Fossil Energy

Research Programs

Industrial Associates

State Lands Program

University Lands Program

 

AREAS OF STUDY

Basin Analysis

Carbonates

Clastics

Fractures

Gas Hydrates

Geophysics

Outcrop

Permian Basin

Reservoir Characterization

Resource Assessment

Salt Tectonics

Structural Geology and Tectonics

 

OTHER PROGRAMS

Geoscience/Environmental

Worldwide Research

 

The Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico remains a significant oil-producing province and contains an estimated 30 Bbbl of remaining mobile oil. Increased use of enhanced-recovery practices in the Permian Basin can have a substantial impact on U.S. oil production. Several Bureau projects are focused on reservoir characterization and play analysis of the Permian Basin.

Current Studies

Permian Basin Geological Synthesis Project [Link]

Integrated Synthesis of the Permian Basin: Data and Models for Recovering Existing and Undiscovered Oil Resources from the Largest Oil-Bearing Basin in the U.S. [Description]

Completed Studies

Mapping of Permian Basin Attributes [Description]

Play Analysis and Digital Portfolio of Major Oil Reservoirs in the Permian Basin: Application and Transfer of Advanced Geological and Engineering Technologies for Incremental Production Opportunities [Description]

Application of Advanced Reservoir Characterization, Simulation, and Production Optimization Strategies to Maximize Recovery in Slope and Basin Clastic Reservoirs, West Texas (Delaware Basin) [Description]

Multidisciplinary Imaging Rock Properties in Carbonate Reservoirs for Flow Unit Targeting [Description]

Integrated Geological and Engineering Characterization of
Fullerton Clear Fork Field in Andrews County, Texas [Description]

Integrated Outcrop and Subsurface Studies of the Interwell Environment of Carbonate Reservoirs: Clear Fork (Leonardian Age) Reservoirs, West Texas and New Mexico [Description]