U.S. Energy Information Administration said Nov. 24 it has released new structure and thickness maps for the Wolfcamp play in Midland Basin in west Texas and eastern New Mexico. The Wolfcamp formation has attracted numerous oil companies because of the potential of its multiple hydrocarbon-producing zones. The stacked Wolfcamp formation has four intervals. EIA said most of the current drilling activities target the Wolfcamp A and B upper benches, which in 2019 generated 95 percent of Wolfcamp total production.
Structure and thickness maps are key elements in resource estimation and identification of areas where hydrocarbon extraction is economical. EIA added, “Of the producing shale formations that comprise the Midland Basin, the Wolfcamp is the deepest and thickest, but varies significantly across the basin.”