Alameda Field: Sedgwick embayment sleeper

Conference · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1965 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6717197

King, C R

The discovery of the Alameda Field in Kingman County, Kans. has bolstered the spirits of all seekers of Ordovician oil in Kansas. Knowing that a field of this magnitude remained undiscovered in an area where core-drill and seismic crews have come and gone during past years, its discovery has provided hope for Mid-Continent explorationists. Most production in Alameda Field comes from the middle Ordovician Viola-Simpson. Many wells are dually completed within the Kansas City limestone. Some wells are also completed in the Mississippian. The Alameda structure is located on a NW.-striking anticlinal trend in an area of Mississippian thinning. Recovery, to date, is in excess of 1,780,000 bbl. Ultimate recovery is expected to approach 7,500,000 bbl of oil.

• OSTI ID: 6717197
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States) Journal Volume: 49:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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