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Depositional Environments of Unstable Shelf-Margin Deltas of the Oligocene Vicksburg Formation, McAllen Ranch Field, South Texas Depositional Environments of Unstable Shelf-Margin Deltas of the Oligocene Vicksburg Formation, McAllen Ranch Field, South Texas 1994

Cores and supporting petrophysical data from 20 wells in McAllen Ranch field were analyzed.

Langford, R.P., Combes, J.M. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the North Franklin Mountain Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the North Franklin Mountain Quadrangle, Texas 1994 Raney, J.A., Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
With Colorado Geological Survey. Geologic and Hydrologic Controls on Coalbed Methane: Sand Wash Basin, Colorado and Wyoming With Colorado Geological Survey. Geologic and Hydrologic Controls on Coalbed Methane: Sand Wash Basin, Colorado and Wyoming 1994

Coalbed methane production has been established in the Sand Wash Basin. Large coal resources, gas shows during drilling of coal beds, and high gas contents in some coals triggered initial development along the basin margins. Results to date have been disappointing.

Kaiser, W.R., Scott, A.R., Hamilton, D.S., Tyler, Roger, McMurry, R.G., Zhou, Naijiang, Tremain, C.M. Bureau of Economic Geology
Quantifying secondary gas resources in fluvial/deltaic reservoirs: a case history from Stratton field, south Texas Quantifying secondary gas resources in fluvial/deltaic reservoirs: a case history from Stratton field, south Texas 1994

Geologic and engineering studies were conducted within fluvial/deltaic strata of a mature South Texas field to determine the impact of reservoir compartmentalization on secondary gas recovery. Stratton is one of several mature South Texas fields containing fluvial and deltaic gas reservoirs.

Levey, R.A., Finley, R.J., Sippel, M.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geothermal and heavy-oil resources in Texas: direct use of geothermal fluids to enhance recovery of heavy oil Geothermal and heavy-oil resources in Texas: direct use of geothermal fluids to enhance recovery of heavy oil 1993

In a five-county area of South Texas, geopressured-geothermal reservoirs in the Paleocene-Eocene Wilcox Group lie below medium- to heavy-oil reservoirs in the Eocene Jackson Group. This fortuitous association suggests the use of geothermal fluids for thermally enhanced oil recovery (TEOR).

Seni, S.J., Walter, T.G. Bureau of Economic Geology
Comparison of Empirical Models for Calculating the Vuggy Porosity and Cementation Component of Carbonates from Log... Comparison of Empirical Models for Calculating the Vuggy Porosity and Cementation Component of Carbonates from Log... 1993

Formation evaluation in heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs is complicated by the presence of multiple pore types. Acoustic properties, Archie cementation exponents, and permeability transforms differ according to pore type.

Wang, F.P., Lucia, F.J. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Bat Cave quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Bat Cave quadrangle, Texas 1993 Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Atlas of Major Midcontinent Gas Reservoirs Atlas of Major Midcontinent Gas Reservoirs 1993 Bebout, D.G., White, W.A., Hentz, T.F., Grasmick, M.K. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Marion Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Marion Quadrangle, Texas 1993 Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Major low-permeability-sandstone gas reservoirs in the continental United States Major low-permeability-sandstone gas reservoirs in the continental United States 1993

This report summarizes geologic, engineering, and production information on 24 low-permeability, gas-bearing sandstone reservoirs in 13 basins in the United States.

Dutton, S.P., Clift, S.J., Hamilton, D.S., Hamlin, H.S., Hentz, T.F., Howard, W.E., Akhter, M.S., Laubach, S.E. Bureau of Economic Geology