Humble Geochemical Services has a commercially-available database and report on 95 wells in the Ft. Worth Basin, Texas. This database includes over 2,000 sample results including total organic carbon (TOC) and Rock-Eval analysis as well as selected samples for vitrinite reflectance and thermal extract gas chromatographic (TEGC) fingerprints on selected samples, and bulk and compositional kinetic parameters on an immature Barnett Shale. Basin models are available on 4 wells including two in Montague County, one in Johnson County, and one in Eastland County.
Additional wells are added from time-to-time as they are become available in the public domain or by release from operators. These data may be purchased separately.
Application of Database to High-Grade Prospects
These data are used to map organic richness (TOC) and thermal maturity to assess the best areas for gas across the basin. The data may be used to ascertain the best areas for dry gas or higher BTU (wet) gas. In-fill well analyses are required to evaluate specific prospect sites. Compositional fingerprints are used to high-grade areas and sweet spots within the Barnett Shale.
Compositional kinetic data is used in basin modeling to predict gas vs. oil yields at various maturity levels. Basin modeling is critical to evaluate the timing of generation and expulsion. These data provide a model for other gas plays.
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