Search Results - "Utley, James E. P."
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Nanoscale silicate melt textures determine volcanic ash surface chemistry
Published in Nature communications (15-01-2024)“…Explosive volcanic eruptions produce vast quantities of silicate ash, whose surfaces are subsequently altered during atmospheric transit. These altered…”
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Thermal Liability of Hyaloclastite in the Krafla Geothermal Reservoir, Iceland: The Impact of Phyllosilicates on Permeability and Rock Strength
Published in Geofluids (2020)“…Geothermal fields are prone to temperature fluctuations from natural hydrothermal activity, anthropogenic drilling practices, and magmatic intrusions. These…”
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Detrital clay coats, clay minerals, and pyrite; a modern shallow-core analogue for ancient and deeply buried estuarine sandstones
Published in Journal of sedimentary research (01-10-2018)“…The spatial distribution of clay minerals and authigenic-clay-coated sand grains in ancient and deeply buried petroleum reservoirs, which can enhance or…”
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How to quantify clay-coat grain coverage in modern and ancient sediments
Published in Journal of sedimentary research (01-02-2019)“…A major limiting factor in efforts to develop a predictive capability for the distribution of clay-coat-derived positive reservoir quality anomalies, in…”
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Compaction of Hyaloclastite from the Active Geothermal System at Krafla Volcano, Iceland
Published in Geofluids (2020)“…Hyaloclastites commonly form high-quality reservoir rocks in volcanic geothermal provinces. Here, we investigated the effects of confinement due to burial…”
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Geochemistry of Sub-Depositional Environments in Estuarine Sediments: Development of an Approach to Predict Palaeo-Environments from Holocene Cores
Published in Geosciences (Basel) (01-01-2022)“…In the quest to use modern analogues to understand clay mineral distribution patterns to better predict clay mineral occurrence in ancient and deeply buried…”
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Clay-coated sand grains in petroleum reservoirs; understanding their distribution via a modern analogue
Published in Journal of sedimentary research (01-04-2017)“…Clay-coated grains can inhibit ubiquitous, porosity-occluding quartz cement in deeply buried sandstones and thus lead to anomalously high porosity. A moderate…”
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The fire resistance of high-strength concrete containing natural zeolites
Published in Cement & concrete composites (01-02-2021)“…More sustainable and environmentally friendly concretes are essential to reduce the climatic and environmental impact of the growing demand for concrete to…”
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Estuarine clay mineral distribution: Modern analogue for ancient sandstone reservoir quality prediction
Published in Sedimentology (01-10-2019)“…The spatial distribution of clay minerals in sandstones, which may both enhance or degrade reservoir quality, is poorly understood. To address this, clay…”
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Compositional variation in modern estuarine sands; predicting major controls on sandstone reservoir quality
Published in AAPG bulletin (01-04-2019)“…Primary depositional mineralogy has a major impact on sandstone reservoir quality. The spatial distribution of primary depositional mineralogy in sandstones is…”
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Clay‐coat diversity in marginal marine sediments
Published in Sedimentology (01-04-2019)“…The specific mineralogy of clay grain coats controls the ability of the coat to inhibit quartz cementation in sandstones during prolonged burial and heating…”
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Automated mineralogy (SEM-EDS) approach to sandstone reservoir quality and diagenesis
Published in Frontiers in earth science (Lausanne) (01-09-2022)“…Porosity and permeability define the reservoir quality of a sandstone. Porosity and permeability are controlled by primary sedimentary characteristics and…”
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Stratigraphy and sedimentary evolution of a modern macro‐tidal incised valley: An analogue for reservoir facies and architecture
Published in Sedimentology (01-02-2022)“…Incised valley fills are complex as they correspond to multiple sea‐level cycles which makes interpretation and correlation of stratigraphic surfaces fraught…”
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Phase equilibrium of a high-SiO2 andesite at f02 = RRO: implications for Augustine Volcano and other high-f02 arc andesites
Published in Contributions to mineralogy and petrology (01-03-2020)“…Understanding the impact of magmatic plumbing systems on explosive volcanic activity is important for hazard management. This study describes phase equilibria…”
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Evolution of Mechanical Properties of Lava Dome Rocks Across the 1995–2010 Eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat
Published in Frontiers in earth science (Lausanne) (06-02-2019)“…Lava dome collapses pose a hazard to surrounding populations, but equally represent important processes for deciphering the eruptive history of a volcano…”
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Lower Cretaceous Rodby and Palaeocene Lista Shales: Characterisation and Comparison of Top-Seal Mudstones at Two Planned CCS Sites, Offshore UK
Published in Minerals (Basel) (01-08-2020)“…Petroleum-rich basins at a mature stage of exploration and production offer many opportunities for large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) since oil and…”
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The Origin and Evolution of Magnetic Fabrics in Mafic Sills
Published in Frontiers in earth science (Lausanne) (18-04-2019)“…Studying extinct volcanoes where erosion has exposed dykes and sills provides direct access to the fossil remnants of magma movement, however, linking…”
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Utilizing cores for characterising the temperature and permeability regimes in a litho-stratigraphic model of the Montserrat geothermal system, Montserrat (Lesser Antilles arc, West Indies)
Published in Geothermics (01-03-2022)“…•Petrological and petrophysical characterization of deepest geothermal cores in the eastern Caribbean.•Classification of volcanic-sedimentary and subaerial…”
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Sedimentological and diagenetic controls on the reservoir quality of marginal marine sandstones buried to moderate depths and temperatures: Brent Province, UK North Sea
Published in Marine and petroleum geology (01-06-2021)“…A study of the Brent Group sandstones, in well 211/13-A33 in the Thistle Field, northern North Sea, UK, from a sequence of shoreface, foreshore, delta plain…”
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