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Mancini, E.A., Scott, R.W., 2004: Lower Cretaceous Carbonate Petroleum Reservoir Characterization, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Project.
Introduction
Three Mesozoic petroleum systems are known from the onshore eastern Gulf Coastal Plain area of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. These include the Upper Jurassic (Smackover source), Lower Cretaceous (Sunniland source) and Upper Cretaceous (Tuscaloosa source) petroleum systems. The total production from these three petroleum systems approximates 12 Tcf of gas and 3 billion barrels of oil.
The purpose of this 2 year research project, as outlined in the revised proposal of January 24, 2002, is to provide additional data to characterize potential Lower Cretaceous carbonate reservoirs in the continental shelf and slope areas of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico by studying outcrop analogs from the western Gulf Coastal Plain area (Texas) and by studying well logs and cores from the onshore central Gulf Coastal Plain area (Louisiana and Mississippi). These reservoirs are an integral part of any petroleum system that was operative in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
This report presents the results from the characterization of Lower Cretaceous carbonate lithofacies and biofacies of the western Gulf Coastal Plain area (Texas) as observed in outcrop (Milestone Chart).
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