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Wellsite Mud Logging and Reservoir Geochemistry

Mario A. Chiaramonte; Geolog International
Wellsite mud logging and reservoir geochemistry results in a better reservoir characterisation in real time, improving performance and reducing costs. The Evolution of Geochemistry A mud logging-geochemical unit operating in…

Does Lightning Strike Twice?

H. Roice Nelson Jr., Les R. Denham, Dr. Jim Siebert, And Kathleen S. Haggar; Dynamic Measurement LLC
Benjamin and William Franklin risked their lives when conducting their famous lightning experiment in Philadelphia in 1752. A simple silk kite was sent aloft in a storm. A wire at…

Using AI to Estimate Hydrocarbon Prospect Size

Halfdan Carstens
With the recent advances in technology and adoption of machine learning in geosciences, is it time for AI to take a hand in estimating hydrocarbon prospect sizes? Comparing company pre-drilling…

Worldwide Energy Shortage

Jane Whaley
Almost one billion people, 13% of the world’s population, still do not have electricity in their homes.   The three-stone open fire: still the main method of cooking in many…

Geophysical Technology: PGS Marine Vibrators

Guest Contributer: Rune Tenghamn; PGS, Martin Landrø and Lasse Amundsen; NTNU and Bivrost Geo.
Part 2: Early developments of marine vibrators for geophysical acquisition techniques made by PGS. Once you know what you want in life…like a magnet you attract the resources necessary to…

Ocean-Bottom Nodal Seismic

Rick Dunlop and Brian Taylor; Axxis Geo Solutions
Ocean-bottom seismic acquisition is encroaching on the traditional marine streamer market by offering unique, scalable and efficient solutions for exploration and development of oil and gas. A New Wave in…

Dr. Munim M. Al-Rawi

Mukrim and Basil Al-Rawi
Dr. Munim M. Al-Rawi, a highly-respected and pioneering Iraqi-Irish geologist, and popular contributor to GEO ExPro Magazine, died suddenly but peacefully on 1 November 2018 at his home in Ireland.…

Next Generation Hydrocarbon Exploration

Stefano Volterrani, Tim Matava, Zakir Hossain, Shihong Chi and Brian W. Horn; ION E&P Advisors
Integrating technologies for basin analysis improves geological and geophysical models, enabling the next generation of hydrocarbon exploration. Seismic Interpretation Workflows Typically, seismic data processing employs a limited consideration for the…

Sediment Provenance Analysis

Marta Barbarano; Chemostrat
Integration of sediment provenance analytical techniques is yielding critical new insights for hydrocarbon explorers around the world. Sediment provenance analysis has become increasingly popular in the last decade due to…

Advancing Geophysical Science

Josef Paffenholz, Chair SEAM Board of Directors
Propelling the science of geophysics through cooperation to meet the grand challenges of tomorrow. Geophysical research needs to continue to forge ahead to ensure that the acquisition, processing and imaging…

Carbonate Hydrocarbon Reservoirs

Thomas Smith
The 2006 discovery at Tupi, offshore Brazil, opened up a new chapter for petroleum reservoirs: lacustrine carbonates capable of producing hydrocarbons at extremely high rates. Introduction The 2006 discovery at…

Is a Conjugate Margin an Analog?

Edwige Zanella, Helen Doran and Jamie Collard; Westwood Global Energy Group
Since the discovery of Tupi in Brazil and Jubilee in Ghana, the search has been on to prove that discoveries on one side of the Atlantic can be mirrored across…