Critical evaluation of Hardemen basin and its environs
Geologically the Hardeman basin is the easternmost extension of the elongate, E.-W.-trending geologic province known as the Palo Duro basin. Except for Conley, the largest Hardeman County oil field, oil traps here have almost no primary porosity. They seem to be either erosion remnants or small biohermal reefs with 100-200 ft of relief which have been vigorously and effectively leached by dolomitizing waters, leaving the limestone with secondary porosity values ranging from pin-point vugular to cavernous. Since the 1959 discovery of Conley, it and 14 smaller fields have produced almost 10 million bbl of oil. This added to the 20 million bbl of oil produced from the Fargo and Odell fields of NW. Wilbarger County, raises the total for the Hardeman basin to 30 million bbl. Economically the Hardeman basin offers the highest return on investment of any area in North Texas. Because individual wells from various fields yield engineering reserve estimates as great as 1 million bbl of recoverable oil, a return as great as 30:1 is a reality. (Longer abstract available)
- OSTI ID:
- 6047055
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-680223-
- Journal Information:
- Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States) Vol. 52:1; ISSN AAPGB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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