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Re-examination of Utah’s oil shale resources: Historical database and new researchMichael D. Vanden Berg (801-538-5419, [email protected]) and David E. Tabet (801-537-3373; [email protected])
Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, Utah
www.geology.utah.gov
With the recent increase in crude oil prices and concerns over diminishing conventional reserves, the Utah Geological Survey has begun to re-examine the state’s oil shale resource. A major compo-nent of this process was to collect and preserve historical oil shale data from studies conducted in Utah and present it in a useable electronic format for the business and scientific communities. Files in this database include Fischer assays made from drill cores or cuttings for 581 unique boreholes; scanned geophysical logs for 173 different boreholes, along with an inventory of paper logs for an additional 290 wells available in the Utah Geological Survey’s library; spotty to complete formation-top information for key beds in the Green River Formation for over 1000 different wells; detailed lithologic descriptions for 168 wells; an overview resource map; and an extensive oil shale bibliography for research done within the state. Most of the historical oil shale resource assessments conducted in Utah concentrated on the Green River Formation within the southeastern part of the Uinta Basin. This area holds the thickest and richest oil shale deposits in Utah, but other significant areas within the basin warrant further study. We have broadened our attention to include the entire Uinta Basin. Using old Fischer assay analyses as our guide, we looked at several geophysical logs from oil and gas wells and picked tops for several key oil shale beds. Using this new information, we are developing a better idea of the overall oil shale resource for the state of Utah.
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UGS Open-File Report 469Collaboration between the Utah Geological Survey,U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Bureau ofLand Management
Contents:1) Fischer assays for 581 wells - Excel and Text files - Limited pdf files of original reports2) Lithologic logs for 168 wells - Pdf or Tiff files3) Geophysical logs for 173 wells - Tiff files - An inventory of paper logs for an additional 290 wells available in the UGS library4) Formation tops data for over 1000 wells - Excel or Text files
5) Extensive Utah oil shale bibliography - 981 references6) Preliminary Utah oil shale resource map - New Mahogany bed outcrop coverage - Location of wells in database - Preliminary 25 gpt zone isopachs
Mahogany bed outcrop digitized from 30’ x 60’ geologic mapMahogany bed outcrop digitized from 7.5 minute geologic map
Mahogany bed outcrop digitized from other map
CountyTownship and Range (Salt Lake Base Line and Meridian, Uintah Base Line and Meridian)
Well used in cross sectionWell with log-based Fischer assay dataWell with Fischer assays derived from rotary cuttings - no assays over 25 gptWell with Fischer assays derived from rotary cuttings - at least one assay over 25 gptWell with Fischer assays derived from core samples - no assays over 25 gptWell with Fischer assays derived from core samples - at least one assay over 25 gpt
1974 Federal U-a experimental oil shale lease tract1974 Federal U-b experimental oil shale lease tractBLM Uinta Basin oil shale withdrawal
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ABSTRACTABSTRACT UTAH OIL SHALE DATABASEUTAH OIL SHALE DATABASE
1) Select tops of oil shale rich and lean zones above and below the Mahogany Zone throughout the entire Uinta Basin using geophysical logs from oil and gas wells.
2) Create structure contour and thickness maps of all significant oil shale zones within the upper part of the Green River Formation.
3) Develop algorithms correlating digitized geophysical logs with Fischer assay data.
4) Create structure contour, depth, and thickness maps of oil shale zones aver-aging 15, 25, and 35 gallons of shale oil per ton of rock.
5) Create regional cross sections illustrating structure and correlation of oil shale zones.
6) Determine areas favorable for surface mining, underground mining, and in-situ extraction.
7) Develop new shale oil resource estimates for the Uinta Basin of Utah.
FUTURE WORKFUTURE WORK
Funding and historical data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Historical data and expertise provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, especially John R. Dyni and John R. Donnell.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
26th Oil Shale SymposiumOctober 16-18, 2006
Uinta Formation
Green River Formation (R-8)
The boundary between the Uinta and Green River Formations, located near Evacuation Creek, Uintah County, Utah.
Outcrop of the Green River Formation along the White River, Uintah County, Utah.
The White River oil shale mine located south of Bonanza, Uintah County, Utah. This is the location of the proposed BLM R&D oil shale lease.
Utah oil shale sample
Oil shale taken from the White River underground mine. Shale was mined from the Mahogany Zone roughly 1000 feet below the surface.
Bird’s nest features near the top of the Green River Formation along Evacuation Creek, Uintah County, Utah. These cavities were created by the dissolution of nahcolite.
Intertonguing Uinta and
Green R
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Illustrated below is a preliminary north/south cross section correlating rich (R) and lean (L) oil shale horizons in the upper part of the Green River Formation. Horizons were picked on digitized density logs from seven oil and gas wells. This type of analysis will be undertaken for the entire Uinta Basin.
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Preliminary Utah Oil Shale Database, Open-File Report 2006-1295
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