Waterflood case history: Caprock Queen Field

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1967 · Proc. Annu. Southwest. Pet. Short Course; (United States)

OSTI ID:6261214

Fickert, W E

The Caprock Queen Field is located in E. Chaves County and W. Lea County, New Mexico. It is over 23 miles long and up to 3 miles wide. Waterflooding in the Caprock Queen Field began with a pilot waterflood initiated in 1956. Today, essentially the entire field is under waterflood. There are 13 different projects in operation; 11 are units while 2 are of the cooperative type. All 13 projects have utilized 80-acre, 5-spot patterns. A case history is presented to depict the general performance of 13 successful Queen Sand waterfloods. The Queen Sand is an upper member of the Queen Formation of Permian Age. Average depth to the top of the pay is 3,000 ft. The reservoir is a stratigraphic trap with some 50 ft of relief, and a regional easterly dip of 25ft/mile. Oil production has been due to a solution gas drive, although there is an extensive gas cap along the western edge of the field offsetting the South Caprock Unit Boundary. An oil-water contact exists along the eastern edge of the field; however, no effective water drive has been reported. Performance of the individual waterflood projects is shown in various graghical representations. The case history selected is the pilot water injection project.

• Research Organization: Ryder Scott Co
• OSTI ID: 6261214
• Report Number(s): CONF-670468-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Southwest. Pet. Short Course; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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