Recent horizontal drilling in Lockhart Crossing Field, Livingston Parish, Louisiana: Its impact on geological interpretation

Conference · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (United States)

OSTI ID:6917579

Johnson, R J ^[1]

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1. Callon Petroleum Company, Natchez, MS (United States)

Recent horizontal completions drilled to date by Callon Petroleum Company in the Lockhart Crossing field have optimized production in the lower Eocene First Wilcox sandstone, a 40-45-ft-thick, marine bar composed to very fine- to fine-grained glauconitic sand. The First Wilcox sandstone reservoir has produced a cumulative of 16 MMBO and 17 BCFG from a total of 40 wells on the Lockhart Crossing field since 1982. Well-site geology was a key factor in these successful horizontal completions because mud logs, electric logs, and cores were not taken for these well bores. Over 3000 ft of drilled cuttings, taken at 10-ft intervals, were examined to maintain the drilling well bore near the top of the First Wilcox sandstone, which has the highest degree of permeability and porosity. By drilling horizontally, we encountered First Wilcox sandstone structure that was not previously mapped using existing subsurface well control. Callon's International Paper Company (IPCO) No. 6 well, the first of three horizontal wells drilled in the Lockhart Crossing field, flowed at a rate of 527 BOPD and 400 MCFGD with a final tubing pressure of 650 lb from the First Wilcox Sandstone in March 1992. The IPCO No. 6 horizontal well, located upthrown to a down-to-the-south fault, has produced 147 MBO an should adequately drain this area of the reservoir.

• OSTI ID: 6917579
• Report Number(s): CONF-9310237--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (United States) Journal Volume: 77:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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