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Characteristics of discrete and basin-centered parts of the Lower Silurian regional oil and gas accumulation, Appalachian basin: Preliminary results from a data set of 25 oil and gas fields

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-216


Table 4.  Summary of produced water in Clinton/Medina sandstone reservoirs. D = discrete, BC = Basin-centered, BW = Barrels of water, MMCFG = Million cu ft of gas, n = number in smaple set, x = mean.

Field Name (Code) Accumulation Type Reports of Produced Water Estimated or Measured Volume
Adams/Waterford/Watertown (A/W/Wt) BC Yes Not much water produced; x = 11BW/MMCFG, range <1 to 35, n = 29
Athens (A) BC Yes 13 BW/MMCFG, n = 1
Best (B) D Yes  
Carbon Hill (CH) D Yes  
Claysville (Clv) D Yes  
Clayton (Cl) D Yes  
Indian Springs pool of Conneaut field [Cn(IS)] BC Yes  
Kastle pool of Conneaut field [Cn(K)] BC Yes All wells produce some water
Cooperstown (C) BC   Brine production is insignificant except in local areas
Oil Creek pool of Cooperstown field [C(OC)] BC    
East Canton/Magnolia (EC/Mg) D Yes Most wells produce water; from several gal/day to a few BW/day
Homer (H) D    
Kantz Corners (KC) BC Yes  
Lakeshore (LS) BC Yes No produced water reported from early wells
Lancaster/Sugar Grover (La/SG) D Yes Larege amount of salt water in discovery well
Lenox (Ln) D Yes All wells produce some liquid (oil and/or water)
Logan (Lo) D Yes x ~ 1,200 BW/MMCFG, n = 3
Mantua/Shalersville (Ma/Sh) D Yes  
Moreland (M) D Yes Permeable zones are essentially water free
North Jackson/Lordstown (NJ/L) BC    
Northeast Salem (NES) BC Yes 44% of wells do no produce water; x ~ 9 BW/MMCFG
Ravenna (R) D    
Senecaville (S) BC BF Yes Water production is low; 0 to 2,000 BW/year; <12 BW/MMCFG
Sharon Deep (SD) BC Yes  
Yorktown/Clay (Y/Cy) D Yes  

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