DOE Eastern Gas Shales Project: Dunkirk study. Quarterly report of technical progress, July, August, September 1979 [report]

J.A. Harper, K.D. Abel, R.G. Piotrowski
1979 unpublished
r . ; : ' ' , , S Ten c r o s s s e c t i o n s were completed and d r a f t e d , and b l u e l i n e copies were s e n t t o DOE, Morgantown, WV, f o r review. These c r o s s s e c t i o n s were used a s t h e b a s i s with which a l l o t h e r l o g s i n t h e study a r e a were c o r r e l a t e d . The d a t a has been encoded from 228 l o g s t h a t were used. Two isopach, 2 s t r u c t u r e contour, and 3 l i t h o f a c i e s maps have been completed and a r e awaiting d r a f t
more » ... n g . A production and show map has been d r a f t e d and b l u e l i n e copies were s e n t t o DOE, Morgantown, W, f o r review. The schedule of work was delayed due t o t h e s t a t e budget problems, t h e need t o c o r r e c t work previously completed and s e n t t o DOE, Morgantown,.WV, and lack of a reproduction c o n t r a c t . r CONTRACT OBJECTIVES 1. Provide a d e t a i l e d s t r a t i g r a p h i c framework f o r t h e Perrysburg Formation, Huron Shale member o f Ohio Shale, and Java Formation, and t h e i r included black s h a l e u n i t s ( S t r a t i g r a p h i c Cross S e c t i o n s , TASK 3.2.1.1). 2. Define and map t h e black s h a l e f a c i e s and r e l a t e d rocks w i t h i n t h e s e u n i t s i n order t o understand t h e i r sedimentological h i s t o r i e s and t o h e l p i n p r e d i c t i n g and e v a l u a t i n g potential. gas resources i n t h e Perrysburg Formation, Huron Shale 111embcr of Ohio Shale, and Java Formation, and t h e i r included black s h a l e u n i t s (Isopach, L i t h o f a c i e s , and PFaducLiun and Shnw Maps, TASK 3.2.1.2, 3;2.1.4, and 3.2.1.5). 3. Provide a d e t a i l e d s t r u c t u r a l framework of t h e above mentioned u n i t s and r e l a t e d rocks i n Pennsylvania ( S t r u c t u r e Maps, ,TASK 3J.1.3) . w*y-, 4. Maintain a s t o r a g e s i t e f o r d a t a and cores obtained i n Pennsylvania f o r t h e Devonian s h a l e s p r o j e c t . 5. Encode s t r a t i g r a p h i c and s t r u c t u r a l d a t a generated during t h i s p r o j e c t i n t h e METC prescrfbed d a t a format. TECHNICAL PROGRESS TASK 3.2.1.1 CROSS SECTIONS Ten s t r a t i g r a p h i c c r o s s s e c t i o n s a t a v e r t i c a l s h a l e of 2" = LOO' of t h e Perrysburq, Huron, and Java Formations have been completed and were d r a f t e d . These s e c t i o n s were copied i n b l u e l i n e and sent t o DOE far review. This p o r t i o n o f t h e study i s 99% completed.
doi:10.2172/5561757 fatcat:zmidxfjpwvcprgl47yagun4j7i