{"title":"Seal Integrity in the Uplifted Basins in the Greater Hoop Area on the Northern Barents Shelf","authors":"R. Paulsen, S. Grundvåg, K. Senger, E. Stueland","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902355","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123025097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Laboratory-Induced Deformation and Naturally-Occurring Faults on Fluid Flow in Carbonates","authors":"I. Kaminskaite, Q. Fisher, E. Michie","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902313","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134519789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fracture Reactivation in Shale: Laboratory Testing and Analytical Modeling","authors":"B. Bohloli, J. Choi, M. Soldal","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902323","url":null,"abstract":"Summary This paper presents a tool for first-order evaluation of fracture/fault reactivation due to fluid injection. It also provides frictional strength parameters of a shale from direct shear testing. The in-house tool, FracStress, was developed based on the analytical Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria and 3D transformation of in-situ stress conditions. The software accounts for the geometry of fracture/fault, 3D stress field, pore pressure and frictional properties. It calculates and visualizes the state of stress for any given fracture orientation. Friction and cohesion of a pre-fractured shale is determined through a direct shear test. The state of stress and frictional strength envelope of material are plotted to estimate the critical injection pressure for the material. The developed tool was tested using the stress condition and test results of Draupne shale in the Ling Depression, the North Sea. The analysis shows that for stress conditions present at the depth of 2582 m, Ling Depression, fractures dipping 60° are close to failure condition. However, fractures dipping 30° and 45° will sustain injection pressure of between 2 to 9 MPa depending on the state of horizontal stresses in the area and the friction coefficient of material.","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134114831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Schmitt, F. Schaefer, S. Aarburg, J. Chevallier, R. Held
{"title":"A Strategic Company Approach towards Understanding Sealing Mechanisms and their Impact on the E&P Value Chain","authors":"J. Schmitt, F. Schaefer, S. Aarburg, J. Chevallier, R. Held","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902353","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Wintershall Dea has kicked off a strategic initiative towards a better handling and fit-for-purpose application of the various seal related topics, including fault seal as well as top, base and intraformational seals. The project targets at establishing a holistic view to seal risk as basis for more informed discussion between the technical community and management. An improved understanding of fault sealing aspects will impact projects throughout the E&P lifecycle. Anchoring fault seal analysis with all its components and tasks such as de-risking exploration prospects, clarification of maximum sustainable hydrocarbon column heights or compartmentalization will create value at relatively low costs as it is involving merely standard data sets.","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125615352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Faults on Fluid Flow in Travertine","authors":"D. Drayton, Q. Fisher","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902352","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Understanding continental carbonate deposits is of increasing importance due to their great hydrocarbon reservoir potential, particularly with the development of continental carbonate plays within the ‘pre-salt’ of the South Atlantic ( Carminatti et al., 2008 ). However, these deposits possess significant heterogeneities related to complex depositional and diagenetic processes ( Delle Piane et al., 2017 ). The nature of faulting within continental-type carbonates and its impact on fluid flow is crucial when considering reservoir characterisation and quality. Unlike established concepts of fault and fluid flow models within clastic rocks ( Knipe 1992 ; Yeilding et al., 1997 ; Fisher & Knipe, 1998 ), the heterogeneous nature of carbonates means that faulting within these deposits is difficult to model and predict (Michie et al., 2017) . To this end, we have carried out an integrated petrophysical and geomechanical study of shallowly buried travertine samples from Italy. The study aims to characterise heterogeneities, examining their control on fault chracteristics and, ultimately, the impact on fluid flow.","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115816563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stochastic Simulation of Sub-Seismic Faults Conditioned on Displacement Intensity Maps","authors":"H. Goodwin, E. Aker, P. Røe","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902329","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124279767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seismic Fault Damage Zone Characterisation for Reservoir Modelling Using Advanced Attribute Analysis","authors":"C. Botter, A. Champion","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902317","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"183 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114149864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Wu, R. Thorsen, P. Ringrose, S. Ottesen, K. Hartvedt
{"title":"Significance of Fault Seal in Assessing CO2 Storage Capacity and Leakage Risks - An Example from Offshore Norway","authors":"L. Wu, R. Thorsen, P. Ringrose, S. Ottesen, K. Hartvedt","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902319","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127412341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seal Risking Reinvented Using 300 Year Old Math","authors":"J. S. Davis, K. Hood, K. Steffen, J. Matthews","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902279","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"413 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126692178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shale Smear Geometries and Implications for Fault Seal: An Outcrop Study from Mt Messenger, New Zealand","authors":"G. Watson, A. Nicol, H. Winter, C. Childs","doi":"10.3997/2214-4609.201902298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902298","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225740,"journal":{"name":"Fifth International Conference on Fault and Top Seals","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116891457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}