Gordon Creek Gas Field

Occurrence in Carbon county in Utah, United States with commodities Natural Gas, Carbon Dioxide
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087988
MRDS ID D012030
Record type Site
Current site name Gordon Creek Gas Field

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.08465, 39.59413 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position 9400 FT N 26 E OF FIRST WATER POINT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wattis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nephi(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Price(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Price(hydrologic unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Carbon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 014S 007E 24 SE OF SW OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Natural Gas Primary
Carbon Dioxide Secondary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 1: SKELLY NO. 1, SEC. 24,143, 7E - METHANE 0.1%
Result ETHAN 0.1% CO2 99.5%
Result BTU PER CUBIC FEET IS 8.0 SAMPLE 2: SKELLY NO.2, SEC. 25,145, 7E - METHANE 2.4%
Result ETHANE 0.3%
Result CO2 89.3%
Result BTU PER CUBIC FEET IS 56.0. SAMPLES ARE BOTH FROM SINBAD LIMESTONE. SAMPLE 1 FROM 10877 FT. AND SAMPLE 2 FROM 10760 FT. GAS FROM FERRON SANDSTONE HAS SUBSTANTIALLY MORE METHANE AND HIGHER BTU VALVE ALTHOUGH NO ANALYSIS ARE AVAILABLE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Sinbad Limestone Member; Moenkopi;Ferron Sandstone
    Rock description Sinbad Limestone Member; Moenkopi;Ferron Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.08465, 39.59413

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faulted Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 4827.9M
    Width 2413.95M
    Depth to bottom 3313.18M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1948

Mining district

District name Wasatch Plateau Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Skelly Oil

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STOWE, C., 1972, P. 92.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKING CONSIST OF WELLS DRILLED TO PRODUCE GAS, DEEPEST PENETRATION 12,290 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STOWE CARLTON, 1972, OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION IN UTAH TO 1970. UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 94.

  • Deposit

    CAMPBELL, J.A., AND BACON, R.S., 1976, PENETRATION CHART OF UTAH OILAND GAS FIELDS: UGMS OIL AND GAS FIELD STUDY 14.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO BOTTOM IS TO DEEPEST PRODUCTION ZONE.
Deposit ANALYTICAL DATA REFERENCE: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, BULL.94. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Mccarthy, Blair M. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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