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• Normal hydrostatic pressure
  ...rticle, where the fluid state (liquid or gaseous) is important, the state (or phase) is specified.
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• Energy Minerals Division
  ...helping to organize or support local society meetings, regional, national or international meetings, symposia, workshops, short courses, and field trips
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• The gravity method
  ...nding on the instrument. Other factors, such as errors in positioning data or the movement of the meter, usually cause larger uncertainties in the observ ...mmediate interest) is usually important to acquire, although other surveys or government data may be available for this purpose.
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• Relative permeability
  ...lity. Relative permeability can be expressed as a number between 0 and 1.0 or as a percent. Pore type and formation [[wettability]] affect relative perme ==Why k_ro or k_rg is less than k_ab==
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• Meteoric diagenesis
  Meteoric [[diagenesis]] is the modification of deposits at or near the surface in the [[phreatic]] and [[vadose]] zones.<ref name=Scholle
  648 bytes (87 words) - 15:34, 10 December 2015
• Top and fault seal evaluation
  * Presence or absence of [[hydrocarbon]]s ...ulations. Assessment of percent fill without the ability to risk seal (top or fault) is reduced to a statistical guessing game. They control the vertical
  4 KB (528 words) - 17:48, 24 March 2022
• Hydrodynamics
  Hydraulic head (H_w) is the height or elevation above a given subsurface point at which a column connected to a b * H_w = height above P (ft or m)
  5 KB (658 words) - 22:04, 17 February 2022
• Carbonate
  ...and XF methods|X-Ray Diffractometry]]. Carbonates more rich in calcite and/or aragonite are called [[limestone]]. Carbonate rocks composed mainly of the
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• Basin framework
  The particular study area, whether only a part of a basin or an entire basin itself, should be identified on a large-scale geographic ma ...ploration for hydrocarbons within each of these subbasins. We can prepare (or locate) a map showing total sediment thickness and the distribution of hydr
  4 KB (518 words) - 16:42, 18 February 2022
• Structural domains
  ...region with similar structural properties (e.g., similar [[fold]] vergence or style, shortening, uplift, faulting style, etc.). * Satellite imagery and/or aerial photography (See [[Remote sensing]].)
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• Magnetics: total intensity and residual magnetic maps
  ...al intensity maps show larger scale geologic features, such as basin shape or anomalous rock types deep within the basement. ...of techniques, including running averages, polynomials, low-pass filters, or [http://wiki.seg.org/wiki/Dictionary:Upward_continuation upward continuatio
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• Offshore exploration and exploitation
  ...ect searching for the resources using geophysical methods: Magnetic survey or register, gravimetric survey, and seismic survey. === Magnetic survey or register ===
  5 KB (708 words) - 22:00, 10 April 2019
• Hydrocarbon column: calculation of maximum height
  or, in mixed units, * ''h'' = thickness of the hydrocarbon column, ft or m
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• Hydrodynamic traps: mapping
  ...lp outline areas where hydrodynamic gradients may have created, destroyed, or modified traps. # Look for [[permeability]] barriers or hydrocarbon-free water levels using pressure-depth plots.
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• Quantitative biostratigraphy
  ...rray of data points, a preferred overall correlation can be defined by one or more line segments. Points falling on the line(s) of correlation are interp ...are based on the sequence of events and not on the stratigraphic intervals or distances between them.
  6 KB (785 words) - 20:58, 31 January 2022
• Midale seal capacity and trap type
  ...lumn of oil shared by Weyburn and Steelman. Weyburn is a hydrodynamic trap or a combination hydrodynamic–[[stratigraphic trap]]. ...fferent pore types and pore geometries. For an explanation of each diagram or chart see Chapter 9 in ''Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps''.
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• Cracking
  ...molecules break apart into smaller molecules during burial [[maturation]] or in a refinery. [[Kerogen]] in source rocks and oil in reservoirs are cracke
  768 bytes (107 words) - 15:14, 23 August 2016
• Subregional and local pressure compartments
  ...der) [[pressure compartments]] can be found within normal pressure regimes or [[regional pressure compartments]]. ...outside the bioherm. The bioherm, then, is a pressure compartment that may or may not be abnormally pressured. Other geological features that may form lo
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• Microbial gas
  Also called marsh gas or biogenic gas; typically greater than 99% [[methane]] produced by methanogen
  785 bytes (108 words) - 20:01, 25 June 2015
• Remote sensing
  * Side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) and/or sonar ...ltitude data or by using a contractor as an intermediary for obtaining and/or processing the imagery
  6 KB (794 words) - 20:06, 2 February 2022

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