Beyene Girma Haile

• Hansen, Henrik Nygaard; Haile, Beyene Girma; Müller, Reidar & Jahren, Jens (2022). New direction for regional reservoir quality prediction using machine learning - Example from the Stø Formation, SW Barents Sea, Norway. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. ISSN 0920-4105. 220. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2022.111149. Full text in Research Archive
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Hansen, Henrik Nygaard; Aagaard, Per & Jahren, Jens (2022). How do chlorite coatings form on quartz surface? Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. ISSN 0920-4105. 215. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2022.110682. Full text in Research Archive
• Hellevang, Helge; Line, Lina Hedvig; Eide, Christian Haug; Jahren, Jens Sigurd & Haile, Beyene Girma (2021). Insights into past tectonism from authigenic quartz. Geochemical Perspectives Letters. ISSN 2410-339X. 19, p. 27–31. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2130. Full text in Research Archive
• Xi, Kelai; Cao, Yingchang; Haile, Beyene Girma; Zhu, Ning; Liu, Keyu & Wu, Songtao [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Diagenetic variations with respect to sediment composition and paleo-fluids evolution in conglomerate reservoirs: A case study of the Triassic Baikouquan Formation in Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, Northwestern China. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. ISSN 0920-4105. 197. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107943.
• Czarniecka, Urszula; Haile, Beyene Girma; Braathen, Alvar; Krajewski, Krzysztof P.; Kristoffersen, Magnus & Jokubauskas, Petras (2020). Petrography, bulk-rock geochemistry, detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology and Hf isotope analysis for constraining provenance: An example from Middle Triassic deposits (Bravaisberget Formation), Sørkappøya, Svalbard. Norwegian Journal of Geology. ISSN 2387-5844. doi: 10.17850/njg008.
• Czarniecka, Urszula; Haile, Beyene Girma; Braathen, Alvar; Krajewski, Krzysztof P.; Kristoffersen, Magnus & Jokubauskas, Petras (2020). Petrography, geochemistry and U-Pb zircon ages as indicators of provenance: the case of Middle Triassic deposits of the Bravaisberget Formation, Sørkappøya of Svalbard. Norwegian Journal of Geology. ISSN 2387-5844. 100. doi: 10.17850/njg100-3-5.
• Xi, Kelai; Cao, Yingchang; Li, Ke; Liu, Keyu; Zhu, Rukai & Haile, Beyene Girma (2020). Insight into pore-throat size distribution and the controls on oil saturation of tight sandstone reservoirs using nuclear magnetic resonance parameters: A case study of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation in the southern Songliao Basin, China. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin. ISSN 0149-1423. 104(11), p. 2351–2377. doi: 10.1306/04082018141.
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Line, Lina Hedvig; Klausen, Tore Grane; Olaussen, Snorre; Eide, Christian Haug & Jahren, Jens [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2020). Quartz overgrowth textures and fluid inclusion thermometry evidence for basin-scale sedimentary recycling: An example from the Mesozoic Barents Sea Basin. Basin Research. ISSN 0950-091X. doi: 10.1111/bre.12531. Full text in Research Archive
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Czarniecka, Urszula; Xi, Kelai; Smyrak-Sikora, Aleksandra; Jahren, Jens & Braathen, Alvar [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Hydrothermally induced diagenesis: Evidence from shallow marine-deltaic sediments, Wilhelmøya, Svalbard. Geoscience Frontiers. ISSN 1674-9871. 10(2), p. 629–649. doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2018.02.015. Full text in Research Archive
• Nooraiepour, Mohammad; Haile, Beyene Girma & Hellevang, Helge (2018). Rock-physics characterization and geomechanical properties of mudstones rich in siliceous ooze: A case study from the primary caprock for Skade Formation, North Sea, SEG Technical Program Extended Abstract 2018. SEGEAB. ISSN 978-5-8670-8577-3. p. 3724–3728. doi: 10.1190/segam2018-2991324.1. Show summary

  This study has investigated rock physics characteristics and geomechanical properties of Middle Miocene mudstones in the Norwegian North Sea as the primary caprock for the Skade CO2 storage reservoir. To evaluate the seal properties, we analyzed collected drill cuttings and measured well logs from well 16/4-1, in addition to an extensive well log database in the Northern North Sea. The studied caprock was identified as siliceous ooze-rich mudstones with low bulk density, high shear wave velocity, and low Vp/Vs ratio. The abundance of siliceous skeletal material resulted in a significant shift from the overall trend of mudstones within the Hordaland Group. The estimated scenarios for S-wave velocity depicted that the ooze-rich mudstones have the highest brittleness of the Hordaland Group semiconsolidated rocks. The more brittle ooze-rich mudstones also indicated the lowest estimation of fracture pressure compared to other scenarios. The research outcomes emphasize the influence of mudstone type and presence of siliceous skeletal material on the macroscale physical properties of shallow semi-compacted mudstones.

• Haile, Beyene Girma; Klausen, Tore Grane; Jahren, Jens; Braathen, Alvar & Hellevang, Helge (2018). Thermal history of a Triassic sedimentary sequence verified by a multi-method approach: Edgeøya, Svalbard, Norway. Basin Research. ISSN 0950-091X. 30(6), p. 1075–1097. doi: 10.1111/bre.12292.
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Klausen, Tore Grane; Czarniecka, Urszula; Xi, Kelai; Jahren, Jens & Hellevang, Helge (2018). How are diagenesis and reservoir quality linked to depositional facies? A deltaic succession, Edgeøya, Svalbard. Marine and Petroleum Geology. ISSN 0264-8172. 92, p. 519–546. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.11.019.
• Braathen, Alvar; Midtkandal, Ivar; Mulrooney, Mark; Appleyard, Tyler Ross; Haile, Beyene Girma & van Yperen, Anna Elisabeth (2018). Growth-faults from delta collapse - structural and sedimentological investigation of the Last Chance delta, Ferron Sandstone, Utah. Basin Research. ISSN 0950-091X. 30(4), p. 688–707. doi: 10.1111/bre.12271.
• Nooraiepour, Mohammad; Haile, Beyene Girma & Hellevang, Helge (2017). Compaction and mechanical strength of Middle Miocene mudstones in the Norwegian North Sea - the major seal for the Skade CO2 storage reservoir. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. ISSN 1750-5836. 67, p. 49–59. doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.10.016. Show summary

  This study has investigated petrophysical, acoustic and geomechanical properties of Middle Miocene mudstones in the Norwegian North Sea as the primary caprock for Skade CO2 storage reservoir. To evaluate the seal properties, we analyzed collected drill cuttings and measured well logs from well 16/4-1, in addition to an extensive well log database in the Northern North Sea. The studied caprock was identified as siliceous ooze-rich mudstones with low bulk density, high shear wave velocity, and low Vp/Vs ratio. The abundance of siliceous skeletal material resulted in a significant shift from the overall trend of mudstones within the Hordaland Group. The estimated scenarios for S-wave velocity depicted that the ooze-rich mudstones have the highest brittleness of the Hordaland Group semi-consolidated rocks. The brittleness indices in well 16/4-1 illustrated that the mineralogical composition-based indices significantly overestimate brittleness compared to the elastic-based indices. While the caprock for Skade CO2 storage reservoir showed an overall ductility, the bottom 30 m demonstrated an increased brittleness profile. The more brittle ooze-rich mudstones also indicated the lowest estimation of fracture pressure compared to other scenarios. The research outcomes emphasize on the influence of mudstone type and microstructure on the macroscale physical properties of shallow semi-compacted CO2 caprocks.

• Hellevang, Helge; Haile, Beyene Girma & Abednego, Tetteh (2017). Experimental study to better understand factors affecting the CO2 mineral trapping potential of basalt. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology. ISSN 2152-3878. 7(1), p. 143–157. doi: 10.1002/ghg.1619.
• Yang, Tian; Cao, Ying-Chang; Wang, Yan-Zhong; Friis, Henrik; Haile, Beyene Girma & Xi, Ke-Lai [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2016). The coupling of dynamics and permeability in the hydrocarbon accumulation period controls the oil-bearing potential of low permeability reservoirs: a case study of the low permeability turbidite reservoirs in the middle part of the third member of Shahejie Formation in Dongying Sag. Petroleum Science. ISSN 1672-5107. 13(2), p. 204–224. doi: 10.1007/s12182-016-0099-0.
• Xi, Kelai; Cao, Yingchang; Zhu, Rukai; Haile, Beyene Girma & Hellevang, Helge (2016). Evidences of localized CO2-induced diagenesis in the Cretaceous Quantou Formation, southern Songliao Basin, China. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. ISSN 1750-5836. 52, p. 155–174. doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.07.010.
• Kirstein, Jens; Hellevang, Helge; Haile, Beyene Girma; Gleixner, Gerd & Gaupp, Reinhard (2016). Experimental determination of natural carbonate rock dissolution rates with a focus on temperature dependency. Geomorphology. ISSN 0169-555X. 261, p. 30–40. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.02.019.
• Xi, Kelai; Cao, Yingchang; Haile, Beyene Girma; Zhu, Rukai; Jahren, Jens & Bjørlykke, Knut [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2016). How does the pore-throat size control the reservoir quality and oiliness of tight sandstones? The case of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation in the southern Songliao Basin, China. Marine and Petroleum Geology. ISSN 0264-8172. 76, p. 1–15. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.05.001.
• Hellevang, Helge; Haile, Beyene Girma & Miri, Rohaldin (2016). A Statistical Approach to Explain the Solution Stoichiometry Effect on Crystal Growth Rates. Crystal Growth & Design. ISSN 1528-7483. 16(3), p. 1337–1348. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01466.
• Xi, Kelai; Cao, Yingchang; Wang, Yanzhong; Haile, Beyene Girma; Zhang, Xiangxiang & Zhang, Jianghua [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2015). Diagenesis and porosity-permeability evolution of low permeability reservoirs: A case study of Jurassic Sangonghe Formation in Block 1, central Junggar Basin, NW China. Shiyou kantan yu kaifa. ISSN 1000-0747. 42(4), p. 475–485. doi: 10.1016/S1876-3804(15)30040-9.
• Xi, Kelai; Cao, Y; Jahren, Jens; Zhu, R; Bjørlykke, Knut & Haile, Beyene Girma [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2015). Diagenesis and reservoir quality of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation tight sandstones in the southern Songliao Basin, China. Sedimentary Geology. ISSN 0037-0738. 330, p. 90–107. doi: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2015.10.007.
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Hellevang, Helge; Aagaard, Per & Jahren, Jens (2015). Experimental nucleation and growth of smectite and chlorite coatings on clean feldspar and quartz grain surfaces. Marine and Petroleum Geology. ISSN 0264-8172. 68(Part A), p. 664–674. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.02.006.
• Hellevang, Helge; Miri, Rohaldin & Haile, Beyene Girma (2014). New insights into the mechanisms controlling the rate of crystal growth. Crystal Growth & Design. ISSN 1528-7483. 14(12), p. 6451–6458. doi: 10.1021/cg501294w.

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• Eide, Christian Haug; Gilmullina, Albina; Sirevaag, Hallgeir; Paterson, Niall William; Haile, Beyene Girma & Line, Lina Hedvig [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Sediment transport and upland linkages in an enormous intracratonic Basin - Insights from cross-disciplinary source-to-sink studies in the Triassic Greater Barents Sea Basin . Show summary

  The Greater Barents Sea Basin (Svalbard, the Russian and Norwegian Barents Sea, the Kara Sea and Franz Josef Land) was about five times the size of the North Sea and filled with enormous amounts of sediments in the Triassic. This is one of the most well-studied and data-rich basins in the world, ancient geomorphology (fluvial channels, clinoforms) is well-imaged in 3D seismic data, and a high-resolution palynostratigraphic framework gives excellent correlations and time-control. This makes the area an excellent place to study sediment transport and develop models for sediment provenance. Most existing studies have however studied only parts of this basin, but in the ongoing ISBAR project, we study the entire basin using an integrated stratigraphic framework and diverse techniques such as seismic interpretation, fluvial geomorphology, detrital zircon dating, sediment mass balance, palynology and petrology. In this presentation, we give an overview of the recent advances made in understanding the Greater Barents Sea Basin and summarize our latest research. These results include variations in amount of sediment supplied to the basin throughout the Triassic, the degree and timing of onset of sediment recycling in the basin, the petrographic and detrital zircon-age signatures of the different sediment sources, and the evolution of petrographic- and detrital zircon-age signatures through time. These variations are discussed in terms of source-area evolution, and they indicate that sediment supply was strongly variable and controlled to geodynamic events in the Urals and West Siberia. Sediment supply from minor, marginal sources (Fennoscandia, Loppa High, Greenland) appears to have varied less through time. Our results also indicate significant bypass of sediment to adjacent arctic basins in the Late Triassic. Upcoming research in the project related to autogenic controls on detrital zircon age spectra, and thermochronology and basin modelling in the Barents Sea, will also be presented.

• Haile, Beyene Girma; Line, Lina Hedvig; Klausen, Tore Grane; Olaussen, Snorre; Eide, Christian Haug & Jahren, Jens [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Identifying and constraining sedimentary recycling from microscopic fluid inclusions in quartz overgrowth.
• Czarniecka, Urszula; Haile, Beyene Girma & Krajewski, Krzysztof (2018). Middle Triassic siliciclastic deposits of Svalbard as a part of source to sink framework of the Arctic.
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Klausen, Tore Grane; Czarniecka, Urszula; Xi, Kelai; Jahren, Jens & Braathen, Alvar [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2017). Diagenesis of Upper Triassic sandstones, Edgeøya, Svalbard.
• Braathen, Alvar; Mulrooney, Mark; Haile, Beyene Girma; Appleyard, Tyler Ross; van Yperen, Anna Elisabeth & Smyrak-Sikora, Aleksandra Anna [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2017). “Delta collapse” – Edgeøya delta system compared to the Ferron delta (Utah) .
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Jahren, Jens & Hellevang, Helge (2017). New insights about thermally driven diagenetic changes due to the emplacement of magmatic sills into reservoir sediments at Wilhelmøya (Svalbard): Implications for reservoir quality.
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Klausen, Tore Grane; Hellevang, Helge; Jahren, Jens & Bjørlykke, Knut (2016). Burial diagenesis of De Geerdalen Formation control by depositional facies distribution, Edgeøya, Svalbard.
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Xi, Kelai; Jahren, Jens; Aagaard, Per; Bjørlykke, Knut & Hellevang, Helge (2015). Burial Diagenesis in Triassic Sandstones: key to understand reservior quality evolution.
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Xi, Kelai; Jahren, Jens; Aagaard, Per; Bjørlykke, Knut & Hellevang, Helge (2015). Burial diagenesis in Triassic siliciclastic reservoirs of the Barents Sea region.
• Braathen, Alvar; Anell, Ingrid Margareta; Smyrak-Sikora, Aleksandra Anna; Mulrooney, Mark; Haile, Beyene Girma & Ogata, Kei [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2015). Tectonic influence on platform infill patterns in the mid-late Triassic, Southern Edgeøya, Svalbard.
• Hellevang, Helge; Jahren, Jens; Haile, Beyene Girma & Aagaard, Per (2013). On the kinetics of digenetic reactions – Diffusion /transport limitations on the K-feldspar to illite conversion during burial diagenesis.
• Jahren, Jens; Haile, Beyene Girma; Hellevang, Helge & Kjemperud, Audun (2013). Formation of potentially porosity preserving grain coats in Brent and Dunlin age sandstones from the Northeastern North Sea area-A combined petrographic and hydrothermal synthesis study of samples from the Gjøa and Agat areas.
• Jahren, Jens; Haile, Beyene Girma; Hellevang, Helge; Bjørlykke, Knut & Ohm, Sverre Ekrene (2013). Fracture Patterns in Organic Rich Mudstones - Implications for Primary Petroleum Migration. EarthDoc. doi: 10.3997/2214-4609.20130098.
• Haile, Beyene Girma; Hellevang, Helge & Jahren, Jens (2018). Reservoir quality of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic sediments, NW Barents Shelf. Understanding porosity evolution through diagenesis and sedimentology. Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 1501-7710.

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