OCTOBER 2025 LUNCHEON MEETING
DEANE FOSS
presents:
An Incomplete History of the Discovery and Development of Little Cedar Creek and Brooklyn Fields, Southwest Alabama, USA
11:30 AM Wednesday, October 22, 2025
at Willow Brook Country Club
3205 W Erwin St.
Tyler, TX 75702
Cost: $25 if you RSVP
$30 at the door if you do NOT reserve
Abstract
For being such large fields Little Cedar Creek (1993) and Brooklyn (2007) resisted discovery for a long time after the first significant discovery of Smackover oil at Jay Field in 1970. That is, partly, because those two fields broke the rules of successful Smackover exploration that existed at the time. The persistence (early dry holes) and timely deal-making exhibited by two already successful Shreveport, Louisiana operators - Midroc Operating and Sklar Exploration - are primarily, but not exclusively responsible for the 50+ mmbo produced to date. This presentation is incomplete because no one ever knows the whole story of significant field discoveries and development.
Biography
Deane is a petroleum geologist who has worked independently for over 20 years mostly onshore US. The last 10 years has been focused on the Smackover in southwest Alabama and south Arkansas. In partnership with knowledgeable landmen, he was involved in the mid-late stage development of Brooklyn Field in SW Alabama. Earlier he worked for 21 years for Chevron.