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Appalachian Basin Shale Reservoirs Analysis

This document summarizes Ralph Williams' presentation on visualizing shale reservoirs and tight sand formations in the Appalachian Basin using an 80,000 well log database. It shows cross sections of different geological formations like the Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale across multiple states. The cross sections illustrate thickness changes and stratigraphy in detail. The large well log database allows visualization of facies changes across the multi-state basin. Beyond the Marcellus, the large number of wells provides potential for new prospects in other formations in the Appalachian Basin.

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Appalachian Basin Shale Reservoirs Analysis

This document summarizes Ralph Williams' presentation on visualizing shale reservoirs and tight sand formations in the Appalachian Basin using an 80,000 well log database. It shows cross sections of different geological formations like the Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale across multiple states. The cross sections illustrate thickness changes and stratigraphy in detail. The large well log database allows visualization of facies changes across the multi-state basin. Beyond the Marcellus, the large number of wells provides potential for new prospects in other formations in the Appalachian Basin.

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Marcellus and Beyond:

Visualizing the many black shales and tight


sand reservoirs of the Appalachian Basin
using an 80,000 digital well log database.
Ralph Williams, Reservoir Visualization Inc.
November 2, 2010
Country-Wide Digital Geologic Model

Black: All USA wells


Red: RVI LAS and Stratigraphic Framework
The Appalachian Basin
Canada
Black: All 637,000+ Wells
of the Appalachian Basin

Light Grey: Marcellus is present


The Appalachian Basin
Black: 637,000+ Appalachian Basin Wells
Canada
Red: 82,600 Digital Appalachian Wells

Light Grey: Marcellus is Present


The Digital Cross Section
High API Marcellus

Low API Cherry Valley


The Appalachian Basin

Silurian: Keyser, Salina, Lockport & Clinton / Medina


THICK
THIN THICK
Ohio Shale
Cleveland Genneseo Marcellus

This cross section illustrates several of the high API (GR>200)


shale zones in the Appalachian Basin. It is RVI’s practice to
amass enough LAS to visualize facies changes across multi-
state basins. The following slides are blow-ups of this Section.

Utica
Kentucky Datum: Onondaga Ohio Pennsylvania
Marcellus

Detailed Stratigraphy of the Marcellus

New York Pennsylvania


Cleveland Genneseo

Ohio Shale

Kentucky Ohio
Tennessee Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania New York

Silurian

Silurian Gross Isopach


Datum: Base of Onondaga
Tennessee Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania New York

Silurian
New York Pennsylvania

Keyser

Salina

Lockport

Clinton Medina
0 – 200 API GR with yellow color fill.

Keyser

Salina

Lockport

Clinton

Tennessee Kentucky Ohio


GR scale change to 0 to 50 API.

Silurian

Tennessee Kentucky Ohio


Silurian

Tennessee Kentucky Ohio


Pennsylvania New York
0 to 200 API GR and a top of Ordovician datum.
Queenston

Reedsville

Utica

Ordovician System
Tennessee Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania New York
0 to 50 API and a top of Black River datum.

Trenton

Black River

Ordovician System
Tennessee Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania New York
NW Pennsylvania New York
Tennessee Kentucky Ohio
Light Grey: Marcellus is present

As we progress deeper into the


geologic column (Cambrian) it is
necessary to move to a KY/OH
cross section since control is very
limited in NY, PA and WV.

Black: LAS penetrating the Cambrian


Yellow Isopach: Upper Cambrian
Red: Line of Section (XS on next slide)
Kentucky Datum: Trenton/Black River Ohio
Kentucky Ohio
Canada

With 650,000+ wells in the Appalachian


Basin, there is huge potential for many
new prospects beyond the Marcellus.

Light Grey: Marcellus is present


Thank you very much for
your time.

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