Future petroleum provinces of Gulf Coast - upper Cretaceous

Conference · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1970 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5007045

Holcomb, C W

According to the findings of a geologically oriented study of the National Petroleum Council's Region 6, the prospects for significant additions to reserves in the Gulf Series are good in SE. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and fair to poor in the rest of the area. In the explored area of SW. Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama-Florida, which contains 30,000 cu miles of sedimentary rock, limited additional reserves may be expected in new discoveries and extensions. In the unexplored area containing 17,000 cu miles of sedimentary rocks, lenticular Tuscaloosa sandstones should provide excellent possibilities for both structurally and stratigraphically trapped oil. Fair possibilities exist in similar sandstones of the Eutaw Formation. Carbonate buildups of reef-like limestones are possible in beds of the Navarro Group on the carbonate banks off the Florida Gulf Coast. The Louisiana-Arkansas explored area (10,000 cu miles) may have minor additions. The explored part of E. Texas (11,200 cu miles) will have minor additions to reserves through further exploitation.

• Research Organization: Humble Oil and Refining Co.
• OSTI ID: 5007045
• Report Number(s): CONF-701092-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States) Journal Volume: 54:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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