| Deposit ID | 10015148 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00253 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | P. R. Spring Oil Sand Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.41627, 39.55997 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2146 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILES DOWN CANYON FROM PINE SPRING IN PINE SPRING CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Uintah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Spring Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Seep Ridge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grand Junction(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willow(hydrologic unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Uintah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 022E | 014S | 35 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Oil Sands | Tertiary |
| Result | 33 SAMPLES SHOW MAX. OF 29.6 GAL/TON IN THE AREA OF SEEP RIDGE T 16 S, R 24 E, SEC. 4 AND 5, AVERAGE POROSITY - 30.5% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Douglas Creek Member/Green River Formation;Parachute Creek Member/Green River Formation |
| Rock description | Douglas Creek Mbr/Green River Formation;Parachute Creek Mbr/Green River Formation |
| (1) | -109.41627, 39.55997 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta Basin Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Uncompahgre Uplift, Hill Creek Ridge Anticline |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL, LENS/IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 4 DEG N |
| Thickness | 10.67M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 76.2M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Discoverer | U. S. Bureau Of Mines |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00253 |
SRC.REF: BYRD, 1970 , P. R. SPRING OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE.
BYRD, 1970 , P. R. SPRING OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSIT, UINTAH AND GRAND COUNTIES, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES 31
CAMPBELL, JACK, OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY, REPRINT 99
1951 GEOLMAP U. S. BUREAU OF MINES
1956 RECON CASHION AND BROWN
1967 GEOLMAP CASHION
1970 GEOLMAP U. G. M. S.
BYRD, 1970 , P. R. SPRING OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE DEPOSIT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 214 SQUARE MILES ARE UNDERLAIN BY OIL IMPREGNATED SANDSTONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1978 | Mccarthy, Blair M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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