By Ricardo Vargas, P. Kevin Meazell, Peter B. Flemings, Yi Fang, Hugh Daigle, Stephen C. Phillips, Kehua You
A play from western Canada and one from New Mexico produce from carrier beds that serve as migration pathways for oil in conventional reservoirs. Carrier beds typically have lower porosity and permeability associated with facies changes. Lower permeability, however, is no longer a barrier to production.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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10.1306/04122120043
Carrier bed plays associated with conventional petroleum accumulations