N e w Mexico B u r e a u of Mines a n d Mineral R e s o u r c e s
O p e n F i l e R e p o r tN o .
O F 201
HYDROCARBON
SOURCE-ROCK
EVALUATION
STUDY,
SINCLAIR
NO. 1 DOGA ANA FEDERAL 1 8 WELL
DOYA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
by D o u g l a s A. Muckelroy
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
J a n u a r y 1 0 , 1983
GEoCHEMICAL
OIL-SOURCE
CRUDE
SOURCE ROCK EVALUATION
CRUDE OIL CHARACTERIZATION
PROSPECTINO
CORRELATION
ROCK
11434 BRITTMOORE ROAD 0 HOUSTON. TEXAS 77043-5094 0 7131467-7011
January10,1983
Clayton S . Valder
Marshall R. Young O i l Co.
750 West F i f t h S t r e e t
F o r t Worth,Texas76102
Dear Mr. Valder:
r e s u l t s of theorganicgeochemicalanalysesperformed
Enclosedpleasefindthe
on a s u i t e of t h i r t y - f o u r ( 3 4 ) d r y w e l l c u t t i n g s s a m p l e s
from t h e S i n c l a i r No.1
DonaAna Fed.18Well(Sec.27,T.22S,R.IW)
l o c a t e d i n Dona Ana County, New
, Mexico.
the
Upon a r r i v a l a t GeoChem's Houstonlaboratory,thesampleswereassigned
GeoChem Job Number 2391 andwere submittedtothefollowingorganicgeochemical
analyses:
Table
Analyses
-
Type of
Totalorganiccarbonanalysesand
brief lithological descriptions
Rock-Eva1
................. I
p y r o l y s i s ............................
I1
V i s u a l kerogen assessment......................III
V i t r i n i t e reflectance..........................IV
Clayton S. Valder
-2-
January 10, 1983
RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS
A.
Thermal M a t u r i t y
The sedimentspenetrated
thermal maturity.
-
Zone I (2840+ f e e t t o
by t h i s well can be d i v i d e d i n t o t h r e e ( 3 ) z o n e s
of
-
3330+ f e e t )
The sediments contained within
Zone I (MagdalenaFormation)have
a
moderatelymatureMaturationIndex(Stage
2 t o 2+). T h i s r a t i n g i s based on
theorange-brmtolight
brown c o l o r a t i o n of t h e r e c o g n i z a b l e amorphous
organicmattercontainedinthekerogenisolatedfromthecuttingssamples
t h i s r a t i n g i s t h em o d e r a t e l ym a t u r e . v a l u ed e t e c t e d
(Table111).Supporting
from t h e v i t r i n i t e r e f l e c t a n c e a n a l y s e s
on sample 2393-003 (TableIV).
A t t h i s level o ft h e r m a lm a t u r i t yt h e s es e d i m e n t sa r el o c a t e d
i n theupper
p o r t i o n of t h eo i l - g e n e r a t i n g
window, wherein o i l and a s s o c i a t e dg a sc o u l d
have been generated.
-
Zone I1 (3420+ f e e t t o
-
4100+ f e e t )
The lowersedimentsoftheMagdalenaFormation
and the sediments of t h e Lake
Valley and theupperPerchaFormationshave
a very mature (mean Stage 3 t o
is
3 + ;T a b l e1 1 1 )t h e r m a lm a t u r a t i o nr a t i n g .T h i ss t a t e
ofthermalmaturity
based on the
brown t o b l a c k c o l o r a t i o n of t h e r e c o g n i z a b l e amorphous,
herbaceous,and woody d e b r i s c o n t a i n e d i n t h e k e r o g e n i s o l a t e d
from t h e
is
c u t t i n g ss a m p l e s( T a b l e1 1 1 ) .
The v e r ym a t u r er a t i n gf o rt h e s er o c k s
p r o b a b l y ' d u et ot h ep r e s e n c e
of T e r t i a r y i n t r u s i v e r o c k s w i t h i n t h i s b a s i n .
The t h e r m a lm a t u r i t y of thesesedimentshaveprogressed
beyond t h e o i l g e n e r a t i n g window; t h u s o n l y "wet" gas and condensatecould be generated.
-
-
Zone I11 (4190+ f e e t t i 6340+ f e e t )
The remainingsediments of thePercha,Fusselman,
Montoya, E l Paso and Bliss
F o r m a t i o n sa r er a t e da st h e r m a l l ym a t u r e
(mean Stage 2+ t o 3-; Table111).
brown t o brown c o l o r a t i o n of t h e
T h i s r a t i n g i s b a s e do nt h el i g h t
r e c o g n i z a b l ea m o r p h o u s - a l g a em a t t e rt y p ec o n t a i n e di nt h ek e r o g e ni s o l a t e d
from t h ec u t t i n g ss a m p l e s( T a b l e
111).
Clayton S . Valder.
-3-
January10,1983
A t t h i s l e v e l ofthermalmaturity,thesesediments
are l o c a t e d i n t h e o i l g e n e r a t i n g window, w h e r e i n o i l and associatedgascould
be generated.
B.
Hydrocarbon
Source
Characterization
The sediments of the Percha Formation (Devonian) have
a mature poor to
p o s s i b l yf a i ro i l
and a s s o c i a t e dg a ss o u r c ec h a r a c t e r .T h i si n t e r p r e t a t i o n
i s based on t h e p o o r t o f a i r
amountsof
organicmatter(0.22%avg.total
organiccarbon;Table
I ) analyzed which i s comprised of t h eo i l - p r o n e
amorphous o r g a n i cm a t t e rt y p e( T a b l e
111). Even thoughthesesediments
contain poor amountsof
free hydrocarbon andhydrocarbongenerating
p o t e n t i a l (S1=0.19mg/g;S2=0.35
mg/g; Table I I ) , t h e s e v a l u e s
are
consideredborderlineandthus,givesthesesediments
a possiblyfair
hydrocarbon source character.
The remaining sediments penetrated
by t h i s well contain poor amounts
of
I) and pooramounts
o r g a n i cm a t t e r (0.07% avg. t o t a lo r g a n i cc a r b o n ;T a b l e
o f hydrocarbongeneratingpotential
(S2=0.05 mg/g avg.; Rock-Eva1
p y r o l y s i s ;T a b l e1 1 )g i v i n gt h e s es e d i m e n t s
a poorhydrocarbonsource
character.
Should w e be of any f u r t h e r a s s i s t a n c e c o n c e r n i n g t h i s s t u d y o r
m a t t e r , p l e a s e do n o t h e s i t a t e t o c a l l
upon US.
any o t h e r
Yours t r u l y ,
Oyq
m&,
Douglas A. Muckelroy dGEOCHEM LABORATORIES, I N C .
st
Enclosures
c:
Sam Thompson 111
New MexicoBureauofMines
SUMMARY TABLE 1
SINCLAIR NO. 1 DONA ANA FEO 10
Organic Richness
Age
hology (Feet)Formation
Depth
Interval
Organic
Carbon
(%rock)
Magdalena
51
MEAN
-
PENNSYLVANIAN
Limestone, browni s h gray.
0.06
36503930
Limestone, white
t o gray.
(3)
0.05n.a.
39304300
Limestone, l i g h t
brownish gray;(3)
shale,dark
gray.
43004580
Dolomite,
brownish
gray.
28403650
Free
Hydrocarbons
MgHC/9
MEAN
-
(8)
(1)
0.02
Hvdrocarbon
Ginerating
Potential
Mg
HC/g
S2
Predominant
Thermal M a t u r i t y
Keroqen Type
Kerogen
VAi sl tuearlV
a ti ti or inn i t e
Assessment Reflectance
(1-5 Scale)
Hydrocarbon Source
Potential
MEAN
MEAN
MEAN
MEAN
(1)
(7)
(7)
2 t o 2+
(1)
0.80
Moderately mature,
poorhydrocarbon
source
character.
n.a.
Verymature, poor
hydrocarbonsource
character.
0.06
Am;-;H*-W
MISSISSIPPIAN
Lake
Valley
(1)
n.a.
W-I;H*;Am
(1)
3t
3 to
DEVONIAN
Percha
(3)
0.22
(3)
0.19
(1)
0.35
Am;-;H-W-I
(3)
(1)
0.10
0.05
(1)
0.011
(3)
Am;-;H
(1)
0.62
Mature, poor t o
possibly fair oil
and associated gas
character.
source
source
n.a.
Mature, poorhydrocarbon
acter.
(1)
to 2t
3-
SILURIAN
Fusselman
(3) char-
2+
SUMMARY TABLE 1
SINCLAIR NO. 1 DONA ANA FEO 18
OrganicRichness
Hydrocarbon
Generating
Predominant
Potential
Kerogen Type
Mg HC/g
Visual
52
(1-5
Assessment
Free
Depth
Interval
Age
Formation
(Feet1
Lithology
Hydrocarbons
Organic
Carbon
(% rock)
s1
MEAN
-
ORDOVICIAN
(1)
Montoya
Mg
HC/g
(4) 4580 brownish
Dolomite,
gray.
4970
MEAN
-
MEAN
-
(1)
0.01
0.08
0.03
MEAN
-
(4)
Thermal M a t u r i t y
Kerogen
A l t e r a tVi oi tnr i n i t e
Reflectance
Potential
Scale)
MEAN
-
(4)
Am(A1);-;-
MEAN
char-
2+ t o 3-
Hydrocarbon
Source
source
n.a.
Mature, poorhydrocarbon
acter.
.......................................
E l Paso
49706330
Limestone,browni s h gray.
(11)
0.09
6330-
Limestone,brown(1)
n.a.
n.a.
i s h gray.
(1)
0.04
.
(3)
0.02
(3)
0.04
(11)
Am(A1);-;-
(11)
2+ t o 3-
n.a.
Mature,poor
hydrocarbonsourcecharacter.
n.a.
Mature,poorhydrocarbonsourcecharacter.
ORDOVICIAN/
CAMBRIAN
81 i s s
6519 TO
(1)
A
m
;
;
-
2+ t o 3-
Table I
SCREEN ANALYSIS SUMMARY
GeoChem
Sample
Number
We11
Interval
(Feet)
2391-001
2860-2880
100% Limestone, medium gray.
0.05
2391-002
2940-2950
100% S i l t s t o n e , brownishgray.
0.04
2391-003
3040-3050
100% S i l t s t o n e , brownishgray.
0.10
2391-004
3130-3140
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray.
0.03
2391-005
3240-3250
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray.
0.04/0.04
2391-006
3320-3330
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray.
0.07
2391-007
3420-3430
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray
brownish gray.
to
0.09
2391-008
3590-3600
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray
to
0.09
Organi
Brief Lithological Description
Total
C
Carbon
(%o f Rock)
brownishgray.
2391-009
3690-3700
100% Limestone, cherty, white.
0.03
2391-010
3790-3800
100% Limestone, cherty, white.
0.04
2391-011
3890-3900
100% Limestone,cherty,lightbrownishgray.
0.09
2391-012
3990-4000
100% Limestone,cherty,lightbrownishgray.
0.07
2391-013
4090-4100
100% Limestone,cherty,lightbrownishgray.
0.09/0.07
2391-014
4190-4200
60% Limestone,cherty,
40% Shale,darkgray.
2391-015
4330-4340
70% Dolomite,brownishgray.
30% Shale,darkgray.
0.20
2391-016
4430-4440
100% Dolomite,brownishgray.
0.05
2391-017
4530-4540
100% Dolomite,brownishgray.
0.05
2391-018
4630-4640
100% Dolomite,brownishgray.
0.04
2391-019
4730-4740
100% Dolomite,brownishgray.
0.09
2391-020
4830-4840
100% Dolomite, l i g h t brownish gray.
0.06
l i g h t brownishgray.
0.50
Table I
SCREEN
ANALYSIS
SUMMARY
GeoChem
Sample
Number
We11
Interval
(Feet)
2391-021
4930-4940
2391-022
5030-5040
TotalOrganic
Carbon
(%o f Rock)
Brief Lithological
Description
-
70% Dolomite,brownishgray.
30% Chert, white.
100% Limestonegrading
brownishgray.
0.12/0.12
t o dolomite,
0.08
2391-023
5130-5140
100% Limestone, brownishgray.
0.09
2391-024
5230-5240
100% Limestone,brownishgray.
0.07
2391-025
5330-5340
100% Limestone,brownishgray.
0.08
2391-026
5400-5410
100% Limestone,brownish
0.19
2391-027
5500-5510
100%
gray.
Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray
to
0.17
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray
to
0.10
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray
to
0.07/0.07
100% .Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray
to
0.04
brownish gray.
2391-028
5600-5610
brownishgray.
2391-029
5700-5710
brownishgray.
2391-030
5850-5860
brownishgray.
2391-031
5930-5940
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray
to
0. 08
2391-032
6020-6040
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray
to
0.04
2391-033
6040-6330
100% T e r t i a r y i n t r u s i o n , no samplepicked.
2391-034
6330-6340
100% Limestone, l i g h t brownishgray
brownishgray.
brownishgray.
brownishgray.
to
0.04
40-3050
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T.O.C.
PAGE
s1
s2
s3
PC*
RESULTS OF ROCK-EVAL PYROLYSIS
407
4190-4200
4330-4340
4930-4940
345 5400-5410
5500-5510
5600-5610
0.35
434
374
358
267
0.19
0.42 0.05
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.
02
.2
00
0.08
0.03
0.06
0.05
0.01
0.45
0.35
0.20
0.17
0.21
0.25
0.35
0.25
0.25
0.33
0.00
=
=
Hydrogen
Index
E m
g HC/g organic
carbon
Oxmen
Index
= mg C02/g organiccarbon
PI
= Sl/SI+S2
Tmax
= Temperature
Index,
degrees
TABLE 11
2391-003
2391-014
3912391-015
2391-021
2391-026
2391-027
2391-028
Totalorganiccarbon,
ut. Z
Free hydrocarbons, mg HC/g Of rock
Residual hydrocarbon potential
(mg HC/g of rock)
E C02 produced from kerogen
pyrolysis
(mg C02/g of rock)
= 0.083 (S1 + S2)
E
.
0.00
0.04
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.50
0.20
0.12 I66
0.19
0.17
0.10
60
70
40
25
31
29
10
C.
170
90
I75
89
123
220
B = Bacteria.
VLOM = Very l i t t l e organic material.
R = Resin-like droplets.
*In samples 015 and deeper on the material listed underwoody
=Drilling
mud contaminant.
i s probably chitinoman debris.
TABLE 111
TABLE IV
VlTRlNlTE
REFLECTANCE
GEOCHEM
SAMPLE
NUMBER
DEPTH
(frat)
3050 2391-003
2391-014
4200
rwE
NUMBER
OF
OF
POPULATION
SAMPLE
READINGS
SUMMARY
MINIMUM
MAXIMUM
MEAN
REFLECTANCE REFLECTANCE REFLECTANCE
(Y
o Ro)
I% Ro)
Io/' Ro)
ClG
(1)
1
0.80
0.80
0.80
CIiG
( 1)
1
2
0.602.62
0.62
1.20
1.48
1.34
(2)
STD. DEV.
1 % Ro)
-
REMARKS
INDIGEWS
INDIGEKHS
RamRKED
GEOCHEM
NO.
2391-003
CLIENT'S NAME
WHALL
YOUNG
(No.
o?? READINGS =
POPULATION
0.80
(1)
TYPE OF SAMPLE:
/SAMPLE
DEPTH
CIG
NO. 3050
SINCLAIR #1 DONA ANA FED 18
NAME
WELL
1) 0.80
NO. OF READINGS
0.801
MIN RO (
%)
MAX. RO (
%)
MEAN Ro(
%)
0.80
C
X
STD. DEY.(%)
-
REMARKS
- CAVE COI?I?AMDJATION
- INDI~NOUSPOPULATION
O-REXXCLEO
GEOCHEM
NO.
TYPE OF SAMPLE:
2391-014
CLIENT'S NAME
=HALL
(NO.OF READINGS =
3) 0.62
(1)
( 2)
m 18
1.201.48
OF READINGS
1
2
POPULATION
NO.
SINCLAIR #1 mML ANA
WELL NAME
YOUNG
NO. 4200
/SAMPLE
DEPTH
CIG
MIN. Ro ( % )
MAX. Ro (
0.62
1.20
%)
MEAN Ro(
0.62
1.48
%)
STD. DEM( %)
-
0.62
1.34
C
X
REMARKS
- CAVE ONI!AMIN?iTION
- INDIGENNS POPUJATION
O-RECYCLJD
0
X
,I,, , , , , ,,,,
0.0
01
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.6
11,1
o!,
0.8
a9
VITRINITE
, , I ,0
1,1,,-1
ID
1.1
1.2
0
I,II
1 1 1 1
1.3
REFLECTANCE
HISTOGRAM
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1 1 1 1
1.9
2.0
2.1
,,,I
1 1 1 (
2.2
2.3