The characteristics of successful wells

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Geobyte; (USA)

OSTI ID:6574879

Scattolini, R

As with any computer work, database building can be tedious and time consuming. The time spent aside, the way such a database is used is most important. for interpretation work, the effort investigated can be a valuable addition to understanding the earth, its hydrocarbon resources and its drillable prospects. Using an interactive relational database program and files with discovery-well information, one can determine quickly and without subsurface mapping, the regional dip direction of a single productive formation. Another possible application is assessing quickly if the magnitude of the discoveries in the county are appropriate for continued investment. Also, it is possible to determine the trend of multiple pay areas within a county. Determining which formations are suitable exploration targets by separating the productive formation stratigraphically is yet another application. A reasonable estimate of pay thickness can be determined and used for volumetric estimates of hydrocarbon reserves for prospects generated within a county. Other uses include searching the county for the name of an operating company which has sold production and examining the characteristics of a single oil or gas field. Examples from Goliad, Montgomery, and Stephens counties in Texas and Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, illustrate these points. These are but a few of the possible applications available to earth scientists.

• OSTI ID: 6574879
• Journal Information: Geobyte; (USA), Vol. 4:1; ISSN 0885-6362
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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