Abstract: Chemical and Electrical Resistivity Values (Rw's) Determined from Analyses of Produced Formation Waters from Oil and Gas Well Tests in Mississippi

Rick L. Ericksen

The chemical analyses and electrical resistivity (Rw) data obtained for 303 samples of produced waters from oil well tests in Mississippi published by the Bureau of Mines in Report of Investigations 6167, now out of print, have been supplemented with approximately 1,100 additional chemical analyses and/or electrical resistivity data which have been obtained during the 30 years since that report was published. In Report 6167, chemical analyses and resistivity values of produced waters in Mississippi were restricted to oil wells located within the Mississippi Interior Salt basin and the Wilcox trends. Data contained within the current report also include formation water produced by natural gas wells. This report includes chemical and/or electrical resistivity data for an additional 23 p eviously unreported counties. In total, there are over 1,400 laboratory determinations of the mineral constituents and/or electrical resistivities of formation samples from 241 oil, gas-condensate, and gas fields in Mississippi. In addition to these data, the report lists, where available, the API number, operator, fee name, location, formation, producing zone, and the depth from which the water was produced.

The data are presented in several different forms for ease of use. The locations of the samples are shown on a series of maps with sources and specific well locations where possible. In addition to the published report, data contained therein are available in both DBASE IV and LOTUS 123, v.4 formats for data manipulation and/or increased accessibility for the user. Sample location maps are stored in AutoCAD v.12 files which are also available upon request.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90986©1994 AAPG Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado, June 12-15, 1994