Cana Woodford Shale Play, Anadarko Basin: The Effects of Mudrock Lithologies and Mechanical Stratigraphy on Completion and Production Craig D. Caldwell Cimarex Energy Co., Tulsa, OK 2013 OK Shale Gas and Oil November 20, 2013…
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cimarex Energy Co. Devon Energy Corp. Weatherford Terra Tek Inc. Lynn Adams-Cimarex Energy
Introduction/Acknowledgements Regional Maps- Overview Geologic Provinces of Oklahoma Woodford Isopach Woodford Structure Mechanical/lithostratigraphic model, mudrock lithologies, and their relation to completion Regional variations in…
Is there a relationship between Woodford rock types, mechanical/lithostratigraphy, completion, and production
Anadarko Woodford Play STRAT COLUMN AND MAJOR GEOLOGIC PROVINCES OF OKLAHOMA *After Johnson et al (2000) ORD
Woodford Isopach N Anadarko Basin NW Woodford Play CORE SW 0 5 10 SE miles
Top Woodford Structure N (MD) Anadarko NW Basin Woodford Structure mapCORE Play SW 0 5 10 SE miles
Type Log from Core Area Showing Lithostratigraphy and % Clay for Middle & Upper Woodford MISS UW3 %Clay 14.5 UW UW2 UW1 MW4 MW2 38.0 MW1C 27.4 MW MW1B 36.3 MW1A 25.5 LW3 39.6 LW
Woodford Rock Types Anadarko Basin Woodford Play % GAS-FILLED Brittleness ROCK TYPE % QUARTZ % CLAY % TOC PRv POROSITY Index* Siliceous mudrock 75.2 14.5 4.86 5.4 0.155 0.75 Clayey, siliceous 54.8 27.4 6.43 6.8 0.164 0.55 mudrock…
MISS Woodford Lithostratigraphy Siliceous mudrock UW Anadarko Basin Woodford Play Clayey, Core Area siliceous mudrock MW Clayey mudrock LW Organic- poor clayey mudrock BW Hntn WDFD Thk. 290
Frac' Success and Woodford Rock Types ROCK TYPE % QUARTZ % CLAY % SUCCESS Siliceous mudrock 75.2 14.5 100 Clayey, siliceous 54.8 27.4 86 mudrock Clayey mudrock 40.6 38 53 Successful frac' defined as one in which 75% of planned…
CONCLUSIONS: Seven mudrock lithologies are defined, primarily on mineral content and percent TOC, and a mechanical/lithostratigraphic model is established for the central part of the Anadarko Woodford Play. Core and frac data indicate…
Rock Stuff
Thin Section Photomicrographs of Woodford Rock Types UW1 UW1sample sampleshowing showingsilicified silicifiedTasmanites; MW1B sample showing detrital silt; sample is 64%sample Tasmanites; quartz is and 64% 21% clay. and…
SEM Photomicrographs of Woodford Microfabrics UW2 sample UW2 sample showing microcrystalline showing silica with microcrystalline MW4 sample showing parallel alignment of intercrystalline porosity; sample is 76% quartz and silica…
Bed-limited dolomite-cemented fractures in thin silicic layers Siliceous mudrock lithology
Silicic laminae with dolomite-cemented fracture Siliceous mudrock lithology
Porosity in organic laminae Clayey siliceous mudrock
Parallel lamination in Clayey mudrock lithofacies
Bioturbated bed Clayey mudrock lithofacies
Image Log of Thin-Bedded Upper Woodford
Woodford Lithostratigraphy With Sonic Scanner Data
An Incomplete List of Things That Could Impact Cana Woodford Production The Rocks The Completion Thickness Lateral Length Brittleness Amount & Type Proppant Porosity/Perm Amount & Type Fluid Natural Fractures Number Stages Maturity…
SW SE CORE Siliceous mudrock Clayey, siliceous mudrock Regional Clayey Stratigraphic mudrock Variability Anadarko Woodford Play Dolomitic, Clayey mudrock Organic- poor clayey mudrock Organic- poor clayey mudrock II
Average Treating Pressure of Woodford Stages, Dixie 1-4H 9 8 7 MW1C Stages shown in 6 yellow Stage 5 4 3 2 1 8000 8500 9000 9500 10000 10500 11000 11500 Average Treating Pressure (psi)
WELL 1-4H WELL 1-3H EUR 6.4 BCF EUR 8.83 BCF 5% 52% UW1 14% Clay-rich mudrock 2200 95% Silica-rich mudrock 48% Silica-rich mudrock 187 MB SW 186 MB SW 1.5 MM 1.5 MM 4128/9 stgs 4087/9 stgs
Woodford N Isopach Anadarko NW Basin Woodford CORE Play SW SE 0 5 10 miles