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Abstract
McNeal Field, Jasper County, Mississippi a Unique Jurassic Oil Accumulation
Charles A. Barton (1)
ABSTRACT
McNeal Field is significant because it is a unique oil accumulation which is quite different from other Jurassic fields in the Southeastern United States. The productive zone is a Haynesville-Buckner sand immediately overlying the Jurassic Haynesville-Buckner carbonate-evaporite sequence
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Exploration efforts on the prospect extended over a period of several years prior to the discovery.
The productive sand appears to be an offshore bar that separated the Jurassic carbonate-evaporite sea and the near-shore area of sand accumulation. Immediately overlying the productive sand interval is a thin impervious limestone, representing a slight transgressive phase of the Haynesville-Buckner carbonate sea. It is this limestone which forms the seal for the reservoir and results in a unique oil accumulation.
The Field is still relatively young, but appears to be a very good commercial venture.
The Field does not appear to be the type that would warrant a strong exploration effort in a rank wildcat area. The Field points out the need for more detailed stratigraphic studies of the Jurassic beds.
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