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Mancini, E.A., Parcell, W.C., and Puckett, T.M.,1999: Analysis of Rift Basins for Optimum Development: Mississippi Interior Salt Basin, Proceedings of the U.S. Department of Energy 1999 Oil & Gas Conference, 23 p.
Introduction
The domestic petroleum industry in the United States continues to change principally because of economic and regulatory reasons. Small- and medium-sized independent companies have evolved into major players in the drilling of new exploration wells in domestic basins. These companies do not have the exploration or research staffs of the major international companies; and therefore, their drilling decisions many times may not be made on the best available data.
Rift basins, including the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin, remain significant targets to explore for oil and natural gas. To date, however, comprehensive basin analysis and petroleum system modeling studies have not been performed in many of these basins. Further, small- and medium-sized independent companies that are drilling the majority of the wells do not have the resources to conduct basin studies. These companies maintain that the accessibility of oil and natural gas information is the single-most important factor critical to the search for new hydrocarbon resources.
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