Services

Structural Geology Consulting Services and Advising

Consulting and Advising on oil and gas projects, hydrothermal and CO2 containment as applies to trap integrity using structural geology expertise from over 30 years’ experience working with most major and national oil companies globally.

Seismic Interpretation

- - Apply expertise in structural interpretation for interpretation of seismic data
  - Validate interpretation evaluating consistency with expected structural styles

Trap Analysis

- - Regional structural interpretation from seismic data, maps and/or models including evaluation of structural styles
  - Evaluation of trap integrity from seismic interpretation validating structural interpretation including trap styles, fault mapping, throw variations, linkages, etc…
  - Assessment of trap risks from structural interpretation including maximum column heights, spill controls, etc…

Seal Analysis

- - Quantitative determination of caprock seal integrity and risks for hydrocarbon and CO2 storage:
    - - Spill controls
      - Capillary controls
      - Hydraulic resistant flow (permeability controls)
      - Mechanical failure
      - Sealing Capacity
  - Fault Seal Controls
    - - Juxtaposition seal (Allan diagrams)
      - Clay content distributions (SGR and CSF or SSF)
      - Clay content to capillary threshold pressures and permeability
      - Sealing capacity
      - Cross-fault flow resistance (TMS or effective cross-fault permeability)
      - Uncertainty analysis
  - Structural core logging
    - - Interval descriptions of deformation styles
      - Orientations from core and CT scan interpretation
      - Thickness distributions of small offset faults (deformation bands)
      - Analysis of deformation styles and expected impact on flow
      - Selection of deformed intervals for laboratory measurements
      - Integration of laboratory measurements for assessing cross-fault flow risks and modeling

Natural Fracture Characterization

- - - Integration of image log interpretation and structural core logging (see above) with trap interpretation and regional tectonics.
    - Apply expertise with published and personal examples of outcrop and subsurface analogs for expected subsurface fracture controls.
    - Advise on integration of data (static and dynamic) into appropriate models and assess the validity of models based on experience