Western Gas Sands Project Coring Program Summary

摘要

The Western Gas Sands Project (WGSP) Coring Program was designed to provide rock samples from basins and formations of interest for extensive studies by the US Geological Survey, and commercial and national laboratories. All coring operations were performed on a cooperative basis with private sector operators who were drilling wells in identified areas of interest. Funding for all operations was provided by the Department of Energy (DOE) through the WGSP and/or by the Gas Research Institute (GRI) through its Tight Gas Sands Program. The first coring operation in the program was performed in July, 1978, on the Joseph J.C. Paine and Associates Midlands Federal 1-0296. The last operation covered by this summary was the Coors Getty 1-7, completed in March, 1981. Twelve operations were successfullly completed during the time span, with more than 3000 ft of core cut and recovered from different intervals in the four geologic provinces. Whole core samples were provided to national laboratories, commercial laboratories, universities and the US Geological Survey (USGS) for a broad spectrum of routine and specialized analyses. In this report, each well of the program is listed alphabetically, with the coring operations and analyses summarized. Published reports through June 1982, of sample studies done by the national laboratories and the USGS are referenced. New or additional data not previously published or scheduled for publication elsewhere have been incorporated into this report. (ERA citation 08:004173)