| Abstract: | The Patrick Draw field, located on the eastern flank of the Rock Springs uplift in the Washakie basin of southwestern Wyoming, was discovered in 1959 without the use of geophysical methods. The field is a classic example of a stratigraphic trap, where Upper Cretaceous porous sandstone units pinch out on a structural nose. Two-dimensional seismic modeling was used to construct the seismic waveform expressions of the Patrick Draw field, and to better understand how to explore for other ‘Patrick Draw‘ fields. Interpretation of the model shows that the detection of the reservoir sand is very difficult, owing to a combination of acoustic contrasts and bed thickness. Because the model included other major stratigraphic units in the subsurface, several stratigraphic traps are suggested as potential exploration targets. |
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| ProdID: | 7718 |
| Citation Author: | Anderson, Robert C.; Ryder, Robert T. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 8 leaves, [10] leaves of ill. :ill., maps ;27 cm.; (20 p. - PGS) |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
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| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 78-496 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Seismic model study of Patrick Draw field, Wyoming: a stratigraphic trap in the Upper Cretaceous Almond Formation; 1978; OFR; 78-496; Anderson, Robert C.; Ryder, Robert T. |
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| Citation Year: | 1978 |
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| Text: | Seismic model study of Patrick Draw field, Wyoming: a stratigraphic trap in the Upper Cretaceous Almond Formation; 1978; OFR; 78-496; Anderson, Robert C.; Ryder, Robert T. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1978/0496/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1978/0496/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
