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Recovery of Bypassed Oil in the Dundee Formation Using Horizontal Drains

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This Class II field project has demonstrated that economic quantities of hydrocarbons can be produced from abandoned or nearly abandoned fields in the Dundee Formation of Central Michigan using horizontal drilling technology. The site selected for the demonstration horizontal well was Crystal Field, a nearly abandoned Dundee oil field in Montcalm County, Michigan. This field had produced over 8 million barrels of oil, mostly in the 1930's and 1940's. At the height of development, Crystal Field produced from 193 wells, but by 1995, only seven producing wells remained, each producing less than 10 bbls/day. A horizontal well, the TOW 1-3, drilled as a field demonstration pilot was successful, producing at rate of 100 bbls of oil per day with a zero water cut. Although the well is capable of producing at a of 500 bbls/day, the production rate is being kept low deliberately to try to prevent premature water coning.

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Last Updated September 29, 2016, 14:32 (LMT)
Created September 29, 2016, 14:32 (LMT)
Citation Chandra Nautiyal ---- Roy Long, Recovery of Bypassed Oil in the Dundee Formation Using Horizontal Drains, 2016-09-29, https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/recovery-of-bypassed-oil-in-the-dundee-formation-using-horizontal-drains
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Poc Email Roy.long@netl.doe.gov
Point Of Contact Roy Long
Program Or Project KMD
Publication Date 1998-4-1