geochemistry, Solids, bituminous coal, minerals, x-ray diffraction
Penn Grade Micellar Displacement Project. Third annual report, June 1977--June 1978.

During third year operations of the jointly funded Penn Grade Micellar Displacement Project, the plant facilities were completed for the 24-acre test designated Phase II. The transient testing program and the pre-flush brine and micellar slug injection stages were all completed. Biopolymer injection was initiated. This report details the development, testing, and operations of Phase II, as well as plans for continuing the test.

Tags: Material Engineering Data, micellar displacement, penn grade micellar displacement project
Development of Improved Mobility Control Agents for Surfactant/Polymer Flooding, Final Report, June 1982

Two principal types of polymers are currently used for polymer
flooding: synthetic polymers called partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamides (HPAM) and a biologically-produced polysaccharide known as xanthan gum (XG). The generalized structures of these two polymers are shown in Figures 1 and 2, respectively. Although both types of materials have been successfully used in field applications, each suffers limitations that result in process inefficiencies or loss of cost effectiveness. Problems common to both polymer types include difficulties encountered with injection of polymers, especially where the reservoir permeability is low; interactions between surfactants and polymers; degradation caused by the presence of oxygen; and availability of bactericides which are compatible with the polymers. Problems specific to the use of XG include bacterial degradation, injection well impairment, and filtration requirements. Problems encountered primarily with HPAM include viscosity loss in brine, especially brines containing calcium and magnesium ions, and the necessity for special handling to prevent degradation by shearing. Although field tests are being conducted with both types of polymers, the majority of the field projects are using HPAM, probably because of economic considerations.

Tags: Material Engineering Data, Materials, mobility control, polymer flooding, surfactant
USE OF WEIGHTED X-RAY DIFFRACTION DATA  FOR SEMI-QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF MINERALS  IN LOW-TEMPERATURE ASHES OF BITUMINOUS COAL  AND IN SHALE

The intensity of x-rays diffracted from a component of a mixture is proportional to the concentration of that component in the mixture. The proportionality constant is however affected by various parameters including sample preparation and mounting, equipment operation, the composition and crystallinity of the component and the overall composition of the mixture to name just a few. Assuming critical control of sample preparation, mounting and equipment operation, for a specific sample type, weighting factors were determined which when applied to the observed x-ray intensities of the individual minerals allowed a reasonably accurate semiquantitative estimation of the mineral abundances to be calculated. The effectiveness of the weighting factors was evaluated using both parametric and non-parametric statistical comparisons with other conventional analytical procedures. Because the sample preparation and mounting procedures are critical for the success of this or any other analytical technique, the procedures used are detailed.

Tags: Geochemistry, Solids, coal, minera, shale, x-ray diffraction
Training Image Characterization and Multipoint Statistical Modeling of Clastic and Carbonate Formations

This presentation gives an overview of using multiple-point statistics and training images to construct geocellular models. A model of the Inyan Kara Formation is given as an example of using a fluvial training image. Presented at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Section AAPG Annual Meeting.   

Tags: CCS, CO2 storage, Geology, Modeling, carbon capture and storage, carbonate, carbonates, clastic, geocellular modeling, geocellular modeling training image, geologic modeling, multiple-point statistics, training image
AAPG Datapages: Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the World

From the site: "AAPG Datapages and the AAPG GIS Publications Committee wish to thank Dr. M. K. (Mike) Horn for allowing his Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the World GIS project to be posted on Datapages' GIS Open Files page, thereby making it available to the public as a free download.

This compilation shows key information about most of the largest known hydrocarbon accumulations in the world. Specific data include discovery year, hydrocarbon volumes, trap type, geologic age, reservoir lithology, and classification into global basin and geologic province domains. Also included is an extensive reference listing. This dataset complements several AAPG memoirs and series publications that address giant oil and gas fields.

Please note: This project is available in three formats: Shapefile, Geodatabase, and ArcReader."

Tags: Natural Gas, Oil, Resource, aapg, data, download, field, gas, gis, hydrocarbon, map, oil, world
AAPG Datapages: Sedimentary Basins of the World Map

From the site: "AAPG Datapages and the GIS Publications Committee wish to thank  Robertson (a CGG Company) for allowing the Robertson Tellus Sedimentary Basins of the World Map to be posted on Datapages' GIS Open Files page, thereby making it available to the public as a free download. We believe that this map has merit and will be an excellent resource for geologists to have a better understanding of global sedimentology and tectonics."


Tags: Geology, Oil, Resource, Sedimentary Basins, aapg, data, download, gis, hydrocarbon, map
Karst in the United States: A Digital Map Compilation and Database

From the site: "This report describes new digital maps delineating areas of the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, having karst or the potential for development of karst and pseudokarst. These maps show areas underlain by soluble rocks and also by volcanic rocks, sedimentary deposits, and permafrost that have potential for karst or pseudokarst development. All 50 States contain rocks with potential for karst development, and about 18 percent of their area is underlain by soluble rocks having karst or the potential for development of karst features. The areas of soluble rocks shown are based primarily on selection from State geologic maps of rock units containing significant amounts of carbonate or evaporite minerals. Areas underlain by soluble rocks are further classified by general climate setting, degree of induration, and degree of exposure. Areas having potential for volcanic pseudokarst are those underlain chiefly by basaltic-flow rocks no older than Miocene in age. Areas with potential for pseudokarst features in sedimentary rocks are in relatively unconsolidated rocks from which pseudokarst features, such as piping caves, have been reported. Areas having potential for development of thermokarst features, mapped exclusively in Alaska, contain permafrost in relatively thick surficial deposits containing ground ice. This report includes a GIS database with links from the map unit polygons to online geologic unit descriptions."

Tags: Geographic, Geology, Topographical, data, document, download, gis, karst, map, pdf, report, united states, usgs
DOE PAGES

DOE PAGESBeta contains an initial collection of journal articles and accepted manuscripts as a demonstration of its functionality and eventual expanded content. Over the next year, additional metadata and links to articles and accepted manuscripts will be added as they are submitted to OSTI, with anticipated annual growth of 20,000-30,000 publicly-accessible articles and manuscripts. When DOE PAGES moves beyond the "beta" period, it will offer distributed full-text access to all DOE-affiliated accepted manuscripts or articles after an administrative interval of 12 months.

Tags: DOE, General, PAGES, journal articles, manuscripts, research
Experimental Density Data of Propane-Eicosane at HTHP

We report experimental density data for a system of light gas, propane, in heavy hydrocarbon, eicosane, at temperatures to 240 °C and pressures to 265 MPa. These are conditions  encountered in ultra deep well oil exploration.
We are unaware of such data in the open literature.

Tags: Data, Density, Eicosane, Experimental, Fluids, Geochemistry, HTHP, Hydrocarbon mixture, Propane, Well Data
Mixture Propane-Decane Density Data at HTHP

Experimental binary mixture density data for propane (C3) with decane (C10) are reported at temperatures from 320 to 525 K and pressures to 265 MPa. These data extend the literature density database for C3-C10 binary mixtures from 70 to 265 MPa and temperatures to 511 K.

Tags: Data, Decan, Density, Experimental, Fluids, Gases, Geochemistry, HTHP, Hydrocarbon mixture, Propane, Well Data
Procedures for petrophysical, mineralogical and geochemical characterization of fine-grained clastic rocks and sediments

These methods result from about four years of study of shales
and recent fine-grained muds. Characterization of shales has been
a topic of intensive research under the Eastern Gas Shales Project
through a contract study to West Virginia Geological and Economic
Survey funded by United States Department of Energy.

Tags: EGS, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Petrophysics, Solids, characterization, geochemistry, mineralogical, muds, petrophysical, shale
VAPOR PRESSURE STUDIES OF THE SOLUBILIZATION OF HYDROCARBONS BY SURFACTANT MICELLES

This final report on project DE-AT19-81BC10476 describes vapor pressure studies of the solubilizaEIOn of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon derivatives by aqueous micellar solutions. An automated vapor pressure apparatus and a manual apparatus incorporating a mercury-covered sintered-glass disk inlet valve were used to obtain highly precise data for the solubilization of hydrocarbons and aliphatic alcohols into aqueous solutions of the ionic surfactants sodium octylsulfate and n-hexadecylpyridinium chloride (cetylpyridinium chloride).

Tags: Experimental, hydrocarbons, micelles, solubilization of hydrocarbons, surfactant micelles, vapor pressure
Bacteria Transport through porous media.

In the third phase of the work we will improve the
bacterial transport through derivatization of cellular surface
functional groups and/or through modification of the rock
surface. We also will investigate the influence of different
nutrients on the surface properties of bacteria and hence on the
transport in the geological core. Models will be set up for the
simulation of the actual penetration of bacteria in an actual
reservoir.

Tags: Anaerobic bacteria, Biologic, Habitat/Range, bacteria, bacterial transpor, enhanced oil recovery, porous media
Coal-liquid fuel/diesel engine operating compatibility. Final report

This work is intended to assess the possibilities of using coal-derived liquids (CDL) represented by a specific type (SRC II) and shale-derived distillate fuel in blends of petroleum-derived fuels in medium-speed, high-output, heavy-duty diesel engines. Conclusions are as follows: (1) Blends of solvent refined coal and diesel fuel may be handled safely by experienced diesel engine mechanics. (2) A serious corrosion problem was found in the fuel pump parts when operating with solvent refined coal blended with petroleum. It is expected that a metallurgy change can overcome this problem. (3) Proper selection of materials for the fuel system is required to permit handling coal-derived liquid fuels. (4) A medium speed, high horsepower, 4-cycle diesel engine can be operated on blends of solvent refined coal and petroleum without serious consequences save the fuel system corrosion previously mentioned. This is based on a single, short durability test. (5) As represented by the product evaluated, 100% shale-derived distillate fuel may be used in a medium speed, high horsepower, 4-cycle diesel engine without significant consequences. (6) The shale product evaluated may be blended with petroleum distillate or petroleum residual materials and used as a fuel for medium speed, high horsepower, 4-cycle diesel engines. 7 references, 24 figures, 20 tables. 

Tags: Coal, coal, coal fuel engine, coal-liquid fuel, diese, engin
AN EVALUATION OF WATER RESOURCES FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY OPERATIONS, CEMENT FIELD, CADDO AND GRADY COUNTIES, OKLAHOMA

The intent of the report is to present at least a semi-quantitative
estimate of the volume, deliverability, and chemistry of the water potentially available for enhanced oil recovery in one or more Oklahoma oil fields. Subsequent to a review of several oil fields, the Cement Field was chosen for study because of its large size (25,000 acres), its extensive subsurface control (over 1,850 wells), and its long history of production (since 1952) from several producing formations, some of which are already undergoing extensive waterflood operations.

Tags: Oil, Resource, Water resource, enhanced oil recovery, oklahoma
UGR: Increasing Eastern U.S. Natural Gas Reserves from Gas Bearing Shales

Report detailing plans to study and predict natural gas reserves in Eastern Gas Shales.

From the paper: "The U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) has initiated a multi-year project directed toward the stimulation of natural gas production in the Eastern Petroliferous basins. The objective of the project is to stimulate increased commercial production of natural gas by providing reliable resource data, developing economical extraction alternatives, and demonstrating the commercial feasibility of promising production techniques. The project should provide a significant contribution to the domestic energy base, supply a clean fuel for eastern industrial use, and help to alleviate anticipated near-term and long-term shortages of natural gas."

Tags: Natural Gas, Resource, eastern gas shales, natural gas, paper, pdf, predict, project, reserve, unconventional gas recovery
UGR: ERDA research in Fracturing Technologies

Paper discussing new technologies - both made and being made - that are intended to assist in extracting natural gasses from eastern gas shales. It also discusses the new potentials provided by technological advances. 

From the paper: "Research in fracturing technology for the ERDA organization is structured on (1) the development of new concepts for increasing the deliverability of natural gas from resources that are classified as marginal by present day practices and (2) the testing and transfer of new technology to the private sector. The program at the Morgantown Energy Research Center is centered about their foremost expertise in delineating and utilizing natural and induced fracture systems for enhancement of resource recovery. More recently, the research program has been expanded to include studies of foam fracturing, production history from fractured wells, cost/effectiveness of stimulation treatments and fracture mechanics as support activities for field demonstration projects. The program at the Bartlesville Energy Research Center evolves about their broad experience in stimulation technology in the marginal gas resources of the western U.S. This experience includes nuclear, explosive and more recently, massive hydraulic fracturing stimulation technology."

Tags: Natural Gas, Resource, eastern gas shales, hydraulic fracturing, natural gas, pdf, research, resource, technology, unconventional gas recovery
UGR: Devonian Shale Gas

Paper discussing research into Devonian shale gas reserves as a viable energy pursuit. 

From the paper: "To help meet the increasing demand for natural gas, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is supporting research and development activities to recover gas from unconventional sources. The Eastern Gas Shales Project (EGSP) is an integral part of DOE's Unconventional Gas Recovery Program. Other projects under the DOE program include producing gas from the tight sandstones of the western and southwestern states. methane contained within coal seams and associated strata, and methane from the geopressured aquifers of the Gulf Coast.

The EGSP was initiated in 1976 and is designed to promote further commercial development of natural gas supplies from the unconventional gas-bearing Devonian Shales. Methods which have been or are presently being studied to recover and produce the gas include exploration techniques specific to the shale resource, advanced drilling technology such as directional drilling, and advanced stimulation technology including explosives and energy-assisted hydraulic fracturing techniques."

Tags: Devonain, Experimental, Natural Gas, Resource, eastern gas shales, hydraulic fracturing, natural gas, recovery, resource, technology, unconventional gas recovery
UGR: Comparison of Conventional Hydraulic and water/Nitrogen foam Fracturing in Two Ohio Devonian Shale Gas Wells

A paper describing the results of two hydraulic fracturing events.

From the paper: "The current natural gas supply problems in the United States arc encouraging research into new or underdeveloped gas sources. One such source is the Devonian Shale sequence of Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. These thick shale deposits contain large gas resources, but have not been fully exploited because of the severely restricted gas well flow rates. Shale wells must be artificially stimulated to improve gas deliverability to a commercial level, and research is underway to develop a stimulation method suited to the Devonian Shale.

This report describes a performance comparison of two wells completed in the Shale near Youngstown, Ohio: one stimulated conventionally with hydraulic fracturing, the other with a nitrogen/water foam treatment. Both wells have comparable reservoir sections and received equivalently sized stimulation treatments.

Drilling and fracture programs for both wells are discussed along with short-term gas production tests conducted to evaluate the fracture treatments. Early indications show that the foam fracturing method is better suited to the reservoir conditions found in the Devonian Shale, resulting in much faster fracturing fluid clean-up and higher initial gas production than the conventional water method."

Tags: Natural Gas, Resource, UGR, devonian, eastern gas shales, fracturing, gas production, natural gas, ohio, paper, pdf, result, unconventional gas recovery
UGR: Large Scale Foam Fracturing in the Devonian Shale-A Field Demonstration in West Virginia

A paper discussing the results of a hydraulic fracturing operation.

From the paper: "This report describes a large-scale foam fracturing operation performed on a Devonian Shale well in Jackson County, W. Va. Here the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) in cooperation with Consolidated Gas Supply Corp. (CGSC) conducted a foam frac using 973 bbl. water, 2160 MSCF nitrogen, and 155,000 lbs sand proppant. The gross perforated formation interval is 3238-3629 ft. in W. L. Pinnel No. 12041 near Cottageville, Jackson County. The frac test was conducted to help evaluate the effectiveness of foam fracturing in the low-pressure water sensitive Devonian Shale of the Appalachian Basin.

The report details the frac job and the well clean-up period with field problems encountered. Also described is the post-frac logging program run to define created vertical fracture extent and gas influx into the well bore.

A post-frac deliverability test performed on the well is described."

Tags: Devonain, Natural Gas, Resource, UGR, eastern gas shales, fracturing, natural gas, pdf, result, shale, unconventional gas recovery, west virginia
UGR: Three Lick Bed: Useful Stratigraphic Marker in Upper Devonian Shale in Eastern Kentucky and Adjacent Areas of Ohio, West Virginia, and Tennessee

Paper discussing the geology of the Devonian shales and the potential locations of gasses within it.

From the paper: "The internal stratigraphy of almost any sedimentary resource – be it a coal bed, an evaporite, or an aging oil field programmed for secondary recovery - is a vital first step for evaluating its full resource potential. Because this is also true of the gas potential of the Upper Devonian black-shale sequence of the Appalachian basin, we have identified and named a useful marker bed, the Three Lick Bed, in the upper part of the Ohio Shale and its equivalents in eastern Kentucky and in nearby Ohio, West Virginia, and Tennessee. The Three Lick Bed consists of three greenish-gray shale beds separated by fissile, brownish-black shale. These distinctive greenish gray shale beds are easily recognized in outcrop in seven sections on the east flank of the Cincinnati arch from southern Ohio into Tennessee, have a distinctive signature on wire-line logs, and can be identified in well cuttings over much of eastern Kentucky and adjacent parts of Ohio and West Virginia. The Three Lick Bed correlates with the middle unit of the Gassaway Member of the Chattanooga Shale in Tennessee and with the lower part of the Camp Run Member of the New Albany Shale in Indiana."

Tags: Geology, Natural Gas, Resource, Stratigraphy, Three Lick Bed, UGR, appalachian basin, beds, devonian, eastern gas shales, geology, natural gas, pdf, stratigraphy, unconventional gas recovery