Bone Spring Formation
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The Bone Spring Formation is a major hydrocarbon-bearing geologic unit within the Permian Basin, known for its prolific oil and gas production from stacked sandstone, carbonate, and shale reservoirs.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
hydrocarbon-bearing formation ⓘ |
| basin | Delaware sub-basin of the Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
stacked reservoirs
ⓘ
submarine fan deposits ⓘ turbidite deposits ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
basinal
ⓘ
deep-water marine ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major unconventional resource play
ⓘ
prolific oil-producing interval in the Permian Basin ⓘ |
| explorationHistory | intensively developed since early 2000s with horizontal wells ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Leonardian
ⓘ
Permian ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonType |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| lithology |
carbonate
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delaware Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ West Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern New Mexico ⓘ |
| overlies | Wolfcamp Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Permian stratigraphic succession ⓘ |
| petrophysicalCharacteristic | heterogeneous reservoir quality ⓘ |
| porosityType |
fracture porosity
ⓘ
intergranular porosity ⓘ |
| producingMechanism | unconventional horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing ⓘ |
| productionStatus | actively producing ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | petroleum geologists ⓘ |
| reservoirType |
carbonate reservoir
ⓘ
sandstone reservoir ⓘ shale reservoir ⓘ |
| sourceRockPotential | organic-rich shale intervals ⓘ |
| state |
New Mexico
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRelationship | part of the broader Wolfcamp–Bone Spring play ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Bone Spring carbonate intervals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Bone Spring Sand NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Bone Spring Sand NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Bone Spring Sand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thicknessCharacteristic | locally thick, multi-hundred-foot interval ⓘ |
| underlies |
Avalon Shale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wolfcamp Shale (locally, depending on nomenclature) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.