Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey

Selected Data from Fourteen Wildcat Wells in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

USGS Open File Report 00-200

Wildcat Well South Barrow 18
Permeability, Porosity, and Grain Density Data

Data File: SB18PNP.txt
Depth,
feet		 Permeability,
Horizontal,
millidarcies		 Porosity,
percent		 Grain
Density,
g/cc		 Oil
Saturation,
percent		 Water
Saturation,
percent		 Core
Run		 Remarks Description
1990 3.17 16.6 2.66 4.6 68.2 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
1991 3.79 13.3 2.68 4.2 70.4 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
1992 115 19.9 2.66 6 72.4 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
1993
18.3 2.66 4.4 68 4 sum fluid analysis ss, vf-fgr cly
1994
15.4 2.62 5.3 69.6 4 sum fluid analysis ss, vf-fgr cly
1995
17.5 2.65 5.7 71.6 4 sum fluid analysis ss, vf-fgr cly
1996
17.5 2.61 5.9 69 4 sum fluid analysis ss, vf-fgr cly
1997 0.07 9.6 2.68 5 62.7 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
1998
21.5 2.66 3.6 65.5 4 sum fluid analysis ss, vf-fgr cly
1999 0.68 12.1 2.69 8.7 59.5 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2000 91 22.1 2.64 3.4 71.2 4
ss, vf-mgr cly
2001
16.9 2.65 4.2 54.3 4 sample failure ss, vf-mgr cly
2002 1.33 14.8 2.65 6.5 67.2 4
ss, vf-mgr cly
2003 111 20.2 2.65 4.5 51.2 4
ss, vf-mgr cly
2004 0.41 12.2 2.67 8.2 46.6 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2005 14 16.9 2.64 11.5 65.6 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2006
19.3 2.63 6.9 53.1 4 sum fluid analysis ss, vf-fgr cly
2007 70 20.8 2.64 4.9 37.2 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2008 13 17.1 2.64 9 22.4 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2009 10 16.4 2.65 9.4 51.8 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2010 1.05 13.6 2.66 10.8 53.9 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2011 27 19.2 2.62 9.4 58.5 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2012 8.17 16.7 2.64 11.5 50.9 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2013 6.27 16.9 2.65 11 53.6 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2014
18.1 2.64 11.2 49.8 4 sum fluid analysis ss, vf-fgr cly
2015 20 17.5 2.64 13.7 58.5 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2016 11 17.6 2.65 8.6 50.3 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2017
18.7 2.64 10.7 47.5 4 sum fluid analysis ss, vf-fgr cly
2018 2.64 15.6 2.64 9.9 57.5 4
ss, vf-fgr cly
2051 369 22.1 2.65 8 59.7 5
ss, f-mgr
2052 207 21 2.69 8.8 62.4 5
ss, f-mgr
2053 2421 27 2.62 15.9 60.3 5
ss, f-mgr
2054 297 18.1 2.73 11.8 53.7 5
ss, f-mgr, sid
2055 78 12.4 3 12.4 49.6 5
ss, f-mgr, sid
2056 309 21.5 2.64 9.1 54.8 5
ss, f-mgr
2057 38 11.3 2.93 10 47.7 5
ss, vf-mgr sid glauc
2058 1678 25.2 2.66 10.6 50.8 5
ss, f-mgr
2059 2627 26.6 2.63 9.3 47.6 5
ss, f-mgr
2060
22.4 2.67 12.8 61.6 5 sample failure ss, f-mgr, cly
2061 754 22.4 2.66 15.1 61.5 5
ss, f-mgr
2062 54 13.1 2.9 12.6 48.5 5
ss, vf-mgr, sid
2063 392 21.7 2.68 9.9 48.2 5
ss, vf-mgr
2064 1036 24.7 2.65 8.1 45 5
ss, vf-mgr
2065 63 19.9 2.66 15.3 66.3 5
ss, vf-mgr, cly
2066
14.2 2.82 16 62.1 5 sum fluid analysis ss, vf-mgr, cly
2072 8.7 16.2 2.7 11.8 81.1 6
ss, vf-mgr sid
2073 6.83 16.2 2.68 8 58.9 6
ss, vf-mgr sid
2074 5.96 15.1 2.7 8.7 83.6 6
ss, vf-mgr sid
2075 40 17.9 2.68 14.7 69.2 6
ss, vf-mgr sid
2076 19 17.9 2.68 9.3 62.5 6
ss, vf-mgr sid
2077 1.9 14.4 2.71 9.8 61.8 6
ss, vf-mgr sid
2078 0.2 9.9 2.65 9 57.8 6
ss, vf-fgr cly sc sid
2079 2.08 14.2 2.64 6.7 75.1 6
ss, vf-fgr cly sc sid
2080 1.56 10.4 2.67 8.4 78.7 6
ss, vf-fgr cly sc sid
2081 0.54 11.3 2.67 9.8 74.4 6
ss, vf-fgr cly sc sid
2082 0.87 12.5 2.65 8 77.4 6
ss, vf-fgr cly sc sid
2083 0.14 9.5 2.67 6.6 76.5 6
ss, vf-fgr cly sc sid
2084 0.63 13 2.65 11.6 73.4 6
ss, vf-fgr cly sc sid
2085 1.96 13.3 2.65 8 75 6
ss, vf-fgr cly sc sid

Data Source
Core Laboratories, Anchorage
13 October 1980
Drilling Fluid: WBM

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