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

Technical Report · Wed Mar 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6535995· OSTI ID:6535995

Tyler, N

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.

• Research Organization: Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Bureau of Economic Geology
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC22-93BC14959
• OSTI ID: 6535995
• Report Number(s): DOE/BC/14959-2; ON: DE93014530
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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