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| Carbonate
research at the Bureau continues to grow and diversify. A broad
range of integrated programs supported by a diverse mix of funding
sources, including the petroleum industry, the Department of Energy,
and the University of Texas System, has opened the door to a range
of research areas and data sets world-wide. The programs include
both domestic and international projects in rocks ranging in age
throughout the Phanerozoic. The Reservoir Characterization Research
Laboratory is an integral part of Bureau carbonate studies, emphasizing
outcrop and subsurface research integrating sequence stratigraphy,
rock-fabric-based petrophysics, geostatistics, and seismic imaging
and attribute analysis. |
Current Studies |
Fracture Research and Application Consortium
[Link] |
Reservoir
Characterization Research Laboratory Industrial Associate [Link] |
Paleocave
reservoirs a focus of carbonate research conducted by Bob Loucks [Link] |
Integrated
Reservoir Characterization of the Poza Rica Field within a Sequence
Stratigraphic Framework: Phase 1—Data, Sequence Framework, and
Petrophysics [Description] |
Completed Studies |
Integrated Geological and Engineering Characterization of Fullerton Clear Fork Field in Andrews County, Texas [Description] |
Multidisciplinary Imaging Rock Properties in Carbonate Reservoirs for Flow Unit Targeting [Description] |
Refining
the Geologic Time Scale: Integrated Biostratigraphy, Chemostratigraphy,
and Sequence Stratigraphy [Description] |
Integrated
Outcrop and Subsurface Studies of the Interwell Environment of Carbonate
Reservoirs: Clear Fork (Leonardian Age) Reservoirs, West Texas and
New Mexico [Description] |
Scaling
of Fractures in Carbonate Reservoirs and Relations with
Sequence-Stratigraphic Framework [Description] |
