Energy, Mineral, and Ground-water Resources of Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah

Energy, Mineral, and Ground-water Resources of Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah
Author: R. W. Gloyn
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2003
Genre: Geology, Economic
ISBN: 1557916799

This report provides information for use in both short- and long term land-planning decisions, particularly at the county level, and an indication of the present and future economic impact of mineral and energy development. The report discusses eight major commodity groups: (1) oil and gas, (2) coal and coal resin, (3) coal-bed methane, (4) other energy resources (oil-impregnated rock, oil shale, geothermal), (5) uranium and vanadium, (6) metallic minerals, (7) industrial rocks and minerals, and (8) ground-water resources. In general, for each group or commodity within a group the following aspects are discussed: (1) known occurrences and characteristics, (2) past production and trends, (3) current production and exploration activity, and (4) geologic potential. Plates accompany each of the major commodity groups and show the locations of known resources and areas of geologic potential. In addition to the commodity discussions, the report contains a brief summary of land ownership status and concludes with a summary of commodities having the best potential for discovery and development. 161 pages + 14 plates

Gilsonite Veins of the Uinta Basin, Utah

Gilsonite Veins of the Uinta Basin, Utah
Author: Taylor Boden
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2012-01-19
Genre: Gilsonite
ISBN: 1557918562

Previous studies have shown the Escalante Valley, Utah, is subsiding due to groundwater withdrawal. The magnitude and spatial pattern of this cm/yr.-scale subsidence is mapped with satellite data from a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) using interferometric SAR (InSAR) processing techniques.

The Bluebell Oil Field, Uinta Basin, Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah

The Bluebell Oil Field, Uinta Basin, Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah
Author: Craig D. Morgan
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2003
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 155791690X

Hydrocarbon production in the Bluebell field is from three reservoirs in the Tertiary-aged Colton and Green River Formations: (1) overpressured Colton/Flagstaff, (2) lower Green River, and (3) upper Green River. Kerogen-rich shale and marlstone deposited in marginal and nearshore openlacustrine environments are the source of the waxy crude in the Colton/Flagstaff and lower Green River. Marlstone, or oil shale and possibly coal, are the sources for the asphaltic crude found in the upper Green River. Non-associated gas in the upper Green River could be from coaly deposits in the upper Green River, or migrated up from the lower Green River, or a combination of both. The lithology of all three reservoirs is similar; fractured sandstone, shale, limestone, and marlstone beds having generally low intergranular porosity and permeability. The strata were deposited in lacustrine and alluvial environments.