Integrated geological, geophysical, and geochemical interpretation of Upper Jurassic petroleum trends in eastern Gulf of Mexico

Conference · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6931875

Mancini, E A; Mink, R M; Bearden, B L

The petroleum potential of the Upper Jurassic strata in the eastern Gulf of Mexico region is excellent. At least three Upper Jurassic petroleum trends can be delineated in the region. An oil trend can be identified onshore in the area north of the regional peripheral fault trend and is interpreted to extend offshore into the area north of the Destin anticline in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. An oil and gas-condensate trend can be defined onshore between the regional peripheral fault trend and the Wiggins arch. This trend is projected to extend offshore into the area of the Destin anticline. A deep natural gas trend can be delineated onshore south of the Wiggins arch and extends offshore into the Mississippi-Alabama shelf area. These trends are recognized by hydrocarbon types, basinal position, and relationship to regional structural features. The main petroleum source rocks for the Upper Jurassic hydrocarbons are Smackover carbonate mudstones.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
• OSTI ID: 6931875
• Report Number(s): CONF-8610199-
• Journal Information: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States), Vol. 70:9; Conference: 36. annual meeting of the Gulf Coast Association Geological Societies and the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 22 Oct 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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