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Geomechanics and elastic anisotropy of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin
… in a medium. Identifying the anisotropy in a formation is important in reservoir characterization seismic data processing and oil-field development.</p> <p>Deep shales are the most abundant yet least characterized sedimentary rocks in the Williston Basin of North Dakota. They are significant …
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Conodonts of the Bakken Formation (Devonian and Mississippian), Williston Basin, North Dakota
<p>The Bakken Formation is a thin (maximum 145 ft., 44 m), predominantly elastic unit in the subsurface of the Williston Basin in the United States and Canada. The formation consists of two, mostly non-calcareous, grayish-black to brownish-black shales separated by light to dark gray, calcareous …
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Hydraulic fracturing design for horizontal wells in the Bakken formation, Williston Basin
… amounts of oil and natural gas from deep shale formations across the United States and around the world are being safely produced. </p><p> Performing a hydraulic fracture design requires modeling of fracture propagation and tracking the fluid front in the created fracture. In this dissertation, …
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Diagenesis of the middle member of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, North Dakota
<p> The shales of the Bakken Formation have been extensively studied since the discovery of oil, but little attention has been paid to the middle reservoir member. Successfully produced wells are concentrated in multiple fields throughout the Williston Basin, there has been no definitive way to …
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Macrofossils and biostratigraphy of the Bakken Formation (Devonian and Mississippian) in western North Dakota
<p>The Bakken Formation, up to 145 feet thick in North Dakota, is a subsurface formation in the Williston Basin that typically consists of two black shale members separated by a middle member of predominantly gray siltstone or silty limestone up to 85 feet thick.</p> <p>Well over 500 macrofossils …
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Analysis of petroleum source rocks of the Bakken Formation (Devonian and Mississippian) in North Dakota
<p>The Bakken Formation of North Dakota consists of upper and lower, black, organic-rich shales separated by a calcareous siltstone middle member. The formation is a relatively thin unit (maximum thickness of 145 feet) with the lower shale .attaining a maximum thickness of 50 feet and the upper …
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Fracture-enhanced porosity and permeability trends in the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, western North Dakota
… play a critical role in oil production from the Bakken Formation (Devonian and Mississippian) in the North Dakota portion of the Williston Basin. The Bakken Formation in the study area is known for its low matrix porosity and permeability, high organic content, thermal maturity, and relative …
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Sedimentology, ichnology, and stratigraphic architecture of the upper Devonian-lower Mississippian Bakken Formation, west-central Saskatchewan
The Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Bakken Formation has recently become a prolific producer of light gravity oil in southeastern Saskatchewan since the advent of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracture technologies, which has resulted in an increase in geological studies within …
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Seismic Characterization of Faults from 3-D Seismic Data: Fault Detection, and Characterization of the Bakken Formation
… characterize faults from 3D seismic data in the Bakken Formation. I use principal component analysis (PCA) for automatic fault detection. The PCA fault attribute indicates significantly different, and geologically more plausible, 3D fault distributions than do conventional seismic attributes, …
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Maceral Variations and Maceral Assemblages within the Upper and Lower Members of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada.
… the macroscopic scale, they appear to be so. The Bakken Formation within southern Saskatchewan contains two black shale members, the Upper and Lower Bakken Formation. This study has examined the organic matter within the Upper and Lower members of the Bakken Formation using fluorescence light …
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Thermal history model of the Williston Basin
… subsidence. </p><p> The heat that initiated the formation of the Basin was significant to the thermal history of the Basin at its very beginning stage. However, most of the anomalous heat would have dissipated before the deposition of Bakken Formation 363 Ma ago. The heat flow history of the …
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X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis Of The Bakken And Three Forks Formations Of The Williston Basin, North Dakota And Well Logging Applications
… nine core sections representing The Lower Bakken and Three Forks Formation of the Williston Basin in North Dakota using x-ray fluorescence. The Charlotte 1-22H core sequence from Continental Resources was also included to assess the elemental composition of the stratigraphic interval …
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DESCRIPTION OF THE BAKKEN FORMATION’S ROCK PROPERTIES OF THE WILLISTON BASIN, NORTH DAKOTA
… observed in the unconventional reservoir. The Bakken Formation is one of the main hydrocarbon-prone formations in the Williston Basin. This formation has generated approximately 200 to 400 billion barrels of oil and boasts a low permeability system. Three distinct members (the Upper Shale …
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Conodont biostratigraphy of the Bakken and lower Lodgepole Formations (Devonian and Mississippian), Williston Basin, North Dakota
… obtained were used in the biozonation of the Bakken and basal Lodgepole Formations in the Williston Basin in North Dakota. The Bakken Formation of Devonian and Mississippian age and the Lodgepole Formation, entirely of Mississippian age, are subsurface units in North Dakota. The Bakken …
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Geological Effects and Petrophysical Flow Unit Model for the Middle Bakken Member, South-East Saskatchewan
The Devonian-Mississippian Bakken formation is a relatively thin heterogeneous unit that stretches across the subsurface of the Williston Basin in North Dakota, Montana, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. In terms of oil and gas exploration, the unit is undoubtedly one of the most important and ranks high …
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EOS modeling and reservoir simulation study of Bakken gas injection improved oil recovery in the Elm Coulee field, Montana
The Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin is one of the most productive liquid-rich unconventional plays. The Bakken Formation is divided into three members, and the Middle Bakken Member is the primary target for horizontal wellbore landing and hydraulic fracturing because of its better rock …
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Picturesque prairies : productive preservation on a petroleum planet
… Park. In this modern scene, complex geographic formations in North Dakota's badlands have established a unique shared topography between an assemblage of seemingly disparate actors: engines, bison and humans. The Bakken formation 6 km below the surface of the earth provides enough resources to …
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The Damage Done
… Poised on the edge of the highly productive Bakken formation, Poplar was caught straddling two eras. As the town scrambled for a solution to their water problems brought on by oil practices from decades ago, the prospect of rapid oil production flickered in the near future. And just as the …
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