Publications

Geopressure Technology has been involved with many publications including:

 North Sea Central Graben Pressure Study

Produced in collaboration with IHS Energy, this study features a set of maps and plots illustrating the overpressure by geographical area and stratigraphic age, as well as a series of illustrated case studies dealing with topics such as pressure compartmentalisation, seal integrity and breached traps, and non-structural trapping under hydrodynamic conditions.

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Overpressure 2000 - Workshop Proceedings

The research workshop on overpressure was held in Croydon, South London on 4th-6th April 2000 hosted by Scott Pickford and GeoPOP. Within the workshop theme “Drilling and Exploiting Overpressured Reservoirs” there were 23 oral and 11 poster presentations before an international audience of 88 oil/gas company, service company and academic participants.

The workshop is 4th in a series (1st - Durham 1995; 2nd – Paris, France 1996; 3rd – Pau, France 1998) and pore pressure prediction emerged as the strongest theme throughout the two days. The current emphasis on deepwater plays worldwide, coupled with the particular challenge of overpressure in the sub-salt play of the Gulf of Mexico, made this workshop particularly relevant.

These publications are available for purchase.  If you would like further details, please contact us on +44 (0)191 334 2191 or click here to submit an online enquiry.

References

Tingay, M, Heibach, O., Davies, R., and Swarbrick, R.E. 2008 Triggering of the Lusi mud eruption: Earthquake versus drilling initiation. Geology, v.36 no.8, p. 639-642.

Mallon, A.J and Swarbrick, R.E, in press. Diagenetic characteristics of low permeability, non-reservoir Chalks from the Central North Sea.
Marine and Petroleum Geology.

O'Connor, S.A., Swarbrick, R.E, and Lubbe, R. 2008 Pressure prediction from seismic and wireline. Extended Abstract Geophysical Seminar, PESGB, 30th-31st January.

Mallon, A.J and Swarbrick, R.E. 2008. How should permeability be
measured in fine-grained lithologies? Evidence from the Chalk. Geofluids v. 8; no.1 p. 35-45

O’Connor, S.A. and Swarbrick, R.E. 2008. Pressure Regression, Fluid Drainage and a hydrodynamically-controlled fluid contact in the North Sea, Lower Cretaceous, Britannia Sandstone Formation. Petroleum Geoscience V. 14 p. 1-14

Tingay, M.R.P, Hillis, R, H, Swarbrick, R.E, Morley, C.K and Damit, A.R. 2007. Vertically transferred overpressures in Brunei: Evidence for a new mechanism for the formation of high-magnitude overpressure. Geology; November 2007; v. 35; no. 11; p. 1023-1026.

O'Connor, S.A and Swarbrick, R.E, 2007 Where has all the pressure gone?  Evidence from pressure reversals and hydrodynamic flow. Extended Abstract, EAGE 12-14th June.

Davies, R.J., Swarbrick, R.E., Evans, R.J. and Huuse, M., 2007. Birth of a mud volcano: East Java, 29 May 2006. GSA Today, v. 17, p.4-9.

M.Bacon, N.Mundell, J.Hearne, R.Lubbe and S.O’Connor, 2007. Pore pressure prediction from seismic data for well planning in Block 22, Trinidad GTSS Extended abstract.

O’Connor, S.A. and Swarbrick, R.E., 2006. Safer, more effective deep-target drilling improves pre-drill risk assessment. Offshore, April, p. 68-70

Tingay M.R.P., Hillis, R.R., Morley, C.K., Swarbrick, R.E., and Drake, S.J., 2005. Present day stress orientation in Brunei: a snapshot of ‘prograding tectonics’ in a Tertiary delta. Journal of the Geological Society London. 

Swarbrick, R.E., Seldon, B., and Mallon, A.J., 2005. Modelling the Central North Sea pressure history.  In:  Doré, A.G. and Vining, B. (Eds) Petroleum Geology: North-West Europe and Global Perspectives – Proceedings of the 6th Petroleum Geology Conference. Geological Society, London, p. 1 – 9.

Mallon, A.J., Swarbrick, R.E. and Katsube J., 2005. Permeability of fine-grained rocks: New evidence from chalks. Geology, v. 33, p.21-24

Swarbrick, R.E., O’Connor, S.A. and Lahann, R., 2005. Maximizing geological information from pressure tests and depth plots. Oil & Gas Journal, September 26.

Goulty, N.R. and Swarbrick, R.E., 2005. Development of polygonal fault systems: a test of hypotheses. Journal of the Geological Society London. Vol. 162, p. 587-590

Gluyas J.G., and Swarbrick, R.E.. 2004  Petroleum Geoscience.  Blackwell scientific publications.  359pp.

Swarbrick, R.E., 2004. Overpressured reservoirs: a new generation of exploration opportunities. Proceedings of Deepwater And Frontier Exploration in Asia & Australasia Symposium, December 2004. p. 3-10. Indonesian Petroleum Association.

Tingay, M.R.P., Hillis, R.R., Morley, C.K., Swarbrick, R.E. and Okpere, E.C., 2003. Pore pressure/stress coupling in Brunei Darussalem – implications for shale injection. In: Van Rensbergen, P., Hillis, R.R., Maltman. A.J. and Marley, C.K., (eds) Subsurface Sediment Mobilization. Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 216, p. 369-

Tingay, M.R.P., Hillis, R.R., Morley, C.K., Swarbrick, R.E. and Okpere, E.C., 2003. Variation in vertical stress in the Baram Basin, Brunei: tectonic and geomechanical implications. Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 20, p. 1201-1212

Van Ruth, P, Hillis, R.R., Tingate, P and Swarbrick, R.E., 2003. The origin of overpressure in “old” sedimentary basins: an example from the Cooper basin, Australia. Geofluids. V.3, p. 125-131

Traugott, M.O., and Swarbrick, R.E., 2002. Dimensionless gradients applied to pore pressure prediction – a new standard. Recorder, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists. v. 27, p. 78-81 (available as .pdf file from CSEG website)

Swarbrick, R.E., 2002. Challenges of porosity-based pore pressure prediction. Recorder, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists. v. 27, p. 74-77 (available as .pdf file from CSEG website)

Swarbrick, R.E., Osborne, M.J. & G.S. Yardley, 2002, Comparison of overpressure magnitude resulting from the main generating mechanisms. AAPG Memoir 76. p. 1-12

White, A.J., Traugott, M. O and Swarbrick, R.E., 2002. The use of leak-off tests as means of predicting minimum in-situ stress. Petroleum Geoscience, v. 8, p. 189-193

Van Ruth, P., Hillis, R.R., Swarbrick, R.E. and Tingate, P., 2001, Mud weights, transient pressure tests, and the distribution of overpressure in the North West Shelf, Australia. Petroleum Exploration Society Australia Journal, v. 28, p. 59-66.

Swarbrick, R.E., M.J. Osborne, , G. Macleod, A. Bigge, D. Grunberger, A.C. Aplin, S.R. Larter, Knight, I.R., and Auld, H. 2000. Integrated study of an overpressured Central North Sea oil/gas field. Marine & Petroleum Geology, v. 17, p.993-1010.

Yardley, G.S. & Swarbrick, R.E., 2000. Lateral transfer - a source of additional overpressure? Marine & Petroleum Geology, v. 17, p. 523-538.

Swarbrick, R.E., & Hillis, R.R., 1999, The origin and influence of overpressure with reference to the North West Shelf, Australia, APPEA Journal, v. 39, p. 64-72, 

Osborne, M.J. & Swarbrick, R.E., 1999, Diagenesis in North Sea HPHT clastic reservoirs - consequences for porosity and overpressure prediction. Marine & Petroleum Geology. V.16, p. 337-353. 

Harrold, T.W.D., Swarbrick, R.E., & Goulty, N.R., 1999, Overpressure redistribution by lateral fluid flow in Tertiary basins, S.E. Asia, deduced from mudrock properties. AAPG Bulletin, v.83, p.1057-1067

Osborne, M.J. & Swarbrick, R.E., 1997, Mechanisms for generating overpressure in sedimentary basins: A reevaluation. AAPG Bulletin, v.81, p.1023-1041.

Swarbrick, R.E. & Osborne, M.J. 1996, The nature and diversity of pressure transition zones. Petroleum Geoscience, v. 2, p.111-115. 

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