The Kimmeridge Bay oilfield: an enigma demystified

被引：5

作者：

Evans, J ^{[1
]}

Jenkins, D ^{[1
]}

Gluyas, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] BP Explorat Co Ltd, Poole BH16 6LS, Dorset, England

来源：

DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTION AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OF THE WESSEX BASIN | 1998年 / 133卷

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D O I：

10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.133.01.22

中图分类号：

P5 [地质学];

学科分类号：

0709 ; 081803 ;

摘要：

The Kimmeridge oilfield was the first commercial discovery in the Wessex Basin. It was discovered in 1959 and is still producing from a single well. To date over 3 million barrels of oil have been extracted. Production is likely to continue into the next century. Oil is trapped in the fractured Cornbrash Limestones in an anticline close to the main inversion axis. The Kimmeridge accumulation remains the only producing field in the hanging wall to the Purbeck Disturbance, making it an intriguing enigma within the basin. Many myths have been perpetuated regarding the size of the field and the results from drilling elsewhere within Kimmeridge Bay. By presenting data on the held here, we hope to dispel some of these myths.

引用

页码：407 / 413

页数：7

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