Digital Format

Basin-wide evaluation of the uppermost Green River Formation’s oil-shale resource, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, by Michael D. Vanden Berg, CD (19 p., 8 pl., [contains GIS]), SS-128 $24.95

Oil and gas fields map of Utah, by Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., Sharon Wakefield, Bradley G. Hill, and Michael Hebertson, CD (1 pl., scale 1:700,000), 7/04, (updated to 2/05) ISBN 1-55791-709-4, $24.95 (paper plot available for $19.95) [contains GIS data] M-203DM
Contains an easily viewable map of the oil, gas, and CO2 fields, the oil, gas, and CO2 pipelines with operators, the reservoir rocks, the refineries and plants, and some of the surficial geologic features. Software needed to view the file is included. GIS shape files are included as well. Since the map’s original release, the Covenant field has been added, and a revised ArcView project file incorporates this change.

Digital geologic resources atlas of Utah compiled by Douglas A. Sprinkel, 1 CD-ROM, 1999, B-129DF $24.95

Geological and petrophysical characterization of the Ferron Sandstone for 3-D simulation of a fluvial-deltaic reservoir, 2002, CD-ROM, MP-02-06 $14.95

Descriptions, petrology, photographs, and photomicrographs of core from the Green River Formation, south-central Uinta Basin, Utah, by S. Robert Bereskin, Craig D. Morgan, and Kevin P. McClure, CD-ROM (102 p.), 4/04, ISBN 1-55791-702-7, MP-04-2 $19.95
Developed as part of a DOE-funded study of the lower and middle members of the Green River Formation. Contains a detailed discussion of depositional environments, petrology, and diagenesis, as well as detailed descriptions, photographs, and photomicrographs of core from the south-central Uinta Basin oil fields. The appendices contain: (1) graphical descriptions of 21 cores studied with hyperlinks to photographs and photomicrographs, (2) porosity and permeability data from core, (3) a detailed report on scanning electron microscopy of selected samples, and (4) x-ray diffraction data of selected samples. This CD-ROM is self-initiating on most machines and contains the report in PDF format.

Fluvial facies and architecture of the Poison Strip Sandstone, Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation, Grand County, Utah, by Mathew W. Stikes, CD (84 p. + 27 p. appendices), ISBN 1-55791-751-5, 2/07, MP-06-2 $14.95

Ferron Sandstone (Upper Cretaceous) core photographs, Ivie Creek and Muddy Creek areas, Emery County, Utah, by Carolyn M. Olsen and Cheryl Gustin, 4/02, 1 CD-ROM, OFR-391 $19.95

Reservoir characterization of the Lower Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah, by Craig D. Morgan, Thomas C. Chidsey Jr., Kevin P. McClure, S. Robert Bereskin, and Milind D. Deo, 4/03, CD-ROM (140 p. + 76 p. appen., 28 pl.) OFR-411 $14.95

Interpreted regional photomosaics and cross section, Cretaceous Ferron Sandstone, east-central, Utah, by Paul B. Anderson, Kevin McClure, Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., Thomas A. Ryer, Thomas H. Morris, John A. Dewey, Jr., and Roy D. Adams, CD (29 p., 8 pl., 228 photomosaics), 2003 OFR-412 $14.95

Utah Core Research Center catalog of samples, by Carolyn Olsen and W.F. Case, CD-ROM, 7/03, OFR-413 $14.95

Ferron Sandstone drill-hole database and lithologic logs, Ferron Creek to Last Chance Creek, Emery and Sevier Counties, Utah, OFR-429 CD (CD Contains OFR 317 and OFR-331) $14.95

Oil and Gas Field Studies, (80p. 29 plates, from 11 different publications (OG-16 through OG-23, C-84, OFR-232. & OFR-307)) compiled by Craig Morgan, CD in pdf format OFR-430 $14.95
Publication titles include: Duchesne oil field; Bridgeland and South Myton Bench; Humpback; Cisco Dome area; PR Springs area; Harley Dome field; Cisco Townsite/Cisco Wash areas; Agate, Danish Wash, Sage, and Seiber Nose Reservoirs (Greater Cisco Field); State potash leases at Cane Creek anticline; Cane Creek exploration play area; and Salt Wash Field.

Defining and characterizing Mesaverde and Mancos Sandstone reservoirs based on interpretation of image logs, eastern Uinta Basin, by Mark W. Longman and Randy J. Koepsell, DVD (115 p., 1500+ images), 9/05, OFR-458 $14.95

A multidisciplinary approach to reservoir characterization of the coastal Entrada erg-margin gas play, Utah, by Thomas H. Morris, John H. McBride, and Will D. Monn, CD (50 p.), 9/05, OFR-459 $14.95

Mesaverde gas of southeastern Uinta Basin, by Paul B. Anderson, CD (19 p., 6 pl. 1:100,000, 10 pl. 1:300,000, 3 pl. 1"=100 ft), 9/05, OFR-460 $14.95

Shale gas reservoirs of Utah: Survey of an unexploited potential energy resource, by Steven Schamel, CD (114 p., appendix of core photos and databases), 9/05, OFR-461 $14.95

Utah Oil Shale Information Database, compiled by Michael D. Vanden Berg, John R. Dyni, and David E. Tabet, CD, OFR-469 $24.95

Integrated sequence stratigraphic and geochemical resource characterization of the lower Mancos shale, Uinta Basin, Utah, by Donna S. Anderson and Nicholas B. Harris, CD (130 p.), 11/06, OFR-483 $14.95

Interpretation of the Jurassic Entrada Sandstone play using 3D seismic attribute analysis, Uinta Basin, Utah, by R. William Keach II, Thomas H. Morris, John H. McBride, Mike Mullen, Hannes E. Leetaru, and Ryan O’Neal, CD (22 p., 4 pl.), 12/06, OFR-493 $14.95

Shale gas resources of Utah: Assessment of previously undeveloped gas discoveries, by Steven Schamel, CD (85 p.), 12/06, OFR-499 $14.95

Reservoir characterization of the Cretaceous Cedar Mountain and Dakota Formations, southern Uinta Basin: Year-two report, by Mary L. McPherson, Brian S. Currie, Joshua P. Dark, and Justin S. Pierson, CD (67 p. + 39 p. appendices, 4 pl.), OFR-516  (on CD with previously released OFR-492)   $19.95

Analysis of reservoir properties of faulted and fractured eolian thrust-belt reservoirs, by Dustin Keele and James Evans, CD (50 p., 3 pl.), OFR-529 (CD) $14.95

Hydrocarbon potential of Pennsylvanian black shale reservoirs, Paradox Basin, southeastern Utah, by S. Robert Bereskin and John McLennan, 19 p. + 34 p. appendices, OFR-534  (CD) $14.95

Applicability of carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery to reservoirs in the Uinta Basin, Utah, by Zhiqiang Gu and Milind Deo, 13 p., OFR-538 print on demand $7.95, CD $14.95

Reservoir characterization of clastic cycle sequences in the Paradox Formation of the Hermosa Group, Paradox Basin, Utah, by Bruce D. Trudgill and W. Curtis Arbuckle, CD (106 p. + 39 p. appendices), OFR-543 $14.95

Multiproxy environmental characterization of lake level cycles in the Green River Formation of Utah and Colorado, by Jessica H. Whiteside and Marc A. Van Keuren, 22 p., OFR-544 print on demand $7.95, CD $14.95

Strategies for in situ recovery of Utah’s heavy oil and bitumen resources, by Steven Schamel, CD (113 p.), OFR-551 $14.95

Oil and Gas Field Studies

Oil and Gas Field Studies, (80p. 29 plates, from 11 different publications (OG-16 through OG-23, C-84, OFR-232. & OFR-307)) compiled by Craig Morgan, CD in pdf format OFR-430 $14.95
Publication titles include: Duchesne oil field; Bridgeland and South Myton Bench; Humpback; Cisco Dome area; PR Springs area; Harley Dome field; Cisco Townsite/Cisco Wash areas; Agate, Danish Wash, Sage, and Seiber Nose Reservoirs (Greater Cisco Field); State potash leases at Cane Creek anticline; Cane Creek exploration play area; and Salt Wash Field.

Bulletins

The geology of Kane County, Utah: geology, mineral resources, geologic hazards, by H.H. Doelling and F.D. Davis with sections on carbon dioxide and petroleum, by C.J. Brandt, 1989, 192 p., 10 pl., 1:100,000 $16.50 B-124

Digital geologic resources atlas of Utah compiled by Douglas A. Sprinkel, 1 CD-ROM, 1999, B-129DF $24.95

Maps

Mineral resources of the central Wasatch Front, compiled by F.D. Davis, (Petroleum potential by J.A. Campbell) 1:100,000, 24p., 2 pl., 1985 $7.95 M-54D

Mineral resources of the southern Wasatch Front, Utah, compiled by F.D. Davis with a section on petroleum by F.C. Moulton and R.L. Kerns Jr. 1:100,000, 17 p., 2 pl., 1988 $7.95 M-55D

Oil and gas fields map of Utah, by Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., Sharon Wakefield, Bradley G. Hill, and Michael Hebertson, CD (1 pl., scale 1:700,000), 7/04, (updated to 2/05) ISBN 1-55791-709-4, $24.95 (paper plot available for $19.95) [contains GIS data] M-203DM
Contains an easily viewable map of the oil, gas, and CO2 fields, the oil, gas, and CO2 pipelines with operators, the reservoir rocks, the refineries and plants, and some of the surficial geologic features. Software needed to view the file is included. GIS shape files are included as well. Since the map’s original release, the Covenant field has been added, and a revised ArcView project file incorporates this change.

Circulars

Summary of oil and gas drilling in Utah 1989, by T.C. Chidsey and M.D. Laine, 1991, 31 p. $5.50 C-83

Oil and gas drilling in Utah , 1990, by T.C. Chidsey Jr., C.D. Morgan, and M.D. Laine, 30 p., 1994 $5.00 C-86

Resistivities and chemical analyses of selected oil and gas field, water well, and spring waters, Utah, by J.W. Gwynn, 142 p. $10.50 C-87

A preliminary assessment of energy and mineral resources within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, compiled by M.L. Allison, 36 p., 1/97, C-93 $4.75

Miscellaneous Publications

Fluvial facies and architecture of the Poison Strip Sandstone, Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation, Grand County, Utah, by Mathew W. Stikes, CD (84 p. + 27 p. appendices), ISBN 1-55791-751-5, 2/07, MP-06-2 $14.95

Descriptions, petrology, photographs, and photomicrographs of core from the Green River Formation, south-central Uinta Basin, Utah, by S. Robert Bereskin, Craig D. Morgan, and Kevin P. McClure, CD-ROM (102 p.), 4/04, ISBN 1-55791-702-7, MP-04-2 $19.95
Developed as part of a DOE-funded study of the lower and middle members of the Green River Formation. Contains a detailed discussion of depositional environments, petrology, and diagenesis, as well as detailed descriptions, photographs, and photomicrographs of core from the south-central Uinta Basin oil fields. The appendices contain: (1) graphical descriptions of 21 cores studied with hyperlinks to photographs and photomicrographs, (2) porosity and permeability data from core, (3) a detailed report on scanning electron microscopy of selected samples, and (4) x-ray diffraction data of selected samples. This CD-ROM is self-initiating on most machines and contains the report in PDF format.

Geological and petrophysical characterization of the Ferron Sandstone for 3-D simulation of a fluvial-deltaic reservoir, 2002, CD-ROM, MP-02-06 $14.95

The Prairie Canyon Member, a new unit of the Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale, west-central Colorado and east-central Utah, by R.D. Cole, R.G. Young, and G.C. Willis, 23 p., 5/97, MP-97-4 $4.00
The upper Mancos Shale is anomously sandy and has commercial quantities of gas in southeastern Uinta Basin, Douglas Creek arch, and Piceance Creek Basin. This paper defines and names the unit, gives a type section, and provides correlations.

Outcrop study of the lower Green River Formation for reservoir characterization and hydrocarbon production enhancement in the Altamont-Bluebell field, Uinta Basin, Utah by A. Garner and T.H. Morris 61 p., 1996 MP-96-2 $6.50

Deltaic and shelf deposits in the Cretaceous Blackhawk Formation and Mancos Shale, Grand County, Utah, by M.A. Chan, S.L. Newman, and F.E. May, 83 p., 2 pl., 1" = approx. 4950', 1991 $10.00 MP-91-6

Report of Investigations

Potential mineral precipitation and water compatibilities related to the Drunkards Wash project, Carbon County, Utah by J.W. Gwynn, 22 p., 11/98 $2.90 RI-241

Public Information Series

Utah! 100 years of exploration...and still the place to find oil and gas, 20 p., 5/01, PI-71 $2.50
A colorful brochure produced in cooperation with SITLA and the Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. It outlines the history of Utah oil and gas exploration, the good chances of future discoveries, and the contacts for lease applications.

Other Publications

Basin-wide evaluation of the uppermost Green River Formation’s oil-shale resource, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, by Michael D. Vanden Berg, CD (19 p., 8 pl., [contains GIS]), SS-128 $24.95

The Bluebell oil field, Uinta Basin, Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah: Characterization and oil well demonstration, edited by Craig D. Morgan, 95 p., ISBN 1-55791-690-X, 2003, SS-106 $13.75

Mineral, energy, and ground-water resources of San Juan County, Utah by R.W. Gloyn, C.D. Morgan, D.E. Tabet, R.E. Blackett, B.T. Tripp, and M. Lowe, 39 p., (18.5" x 15.5"), 1995 SS-86 $11.00

Atlas of major Rocky Mountain gas reservoirs, New Mexico Bureau of Mines, 1993, 206 p., 3 disks, 10 pl., 1:1,000,000, ATLAS-1 $95.00

Carboniferous of the northern Rocky Mountains, J.T. Dutro, editor, 1979, 59 p., American Geological Institute Guidebook #3 $2.00 AGI-3

Open-file Reports

OFR-150 A short course in petroleum geology, with examples from Utah's petroleum provinces, by C.N. Tripp, 1989
Volume 1 - Short course, 186 p. $16.50
Volume 2 - Student manual, 208 p. $18.50
Volume 3 - Teacher manual, 61 p. $5.40
Volume 4 - Wildcat simulation game, 66 p. $5.80

OFR-156 Oil development and potential of Mississippian and older formations in San Juan County, Utah, by H. W. Merrell, 26 p., 6 pl., 1989 $20.30

OFR-160 A hydrocarbon exploration model for the Cretaceous Ferron Sandstone Member of the Mancos Shale, and the Dakota Group in the Wasatch Plateau and Castle Valley of east-central Utah, with emphasis on post-1980 subsurface data, by C.N. Tripp, 81 p., 15 pl., 1:250,000, 1989 $52.10

OFR-191 Ferron oil and gas field, T. 20-21 S., R. 7 E., Emery County, Utah by C.N. Tripp, 23 p., 4 pl., scale 1:24,000, July 1990 $14.00

OFR-192 Wasatch Plateau oil and gas field, T. 13-17 S., R. 6-7 E., Carbon, Emery, and Sanpete Counties, Utah by C.N. Tripp, 33 p., 6 pl., scale 1:100,000, July 1990 $20.90

OFR-320 Dry holes and hydrocarbon shows in Summit County, Utah by C.D. Morgan, 9 p., 1 pl., 1:500,000, May95 $3.80

OFR-321 Petroleum plays in Summit County, Utah by T.C. Chidsey, Jr., 25 p., 10 pl., 1"=6.25 miles, 6/95 $32.20

OFR-329 Maps of total Ferron coal, depth to the top, and vitrinite reflectance for the Ferron Sandstone Member of the Mancos Shale, central Utah, D.E. Tabet, B.P. Hucka, and S.N. Sommer, 3 plates, 1:250,000, 12/95 $15.00

OFR-330 Second annual report - Increased oil production and reserves from improved completion techniques in the Bluebell Field, Uinta Basin, Utah by C.D. Morgan, 115 p., + 105 p. appendix, 12/95 $19.50

OFR-358 Ferron Sandstone reservoir type logs and lithofacies, Emery County, Utah, by P.B. Anderson, T.C. Chidsey Jr., and Kevin McClure, 2 pl., 12/97 $6.00

Ferron Sandstone (Upper Cretaceous) core photographs, Ivie Creek and Muddy Creek areas, Emery County, Utah, by Carolyn M. Olsen and Cheryl Gustin, 4/02, 1 CD-ROM, OFR-391 $19.95

Documentation and installation guide for HOMCODE: a code for scaling up permeabilities using homogenization, by Joe Koebbe, 2002, 416 p., OFR-392 $25.00

Reservoir characterization of the Lower Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah, by Craig D. Morgan, Thomas C. Chidsey Jr., Kevin P. McClure, S. Robert Bereskin, and Milind D. Deo, 4/03, CD-ROM (140 p. + 76 p. appen., 28 pl.) OFR-411 $14.95

Interpreted regional photomosaics and cross section, Cretaceous Ferron Sandstone, east-central, Utah, by Paul B. Anderson, Kevin McClure, Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., Thomas A. Ryer, Thomas H. Morris, John A. Dewey, Jr., and Roy D. Adams, CD-ROM (29 p., 8 pl., 228 photomosaics), 2003 OFR-412 $14.95

Utah Core Research Center catalog of samples, by Carolyn Olsen and W.F. Case, CD-ROM, 7/03, OFR-413 $14.95

Ferron Sandstone drill-hole database and lithologic logs, Ferron Creek to Last Chance Creek, Emery and Sevier Counties, Utah $14.95, OFR-429 CD (CD Contains OFR 317 and OFR-331)

Oil and Gas Field Studies, (80p. 29 plates, from 11 different publications (OG-16 through OG-23, C-84, OFR-232. & OFR-307)) compiled by Craig Morgan, $14.95 CD OFR-430.
Publication titles include: Duchesne oil field; Bridgeland and South Myton Bench; Humpback; Cisco Dome area; PR Springs area; Harley Dome field; Cisco Townsite/Cisco Wash areas; Agate, Danish Wash, Sage, and Seiber Nose Reservoirs (Greater Cisco Field); State potash leases at Cane Creek anticline; Cane Creek exploration play area; and Salt Wash Field.

Defining and characterizing Mesaverde and Mancos Sandstone reservoirs based on interpretation of image logs, eastern Uinta Basin, by Mark W. Longman and Randy J. Koepsell, DVD (115 p., 1500+ images), 9/05, OFR-458 $14.95

A multidisciplinary approach to reservoir characterization of the coastal Entrada erg-margin gas play, Utah, by Thomas H. Morris, John H. McBride, and Will D. Monn, CD (50 p.), 9/05, OFR-459 $14.95

Mesaverde gas of southeastern Uinta Basin, by Paul B. Anderson, CD (19 p., 6 pl. 1:100,000, 10 pl. 1:300,000, 3 pl. 1"=100 ft), 9/05, OFR-460 $14.95

Shale gas reservoirs of Utah: Survey of an unexploited potential energy resource, by Steven Schamel, CD (114 p., appendix of core photos and databases), 9/05, OFR-461 $14.95

Analysis of reservoir properties of faulted and fractured eolian thrust-belt reservoirs, by Dustin Keele and James Evans, CD (50 p., 3 pl.), OFR-529 (CD) $14.95

Hydrocarbon potential of Pennsylvanian black shale reservoirs, Paradox Basin, southeastern Utah, by S. Robert Bereskin and John McLennan, 19 p. + 34 p. appendices, OFR-534  (CD) $14.95

Applicability of carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery to reservoirs in the Uinta Basin, Utah, by Zhiqiang Gu and Milind Deo, 13 p., OFR-538 print on demand $7.95, CD $14.95

Reservoir characterization of clastic cycle sequences in the Paradox Formation of the Hermosa Group, Paradox Basin, Utah, by Bruce D. Trudgill and W. Curtis Arbuckle, CD (106 p. + 39 p. appendices), OFR-543 $14.95

Multiproxy environmental characterization of lake level cycles in the Green River Formation of Utah and Colorado, by Jessica H. Whiteside and Marc A. Van Keuren, 22 p., OFR-544 print on demand $7.95, CD $14.95

Strategies for in situ recovery of Utah’s heavy oil and bitumen resources, by Steven Schamel, CD (113 p.), OFR-551 $14.95

Contract Reports

CR-91-12 Landward pinch-out of Cretaceous marine nearshore clastics in the Ferron Sandstone Member of the Mancos Shale and Blackhawk Formation, east-central Utah; potential petroleum stratigraphic traps, by P.B. Anderson, 110 p., August 1991 $9.75

CR-92-3 Geology of the Grassy Trail Creek field, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah, by S.J. Lutz and M.L. Allison, 36 p., February 1992 $3.20

CR-92-5 Uncovering Sevier overthrust structure and potential hydrocarbon source rock using magnetotellurics, by P.E. Wannamaker and J.M. Johnston, 12 p., April 1992 $1.10

CR-93-6 A hydrocarbon exploration model for the Beta Member of the Permian Kaibab Formation, with emphasis on the potential for hydrodynamically displaced oil, in east-central Utah, by C.N. Tripp, 16 p. + 104 p. appendix, 12 pl., 1:500,000, August 1993 $46.60