Spraberry Formation
E879040
The Spraberry Formation is a major oil-bearing geologic unit in West Texas, renowned as one of the most prolific tight oil reservoirs within the Permian Basin.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
oil-bearing formation ⓘ stratigraphic unit ⓘ tight oil reservoir ⓘ |
| containsResource |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedBy | multiple oil companies ⓘ |
| developedWith |
horizontal wells
ⓘ
hydraulic fracturing ⓘ secondary recovery ⓘ tertiary recovery ⓘ waterflooding ⓘ |
| discoveredAsOilField | 20th century ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major hydrocarbon resource
ⓘ
significant contributor to Texas oil output ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Permian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Permian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
laterally extensive
ⓘ
low permeability ⓘ low porosity ⓘ stacked pay zones ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicPosition | lower Permian section of Midland Basin ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonType |
associated gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive horizontal drilling
ⓘ
high cumulative oil production ⓘ low permeability reservoir rocks ⓘ multistage hydraulic fracturing ⓘ |
| lithology |
carbonate
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Permian Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
West Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Dean Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Midland Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spraberry Trend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
Permian Basin oil production
ⓘ
U.S. tight oil production ⓘ |
| region | Midland sub-basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirType |
tight oil reservoir
ⓘ
unconventional reservoir ⓘ |
| subunitOf | Spraberry-Dean interval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies |
Wolfcamp Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wolfcamp Shale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.