The Wilcox group (paleocene-eocene) in the sabine Uplift Area, Texas

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5092014

Kaiser, W R

In anticipation of future energy needs, the Bureau undertook this study to evaluate Wilcox depositional systems and deep-basin lignite in a 12-county area in East Texas. In this book, using 1,100 geophysical logs, the author identifies regional depositional systems and constructed 16 regional cross section, lithofacies maps, and lignite-occurrence maps. A companion drilling program tested lignite in the deep basin to improve its identification on old electric and induction logs and to refine an evolving depositional model to demonstrate its predictive capability. Results indicate that the thickest and most laterally extensive lignite seams lie in Shelby and Panola Counties in the lower Wilcox at the transition from the marine Midway Group to the deltaic Wilcox Group. Deep lignite resources at depths of less than 2,000 ft and in seams at least 5 ft thick amount to approximately 5.5 billion short tons. Lignite resources in Panola and Shelby Counties have the highest potential for ultimate recovery by deep surface mining and underground coal gasification.

• OSTI ID: 5092014
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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