Thrust faults of Rough Creek fault system in Western Kentucky and related petroleum occurrences

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 1974 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Soc. Econ. Paleontol. Mineral., Annu. Meet. Abstr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6623645

Smith, A E; Palmer, J E

Recent investigations in Union County, Kentucky, have facilitated recognition of certain previously unreported geologic features associated with the Rough Creek fault zone, a prominent E.-trending belt of normal and reverse faults in the Illinois Basin near its SE. margin. These features include (1) major thrust faults with planes that dip south at angles that range from as low as 25/sup 0/ to as high as 70/sup 0/, as indicated by repeated stratigraphic section in oil test holes and by surface exposures; (2) local structural relief of as much as 4,000 ft in the vicinity of the fault zone; and (3) E.-trending grabens bounded by normal faults that die out with depth in the near-surface Pennsylvanian rocks. Approximately 48 million bbl of oil have been produced from the fields bordering and within the Rough Creek fault zone in W. Kentucky. Untested structural and probable stratigraphic traps associated with the fault zone should yield additional petroleum discoveries.

• Research Organization: US Geological Survey
• OSTI ID: 6623645
• Journal Information: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Soc. Econ. Paleontol. Mineral., Annu. Meet. Abstr.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Soc. Econ. Paleontol. Mineral., Annu. Meet. Abstr.; (United States) Vol. 1; ISSN APGAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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