Discoveries fuel Gulf of Mexico subsalt play
The 1990s are shaping up as a decade of discovery for subsalt exploration in the Gulf of Mexico as evidence mounts of the play`s high potential. Scant data released so far by companies testing gulf subsalt prospects confirm that sandstone reservoirs with high porosity, permeability, and pressure underlie the region`s vast subsurface salt sheets. In addition, thick strata of subsalt clastic sandstones encountered in deep water--including Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Miocene formations--are helping advance deepwater depositional models guiding the play. This paper reviews the exploration currently going on in this play and the resource potential. It makes reserve estimates and provides geologic information for the drilled plays.
- OSTI ID:
- 201274
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 94; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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