Assessment of Water and Proppant Quantities Associated with Petroleum Production from the Eagle Ford Group, Gulf Coast, Texas, 2019

Fact Sheet 2020-3037
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Abstract

Building on a geology-based assessment of undiscovered, technically recoverable petroleum resources in the Eagle Ford Group in south Texas, the U.S. Geological Survey has estimated the required water and proppant demands and formation water production volumes associated with possible future development of these petroleum resources. The results of the water and proppant assessment are presented here, along with related drilling information and relevant water budget volumes for the region.

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Gianoutsos, N.J., Haines, S.S., Varela, B.A., Whidden, K.J., Birdwell, J.E., Burke, L.A., Drake, R.M, II, Finn, T.M., French, K.L., Jenni, K.E., Kinney, S.A., Le, P.A., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Marra, K.R., Mercier, T.J., Paxton, S.T., Pitman, J.K., Schenk, C.J., Shaffer, B.N., Shorten, C.M., Tennyson, M.E., and Woodall, C.A., 2020, Assessment of water and proppant quantities associated with petroleum production from the Eagle Ford Group, Gulf Coast, Texas, 2019 (ver 1.1, March 2022): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2020-3037, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20203037.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Assessment Approach and Input Values
  • Results of Water and Proppant Assessment and Supporting Information
  • For More Information
  • Acknowledgments
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of water and proppant quantities associated with petroleum production from the Eagle Ford Group, Gulf Coast, Texas, 2019
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2020-3037
DOI 10.3133/fs20203037
Edition Originally posted July 27, 2020; Revised October March 18, 2022
Year Published 2020
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description Report: 4 p.; Data Release
Country United States
State Texas
Other Geospatial Eagle Ford Group, Gulf Coast
Online Only (Y/N) N
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