Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

Quinn R Passey

Michele M Thomas

Robert D Kaminsky

William A Symington

Abdel Wadood M El-Rabaa

Kevin M Bohacs

Leonard J Srnka

William P Meurer

David R Converse

Jeff H Moss

Sergio A Leonardi

Yaping Zhu

Ryan A Kudva

Somnath Sinha

Edward M Braun

Alexander C Wood, Iii

Timothy E Zirkle

A calibration standard or check plug provides calibration standards in the permeability range of 10-10,000 nanoDarcy. The check plug is of similar exterior dimensions to a core sample that would be used with existing permeameters. The check plug is constructed from an impermeable material that is insensitive to moisture. The check plug has one or more channels of known diameter from which the permeability may be calculated. Methods for use thereof and methods of manufacture thereof are also disclosed.

Capillary-based calibration standards for measurement of permeability

Method for assessing hydrocarbon source rock potential of a subsurface region without well log information. The method uses surface electromagnetic () and seismic () survey data to obtain vertical profiles of resistivity and velocity (), which are then analyzed in the same way as well log data are analyzed by the well known Delta Log R method ().

Method for remote identification and characterization of hydrocarbon source rocks using seismic and electromagnetic geophysical data

Methods are provided that include the steps of providing wells in a formation, establishing one or more fractures in the formation, such that each fracture intersects at least one of the wells, placing electrically conductive material in the fracture, and applying an electric voltage across the fracture and through the material such that sufficient heat is generated by electrical resistivity within the material to heat and/or pyrolyze organic matter in the formation to form producible hydrocarbons.

Methods of treating a subterranean formation to convert organic matter into producible hydrocarbons

Methods are provided that include the steps of providing wells in a formation, establishing one or more fractures () in the formation, such that each fracture intersects at least one of the wells (), placing electrically conductive material in the fractures, and generating electric current through the fractures and through the material such that sufficient heat () is generated by electrical resistivity within the material to pyrolyze organic matter in the formation into producible hydrocarbons.

A method for accelerating the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in a subterranean formation containing organic-rich rock that is located in the vicinity of reservoir-quality strata. Sufficient heat is generated in the reservoir-quality strata such that it heats the organic-rich rock in the subterranean formation and accelerates the conversion of kerogen to hydrocarbons in the formation.

Method for production of hydrocarbons from organic-rich rock

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Quinn R Passey