Horizontal drilling in the Lower Glen Rose Formation, Maverick County, Texas

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7152076

Drimal, C E; Muncey, G

This paper presents preliminary results of a project to assess the economic viability of horizontal drilling in the Lower Glen Rose Formation of Maverick County, Texas. This project is part of an ongoing Department of Energy investigation of directional drilling in the development of gas resources within the United States. The paper includes: project description; results covering geologic setting, reservoir engineering, and seismic surveys; and future work on drilling location selection, drilling, and well completion. (AT)

• Research Organization: PrimeEnergy Corp., Stamford, CT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-91MC28239
• OSTI ID: 7152076
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/28239-92/C0067; CONF-920584-30; ON: DE93001427
• Resource Relation: Conference: US Department of Energy contractor review meeting on natural gas research and development, Morgantown, WV (United States), 5-6 May 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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