Title: NioFracture Initiative at the University of Wyoming: GIS Analysis of Natural Fractures in the Rocky Mountains Authors: Eric A. Erslev, Adjunct Professor; Laura Kennedy, Research Scientist; Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Publication: The Outcrop, May 2013, p. 9, 11-15 Introduction to NioFracture Understanding fractures in units that host unconventional resources (e.g., the Niobrara Formation) is … More NioFracture Initiative at the University of Wyoming: GIS Analysis of Natural Fractures in the Rocky Mountains

Title: The Art of Logging Horizontal Niobrara Wells in the Denver Basin Author: Janet Marks, Halcon Resources Publication: The Outcrop, March 2013, p. 8, 10, 14-21, 26-29, 32-37 Introduction Ms. Marks has a BS from the University of Illinois and MS from the University of Wyoming. She formerly performed mudlogged/well site geology on 33 horizontal wells throughout the … More The Art of Logging Horizontal Niobrara Wells in the Denver Basin

Title: Direct Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Advanced Borehole Gas and Cuttings Volatile Analysis for Oil and Gas Wells Authors: Scott Field, Field Geoservices and Don Hall, Fluid Inclusion Technologies, Inc. Publication: The Outcrop, February 2013, p. 9-11, 13-14 Introduction New quantitative methods of borehole gas detection and analysis have begun to change the way oil and gas operators are analyzing … More Direct Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Advanced Borehole Gas and Cuttings Volatile Analysis for Oil and Gas Wells

Title: The Trade-offs in Drilling the “Perfect Horizontal Well” Author: K.C. Oren, Horizontal Solutions International Publication: The Outcrop, January 2013, p. 8-15, 18-22 Introduction The personas of engineers and geoscientists are often very different. And when it comes to corporate risk assessment and reward systems, company incentives for these individuals can be counterproductive to meeting corporate objectives such as attaining the … More The Trade-offs in Drilling the “Perfect Horizontal Well”

Title: Catastrophic Ice Age Floods in Colorado: Glacial Outburst Floods Scoured the Upper Arkansas Valley Author: Keenan Lee Publication: The Outcrop, June 2012, p. 6-12 During the Pleistocene, three glaciers from the Sawatch Range flowed down contiguous tributary valleys to the Arkansas River near Granite, Colorado. The Lake Creek glacier probably pushed the river out of its channel, and the … More Catastrophic Ice Age Floods in Colorado