Publications

Fluid migration & Fault sealing

Using Integrated Gas Chimney Processing, Frequency Attenuation attributes, and Seismic Facies Classification to Delineate Oil Filled Reservoirs: Case studies from the Oriente Basin, Ecuador
Connolly, D., Aminzadeh, F., Selva, C., and Curia, D.
Top 10 Poster Presentation AAPG convention 2008
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Visualizing Gas Chimney Volumes Reduces Exploration Risk: A Case Study from Onshore Louisiana.
Klutts, J., Connolly, D.L., Aminzadeh, F., and Brouwer, F., 2006. 76th SEG Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1-6 October 2006.
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Interactive multi-volume seismic attribute analysis in OpendTect
de Groot, P., 2006,
Drilling & Exploration World, Vol. 15 No. 3, Jan. 2006.
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Determining Migration Pathway in Marco Polo Field Using Chimney Technology
Walraven, D., Connolly, D.L., and Aminzadeh, F., 2005
EAGE 67th Conference & Exhibition Madrid, Spain, 2005
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Predicting seal risk and charge capacity using chimney processing: Three Gulf of Mexico case histories
David Walraven, Fred Aminzadeh, David L. Connolly
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Using gas chimneys in seal integrity analysis: A discussion based on case histories
Heggland, R., 2005
in P. Boult and J. Kaldi, eds., Evaluating fault and
cap rock seals: AAPG Hedberg Series, no. 2, p. 237 - 245.
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Detection of fluid migration pathways in seismic data: implications for fault seal analysis
Ligtenberg, H., 2005.
Basin Research, March 2005, volume 17, p. 141-153.
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Hydrocarbon Migration and Accumulation Above Salt Domes - Risking of Prospects by the Use of Gas Chimneys
Heggland, R., 2004.
24th Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference, Salt-Sediment Interactions and
Hydrocarbon Prospectivity: Concepts, Applications, and Case Studies for the 21st Century,
December 5-8, 2004, Houston, Texas.
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Fault seal analysis by enhancing fluid flow paths and fault irregularities in seismic data
Ligtenberg, H., 2004.
AAPG International Conference, Cancun, Mexico, October 2004. Extended abstract.
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Definition of geohazards in exploration 3-D seismic data using attributes and neural-network analysis
Heggland, R., 2004.
AAPG Bulletin, Special Theme Issue: High-resolution studies of continental margin geology and geohazards
Volume 88, No. 6, June 2004.
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Sealing quality analysis of faults and formations by means of seismic attributes and neural networks
Ligtenberg, H., 2004.
EAGE Proceedings of Fault and Top Seals conference, Montpellier, September 2003.
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Unravelling the petroleum system by enhancing fluid migration paths in seismic data using a neural network based pattern recognition technique
Ligtenberg, H., 2003.
Geofluids magazine, 3, November 2003, pp 255-261.
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Application of gas chimney technology in the Lamprea area, offshore GOM
Alvarado, J., Aminzadeh, F. and Connolly, D., 2003.
SEG annual meeting, Dallas. Extended abstract.
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Sealing quality analysis of faults and formations by means of seismic attributes and neural networks
Ligtenberg, H., 2003.
EAGE Fault and Top Seal conference, Montpellier, France, September 2003. Extended abstract.
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Fluid migration path detection and its application to basin modelling
Ligtenberg, H. and Thomsen, R. (Maersk Oil), 2003.
65th EAGE conference, Stavanger, Norway
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Fluid migration path detection in seismic data, a valuable tool in oil and gas exploration
Ligtenberg, H., 2003.
European Geologist Magazine, volume 15, June 2003
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Chimney detection and interpretation - revealing sealing quality of faults, geohazards, charge of and leakage from reservoirs
Ligtenberg, H. and Connolly, D., 2003.
Journal of Geochemical Exploration, May 2003. Contribution to Geofluids IV, Fourth international conference
on fluid evolution, migration and interaction in sedimentary basins and orogenic belts, Utrecht,
the Netherlands.
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Vertical Hydrocarbon Migration at the Nigerian Continental Slope: Applications of Seismic Mapping Techniques
Heggland, R. (Statoil), 2003.
AAPG conference, Salt Lake City
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Application of Chimney Cubes in the Design of Geochemical Surveys
Heggland, R. (Statoil), 2003.
AAPG conference, Salt Lake City

Looking for gas chimneys and faults
Aminzadeh, F. and Connolly, D., 2002.
AAPG Explorer, 23, nr 12, December 2002, pp 20-21
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Geohazard detection and other applications of chimney cubes
Aminzadeh, F., Connolly, D., Heggland, R. (Statoil), Meldahl, P. (Statoil) and de Groot, P., 2002.
The leading Edge, July 2002, pp 681-685
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Seismic evidence of vertical fluid migration through faults, Applications of Chimney and Fault detection
Heggland, R. (Statoil), 2002.
AAPG Hedberg Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Determining migration path from seismically derived gas chimneys
Aminzadeh, F., de Groot, P., Berge, T. (Forest Oil), Oldenziel, T. and Ligtenberg, H., 2002.
AAPG Hedberg Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Examples of seismic chimney detection and interpretation
Ligtenberg, H., 2001.
Subsurface sediment mobilisation conference, Ghent, Belgium

Seismic expression of hydrocarbon accumulations and seeps
de Groot, P., 2001.
ESF workshop Delft, August 2001
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Mapping of fluid flow by the use of 3D seismic data and special processing
Heggland, R. (Statoil), 2001.
ESF workshop Delft, August 2001
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Using gas chimneys as an exploration tool, Part 1 and Part 2
Aminzadeh, F., de Groot, P., Berge, T. (Forest Oil) and Valenti, G. (AGIP), 2001.
World Oil, May 2001

Identifying faults and gas chimney using multiattributes and neural networks
Meldahl, P. (Statoil), Heggland, R. (Statoil), Bril, A. and de Groot, P., 2001.
The Leading Edge, May 2001
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Detection of Seismic Chimneys by neural networks, a New Prospect Evaluation Tool
Heggland, R. (Statoil), Meldahl, P. (Statoil), Bril, A. and de Groot, P. 2000.
62nd EAGE conference, Glasgow
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Seismic chimney interpretation examples from the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
Heggland, R. (Statoil), Meldahl, P. (Statoil), de Groot, P. and Aminzadeh, F., 2000.
American Oil & Gas Reporter, February 2000
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The chimney cube, an example of semi-automated detection of seismic objects by directive attributes and neural networks: Part 1; Methodology
Meldahl, P. (Statoil), Heggland, R. (Statoil), de Groot, P. and Bril, A., 1999.
69th SEG conference in Houston

The chimney cube, an example of semi-automated detection of seismic objects by directive attributes and neural networks: Part 2; Interpretation
Meldahl, P. (Statoil), Heggland, R. (Statoil), de Groot, P. and Bril, A., 1999.
69th SEG conference in Houston