Seismic Characterization of the Niobrara: Unconventional Play using Full; Azimuth 3D Seismic

Major interest in theNiobrara has been spurred by the latest recovery techniques in sub-surface simulation as is typically of all unconventional plays. The Niobrara, of mid-upper Cretaceous age, was deposited in the ancient seaway running north/south through the western part of the North American continent, was strongly influenced by the late Cretaceous Laramide Orogeny, and located in what is now Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. It’s equivalent to the south is the Austin Chalk. The Niobrara is a series of carbonates with highly organic rich shales sandwiched in-between, located in a thermally mature fairway with initial production from individual wells up to 1500 bopd.