| Deposit ID | 10087988 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D012030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gordon Creek Gas Field |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.08465, 39.59413 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2377 |
| Relative position | 9400 FT N 26 E OF FIRST WATER POINT |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 014S | 007E | 24 | SE OF SW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Natural Gas | Primary |
| Carbon Dioxide | Secondary |
| 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 or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| |||
| 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 |
| (1) | -111.08465, 39.59413 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faulted Anticline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 4827.9M |
| Width | 2413.95M |
| Depth to bottom | 3313.18M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| District name | Wasatch Plateau Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Skelly Oil |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D012030 |
STOWE CARLTON, 1972, OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION IN UTAH TO 1970. UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 94.
CAMPBELL, J.A., AND BACON, R.S., 1976, PENETRATION CHART OF UTAH OILAND GAS FIELDS: UGMS OIL AND GAS FIELD STUDY 14.
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1978 | Mccarthy, Blair M. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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