Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

Amelia C Robinson

Robert J Pottorf

Michael J Lawson

Sebastien L Dreyfus

A Lucie N'guessan

Sumathy Raman

Aaron B Regberg

A Lucie N'Guessan

Steven R May

Michael Lawson

William G Powell

William P Meurer

William E Bond

Mehmet Deniz Ertas

Leonard J Srnka

Daniel Patrick Cherney

Kurt W Rudolph

Scott C Hornbostel

Cara L Davis

Kevin T Corbett

Louise Levien

Christoper J Vandewater

Daniel S Jones

Christopher J Vandewater

Daniel A Stolper

Christopher Vandewater

Lucie A N'GUESSAN

Davis Cara

Sébastien L Dreyfus

William G Powel

A method is disclosed for determining a presence, type, quality and/or volume of a subsurface hydrocarbon accumulation from a sample related thereto. The method may include obtaining sample data associated with a subsurface hydrocarbon accumulation, wherein the sample data includes a noble gas signature, a clumped isotope signature and/or a ecology signature. From the signatures, relationships between the noble gas signature; the clumped isotope signature and the ecology signature are identified and stored in memory.

Method for determining the location, size, and fluid composition of a subsurface hydrocarbon accumulation

A method is disclosed for determining for determining a presence, type, quality and/or volume of a subsurface hydrocarbon accumulation from a sample related thereto. The method may include determining a noble gas signature of a sample and at least one or more of determining a clumped isotope signature of the sample and characterizing the ecology signature of the sample. Then, the method integrates signatures to determine information about the subsurface accumulation, such as the location, fluid type and quality, and volume of a subsurface hydrocarbon accumulation.

A method is disclosed for producing hydrocarbons with the use of reservoir surveillance. The method includes interpreting a sample to determine noble gas signatures and clumped isotope signatures for the region of interest. Then, using the region of interest fingerprint to perform reservoir surveillance on produced fluids from the subsurface regions.

Method and system for reservoir surveillance utilizing a clumped isotope and/or noble gas data

Described herein are methods and techniques that utilize molecular geochemistry and isotopic signatures to monitor microbial enhanced gas and oil recovery operations. The methods and techniques utilize multiply substituted isotopologue signatures, clumped isotope signatures, and/or position-specific isotope signatures of one or more byproducts of the microbial stimulation techniques to determine the effectiveness of a microbial stimulation technique.

Geochemical methods for monitoring and evaluating microbial enhanced recovery operations

Method and system is described for marine surveying. The method involves operations for exploring and developing hydrocarbons with one or more unmanned vehicles. The unmanned vehicles are used to perform marine surveying and to obtain one or more samples that may be used to identify chemical, hydrocarbon and/or biologic information, which may be used for environmental monitoring of bodies of water.

Method and system for performing surveying and sampling in a body of water

A method for detecting hydrocarbons is described. The method includes performing a remote sensing survey of a survey location to identify a target location. Then, an underwater vehicle (UV) is deployed into a body of water and directed to the target location. The UV collects measurement data within the body of water at the target location, which is then analyzed to determine whether hydrocarbons are present at the target location.

Exploration method and system for detection of hydrocarbons

Methods of identifying geological materials of interest comprising (i) providing a nanoprobe composition comprising one or more nanoprobes; wherein the nanoprobe includes (a) at least one tag; and (b) at least one signal generator; (ii) introducing the nanoprobes to a geological material; and (iii) detecting the presence of a signal generated by the signal generator on association of the tag with a target. Nanoprobe compositions identify geological materials, systems include such nanoprobe compositions, and methods use such nanoprobe compositions for the evaluation of geological materials.

Nanoparticle probes, methods, and systems for use thereof

A method for detecting hydrocarbons with an underwater vehicle equipped with one or more measurement components is described. The method includes navigating the UV within the body of water; monitoring the body of water with measurement components associated with the UV to collect measurement data. The collected data from the UV is used to determine whether hydrocarbons are present and at the location.

Exploration method and system for detection of hydrocarbons with an underwater vehicle

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Amelia C Robinson