Revitalizing a mature oil play: Strategies for finding and producing unrecovered oil in Frio Fluvial-Deltaic reservoirs of South Texas

Tyler, N

doi:10.2172/6535995

Title: Revitalizing a mature oil play: Strategies for finding and producing unrecovered oil in Frio Fluvial-Deltaic reservoirs of South Texas

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During this second project quarter, screening of South Texas fields within the Frio Fluvial-Deltaic Sandstone/Vicksburg Fault Zone oil play was completed. Fields were to identify reservoirs that have a large remaining oil resource, are in danger of premature abandonment, and have geological and production data in sufficient quantity and of suitable quality to facilitate advanced reservoir characterization studies (subtask 1). Two fields have been selected for inclusion in this study: Tijerina-Canales-Blucher (T.C.B.) Field, located in the northern portion of the trend in Jim Wells County, and Rincon Field, located to the south in Starr County. Current plans are to incorporate data from both fields in our reservoir characterization and targeted resource addition studies. Project members met with operators of both fields to review available geologic and production field data and discuss our research plans. The collection of detailed geologic and production data required for the initial reservoir characterization studies (subtask 2) is currently underway. Details outlining specifics of project accomplishments for this quarter are provided.

Authors:: Tyler, N

Publication Date:: Wed Mar 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

Research Org.:: Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Bureau of Economic Geology

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 6535995

Report Number(s):: DOE/BC/14959-2
ON: DE93014530

DOE Contract Number:: FC22-93BC14959

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; OIL FIELDS; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; TEXAS; GEOLOGY; PRODUCTION; PROGRESS REPORT; SANDSTONES; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DOCUMENT TYPES; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; NORTH AMERICA; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RESOURCES; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; USA; 020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production

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                    Tyler, N. Revitalizing a mature oil play: Strategies for finding and producing unrecovered oil in Frio Fluvial-Deltaic reservoirs of South Texas.  United States: N. p., 1993. 
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        "Revitalizing a mature oil play: Strategies for finding and producing unrecovered oil in Frio Fluvial-Deltaic reservoirs of South Texas".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/6535995.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6535995.

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  abstractNote = {During this second project quarter, screening of South Texas fields within the Frio Fluvial-Deltaic Sandstone/Vicksburg Fault Zone oil play was completed. Fields were to identify reservoirs that have a large remaining oil resource, are in danger of premature abandonment, and have geological and production data in sufficient quantity and of suitable quality to facilitate advanced reservoir characterization studies (subtask 1). Two fields have been selected for inclusion in this study: Tijerina-Canales-Blucher (T.C.B.) Field, located in the northern portion of the trend in Jim Wells County, and Rincon Field, located to the south in Starr County. Current plans are to incorporate data from both fields in our reservoir characterization and targeted resource addition studies. Project members met with operators of both fields to review available geologic and production field data and discuss our research plans. The collection of detailed geologic and production data required for the initial reservoir characterization studies (subtask 2) is currently underway. Details outlining specifics of project accomplishments for this quarter are provided.},

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