Burial, thermal, and petroleum generation history of the Upper Cretaceous Steele Member of the Cody Shale (Shannon Sandstone Bed Horizon), Powder River Basin, Wyoming (Chapter A). Bulletin

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5303387

Nuccio, V F

The purposes of the study are to (1) present burial histories representative of the northwestern and southwestern parts of the Powder River Basin (south of lat 45 N.), (2) show the maximum level of thermal maturity for the Steele Member and its Shannon Sandstone Bed, and (3) show the source-rock potential and timing of petroleum generation for the Steele. It is hoped that data presented in the study will also lead to a better understanding of the burial and temperature history of the Shannon Sandstone Bed, an understanding crucial for diagenetic studies, fluid-flow modeling, and reservoir-rock characterization.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Denver, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5303387
• Report Number(s): PB-91-221861/XAB; USGS-BULL-1917-A
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB91-221853. Library of Congress catalog card no. 90-3116
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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