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Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: Offshore Atlas Project Defines Deep-
water
Northern Gulf of Mexico
Hydrocarbon Plays
water Northern Gulf of Mexico
Hydrocarbon PlaysBy
Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, New Orleans, Louisiana
Despite the limited amount of drilling in
the deep-water Gulf of Mexico (water
depths >305 meters [1,000 feet]), 11 deep
water
accumulations have been discovered
which, when developed, will rank in the
top 100 largest fields in the Gulf of Mexico.
Roved field discoveries have added over
1 billion barrels of oil equivalent to Gulf
of Mexico reserves, and unproved field discoveries
may add an additional 1 billion
barrels of oil equivalent.
The Minerals Management Service has completed a gulf-wide review of 1,086 oil and gas fields and placed every pay sand in each field into one of 72 hydrocarbon plays. Plays are defined by chronostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy, structure, and production. Seven productive hydrocarbon plays include reservoirs located in the deepwater northern Gulf of Mexico. Regional maps illustrate the productive limits of each play. In addition, dry holes and wells with sub-economic pay were added to define the facies and structural limits for each play. Areas for exploration potential are identified for each hydrocarbon play.
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