The Characterization of Stratigraphic Play in Middle Baong Sand for Hydrocarbon Prospecting in Offshore North Sumatera Basin

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Nurhasan

Pertamina EP is operating a small block in Offshore North Sumatera Basin where a couple of the fields are producing gas and condensate from the Belumai Carbonate. However, the wells production is depleting and several delineation wells are unable to find additional reserves, it is important to find a new play within the block. Few discoveries in the Middle Baong Sand (MBS) reservoir suggested a promising stratigraphic play to be explored, but it requires more detailed characterization of the reservoir extent. The Malacca strait-sourced MBS consists of several deposited sand packages during a mega sequence. The term MBS might represent a deltaic environment from a transgressive system tract of some marine shore bar or a basin floor fan. Each system has a distinct character (thickness, net to gross ratio, distribution) that must be evaluated before proposing an exploration well. The depositional environment and reservoir distribution are interpreted and modeled using regional 2D seismic and high-quality 3D seismic. Paleo-bathymetric interpretation from well samples shows a good correlation with the palinspastic reconstruction. The result shows that the Pertamia EP working area is located in the shore bar depositional environment. Seismic attributes are used to delineate reservoir distribution within the working block and well logs are used to constrain prospective sand bodies and water zones identification. Furthermore, source rock maturation and migration path and hydrocarbon occurrence from the discovery wells have been evaluated for hydrocarbon prospecting and risking. This study suggests a promising lead for hydrocarbon exploration in the study area and opens up a new opportunity for an underexplored play.

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Okonieski ◽  
D. J. Moseley ◽  
K. Y. Cai

Abstract The influence of tread designs on tire performance is well known. The tire industry spends significant effort in the development process to create and refine tread patterns. Creating an aesthetic yet functional design requires characterization of the tread design using many engineering parameters such as stiffness, moments of inertia, principal angles, etc. The tread element stiffness is of particular interest because of its use to objectively determine differences between tread patterns as the designer refines the design to provide optimum levels of performance. The tread designer monitors the change in stiffness as the design evolves. Changes to the geometry involve many attributes including the number of sipes, sipe depth, sipe location, block element edge taper, nonskid depth, area net-to-gross, and so forth. In this paper, two different formulations for calculating tread element or block stiffness are reviewed and are compared to finite element results in a few cases. A few simple examples are shown demonstrating the basic functionality that is possible with a numerical method.


2014 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 1450001 ◽  
Author(s):  
BO LI ◽  
XIANGWU ZENG ◽  
HAO YU

The micro-fabric of deposition reflects the imprints of its geologic and stress history, its depositional environment, and its weathering history. Recent experience shows that the fabric anisotropy does influence the static and dynamic behavior of granular materials. In this study, a series of centrifuge tests are conducted to investigate the effects of fabric anisotropy on the dynamic response in the free field. The results show the acceleration, pore pressure, and residual settlement is significantly affected by the fabric anisotropy of the ground, which shows the liquefaction resistance of the ground. Meanwhile, the response of acceleration is analyzed in frequency domain, which shows that the model prepared by 90° absorbs more energy than that of 0°. To verify the effects induced by the initial fabric, permeability test are conducted and related to the liquefaction potential. The results indicate the fabric anisotropy should be incorporated into the design method.


AAPG Bulletin ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 101 (10) ◽  
pp. 1599-1623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kivanc Biber ◽  
Shuhab D. Khan ◽  
Janok P. Bhattacharya ◽  
Mark D. Barton ◽  
Craig L. Glennie

2011 ◽  
Vol 356 (1) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Ying Yang ◽  
Kimberle Shen ◽  
Sathish Srinivasan ◽  
Amira Masri ◽  
Joshua Scallan ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Letitia Bebb ◽  
Kate Clare Serena Evans ◽  
Jagannath Mukherjee ◽  
Bilal Saeed ◽  
Geovani Christopher

Abstract There are several significant differences between the behavior of injected CO2 and reservoired hydrocarbons in the subsurface. These fundamental differences greatly influence the modeling of CO2 plumes. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is growing in importance in the exploration and production (E&P) regulatory environment with the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) making CCUS a priority. Companies need to prospect for storage sites and evaluate both the short-term risks and long-term fate of stored carbon dioxide (CO2). Understanding the physics governing fluid flow is important to both CO2 storage and hydrocarbon exploration and production. In the last decade, there has been much research into the movement and migration of CO2 in the subsurface. A better understanding of the flow dynamics of CO2 plumes in the subsurface has highlighted a number of significant differences in modeling CO2 storage sites compared with hydrocarbon reservoir simulations. These differences can greatly influence reliability when modeling CO2 storage sites.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Bartalska ◽  
Verena Hübschmann ◽  
Medina Korkut-Demirbaş ◽  
Ryan John Abat Cubero ◽  
Alessandro Venturino ◽  
...  

Brain organoids differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells provide a unique opportunity to investigate the development, organization and connectivity of neurons in a complex cellular environment. However, organoids usually lack microglia, brain-resident immune cells which are both present in the early human embryonic brain and participate in neuronal circuit development. Here, we find that microglia innately develop in unguided retinal organoid differentiation between week 3 and 4 in 2.5D culture and appear later in floating, non-pigmented, 3D-cystic compartments. We enriched for cystic structures using a low-dosed BMP4 application and performed mass spectrometry, thus defining the protein composition of microglia-containing compartments. We found that cystic compartments expressed both mesenchymal and epithelial markers with microglia enriched in the mesenchymal region. Interestingly, microglia-like cells started to express the border-associated macrophage marker CD163. The preferential localization of human microglia to a mesenchymal compartment provides insight into the behavior and migration of microglia. The model will ultimately allow detailed study of these enigmatic cells and how they enter and distribute within the human brain.


1957 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 599-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel R Stern ◽  
Roland F Mais ◽  
Joseph D Boggs

Abstract Paper electrophoresis of serum from children with liver and kidney disease has led to recognition of a protein which migrates between the 2 and globulins. This protein has been observed by other workers, but because of confusion in nomenclature, a new designation, "U" protein, has been employed. The use of migration ratios in locating peaks of the 2 "U" protein, and globulin when these components resolve poorly has been discussed. Characterization of "U" protein by employing the periodic acid-reduced fuchsin test for carbohydrate-protein complexes and Sudan black B for lipoprotein showed: (1)"U" protein varies in its content of protein-carbohydrate complex, and (2)"U" protein may be lipo-protein. Evidence based on benzidine tests and intentional hemolysis indicated that "U" protein was not an artifact resulting from accidental hemolysis, but a protein which is found in serum under certain physiological conditions.


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