Open AccessIncreased oil production and reserves from improved completion techniques in the Bluebell Field, Uinta Basin, Utah. Seventh quarterly technical progress report, April 1, 1995--June 30, 1995
Author(s) -
Craig D. Morgan
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/104796
Subject(s) - structural basin , completion (oil and gas wells) , drilling , geology , reservoir modeling , productivity , reservoir engineering , petroleum engineering , green river formation , oil field , oil production , mining engineering , petroleum , geomorphology , engineering , paleontology , macroeconomics , economics , mechanical engineering
The objective of this project is to increase oil production and reserves in the Uinta Basin by demonstrating improved completion techniques. Low productivity of Uinta Basin wells is caused by gross production intervals of several thousand feet that contain perforated thief zones, water-bearing zones, and unperforated oil-bearing intervals. Geologic and engineering characterization and computer simulation of the Green River and Wasatch formations in the Bluebell field will determine reservoir heterogeneities related to fractures and depositional trends. This will be followed by drilling and recompletion of several wells to demonstrate improved completion techniques based on the reservoir characterization. Transfer of the project results will be an ongoing component of the project. Technical progress for this quarter are discussed for subsurface and engineering studies