The Bluebell Oil Field, Uinta Basin, Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah
The Bluebell Oil Field, Uinta Basin, Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah

Author: Craig D. Morgan

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 155791690X

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Hydrocarbon production in the Bluebell field is from three reservoirs in the Tertiary-aged Colton and Green River Formations: (1) overpressured Colton/Flagstaff, (2) lower Green River, and (3) upper Green River. Kerogen-rich shale and marlstone deposited in marginal and nearshore openlacustrine environments are the source of the waxy crude in the Colton/Flagstaff and lower Green River. Marlstone, or oil shale and possibly coal, are the sources for the asphaltic crude found in the upper Green River. Non-associated gas in the upper Green River could be from coaly deposits in the upper Green River, or migrated up from the lower Green River, or a combination of both. The lithology of all three reservoirs is similar; fractured sandstone, shale, limestone, and marlstone beds having generally low intergranular porosity and permeability. The strata were deposited in lacustrine and alluvial environments.

Shale oil resource play potential of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah
Shale oil resource play potential of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah

Author: Steven Schamel

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2015-05-01

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13:

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The Green River Formation in the Uinta Basin has may characteristics typical of an ideal shale oil resource play. It is a world-class oil-prone source rock. In nearly all parts of the basin there are many thousands of net feet of Type-l and Type-ll kerogen-rich calcareous mudstones, many intervals of which have average total organic carbon (TOC) of 5-10% or greater. In the north-central and western parts of the basin a substantial part of the formation is in the oil-generative window. Furthermore, organic maturation simulations done in this study using PRA BasinView-3D™ indicates early entry into the oil-generative window. In the northwest parts of the basin the lower Green River Formation was generating oil even before the end of the Eocene and slowing of sediment accumulation in the basin. The Green River Formation is unquestionably a superb petroleum system responsible for very large cumulative production of oil and associated natural gas, and an even larger potential oil sand resource. This DVD contains a 65-page report.

Gilsonite Veins of the Uinta Basin, Utah
Gilsonite Veins of the Uinta Basin, Utah

Author: Taylor Boden

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2012-01-19

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1557918562

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Previous studies have shown the Escalante Valley, Utah, is subsiding due to groundwater withdrawal. The magnitude and spatial pattern of this cm/yr.-scale subsidence is mapped with satellite data from a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) using interferometric SAR (InSAR) processing techniques.

Utah's Energy Landscape 4th Edition
Utah's Energy Landscape 4th Edition

Author: Michael D. Vanden Berg

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2016-05-16

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1557919240

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Utah is fortunate to have abundant and diverse energy resources including large reserves of conventional fossil fuels, several areas suitable for renewable resource development, and vast quantities of untapped unconventional oil shale and oil sand resources. This publication, Utah’s Energy Landscape, now in its fourth edition, was created to offer a complete, visually-based description of Utah’s diverse energy portfolio. The graphs within this document were created using data compiled by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) from several sources, including the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining (DOGM), the Governor’s Office of Energy Development (OED), and the Utah State Tax Commission, as well as surveys and conversations with individuals and companies.

Utah’s Energy Landscape, 3rd Edition—2014 update
Utah’s Energy Landscape, 3rd Edition—2014 update

Author: Michael Vanden Berg

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2014-05-15

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1557918961

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Utah is fortunate to have abundant and diverse energy resources including large reserves of conventional fossil fuels, several areas suitable for renewable resource development, and vast quantities of untapped unconventional oil shale and oil sand resources. This publication, Utah's Energy Landscape, now in its third edition, was created to offer a complete, visual-based description of Utah's diverse energy portfolio. The graphs found within this document were created using data compiled by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) from several different sources, including the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining (DOGM), as well as in-house surveys and conversations with individuals and companies.