Kurten Field: find another by stratigraphic prospecting

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Trans., Gulf Coast Assoc. Geol. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6296371

Pavlovic, R

The Woodbine Kurten Field is a stratigraphic sand lens surrounded by shale. This field is a significant discovery in Brazos, Grimes and Madison counties, Texas. Structure plays only a minor role in oil entrapment. The sand was deposited in a structural and topographic low demonstrated by comparing maximum pay sand thickness with a computer trend surface residual thick derived from Austin to BUDA isopach map. Sand migration southward down the east Texas trough was deflected westward by the Angelina-Caldwell flexure and caught in a sag at the Kurten Field locality. The higher Madisonville nose to elevation at Madisonville and on the Angelina flexure only serves to limit sand deposition. Purposely seeking sags near a sand-shale regional boundary may result in many porosity POD type fields in the future.

• OSTI ID: 6296371
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trans., Gulf Coast Assoc. Geol. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 30
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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