Isopach Mapping Uses

for predetermining drilling depths to specific horizons in wildcat wells

to locate buried structures in regions where formations habitually

become thinner over structural crests.

In estimating the elevation of a datum bed below the total depth of a

well that penetrated a higher known stratigraphic horizon.

To calculate the volume of oil in a formation

Isopach Mapping Definition

An individual line connecting points of equal thickness is called an

isopach line.

An isopach map is a map showing lines connecting points of equal

formation thickness
Isopach Mapping background
Isopach Mapping background
Isopach Mapping Deviation

TVD for a deviated well and TVD for a vertical well and a
horizontal bed dipping bed

TST MT cos TST MT cos

Isopach Mapping Deviation

TVD for a deviated well and

dipping bed

TST MT cos
Isopach Mapping Exercise

1. Post each well of the following table with the correct value of net pay on the
attached map.
2. Contour the map using a 30 feet contour interval (isopach map).
3. Include title box and legend

Well Well
# # Location Location
Survey Block SectionNetNet
PayPay,
(ft) ft
1 1 1980 FSL, 1980 FEL
PSL BLKPSL 27 section
BLK 276 6 49 49
2 2 k PSL BLKPSL 27 section
BLK 275 5 0 0
3 3 SE PSL
NW BLKPSL 27 section
BLK 277 7 101101
4 4 PSL
1980 BLKPSL 27 section
FNL, 1980 FWL BLK 278 8 34 34
5 5 J PSL BLKPSL 27 section
BLK 279 9 0 0
6 6 SE PSL
NW BLKPSL 27 section
BLK 2717 17 0 0
7 7 PSL
1650 BLKPSL 27 section
FNL, 1980 FEL BLK 2718 18 13 13
8 8 J PSL BLKPSL 28 section
BLK 281 1 0 0
9 9 NWPSL
SE BLKPSL 28 section
BLK 2812 12 38 38
10 10 PSL
1320 BLKPSL 28 section
FNL, 1320 FEL BLK 2813 13 158158
11 11 NEPSL BLKPSL 28 section
BLK 2814 14 0 0
12 12 G PSL BLKPSL 28 section
BLK 2824 24 0 0