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CLEMENCEAU, GEORGE R., FRED LOCKETT, and BRIAN MUSSO, Amoco Production Co., New Orleans, LA, USA

Abstract: Reservoir Characterization of the Marlin Field, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Amoco discovered the Marlin field in May 1993 on Viosca Knoll Block 915 in 3200 feet of water.This field contains approximately 100 MMBOE structurally trapped within Miocene deep-sea fan sands at 11500 feet subsea depth. Marlin is interpreted as a sand-rich fan with a sheet-like architecture, deposited in a passive margin slope setting.

The development plan calls for two oil and two gas wells flowing to a Tension Leg Platform designed to handle 250 MMCFD and 40 MBOPD.

Integration of Log While Drilling, wireline formation pressures and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) data in each well during development drilling has provided a field-wide interpretation of permeability, porosity, and hydrocarbon saturation not typically available. Reservoir characterization of Marlin incorporates this integrated data suite with the previously acquired well logs, conventional core data, and 3D seismic mapping.The resulting interpretation is a more accurate representation of the variation in reservoir petrophysics for field management purposes.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90923@1999 International Conference and Exhibition, Birmingham, England