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Silicification is a diagenetic process that affects the porosity and permeability of carbonate rocks, such as those in the Itapema and Barra Velha formations, Pre-salt of Santos Basin. This ...

Canadian gas production is predicted to increase to 22 bcfd by 2030, almost 18% more than 2024, while NGL production is forecast to increase about 200,000 b/d to 1.75 million b/d over this period.

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Rock mechanical properties are characterized by rock mechanics parameters, including elastic parameters such as elastic modulus and Poisson ratio and strength parameters such as compressive strength, ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in Maverick basin formations in the Western Gulf basin province. USGS estimates that there are ...

In relatively stable sedimentary basins, the formation of buried-basement hill reservoirs mainly occurs after the basin basement forms and before the overlying sedimentary cover layer is filled.

Scientists have unlocked the mysteries behind nine rivers and lakes in North and South America that seem to "defy the rules of hydrology." In a paper published in Water Resource Research, researchers ...

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1 State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China 2 Sichuan Geophysical Company of CNPC Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company ...