Architecture of estuarine reservoirs of the Cretaceous-Caballos Formation Orito Field, Putumayo Basin, Colombia

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dc.contributor.advisorTyler, Noelen
dc.creatorAmaya, Carlos Albertoen
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-17T21:30:25Zen
dc.date.available2015-09-17T21:30:25Zen
dc.date.issued1996-08en
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dc.description.abstractOrito Field occupies an area of 31 mi² (80 km²) in the west-central portion of the Putumayo Basin, Colombia and forms part of an extensive littoral system that dominated sedimentation during Albian-Aptian time. The Caballos Formation represents the oldest Cretaceous unit, and was deposited at the beginning of a retrogradational episode immediately above the eroded Triassic-Jurassic surface. The Caballos Formation has an average thickness of 240 ft (73 m) and is largely composed of fine grained, highly compacted quartzarenites, cemented by quartz and kaolinite. A geologic model integrating all the available information allows the definition of four depositional events in the Caballos. The lowest depositional unit is composed of fluvial deposits with minor tidal influence. These fluvial sands grade upward into estuarine deposits formed in tidal channels and tidal flats, that are in turn overlain by tidal channel deposits, and are finally eroded and overlain by tidal mouth bars deposits. The vertical facies association is the product of a retrogradational episode and represents deposition in a tide-modified estuary, inside which diagenetic processes acted differently modifying the petrophysical properties of the facies that compose the Caballos reservoir in Orito field. Historical production trends of the Caballos reservoir correlate with the major depositional axes defined in this study and allow to delineation of high potential areas for future development, by means of targeted infill drilling and workovers.en
dc.description.departmentEarth and Planetary Sciencesen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/31365en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertationsen
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.subjectGeology--Colombiaen
dc.subjectGeology--Putumayo River Valleyen
dc.subjectSedimentation and deposition--Putumayo River Valleyen
dc.subjectReservoir sedimentation--Putumayo River Valleyen
dc.subjectPetroleum--Geology--Colombiaen
dc.titleArchitecture of estuarine reservoirs of the Cretaceous-Caballos Formation Orito Field, Putumayo Basin, Colombiaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.genreThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentGeological Sciencesen
thesis.degree.disciplineGeological Sciencesen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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