Spraberry References

Banik, A. K., Schechter, D. S., 1996, Characterization of the naturally fractured Spraberry Trend shaly sands based on core and log data in Hallenbeck, L. D. (chairperson) Proceedings; Permian Basin oil and gas recovery conference: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 623 - 632.

Banik, A. K., Schechter, D. S., 1997, Utilization of old cased-hole logs for characterization of the naturally fractured Spraberry Formation, Midland Basin, Texas in DeMis, W. D. (ed.) Permian Basin oil and gas fields; turning ideas into production: West Texas Geological Society, Publication, vol. 97 – 102, p. 83 - 87.

Barba, R. E., 1988, Reservoir justification for optimizing hydraulic fracture length in the Spraberry Trend: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 147 - 156.

Cather, M., Lorenz, J., 1998, Characterization of natural fractures in Spraberry Trend area reservoirs, Permian Basin, West Texas in American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1998 annual meeting: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Meeting Expanded Abstracts, vol. 1998.

Dutton, S. P., 1981, Geochemistry and thermal maturity of potential hydrocarbon source rocks, Palo Duro basins, Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology : Austin, TX, United States, Geological Circular, no. 81-3, p. 64 - 68.

Guevara, E. H., Coates, G. R., Tyler, N., Graham, R. L., 1990, Reservoir characterization in the Spraberry Trend, Midland Basin, Texas; delineation of target areas for additional oil recovery using 'old' gamma-ray and neutron logs in Flis, J. E. and Price, R. C. (eds.) Permian Basin oil and gas fields; innovative ideas in exploration and development: West Texas Geological Society, Publication, vol. 90 – 87, p. 132.

Guo, B., Schechter, D. S., Baker, R. O., 1998, An integrated study of imbibition waterflooding in the naturally fractured Spraberry Trend area reservoir in Proceedings; Permian Basin oil & gas recovery conference: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 407 - 418.

Guo, B., Schechter, D. S., Banik, A., 1998, Use of single-well test data for estimating permeability anisotropy of the naturally fractured Spraberry Trend area reservoirs in Proceedings; Permian Basin oil & gas recovery conference: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 477 - 488.

Handford, C. R., 1981, Sedimentology and genetic stratigraphy of Dean and Spraberry formations (Permian), Midland Basin, Texas: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Bulletin, vol. 65, no. 9, p. 1602 - 1616.

Hansen, S. M., 1988High-resolution study of geophysical methods; case study of the Spraberry Formation, Midland Basin, Texas: University of Texas of the Permian Basin : Odessa, TX, United States, Master’s thesis, 96 p.

Harris, D. G., Sarg, J. F., 1989, Seismic modeling of a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic prograded system, Middle Permian, Permian Basin in Flis, J. E., Price, R. C. and Sarg, J. F. (eds.)Search for the subtle trap; hydrocarbon exploration in mature basins: West Texas Geological Society, Publication, vol. 89 – 85, p. 119 - 138.

Hart, B. S., 1997, Slope to basin transition; Bone Spring Formation reservoirs, Delaware Basin, New Mexico in American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1997 annual convention. Anonymous: American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Annual Meeting Abstracts, vol. 6, p. 48.

Kim, E. M., Ruppel, S. C., 2003, Play-based assessment of hydrocarbon resources in University Lands reservoirs, Permian Basin, West Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology : Austin, TX, United States, Geological Circular, 24 p.

Lacaze, J., 1983, A lower Spraberry core, A.P. Clark Field, Borden County, Texas in Shaw, R. L. and Pollan, B. J. (eds.) Permian Basin cores: Publisher Unknown, P.B.S.-S.E.P.M. Core Workshop, vol. 2, p. 169 - 175.

Maslyn, R. M., Phillips, J. F., 1989, Computer modeling of the Minnelusa Formation paleotopography, eastern Powder River basin, with an application to fractured reservoirs in Pause, P. H. (ed.)Finding oil with a computer; case histories, tools, & techniques: Permian Basin Grad. Cent. : Midland, TX, United States, p. 63.

Mazingue-Desailly, V. P. G., 2004, Assessing the influence of diagenesis on reservoir quality; Happy Spraberry Field, Garza County, Texas: Texas A&M University : College Station, TX, United States, Master’s thesis, 69 p.

McCaslin, J., 1990, Look for more Fusselman oil: PennWell, Oil and Gas Journal, vol. 88, no. 21, p. 51.

McDonald, P., Lorenz, J. C., Sizemore, C., Schechter, D. S., Sheffield, T., 1998, Fracture characterization based on oriented horizontal core from the Spraberry Trend reservoir; a case study inProceedings; Permian Basin oil & gas recovery conference. Anonymous: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 25 - 33.

Schechter, D. S., Banik, A. K., 1997, Integration of petrophysical and geological data with open-hole logs for identification of the naturally fractured Spraberry pay zones in 1997 SPE annual technical conference and exhibition; Reservoir engineering: Society of Petroleum Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), vol. 1997, p. 715 - 724.

Scott, A. R., Hussain, M., 1988, Organic geochemistry, source rock potential, and oil-source rock correlation of the Permian Spraberry Formation, northern Midland Basin, Jo Mill Field, Borden County, Texas in Cunningham, B. K. (ed.) Permian and Pennsylvanian stratigraphy, Midland Basin, West Texas; studies to aid hydrocarbon exploration:West Texas Geological Society, Publication - Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, vol. 88 – 28, p. 33 - 51.

Sheffield, T. D., McDonald, P., Schechter, D. S., Baker, R., Teufel, L. W., 1996, CO2 pilot design in the naturally fractured Spraberry Trend; project update and upper Spraberry rock model in American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1996 annual convention: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Meeting Abstracts, vol. 5, p. 129.

Sheffield, T., Roberson, W., McDonald, P., Lorenz, J, Schechter, D., 1998, Fracture characterization of a horizontal core; upper Spraberry Formation; DOE Class III project in American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1998 annual meeting: American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Annual Meeting Expanded Abstracts.

Tyler, N., 1990, Basin morphological controls on depositional patterns of a submarine-fan complex, Permian Spraberry Formation, West Texas in AAPG annual convention with DPA/EMD divisions and SEPM, an associated society; technical program with abstracts: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Bulletin, vol. 74, no. 5, p. 782.

Tyler, N., Gholston, J. C., Guevara, E. H., 1997, Basin morphological controls on submarine-fan depositional trends; Spraberry Sandstone, Permian Basin, Texas: University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology : Austin, TX, United States, Geological Circular, 43 p.

Tyler, N., Guevara, E. H., 1987, Complex reservoir architecture of Leonardian (Spraberry) submarine fans, Midland Basin; implications for additional oil recovery in Cromwell, D. and Mazzullo, L. J. (eds.)The Leonardian facies in W. Texas and S.E. New Mexico and guidebook to the Glass Mountains, West Texas: West Texas Geological Society, Publication- Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, vol. 87 – 27, p. 11.

Tyler, N., Guevara, E. H., 1990, Basin morphological controls on facies architecture and hydrocarbon recovery in submarine-fan reservoirs, Permian Spraberry Formation, West Texas in Flis, J. E. and Price, R. C. (eds.) Permian Basin oil and gas fields; innovative ideas in exploration and development: West Texas Geological Society, Publication, vol. 90 – 87, p. 185.

White, C. W., 1990, Drilling and completion of a horizontal lower Spraberry well including multiple hydraulic fracture treatments in Rowland, D. A. (chairperson) Proceedings; Permian Basin oil & gas recovery conference: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 83 - 88.

Winfree, K. E., 1992, Did Laramide compressional stresses fracture the Spraberry sandstones of the Midland Basin? in Mruk, D. H. and Curran, B. C. (eds.) Permian Basin exploration and production strategies; applications of sequence stratigraphic and reservoir characterization concepts: West Texas Geological Society, Publication, vol. 92 – 91, p. 121 - 122.

Winfree, K. E., 1994, Post-Permian folding and fracturing of the Spraberry and San Andres formations within the Midland Basin region of West Texas in Laroche, T. M. and Viveiros, J. J. (eds.) Structure and tectonics of the Big Bend and southern Permian Basin, Texas; West Texas Geological Society 1994 field trip guidebook: West Texas Geological Society, Publication, vol. 94 – 95, p. 189 - 212.