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Volume: 34 (1950)

Issue: 7. (July)

First Page: 1517

Last Page: 1529

Title: Brookhaven Oil Field, Lincoln County, Mississippi

Author(s): Robert Womack, Jr. (2)

Abstract:

The Brookhaven oil field, Lincoln County, Mississippi, was discovered in 1943. A period of inactivity followed due to poor results of the discovery well. In 1945 the second producer was completed which led to the development of the field. The Brookhaven structure is anticlinal and is probably due to deep-seated salt movement. The structure is crossed by three normal faults which form a central graben area. Oil is produced from depths ranging from 10,135 to 10,545 feet, from the Tuscaloosa formation of Upper Cretaceous age. Accumulation is controlled by structure and the lenticularity of the producing sands. It was noted during the early production history that the reservoir pressures were declining rapidly. This led to a study of the reservoir conditions that resulted in voluntary unitization agreement among the various operators and royalty owners for a pressure-maintenance program to prolong the life of the field and to increase the ultimate recovery.

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