Review of geologic controls on natural gas in cretaceous and tertiary tight-sandstone reservoirs, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado
Conference
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OSTI ID:138831
- Geological Survey, Reston, VA (United States)
This paper reports results and information generated as part of a 3-year study of gas resources in the Uinta Basin of Utah and Colorado, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Geological Survey. The effort is part of DOE`s Western Gas Sands Program. Papers resulting from this study that characterize the rocks are in press or have been published. The USGS is currently assessing the resources of gas-in-place (GIP) in impermeable reservoirs, an effort expected to conclude this year. The Tertiary tight-gas reservoirs have historically been the focus of exploration for gas in the Uinta Basin and the bulk of gas production has been from oil-bearing strata in the Altamont-Bluebell and Red Wash fields. The vast majority of successful tight-gas completions have been in Tertiary strata. Successful completions in Cretaceous rocks are few and data sufficient for analysis of Cretaceous units are likewise sparse. Comparison of the geologic setting of the deeply-buried rocks of the Uinta Basin to those of other Rocky Mountain basins indicates that much of the Mesaverde Group in undrilled areas of the basin will be prospective for gas.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center, WV (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 138831
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/METC--92-6125; CONF-920584--; ON: DE92001278
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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