About This Item

Share This Item

The AAPG/Datapages Combined Publications Database

AAPG Bulletin

Abstract

Volume: 67 (1983)

Issue: 12. (December)

First Page: 2208

Last Page: 2224

Title: Dry Creek Field, Nebraska: Subsurface Methods Case History

Author(s): James P. Rogers (2), B. R. Stinson (3), G. E. Morgan (4)

Abstract:

Dry Creek field produces oil from thin Lansing (Pennsylvanian) limestone beds at a depth of about 4,000 ft (1,200 m) in central Hitchcock County, Nebraska. This subtle oil accumulation was discovered in 1963 by good fortune and weakly quantified subsurface geology; it remains geologically ill-defined. Conventional subsurface studies have been of little value in explaining the oil accumulation at Dry Creek field.

We have developed a method for evaluating thin Lansing reservoir beds that incorporates careful analysis of cuttings and logs of early vintage. This method facilitates mapping Lansing reservoir distribution, thereby permitting a better understanding of the subtle trap at Dry Creek. We believe this method can be used as an additional subsurface exploration tool in the northern Mid-Continent.

Pay-Per-View Purchase Options

The article is available through a document delivery service. Explain these Purchase Options.

Watermarked PDF Document: $14
Open PDF Document: $24

AAPG Member?

Please login with your Member username and password.

Members of AAPG receive access to the full AAPG Bulletin Archives as part of their membership. For more information, contact the AAPG Membership Department at [email protected].