Major salt beds of the Palo Duro and Dalhart Basins, Texas

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5336091

Major salt beds are defined as salt intervals at least 75 feet thick that contain no interbeds greater than 10 feet thick and include no more than 15 percent non-salt interbeds. Maps based on the interpretation of geophysical logs from hundreds of oil and gas exploration wells reveal seven major salt beds in the Palo Duro Basin and one major salt bed in the Dalhart Basin. The most extensive major salt beds are in the central and northern Palo Duro Basin, in the Upper San Andres Formation and the Lower San Andres Formation Units 4 and 5. Of these, the major salt bed within the Lower San Andres Formation Unit 4 is the most widespread and generally the thickest. 7 references, 15 figures, 2 tables.

• Research Organization: Stone and Webster Engineering Corp., Boston, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10140
• OSTI ID: 5336091
• Report Number(s): BMI/ONWI-518; ON: DE84005255
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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