Reserves in western basins
Abstract
The objective of this project is to investigate the reserves potential of tight gas reservoirs in three Rocky Mountain basins: the Greater Green River (GGRB), Uinta and Piceance basins. The basins contain vast gas resources that have been estimated in the thousands of Tcf hosted in low permeability clastic reservoirs. This study documents the productive characteristics of these tight reservoirs, requantifies gas in place resources, and characterizes the reserves potential of each basin. The purpose of this work is to promote understanding of the resource and to encourage its exploitation by private industry. At this point in time, the GGRB work has been completed and a final report published. Work is well underway in the Uinta and Piceance basins which are being handled concurrently, with reports on these basins being scheduled for the middle of this year. Since the GGRB portion of the project has been completed, this presentation win focus upon that basin. A key conclusion of this study was the subdivision of the resource, based upon economic and technological considerations, into groupings that have distinct properties with regard to potential for future producibility, economics and risk profile.
- Authors:
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- Scotia Group, Dallas, TX (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC), WV (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 426254
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/METC-95/1017-Vol.1; CONF-950494-Vol.1
ON: DE95009703; TRN: 97:000256-0002
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Natural gas research, development and demonstration contractors review meeting, Baton Rouge, LA (United States), 4-6 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the natural gas RD & D contractors review meeting. Volume I; Malone, R.D.; PB: 316 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 03 NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; RESERVES; PICEANCE CREEK BASIN; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; UINTA BASIN; RISK ASSESSMENT
Citation Formats
Caldwell, R H, and Cotton, B W. Reserves in western basins. United States: N. p., 1995.
Web.
Caldwell, R H, & Cotton, B W. Reserves in western basins. United States.
Caldwell, R H, and Cotton, B W. 1995.
"Reserves in western basins". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/426254.
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abstractNote = {The objective of this project is to investigate the reserves potential of tight gas reservoirs in three Rocky Mountain basins: the Greater Green River (GGRB), Uinta and Piceance basins. The basins contain vast gas resources that have been estimated in the thousands of Tcf hosted in low permeability clastic reservoirs. This study documents the productive characteristics of these tight reservoirs, requantifies gas in place resources, and characterizes the reserves potential of each basin. The purpose of this work is to promote understanding of the resource and to encourage its exploitation by private industry. At this point in time, the GGRB work has been completed and a final report published. Work is well underway in the Uinta and Piceance basins which are being handled concurrently, with reports on these basins being scheduled for the middle of this year. Since the GGRB portion of the project has been completed, this presentation win focus upon that basin. A key conclusion of this study was the subdivision of the resource, based upon economic and technological considerations, into groupings that have distinct properties with regard to potential for future producibility, economics and risk profile.},
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