Natural gas in Sacramento and northern San Joaquin valleys
California has 3 general sources of gas--wet gas associated with oil in southern and central California, generally from Tertiary strata; dry gas in the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valleys, most of which is produced from Upper Cretaceous (Mesozoic) and Tertiary (Eocene and Pliocene) strata; and out-of-state gas. There appears to be little chance of a significant increase in wet-gas deliverability. Dry-gas production has a very bright future in the Sacramento and the northern San Joaquin Valleys. The basic factors that have led to exploration for dry gas are an excellent discovery rate, good return on investment, oil surplus, and realization by oil company management that gas is economical. The papers in this section of the symposium are concerned primarily with production from Upper Cretaceous rocks, although considerable gas is produced from Eocene and Pliocene rocks.
- Research Organization:
- Exploration Logging Inc
- OSTI ID:
- 6124671
- 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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