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Farnham Dome Carbon Dioxide Field

Producer in Carbon county in Utah, United States with commodity Carbon Dioxide
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014915
MRDS ID D012029
Record type Site
Current site name Farnham Dome Carbon Dioxide Field

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.63546, 39.53413 (WGS84)
Elevation 1789
Relative position 16,500 FT S 82 E OF THE WELLINGTON RODEO GROUND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wellington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Price(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

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Carbon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 015S 011E 12 NW OF NW OF SE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Carbon Dioxide Primary

Analytical data

Result 99% CO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Navajo
    Rock description Navajo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.63546, 39.53413
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description South Limb Of Uinta Besin Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form OTHER, ANTICLINE
    Thickness 0.72M
    Length 1770.23M
    Width 1046.05M
    Area 0.75
    Depth to top 982.37M
    Depth to bottom 1006.75M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Anticlines

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1924
Year of first production 1931

Mining district

District name Castle Valley

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mariani Air Products Co.
    Home office Wellington, Ut.

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Period 1931-1977
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^99% Co2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide 99wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • NINE WELLS IN INDICATED RESERVOIR, ONE PRODUCING, NINE SHUT IN OR ABANDONED

Comments on development

  • LOCATED BY DRILLING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMPBELL, J.A., 1978, CARBON DIOXIDE RESOURCES OF UTAH: UGMS RI-125.

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, V.E., 1961, FARNHAM DOME FIELD IN OIL AND GAS FIELDS OF UTAH: IAPG SYMPOSIUM.

  • Production

    CAMPBELL, J.A., 1978, P. 12-13.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1983 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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