Evaluation of hydrocarbon potential

Technical Report · Wed Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/227023· OSTI ID:227023

Cashman, P. H.; Trexler, Jr., J. H. ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)

Task 8 is responsible for assessing the hydrocarbon potential of the Yucca Mountain vincinity. Our main focus is source rock stratigraphy in the NTS area in southern Nevada. (In addition, Trexler continues to work on a parallel study of source rock stratigraphy in the oil-producing region of east central Nevada, but this work is not funded by Task 8.) As a supplement to the stratigraphic studies, we are studying the geometry and kinematics of deformation at NTS, particularly as these pertain to reconstructing Paleozoic stratigraphy and to predicting the nature of the Late Paleozoic rocks under Yucca Mountain. Our stratigraphic studies continue to support the interpretation that rocks mapped as the {open_quotes}Eleana Formation{close_quotes} are in fact parts of two different Mississippian units. We have made significant progress in determining the basin histories of both units. These place important constraints on regional paleogeographic and tectonic reconstructions. In addition to continued work on the Eleana, we plan to look at the overlying Tippipah Limestone. Preliminary TOC and maturation data indicate that this may be another potential source rock.

• Research Organization: Nevada Univ., Reno, NV (United States). Center for Neotectonic Studies
• OSTI ID: 227023
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/10461--T45; ON: DE96006639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DEFORMATION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HYDROCARBONS
LIMESTONE
MAPS
MATURATION
NEVADA TEST SITE
PROGRESS REPORT
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SOURCE ROCKS
STRATIGRAPHY
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
YUCCA MOUNTAIN