Possible future petroleum provinces of United States Western Gulf Basin - Eocene and Plaeocene

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

OSTI ID:5072711

Lofton, C L

Two new important future petroleum provinces, gas in Texas and oil in Louisiana, are related to the Wilcox Group. The gas province in Texas covers 8,700 sq miles and has 12,000 cu miles of untested sedimentary rock. In Louisiana, the oil province covers 5,800 sq miles and contains, 3,800 cu miles of untested sedimentary rock. Another possible future oil province, which covers 8,000 sq miles in Texas and Louisiana and has 7,000 cu miles of untested sedimentary rock, is predicted for the Claiborne Group. No new province is foreseen for the Jackson and Midway groups. New provinces for the Wilcox and Claiborne groups more appropriately might be described as gulfward extensions of existing producing trends. This report, concerned with possible future Paleocene-Eocene provinces of the W. Gulf Basin, assumes that technologic advances will permit drilling and production of wells to depths of 30,000 ft.

• Research Organization: Clinton Oil Co.
• OSTI ID: 5072711
• 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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