Horizontal oil well applications and oil recovery assessment. Volume 1: Success of horizontal well technology, Final report
Horizontal technology has been applied in over 110 formations in the USA. Volume I of this study addresses the overall success of horizontal technology, especially in less-publicized formations, i.e., other than the Austin Chalk, Bakken, and Niobrara. Operators in the USA. and Canada were surveyed on a formation-by-formation basis by means of a questionnaire. Response data were received describing horizontal well projects in 58 formations in the USA. and 88 in Canada. Operators responses were analyzed for trends in technical and economic success based on lithology (clastics and carbonates) and resource type (light oil, heavy oil, and gas). The potential impact of horizontal technology on reserves was also estimated. A forecast of horizontal drilling activity over the next decade was developed.
- Research Organization:
- Maurer Engineering, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-93BC14861
- OSTI ID:
- 29439
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BC/14861--6-Vol.1; ON: DE95000133
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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