Val Verde Basin: Thrusted Strawn (Pennsylvanian) carbonate reservoirs, Pakenham Field area
- Petroleum Consultant, Seattle, WA (United States)
An important target of recent exploration in the Val Verde basin of southwestern Texas has been thrusted Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) carbonates along the leading edge of the Ouachita front. These reservoirs produce gas and condensate at significant rates from fractured limestones, which were deposited in a variety of environments and later complexly juxtaposed during thrusting. Improvements in seismic imaging capabilities, particularly associated with the introduction of two-dimension (2-D) swath and three-dimensional (3-D) surveys, have allowed accurate mapping of the thrust front and have resulted in revised interpretations of basin structure and history. These data highlight the existence of multiple reservoirs at separate structural levels. Strawn reservoirs are discussed in relation to the Pakenham field area, northwestern Terrell County.
- OSTI ID:
- 263026
- Journal Information:
- AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 80, Issue 7; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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