Cambro-Ordovician potential of the Rome trough of Eastern Kentucky

Journal Article · Mon Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 1977 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6621833

Weaver, O D; McGuire, W H

Studies of the Rome trough in central and E. Kentucky have delineated several large, untested areas containing thick pre-Knox, Cambrian sandstone reservoirs at moderate (5,500- to 10,000-ft) depths. Potentially productive reservoirs in the overlying Upper Cambrian and Lower Ordovician Knox Dolomite in Kentucky are equivalent in age and lithology to the prolific Ellenburger Dolomite of W. Texas and the Arbuckle Dolomite of the Mid-Continent. The Ordovician Trenton-Black River-St. Peter sequence of Kentucky is equivalent to the productive Simpson-Viola of Oklahoma. A lithological chart shows the oil- and gas-bearing zones. Age dating of hydrocarbons recovered from the Rome and Conasauga zones shows Cambrian origin, and shows of high-gravity oil or gas have been recorded in the zones indicated. Souce beds within the Cambro-Ordovician have been identified which interfinger with excellent sandstone and dolomite reservoirs. There is good evidence that growth faults developed with thick Cambrian sand buildups on their downward, basinward sides. Graphical presentations include (1) surface structure form lines and faults, Rome trough; (2) south to north cross section; and (3) pre-Knox cross section.

• Research Organization: Weaver Oil and Gas Corp
• OSTI ID: 6621833
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 75:47
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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