New hires to the FRAC team
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Dr. Estibaliz "Esti" Ukar (left) has joined the FRAC group as a postdoc in structural geology, to work on fracture evolution in TGS and shale gas reservoirs. She received her PhD at UT Austin under supervision of Prof. Cloos.
Mr. Jon Major (right) joined the FRAC group as a PhD student with an MS degree from BYU. His current focus are fractures and CO2 related shale diagenesis. |
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 AAPG Distinguished Lecture 2011-12
S.E. Laubach to present AAPG Distinguished Lectures on Structural Diagenesis.
For more information see the AAPG web site.
Schlumberger Award 2011
EAGE presented the 2011 Schlumberger Award to Sergey Fomel.
Click here for more information on Sergey's research on fractures.
Click here for more information about the award.
2011 Publication Award
| The recipient of the 2011 Publication Award from the Bureau of Economic Geology is |
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Gale, J.F., Lander, R.H., Reed, R.M., and Laubach, S.E., 2010, Modeling fracture porosity evolution in dolostone.
Journal of Structural Geology, v. 32, no. 9, p. 1201-1211. |
The award recognizes exemplary publication of scientific or economic impact. |
FRAC researchers will make four presentations at the AAPG 2011 Annual Convention and Exhibition
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S.E. Laubach, Degradation and stimulation for unconventionals.
Session: Structural geology and its role in describing and optimizing production from Unconventional petroleum systems Reservoir Deformation Research Group meeting (Tuesday, 7:00 - 10:00 pm)
J. N. Hooker, A. Fall, G. Xu, A. L. Kaylor, H. Anh, P. Eichhubl, S. E. Laubach, Predicting Open Natural Fractures in Unconventional Sandstone Reservoirs: Spatial Distribution, Diagenesis, Timing, and Opening Rates.
Session: Theme 6: Romancing the Stone: New Adventures in Sandstone Reservoir Quality (Tuesday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm)
J. F. Gale, P. Eichhubl, A. Fall, S. E. Laubach, Natural Fractures in Shales: Timing, Sealing, Mechanisms of Formation, and Relevance for Shale-Gas Reservoirs.
Session: Theme 5: Fractures: Natural and Hydraulic - Prediction, Observation and Performance (Wednesday, 9:05 am)
A. Fall, P. Eichhubl, R. J. Bodnar, S. E. Laubach - Testing the Basin-Centered Gas Model Using Fluid Inclusion Observations.
Session: Theme 4: New Insights from Key Tight-Gas Provinces (Wednesday, 11:25 am)
A. Ozkan, K. Milliken, S. E. Laubach, J. E. Olson, J. Holder, Quantification of Effects of Cementation on Subcritical Crack Index by Comparison of Outcrop and Subsurface Samples of Williams Fork Formation, Piceance Basin.
Session: Theme 6: Romancing the Stone: New Adventures in Sandstone Reservoir Quality (Wednesday, 2:00 pm) |
FRAC paper named in Tectonophysics Top-50 most cited articles
Diagenesis in porosity evolution of opening-mode fractures, Middle Triassic to Lower Jurassic La Boca Formation, NE Mexico
Tectonophysics, Volume 419, Issue 1-4 (2006), Pages 75-97 by S.E. Laubach and M. Ward has been recognized as one of the "Top-50 most cited articles" published in Tectonophysics January 2006 - February 2011.
FRAC papers named in ScienceDirect Top 25 Articles
| Top 25 Hottest Articles: Journal of Structural Geology,
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Structural diagenesis
Journal of Structural Geology, Volume 32, Issue 12, December 2010, Pages 1866-1872
Laubach, S.E.; Eichhubl, P.; Hilgers, C.; Lander, R.H. |
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Determining brittle extension and shear strain using fault-length and displacement systematics: Part I: Theory
Journal of Structural Geology, Volume 32, Issue 12, December 2010, Pages 1960-1977
Twiss, R.J.; Marrett, R |
FRAC Research meeting date November 8-11, 2011
The Fracture Research & Application Consortium Research Meeting will be held in Santa Barbara, CA. Further information on the meeting and an agenda can be found on the Members site. Contact Steve Laubach for further information.
FRAC convenes 2010 Annual Meeting in Austin
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The FRAC consortium convened in Austin for its annual research and application meeting on September 22-24. Presentations by Steve Laubach (above, left) Julia Gale, Peter Eichhubl, Jon Olson, and postdocs and students in Geological Sciences and Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering addressed natural and hydraulic fracture processes in shale gas and tight-gas sandstone reservoirs. The meeting was attended by 40 industry participants and concluded with a fieldtrip led by Julia Gale (foreground below) to exposures in the Barnett Shale.
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Laubach Research Award
The Geological Society of America announced the Stephen E. Laubach Structural Diagenesis Research Award Fund to promote research combining structural geology and diagenesis, and curriculum development in structural diagenesis. To help promote the cross disciplinary emphasis of this annual award, the Sedimentary Geology and Structural Geology & Tectonics Divisions have been designated to jointly select the recipient. More information can be found at http://rock.geosociety.org/sgt/Laubach.htm
The new Marcellus project
The new Marcellus project, funded by RPSEA and coordinated by GTI will commence in Fall 2010. It will follow the approach we took with the New Albany Shale project. That is, we aim to have a well experiment where data are collected from a pilot hole and then a hydraulic fracture treatment is monitored with microseismic and production data are made available. Our part will focus on the natural fractures observed in core and image logs. The project as a whole has a much wider scope, with many institutions and companies involved. Our operator partner will be Range Resources.
A fuller description will be posted once the details have been finalized.
Gale, J., Laubach, S., Olson, J., Natural Fracture Characterization
New report available on diagenesis and fractures, Piceance Basin
A new report on the diagenesis, rock mechanical properties and fractures in Williams Fork sandstones in the southern Piceance Basin has been posted. This study can be found on the Reports page (Current Year) on the Members site.
New Albany Shale Final Report available
Results from a comprehensive study of the New Albany Shale are documented. Additional reports and posters on core and outcrop fracture studies in the New Albany can be found on the Members site. Contact Julia Gale for more information.
Seismic method study underway
A study that develops novel diffraction-based methods of detecting fractures and small faults will begin in Fall 2009. The study includes calibration and testing of the method using realistic fracture patterns derived from geomechanical simulation and from outcrop analogs. The validation and demonstration phase of the project will to the method to practical tests on real seismic data sets and predictions will be tested with core-based verifications techniques. A description of the project is on the Members site under Reports 2009 and Geophysics. For further information contact Peter Eichhubl.
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