Print this pageInterpretation of Depositional Environments Using 
Dipmeter
Data in Upper Devonian of South-Central Pennsylvania--Case Study
Charles Johnson, Laura Feldman, Keith Mangini
A study of the Upper Devonian Elk section of south-central Pennsylvania used
stratigraphic information from dipmeter logs to help define reservoir trends.
Very little geologic control was available in the area of interest prior to the
start of the drilling program. The dipmeter data provided stratigraphic
information that allowed delineation of favorable trends for development, with a
minimum of well control.
The results, presented as a case study, demonstrate the usefulness of
integrating dipmeter data with all other available data to determine probable
depositional environments in the study area. The dipmeter data provided
information on paleocurrent direction, grain-size distribution, mineralogy, and
postdepositional deformation, as well as highly accurate bed thickness.
Dipmeter information can be useful for choosing offset well locations on an
individual well basis. Dipmeter
information reaches its fullest potential when
interpreted in a multiwell context, integrating all available data.
AAPG Search and Discovery Article #91041©1987 AAPG Eastern Section Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, October 7-10, 1987.