Geology of Alabama's Black Warrior Basin

Journal Article · Mon Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6279285

Mancini, E A; Bearden, B L; Holmes, J W; Shepard, B K

The Black Warrior basin of northwestern Alabama continues to be an exciting area for oil and gas exploration. Several potential pay zones and a variety of petroleum traps in the basin resulted in a large number of successful test wells, helping to make the basin one of the more attractive areas for continued exploration in the US. The Upper Mississippian sandstone reservoirs in the Black Warrior basin are the primary exploration targets, with the Carter and Lewis sandstones being the most prolific producers. These sanstones exhibit considerable lateral and vertical variability and no apparent regional trends for porosity and permeability development. Determining the depositional environments of the Carter and Lewis sandstones should enhance petroleum exploration in the basin by helping to identify reservoir geometry, areal extent, and quality. To date, the Carter sandstones has produced more than 700,000 bbl of oil and 100 billion CR of gas; the Lewis sandstone, over 5000 bbl of oil and 12 billion CF of gas.

• Research Organization: Alabama State Oil and Gas Board, Birmingham
• OSTI ID: 6279285
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 81
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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