1. THINKING LIKE OIL AAPG Midcontinent Section Wichita, Ks. 10/14
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Marlan W Downey

2. AAPG Midcontinent Section
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All Geology Is Interesting Some Geologic Work Is Novel Little Is Useful In Finding Oil
Nick Downey

3. Let’s Pretend Oil Can Talk, And Let’s Listen!
AAPG Midcontinent Section
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Let’s Pretend Oil Can Talk, And Let’s Listen!
Nick Downey

4. Oil’s History Follows Simple Laws; Do You Know Those Rules?
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Oil’s History Follows Simple Laws; Do You Know Those Rules?
Nick Downey

5. AAPG Midcontinent Section
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Abundant Organic Matter Buried So Deeply That Earth’s Temperature Converts Solid OM To Oil And Gas
Nick Downey

6. AAPG Midcontinent Section
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As Solid Organic Matter Liquefies and Expands, It Squirts Into Microfractures and Micropores
Nick Downey

7. AAPG Midcontinent Section
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As Oil Moves Away From Pressured Source Rock Into Water-Wet Pores, It moves By Buoyancy
Nick Downey

8. If You Want To Find Me, Do You Know Where I Came From?
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Oil Says
If You Want To Find Me, Do You Know Where I Came From?
Nick Downey

9. What Was The Structure Of The Seal That Roofed My Migration?
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What Was The Structure Of The Seal That Roofed My Migration?
Nick Downey

10. Are You Sure You Can Recognize Me If Your Wildcat Drills Through Me?
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Are You Sure You Can Recognize Me If Your Wildcat Drills Through Me?
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11. Did you Know? .. A Large Part Of Me Remains Inside My Source Rock!?
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Did you Know? .. A Large Part Of Me Remains Inside My Source Rock!?
Nick Downey

12. AAPG Midcontinent Section
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When Oil Is Only In The Large Pores, What Does That Say About The Oil Buoyancy Column Height?
Nick Downey

13. Oil Doesn’t Care About The Name Of Reservoir!
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Oil Doesn’t Care About The Name Of Reservoir!
Nick Downey

14. Oil Only Cares About The Size Of The Holes In The Rock
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Oil Only Cares About The Size Of The Holes In The Rock
Nick Downey

15. AAPG Midcontinent Section
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Capillary Pressure Measurements Lets You See The Reservoir As Oil Sees The Reservoir
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16. Oil Only Enters The Pore Sizes Permitted By Its Buoyancy Pressure
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Oil Only Enters The Pore Sizes Permitted By Its Buoyancy Pressure
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17. Low Pressure; Oil only in Large pores
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Low Pressure; Oil only in Large pores
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18. Oil in small pores; High impregnating pressure
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Oil in small pores; High impregnating pressure
Nick Downey

19. Since Oil Always Follows The Rules; Shouldn’t You Know The Rules?!
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Since Oil Always Follows The Rules; Shouldn’t You Know The Rules?!
Nick Downey

20. Focus Efforts On Following Oil From Source To Trap…
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Focus Efforts On Following Oil From Source To Trap…
Think Like Oil!
Marlan W Downey