Geopressure Publications

Ikon GeoPressure has been involved with many papers and publications.  If you would like further details, please contact us.

Swarbrick, R.E., O'Connor, S.A. & Lahann, R.W. In Press. Occurrence and Prediction of High Pressure Sediments along the West African Margin. Leading Edge.

Davies, R.J., Manga, M., Swarbrick, R.E. & Tingay, M.J. In Press. Discussion: Fluid transport properties and estimation of overpressure at the Lusi mud volcano, East Java Basin (Tanikawa et al., 2010). Engineering Geology

Webster, M., O'Connor, S.A., Pindar, B. & Swarbrick, R.E. 2011. Overpressures in the Taranaki Basin: Distribution, Causes and Implication for Exploration. AAPG Bulletin, v.95, p.339-370

Swarbrick, R.E., Lahann, R.W., O'Connor, S.A. & Mallon, A.J. 2010. Role of the Chalk in development of deep overpressure in the Central North Sea. In: Vining, B.A. & Pickering, S.C. (eds) Petroleum Geology: From Mature Basins to New Frontiers, Proceedings of 7th Petroleum Geology Conference, v.1. p.493-507

Davies, R.J., Manga, M., Tingay, M., Lusianga, S., & Swarbrick, R.E. 2010. Discussion: 'The LUSI Mud Volcano Controversy. Was it caused by drilling?' Marine & Petroleum Geology Online.

Tingay, M., Hillis, R.R., Morley,  C.K.,  Swarbrick, R.E., & Damit, A.R., 2009. Origin of overpressure and pore-pressure production in the Baram province, Brunei. AAPG Bulletin, v.93, p.51-74.

Tingay, M., Hillis, R.R., Morley, C.K., King, R.C., Swarbrick, R.E., & Damit, A.R., 2009. Present-day stress and neotectonics of Brunei: Implications for petroleum exploration and production. AAPG Bulletin, v.93, p.75-100.

O'Connor, S.A and Swarbrick, R.E, 2008. Where has all the pressure gone?  Evidence from pressure reversals and hydrodynamic flow. First Break,  v.26 September 2008.

Davies, R.J., Brumm, M., Manga, M., Rubiandini, R., Swarbrick, R.E. & Tingay, M.J. 2008. The East Java mud volcano (2006-present): An earthquake or drilling trigger? Earth & Planetary Science Letters, v.272, p.627-638.

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,. 2008.  Diagenetic characteristics of low permeability, non-reservoir Chalks from the Central North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology, v.25, p.35-45.

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, v. 35, no.11, p.1023-1026.

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.

Bacon, M Mundell, N Hearne, J, Lubbe, R 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. v.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.  View pdf document.

Swarbrick, R.E., 2002. Challenges of porosity-based pore pressure prediction. Recorder, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists. v. 27, p. 74-77  View pdf document.

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.