Origin of gaseous hydrocarbons in Sparta aquifer in Brazos and Burleson Counties, Texas

Conference · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6884188

Grossman, E L; Hahn, R W; Fritz, S J

Gaseous hydrocarbons occur in high concentrations in the Sparta aquifer in east Texas. To test whether these gases migrated from deep petroleum or gas reservoirs, comprehensive chemical and isotopic analyses were performed on the gaseous hydrocarbons and associated waters from 24 wells in the Sparta aquifer and one well in the overlying Yegua aquifer. Similar analyses were also performed on gaseous hydrocarbons from petroleum and gas production wells in the area. The shallow Sparta aquifer is an ideal system to investigate because the limited screen settings in wells sampled from large depth ranges (40-2010 ft) provide excellent stratigraphic control for determining the origin and distribution of the dissolved gas.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station
• OSTI ID: 6884188
• Report Number(s): CONF-8610199-
• Journal Information: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States), Vol. 70:9; Conference: 36. annual meeting of the Gulf Coast Association Geological Societies and the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 22 Oct 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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