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ThreeTreesProspects
CalcasieuParish,LA
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HackberrySandMap,byLarryD.Gerken
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Introduction:
TheBeckwithCreekOilDevelopmentProject islocatedinCalcasieuParish,LA,intheheartofthenon
pressured,oilrichHackberryEmbayment,whichextendsfromSoutheastTexastoSouthwestLouisiana.
Enormouscums madetheHackberryFormationanexcitingplayearlyon,butthe incrediblecomplexity
madetheplayverydifficulttodrillpriorto3Dseismic.Itwasoftenremarkedthattheworstthingyou
coulddointheHackberrywasmakeawellbecauseyoullgobroketryingtooffsetit.3Dseismicchanged
allthatbyrevealingthecomplexstructuresaswellasdelineatethereservoirsdirectlythroughDirect
HydrocarbonIndicators(amplitudeanomalies).Post3Dseismic,thesuccessratejumpedtremendously.
LOUISIANA
ALLEN`
BEAUREGARD`
BECKWITH CRK
TEXAS
CALCASIEU
JEFFERSON DAVIS
ORANGE
CAMERON
JEFFERSON
3.
HackberryShale
4.
Erosion
HackberryShale
Erosion
Fill
NearbyHackberryfieldswithin3milesincludeBeckwithCreekandSoutheastLunita,whichhavenumeroussinglewellreservoirs
withoilcums from150MBOto2.2MMBO.Reservoirsoccurbothattheinterfaceofthesandswiththeunconformityaswellasin
structuraltraps(anticlines&faulttraps)belowtheunconformity.Traptypesincludeangularunconformitytraps,horstblocks
(whichmayormaynotinvolvetheunconformity),subunconformitytrapssuchasfaulttrapsandanticlines,andanoccasional
stratigraphic trap.
Thesereservoirsaretypicallysmallinarealextent(5100acres)butoftenhavethickcolumnsofhydrocarbonsaveryshort
distancefromwetwellsduetotheoftenextremedipoftheHackberrySands,oftenover25,intherotatedblocksunderthe
Hackberryunconformity.Thethicknessofthepaysandexcellent porositiesallowexcellentoilrecoveriesofover500BO/ACFTin
manycases.
Angularunconformitytrapsconsistingofthinlyseparatedsandsoftenhaveagascapinwhicheversandsintersectthe
unconformitystructureatthehighestposition.LowersandsontheUnconformitytendtonothavethegascap.Ifcompletely
separated,onewouldexpectasmallgascapatthetopofeachreservoir.Thisleadstotheconclusionthatsomemigrationofthe
gasalongtheunconformitysurfacehasoccurredovergeologictime(millionsofyears),thoughthereservoirsactseparately
throughoutthelifeoftheproduction.
THREETREES
PROSPECT
GraphicofHackberryTrapTypes
TEXPAC
PROSPECT
ProductionMap&Data
TheHackberry/Ns/NodSandshaveproduced7.3MMBO&18.8BCFGin theareaoftheBeckwithOilDevelopmentProject.Tothenortheast
neartheproject,oilreservoirsdominate.Tothesouthwest,gasreservoirsaremoredominant.
HACKBERRYTYPELOG
HackberryProductionbySand
EverysandintheMiddleFriohasbeenfoundproductivesomewhereinthearea.Thesandsrankedbynumberofreservoirsisasfollows:
Hackberry3Sd.
9reservoirs
WarnockSd.
8reservoirs
Griggs/Lwr.GriggsSd.
7reservoirs
Temple7Sd.
3reservoirs
Nonion Struma2Sd.
3reservoirs
Nodosaria Sd.
3reservoirs
Temple5Sd.
2reservoirs
Nonion Struma1Sd.
2reservoirs
UpperHackberrySds.
2reservoirs
UPPERHACKBERRY
WARNOCK
GRIGGS/LWR.GRIGGS
TEMPLE7
TEMPLE5
HACKBERRY3
NONIONSTRUMA1
NONIONSTRUMA2
NODOSARIABLANPIEI
VICKSBURG
ThreeTreesProspect
ExecutiveSummary
MultipleHackberry&Nonion StrumaSandsasobjectives
NonPressured,Straightholeto8200
3DSeismicallyControlledanticlinal structurebelowtheHackberryUnconformitywithconformingamplitudeanomalies.
MultipleElogshowsinhighestdowndip well.
Locationanticipatedtobe35 hightoshowwell.
ExcellentOILproductionnearby.
ReservePotential:
DHI
Showin
Downdip Well
Area
(ac.)
PrimaryObjectives:
Reserve
Potential
Temple7/UnitedSd.
H3Stringer
Hackberry3Sd.
Nonion Struma2Sd.
Subtle
None
Strong
Subtle
ELog
ELog
ELog
15.0X
18.4X
18.4X
22.4X
8.0X
2.0X
15.7X
12.4X
=
=
=
=
Total
48,000
8,280
115,552
111,104
282,936
(BO)
400
225
400
400
SecondaryObjectives:Theseincludetheothersandsthatwillbeencounteredonstructure.SpecificallytheseincludetheshallowerHackberrySandsthat
willterminateagainsttheUnconformityincludingtheLowerGriggs,whichhadanELog/SWCshowinthedowndip well,andtheLowerUnitedSand.The
deeperLowerHackberry3SandandNonion Struma1Sandarealsosecondaryobjectives.
TheThreeTreesProspectislocatedwithinagraben blockofthe
HackberryEmbayment.Theprospectisananticlineatthe
Hackberry&Nonion Strumasandsbelowtheunconformity.This
setupcanachievestackedpays.
Productionhasalreadybeenestablishedonthenorthwestflankof
theanticlinewheretheHackberryangularunconformityterminates
severaloftheyoungerHackberrySands,thoughtheywerenotthick
accumulationsduetothegeometryatthoselevels.TheNeumin #1
Miller,anearlypost3Dwellnotideallylocated,encountereda
singlepayzonewithathincolumnofgasonoilinthethinupper
memberoftheGriggsSd.andproduced4,125BO&232,922MCF.A
larger,brighterampcorrespondingtothethickerLowerGriggsSd.
liesimmediatelyeastoftheMillerwell.AsecondwellMAYbe
drilledontheThreeTreesProspecttargetingthisthickerLower
GriggsSd.whichexhibitsaseismicamplitude,subjecttopostdrill
mappingofthefirstThreeTreeswell.
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HackberryShale
Lwr Griggs
Sd 2nd lobe
le7Sd
United/Temp
em
Lwr United/T
ple5Sd
Sd
Hack3
3
Lwr Hack
Nonion
Onthenorthflankoftheanticline,theSun#1Welsh,drilledin
1964,encountered3shows:at7452 inthe2ndlobeoftheLower
GriggsSd justbelowtheunconformity;at7682 intheHackberry3
Sd.;andat8047.5 intheNonion Struma2Sd.Thelowertwoshows
(Hackberry3,Nonion Struma2)aretheprimaryobjectivesofthe
prospect.TheHackberry3alsoexhibitsahighqualityDHIon3D
seismic.TheWelshwellisslightlyhighstructurallytotheMiller
well.Theproposedlocationshouldbe35 hightotheWelshwell,
allowingforthickhydrocarbonaccumulationattheshowlevelsand
potentiallythickaccumulationsatothersandsthatarewetinthe
downdip Welshwell.Theuppermostsandattheproposedlocation
isanticipatedtobetheTemple7Sd.andislikelytobeprospective.
HackberryUnconformity
Lwr Griggs Sd
Sd
1S
Struma
Nonion
2Sd
Struma
LogfromSun#1Welsh
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proposedwell
SHOW DETAILS
Neumin #1Miller
Thismoremodernwell,drilledin
1997,isslightlydowndip andwetat
theshowlevelsinthenearbySun#1
Welsh.Itwasproductivefroma
youngerHackberrySandthatis
erodedoutoftheWelshwellandis
notanobjectiveoftheThreeTrees
Prospect.Thislogshowstheporosity
andresistivityofthewetsands.
Neumin #2TempleInland
AmplifiedShortNormal
(02OHMMS)
Sun#1Welsh
Thiswell,drilledin1964,istheshowwellontheedgeof
theprospect.SeveralElogshowsarepresent,including
Lwr.Griggs theprimaryobjectivesoftheprospect.Thesearethe
Hackberry3Sd at7682 intheWelshwellwhichexhibits
anexcellentseismicamplitudeanomalythatconformsto
Temple7
thetopofthestructure,theHackberry3Stringerat
7655,andtheNonion Struma2Sd at8047 inthe
Welshwell.Theuppershowat7454 isthelowerlobeof
theLowerGriggsSd.whichisnotanticipatedtobe
Temple5
encounteredinthefirstwellbutanadditionalwellMAY
bedrilledfortheuppermemberofthesandpending
postdrillmapping.
Hackberry3Stringer
Hackberry3
Hackberry3
ShortNormalAMP16
(0 10OHMMS)
LowerHackberry3
MultipleShowsDowndip
ExcellentPorosity(30%+)
40 Ind.Res.
(010OHMMS)
Nonion Struma1
Hackberry3Sand
produced2.2MMBO&
1.1BCFGtodate 100ac
amponhorstblock(NPC#4Temple
Inlandalsoinreservoir)
2.58mileswestofThreeTreesProspect
30,000
1000
Addedupperzone,Placeddownhole chokeoverlowerzone
25,000
500
20,000
15,000
OILPROD(BBL)
GASPROD(MCF)
500
GOR
Nonion Struma2
10,000
1000
5,000
1500
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HackberryShale
HackberryUnconformity
Lwr Griggs Sd
Lwr Griggs
Sd 2nd lobe
le7Sd
United/Temp
em
Lwr United/T
ple5Sd
Sd
Hack3
Hackberry3Sd
3
Lwr Hack
Nonion
Sd
1S
Struma
Nonion
2Sd
Struma
LogfromSun#1Welsh
usedforThreeTrees
proposedwell
Nonion Struma2Sd
10
Neumin #1Miller
Diplog
HackberryShaleaboveUnconformity
2 ESEdip
3.5 ofrisein100 ofrun
Hackberry3Sd
Nonion Struma2Sd
ShaleaboveHackberry3
12 WNWdip
21.3 ofrisein100 ofrun
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Surface,Roads,&Pipelines
Accesstothewellswillbealonga4 mileroadeasement
fromtheCampbellGroupalongtheirloggingroadoffCamp
Edgewood(BoyScout)Rd.Zachry isalsoutilizingtheroadfor
theirPhillipswell.AspectMgmt.andpossiblyDuncanOilare
alsoutilizingthenorthernpartoftheroadforproducingwells.
Nearby,bothDuncanandZachry havegasgatheringlines.
Zachry andDuncanappeartobesellingtoTexasEasternto
thenorththroughAspectsgatheringsystem.TheZachry
GoldsmithwellappearstobesellingtoTennesseeGas
throughthesouthernportionoftheoldNeumin #1Miller
flowline tothesouth.
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