Tinsley oil field, Yazoo County, Mississippi

Shelton, Jr, M F

Title: Tinsley oil field, Yazoo County, Mississippi

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The first commercial oil field in Mississippi was discovered near the small town of Tinsley in Yazoo County, in 1939, and nearly 500 wells have been drilled on and around the Tinsley structure since that time. Cumulative oil production from the Upper Cretaceous Woodruff, Perry, Stevens, Lammons, McGraw, and Brumfield sandstones was 195,848,466 bbl through Dec. 31, 1974. During Oct. 1974, daily production from 167 wells was 6,757 bbl of oil, and 57 wells injected 50,493 bbl of water per day into 5 different waterflood projects. The first full-scale waterflood was begun at Tinsley field in 1968.

Authors:: Shelton, Jr, M F

Publication Date:: 1976-01-01

Research Org.:: Pennzoil Producing Co

OSTI Identifier:: 6556721

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Mem. - Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 24

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; MISSISSIPPI; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; WATERFLOODING; ENHANCED RECOVERY; PRODUCTION; SANDSTONES; WELL STIMULATION; FEDERAL REGION IV; FLUID INJECTION; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; NORTH AMERICA; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RECOVERY; RESOURCES; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STIMULATION; USA; WELLS; 020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production

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  abstractNote = {The first commercial oil field in Mississippi was discovered near the small town of Tinsley in Yazoo County, in 1939, and nearly 500 wells have been drilled on and around the Tinsley structure since that time. Cumulative oil production from the Upper Cretaceous Woodruff, Perry, Stevens, Lammons, McGraw, and Brumfield sandstones was 195,848,466 bbl through Dec. 31, 1974. During Oct. 1974, daily production from 167 wells was 6,757 bbl of oil, and 57 wells injected 50,493 bbl of water per day into 5 different waterflood projects. The first full-scale waterflood was begun at Tinsley field in 1968.},

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