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SOMMAIRE DU BULLETIN DE VEILLE GEOSCOPIE N°40
Pages 2-3 : ACTUALITES
Page 3 : LES PROJETS COLLABORATIFS
Page 4 : AGENDA DU POLE AVENIA ET DE SES PARTENAIRES
Page 5 : TABLEAUX DE BORD DE L'ACTIVITE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE
Pages 6-7 : LES BREVETS
Pages 8-9 : LES ARTICLES SCIENTIFIQUES
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ACTUALITES
L'opération doit assurer une exploitation dans de
bonnes conditions pendant encore 20 ans.
Les Géosciences en France
16/07/2015
Percussive
Geothermal Drilling
04/10/2015 - La France s’agrandit, quel impact sur
l’économie ?
In 2013, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
successfully completed the development of a hightemperature drilling technology able to withstand
the harsh conditions present in geothermal
reservoirs.
Un décret paru au Journal Officiel a officialisé
l’extension du domaine maritime français de
500.000 km², soit presque la superficie de la
métropole. Mais les retombées économiques restent
incertaines.
28/09/2015 - De l’eau liquide repérée sur les pentes
martiennes
«En été, sur des pentes de l’hémisphère sud et de la
région équatoriale de Mars, bien exposées et
chauffées par le soleil, les images montrent des
lignes sombres dans le sens de la pente, résume
Marion Massé, du Laboratoire de planétologie et
géodynamique à Nantes (France), cosignataire de
l’article de Nature Geoscience.
12/09/2015 - Une boucle de chaleur de 15 km pour
relier Beinheim au site de production de
Rittershoffen
Après le succès des deux forages, le projet ECOGI
est entré dans la phase de raccordement entre la
centrale de pompage/réinjection à Rittershoffen,
en cours de construction, et l'usine de Beinheim,
avec la réalisation d'une canalisation de 15 km,
composée d'un tube aller et d'un tube retour
enterrés à 1,5 mètres de profondeur.
11/09/2015 - Des eaux de mines, potentielles
ressources géothermales
En 2013-2014, pour le compte de la ville de
Gardanne (Bouches-du-Rhône), le BRGM a réalisé
une étude visant l’exploitation des eaux d’une
ancienne mine de charbon partiellement ennoyée
comme source d’énergie géothermique pour les
besoins d’une future ZAC. Ce travail devrait aboutir
à un premier pilote en 2016.
31/08/2015 - Le réseau de chaleur francilien
s’agrandit et se rénove
Le réseau géothermique du Val-de-Marne, le plus
grand de France, poursuit son extension. Les puits
de Chevilly-Larue et de L'Haÿ-les-Roses (Val-deMarne) s'offrent une seconde jeunesse grâce à la
fibre de verre. La nouvelle centrale de Villejuif sera
opérationnelle en octobre.
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Enables
16/07/2015 - Energy Department Announces $18
Million for Innovative Projects to Advance
Geothermal Energy
As part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above
energy strategy, the Energy Department today
announced up to $18 million for 32 projects that will
advance geothermal energy development in the
United States.
23/06/2015 - Turning Bakken Oil Well Waste Water
Into Clean Geothermal Power
Oil fracking companies seeking to improve their
image and pull in a little extra cash are turning their
waste water into clean geothermal power.
Marché du stockage géologique
01/10/2015 - Serbia to nearly double underground
gas storage capacity
Serbia's sole underground gas storage site, majority
owned by Russia's Gazprom Neft, will be expanded
to store 1 billion cubic meters of gas, one third of the
country's annual gas needs, the CEO of Serbia's gas
utility said on Thursday.
16/09/2015 – Energy Department Selects 5 Projects
in First Step to Produce Fresh Water from CO2
Storage Sites
The US Department of Energy announced the
selection of five projects that will study the feasibility
of using salty water – or brine – from carbon dioxide
(CO2) storage sites to produce fresh water.
02/09/2015 - Lucky Britain to win 21st century
jackpot from carbon capture
Once tougher UN climate rules come into force,
rare storage sites for carbon will be worth more than
unburnable oil and gas reserves
Techniques et
géosciences
technologies
pour
les
03/09/2015 - Big Data Growth Continues in Seismic
Surveys
Marché de la géothermie
04/09/2015 - Rénovation géothermique :
première technique en France
Hammer
une
The amount of data gathered in oil and gas marine
and land surveys continues to grow, according to
an official with CGG.
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21/08/2015 - Depth domain inversion bridges the
divide between seismic imaging, rock properties
LES PROJETS COLLABORATIFS
The quest for new sources of hydrocarbons has
pushed the exploration and production industry into
more geologically complex offshore environments
that impose greater challenges on accurate
geophysical reservoir characterization.
2014-2018 - EU project
ISOTOPIC TOOLS AS NOVEL SENSORS OF EARTH
SURFACE RESOURCES
28/09/2015 - Velociraptor Rig Combines Speed,
Capability of Coil Rigs and Jointed Pipe
Raptor Rig sees opportunities beyond the current
downturn for its new land drilling rig technology.
03/08/2015 - EOR in the Bakken
As of April 2015, the Bakken Shale was producing 1.1
MMbbl/d of oil from almost 10,000 wells. But that’s
the tip of the iceberg.
11/09/2015 - Un suivi satellitaire à long terme des
sites de stockage
Le projet de recherche Amiral, fondé sur l’utilisation
de l’interférométrie radar à synthèse d’ouverture
(InSAR), s’inscrit dans un objectif de surveillance à
long terme des sites de stockage de CO2.
18/09/2015 - BSEE: Crew mistakes caused 2013 gas
well blowout, fire in gulf
A natural gas well blew out and caught fire in late
July 2013 in the Gulf of Mexico because crews
incorrectly calculated the drilling fluid’s density and
failed to account for the full range of temperatures
that could be encountered, the US Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement said in a Sept. 10
report.
BOLIDEN TARA MINES (IRELAND); BUNDESANSTALT
MATERIALFORSCHUNG & PRUFUNG (GERMANY);
CNRS (FRANCE); COLL DUBLIN TRINITY (IRELAND);
COUNCIL NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(UK); CTR HELMHOLTZ (GERMANY); INST PHYSIQUE
GLOBE PARIS (FRANCE); THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
(GERMANY) - Soil, water, and precious metals are
major natural resources present at the EarthA/s
terrestrial surface and their efficient management is
essential for future sustainable development. Their
availability is regulated by massive biogeochemical
transformations that take place as the chemical
elements move from rock to soil, into plants, through
ground water, into river water, and into ore deposits.
These precious resources...
2013-2016 - GTR
DiSECCS: Diagnostic Seismic toolbox for the Efficient
Control of CO2 Storage
BP
EXPLORATION
OPERATING
(UK);
BRITISH
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (UK); Department of Energy
and Climate Change (UK); Statoil Petroleum ASA
(NORWAY) - Abstract : The year 2011 recorded the
highest ever global consumption of energy,
estimated at more than 12 billion tonnes of oil
equivalent. Because of this, and despite increasingly
widespread deployment of renewable energy
generation, annual global emissions of greenhouse
gases are continuing to rise, underpinned by
increasing consumption of fossil fuels. Carbon
capture and storage (CCS) is currently the only
available technology that can...
2013-2017 - EU project
Hydro-fracture
in
the
laboratory:
matching
diagnostic seismic signals to fracture networks via
new rock physics experiments
UNIV PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUC CORP (UK) - Fluids
are a ubiquitous element of the Earth system,
whether shallow aquifers, deeper crustal fluids
(meteoric
water,
hydrothermal
fluid
and
hydrocarbons), or deep fluids implicated in
subduction zones via dehydration reactions.
However, our understanding of the stresses
imparted by fluids in the shallow crust (2 km) and
how these over-pressurize the surrounding rock via...
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AGENDA DU POLE AVENIA ET DE SES PARTENAIRES
Date
Événements
Lieu
3 novembre 2015
Conseil d’Administration du POLE AVENIA
Pau
4 novembre 2015
Club d’innovation MONITORING du POLE AVENIA
Pau
20-21 novembre2015
Les 24H de l’innovation au Centre de la Terre
Pau
5 novembre 2015
Journée de sensibilité à la géothermie en Nord Pas-deCalais (AFPG /ADEME/BRGM)
Lille
24 novembre 2015
Assemblée Générale du POLE AVENIA + Focus
Adhérents
Pau
25 novembre 2015
Rencontre thématique "Thermalisme et valorisation de
la ressource GEO-Thermale" organisé par TERINOV
Pézenas (34)
26 novembre 2015
Journée de sensibilité à la géothermie en PACA
(AFPG/ADEME/BRGM)
Aix-en Provence
1er décembre 2015
Club d’innovation FORAGE-PUITS du POLE AVENIA
Paris
4-10 déc. 2015
IFPEN, le BRGM, INERIS, le CNRS et de nombreuses
universités participent à l’événement « La recherche se
mobilise pour le climat » dans le cadre de la COP21
Grand Palais, Paris
4-7 avril 2016
RIG : Resources & Innovative Geology Workshop,
Co-organisé par TERINOV et le Projet Européen FP7IRSES « MEDYNA »
Montpellier
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TABLEAUX DE BORD DE L'ACTIVITE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE
Répartition géographique des brevets et des publications scientifiques
Répartition des documents et principaux acteurs
Les principaux acteurs dans les brevets
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LES BREVETS
Techniques d'exploration
27/08/2015 - WO15126407 CONTROL OF ACOUSTIC TRANSMITTERS FOR DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENT OR LOGGING HALLIBURTON (USA) - The acoustic energy induced by a transmitter module of an acoustic logging tool is
dependent on several factors. In some implementations, the induced acoustic energy is dependent on the
electromagnetic energy input into the transmitter module, the response behavior of the transmitter module, and
the operating conditions of the transmitter module. Variation in one or more of these factors can result in...
20/08/2015 - US2015226875 SINGLE SENSOR FOR DETECTING NEUTRONS AND GAMMA RAYS - GE OIL GAS LOGGING
SERVICE (USA) - A logging system for imaging a subterranean formation that includes radiation sources that emit
different energy levels of radiation into the formation. The radiation scatters from the formation and is sensed by a
single sensor that is responsive to the different energy levels of radiation. The single sensor includes a crystal …
20/08/2015 - WO15121749 CABLELESS SEISMIC SENSORS AND METHODS FOR RECHARGING - CGG SERVICE (FRANCE)
-A seismic data acquisition system (100) includes a recording unit (102) to record acquired seismic data and
ground equipment (107) containing surface units (108)and wireless field digitizer units (110). Each surface unit is in
communication with the recording unit and contains a first wireless communication module (702) and a power
supply mechanism transmitter coil (716). Each wireless field digitizing unit includes a seismic sensor unit (212),...
19/03/2015 - US2015081219 COHERENT TRANSMIT AND RECEIVER BI-STATIC ELECTROMAGNETIC GEOPHYSICAL
TOMOGRAPHY - DEEP IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES (USA) - Devices and processes provide for geophysical oil, gas, or
mineral prospecting and subsurface fluid monitoring, using a controlled source electromagnetic system that
transmits a designed probe wave to create images of sub-surface structures and fluids either statically or while…
Forage et équipements de puits
13/08/2015 - US2015226007 DRILL BIT FOR HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING - VAREL INT IND LP - A bit body for a
drill bit for horizontal directional drilling includes a pair of legs and a small wedge member disposed between the
pair of legs. A roller cone is rotatably mounted to each bearing shaft extending from a respective leg. The roller
cones support full coverage cutting structures. A center jet nozzle is configured to direct drilling fluid between the
pair of roller cones. A stabilizer member maintains an upright drilling position...
23/07/2015 - US2015198032 SONIC LOGGING FOR ASSESSING WELL INTEGRITY - PRAD RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT (UK);
SCHLUMBERGER (NETHERLANDS) - Methods are disclosed for detecting fluid in at least one annulus around at least
one casing installed in a borehole traversing a formation utilizing a sonic tool. The sonic tool is activated in the
borehole and the received sonic waveforms are processed to obtain a dispersion plot. A reference dispersion plot
is generated using a model of the borehole where the casing is well-bonded by cement. The obtained...
16/07/2015 - US2015198030 ULTRASONIC LOGGING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CEMENT AND
CASING PROPERTIES USING ACOUSTIC ECHOES - WEATHERFORD LAMB (USA) - A method and apparatus for
measuring parameters of a borehole using an acoustic logging system. By transmitting a high frequency acoustic
signal essentially perpendicular to the major axis of a borehole casing using a transducer, the high frequency
acoustic signal may produce one or more acoustic echoes. By receiving and analyzing a first acoustic echo from
an inner wall of the borehole casing and at least one second acoustic echo from a back...
16/07/2015 - US2015198035 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF ANALYZING WELLBORE DRILLING OPERATIONS - VAREL
EUROPE (FRANCE) - A method for analyzing a wellbore drilling operation includes acquiring sonic log data, gamma
ray log data, and rate of penetration (ROP) data. The sonic log data, the gamma ray log data, and the ROP data
are associated with depth intervals of a wellbore. The method further includes determining unconfined
compressive strength (UCS) of a rock formation associated with the wellbore using well log data and drilling data…
Techniques de production
27/08/2015 - US2015240609 MAGNETIC POLYMERS FOR IMPROVING HYDROCARBON RECOVERY OR DRILLING
PERFORMANCE - BAKER HUGHES (USA) - A wall of a subterranean reservoir wellbore may be at least partially
coated with magnetic polymers. Alternatively, a downhole fluid having magnetic polymers may be circulated
within the wellbore to at least partially coat the wall of the wellbore with the magnetic polymers. A magnetic field
may be applied to the wall of the wellbore having the magnetic polymer coating for allowing the magnetic
polymers to improve hydrocarbon recovery…
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20/08/2015 - US2015233217 COMBINED PERFORATING AND FRACKING TOOL - IRON HORSE COILED TUBING
(CANADA) - A combined perforating and fracking tool, and method for using same, for perforating a hydrocarbon
well casing and for subsequently fracturing the formation while maintaining the tool in situ. The combined
perforating and fracking tool comprises, in a preferred embodiment, a series of connected cylinders arranged to
be disposed in a well casing, each of the cylinders comprising a cooperating piston whereby a magnification of…
13/08/2015 - US2015218920 METHODS OF PRE-FLUSHING RESERVOIR PATHS FOR HIGHER RETURN OF HYDROCARBON
FLUIDS - BAKER HUGHES (USA) - Pumping a pre-flush composition into a subterranean reservoir may contact at least
a portion of non-polar material within a reservoir path. The pre-flush composition may have or include a polar fluid
and at least one surfactant. The pre-flush composition may in situ form an in situ fluid in the reservoir path. The in situ
formed fluid may include a portion of the non-polar material from the reservoir path, a polar phase from the…
13/08/2015 - WO15119634 SIMULTANEOUS INJECTION AND PRODUCTION WELL SYSTEM - HALLIBURTON (USA) -Systems
for simultaneously injecting and producing in a well having multiple zones. One system includes a wellbore
providing first perforations extending into a first subterranean formation and second perforations extending into a
second subterranean formation, a production tubing having influx ports defined therein and an annulus defined
between the wellbore and the production tubing, first and second pairs of wellbore isolation devices...
06/08/2015 - US2015218435 METHODS OF USING NANO-SURFACTANTS FOR ENHANCED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY BAKER HUGHES (USA) - Suspensions comprising amphiphilic nanoparticles and at least one carrier fluid. The
amphiphilic nanoparticles include at least a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion. The hydrophilic portion
comprises at least one hydrophilic functional group and the hydrophobic portion includes at least one
hydrophobic functional group. Methods of forming the flooding suspension and methods of removing…
Techniques de monitoring
15/07/2015 - CN104778369 A method and system for decision-making and early warning based on surface
subsidence monitoring - UNIV HOHAI (CHINA) - The present invention discloses a method of decision-making and
early warning and monitoring system based on land subsidence, the method includes setting a number of
monitoring sites and the monitoring points located in the monitoring map, get monitoring data; monitoring data for
statistical analysis, to obtain monitoring data eigenvalues; the establishment of a single-point statistical model...
27/08/2015 - WO15125015 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS DATA ACQUISITION IN SEISMIC MONITORING
SYSTEMS - CGG SERVICE (FRANCE) - Systems and methods for wireless data acquisition in seismic monitoring
systems are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a signal table for an emitted seismic signal, receiving seismic
signal data from a receiver configured to transform seismic signals into seismic signal data, and storing the seismic
signal data on a storage system. The method also includes determining a time span for the seismic signal data...
23/07/2015 - WO15108563 HYDRAULIC FRACTURE GEOMETRY MONITORING WITH DOWNHOLE DISTRIBUTED STRAIN
MEASUREMENTS - HALLIBURTON (USA) - A system for use with a subterranean well can include a distributed strain
sensor that senses strain along a casing which lines a treatment wellbore. The distributed strain sensor can extend
across at least one fracture that intersects the wellbore. A method of monitoring at least one fracture in a
subterranean well can include sensing strain in a portion of a casing where the fracture intersects the casing...
19/03/2015 - JP2015052553 Gas leak monitoring equipment - CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER (JAPAN) - The shortage
of gas supply when a gas leak occurs can be automatically performed. A first end opening 4 of the main pipe 3
that is connected to the first gas appliance 2, tube connecting portions for connecting the end opening 7 of the
second main pipe 6 is connected to the second gas appliances 5 It should be housed inside 8 are hermetically…
Traitement des effluents
30/07/2015 - WO15112957 METHOD OF REUSING UNTREATED PRODUCED WATER IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING - PRAD
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT (UK); SCHLUMBERGER (NETHERLANDS) - Embodiments herein relate to a method of
forming a fluid including controlling the pH of the water, wherein the pH after controlling is 4.0 to 7.5, introducing a
polymer comprising guar to the water to form a fluid, introducing a crosslinker comprising zirconium a group 4
metal to the fluid, and observing the viscosity of the fluid, wherein the viscosity is at least 80 cP at 100s-1 in the first…
25/06/2015 - WO15090898 TREATMENT OF PRODUCED WATER IN ENHANCED RECOVERY BY INTRODUCING
TETRAVALENT CATIONS - IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES (FRANCE) - The invention relates to an optimised method for the
enhanced recovery of hydrocarbons contained in a geological reservoir, wherein: a sweeping fluid comprising at
least one polymer is injected into the reservoir so as to move said hydrocarbons towards at least one producing
well; a produced effluent comprising the hydrocarbons is collected by the producing well; and at least one
precipitation agent comprising tetravalent…
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LES PUBLICATIONS SCIENTIFIQUES
Géo information - Géoscience big data
Enabling big geoscience data analytics with a cloud-based, mapreduce-enabled and service-oriented workflow
framework - 2015 - PLoS ONE - CTR YUNNAN PROVINCIAL GEOMATICS (CHINA); UNIV GEORGE MASON (USA); UNIV
TEXAS AUSTIN (USA) - Geoscience observations and model simulations are generating vast amounts of
multidimensional data. Effectively analyzing these data are essential for geoscience studies. However, the tasks are
challenging for geoscientists because processing the massive amount of data is both computing and data
intensive in that data analytics requires complex procedures and multiple tools. To tackle these challenges, a
scientific workflow framework is...
Seismic shothole drillers' lithostratigraphic logs: Unearthing a wealth of regional geoscience information in
northwestern Canada - 2015 – GeoResJ - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CANADA (CANADA) - Seismic shothole drillers' logs,
record the near-surface (avg. 18.6. m deep) lithostratigraphy encountered when drilling holes to place explosive
charges. These records offer a largely unrecognized wealth of geoscience information in areas for which little may
be otherwise known. Stored in the Basic Files archives of petroleum exploration and seismic acquisition companies,
this study first convinced companies of the potential utility of this...
Techniques d'exploration
2D and 3D GIS-based geological and geomechanical survey during tunnel excavation - 2015 - Engineering
Geology - EDY TOSCANO (SWITZERLAND) - The survey of rock mass conditions during the excavation of a tunnel is
critical to ensuring the adequacy of the planned rock support measures. Information acquired by mapping the
tunnel heading has a limited extension, making it difficult to mentally connect features and visualize the geometry
and the systematics of geological structures along the tunnel axis. Therefore, a digital GIS (Geographic…
Microseismic reflection imaging and its application to the Basel geothermal reservoir - 2015 – Geophysics - GEO
EXPLORERS (SWITZERLAND); UNIV FREIE BERLIN (GERMANY); UNIV HIROSAKI (JAPAN) - We have developed a new
approach for reflection seismic imaging using microseismic waveform data. We took the specific character of
microseismic downhole data into account and were able to image regions in the direct vicinity or inside of a
seismically active zone. We used a directional migration method that reduced imaging artifacts caused by the low
aperture of the data, but required estimation of the wavefield polarization. We also used...
Multivariate Imputation of Unequally Sampled Geological Variables - 2015 - Mathematical Geosciences - UNIV
ALBERTA (CANADA). Unequally sampled data pose a practical and significant problem for geostatistical modeling.
Multivariate transformations are frequently applied in modeling workflows to reproduce the multivariate
relationships of geological data. Unfortunately, these transformations may only be applied to data observations
that sample all of the variables. In the case of unequal sampling, practitioners must decide between excluding
incomplete observations and...
Forage et équipements de puits
Behavior of mineral scale inhibitors applied in drilling of petroleum wells - 2015 - Revista Materia - CTR
UNIVERSITARIO LASALLE (BRAZIL); DORF KETAL (BRAZIL). The mineral scale or mineral fouling is from accumulating of
inorganic salts, which cause problems to pipes and equipments applied in several industrial sectors. In the gas and
oil exploration the mineral scale are formed by incompatibility between the chemical compositions of formation
and injection waters and/or thermodynamic changes in the system during these activities. The prevention of...
Evaluation of the efficiency of copolymers of methyl methacrylate and vinyl acetate synthesized by emulsion
polymerization for control of aqueous filtrate loss - 2015 - Journal of Applied Polymer Science - UNIV FED DO RIO
JANEIRO (BRAZIL). One of the main problems faced while drilling oil wells is loss of fluid to the rock formation. This loss
can be reduced with the use of chemical additives called filtrate controllers, which must be tailored to the specific
characteristics of the rock formation and drilling conditions. In this study, copolymers made of methyl
methacrylate-co-vinyl acetate were synthesized by the emulsion polymerization technique, the most efficient…
Elastodynamic and finite element vibration analysis of a drillstring with a downhole vibration generator tool and a
shock sub - 2015 - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical
Engineering Science - UNIV MEMORIAL (CANADA); UNIV SHAHID CHAMRAN AHVAZ (IRAN). Applying highfrequency axial oscillation into an oilwell drillstring in the bottom-hole assembly (BHA) has the potential to enhance
drilling efficiency in extended reach wells. Downhole vibration generator tools such as agitators reduce the
drillstring-wellbore friction and enhance the rate of penetration. However, introducing controlled vibrations into…
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Techniques de production
Temporal evolution of the geometrical and transport properties of a fracture/proppant system under increasing
effective stress - 2015 - SPE Journal - HALLIBURTON (USA). A fracture/proppant system is used to mimic the
interaction between the rock matrix and proppants during the process of fracture closing attributed to porepressure reduction during hydrocarbon production. Effects of rock type and bedding-plane direction are
investigated. High-strength sintered bauxite proppants are placed in hydraulic fractures in sandstone and…
Studies on foam flooding for high salinity reservoirs after polymer flooding - 2015 - Oil Gas European Magazine SHANXI YANCHANG PETROLEUM GROUP (CHINA); UNIV SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM (CHINA). TSS-12-3 [Trimer sulfonate
surfactant 1, 2, 3-tri(2-oxoypropylsulfonate-3-alkylether-pr opoxyjpropane] is a kind of anionic Gemini surfactant
with three sulfonate groups and three dodecyls. It has higher surface activities thus lower CMC, lower γemer, lower
IFT and better foaming properties than single chain surfactants, so it is used as a foaming agent in foam flooding…
Production analysis of composite model of five regions for fractured horizontal wells in shale gas reservoirs 2015 Xinan Shiyou Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Southwest Petroleum University - UNIV MISSOURI SCI TECH (USA); UNIV
NORTHEAST PETROLEUM (CHINA). Horizontal wells with hydraulic fracturing technology have become an efficient
way to produce from shale gas reservoir. Therefore, a composite mathematical model of five regions for fractured
horizontal wells in shale gas reservoirs is established in this paper with consideration of desorption, diffusion and
percolation characteristics. Then the analytical solution is deduced in Laplace space. Based on the Stehfest…
Techniques de monitoring
Detecting, mapping and monitoring of land subsidence in Jharia Coalfield, Jharkhand, India by spaceborne
differential interferometric SAR, GPS and precision levelling techniques - 2015 - Journal of Earth System Science BHARAT COKING COAL COAL INDIA (INDIA); INST CSIR – CENTRAL MINING FUEL RESEARCH (INDIA); INST INDIAN
REMOTE SENSING INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (INDIA); SURVEY INDIA (INDIA). The study aims at
detection, mapping and monitoring of land subsidence in Jharia Coalfield, Jharkhand, India by spaceborne
DInSAR, GPS and precision levelling techniques. Using multi-frequency C- and L-band DInSAR, both slowly and
rapidly subsiding areas were identified and DInSAR-based subsidence maps were prepared. C-band DInSAR was…
Ground-based optical atomic clocks as a tool to monitor vertical surface motion - 2015 - Geophysical Journal
International - ETH ZURICH (SWITZERLAND); INST ALBERT EINSTEIN (GERMANY); SERVICE SWISS SEISMOLOGICAL
(SWITZERLAND); UNIV MISSISSIPPI (USA); UNIV VEST (ROMANIA); UNIV ZURICH (SWITZERLAND). According to general
relativity, a clock experiencing a shift in the gravitational potential ΔU will measure a frequency change given by
Δf/f ≈ ΔU/c2. The best clocks are optical clocks. After about 7 hr of integration they reach stabilities of Δf/f ~ 10-18
and can be used to detect changes in the gravitational potential that correspond to vertical displacements…
Spatial monitoring of groundwater drawdown and rebound associated with quarry dewatering using automated
time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography and distribution guided clustering - 2015 - Engineering Geology - INST
GEOPHYSICS (CHINA); INST TECH SWISS FED (SWITZERLAND); LAFARGE TARMAC (UK); TEAM GEOPHYSICAL
TOMOGRAPHY (UK); UNIV NOTTINGHAM (UK). Dewatering systems used for mining and quarrying operations often
result in highly artificial and complex groundwater conditions, which can be difficult to characterise and monitor
using borehole point sampling approaches. Here automated time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography (ALERT)…
HSE-Environnement
Geothermal produced fluids: Characteristics, treatment technologies, and management options - 2015 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - LAB NATL ARGONNE (USA). Geothermal power plants use
geothermal fluids as a resource and create waste residuals as part of the power generation process. Both the
geofluid resource and waste stream are considered produced fluids. The chemical and physical nature of…
Reverse osmosis membranes for treatment of produced water: a process analysis - 2015 - Desalination and Water
Treatment - UNIV CAMPUS BIOMEDICO ROME (ITALY); UNIV L’AQUILA (ITALY). Abstract: The purpose of this paper
was to develop and present a process suitable for the purification of the so-called produced waters, a by-product
of crude oil extraction, by devising a treatment train aimed at industrial and agricultural water reuse…
Safety and risk analysis of managed pressure drilling operation using Bayesian network - 2015 - Safety Science UNIV MEMORIAL NEWFOUNDLAND (CANADA). The exploration and development of oil and gas resources located
in extreme and harsh offshore environments are characterized with high safety risk and drilling cost. Some of these
resources would be either uneconomical if extracted using conventional overbalanced drilling due to increased
drilling problems and…
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