Map of Texas showing oil and gas fields, pipelines, and areas of exposed basement rocks

10.3133/om214 ◽  
1964 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Fields ◽  
Basement Rocks ◽  
Gas Fields

HYDROCARBON HABITAT OF THE SURAT/BOWEN BASIN

1982 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. M. Thomas ◽  
D. G. Osborne ◽  
A. J. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Lower Jurassic ◽  
Source Rocks ◽  
Lateral Migration ◽  
Early Maturity ◽  
Oil And Gas Fields ◽  
Basement Rocks ◽  
Origin Of Oil ◽  
Gas Fields ◽  
Geochemical Studies

Ever since the early discoveries at Cabawin (1960) and Moonie (1961), the origin of oil and gas in the Surat/Bowen Basin has been a subject of speculation. Hydrocarbons have been found in reservoirs ranging in age from Permian to Early Jurassic; even fractured pre-Permian 'basement' rocks have occasionally recorded shows.Recent geochemical studies have identified rich source rocks within the Jurassic, Triassic and Permian sequences. The Middle Jurassic Walloon Coal Measures are thermally immature throughout the Surat Basin and are unlikely to have generated significant amounts of hydrocarbons. Lower Jurassic Evergreen Formation source rocks have reached 'nominal early maturity' (VR = 0.6) in parts of the basin. The Middle Triassic Moolayember Formation lies within the oil generation zone in the northern Taroom Trough. However, no oil has yet been confidently correlated with either a Jurassic or a Triassic source. On geochemical and geological grounds it is likely that most, if not all, of the hydrocarbons discovered to date were generated from Permian source rocks.The probability of finding gas as well as oil in Permian, Triassic or Jurassic reservoirs increases from south to north, in accord with organic maturity trends in the Permian of the Taroom Trough. On the narrow thrust-bounded eastern flank, vertical migration has occurred, resulting in oilfields at Moonie and Bennett. In contrast, extensive lateral migration of hydrocarbons across the gentle western flank of the basin is indicated by numerous small oil and gas fields on the Roma Shelf and Wunger Ridge.

scholarly journals Exploring in Asia, Africa and the Americas for oil & gas in naturally fractured basement reservoirs: best practices & lessons learned

Georesursy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tako Koning
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Reservoir Rock ◽  
Gas Reservoirs ◽  
Rock Types ◽  
Oil And Gas Fields ◽  
Basement Rocks ◽  
Basement Reservoirs ◽  
Gas Fields

Basement rocks are important oil and gas reservoirs in a number of basins in the world. The basement oil and gas play has intensified in the past decade with significant basement discoveries. This paper provides a technical review of select basement oil and gas fields in Asia, Africa and the Americas. “Best practices” for exploring and developing basement fields are reviewed. Failures are also considered since basement reservoirs can be very complicated and unpredictable. Preference scale for basement reservoir rock types is presented. The opinion of this author is that the best rock types are fractured quartzites or granites since they are brittle and thus fracture optimally. Based on international experience, recommendations on the study of crystalline basement for oil and gas and the development of deposits in it are given.

Potential of recovering elements from produced water at oil and gas fields, British Columbia, Canada

CIM Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-214
Author(s):  
G. J. Simandl ◽  
C. Akam ◽  
M. Yakimoski ◽  
D. Richardson ◽  
A. Teucher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Produced Water ◽  
Oil And Gas Fields ◽  
Gas Fields

Аdaptability of building structures for oil and gas fields

2017 ◽  
pp. 100-103
Author(s):  
A.V. Antonov ◽  
◽  
Yu.V. Maksimov ◽  
A.N. Korkishko ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Oil And Gas Fields ◽  
Gas Fields
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