Geology and development of Washita Creek field

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1972 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6816291

Tutten, W D

The Washita Creek gas field is located in SE. Hemphill County, Texas, approx. 20 miles southeast of the town of Canadian. The field is located in the deep W. sector of the Anadarko Basin and north of the synclinal axis. The producing area is on a dome-shaped anticlinal feature slightly elongate in a NW.-SE. direction. The deepest test well in the Texas Panhandle has been drilled into the Ellenburger Formation on the Washita Creek structure. Abnormally high pressure gradients are associated with the Morrow shale and sand sequence resulting in higher drilling costs. There are 5 Morrow and 7 Hunton gas wells. The Pennsylvanian Upper Morrow Sand, which produces in 4 wells, lies at the 13,600-ft level in the subsurface. Five lower Morrow sand members are between 15,200 and 16,200 ft.

• Research Organization: Phillips Petroleum Co.
• OSTI ID: 6816291
• Report Number(s): CONF-7209143-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE-3914
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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