Lithologic description of cored wells No. 11940 and No. 12041 in the Devonian Shale in the Cottageville, West Virginia area

Technical Report · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7143966

Byrer, C W; Trumbo, D B; Rhoades, S J

This report presents a detailed lithologic description of the Devonian Shale as observed in cores taken in Jackson County, West Virginia. The cored well (E.L. Bailer No. 11940) is located approximately five miles southwest of the town of Cottageville, West Virginia. The second cored well (W.L. Pinnell No. 12041) is located three miles west of Cottageville, West Virginia. The purpose of the cored wells is to characterize in detail the Devonian Shale in the western portion of West Virginia. Analysis of the core material will provide information to be used in designing stimulation techniques for the improvement of gas production from the Devonian Shale. The core data will be used in designing an experiment to drill a well directionally deviated to intercept an optimum number of natural fractures that exist in high hydrocarbon zones within the shale reservoir in this area of western West Virginia. Specifically, the core data will locate and characterize those zones of brown shale with high hydrocarbon content. The lithologic information will correlate stratigraphically these zones in a particular area of the Appalachian Basin. The well will be deviated to an inclination of 60/sup 0/ and then be stimulated by multiple stage hydraulic fracturing in an effort to improve the rate of recovery of gas from the shale and the total amount of reserves assigned to a single well.

• Research Organization: Energy Research and Development Administration, Morgantown, W.Va. (USA). Morgantown Energy Research Center
• OSTI ID: 7143966
• Report Number(s): MERC/TPR-76/7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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