1. UPDATE ON PROJECT ACTIVITIES 2006 PROGRAM YEAR
PERMIAN BASIN GEOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS PROJECT
Stephen C. Ruppel
Bureau of Economic Geology
The Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin

2. 2006 HIGHLIGHTS DOE funding cut STARR provides leveraging funding
Significant focus on mudrock systems
Good progress on original project goals
New researchers added to team

3. NEW PROJECT RESEARCHERS
H. Rowe, U. Kentucky: Trace element geochem
N. Guven, Texas Tech: clay mineralogy
G. Bayless: GeoChem: organic geochemistry
K. Schwab: organic geochemistry

4. 2006 FOCUS Clear Fork regional study Ellenburger Mudrock systems
Regional tectonics
Fractures
Outcrop-based analog studies

5. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF PROGRAM
Permian Basin study area
Mud shale study area

6. ORIGINAL PROJECT GOALS
Detailed, comprehensive history of Paleozoic depositional and reservoir systems in the Permian Basin
Spatially-integrated data bases of depositional, stratigraphic, lithologic, and petrophysical properties

7. PRODUCTS
Text: Written synthesis of history, stratigraphy, facies, structural history, and reservoir development
Data: ARC/INFO GIS-based regional structure maps, facies maps, cross sections, core descriptions and data, outcrop descriptions and sections, core data, reservoir data, production data, publications, etc

8. TEXT REPORTS Regional Syntheses 14 Reports Posted 4 Nearing Completion
1 Recently Started
4 To be Started Soon
Field Studies
2 Reports Posted
Powerpoint presentations

9. DATA PRODUCTS Regional structure and facies maps started
Regional cross sections 5 formations
Core data posted
Core photographs started
Reservoir cross sections started
Reservoir models started
Outcrop models
Depositional facies models started
Seismic models
Production data Completed
Reference lists posted
Core lists posted

10. OTHER DATA TO BE POSTED X-ray diffraction data Organic geochem data
Geothermal gradient maps

11. 2007 FOCUS Complete all remaining reports
Increase data collection & uploading
Select intervals for focused study
Continue outcrop analog studies