Comparing Resource Plays in the Texas and New Mexico Permian Basin – Implications for Exploration Research

Mary Naadanswa Adu-Gyamfi; Peter Golding; Luis Perez; Anand Raj

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Comparing Resource Plays in the Texas and New Mexico Permian Basin – Implications for Exploration Research

Mary Naadanswa Adu-Gyamfi, Peter Golding, Luis Perez, Anand Raj

Published in Science Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 9, Issue 2)

Received: 22 April 2021 Accepted: 21 May 2021 Published: 25 June 2021

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The Permian Basin in Western Texas and North Eastern New Mexico is an energy powerhouse. With three sub-basins i.e., Delaware, Central Basin Platform and Midland Basin producing hydrocarbons from both conventional and unconventional plays, the Texan Permian has been a focus of more interest from energy companies than the North-Western Shelf of the basin in New Mexico. However, the less explored North Western shelf of the basin in New Mexico furnishes equal opportunity for oil and gas exploration companies for further exploration research and subsequent discoveries. This research is an attempt to showcase the exploration significance and highlight the gaps for in exploration research in the New Mexico Permian Basin. We compare the oil plays in both Texas and New Mexico Permian based on reservoir geology and basin architecture. Overall, The Permian Basin is dominated by carbonate reservoirs. They account for 75% of all oil production followed by clastics, which contribute 14%; then come the mixed clastics and carbonates accounting for 8%; and lastly cherts make up around 3%. The leading growing production zone is the San Andres platform (Northwest shelf) carbonate play (4.0 billion bbl) followed by the Leonard restricted platform carbonate play (3.3 billion bbl). The Lower Permian Horseshoe and Pennsylvanian plays are next (2.7 billion bbl) and lastly by the San Andres platform carbonate play contributes to the overall production (2.2 billion bbl). With known potential of shelf plays we determine that North Western Shelf has similar stratigraphy and extensive hydrocarbon potential yet to be researched and explored.

Published in	Science Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 9, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjee.20210902.12
Page(s)	22-29
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Permian Basin, Reservoirs, Delaware Basin, Central Basin Platform and Midland Basin

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Mary Naadanswa Adu-Gyamfi

Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
Peter Golding

Department of Engineering Education and Leadership, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
Luis Perez

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
Anand Raj

Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA

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