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 Wolfberry (Wolfcampian-Leonardian) Deep-Water Depositional Systems in the Midland Basin: Stratigraphy, Lithofacies, Reservoirs, and Source Rocks
Wolfberry (Wolfcampian-Leonardian) Deep-Water Depositional Systems in the Midland Basin: Stratigraphy, Lithofacies, Reservoirs, and Source Rocks
Author
Hamlin, H.S., Baumgardner, R.W., Jr.
Publication Year
2012
Keywords
Deep-Water Depositional Systems, Lithofacies, Midland Basin, Reservoirs, Source Rocks, Stratigraphy, Wolfberry, Wolfcampian-Leonardian
Series
Report of Investigations
Publisher
Bureau of Economic Geology
Abstract

The Wolfberry play in West Texas combines favorable geology with innovative completion practices to form one of the largest unconventional oil plays in the United States. Wolfberry wells produced almost 55 million barrels of oil in 2011, and that figure could double in a few years.