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Geologic atlas and database of major Appalachian gas plays

Description: The Appalachian Oil and Natural Gas Research Consortium (AONGRC or the Consortium) through a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE), will develop an atlas of major Appalachian gas plays and a machine readable database containing information about these plays. The specific objectives are to: define major gas plays in the basin by age and formation/group and then further by subdividing these units by reservoir rock trap type and depositional environments; determine and map a… more
Date: January 1, 1992
Creator: Patchen, D. G.; Nuttall, B. C.; Baranoski, M. T.; Harper, J. A.; Schwietering, J. F.; Van Tyne, A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Selecting major Appalachian basin gas plays

Description: Under a cooperative agreement with the Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC) the Appalachian Oil and Natural Gas Research Consortium (AONGRC) is preparing a geologic atlas of the major gas plays in the Appalachian basin, and compiling a database for all fields in each geologic play. the first obligation under this agreement was to prepare a topical report that identifies the major gas plays, briefly describes each play, and explains how the plays were selected. Four main objectives have be… more
Date: January 1, 1992
Creator: Patchen, D. G.; Nuttall, B. C.; Baranoski, M. T.; Harper, J. A.; Schwietering, J. F.; Van Tyne, A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of CO2 Sequestration and ECBM Potential of U.S. Coalbeds

Description: In October, 2000, the U.S. Department of Energy, through contractor Advanced Resources International, launched a multi-year government-industry R&D collaboration called the Coal-Seq project. The Coal-Seq project is investigating the feasibility of CO{sub 2} sequestration in deep, unmineable coalseams, by performing detailed reservoir studies of two enhanced coalbed methane recovery (ECBM) field projects in the San Juan basin. The two sites are the Allison Unit, operated by Burlington Resour… more
Date: March 31, 2003
Creator: Reeves, Scott R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Installation of a Devonian Shale Reservoir Testing Facility and acquisition of reservoir property measurements

Description: In October, a contract was awarded for the Installation of a Devonian Shale Reservoir Testing Facility and Acquisition of Reservoir Property measurements from wells in the Michigan, Illinois, and Appalachian Basins. Geologic and engineering data collected through this project will provide a better understanding of the mechanisms and conditions controlling shale gas production. This report summarizes the results obtained from the various testing procedures used at each wellsite and the activitie… more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Locke, C. D. & Salamy, S. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hydraulic fracturing of the Devonian Shale with a non-damaging fluid

Description: The objectives of this project are: (1) To demonstrate within the Appalachian Basin the use of liquid carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) as a medium for hydraulically fracturing the Devonian Shale, while transporting sand as a proppant. The project scope includes considering candidate wells in up to five (5) states, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) To compare and rank the gas production responses from wells treated with liquid CO{sub 2} with other types of treatments (shootin… more
Date: January 1, 1992
Creator: Mazza, R. L. & Gehr, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Innovative Methodology for Detection of Fracture-Controlled Sweet Spots in the Northern Appalachian Basin

Description: For two consecutive years, 2004 and 2005, the largest natural gas well (in terms of gas flow/day) drilled onshore USA targeted the Ordovician Trenton/Black River (T/BR) play in the Appalachian Basin of New York State (NYS). Yet, little data were available concerning the characteristics of the play, or how to recognize and track T/BR prospects across the region. Traditional exploration techniques for entry into a hot play were of limited use here, since existing deep well logs and public domain … more
Date: March 31, 2007
Creator: Jacobi, Robert; Fountain, John; Loewenstein, Stuart; DeRidder, Edward & Hart, Bruce
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Site selection, drilling, and completion of two horizontal wells in the Devonian Shales of West Virginia

Description: This report presents a summary of the geologic site selection studies, planning, drilling, completing, stimulating, and testing of two horizontal wells drilled in the Devonian Shales of the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia. Each horizontal well was designed and managed by BDM as the prime contractor to the Department of Energy. The first well was drilled with industry partner Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation in Putnam County, West Virginia. The second well was drilled with Consolidated Natural G… more
Date: March 1, 1992
Creator: Overbey, W. K., Jr.; Carden, R. S.; Locke, C. D.; Salamy, S. P.; Reeves, T. K. & Johnson, H. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feasibility study of heavy oil recovery in the Appalachian, Black Warrior, Illinois, and Michigan basins

Description: This report is one of a series of publications assessing the feasibility of increasing domestic heavy oil production. Each report covers select areas of the United States. The Appalachian, Black Warrior, Illinois, and Michigan basins cover most of the depositional basins in the Midwest and Eastern United States. These basins produce sweet, paraffinic light oil and are considered minor heavy oil (10{degrees} to 20{degrees} API gravity or 100 to 100,000 cP viscosity) producers. Heavy oil occurs i… more
Date: July 1, 1992
Creator: Olsen, D.K.; Rawn-Schatzinger, V. & Ramzel, E.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hydraulic fracturing of the Devonian Shale with a non-damaging fluid

Description: The objectives of this project are: (1) To demonstrate within the Appalachian Basin the use of liquid carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) as a medium for hydraulically fracturing the Devonian Shale, while transporting sand as a proppant. The project scope includes considering candidate wells in up to five (5) states, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) To compare and rank the gas production responses from wells treated with liquid CO{sub 2} with other types of treatments (shootin… more
Date: July 1, 1992
Creator: Mazza, R. L. & Gehr, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measurement-while-drilling (MWD) development for air drilling

Description: The objective of this program is to tool-harden and make commercially available an existing wireless MWD tool to reliably operate in an air, air-mist, or air-foam environment during Appalachian Basin oil and gas directional drilling operations in conjunction with downhole motors and/or (other) bottom-hole assemblies. The application of this technology is required for drilling high angle (holes) and horizontal well drilling in low-pressure, water sensitive, tight gas formations that require air,… more
Date: June 1, 1992
Creator: Rubin, L. A. & Harrison, W. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic atlas and database of major Appalachian gas plays

Description: The Appalachian Oil and Natural Gas Research Consortium (AONGRC or the Consortium) through a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE), will develop an atlas of major Appalachian gas plays and a machine readable database containing information about these plays. The specific objectives are to: define major gas plays in the basin by age and formation/group and then further by subdividing these units by reservoir rock trap type and depositional environments; determine and map a… more
Date: June 1, 1992
Creator: Patchen, D. G.; Nuttall, B. C.; Baranoski, M. T.; Harper, J. A.; Schwietering, J. F.; Van Tyne, A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CO{sub 2}/sand fracturing in low permeability reservoirs

Description: The objectives of this study are: to demonstrate the effectiveness of a non-damaging liquid, carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) in creating sand-propped hydraulic fractures in ``tight`` gas bearing formations within the Appalachian Basin; and to compare and rank the gas production responses from wells treated with liquid CO{sub 2} with other types of treatments (shooting, water based, nitrogen, etc.). The preliminary results are encouraging, and although only a few months of production is available, th… more
Date: December 31, 1993
Creator: Mazza, R. L. & Gehr, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Selecting major Appalachian basin gas plays

Description: Under a cooperative agreement with the Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC) the Appalachian Oil and Natural Gas Research Consortium (AONGRC) is preparing a geologic atlas of the major gas plays in the Appalachian basin, and compiling a database for all fields in each geologic play. the first obligation under this agreement was to prepare a topical report that identifies the major gas plays, briefly describes each play, and explains how the plays were selected. Four main objectives have be… more
Date: June 1, 1992
Creator: Patchen, D. G.; Nuttall, B. C.; Baranoski, M. T.; Harper, J. A.; Schwietering, J. F.; Van Tyne, A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Creating a Geologic Play Book for Trenton-Black River Appalachian Basin Exploration

Description: Preliminary isopach and facies maps, combined with a literature review, were used to develop a sequence of basin geometry, architecture and facies development during Cambrian and Ordovician time. The main architectural features--basins, sub basins and platforms--were identified and mapped as their positions shifted with time. This is significant because a better understanding of the control of basin geometry and architecture on the distribution of key facies and on subsequent reservoir developm… more
Date: September 30, 2005
Creator: Patchen, Douglas G.; Smith, Taury; Riley, Ron; Baranoski, Mark; Harris, David; Hickman, John et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Innovative Methodology for Detection of Fracture-Controlled Sweet Spots in the Northern Appalachian Basion

Description: During this reporting period, Fortuna retrieved the first oriented horizontal core from the Trenton/Black River in the northern Appalachian Basin. The core came from central New York State, the ''hottest'' play in the Appalachian Basin. A complete well log suite was also collected in the horizontal hole, including an FMI log. After reassembling the core sections, and orienting the core, we analyzed the whole core before it was cut for full-diameter core analyses (e.g., permeability) and before … more
Date: May 31, 2006
Creator: Jacobi, Rober
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic Controls of Hydrocarbon Occurrence in the Appalachian Basin in Eastern Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Southern West Virginia

Description: This report summarizes the accomplishments of a three-year program to investigate the geologic controls of hydrocarbon occurrence in the southern Appalachian basin in eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southern West Virginia. The project: (1) employed the petroleum system approach to understand the geologic controls of hydrocarbons; (2) attempted to characterize the P-T parameters driving petroleum evolution; (3) attempted to obtain more quantitative definitions of … more
Date: November 30, 2005
Creator: Hatcher, Robert D
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Innovative Methodology for Detection of Fracture-Controlled Sweet Spots in the Northern Appalachian Basin

Description: The primary goal was to enter Phase 2 by analyzing geophysical logs and sidewall cores from a verification well drilled into the Trenton/Black River section along lineaments. However, the well has not yet been drilled; Phase 2 has therefore not been accomplished. We have switched oil and gas exploration and production companies, and are now in continued negotiations with Fortuna concerning a plan to retrieve 18 m of horizontal core across a gas-charged zone in the Trenton/Black River in central… more
Date: May 31, 2005
Creator: Jacobi, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic Controls of Hydrocarbon Occurrence in the Southern Appalachian Basin in Eastern Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Southern West Virginia

Description: This report summarizes the first-year accomplishments of a three-year program to investigate the geologic controls of hydrocarbon occurrence in the southern Appalachian basin in eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southern West Virginia. The project: (1) employs the petroleum system approach to understand the geologic controls of hydrocarbons; (2) attempts to characterize the T-P parameters driving petroleum evolution; (3) attempts to obtain more quantitative definit… more
Date: May 31, 2003
Creator: Hatcher, Robert D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Leveraging Regional Exploration to Develop Geologic Framework for CO2 Storage in Deep Formations in Midwestern United States

Description: Obtaining subsurface data for developing a regional framework for geologic storage of CO{sub 2} can require drilling and characterization in a large number of deep wells, especially in areas with limited pre-existing data. One approach for achieving this objective, without the prohibitive costs of drilling costly standalone test wells, is to collaborate with the oil and gas drilling efforts in a piggyback approach that can provide substantial cost savings and help fill data gaps in areas that m… more
Date: September 30, 2009
Creator: Gupta, Neeraj
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Improving the Availability and Delivery of Critical Information for Tight Gas Resource Development in the Appalachian Basin

Description: To encourage, facilitate and accelerate the development of tight gas reservoirs in the Appalachian basin, the geological surveys in Pennsylvania and West Virginia collected widely dispersed data on five gas plays and formatted these data into a large database that can be accessed by individual well or by play. The database and delivery system that were developed can be applied to any of the 30 gas plays that have been defined in the basin, but for this project, data compilation was restricted t… more
Date: December 31, 2008
Creator: Behling, Mary; Pool, Susan; Patchen, Douglas & Harper, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geohydrologic feasibility study of the Northern and Central Appalachian basin areas for the potential application of a production process patented by Jack W. McIntyre

Description: Geraghty & Miller, Inc. of Midland, Texas conducted geologic and hydrologic feasibility studies of the potential applicability of a patented (US Patent Office No. 4,766,957) process developed by Jack W. McIntyre for the recovery of natural gas from coalbed/sand formations in the Northern and Central Appalachian basin areas. General research, based on a review of published literature from both public and private sources, indicates that the generally thin, but numerous coalbeds found in the great… more
Date: March 1994
Creator: Kvasnicka, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR STRIPPER GAS WELL ENHANCEMENT

Description: As part of Task 1 in Advanced Technologies for Stripper Gas Well Enhancement, Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services (DCS) joined with two Appalachian Basin producers, Great Lakes Energy Partners, LLC, and Belden & Blake Corporation to develop methodologies for identification and enhancement of stripper wells with economic upside potential. These industry partners previously provided us with data for more than 700 wells in northwestern Pennsylvania. Phase 1 goals of this project are to develop… more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: MacDonald, Ronald J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY FOR DETECTION OF FRACTURE-CONTROLLED SWEET SPOTS IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN

Description: In the structure task, we completed reducing the data we had collected from a N-S transect on the east of Seneca Lake. We have calculated the fracture frequency for all the fracture sets at each site, and constructed modified rose diagrams that summarize the fracture attributes at each site. These data indicate a N-striking fault near the southeastern shore of Seneca Lake, and also indicate NE and ENE-trending FIDs and faults north of Valois. The orientation and existence of the ENE-striking FI… more
Date: January 30, 2002
Creator: Jacobi, Robert & Fountain, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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