Hydrocarbon exploration evaluation of Pulley Ridge area, offshore south Florida basin
The results of an extensive geologic and geophysical evaluation of the Pulley Ridge area in the offshore South Florida basin, eastern Gulf of Mexico, indicate that this area contains all critical factors needed for considerable hydrocarbon accumulations to develop. Geologic well evaluation, both onshore and offshore, confirms the presence of at least four viable potential carbonate reservoir units in the Lower Cretaceous section. Organically rich oil-prone carbonate rocks are found in several Lower Cretaceous stratigraphic intervals between the Bone Island formation and the Dollar Bay Formation. In addition, extensively developed trapping seals consisting of micritic limestones and anhydrites are common in the stratigraphic section. Using state-of-the-art marine seismic data for the Pulley Ridge area, additional geophysical and geologic evaluation of the lead areas already identified could result in discovering significant hydrocarbon reserves in this shallow-water, sparsely drilled carbonate basin oil play.
- Research Organization:
- GECO Geophysical Co., Inc., Houston, TX
- OSTI ID:
- 6887449
- 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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