Carthage field, Panola County, Texas

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1968 · Mem. - Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5915103

Rogers, R E

The Carthage Field of East Texas is one of the major gas areas of North America. The field has produced about 4 trillion cu ft of gas and 47 million bbl of oil and condensate since 1936. On Jan. 1, 1960, the field contained 631 producing wells and 308,395 productive acres. Structurally, the field is a broad, low-relief terrace on a regional plunging anticline at the SW. end of the Sabine uplift. The Pettet (Lower Cretaceous) Formation accounts for 92% of the production. Accumulation in the limestones is controlled by structure and by belts of interfingering porous and permeable rocks which have a general NW.-SE. alignment. There is a direct relationship between the deposition of oolites, the distribution of the oolitic limestone, and hydrocarbon accumulation. Accumulation in the sandstones is trapped in part by lenticularity and erratic distribution of reservoir beds. (23 refs.)

• Research Organization: Skelly Oil Co
• OSTI ID: 5915103
• Journal Information: Mem. - Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol.; (United States), Journal Name: Mem. - Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol.; (United States) Vol. 1:9; ISSN MAPGA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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