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AAPG Rocky Mountain Section

60th Annual Rocky Mountain Rendezvous
June 25-29, 2011, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Hosted by Wyoming Geological Society

Search and Discovery Article #90126 (2011)

Posted June 20, 2011

 

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Reservoir Characterization of the Bakken Formation in Elm Coulee Field, Richland County, Montana, Alexandre, Chloe S.; Sonnenberg, Steve; Sarg, J. Fredrick, (2011)

Exploration for Shallow Natural Gas in North Dakota by FID Field Screening of Ground-Water Wells, Anderson, Fred J.; Gudmunsen, Cassie B.; Hall, Brian N.; Ries, Adam J.; Christensen, Allison R.; Bubach, Bailey J., (2011)

West-East Transect of Cretaceous Rocks, Central Rocky Mountains to East-Central Great Plains, Utah, Colorado, and Kansas, Anna, Lawrence, (2011)

Distributed Strike-Slip Faulting in the Northern Bighorn Arch — A Zone of Distributed Tear at the Northern Edge of the Laramide Orogen?, Aydinian, Karen; Erslev, Eric A., (2011)

 

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Water Availability in Southeast Wyoming, Barnes, John R., (2011)

Mechanical Stratigraphy of the Bakken Formation: Influence on Fracture-Controlled Production, Williston Basin, Mountrail County, North Dakota, Billingsley, Matthew; Sonnenberg, Steve; Davis, Thomas, (2011)

An Expanded Wyoming Water Quality Database, Blondes, Madalyn S.; Gosai, Mayur A. (2011)

Characterization and Modeling Using Macrofacies and Microfacies Intervals of the Midale and Rival “Nesson” Beds in the Mississippian Madison Group, Burke County, North Dakota, Braunberger, Jason; Bremer, Jordan M.; Liu, Guoxiang; Gorecki, Charlie; Peck, Wes; Steadman, Edward N.; Harju, John, (2011)

Laboratory Analysis of Newcastle/Muddy Outcrop Samples as Analogs to Bell Creek Field, Powder River County, Montana, Bremer, Jordan M.; Lindeman, Corey D.; Huffman, Benjamin W.; Mibeck, Blaise A.; Miller, David J.; Gorecki, Charlie; Smith, Steve; Steadman, Edward N.; Harju, John, (2011)

Finding New Reserves in Old Fields by Recognizing Bypassed Pay; Mesaverde Production in the Trail Field of the Green River Basin, Sweetwater Co, WY, Brinkerhoff, Riley (2011)

The Wyoming Well Atlas: Visualizing the Wyoming Hydrocarbon Landscape, Buss, Alan; Myers, James D.; Kirkwood, Robert; Nelson, Jeff, (2011)

Geologic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Column Height Sensitivity Analysis, Buursink, Marc L.; Covault, Jacob A.; Jahediesfanjani, Hossein, (2011)

 

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Production History and Exploration Potential in Western Nebraska, Carlson, Marvin P.; Sydow, William, (2011)

Architectural Analyses of Laterally Accreting Paleoforms in the Cretaceous Eagle Formation, South-Central Montana, Carter, Ryan M.; Hauer, Jorn; Staub, Jim; Hofmann, Michael H.; Hendrix, Marc S., (2011)

Multi-stage Laramide Deformation in the Colorado Headwaters Basin (North Park-Middle Park), Colorado, Cole, Jim; Dechesne, Marieke; Workman, Jeremiah; Pantea, Michael; Cashman, Patricia, (2011)

Coastal and Alluvial-Plain Architectural Elements of the Upper Cretaceous Williams Fork Formation, Southeast Piceance Basin, Colorado: Outcrop Analogs for Subsurface Reservoir Characterization, Cole, Rex; Pranter, Matthew J., (2011)

Tectonic Controls on Porosity of Cretaceous Siliciclastic Oil and Gas Reservoirs of the Rocky Mountains, Covault, Jacob A.; Craddock, William H.; Blondes, Madalyn S.; Houseknecht, David W., (2011)

Impacts of Diverse Fluvial Depositional Environments on Hydraulic Fracture Growth in Tight Gas Reservoirs, Cuba, Patricia H.; Carr, Mary M.; Anderson, Donna S.; Miskimins, Jennifer L., (2011)

 

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Optimized Approaches to Drilling and Completing Horizontal Wells in the Niobrara Formation, Denver Basin, Deacon, Marshall; McKay, Paul, (2011)

Preliminary Structure Maps and Cross Sections of North and Middle Park, Colorado, Dechesne, Marieke; Cole, Jim; Pantea, Michael, (2011)

An Earthquake-Induced Flash Flood Event within the Early Jurassic Navajo Sandstone, White Pocket, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, Deshowitz, Marc P., (2011)

Evaluation of Faulting Mechanisms by Fracture Analysis of Normal Faults Exposed on the Rock Springs Uplift, Southwest Wyoming, Diem, Bridget C.; Campbell-Stone, Erin A.; Erslev, Eric A., (2011)

Ultrasonic Velocities and Anisotropy of Coal, Dirgantara, Feisal; Batzle, Michael; Prasad, Manika; Curtis, John, (2011)

Well Stimulation: Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Rules & Regulations, Doll, Thomas E., (2011)

 

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Dual-Stage Deformation in Laramide Basement-Involved Foreland Arches, Erslev, Eric A.; Wise, Donald U.; Smaltz, Sara M. (2011)

Predicting Natural Fracture Patterns in Unconventional Resource Plays: New Insights from Rocky Mountain Tectonics, Erslev, Eric A., (2011)

 

 

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Preparing for and Handling Common Complaints by Private Water Well Owners Related to Coal Bed Methane, Shale Gas and Other Unconventional Development Programs, Fontana, John V.; Seneshen, David, (2011)

 

 

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Basement Control of Some Large Structural Fields in the Rockies: Salt Creek, Madden, Rangeley, Oregon Basin and Pinedale, Gay, S. Parker, (2011)

 

 

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North American Case Study Demonstrates the Ability of-D/-C Seismic Data in Predicting the Petrophysical Properties of Shale, Harris, Ron; Tinnin, John, (2011)

When They Are Buying, I Shouldn’t Be Selling, Hawk, David, (2011)

Clinker Distribution and Age in the Powder River Basin, Heffern, Edward L.; Reiners, Peter W.; Riihimaki, Catherine A. (2011)

3-D Interpretation of a Meteorite Impact Field, Red Wing Creek Field, Williston Basin, Western North Dakota, Herber, Ben; Weimer, Paul; Bouroullec, Renaud; Barton, Roger; Hammon, William; Dorn, Geoff; Huang, Chunju; Jiang, Shu, (2011)

3-D Geochemical Modeling of -Based Huff ‘N’ Puff Oil Recovery at the Northwest McGregor Oil Field, Holubnyak, Yevhen; Mibeck, Blaise A.; Bremer, Jordan M.; Smith, Steve; Sorensen, James; Steadman, Edward N.; Harju, John, (2011)

Geochemical Modeling of Acid Gas (HS and ) EOR/Storage at Zama, Alberta, Canada, Holubnyak, Yevhen; Smith, Steve; Sorensen, James; Steadman, Edward N.; Harju, John, (2011)

 

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Economics of the Bakken/Three Forks Play and a Comparison to Older More Traditional Plays in North Dakota, Jennings, Jeffrey B., (2011)

 

 

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Reservoir Characterization of the Niobrara Using High-Tier Wireline Logs, Kaufman, Peter S.; Alatrach, Samer, (2011)

Determining the Origin of Structural Variability in the Easternmost Wind River Basin Using Fracture Analysis and-D Restoration, Kennedy, Laura E.; Erslev, Eric A.; Hennings, Peter, (2011)

Characterization of the Moxa Arch for Geological Carbon Sequestration: Assembling Well Data and Assessing Spatial Locations, Kirkwood, Robert; Myers, James D.; Buss, Alan, (2011)

Characterization and Modeling of an EOR, HS Disposal, and  Storage Project in the Zama Subbasin, Northern Alberta, Canada, Knudsen, Damion J.; Smith, Steve; Sorensen, James; Gorecki, Charlie; Steadman, Edward N.; Harju, (2011)

Understanding Local Differential Stress and the Implication on Horizontal Well Completion Design, Koepsell, Randy; Dodd, Rebecca; Bratton, Tom, Schlumberger, (2011)

 

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Lithofacies, Organic Facies and Thermal Maturity Relationships in the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation, Rocky Mountain Region, USA, Laughrey, Christopher, (2011)

Structural Characteristics of the Powder River Basin-Big Horn Uplift Margin, Lisenbee, Alvis L.; Garraffa, Alfred; Sawyer, Foster; Clift, Andrew; Stevanovic-Walls, Ivana; Jenkins, Creties; Chasten, Lindsay, (2011)

Fracture Patterns within the Tensleep Formation over a Spectrum of Laramide-age Thrust Structures, Wyoming, Lorenz, John C.; Cooper, Scott P., (2011)

Fractured Reservoirs, Fractured Niobrara, Lorenz, John C.; Cooper, Scott P., (2011)

Stratigraphy and Petrophysical Characteristics of the Niobrara Formation in the Denver Basin, Colorado and Wyoming, Luneau, Barbara; Longman, Mark; Kaufman, Peter, (2011) 

Fluid Migration Through Thrusts of the Stewart Peak Culmination, Lynn, Helen B.; Lageson, David R., (2011)

 

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 Mechanical Properties of the Niobrara Formation, Rocky Mountain Region, USA, Maldonado, Alejandra; Batzle, Michael; Sonnenberg, Steve, (2011)

USGS Carbon Dioxide Storage Resource Assessment—Application in the Rocky Mountain Basins of Wyoming, Merrill, Matthew D.; Blondes, Madalyn S.; Brennan, Sean T.; Buursink, Marc L.; Craddock, William H.; Covault, Jacob A.; DeVera, Christina A.; Drake II, Ronald M.; Freeman, Philip A.; Gosai, Mayur A.; Lohr, Celeste D.; Mars, John C.; Slucher, Ernie R.; Warwick, Peter D., (2011)

Evidence for a Widespread Tsunami Deposit Within the Upper Devonian Three Forks Formation of North Dakota and Montana-A Possible Impact-Related Event, Mescher, Paul K.; Schultz, Douglas J., (2011)

Outcrop Gamma Ray Response to Depositional Facies in the Honaker Trail Formation,Durango, Colorado, Miskell-Gerhardt, Kimberlee J., (2011)

Palynomorph Age and Thermal Alteration of the Mississippian Manning Canyon Shale and Doughnut Formation-Implications for Paleozoic Shale-Gas Potential of Western and Central Utah, Morgan, Craig D.; Waanders, Gerald; Carney, Stephanie; Ressetar, Robert, (2011)

Locating the Source of Heat for Waunita Hot Springs, Colorado, Morgan, Paul; Willingham, Jake, (2011)

Reviewing National and Wyoming Efforts to Create CCS Legal and Regulatory Frameworks, Myers, James D.; Kirkwood, Robert; Buss, Alan, (2011)

 

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Fluid Production Characteristics of Tight-Gas Sandstone Reservoirs, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, Nelson, Philip H.; Santus, Stephen L., (2011)

 

 

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Genetic Origins of Naturally Occurring Carbon Dioxide in the Rocky Mountain Region, USA, Pahnke, Peter; Wavrek, David A., (2011)

Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Central Utah Hingeline-Overthrust: Reservoired in Mississippian Carbonate Rocks?, Pinnell, Michael L.; Wood, Greg; Moulton, Floyd C.; Holden, Natalie, (2011)

 

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Dating Cenozoic Erosional Events in the Powder River Basin Using Evidence from Natural Coal Fires, Reiners, Peter W.; Riihimaki, Catherine A.; Heffern, Edward L., (2011)

CoalVal Updated: Mine Cost Models for Surface and Underground Mining, Rohrbacher, Timothy J., (2011)

 

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Improvements in the Regional Chronostratigraphic Framework of the Niobrara Formation, Sageman, Brad; Locklair, Rob; Meyers, Steve, (2011)

Manning Canyon Shale: Depositional Setting of an Emerging Gas Resource Play in Utah, Schamel, Steven, (2011)

The Surface Geochemical Expression of the Jonah Gas Field, Sublette County, Wyoming, Seneshen, David; Fontana, John V., (2011)

Wilderness and Public Lands Policies: The Promise of Multiple Use in the West, Sgamma, Kathleen, (2011)

Sequence Stratigraphy and Paleopedology: New Tools for Exploring for Sandstone Uranium Deposits, Sibray, Steven, (2011)

Fault Patterns in the Niobrara Formation—Examples from the Eastern and Central DJ Basin, Siguaw, Steven G.; Estes-Jackson, Jane E., (2011)

Meeting the Demand for Geomechanics Insight and Strategy in the DJ Basin, Sitchler, Jason; Higgins-Borchardt, Shannon; Bratton, Tom; Peter Kaufman, (2011)

Petroleum Geology of the Niobrara Formation, Silo Field, Wyoming, Sonnenberg, Steve, (2011)

*The Unconventional Three Forks Formation of Williston Basin, USA, Sonnenberg, Steve, (2011)

The Niobrara Petroleum System—A Major Tight Resource Play in the Rocky Mountain Region, Sonnenberg, Steve, (2011)

Analysis of Permo-Triassic Formations as Potential Confining Systems for  Sequestration in Wyoming, Spaeth, Lynsey J.; Frost, Carol D.; Campbell-Stone, Erin A.; Lynds, Ranie, (2011)

Deltaic Sandstones in the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Formation: South Central Montana, Spangler, Eleanor; Hauer, Jörn; Staub, Jim; Hofmann, Michael; Hendrix, Marc, (2011)

The Plains  Reduction (PCOR) Partnership: Demonstrating Carbon Management Options for the Central Interior of North America, Steadman, Edward N.; Harju, John; Botnen, Lisa; Daly, Dan; Gorecki, Charlie; Jensen, Melanie; Peck, Wes; Smith, Steve; Sorensen, James; Anagnost, Katherine, (2011)

The Role of Expulsion Fracturing on the Redistribution of Reservoir Pressure in Niobrara Shale Reservoirs, Sturm, Stephen, (2011)

 

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Wildlife Management Issues Currently Affecting Oil and Gas Operations in Wyoming, Taylor, Renee C., (2011)

Fluvial-Tidal Sandbody Relationships in the “Nonmarine” Iles Formation near Rangely, Colorado, Thompson, Jeffrey A.; Anderson, Donna S., (2011)

Characterization of Petrophysical Properties for  Sequestration Models in the Mississippian Madison Group, Moxa Arch-La Barge Platform, Southwestern Wyoming, Thyne, Geoffrey; Tomasso, Mark; Budd, David; Reyes, Brian; Bywater-Reyes, Sharon, (2011)

The Shannon Sandstone, Tillman, Rod, (2011)

Fracture Analysis and Geological Characterization of a "Leaky"  System in the Rocky Mountain Foreland, Treadway, Whitney; Lageson, David R.; Lynn, Helen B., (2011)

 

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Stratigraphic Characterization of the Birds Nest Aquifer in the Uinta Basin, Utah: Updated Research Regarding the Aquifer’s Potential as a Significant Saline Water Disposal Zone, Vanden Berg, Michael; Carney, Stephanie; Morgan, Craig D.; Lehle, Danielle, (2011)

Five Things I Wish a Geologist Had Taught Me—Confessions of a Frac Engineer, Vincent, Mike, (2011)

 

 

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Current Water Quality Issues Affecting Oil and Gas Operations in Wyoming, Wagner, John, (2011)

Hydraulic Fracturing—The Legal Framework, Weber, Anne, (2011)

Current Regulatory Issues Affecting Oil and Gas Development in Wyoming, Westbrook, Shay, (2011)

 

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ROZ Potential of Tensleep Reservoirs, Bighorn Basin, Yin, Peigui; Wo, Shaochang; Murrell, Glen; Mohrbacher, David; Whitman, Lon, (2011)

 

 

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Air Quality Issues Influencing Oil and Gas Projects in the Intermountain West, Zapert, Jim, (2011)