Deep gas poses opportunities, challenges to U.S. operators

Journal Article · Mon May 04 04:00:00 EDT 1998 · Oil and Gas Journal

OSTI ID:597063

Reeves, S R; Kuuskraa, J A; Kuuskraa, V A ^[1]

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1. Advanced Resources International Inc., Arlington, VA (United States)

The previous article in this series on emerging natural gas resources introduced deep gas--natural gas in deep onshore sedimentary basins (below 15,000 ft)--by presenting a 1996 US Geological Survey assessment for this resource. The USGS estimated that 114 tcf of technically recoverable conventional and nonconventional deep gas remains to be discovered in the Rocky Mountains (57 tcf), Gulf Coast (27 tcf), Alaska (18 tcf), West Texas/New Mexico (4 tcf), and Midcontinent (3 tcf), among others. This article, third in this series and the second on deep gas, takes a closer look at this large and challenging resource by addressing the following key questions: (1) Where are the locations and what are the differences among the major deep gas basins? (2) How successful and active have the deep gas plays been? (3) What obstacles and rewards are likely for developers of deep gas? This article concludes with reviews and case studies of three specific deep gas basins: the mature Anadarko basin, the emerging Green River basin, and the frontier Wind River basin. Reviews of these basins highlight the challenges in finding and producing deep gas, as well as the results and rewards.

• OSTI ID: 597063
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 96; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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