Tight gas sand production from the Almond Formation, Washakie Basin, Wyoming
- Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)
Gas production from the Almond Formation in the Standard Draw trend can only be accounted for by draining numerous layers of tight gas sands via the permeable upper bar sand. Discovery of this field originally focused upon production from this bar sand. But continued development cannot be explained simply by considering depletion of a 30 foot sand. Gas volumetrics verify the need to include lower sands in reservoir analysis. Core obtained from the Almond bar sand confirm petrophysical constants used in the authors` models. Their results imply that economic levels of gas production should be possible wherever a similar horizontal conduit can be tied into gas saturated layers through massive hydraulic fracturing.
- OSTI ID:
- 170071
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950331-; TRN: IM9605%%90
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Joint Rocky Mountain regional meeting and low-permeability reservoirs symposium and exhibition, Denver, CO (United States), 20-22 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Joint Rocky Mountain meeting/low-permeability reservoirs symposium: Proceedings; PB: 592 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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