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AAPG Rocky Mountain Section
October 7-9, 2007, Snowbird, Utah
Search and Discovery Article #90071 (2007)
Posted October 5, 2007
*Appreciation is expressed to Steven Schamel, President, Rocky Mountain Section, and Richard Newhart, Technical Program Co-Chair, for providing these abstracts to post on Search and Discovery.
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3-D Architecture of Crevasse Splay and Point-bar Bodies: From Outcrop to Geologic Model
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Anatomy of an Extensive, Low-accommodation Clastic Wedge: Insights from Isopach
Maps and Regional Correlation in the Uinta-Piceance Basins
by J.L. Aschoff and R.J. Steel
An Improved Understanding of the Utah Hinge Line with the Application of
BlueQube Technology
by Duncan Bate and Mark Davies
The Application of BlueQube Technology to Exploration in the Rocky Mountains
Foothills
by Duncan Bate and Mark Davies
Correlation of Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Strata in the Southern Beaverhead
Mountain Range, Idaho
by Gary S. Billman and William W. Little
Understanding the Complex Geometry of Extensional Faulting in a Compressional
Laramide Structure: Teapot Dome, Wyoming
by Brian J. Black and Mark Milliken
The Rio Grande Rift - A New Oil and Gas Province in New Mexico
by Bruce A. Black and Bill Dirks
Altamont Field, Northern Uinta Basin: Development Operations and Regional
Correlation of the Wasatch and Green River Formations
by Jim M. Borer
Increasing the Odds: Data Analysis of the Barnett Shale in the Fort Worth Basin
by Thomas Bowman, Donald Burch, Eric J. Nelson, and Dwight E. Roberts
Anisotropic Earth Models Improve Completion Design
by Tom Bratton
Regional Petrophysical Properties of Mesaverde Low-permeability Sandstones
by Alan P. Byrnes, John C. Webb, and Robert M. Cluff
Structural Analysis of Aneth Field, Paradox Basin, Southeastern Utah: A Carbon
Storage Study Site of the Southwest Regional Partnership for Carbon
Sequestration
by Stephanie Carney, Craig Morgan, Michael Vanden Berg
Hunting Great Basin Elephants with Serial Transect Mapping
by Alan Chamberlain
Why Modelers Need to Look at the Rocks! Examples from Greater Aneth Field,
Paradox Basin, Utah
by Thomas C. Chidsey, David E. Eby, Michael D. Laine, and J. Thomas Dempster
Thrust Belt Structures and Paleozoic Stratigraphy of the Scott Butte and Snaky
Canyon Quadrangles, Southern Beaverhead Mountains, Idaho
by Robert W. Clayton and William W. Little
Gas Resource Potential of the Woodford Shale, Arkoma Basin, Oklahoma
by Bill Coffey
Extensional Inversion of the Central Utah Thrust Belt: More than Just the Sevier
Desert Detachment
by James C. Coogan
Lessons Learned in Vintage Bakken Vertical-Well Completions Provide Answers to
Pay Location and Quality and Stimulation Optimization
by David Cramer
Stratigraphic Trapping in the Rollins Sandstone of the Mesaverde Group, Mamm
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by Stephen P. Cumella
Stratigraphy and Petrophysics of Gas-Producing Parasequences in the Rollins
Sandstone of the Mesaverde Group, Mamm Creek Field, Piceance Basin, Northwest Colorado
by Stephen P. Cumella
Shale Gas Potential of the DJ Basin, Wattenberg Gas Field, Denver Basin,
Colorado
by Marshall Deacon, Robert E. Locklair, David Hill, Emily Miller, and Edmund R. "Gus" Gustason
Calibrating Stable Carbon Isotopes of Reservoir Fluids as a Thermal Maturity
Indicator
by Michael Dolan, Anne Grau, Kevin Ferworn, and Stephen W. Brown
Detailed Analysis of the Nesson Antiform Williston Basin, ND
by Michael Dropkin, Krisitin Campbell, and Robert Ehrlich
Stratigraphic and Depositional Controls on Fluid Migration through Eolian
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by Basim Faraj and James Duggan
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by James M.Forgotson
Natural Fractures in the Barnett Shale: Why They Are Important
by Julia F.W. Gale, Jon Holder, and Robert M. Reed
Basement Fault Control of Offshore Cretaceous Sandbars in the Powder River
Basin, Wyoming
by S. Parker Gay
Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) Improves Fundamental Understanding of
Microseismicity Data and Provides Capabilities for Predicting Events
by Ivan Gil, Marisela Sanchez, Matt Pierce, Paul Young, and Sean Kleiner
An Operation Geologist s Venture into the Land of Geochemistry: Using Mud Gas
Isotopes and Standard Geochemical Analyses to Identify Seals, Source Rocks, Gas
Families, and Prospect Fairways in the Uinta Basin
by Anne Grau, Janell D. Edman, and Michael Dolan
Update on the Cane Creek Fractured Shale Play, Northern Paradox Basin, Grand
County, Utah
by Mark L. Grummon
The Impact of New Technology and Deep Drilling on Oil and Gas Development in the
Uinta Basin
by Edmund R. Gustason
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by Edmund R. "Gus" Gustason and Steven Schamel
Application of n-dimensional Log Analysis in Predicting Reservoir Properties
from Core Data in both Cored and Un-cored Wells in Tight Gas Reservoirs
by David Handwerger, Roberto Suarez-Rivera, Tim Sodergren, Mary Milner, and Keith Greaves
Origin of the Deformed Basal Uinta Formation in Eastern Utah (Uinta Basin):
Progradational Delta Clinoforms of a Lake Highstand or Ephemeral Fluvial
Sheetfloods of a Lake Lowstand?
by Nicola Harcourt and David Keighley
Structural Analysis of Pressure Solution Cleavage in the McCartney Mountain
Fold-Thrust Salient, Southwest Montana
by Elizabeth A. Helmke and David R. Lageson
Development of Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs: West Tavaputs
Plateau, Uinta Basin, Utah
by Gregory Hinds
Geologic Map of Snaky Canyon Quadrangle, Clark County, Idaho
by William H. Hokanson and Robert W. Clayton
A Method to Quantify Gas Saturation in Gas/Water Systems, Using Density and
Neutron Logs Interpretation of Reservoir Properties When Compared With Gas
Saturations from Resistivity Analysis
by Michael Holmes, Antony Holmes, and Dominic Holmes
Comparison of Total and Effective Water Saturations as a Way to Verify the
Validity of Effective Porosity Calculations
by Michael Holmes, Antony Holmes, and Dominic Holmes
Detrital Zircon Geochronology of Lower Cretaceous Conglomerates, San Rafael
Swell Wasatch Plateau, Central Utah
by Gary J. Hunt, Timothy F. Lawton, and George E. Gehrels
Stratigraphic Reservoir Exploration in Liaozhong Strike-Slip Depression, Bohai
Bay, China
by Shu Jiang
The Outflow of Eocene Lake Gosiute Into Lake Uinta and its Affects on
Sedimentation in Lake Uinta in the Piceance Basin of Western Colorado
by Ronald C. Johnson
Characteristics of the Upper Cretaceous Baxter Shale in the Vermillion Basin,
Northwestern Colorado
by Kimberley Kaiser, Erika Davis, Richard Newhart, Mark Longman, and Randy Koepsell
Gathering and Analyzing Vertical Permeability Data to Evaluate Horizontal Wells
in North San Juan CBM
by Alexander Karpov, Charles Morris, Celine Segondy, Reza Naimi-Tajdar, et al.
The Marriage of Eolian Rock Properties and Deformation of the Nugget Formation;
Anschutz Ranch East Field: Northeast Utah and Southwest Wyoming
by Dustin Keele, James P. Evans, and W. David Liddel
Neoproterozoic Uinta Mountain Group of Kings Peak Quadrangle, Utah: A
Marine-Fluvial Interface?
by Esther M. Kingsbury, Paul K. Link, Carol M. Dehler, and C. Mark Fanning
A Review of the U.S. Geological Survey 2002 Geologic Assessment of Resources in
the Uinta Basin
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by Randal F. LaFollette
Covenant Oil Field, Central Utah Thrust Belt: Possible Harbinger of Future
Discoveries
by Michael D. Laine, Thomas C. Chidsey, Douglas A. Sprinkel, John P. Vrona, and Douglas K. Strickland
Multivariate Modeling of 3D9C Data for Constructing a Static Reservoir Model of
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by Paul La Pointe, Robert D. Benson, and Claudia Rebne
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Using Alluvial Architecture to Define Stratigraphic Sequences in Foreland
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by William W. Little
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by Robert E. Locklair and Bradley B. Sageman
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in the Dakota Group at South Baxter Field, Sweetwater County, Wyoming
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Basin, Northwest Colorado
by Mark W. Longman, Richard Newhart, and Scott Goodwin
Fracture Distributions in the Tensleep-Equivalent Casper Sandstone at Flat Top
Anticline, Wyoming: Implications for Reservoirs
by John C. Lorenz and Peigui Yin
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by Douglas Magill, Muthukumarappan Kumar Ramurthy, and Philip Duke Nguyen
Geo-Steering Horizontal Wells: Case Studies Demonstrate the Value of Fuzzy Logic
Directional Steering Guidance
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Basin, Sublette County, Wyoming
by Laura A. Mauro and Mark W. Longman
Outcrop-to-Subsurface Correlation of the Blackhawk Formation, Uinta Basin:
Sequence Framework, Shoreline Trends, and Gas Production
by Jeffrey A. May, Roger W. Falk, Donna S. Anderson, and Anne Grau
Using Core Data to Develop and Calibrate Petrophysical Models in Tight Gas Sands
by Dick Merkel
Design and Execution of Horizontal Wells in Gas Shales Using Borehole Images and
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by Camron Miller, Rick Lewis, and Keith Bartenhagen
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at Teapot Dome Field, Natrona Co., Wyoming
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by Craig Morgan and Milind Deo
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and Covenant Field Core, Utah
by Thomas H. Morris, Ashley Hansen, Stephanie
Carney, Craig D. Morgan, and Thomas C. Chidsey
Central Utah Thrust Belt-Hingeline: This New Oil and Gas Province Has Enormous
Potential
by Floyd C. Moulton and Michael L. Pinnell
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Shale, Uinta Mountains, Northeastern Utah
by Caroline A. Myer and Carol M. Dehler
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by Papia Nandi
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by Philip H. Nelson
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by Philip H. Nelson, Patrick K. Trainor, and Thomas M. Finn
Diagenetic Coloration Patterns in the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone of Zion National
Park, Utah
by Gregory B. Nielsen and Marjorie Chan
Natural Fracture Quantification for Optimized Completion Decisions
by Thomas Olsen, Tom Bratton, Randy Koepsell, and Adam Donald
Collaboration Across all Domains for Optimized Unconventional Resource
Development Programs
by K.C. Oren
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by Clayton S. Painter and Randi S. Martinsen
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by Ian Palmer
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by Willaim Pearson and Richard Inden
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South-central Utah
by Tyson L. Perkes and William W. Little
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America's Most Exciting New Oil and Gas Exploration Province
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Uinta Basin, Utah
by Aisha Ragas, Logan MacMillan, Steve Stancel, and Jerry Cuzella
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Southern Beaverhead Mountains, Clark County, Idaho
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by Daniel J.K. Ross and R. Marc Bustin
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by Dan Rybczynski, Carol Dehler, and Andy Brehm
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Rangely, Colorado
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by Steven Schamel
The Steele/Niobrara of Central Wyoming: Insights into Hydrocarbon
Generation-Induced Regional Over-Pressure
by David Schmude and Mark Tobey
New Techniques for New Discoveries Results from the Lisbon Field Area, Paradox
Basin, Utah
by David M. Seneshen, Thomas C. Chidsey, Craig D. Morgan, and Michael D. Vanden Berg
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Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Utah
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Study of Almond Reservoir Connectivity in Wamsutter Field
by Luis E. Soto
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by Ron Steel
Eocene to Oligocene Paleodrainage of Southwest Montana: Evidence from Detrital
Zircon Populations
by Caleb N. Stroup, Paul K. Link, Susanne U. Janecke, and C. Mark Fanning
Laboratory Experiments of Hydraulic Fracturing Help Investigating Conditions for
Fracture Branching and Fracture Containment
by Roberto Suarez-Rivera, Chaitanya Deenadayalu, David Handwerger, and Sid Green
Elements of Successful Thermogenic Shale Gas Pays
by Mark H. Tobey, Thomas M. Smagala, and David E. Schmude
Petrophysical Evaluation of the Hiawatha Deep Unit #5 well in the Vermillion
Basin, Northwestern Colorado
by George Tracy, Kimberley Kaiser, and Richard Newhart
New Structural Interpretation of the Elk Range Thrust System, Southwest Colorado
by Justin E. Tully, David R. Lageson, and James C. Coogan
Utah s Oil Shale Deposits: Stratigraphy and Resource Evaluation
by Michael D. Vanden Berg and David E. Tabet
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by Michael C. Vincent
Paleozoic Source Rocks in the Central Utah Thrust Belt: Organic Facies Response
to Tectonic and Paleoclimatic Variables
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