Vicksburg, Frio successes lift Galveston Bay area prospects
Tertiary plays are yielding gas and condensate reserves in Galveston and Trinity bays and adjacent Galveston and Chambers counties along the Upper Texas Gulf Coast. The area south and southeast of Houston has long been productive of gas mainly from Upper Frio sands. Operators armed with modern geophysical techniques are now targeting reserves in deeper Frio and Vicksburg horizons. Interpretation of 3D seismic data is being used on some projects, and 2D data and AVO analysis have also been helpful. TransTexas Gas Corp., Houston, believes it has encountered large potential reserves of high pressure gas in Vicksburg in Galveston Bay just north of Texas City. Several operators are drilling exploratory wells within 5--10 miles west of TransTexas` indicated discovery. Enserch Exploration Inc., Dallas, and Vintage Petroleum Corp., Tulsa, are successfully exploring Trinity Bay and northeastern Galveston Bay in Chambers County southwest of Anahuac. Elsewhere in Chambers County, Columbus Energy Corp., Denver, completed a Frio F-16 deeper pool gas/condensate discovery beneath giant Anahuac oil field. Several operators are reporting success at gas/condensate tests across the county. Exploration activities are discussed in these deposits.
- OSTI ID:
- 509431
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal, Vol. 95, Issue 32; Other Information: PBD: 11 Aug 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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