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Shaking
In this strange time it isn’t surprising that you just want to shake something! Check out this Cyberstone simulation where we shake grains into a tighter packing arrangement.
Read MoreEstimation of Geothermal Reservoir Quality by Diagenesis Modelling of Gassum Formation Sandstones
Geocosm’s Touchstone system is proving to be useful for the exploration of geothermal energy resources for RQC consortium member GEUS (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland) as discussed in the presentation below at the 34th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting in Oslo, Norway, January, 2020. ABSTRACT Olivarius, M.1,*, Tremosa, J.2 , Mathiesen, A.1 , Weibel, R.1…
Read MoreThe Role of Chemistry in Fracture Pattern Development and Opportunities to Advance Interpretations of Geological Materials
Geocosm scientists are co-authors on this article that was just published in Reviews of Geophysics. The article has open access and may be downloaded using this link. Abstract Fracture pattern development has been a challenging area of research in the Earth sciences for more than 100 years. Much has been learned about the spatial and…
Read More1st DGMK/KIT Reservoir Days
Geocosm’s Linda Bonnell and Rob Lander were among the keynote speakers for the 1st DGMK / KIT Joint Workshop RESERVOIR DAYS — Clastic Reservoir Quality, on September 2-4, 2019 in Liensweiler, Germany. OVERVIEW Reservoir quality of clastic sedimentary rocks is a function of many factors such as thermal exposure, time, tectonics, stress, detrital and authigenic…
Read MoreDigital Sedimentary Petrology
Geocosm is helping to invent this nascent field, which uses a rigorous chemistry and physics based approach for simulating the properties and geologic evolution of sediments and rocks in 3D at the grain scale. In the examples below, created with our patented Cyberstone™ system, we simulate deposition, compaction, cementation, and pore-scale fluid flow. (US Patent…
Read More4 AAPG Notable Papers
The AAPG editorial staff has selected four articles that include Geocosm scientific research or simulation technology as Notable Papers based on citation counts three years after publication. Geocosm’s Rob Lander is a co-author of three of the papers Geocosm’s Linda Bonnell is a co-author of two of the papers. The fourth paper is authored by…
Read MoreGeothermal Reservoir Quality from Diagenesis Modelling
This talk at the European Geothermal Congress 2019 by researchers at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (an RQC member organization) explores the use of Geocosm’s Touchstone system for evaluation of reservoir quality for geothermal energy. Geocosm’s Linda Bonnell also is among the authors.
Read MoreReservoir Quality and Burial Model Evaluation By Kinetic Quartz And Illite Cementation Modeling: Case Study of Rotliegendes, North Germany
This article published in the AAPG Bulletin represents part of Benjamin Busch’s Ph.D. dissertation and includes Geocosm’s Linda Bonnell and Rob Lander as co-authors. Silicate reaction kinetics provide a complementary means to other established paleothermal indicators such as organic maturation for evaluating thermal reconstructions. In this study we combine the use of an organic maturation…
Read MoreClastic Reservoir Quality Prediction Models: Past, Present, and Future
In this invited talk at the Annual AAPG Meeting, Geocosm’s Rob Lander and Linda Bonnell review the history and current state-of-the-art in reservoir quality prediction models while also discussing potential future developments. Over the past 20 years reservoir quality assessment has expanded from a focus on description to encompass process-oriented models. These models predict rock…
Read MoreControls on Reservoir Quality in Exhumed Basins: An Example from the Ordovician Sandstone, Illizi Basin, Algeria
This paper published in Marine and Petroleum Geology represents part of Kara English’s Ph.D. dissertation and involves the application of Geocosm’s Touchstone and T>Map simulation systems. Geocosm’s Rob Lander and Linda Bonnell are co-authors. The animation below shows the T>Map simulation discussed in the paper. https://geocosm.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/TMap-Illizi-Basin-perm-animation-20fps1.mp4 Petroleum exploration in many North African intracratonic basins targets Early Paleozoic sandstones as the primary reservoir objective. These sandstones…
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