Shale oil resource play potential of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah

Shale oil resource play potential of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah
Author: Steven Schamel
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2015-05-01
Genre: Energy minerals
ISBN:

The Green River Formation in the Uinta Basin has may characteristics typical of an ideal shale oil resource play. It is a world-class oil-prone source rock. In nearly all parts of the basin there are many thousands of net feet of Type-l and Type-ll kerogen-rich calcareous mudstones, many intervals of which have average total organic carbon (TOC) of 5-10% or greater. In the north-central and western parts of the basin a substantial part of the formation is in the oil-generative window. Furthermore, organic maturation simulations done in this study using PRA BasinView-3D™ indicates early entry into the oil-generative window. In the northwest parts of the basin the lower Green River Formation was generating oil even before the end of the Eocene and slowing of sediment accumulation in the basin. The Green River Formation is unquestionably a superb petroleum system responsible for very large cumulative production of oil and associated natural gas, and an even larger potential oil sand resource. This DVD contains a 65-page report.

The Petroleum System

The Petroleum System
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1989
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

Investigations about porosity in petroleum reservoir rocks are discussed by Schmoker and Gautier. Pollastro discusses the uses of clay minerals as exploration tools that help to elucidate basin, source-rock, and reservoir history. The status of fission-track analysis, which is useful for determining the thermal and depositional history of deeply buried sedimentary rocks, is outlined by Naeser. The various ways workers have attempted to determine accurate ancient and present-day subsurface temperatures are summarized with numerous references by Barker. Clayton covers three topics: (1) the role of kinetic modeling in petroleum exploration, (2) biological markers as an indicator of depositional environment of source rocks and composition of crude oils, and (3) geochemistry of sulfur in source rocks and petroleum. Anders and Hite evaluate the current status of evaporite deposits as a source for crude oil.

Stratigraphy and Paleolimnology of the Green River Formation, Western USA

Stratigraphy and Paleolimnology of the Green River Formation, Western USA
Author: Michael Elliot Smith
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2015-07-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401799067

This volume presents a suite of detailed stratigraphic and sedimentologic investigations of the Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah, one of the world’s foremost terrestrial archives of lacustrine and alluvial deposition during the warmest portion of the early Cenozoic. Its twelve chapters encompass the rich and varied record of lacustrine stratigraphy, sedimentology, geochronology, geochemistry and paleontology. Chapters 2-9 provide detailed member-scale synthesis of Green River Formation strata within the Greater Green River, Fossil, Piceance Creek and Uinta Basins, while its final two chapters address its enigmatic evaporite deposits and ichnofossils at broad, interbasinal scale.

Alternative Energy and Shale Gas Encyclopedia

Alternative Energy and Shale Gas Encyclopedia
Author: Jay H. Lehr
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 906
Release: 2016-04-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470894415

A comprehensive depository of all information relating to the scientific and technological aspects of Shale Gas and Alternative Energy Conveniently arranged by energy type including Shale Gas, Wind, Geothermal, Solar, and Hydropower Perfect first-stop reference for any scientist, engineer, or student looking for practical and applied energy information Emphasizes practical applications of existing technologies, from design and maintenance, to operating and troubleshooting of energy systems and equipment Features concise yet complete entries, making it easy for users to find the required information quickly, without the need to search through long articles

Oil Shale Resources

Oil Shale Resources
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2008
Genre: Energy development
ISBN: