Map: Anadarko Basin's Shape During the Middle of the Granite Wash Era

Isopach map of the Anadarko Basin's shape during the middle of the Granite Wash era from the Cleveland (early Missourian series) to the Oswego (Desdemonesian series). Source: Reservoir Visualization

Map: One Time Slice (Early Oswego) of the Anadarko Basin

A map of one time slice (early Oswego) of the Anadarko Basin where dolomitized shelf carbonates and Pennsylvanian Granite Wash sediments were being deposited simultaneously. Of note in the map are: (a) the gross isopach of the Cleveland and Oswego formations designated with grey contour lines; (b) the net clean Gamma Ray isopach of an early Oswego time slice shown with color-filled contours; (c) the location of horizontal wells drilled in the past two years (per IHS); and (d) the location of cross section C to D that intersects several...

Table: Stratigraphy of the Granite Wash Play

Generalized stratigraphic section of the Granite Wash play, courtesy Reservoir Visualization.

References: Granite Wash Bibliography

1982a, Depositional history and reservoir quality of Granite Wash, in Gustavson, T. C., Bassett, R. L., Budnik, R., Finley, R., Goldstein, A. G., McGowen, J. H., Roedder, E., Ruppel, S. C., Baumgardner, R. W., Jr., Bentley, M. E., Dutton, S. P., Fogg, G. E., Hovorka, S. D., McGookey, D. A., Ramondetta, P. J., Simpkins, W. W., Smith, D., Smith, D. A., Duncan, E. A., Griffin, J. A., Merritt, R. M., and Naiman, E. R., Geology and geohydrology of the Palo Duro Basin, Texas Panhandle: a report on the progress...

References: Suggested Granite Wash Websites

‘Granite Wash’ Term Is Broad; Better Understanding Should Help To Exploit

Dr. Randy Keller and three operators discuss the play’s geology, well results and economics in ‘The Hot Play’ webinar.

Granite Wash Production Creates Pipeline Opportunities

As upstream activities ramp up in the play, midstream operators are looking for new build-out projects in the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma.