The 2300km 2 study area is in the piceance and yellow creek watersheds within the piceance structural basin, northwest colorado. The reconstructed structural and thermal history of the piceance creek basin of western colorado defines the geologic and geochemical conditions for the occurrence of gas in the upper cretaceous mesaverde group. Konopka3 abstract the uinta piceance basin region of northwestern colo rado and northeastern utah includes parts of four major sedi. Structural basins are geological depressions, and are the inverse of domes. Figure 1 structural features of the san juan basin and adjacent areas. The basin, containing about 4,000 square miles, is well defined by the tertiarcretaceous out. Geology colorado water knowledge colorado state university. Its purpose is to give a nontechnical presentation of factual information. Southern piceance basin, colorado andras fall, peter eichhubl, stephen p. Geologic history and hydrocarbon potential of late. Piceance basin near end of cretaceoustertiary hiatus e40 19. The piceance basin is a geologic structural basin in northwestern colorado that features liquids rich natural gas. Wells in which the mesaverde appears to be overpressured. Figure 2 diagrammatic eastwest cross section of san juan basin, from craigg, 2001 p.
Donnell abstract the area of the piceance creek basin between the colorado and white rivers. Sp04d this report describes, in summary form, the groundwater resources of colorado. This part of the book cliffs is located on the southwestern flank of the piceance basin, one of the major gasproducing basins in the us. Pdf structural and thermal history of piceance creek basin.
Mesaverde oil and gas production through 1985 e24 2. Rangely field is by far the largest of a trend of weber sandstone fields found along the northern piceance basin. The area of the piceance creek basin between the colorado and white rivers includes approximately 1,600 square miles and is characterized by an extensive plateau that rises 1,000 to more than 4,000 feet above the surrounding lowlands. Primarily natural gas, the piceance basin is in the green river formation area. Stratigraphic correlation chart for western colorado and. Major structural and tectonic features of the permian basin 12212017.
Clark millison, consultant, denver, colorado mostly gas is produced in the piceance basin of west ern colorado. The piceance basin is located in northwest colorado and stretches across 6,000 square miles. Mesaverde group outcrops at the edges of the piceance basin, and is buried beneath younger sediments at the center of the. Geology of the piceance basin mesaverde gas accumulation. Gas, natural geology colorado piceance creek watershed. The piceance basin contains one of the thickest and richest oil shale deposits in the world and is the focus of most ongoing oil shale research and development extraction projects in the u. The purpose of this study was to reconstruct the structural and thermal history of the piceance creek basin to try to predict the occurrences of hydrocarbons in the upper cretaceous mesaverde group. Hydraulic fracturing to determine the regional in situ stress. Pennsylvanian and early permian paleogeography of the uinta piceance basin region, northwestern colorado and northeastern utah by samuel y. Piceance is fortunate to have, surrounding the basin, mv outcrop that can be correlated to the subsurface. Separated from the uinta basin by the douglas creek arch, both basins formed during the laramide orogeny, and are bounded by the charlestonnebo thrust fault, the uinta basin boundary fault, and the grand hogback monocline.
Includes outline of resources in seven regions, stratigraphic chart showing waterbearing formations, and extensive bibliography. Evolution of an organicrich lake basin stratigraphy, climate and tectonics. Surface vitrinite reflectance study of the uinta and piceance. Geology of the molina member of the wasatch formation, piceance basin, colorado. The eagle basin is a structural feature east of the piceance basin and coincides in part with the pennsylvanianage eagle evaporite basin, although the presentday eagle basin is much smaller than the paleodepositional basin. Cross section aa is a geologic structure illustrating the asymmetrical structure of the piceance basin and the accumulated mesaverde group. Contributions to economic geology tertiary geology and oilshale resources of the piceance creek basin between the colo rado and white rivers, northwestern colorado by john r. Piceance basin, colorado, usa abstract laubach, 2011, structural diagenesis, resource plays, the highlands of scotland, and curriculum development abstract. Marcellus and uticapointpleasant wells through april 2017 4182017 pdf jpg. Jun 08, 2016 a map showing the mancos shale and the usgs assessment units within the formation. Pdf porosity, permeability, and pore structure of the.
The vertical thickness of sedimentary rocks in the basin is about 8550 m johnson and rice, 1990. Simplified stratigraphic cross sections of the eocene green. Structurally, the area is a simple basin that has been subjected to normal faulting. Testing the basincentered authors gas accumulation model. Becker abstract the upper cretaceous mesaverde group in the piceance basin, colorado, is considered a continuous basin.
Wolfcamp, bone spring, delaware shale plays of the delaware basin 22020 pdf major structural and tectonic features of the permian basin 12212017 pdf jpg map data. Geology, school of geolgoy, energy and the environment faculty advisors. Originally published in a much larger and more detailed form by self and others 2010, they are shown here in simplified, pagesize versions that are easily accessed and used for presentation purposes. The uinta and piceance basins were formed mainly in tertiary time. Usgs estimates 66 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in. Stratigraphy, seismic characteristics, and reservoir. Usgs investigations reported vitrinite reflectance values, suggesting that the eastern half of the basin may be prospective as a shale resource play finn and johnson, 2005. Petroleum systems and assessment of oil and gas resources in. Information on the piceance basin natural gas intel. Faults in the piceance basin were digitized to compliment structural mapping as part of a 2009 national oil shale assessment. The arabian plate is divided into the shield, inner platform, and outer platform. Piceance basin between end of laramide orogeny and about 10 m.
Piceance creek basin, colorado, and eastern uinta basin, utah. Geological survey denver, colorado 80225 introduction the stratigraphic nomenclature applied in various parts of western colorado, northwestern new mexico, and a small part of east central utah is summarized in the accompanying chart fig. Geologic history and hydrocarbon potential of late cretaceous. Wolfcamp, bone spring, delaware shale plays of the delaware basin 22020 pdf. Seismic characteristics, and reservoir properties of the desmoinesian granite wash, buffalo wallow field area, anadarko basin. Located in colorado and utah, the piceance and uinta basins are popular targets due to their hydrocarbon diversity natural gas, oil and coal can all be found within the plays. Facies modeling and reservoir potential estimation of the. Piceance basin maps, companies geology research news. This photo is of the grand hogback which forms the east side of the basin. Rs 100 20 40 60 80 tms stella kraken mariner western isles barnett arkoma woodford granite wash fayetteville uinta basin mississippi lime libra big foot utica 120energy group.
Structural geology an overview sciencedirect topics. Geological survey usgs completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and associated gas resources of. Geology of the molina member of the wasatch formation, piceance basin, colorado showing 14 of 37 pages in this report. Methane in groundwater from a leaking gas well, piceance. Pennsylvanian and early permian paleogeography of the. Using specially designed equipment, the state of stress was determined on a regional scale in the piceance oil shale basin of northwest colorado. Oil and gas exploration, resources, and production. Sequencestratigraphic analysis of the rollins and the. National assessment of oil and gas fact sheet assessment of undiscovered oil resources in the devonianmississippian bakken formation, williston basin province, montana and north dakota, 2008 printed on recycled paper introduction the u. However, the most popular section of the piceance uinta is its thick, oilprone shale deposit. Piceance basin immediately prior to deposition of lower eocene long point bed e41 20. A description of the piceance basin, its geography maps, history, which energy companies are currently involved in drilling in the basin, a list of counties covered by the basin and local major. Wathiq abdulnaby, in developments in structural geology and tectonics, 2019.
The piceance basin crosses the colorado river and interstate 70 and encompasses the following counties. The central basin is defined on the west, north, and east sides by the hogback monocline, whose rocks dip steeply into the basin. Geology of the piceance basin mesaverde gas accumulation steve cumella bill barrett corporation presenters notes. Geology of the molina member of the wasatch formation. Testing the basincentered gas accumulation model using fluid inclusion observations. The piceance basin is located in northwestern colorado. A structural basin is a largescale structural formation of rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flatlying strata. Implications for the development of laramide basins and uplifts, report, 1993.
Facies modeling and reservoir potential estimation of the williams fork formation, piceance basin, co alec burns b. The structural geology and neotectonics of iraq represent the results of tectonic events during the geological time and mostly the collision between the arabian and eurasian plates. The northern part of the structural basin has been eroded into a topographic basin by the drainage networks of the piceance and yellow creeks that are tributary to the white river. The piceance basin forms a geologic structural basin, and is the source of commercial oil and gas production. The niobrara formation exists throughout the sand wash basin to depths of 20,000 feet, occupying two depocenters east and west. Most of the people who grew up in that area pronounce it peeants. Thirteen stratigraphic cross sections of the eocene green river formation in the piceance basin of northwestern colorado are presented in this report. While in australia, i had been working on technology transfer from north america that might help inform a deep gas exploration program on several plays that were somewhat analogous to tight gas discoveries in the piceance basin, utah. Location of the piceance basin and major gas fields.