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Nisku of northeastern Montana with special reference to Tule Creek area, Roosevelt County, Montana

Conference · · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6669818
Oil accumulations of the Tule Creek area, that are found in the Devonian Nisku formation, are a result of structural and stratigraphic conditions. Present-day productive structures have about 50 ft of closure. These structures occur in an area of favorable Nisku patch-reef environment that was subjected to secondary dolomitization. Oil production is from vuggy and intercrystalline porosity and permeability developed by secondary dolomitization. Occasional high-angle fractures contribute only slightly to the overall reservoir productivity. The favorable patch- reef facies of the Nisku formation is controlled by environment and trends locally in a SW.-NE. direction. Structural closures that occur in the favorable facies area contain reservoir rocks with excellent porosity and permeability.
OSTI ID:
6669818
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States) Journal Volume: 49:13
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English