In experiments at 600°C in the system NaCI-KCI-H20, within the analytical uncertainty, stoichiometric quantities of C1 and total alkali metals (Na+K) appear to dissolve in steam coexisting with chloride-rich brine at high pressures in the absence of solid salt. In contrast, at lower pressures, where steam coexists with precipitated salts, significant excess chloride as associated hydrogen chlor...

Abstract The present study investigates the reservoir characteristics of Mount Messenger Formation Kaimiro-Ngatoro Field which was deposited in deep-water environment. A 3D seismic dataset, core data and well from were utilized to identify lithofacies, sedimentary structures, stratigraphic units, depositional environments construct geological models. Five different lithologies sandstone, sandy ...

The Central Mallorca Depression (CMD) located in the Balearic Promontory (Western Mediterranean) contains a well-preserved evaporitic sequence belonging to Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) salt giant, densely covered by high- and low-resolution seismic reflection data. It has been proposed recently that MSC CMD could be non-deformed analogue of key area represented Caltanissetta Basin Sicily. Th...

SUMMARY Crack nucleation and rock failure processes in a fine-grained siltstone (Montney Formation) under triaxial compression are investigated using combined diagnostic techniques, including ultrasonic-wave measurement, acoustic-emission (AE) monitoring, computed tomography (CT) scanning, thin-section imaging. The sample displays weak-to-moderate inherent seismic anisotropy noticeable stress-i...

The mechanical properties of any substance are essential facts to understand its behaviour and make the maximum use of the particular substance. Rocks are indeed an important substance, as they are of significant use in the energy industry, specifically for fossil fuels and geothermal energy. Attenuation of seismic waves is a non-destructive technique to investigate mechanical properties of res...

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