http://www.aapg.org/members_only All things AAPG and the Geosciences Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:37:19 CST FeedMe, by the Nowhere Man (http://thenowhereman.com/hacks) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:35:29 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1267472129 <a href="http://www.aapg.org/members_only"><img src="http://search.datapages.com/data/open/covers/mar10rss.jpg" alt="March 2010 Bulletin Cover" /><br> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:33:17 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1267471997 <i>Samuel M. Hudson and Andrew D. Hanson</i><br><br><b>Diapiric salt exposures as analogs</b><br>Hydrocarbon migration has occurred along the salt weld in La Popa Basin, as revealed by geochemical analysis of samples. Studying this rare subaerial exposure can potentially result in a better understanding of salt weld/hydrocarbon interaction in similar salt-related systems.<br> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:31:18 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1267471878 <i>Tim McCullagh and Bruce Hart</i><br><br><b>Basin-centered gas concept </b><br>The best gas production in the Cadotte Member comes from chert-rich shoreface and beachface deposits that alternate between tight quartzose sandstone. These depositional features are significant in generating gas-production sweet spots identifiable with thin section, well log, and seismic analysis.<br> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:30:02 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1267471802 <i>O. Falivene, P. Arbues, J. Ledo, B. Benjumea, J. A. Munoz, O. Fernandez, and S. Martinez</i><br><br><b>Slope turbidites observed on seismic data</b><br>Synthetic seismic sections and volumes built from reservoir-scale three-dimensional facies models of the outcropping Ainsa slope turbidite system, southern Pyrenees, are analyzed at different scales of heterogeneity and seismic frequencies as an analog for deep-water slope, channel complexes.<br> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:27:58 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1267471678 <i>Richard Labourdette and Martine Bez</i><br><br><b>Modeling complex reservoir features</b><br>A mathematical relationship exists between the degree of channel story confinement and the stacking architecture of channelized sand bodies as shown in west African turbidite complexes. Channel distribution in these complexes is related to depositional settings.<br> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:26:00 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1267471560 <i>Eugenio Carminati, Daniela Cavazza, Davide Scrocca, Roberto Fantoni, Paolo Scotti, and Carlo Doglioni</i><br><br><br><b>Thermokinematic numerical modeling</b><br>The comparison of paleothermal data and numerical modeling was done to gain knowledge on the potentials and limitations of this technique in frontier areas as shown by field and laboratory thermal analyses and thermomechanical numerical modeling in the southern Alps. <br> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:25:15 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1265055915 <a href="http://www.aapg.org/members_only"><img src="http://search.datapages.com/data/open/covers/feb10rss.jpg" alt="February 2010 Bulletin Cover" /><br> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:23:24 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1265055804 <i>Havard D. Enge and John A. Howell</i><br><br><br><b>Clinoforms impact fluid flow</b><br>Two ancient river-dominated delta systems were digitally mapped to recreate their clinothem and clinoform geometries in geocellular reservoir modeling software. Laser scanning was used to build virtual outcrops for quantitative reservoir characterization as well as for input in reservoir modeling.<br> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:22:01 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1265055721 <i>Khaled R. Arouri, Pierre J. Van Laer, Mark H. Prudden, Peter D. Jenden, William J. Carrigan, and Adnan A. Al-Hajji</i><br><br><b>Compartmentalization: The key component</b><br>Petroleum inclusions exist in parts of the Ghazal Field, and their discovery in this traditional gas play was unexpected. Compartmentalization preserved light oil along the southern rim of the field that appears to have escaped flushing by subsequent charges that occurred further north.<br> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:20:21 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1265055621 <i>Ian A. Kane, Vicky Catterall, William D. McCaffrey, and Ole J. Martinsen</i><br><br><b>A model of submarine channel evolution</b><br>Lateral surface tilting, a common deformation style in extensional settings, has a significant effect on channel evolution with the potential to affect the resultant configuration of the channel system. This study in the Pliocene of the Nile Delta slope has architectural implications for other systems.<br> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:16:50 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1265055410 <i>Kevin J. Smart, David A. Ferrill, Alan P. Morris, Barron J. Bichon, David S. Riha, and Luc Huyse</i><br><br><b>A powerful tool for subsurface deformation</b><br>Geometry and strain evolution from the Big Brushy Canyon monocline were tracked so that fold shape, cumulative extension, and layer-parallel shear strain could be compared to field observations. This geomechanical modeling approach provides a powerful tool for site-specific subsurface deformation prediction.<br> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:13:11 CST http://www.aapg.org/members_only 1265055191 <i>Margarita Diaz-Molina and M. Belen Munoz-Garcia</i><br><br><b>Understanding meander belt architecture</b><br><br>This paper presents three-dimensional reconstructions, estimates differences in sand fraction and connectivity, and discusses controls including estimations of ancient river sizes from exposures of sandstone meander belt deposits in the Loranca Basin, Spain.<br>