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Natural Fractures and Lineaments of the East-Central Greater Green River Basin

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This topical report addresses the relationship of natural fractures and lineaments to hydrocarbon production of the east-central Greater Green River Basin. The tight gas sands of the Cretaceous Mesaverde Formation are the primary focus of this work. IER and USGS researchers have (1) demonstrated that east-northeast and northeast-trending regional fractures and lineaments are important to hydrocarbon production; (2) recognized the east-northeast regional joint set near two horizontal wells (Champlin 254 Amoco B 2-H and Champlin 320 C-1A-H) in the Washakie and Great Divide basins, respectively; (3) related Cretaceous Almond Formation thickness and facies to northeast-trending faults; (4) developed a program to automatically derive lineaments from small linear features; (5) associated oil and gas production data with east-northeast and northeast-trending lineaments and linear features; and (6) digitally compared lineaments with potentiometric maps of the Mesaverde and Frontier formations. The construction of a digital geologic database (geology, satellite images, linear features, lineaments, digital elevation data, township-range, oil and gas fields, gravity, magnetic, production and potentiometric maps) has been an integral part of this effort.

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Last Updated September 29, 2016, 14:50 (LMT)
Created September 29, 2016, 14:50 (LMT)
Citation Jaworowski, C., G.E. Christiansen, M.A. Grout, H.P. Heasler, W.P. Iverson, R.S. Martinsen, M.A. Olson, R. Simon, R.C. Surdam (P.I), and E.R. Verbeek ---- Roy Long, Natural Fractures and Lineaments of the East-Central Greater Green River Basin, 2016-09-29, https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/natural-fractures-and-lineaments-of-the-east-central-greater-green-river-basin
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Poc Email Roy.long@netl.doe.gov
Point Of Contact Roy Long
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Publication Date 1995-8-1