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New Technologies Promise Pinpoint Accuracy For Permian Reserves
11 December 2008 in JPT, Reservoir (RDD), US/Canada
Texas-based independent producer EnerMax recently announced the successful spudding of Permian basin wells using two new technologies that aim to increase the likelihood of pinpointing sizable oil reserves. The proprietary technologies, called GeoMax and StrataMax, promise greater than 80 percent accuracy in finding reserves in parts of the Permian that were previously not considered commercially viable.
According to the company, the technologies represent an advance in filtering techniques for seismic data that better identify major oil-deposit areas that had previously eluded detection. GeoMax is a filtering process that allows more accurate drill grids to be created that indicate where and where not to drill, while StrataMax reportedly helps identify specific signatures for locations in a reservoir that are likely to contain oil but were previously thought to be noncommercial.
The technologies were used together in the spudding of the West Janice #1 well in November. The West Janice #1 project, which was drilled seven miles west of 19 previously drilled wells that produced in excess of 26 million barrels of oil, was an 11,500 ft vertical test of the Wolf Camp formation and first and second porosity sections of the Devonian formation. The prospect was generated using 2-D and 3-D seismic data reprocessed with GeoMax and StrataMax.
At a depth of 9,000 to 9,530 ft, the Wolf Camp XX formation was perforated on 13 November 2008, showing a live reservoir charged with good pressures. EnerMax technical advisors estimate that the zone will achieve production rates of 250-300 barrels of oil per day. In addition, it is estimated that the first and second porosity sections of the Devonian formations are capable of producing in excess of 600,000 barrels of oil. According to EnerMax, this discovery is especially important because the second porosity section of the Devonian had not previously been identifiable with traditional geological and geophysical models.
EnerMax states that these technologies will help significantly reduce the frequency of drilling nonproductive, or dry, holes. In a recent case study, EnerMax ran data for a well-developed oil field that has been a prolific producer for decades. Their findings indicated that if the GeoMax grid had been available during the time the field was developed, it would have correctly predicted the most prolific producers as well as the areas that turned out to be noncommercial with an accuracy of above 80 percent. Because the technology was not available, the area was drilled using a hit-or-miss approach, which resulted in a high number of noncommercial wells being drilled.
"Each one of the zones tested prove that we have encountered a Devonian and Wolf Camp formation that is oil saturated," explained Bret Boteler, founder and president of EnerMax. "Field averages indicate that this well bore is capable of producing 1.2 million barrels of oil over its life."
"At a time where exploration costs remain extremely high and prices are seesawing in a very volatile manner, it is especially critical to push technology to the max to make better-informed decisions about where to drill," Boteler continued. We expect that these new filtering processes will virtually eliminate undesirable projects so that our capital can be allocated towards prospects with considerably higher probabilities of success."
Following the successful completion of West Janice #1, the West Janice #2 test well was spudded on 24 November 2008 and results are forthcoming.
:: About EnerMax:
EnerMax, Inc. is a petroleum exploration company that has been aggressively pursuing technology driven oil and gas projects since 2001. Known for it's strategic and efficient operations, EnerMax has recently been featured by Norman Schwarzkopf's "World Business Review", Platinum Television Group's "Pulse on America", and "U.S. Business Review", a national publication.
For more information visit http://www.enermaxinc.com.
EnerMax has proven once again that they are leading the way within our industry, and continually searching for and employing the latest cutting edge techniques to improve our ability to bring greater returns on our joint venture projects. As Bret Boteler, President of EnerMax, so aptly states in his interview with JPT, "We expect that these new filtering processes will virtually eliminate undesirable projects so that our capital can be allocated towards prospects with considerably higher probabilities of success." This is good news for all parties concerned.
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