Lower Almond
Formation Outcrops in
Horn, Brian W.1, Keith W.
Shanley2, William Hanson3, Meredith Rhodes-Carson4,
James Hornbeck4 (1) BP, Houston, TX (2) The Discovery Group, Inc,
Denver, CO (3) Consulting Geologist, Vernonia, (4) BP, Houston,
The Almond Formation (Mesaverde Group) in
the
The lower Almond Formation outcrops
exposed along the northern plunge of the Rock Springs Uplift in Pine Canyon are
an excellent place to examine the connectivity, distribution and character of
these fluvial channel reservoirs. Analysis of this outcrop provides a data set
that constrains reservoir models used to determine sandstone body connectivity
and the drilling density that will optimize reserve growth in this interval.
The distribution of architectural elements can also be used to calibrate 3D
seismic attributes that may eventually be used to predict untapped lower Almond
reserves.
AAPG Search and Discover Article #90063©2007 AAPG Annual Convention, Long Beach, California