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An Experimental Investigation into the Pore-Scale Mechanisms during Cyclic Gaseous Solvent Injection (CGSI) for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in the Bakken Formation,
      Samuel Asante Afari, Kegang Ling, Demetrius Maxey, Billel Sennaoui, Jerjes W.Porlles, and Ni Ruichong

Assessing Fishbone Drilling vs. Hydraulic Fracturing in Ultra-Low Permeability Geothermal Reservoirs,
      Aimene Aihar, Bouabdallah Nassim, Ghoulem Ifrene, and Doina Irofti

The Analysis of Water Chemistry for Geothermal Exploration: A Case Study of Deadwood Formation,
      Moones Alamooti, Chioma Onwumelu, and Shane Namie

Salts Removal as an Effective and Economical Method of Bakken Formation Treatment,
      Mousa Almousa, Dr. Olusegun Tomomewo, Dr. Yeo Howe Lim

Assessment of Temporary Gas Storage to Avoid Flaring: A Bakken Case Study,
      Ala Eddine Aoun

Developing a Stress-Dependent Permeability Model Using a Machine Learning Approach to Reduce Reservoir Production Forecast Uncertainty in the Bakken Formation,
      Ailin Assady, Todd Jiang, Nicholas W. Bosshart, and James A. Sorensen

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Optimal Cube Development Spacing in Uinta Basin Using Geochemical Fingerprinting Technology,
      Jana L. Bachleda, Luke Fidler, Josh Sigler, Yuchen Liu, Shuangyu Ge, Bob Aylsworth, Jiang Wu, and Faye Liu

Enhancing Wind Energy Systems through Geological Hydrogen Storage: A Case Study in the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, North Dakota,
      Shree O. Bade, Emmanuel Gyimah, Rachael Josephs, Toluwase Omojiba, Rockson Aluah, and Olusegun Tomomewo

Spatial Data Analysis of Water Production from Unconventional Reservoirs, Case Study from the Williston Basin, North Dakota,
      Omar Bakelli, Kegang Ling, Taufique Mahmoud, Youcef Khetib, and Timothy Nesheim

How to Skin a Dinosaur – a.k.a – How to Spend Thousands of Hours Carefully Chipping Away Rock from Fossilized Skin of an Edmontosaurus without Breaking Anything and without Having any Preparators to Ask Guidance from That Had Previously Prepared Skin...,
      Becky Barnes

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Resolving the Middle Bakken and Three Forks Field Boundaries by Appropriately Modifying Herron's Permeability Model, Dunn Co., ND,
      Joe C. Bauman and Yinghao Chen

Understanding the Mechanisms of Rare Earth Element (REE) Enrichment in the Organic and Inorganic Phases of the Middle Devonian Sequence of the Appalachian Basin,
      Shailee Bhattacharya, Shikha Sharma, Vikas Agrawal, Michael Dix, Giovanni Zanoni, and Tom Wagner

Possible Solutions to Depositional Dilemmas and Formational Nomenclature by Comparing Fossil Assemblages Using a Morphometric Approach: Frontier/Turner Depositional System Potential,
      Marron J. Bingle-Davis

Implementation of SCADA in Energy Industries: Vulnerabilities, Case Studies and Best Practices,
      Mike Bingle-Davis

Combining Programmed Pyrolysis with Multivariate Curve Resolution to Delineate Hydrocarbon Phases in Bakken Formation Source Rocks,
      Justin E. Birdwell, Paul C. Hackley, Clint Scott, and Jennifer L. Nedzweckas

Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Liquid Loading in Gas Wells,
      Nassim Bouabdallah, Abdeldjalil Latrach, Adesina Fadairo, and Aimene Aihar

Machine Learning Application for Shear Velocity Prediction in Unconventional Reservoirs,
      Nassim Bouabdallah, Abdeldjalil Latrach, and Aimene Aihar

Identifying Depleted Reservoirs as Pore Space for Energy Storage or Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Through Well Data Analysis,
      Hunter Brandt, Haley Tyler, Denver Sheets, and Karl Leonard

Identifying Depleted Reservoirs as Pore Space for Energy Storage or Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Through Well Data Analysis,
      Marc L. Buursink, Brian Varela, Philip A. Freeman, and Sean T. Brennan

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Thermal Conductivity Measurements vs. Estimates: Why it Matters,
      James J. Crowell

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Bakken Formation: Facies, Stratigraphy, Sequences/Cycles, and a New Stratigraphic Subdivision,
      Sven O. Egenhoff, Neil S. Fishman, Mauricio Vasquez Pinto, and Jim Sorensen

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Feasibility of Using Eggshell for Improving the Performance of Water-Based Drilling Mud in a High Temperature Well,
      Adesina Fadairo, Oni Opeyemi, Sven Egenhoff, Gbadegesin Adeyemi, and Olusegun Tomomewo

Characterization of Rare-Earth Elements in Lignite Coal of the Williston Basin: Past Efforts and Ongoing Work,
      Ian K. Feole, Bruce Folkedahl, Todd Brasel, and I-Hsuan Ho

Beyond the Uteland Butte Part I: If it's not Red, is it Even the Wasatch?,
      Luke J. Fidler, Joshua T. Sigler, and Matthew A. Jones

Potential Utilization of Waste Streams in the Williston Basin for Developing Rare-Earth Elements, Critical Minerals, and Carbon-Based Products,
      Bruce Folkedahl, John Kay, and Ian K. Feole

Screening Assessment of Prospective CO₂ Storage Resources Potential in Saline Carbonate Systems, Central North Dakota Region,
      Bret Fossum, Aldjia Boualam Djezzar, Nicholas Azzolina, and Wesley Peck

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Legacy Well Innovations and Opportunities: Residual Oil Zones of the Williston Basin,
      Kyle Gardner

Modeling the Maturation History of the Stacked Petroleum Systems of the Williston Basin, USA,
      Sarah E. Gelman

A New Heat Flow Map of the Williston Basin,
      William D. Gosnold, J. Crowell, B. Brunson, S. Vashagjoam, F.Saberi, E. Giymah, O. Oni, and E. Uzuegbu

A Balanced Solution for Mining Heat in Deep-Earth Engineered Geothermal Heat Extraction,
      William D. Gosnold, Russell Roundtree, and Robert Gill

A History of Carbon Sequestration in the US: What Does the Future Hold?,
      Bryan Guzman

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Comparison of Thermal Maturity Parameters from Lower and Upper Bakken Source Rocks from Immature Through Late Oil Window Conditions,
      Paul C. Hackley, Clint Scott, Justin E. Birdwell, Jennifer L. Nedzweckas, Brett Valentine, and Tongwei Zhang

Stratigraphic and Geochemical Evaluation of a Shallow Drill Core of the Lewis Shale in the Eastern Washakie Basin, Wyoming,
      Jane S. Hearon and Justin Birdwell

A Possible Role for Detrital Silicates in Generating Li-enriched Oilfield Brines: A Case Study from the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, North Dakota,
      Kyle M. Henderson, A.E Williams-Jones, and S. K Sahoo

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Characterization of Fractured Reservoirs: Mapping Fracture Networks and Linking Fracture Density to Reservoir Properties using Core and Borehole Image Data – A Case Study,
      Ghoulem Ifrene and Doina Irofti

Advancing our Understanding of Non-linear Flow Behavior in X-Crossing Fractures through 3D Printing Technology,
      Ghoulem Ifrene, Sven Egenhoff, Doina Irofti, Nicholas Bittner, and Tyler Newman

Integrating Borehole Imaging and Full Waveform Dipole Sonic Data to Estimate Fracture Porosity in Tight Formations: A Workflow for Accurate Characterization of Natural Fractures,
      Doina Irofti, Ghoulem Ifrene, Fethi Ali Cheddad, and Safouane Djemai

J

Lithium exploration in Saskatchewan: Data from a Decade of Sampling and New Data from the 2022 Sampling Season as Well as New Data from Recent Industry Exploration,
      Gavin K. S. Jensen

Geomechanics for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide from an Ethanol Plant in North Dakota,
      Thomas Jo, Neil Dotzenrod, Caesar Barajas-Olalde, and Trevor Richards

Geologic Modeling and Characterization of the Carbon Stacked Storage of the Minnelusa, Hulett and Lakota of the Dryfork Station Site in Gillette, Wyoming,
      Matthew B. Johnson, Zunsheng Jiao, Lu Lee, Peng Li, Tao Bai, Ying Yu, Fred McLaughlin, and Scott Quillinan

A Modeling Tool for Rapid Screening of Carbon Capture and Storage Sites: Investigations of Pressure,
      Peter J. Johnson, Jeffrey Bennett, and Kelsey Seals

Characteristics of Sandy Hyperpycnite Deposits on the Southern Margin of Eocene Lake Uinta, Castle Peak Member of the Green River Formation of Northeastern Utah,
      Matthew A. Jones, Riley Brinkerhoff, Luke Fidler, and Josh Sigler

Key Performance Drivers of Oil Production from the Upper Castle Peak Member of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Matthew A. Jones, Josh Sigler, Luke Fidler, Riley Brinkerhoff, Tanner Possy, and Dusty Parker

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Evaluation of Hybrid Prediction Models for Accurate Rate of Penetration (ROP) Prediction in Drilling Operations,
      Abdelhakim Khouissat, Youcefi Mohamed Riad, and Ghoulem Ifrene

Growing North Dakota's Midstream Industry: Lesson's Learned and the Road Ahead,
      Justin J. Kringstad

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Exploring Underground Hydrogen Storage Options in North Dakota: A Review,
      Aimen Laalam and Olusegun Tomomewo

Deposition of the Middle Cambrian Deadwood Formation and the Initiation of the Williston Basin,
      John. H. Lake

A Stratigraphic Analysis of the Amsden and Broom Creek Formations (Permo-Carboniferous) in the Williston Basin: a Stratigraphic Model for a Carbon Storage Unit,
      Karl W. Leonard, Hunter Brandt, and Haley Tyler

Anatomy of a Porous Diagenetic Stratigraphic Trap in Little Knife Field, North Dakota,
      Robert F. Lindsay

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Landslides in North Dakota: A Complete Dataset and Mapping into the Future,
      Christopher A. Maike

Optical Gas Imaging: A New Perspective to Hydrocarbon Emissions in North Dakota,
      Russell S. Martin

Erionite: Occurrence and Potential Health Risks in Southwestern North Dakota,
      Russell S. Martin

Clinker Challenges: Crude Oil Remediation in a Scoria Butte,
      Russell S. Martin

The Presence of Microcrystalline Quartz and Chlorite as Driving Factors for Porosity Preservation and Reservoir Quality in the Lewis Shale, Great Divide Basin and Wamsutter Arch, Wyoming,
      Ligia Carolina Mayorga and Stephen Sonnenberg

Study on Identification of Potential Abandoned oil Wells in Red River Formation for Integration of Low-temperature Organic Rankine Cycle in North Dakota,
      Ajan Meenakshisundaram, Moones Alamooti, Emanuel Gyimah, Etochukwu Uzuegbu, and Tomomewo Stanley Olusegun

Pedogenic Enrichment of Rare Earth Elements in Lignites during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, Williston Basin, North Dakota,
      Levi D. Moxness, E. C. Murphy, and N. W. Kruger

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Bakken Formation – Living the Boom,
      Kathleen G. Neset

Williston Basin Geologic History and Resource Overview,
      Timothy O. Nesheim

Investigation of H₂S Presence in Bakken Production,
      Timothy O. Nesheim, Alexander Chakhmakhchev, Bethany Kurz, David Miller, Carol Grabanski, Saptashati Biswas, Marc Kurz, Nicholas Azzolina, and James Sorensen

Examination of Middle Three Forks Co-development on Upper Three Forks Well Performance in North-Central McKenzie County, Western North Dakota,
      Timothy O. Nesheim and Ted Starns

Lithium in Oil Field Brines: More Questions than Answers?,
      Stephen H. Nordeng and Mauricio Vasquez Pinto

An Abbreviated History Behind the "Bakken Boom",
      Stephan H. Nordeng

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Permitting Commercial Geologic CO₂ Storage Projects,
      Caitlin M. Olsen, Kevin C. Connors, and Erin N. Peck

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CCS in North Dakota: The History, Path to Primacy, Key Projects, Short/Long Term Potential, Trends and Challenges,
      Wesley Peck

Red River B Reservoir Properties on the Nesson Anticline, North Dakota,
      David M. Petty

Basin Dynamics of the Midale Member of the Charles Formation in the Williston Basin,
      Alexander Pollard, Jeff Fisher, and Cody Leavitt

Synthetic Geothermal Reservoirs: Optimized Drilling Patterns for Cost-Effective Efficient Energy Recovery,
      Jerjes W. Porlles, Emilie Gentry, Joseph Batir, Hamed Soroush, and Kevin Kitz

Depositional Model of Mission Canyon and Charles Stratigraphy East of the Nesson Anticline, Williston Basin: A New Perspective,
      Dean Potter

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Lithospheric Flexure Maps for the Paradox Basin Using Graphic Correlation Data,
      Donald L. Rasmussen

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Effect of Clay Minerals on Primary Migration in Pabdeh Source Rock in Karanj Oil Field,
      Fatemeh Saberi and Mahbobeh Hosseini-Brazi

Investigating the Sediments of the Pabdeh Formation in the Ramp Influenced by Storm Events, Zagros Basin, Iran,
      Fatemeh Saberi and Mahbobeh Hosseini-Brazi

Horizontal Stress Prediction Using Seismic Velocities Based on Convolutional Neural Network,
      Fatemeh Saberi, Esmael Makarian, Ayub Elyasi, and Tomomewo Stanley Olusegun

Williston Basin: Bridging the Gap between Academia and Industry, for the Next Set of Challenges in Energy Transition,
      Swapan Sahoo

Geochemistry of Precambrian Basement Beneath the Williston Basin, Trans-Hudson Foldbelt/Superior Craton Boundary zone, Oliver County, North Dakota USA,
      Bernhardt Saini-Eidukat, Timothy O. Nesheim, and Jeffrey D. Vervoort

Petrographic Analysis of Diagenetic Properties of Helium Producing Rock in Arizona,
      Dalton Seymour

Beyond the Uteland Butte Part II: If it's Not Red, is it Even the Wasatch?,
      Joshua T. Sigler, Luke J. Fidler, and Matthew A. Jones

Utilizing Borehole Image Logs to Evaluate Depositional Trends in the Uinta Basin, Utah,
      Joshua T. Sigler, Luke J. Fidler, Matthew A. Jones, and David Hinz

Relating the Composition of Rock Volatiles Extracted from Lower and Upper Bakken Source Rocks to a Suite of Thermal Maturity Parameters,
      Michael P. Smith, Christopher M. Smith, Justin E. Birdwell, Paul C. Hackley, Clint Scott, and Jennifer L. Nedzweckas

Overview and Preliminary Results from a Field Study to Determine the Feasibility of Developing Salt Caverns for Hydrocarbon Storage in Western North Dakota,
      Steve Smith and Carrie Christianson

The Muddy Sandstone Giant Accumulation at Bell Creek Field, Montana: A Consequence of Hydrodynamics, Stratigraphic-Unconformity Trapping, and Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Recovery Programs,
      Stephen A. Sonnenberg and Andrew Stump

Evolution of the Giant, Continuous Bakken-Three Forks Play, Williston Basin,
      Stephen A. Sonnenberg

Exploration/Development History and Sedimentological Drivers of Reservoir Performance of the Mississippian Madison Frobisher-Alida (Rival) – Midale Fields, Burke County, North Dakota,
      Edward C. Starns and Tim Nesheim

Geothermal Play Types in Lower Cretaceous Carbonates of South Texas,
      Eric Stautberg and Steve Sonnenberg

Development and Application of a Workflow Process to Screen Geologic Reservoirs for Site Selection and Drilling,
      Sohini Sur, Matthew L. Belobraydic, Arash Abarghani, Steven A. Smith, Brian Mladenich, and Zahra Finnigan

Basin Analysis and Reservoir Characterization for Subsurface Geologic Carbon (CO₂) Sequestration Associated with a Direct Reduced Iron Plant, Iron County, Utah,
      Eugene Szymanski, Michael D. Vanden Berg, Julia Mulhern, Elliot A. Jagniecki, Austin Jensen, Kayla Smith, Nathan Moodie, Eric Edelman, Carl W. Symcox, and Emilio J. Torres Parada

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Manage Wettability and Oil Recovery with Salinity Control,
      Geoffrey D. Thyne

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A Review of Formation Effect on PDC Drill Bits Performance, Design Criteria Considerations to Improve Rock Drillability, Bit Stability and Drilling Cost Reduction,
      Etochukwu Jude Uzuegbu, Emmanuel Gyimah, and Dr Olusegun.S Tomomewo

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The Basin That Keeps on Giving: Overview and Updates on Utah's Uinta Basin Crude Oil Play,
      Michael D. Vanden Berg, Josh Sigler, Riley Brinkerhoff, and Ryan Gall

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Storage and Recovery of Hydrogen in Non-Salt Bearing Strata – Deliverability for Power Generation,
      Donna C. Willette and Richard P. Dessenberger

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Stratigraphy of the Lower Mississippian Lodgepole Formation in the Central Williston Basin, North Dakota, U.S.A.,
      William E. Yancey and Nicholas J. Hogancamp

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