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Volume: 12 (1928)

Issue: 2. (February)

First Page: 165

Last Page: 176

Title: Gas a Big Factor in the Texas Panhandle

Author(s): C. Max Previous HitBauerTop (2)

Abstract:

The importance of the conservation of gas in the Texas Panhandle can hardly be overestimated. It affects the oil producer nearly as much as it does the gas producer. The fact that the granite wash and dolomite are in communication and that the oil and gas reservoirs are thus connected means that whatever affects the gas will affect the oil.

In the following paper it is shown that the amount of gas produced at the present time in the Panhandle will deplete the field in 24 years. It is also shown that more than half the gas produced is wasted. If the wastage could be stopped the life of the field might be doubled or even trebled. This would be beneficial to oil and gas operators alike. From recent studies made by John R. Evans we find that, where the gas has been allowed to blow off, the pressure has declined very rapidly and the ultimate production per acre will not exceed 6,000 barrels, whereas if the gas is saved the initial production per well may not be as great, but the ultimate production of oil will exceed 8,000 barrels per acre. It seems clear that by saving the gas in a given locality the oil production may be gr atly increased and the cost of cementing an extra string of pipe is not significant compared with the additional recovery of oil obtained by saving the gas.

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