N e w Mexico B u r e a u o f M i n e s a n d M i n e r a l R e s o u r c e s
O p e n F i l e R e p o r t No. OF 1 9 8
HYDROCARBON
SOURCE-ROCK
EVALUATION
STUDY,
SYCOR NEWTON NO. 1 S T A T EL - 6 , 3 5 0W E L L ,
LUNA
COUNTY,
NEW MEXICO
by L . P a u l Tybor
G e o C h e mL a b o r a t o r i e s ,
Inc.
Houston, T e x a s
May 1 7 , 1 9 8 2
SOURCE ROCK EVALUATION
CRUDE
OIL CHARACTERIZATION
OEOCHEMICAL
PROSPECTl~G
CRUDE OIL-SOURCE ROCK
CORRELATION
1143-C BRITTMOORE ROAD 0 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77043-5094 0 7131467-7011
May 17, 1982
Mr. Clayton S. Valder
Marshall R. Young O i l Co.
750West F i f t h S t r e e t
F o r t Worth,Texas76102
Dear Mr. Valder:
E n c l o s e dp l e a s ef i n dt h er e s u l t s
of theorganicgeochemicalanalyses'performed
on wellcuttingsamples
from t h e Sycor Newton HI S t a t e L-6,350 w e l l , l o c a t e d
Sec. 10-T23S-RllW, LunaCounty, New Mexico.
in
Upon a r r i v a l a t t h e l a b , t h e
sampleswereassignedthe
GeoChem Job Number 2289,
and w e r es u b m i t t e dt ot h ef o l l o w i n ga n a l y t i c a l
program:
Table
Analysis
Type of
Tot a1 organic carbon de t e r m i n a t i o n
and b r i e f l i t h o l o g i c a l d e s c r i p t i o n
Visual
................. I
kerogen assessment ............................
11
P y r o l y s i s a n a l y s i s was notperformed on samplesfrom
t h i s wf ?11 due t o t h e
o r g a n i c - l e a n n a t u r e of t h e r o c k s p e n e t r a t e d
by t h i s well.
DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS
A.
Thermal M a t u r i t y
The t h e r m a l m a t u r i t y o f t h e s e d i n e n t s p e n e t r a t e d
by t h i s w e l l r a n g e s f r a n
animmatureMaturationIndexStage
I+ a t 6 0 1 0 2 f e e t , w i t h i n t h e
Lobo u n i t ,
t o a moderately mature Maturation Index Stage
2 t o 2+ a t 7690+ f e e t , w i t h i n
Cambrian Bliss Sandstone(TableXI).
The r o c k s from 6010' to-6460',
within
t h e Lobo, are w i t h i n t h e p r e - o i l g e n e r a t i n g z o n e , w h e r e i n o n l y b i o g e n i c
methanegascouldhavebeengenerated.
The moderatelymaturerocks
from
6710', w i t h i n t h e Montoya, t o 7690', w i t h i n t h e Bliss S a n d s t o n e , a r e w i t h i n
t h e o i l window, where o i lg e n e r a t i o n could have occurred f r w r o c k s
c o n t a i n i n gs u f f i c i e n t q u a n t i t i e s of organic matter.
Mr. Clayton Valder
B.
-2-
May 1 7 , 1982
Hydrocarbon
Source
Characterization
The sedimentsanalyzed from t h i s w e l l a r e o r g a n i c - l e a n
and have poor
h y d r o c a r b o ns o u r c ec h a r a c t e r i s t i c s .
The e x p l o r a t i o n i s ts h o u l d move i n a
d i r e c t i o n whereby t h e m a t u r e m a t u r a t i o n l e v e l s o b s e r v e d i n t h i s w e l l a r e
maintained, and h o p e f u l l y i n t h i s d i r e c t i o n t h e s e r o c k s
would c o n t a i n r i c h
m o u n t s of organic matter.
Should you haveany q u e s t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g t h i s d a t a
or i f we can be of f u r t h e r
a s s i s t a n c e to y o u ,p l e a s ef e e lf r e e
to c o n t a c t us.
Yours t r u l y ,
P r o j e c t Coord-inator
GEOCHEM LABORATORIES, I N C .
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Enclosures
Table I
SCREEN ANALYSIS SUMMARY
GeoChem
Samp 1e
Number
We1 1
Interval
(Feet)
Organic
Brief L i tDh oe lsoc gr i pc tailo n
Total
Carbon
( X o f Rock)
2289-001
6000-6010
Composite:
Red s h a l ea n ds a n d s t o n e .
0.12
2289-002
6200-6210
Composite:
Red s h a l ea n ds a n d s t o n e .
0.12/0.12
2289-003
6450-6460
Composite:
Red shale a n ds a n d s t o n e .
0.08
2289-004
6600-6610
Dolomite,pinkishgray.
0.06
2269-005
6700-6710
Dolomite, c h e r t y ,p i n k i s hg r a y .
0.06
2289-006
6600-6810
D o l o m i t e ,l i g h tb r o w n i s hg r a y .
0.05
2289-007
6900-6910
D o l o m i t e ,l i g h tb r o w n i s hg r a y .
0.06/0.05
2289-008
7000-7010
D o l o m i t e ,l i g h tb r o w n i s hg r a y .
0.06
2289-009
7100-7110
Dolomite,lightbrownishgray.
0.05
2289-010
7200-7210
D o l o m i t e ,g r a d i n gt ol i m e s t o n e ,b r o w n i s hg r a y .
0.05
2289-011
7300-7310
Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray.
0.05
2289-012
7400-7410
Dolomite, l i g h t brownishgray.
0.05
2289-013
7500-7510
D o l o m i t el, i g h bt r o w n i s hg r a y .
0.05/0.06
2289-014
7600-7610
Dolomite, l i g h t brownishgray.
0.05
2289-015
7680-7690
Composite:Dolomiteandsandstone.
0.06