Neogene-Quaternary contourite and related deposition on the West Shetland Slope and Faeroe-Shetland Channel revealed by high-resolution seismic studies     

Damuth  John E.  Olson  Hilary Clement 《Marine Geophysical Researches》2001,22(5-6):369-398

The Neogene and Quaternary sediments of the Faeroe-Shetland Channel and West Shetland shelf and slope rest upon a major regional unconformity, the Latest Oligocene Unconformity (LOU), and have been deposited through the interaction of downslope and parallel-to-slope depositional processes. The upper to middle continental slope is dominated by mass-transport deposits (debris flows), which progressively diminish downslope, and were largely generated and deposited during glacial cycles when ice sheets supplied large quantities of terrigeneous sediment to the upper slope and icebergs scoured sea-floor sediments on the outer shelf and uppermost slope. Large-scale sediment failures have also occurred on the upper slope and resulted in deposition of thick, regionally extensive mass-transport deposits on portions of the lower slope and channel floor. In contrast, large fields of migrating sediment waves and drift deposits dominate most of the middle to lower slope below 700 m water depth and represent deposition by strong contour currents of the various water masses moving northeastward and southwestward through the channel. These migrating sediment waves indicate strong northeastward current flow at water depths shallower than 700 m and strong southwestward current flow at water depths from 700 to >1,400 m. These flow directions are consistent with present-day water-mass flow through the Faeroe-Shetland Channel. The Faeroe-Shetland Channel floor is underlain by thin conformable sediments that appear to be predominantly glacial marine and hemipelagic with less common turbidites and debris flows. No evidence is observed in seismic or core data that indicates strong contour-current erosion or redistribution of sediments along the channel floor.  相似文献   

Book Review of Geodynamics (2nd Edition) by Donald L. Turcotte and Jerry Schubert,Cambridge University Press, 2002, XIII+456 pp., US$ 110.00, £75.00, hardback (ISBN 0-521-66186-2), US$ 45.00, £29.95, paperback (ISBN 0-521-66624-4)     

Peter Olson 《地球物理与天体物理流体动力学》2013,107(5):417-418

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北美非常规油气超长水平井优快钻井技术及实例分析          下载免费PDF全文

张家希  于家庆  Roman Galchenko  何跃文  杨雄文  彭齐  刘青 《探矿工程》2021,48(8):1-11

非常规油气田开发中,超长水平井应用广泛。近几年中国国内各油气田在超长水平井钻井技术上相继有重大突破,但在优快钻井方面,有待进一步提高技术的有效性和可重复性。北美非常规油气开发较早,优快钻井技术已经非常成熟,超过3000 m的超长水平井也相当普遍,而且钻井效率明显高于国内同类型井。本文针对北美超长水平井先进的钻井设备、钻井设计、井下工具、施工参数以及施工操作和管理等方面,结合美国二叠纪盆地2口水平井的实钻数据,概要介绍北美超长水平井优快钻井技术及效果,供借鉴与参考。  相似文献   

Completion and stimulation trends in North American unconventional plays and resulting impact on well productivity          下载免费PDF全文

Roman Galchenko  Qing Liu  Yan Gao  Yu Liu  David He  Josh Zhang  Huailiang Liu  Xiaohua Ke 《探矿工程》2021,48(10):1-12

过去十年,非常规油气勘探开发在全球范围内大幅扩张。水平钻井和多级水力压裂技术也在不断地发展和创新,使得超长水平井成为可能。同时,因为压裂强度不断增加,作业者可以最大限度地提高储层接触面积和对储层的改造体积 （SRV）。然而,完井优化方面的挑战仍然存在,作业者持续不断地尝试和试验各种完井与增产参数组合,以确保非常规油气藏开发的经济可行性。优选最佳的完井与增产参数组合是一项非常关键的任务,应结合油气田的具体储层特征进行优化。本文总结了2014—2020年间北美9个主要非常规油气藏的压裂增产趋势,包括Marcellus, Haynesville, Barnett, Utica, Bone Spring, Bakken, Wolfcamp Midland, Eagle Ford, Scoop/Stack。分析了各油气田几个关键的完井和增产参数的整体趋势,同时还评估了单个参数（如水平段压裂长度、支撑剂强度、段间距等）对井产能的影响。然后对比分析相应的初始井产量（90 天平均初始产量）,评估各个参数对产能的影响,从而确定每个完井参数的最佳范围,以实现产能最优化。  相似文献   

The Restricted Three-Body Problem: Comments on the Rotational Effect     

Rodica Roman  Sorin Adrian Roman 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2006,301(1-4):179-184

The synchronization between the orbital motion and axial rotation of the two component stars of a binary system is reviewed. Some previous published papers are mentioned and the general conclusion is outlined: If we shall use a rotating coordinate system synchronous with one of the two stellar axial rotations, it is not possible to obtain a Jacobi integral and the Roche geometry cannot be further analyzed. In addition, a theoretical approach is summarized in order to use the axial rotations of the two component stars, even if the constants of the stellar structure (k₂)₁, (k₂)₂must be taken into consideration. So it is found that if the stellar angular velocities are higher than the corresponding Keplerian angular velocity (ω_i≫ ω_k, i= ), the problem of the rotational effect could be of practical consideration. Finally, a theoretical relationship between the two constants (k₂)₁and (k₂)₂of the stellar structure is established.  相似文献   

Integrated transfers of terrigenous organic matter to lakes at their watershed level: A combined biomarker and GIS analysis     

Roman Teisserenc  Marc Lucotte  Jean Carreau 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2010,74(22):6375-6386

Terrigenous organic matter (TOM) transfer from a watershed to a lake plays a key role in contaminants fate and greenhouse gazes emission in these aquatic ecosystems. In this study, we linked physiographic and vegetation characteristics of a watershed with TOM nature deposited in lake sediments. TOM was characterized using lignin biomarkers as indicators of TOM sources and state of degradation. Geographical information system (GIS) also allowed us to integrate and describe the landscape morpho-edaphic characteristics of a defined drainage basin. Combining these tools we found a significant and positive relationship (R² = 0.65, p < 0.002) between mean slope of the watershed and the terrigenous fraction estimated by Λ8 in recent sediments. The mean slope also correlated with the composition of TOM in recent sediments as P/(V + S) and 3,5Bd/V ratios significantly decreased with the steepness of the watersheds (R² = 0.57, p < 0.021 and R² = 0.71, p < 0.004, respectively). More precisely, areas with slopes comprised between 4° and 10° have a major influence on TOM inputs to lakes. The vegetation composition of each watershed influenced the composition of recent sediments of the sampled lakes. The increasing presence of angiosperm trees in the watershed influenced the export of TOM to the lake as Λ8 increased significantly with the presence of this type of vegetation (R² = 0.44, p < 0.019). A similar relationship was also observed with S/V ratios, an indicator of angiosperm sources for TOM. The type of vegetation also greatly influenced the degradation state of OM. In this study, we were able to determine that low-sloped areas (0-2°) act as buffer zones for lignin inputs and by extension for TOM loading to sediments. The relative contribution of TOM from the soil organic horizons also increased in steeper watersheds. This study has significant implications in our understanding of the fate of TOM in lacustrine ecosystems.  相似文献   

Influences of upwelling and downwelling winds on red tide bloom dynamics in Monterey Bay,California     

John P. Ryan  Andrew M. Fischer  Raphael M. Kudela  James F.R. Gower  Stephanie A. King  Roman Marin  Francisco P. Chavez 《Continental Shelf Research》2009,29(5-6):785-795

It has recently been shown that inner shelf waters of NE Monterey Bay, California function as an “extreme bloom incubator”, frequently developing dense “red tide” blooms that can rapidly spread. Located within the California Current upwelling system, this open bay is strongly influenced by oceanographic dynamics resulting from cycles of upwelling favorable winds and their relaxation and/or reversal. Different wind forcing causes influx of different water types that originate outside the bay: cold nutrient-rich waters during upwelling and warm nutrient-poor waters during relaxation. In this study, we examine how the bay's bloom incubation area can interact with highly variable circulation to cause red tide spreading, dispersal and retention. This examination of processes is supported by satellite, airborne and in situ observations of a major dinoflagellate bloom during August and September of 2004. Remote sensing of high spatial, temporal and spectral resolution shows that the bloom originated in the NE bay, where it was highly concentrated in a narrow band along a thermal front. Upwelling circulation rapidly spread part of the bloom, mixing cool waters of an upwelling filament with warm bloom source waters as they spread. Vertical migration of the dinoflagellate populations was mapped by autonomous underwater vehicle surveys through the spreading bloom. Following bloom expansion, a two-day wind reversal forced intrusion of warm offshore waters that dispersed much of the bloom. Upwelling winds then resumed, and the bloom was further dispersed by an influx of cold water. Throughout these oceanographic responses to changing winds, an intense bloom persisted in sheltered waters of the NE bay, where extreme blooms are most frequent and intense. Microscopic examination of surface phytoplankton samples from the central bay showed that spreading of the bloom from the NE bay and mixing with regional water masses resulted in significantly increased abundance of dinoflagellates and decreased abundance of diatoms. Similar dinoflagellate bloom incubation sites are indicated in other areas of the California Current system and other coastal upwelling systems. Through frequent bloom development and along-coast transports, relatively small incubation sites may significantly influence larger regions of the coastal marine ecosystems in which they reside.  相似文献   

Experiments on Joule heating and the dissipation of energy in the Earth's core     

Daniel Brito  Philippe Cardin  Henri-Claude Nataf  Peter Olson 《Geophysical Journal International》1996,127(2):339-347

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DISCUSSION OF "Field Report - A Preliminary Survey of State Ground-Water Laws", by Ginia Wickersham, May-June 1981 issue, v. 19, no. 3, pp. 321–327     

Theodore M. Olson  P.E. 《Ground water》1981,19(5):557-557

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Electromechanical effects associated with earthquakes     

Renata Dmowska  Andrzej Hanyga  Roman Teisseyre 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1977,115(4):1033-1046

Summary A theoretical model of an electroelastic continuum has been applied in this paper to the problem of electrodynamic phenomena (piezoelectricity, electrostriction, etc.) associated with earthquakes. In such a model the coupling between electric and mechanical fields expresses itself by a change of scale of mechanical effects along the electric field, as well as by the additional electric charge created by the earthquake source.The electrokinetic phenomena associated with earthquakes and caused by the diffusion of fluids into the dilatant region have been considered using the theory of porous media with interstitial fluid flow. General relations describing electrokinetic effects caused by the deformation processes in an earthquake source have been obtained.  相似文献