Brandon field, Kiowa County, Colorado

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1968 · Mt. Geol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6984935

Stoddard, J

Brandon field, first commercial Mississippian oil production in Colorado, located in Kiowa County in SE. Colorado, was discovered in Aug. 1965. Initial completion was made in carbonate rocks of the Osagean Series (Mississippian) at a depth of 4,770 ft. The 24 producing wells drilled to date have established production also from the Mississippian St. Louis, Spergen, and Warsaw formations, covering a stratigraphic interval of 300 ft. Petroleum is entrapped in a large anticlinal structure that shows evidence of early Paleozoic growth; this anticline now is located along the NE.-trending Las Animas arch, which generally is considered to be a Laramide fold. Unique exploitation problems are caused by a very low reservoir pressure, heterogeneous development of porosity, and an extensive fracture system. Cumulative oil production through March 1968 was over 1,200,000 bbl.

• Research Organization: Fremont Petroleum Co
• OSTI ID: 6984935
• Journal Information: Mt. Geol.; (United States), Journal Name: Mt. Geol.; (United States) Vol. 5:3; ISSN MOGEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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