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Title: Integrated Outcrop and Subsurface Studies of the Interwell Environment of Carbonate Reservoirs: Clear Fork (Leonaradian Age) Reservoirs, West Texas and New Mexico

Abstract

The major goal of this project was to evaluate the impact of fracture porosity on performance of the South Wasson Clear Fork reservoir. The approach was to use subcritical crack (SCC) index measurements and a crack-growth simulator to model potential fracture geometries in this reservoir. The SCC index on representative rock samples and proceedings with other pertinent rock measurements were measured. An approach for modeling coupled matrix and fracture flow using nonneighbor connections in a traditional finite-difference simulator was tested and found to be feasible.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Tulsa, OK (United States). National Petroleum Technology Office (NPTO)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
780438
Report Number(s):
DOE/BC/15105-4
TRN: AH200122%%7
DOE Contract Number:  
AC26-98BC15105
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 8 May 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; CARBONATE ROCKS; CRACK PROPAGATION; GEOLOGIC FRACTURES; PERFORMANCE; POROSITY; SIMULATORS; TEXAS; NEW MEXICO; OIL FIELDS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Philip, Zeno, and Jennings, Jr., James W. Integrated Outcrop and Subsurface Studies of the Interwell Environment of Carbonate Reservoirs: Clear Fork (Leonaradian Age) Reservoirs, West Texas and New Mexico. United States: N. p., 2001. Web. doi:10.2172/780438.
Philip, Zeno, & Jennings, Jr., James W. Integrated Outcrop and Subsurface Studies of the Interwell Environment of Carbonate Reservoirs: Clear Fork (Leonaradian Age) Reservoirs, West Texas and New Mexico. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/780438
Philip, Zeno, and Jennings, Jr., James W. 2001. "Integrated Outcrop and Subsurface Studies of the Interwell Environment of Carbonate Reservoirs: Clear Fork (Leonaradian Age) Reservoirs, West Texas and New Mexico". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/780438. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/780438.
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title = {Integrated Outcrop and Subsurface Studies of the Interwell Environment of Carbonate Reservoirs: Clear Fork (Leonaradian Age) Reservoirs, West Texas and New Mexico},
author = {Philip, Zeno and Jennings, Jr., James W.},
abstractNote = {The major goal of this project was to evaluate the impact of fracture porosity on performance of the South Wasson Clear Fork reservoir. The approach was to use subcritical crack (SCC) index measurements and a crack-growth simulator to model potential fracture geometries in this reservoir. The SCC index on representative rock samples and proceedings with other pertinent rock measurements were measured. An approach for modeling coupled matrix and fracture flow using nonneighbor connections in a traditional finite-difference simulator was tested and found to be feasible.},
doi = {10.2172/780438},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2001},
month = {Tue May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2001}
}