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dc.contributor.advisorHu, Qinhong
dc.creatorHuggins, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-23T14:42:23Z
dc.date.available2017-03-23T14:42:23Z
dc.date.created2015-12
dc.date.issued2015-12-07
dc.date.submittedDecember 2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10106/26504
dc.description.abstractThe South Central Oklahoma Oil Province is the current play for the Goddard shale and is also the main field for the underlying Woodford Formation. As of September 2015, an estimated 40 wells have been drilled to evaluate and produce the Goddard shale in the southeastern portion of the Anadarko Basin. With companies reporting initial production rates ranging from 1,000 boe/d to nearly 2,000 boe/d and 30 day reports averaging around 800 boe/d, the amount of recovery from this tight shale reservoir has exceptional potential. Continental Resources Inc. estimates a gross recovery of 940,000 boe per lateral well. Understanding the reservoir quality and characteristics of the Chesterian-age Goddard shale is vital to understanding future production and exploration. There has been very little petro-physical work done on the Goddard shale due to the lack of overall production along with the declining oil prices at the time of discovery. Using hydrophilic (water and/or brine) and hydrophobic (n-decane) fluids, the purpose of this study is to examine wettability, fluid migration and pore connectivity of the Goddard shale. To achieve this, we collected core samples from two wells located at the heart of the play and performed wettability, fluid imbibition and vapor adsorption, and mercury injection capillary pressure tests. Results from these studies show that the Goddard shale has a strong affinity to oil (n-decane in this study) compared to DI water and API brine. With porosity values averaging 6% and permeability generally greater than 0.5 mD, the majority of pore-throat sizes for the Goddard shale are 0.005-0.01 μm, which is typical of organic pores rather than mineral pores which are generally larger. A petro-physical analysis of the shale based on the results of this thesis is beneficial to further understand the pore structure and fluid migration within the shale to facilitate increased production and accurate economic evaluations.
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dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectShale
dc.subjectGoddard
dc.subjectFluid uptake
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subjectGeoscience
dc.subjectGeophysics
dc.subjectPorosity
dc.subjectPermeability
dc.subjectMICP
dc.subjectPaul
dc.subjectHuggins
dc.subjectOklahoma
dc.subjectSCOOP
dc.subjectAnadarko Basin
dc.subjectGeologic Provinces
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectAnadarko
dc.subjectWoodford
dc.subjectCaney
dc.subjectSycamore
dc.subjectSpringer
dc.subjectSiltstone
dc.subjectImbibition
dc.subjectWettability
dc.subjectLA-ICP-MS
dc.subjectSaturated diffusion
dc.subjectSamples
dc.subjectOil
dc.subjectGas
dc.subjectHydrocarbons
dc.subjectPetroleum
dc.subjectSand
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectIndustry
dc.subjectArdmore
dc.subjectPanhandle
dc.subjectHoxbar
dc.subjectBlack
dc.subjectMarker
dc.subjectBlack marker
dc.subjectFluids
dc.subjectMigration
dc.subjectWater
dc.subjectAPI Brine
dc.subjectBrine
dc.subjectN-decane
dc.titleFLUID UPTAKE OF THE GODDARD SHALE IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, USA
dc.typeThesis
dc.date.updated2017-03-23T14:42:24Z
thesis.degree.departmentEarth and Environmental Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Arlington
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Earth and Environmental Science
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