Formation temperature and formation pressure influence the oil and gas distribution in Tertiary Gulf Coast sediments

Conference · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA)

OSTI ID:5991792

Fertl, W H ^[1]; Leach, W G ^[2]

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1. Atlas Wireline Services, Houston, TX (USA)
2. Texaco U.S.A., New Orleans, LA (USA)

Oil and gas distribution is generally influenced by both formation temperature and formation pressure. The present paper provides an analytical study of these parameters. In the clastic Tertiary Gulf Coast sediments, the highest concentration of all hydrocarbons is encountered near the onset of abnormally high formation pressure regimes. This conclusion is based on pressure and temperature data in over 20,000 wells and actual production data from approximately 33,000 well completions. Similar observations are presented for the Tertiary clastic sediments, located offshore Malaysia, and the Pliocene reservoirs under development in the West Turkmen depression in the USSR.

• OSTI ID: 5991792
• Report Number(s): CONF-9010204--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA) Journal Volume: 74:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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& Exploration
03 NATURAL GAS
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58 GEOSCIENCES
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CENOZOIC ERA
DISTRIBUTION
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS
GULF COAST
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NORTH AMERICA
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
RESERVOIR ROCK
RESOURCES
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
TERTIARY PERIOD
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