Naturally fractured tight gas reservoir detection optimization: Piceance Basin

Natural fracture intensity and diversity of orientation are requirements for commercial production from tight gas reservoirs. The ability to find and define these open natural fractures in advance of drilling represents the major challenge for continued development of these low permeability reservoirs. Since tectonic fractures are frequently caused by subtle basement structures, the Naturally Fractured Tight Gas Reservoir Optimization project is focused on techniques that can identify basement features and thereby locate the overlying fractured reservoirs.