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• Dolostone
  ...d '[[dolomite]]' is now recommended as the name of the rock as well as the mineral.<ref name=Glossary of Geology>American Geological Institute, 2005, Glossary
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• Carbonate
  ...aragonite are called [[limestone]]. Carbonate rocks composed mainly of the mineral dolomite are also called dolomite (formerly [[dolostone]]). When metamorpho
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• Chert
  ..., a cooperative effort between the United States Geological Survey and the Mineral Information Institute. The images were featured in the "Minerals and Materi
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• The art and science of exploring for oil and gas
  Great oil, gas, and mineral finders have common characteristics that allow them to succeed. By surveyin
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• Kerogen type and quality: visual assessment
  To assess [[kerogen]] quality visually, we can separate it from the mineral matrix through acidification. We can then examine the kerogen using transmi
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• Petroleum source rock formation
  ...organic matter from destruction by oxidation and from extreme dilution by mineral input. Organic matter is preserved in oxygen-restricted sediments at depths
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• Quartz
  ...., New Mexico. Photograph courtesy of the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources.]] Quartz (SiO₂) is the most abundant mineral in terrigenous sedimentary rocks and is exceedingly durable (surviving mult
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• Influence of depositional environment on sandstone diagenesis
  ...size or hydraulic equivalence and consequently produces different detrital mineral suites.<ref name=Stonecipher&May1990>Stonecipher, S. A., and J. A. May, 199 ...nitially either acidic or anoxic and has a high concentration of dissolved mineral species.<ref name=ch09r7>Burley, S. D., J. D. Kantorowicz, and B. Waugh, 19
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• Dolomite
  ...are alike, containing equal numbers of calcium and magnesium ions. Such a mineral is not dolomite. Such a disordered arrangement of ions occupies more volume * [http://www.galleries.com/Dolomite Mineral Gallery article]
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• Hydrology and sandstone diagenesis
  ...caused by [[Petroleum generation|generation of hydrocarbons]], release of mineral-bound water, and/or increased heat flow. * Increasing mineral solubility due to increasing temperatures.
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• Ti in zircon geothermometer
  ...2006, Crystallization thermometers for zircon and rutile: Contributions to Mineral Petrology, vol. 151, pp. 413–433. doi:10.1007/s00410-006-0068-5</ref> In ...>)) is an [[orthosilicate]] mineral that is commonly found as an accessory mineral throughout Earth's crust.<ref name="Finch and Hanchar, structure of zircon"
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• SEM, XRD, CL, and XF methods
  *Carbonate photos often lack detail because mineral variety simpler than siliciclastics. From the recorded three-dimensional images, the morphology of mineral and nonmineral grains and matrix samples can be documented. Pore roughness
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• Geostatic and lithostatic pressure
  * ρ_m = weighted average of grain (mineral) density (sandstone and shale = 2.65 g/cm³, limestone = 2.71 g/c
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• Nature of the oil and gas lease
  ...ve rights'') who conveys leasehold rights as to oil and gas and such other mineral interests as are to be included in the property described, to a lessee, for | Louisiana || State Mineral Board
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• Land description and maps
  # Mineral ownership ...trolled offshore interests are based on a series of maps designated by the Mineral Management Service (1984) as "Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Maps" and "OC
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• Factors that oppose hydrocarbon migration
  ...ate from the [[source rock]]. Sorption by kerogen is dominant over that of mineral phases.
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• Magnetics
  ...n minerals in the upper part of the [[crust]]. [[Magnetite]], an accessory mineral, is by far the most important. This magnetization has two parts: ''remanent ...tic field observed in magnetic surveys. Magnetite is not the only magnetic mineral, but it is the dominant cause of magnetic anomalies.<ref name=ch14r7>Nettle
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• Geochemical surface expression
  * Clay mineral alterations
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• Surficial geochemical case history 1: structural traps
  ...8r27>Meyer, W., T., Lovell, J., S., Hale, M., 1983, Detection of concealed mineral and energy resources by vapor geochemistry, in Thornton, I., Howarth, R. J.
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• Geology
  ...//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrology petrology] for composition, texture, and mineral content in order to establish this succession. The earliest work of the geo
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• Kerogen
  ...atapages.com/data/bulletns/1980-81/data/pg/0064/0001/0050/0059.htm Role of mineral matrix in kerogen pyrolysis: Influence on petroleum generation and migratio ...> calcium carbonate > [[gypsum]].<ref name=Esptl1980 /> Variations in the mineral matrix effect related to organic richness occur in whole-rock samples with
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• Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
  ...acquired with a dedicated CL detector. Variations in CL emission caused by mineral impurities could indicate provenance of individual [[quartz]] grains. Catho ...number|8}}A secondary electron image of a shale sample with an EDS-derived mineral segmentation overlay. In the segmented region, blue = carbonate, green = cl
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• Postprimary migration and compositional changes
  ...ion—selective removal and retardation of hydrocarbon [[migration rate]] by mineral and [[kerogen]] particles
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• Molyneux:sandbox
  * [[Mineral trap]]
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• Classification basis
  ...mal kingdom). Interestingly, Aristotle also identified a third kingdom—the mineral kingdom—in which hydrocarbon traps presumably belong.
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• Owners of oil and gas interests
  ...rights to the surface (''surface fee''), to all or part of the minerals (''mineral fee'') underlying the land, to the oil and gas underlying the land, and to #* Deeds (e.g., warranty, quit claim, easement, permit, foreclosure, tax, mineral, and royalty deeds)
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• Sequence stratigraphy analysis
  ...occur where biological productivity is sufficient, oxygenation is low, and mineral input is constrained.
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• Carbonate diagenetic stages
  ...The major porosity change is reduction through carbonate or [[evaporite]] mineral precipitation. Internal sedimentation also reduces porosity. Although minor
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• Fracture analysis
  * In some cases, determination of the fluid or mineral filling in fractures
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• Pressure prediction: analysis of well-log and seismic data
  ...n the well bore. Selecting only the purest shales minimizes the effects of mineral variation, multiple phases, fluid composition, and fluid distribution. That
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• Oil shale
  ...lled ''retorting.'' Oil shales have a low calorific value and high ash and mineral content.
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• Fluid inclusions: analysis and applications
  Fluid inclusions are tiny bubbles commonly found in natural mineral crystals of rocks.<ref name=Blameyandryder_2009>Blamey, N.J.F., Ryder, A.G. ...apped is to analyze the relationships between fluid inclusion assemblages, mineral growth, or fracture healing. Three different types of fluid inclusions are
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• Functions of a petroleum landman
  ...ights to 44 million acres in Alaska are controlled by Alaskan natives.<ref>Mineral Management Service, 1989, Bulletin No. 381: MMS, Department of the Interior
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• Log analysis: lithology
  ...cult-lithologies_fig1.png|thumb|300px|{{figure number|1}}M-N crossplot for mineral identification. &copy; Schlumberger Well Services, 1979.]] ...gure 1]]. Binary mixtures of minerals plot along a line connecting the two mineral points. Ternary mixtures of minerals plot in a triangle connecting the thre
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• Sandstone permeability estimation from cuttings
  ...ock surface || ± 0.5–1.0 md (depending on particle size, sorting, and clay mineral content)
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• Apatite fission track analysis
  ...engths in apatite—a diagnostic tool for thermal history analysis: Contrib. Mineral. Petrol, 94:405-415.</ref> for a general overview of the interpretation and
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• Reservoir fluids
  ...oir. The rocks in the reservoir will show a variety of mineral types, each mineral with its own wetting characteristics. Other variables affecting wettability
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• Sandstone sedimentology and stratigraphy
  ...are tan, brown, yellow, red, grey, pink, white and black depending on the mineral composition. According to Dott's (1964) classification scheme, sandstones a ...dstones can be classified into several different categories based on their mineral composition:
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• Parana-Etendeka CBP
  ...c and geochemical aspects bearing on their mantle origin: Neues Jahrb. für Mineral. Abh, v. 150, p. 272–306.</ref><ref name=Mantovani_1985>Mantovani, M. S.
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• Subsurface diagenesis and its relation with diagenetic trap on carbonate rocks reservoir
  ...d by joint that’s filled with mineral or burial-exotic deep cement. Exotic mineral cement and mineralized joints become the indicator of new permeability, fol
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• Carbon dioxide (CO2) storage
  ...October 8–10, 2002, Melbourne, Australia, SPE Paper No. 77809, 13 p.</ref> Mineral trapping results from the precipitation of new carbonate minerals following ...issolved in the formation water, increasing the storage security. Finally, mineral trapping may occur after the geochemical reaction of the dissolved CO<sub>2
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• Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, Gulf Coast Basin, Louisiana and Mississippi
  ...509 million through two tranche placements to resume leasing TMS Core Area mineral rights and for working capital (Australis Oil & Gas, 2021a; Australis Oil &
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• Thin section analysis
  ...grain coatings, pore fillings, and grain replacements. Virtually any clay mineral can occur in any of these modes, with [[kaolinite]], [[chlorite]], [[smecti ...mation damage]] problems. [[Fines]] migration can occur regardless of clay mineral composition. [[Clay swelling]] in response to certain [[Well completion|com
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• Diagenetically complex reservoir evaluation
  | Mineral types and abundances; pore types and abundances; diagenetic sequence; textu | Mineral types and abundances
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• Sandstone provenance and characterization
  ...ch as granite or metasomatic rocks containing abundant potassium feldspar. Mineral contained in sandstones is mostly a form of plagioclase feldspar derived fr
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• Standard interpretation
  ...d for determining either total or effective porosity in single or multiple mineral, fluid-filled reservoirs. It is extremely useful in combination with core m ...ore measurements. Linear volumetric response allows expansion for multiple mineral formations.
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• China Shale Gas & Liquids - Bohai Bay Basin
  ...nate, calcareous shale and felsic shale effective reservoirs, with brittle mineral content of more than 70% (Zhao et al., 2018), in which a significant amount
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• Log analysis applications
  ...ool response equations for each selected mineral to statistically estimate mineral, porosity, and fluid percentages in the formation. The user selects mineral
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• Subduction zone
  .... 94, p. 222-235.</ref> builds two classifications of provenances based on mineral composition in sandstone. Total quatzose grain, feldspar, and total unstabl ...related to the formation of andalusite, high temperature and low pressure mineral.
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• Basin-centered gas systems: global distribution
  ...'' T. D. Fouch, V. F. Nuccio, and T. C. Chidsey Jr., eds., Hydrocarbon and mineral resources of the Uinta basin, Utah and Colorado: Utah Geological Associatio ...China-report on U.S. Geological Survey and Chinese Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, field investigation and meeting, October 1991: U.S. Geological S
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