Stratigraphic Sequence in Drilling Data Fence Lake Area
Gretchen H. Roybal and Frank W . Campbell
Upen File 145
New Mexico Bureau af Mines and Mineral Resaurces
INTRODUCTION
i
STRUCTURE OF THE SALT LAKE COAL FIELD
Cross Sections
12
Coal Geology
19
CONCLUSIONS
27
REFERENCES
28
APPENDTX X
Drill Hole Summary Sheets
APPENDXX 1x1
Contour Map
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TOP ~f t h e AtarqUC
APPENDXX V
Isopach Maps o f the coal Zones
APPENDIX VI
Proximate and Ultimate Analysesof Coals
INTRUDUCTXON
The area of Study in the Salt take coal field covers portions
of Townships 3 f 4~
West,
5 f dr
I
North and Ranges l S r
Cretaceous rocks overlie an area
miles and are exposed over
1 4 f l I f $8,
19
o f approximately i o 0 0
sq
800 square miles,
with coal bearing
strata Present over an area o f approximately 400 sq miles.
Figure
1 shaws the general location of the salt take coal field and
geology.
Work
McC&ellan
by
et
coalwbearing Cretaceous rocks in
a1
(1981)
its
have
placed
the
the Moreno Hill
Formation.
The
oldest unit in the area is the TriasSiG Chinle Formationt while
the youngest i s a
basalt glow dated at
Figure 2 is a generalized
i.3+/-,23
my
cLaughl.in),
CornPosite geologic column €Or the Salt
Lake coal fieldr based on both outcrop and Subsurface
data,
The surface of
the central portion
of this
field, an' area
comprising eight 9uadrangleslsee fig, 1 1 1 has been mapped jolntly
by the U.S,G,S.
Coal Resources branch and the New Mexico Bureau
of
Mines and Eaineral
Resource$.
In addition
geophysical logs from 62 drill holes were
of these logs were
Minear the remaining
com?anI@s.
Appcndlx X.
fram holes drilled
t o this surface
obtained.
by
data,
Thirty-three
the ~ e w ~ e x i c o Bur,
29 logs have been obtained from prlvate
m i l l hole summary sheets for these holes are given in
The Purpose oE this report i s to evaluate these
logs
to determine the regional structuref coal resources, and trenfi of
the coals of the Salt LaKe coal field.
The majority of
the holes drilled
by the
U.S.G.S.
and
the
NMBMpMR (253 were drllled on two quadrangles, Cerro Prieto and The
1
TABLE AND FIGIJRES
TABLE 1
Demonstrated Coal Resources
f o r Salt Lake Goal Field
18119
TABLE 2
Analyses of Coals From Coal
Bearing Horizons in salt Lake Field
23
TAQLE 3
Comparison o f Salt bake Coals
to other New Mexico Coals (as received)
24
TABLE 4a
Comparison o f Salt bake Coals
to other New Mexico Coals (dry basis)
26
TABLE 4b
Cornparison o f Salt Lake Coals t o other
New
Mexico
CQaZsCdry
ash free
basis)
26
FIGURE 1
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of SaltLakeCoalField
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MANCOS
SHALE
sc,ALE
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ALZONES
FlG.2
3
.
on
Tho
remaining
eight
holes
were
drilled
Dyke.
quadranglesf Rincon Hondo, Fence take and Fence take
three
all
S.W.
for both coal and stratigraphy.
holes were l o w e d geophysicallyf
The logs run were natural gamma, density, resistivity, resistmCe,
caliperr SPf and neutron,
NMBMEMR were collected
picked on
the basis
Cuttings for all hales drilled
at
caals were
fivemfoot intervals, The
of law density (less than
the
by
g/cc),
tow
Drilling penetrated both Tertiary end cretaceous strata.
The
1.8
gamma, hLgh resistivity, and high neutron.
unlts penetrated are:
Fence Lake Gravel
('Sertiary): Moreno
HZfl
Formation; Atarque Formation: and Rio Salada Tongue o f the MRncOs
Shale.
These units have characteristic log signatures and are
readily recognized in Subsurface.
The Youngest unit penetrated, other than Quaternary alluvlum
i s the Fence Lake Gravel
(Tflg),
This unit
sansists o f
large
bisaltic boulders Cup t o 2 ft in diameter), and smaller clasts
rhyallter
chertr
petrified
fragments, in
a
constituents o f
wood,
of
and
Cretaceous
sandstone
calcareoussanestonematrix,None
the Fence take Gravels
of
these
are high in potassium,
uraniumr or thOriUlnr therefore have a relatively low natural damma
reading
560
api).
The
density
log
shows
large
extremes
(1.2~2,8g/c~I fop two reasons, the variation in the densities of
the different componentsf and the porous nature
matrix"
The
compactness
of
the
basalt
Of
and
the sandy
the
ratner
unconsolidated nature o f the matrix results in large fluctuations
of the caliper
log, which to a dagree are reflected in the bulk
4
The resistance is high, as would be expected f r o m
density 104.
a
calcareous conglomerate, The Fence Lake Gravels are best Shown in
drill holes 519*25*1 and 517-31-1,
ft and 46 ft of Fence Lake
These two hales penetrated
Gravels, respectively.
92
These are the
only holes that Penetrated the Fence Lake Gravels in which water
was present to the surface thus raking the electrical logs valid
withintheintervalinquestion,Fiveotherholes
518-33-1 1 penetrated the Fence Lake
519-19*1,518-31-1r518-29-1,
Gravekst howeverr
no
water
waspresentfor
electrical logs were not run.
Gravel penetrated was 92 ft
section was 25
(418-114,
ft in hole
logging,
so
the
The thickest: section of Fence Lake
in hole 519-21-9,
518-31~1.
NO
while the thinnest
trend in grain
size
or
readily Subdividable units were ohserved from thelass.
The Fence
Lake Gravel overlies the Cretaceous Moreno Hill
i s a series
Formation, This unit
~f
fluviar channels? crevasse
splays, and floodpbain. deposits.
m e Moreno Hi11 Formation can be
divided into three,
On both outcrop and subsurface
data.
units, based
The upper unit consists of; mudstones and claystones, w¶.th a
few channel
consisting of
sands,
Themiddleunit
coarsemgrainedsandfwlthno
floreno HtllFormation
is dominated by
is a
sandstoneSequencel
matrix,
The
1.0wer
fluvialchannelstwith
crevasse splays, dark-gray mudstones/claystones, and
coals.
The
lower Sands have a silt and Clay matrixp with a grain size less
than that of the middle
sand.
Each of these units will be
with separately,
5
dealt
very- fewchannel
TheUPPerMorenoHill(Kumhlcontains
by mudstones and claystones, wlth
sandstones, and is dominated
and a few thin
some carbonaceous shales
518-28-1,
518m31-1, 518-2911,
Hill Formation.
coats.
Holes
517-31-1,
5 1 8 - 3 3 ~ i penetrate the upper Moreno
I
the
in 416-27=1,
250
thedrilldatalistedinappendix
Of
thickest section of upper
Moreno Hill is found
in 518-53-1, 39
is
ftr and the thinnest sectlon
The
ft.
upper
Moreno
Hill
Formation
exhibits
several.
characteristic
signatures.
The resistivity
a
indicating
dominance
mudstonest and claystones],
approximately 100 aei.
be higher than that
arganic material.
i s qenerally very
of
low, 6m20
The gamma
for the shale sequence is
log reading, 2.3
lower unit due
found in the
the effects
density log the density reading
ohm/m,
(shales,
fine-grained
materials
The density
Due f o
5og
g/cc, should
to the lack
of
of hole diameter on the
accurate as the aamma
is not as
log1 which i s not as sensitive to the hole diameter.
The middle sandstone of the
Moreno
penttrated in several different Roles,
in all o f
the crass sectians.
R
517-31-lr
ContQUli base6 on the
in cross sectlon
51$*31-1r
518-29-1,
toP of the Moreno Will
sand usesbothsubsurfaceandoutcrop
data,
Mldflle
XnOutcropthis
sandstone is approximately 60 ft
thick, contains no silt or
matrix, with
fabric.
a
grain-supported
dominantly coarse grained quartz with
is
The middle sand 1s present
The holes shown
thatpenetratedthissandare
518-33-1,
Hill Formation (Kmmh)
clap
TheSandgrainsare
up to 15% feldspar
c1aSt.s.
This unit is trough and planar cross-bedded, The thickest section
6
is in 519-3091
o f middle sandstone
, 60 ft,
and the thinnest i s in
416*3-i, 13 f t r (see in appendix 3 ) "
The geoghysical log signatures o f the Moreno Hill middle sand
unit are distinctive and readily identifiable, The resistivity
Pattern for the middle sand is pronounced, ranging from 530 tn 250
ohm/mt being higher than other sandstone units in either the Qner
or lower Moreno Hill.
The density log averages 2.1
g/cc, whieh is
indicative a € a clean Sa.nd having a porosity o f approximately
Gamma logs ShaW low values in the
potassiumbearing
minerals,
60 aPi range
20%.
due to a lecrc' of
specificallyclaysinthe
matrl.x,,
There i s no general fining upward o f the. entireunit, as woulrt
expected from
a
singlechannel
deposit.
are
contacts show sharp changes, which
resistivity and gamma
readings.
and
Theupper
reflected in
be
lower
both the
The overall resistivity pattern
is blocky, with small Units showing a fining upward of indivldual
channels,Althoughindividualchannelscannot
hole t o hole, the sequence
$tructure.
There are
can be traced indicating
no systematic changes
This sheet-like geometry
01
not o f uniiorm thickness throughout the study
portion of
the study area
traced
a
in the gamma value
breiaed
the middle sand
area,
is
The western
is where this, sandstone sequence
thinnest, being aeproximatey 25
from
sheet-like
This unit is probably a
within the middle sand sequence.
stream deposit.
be
ft thick, to the east this
is
unit
reaches a thickness of 60 f t ,
The contour map of the Moreno Hill middle sand (see appendix
IX)
is based on the u p p e r Contact elevation o f the formatian from
7
Subsurface and outcrop data,
These Points show a general
the southeast, The higher elevations are
dip
to
to the north
and
the
southeast.
There
is
northwest with the lowest elevation8 to the
an area of constant elevation between 517-3%-1 and 418-11-1which
present. in
continues to the east/southeast With a small flexure
the southeastern portion o f the study area,
is
In this region there
a sudden increase in elevation occurring to the northwest
of
hole 416-7-2 from an elevation
6800
to 7050 ft.
the middle sand agrees with the southeastlY
dip
The trend
of
OE
of the outcrops
seen in thisarea.
is characterized
The lower Moreno Hill (Klmh) sequence
iluvialsandstoneswith
coals.
s.tLtstonesf mudsfonesf claystonesf
The holes that penetrate this sequence
by-
m a
and are shown in
cross
section
are;
518-29-1a,
518=~2911t
518-33-1,
517134-1,
516931~1r 518~11"115171711r 518-3-1r 517-1-21 51Rr28-lr 528-17-1,
518*lmlt 517*gm1r 517~26m2r 517~24mlr517"25"1r
417-3-lt 427m14-lr 417-21-1.
517-7-1
(390
ftl
crosscsection
B-B't
41617w1r 416m72-9t
The lower Moreno Hi11 i s thickest in
and
thinnest
in
518*611
(17
490 et
of lower
In
ft),
Mweno Iffll
indicated in the area begween the holes 516-31~1
sediments are
and
416-7-2.
T h i s Unit thins to the west# while generalky thickening to the
east,
The sands present In the Lower Moreno Nil1 sequence have a
clay and silt matri%, that can amount to as much as 1 5 % t with the
grains being matrix
supported.
These Sands have a sharp basal
contact as indicated by a sudden increase in the resistivity
in Bassing into the sand
body.
The decreasing resistivity
8
log
from
the base
UP,
is
indicative of
a channel sandstone, The samma
60
indlcates a greater silt content at the top of the channel with
api at the basel increasing to80 api gamma reading at the top? as
Would be expected in a
channel deposit.
Individual channels are
not traceable from hole t o hole? hut are Present in nearly all
holes that penettate the lower Moreno Hill formation, indicatlns a
of sandstone body
discontinuous lateral distribution, This type
geometry is s u w e s t i v e o f
a meandering stream deposit, Crevasse
splays are also recognizable in
this
sequence,
The resistlvlty
Patterns have sharp contacts at both the upper and lower,contacts,
indicating a n abrupt change in grain size,
in a
Crevasse splay
is an
A typical resistivzty
abrupt change from
reading of
a
23
ohms/m €or the overlying or underlying shales to 135 ohms/m in the
splay deposit. The gamlna readings for crevasse splays are hlgher
that for the channel deposits,
overall, ( 8 0 aPi1 than
due to the
increased clay content. Density log values for the shales are only
,
sllghtly higher than that found in the upper Moreno Hill shales
The density reading
is
dependent on
the diameter
of the
hole,
which i s washed out at this point in the reference 10s c517-13-3),
making density an unreliable factor without
gamma logs show a slightly higher value?
a Porosity log.
The
120 apit than the
upper
MorcnO Hill shalest due to the lower Moreno Hill mudstones having
a greater organic fraction In them1 which tend
for
concentrate
i s generally less than
uranium and thorium, The resistivity
ohm/m
to
no
theseshales,Thereare
limestone
9
or' dolomlte
deposits in this sequence, indlicating an absence o f lake deposits.
Carbonaceousshalesarerecognizable?havingdensitiesinthe
9
range of 2.0 g/ccl a higher gamma count t h a n t h a t found i n
due t o increased clay
iiound i nc o a l ,
w i t h Swamps
p
contentand
lower resistivity than
The shales probablyrepresentfloodplain
represented
t h o sien t e r v a l s
by
coals,
that
deposits
carbonaceous
with
shales.
The majority O f t h ec o a l
seams i n t h e
Lower
Moreno
presence
oi
sequence, Some
On
Hill
tonsteins
i d e n t i f i a b l e r the 9
or,
upper
being t h e
pwbe
(2.6
show t h e i r f u l l d e f l e c t i o n .
80
The
density
This
s/cc)r however
such
since
the
p a r t i n g s woufc? not
thin
t h e surrounding coal
has a very low gamma o f 30 t o 40 api.Suchpartingsare
the
which
useful i n
hole t o t h e next.
f i r s t marineunit
The Rtaraue CKa) is the
area,
hlgher
gamma reading i s higher f o r
a P i t compared t o
c o r r e l a t i n g c o a l s fromone
lower
inch/lO feet and d a t a from
o f 1.0
is taken a t , I footincrements,
t o n s t e i n s r 55 t o
from
These P a r t i n g s show a s l i g h t l y
is not What is expactedfromKaolinite
best
thick, while the
d e n s i t y , 1,45 t o 1.5 g/cc than t h e c o a l , 1.35 g/cc,
the
readlly
I n t h e coretaken
partings.
p a r t i n g is .2S inch
t h e l o g was. run a t a s c a l e
logs
are
present i n 416-31-1
f t coal
p a r t i n g is “ 5 i n c h t h i c k ,
of t h e
k a o l i n i tpi ca r t i n g s r
example, shows two k a o l i n i t i c
t h i s , h o l e rt h e
Field
i n t h e upper Moreno Hill and t h r e e
are Presentinfourzonesone
i n the
Salt Lake c o a l
Penetrated I n
T h i s formation is a marine beach d e p o s i t ,
Atarque
in c r o s se c t i ot nh pa te n e t r a t he e
5 1 7 - 1 3 ~ 1 r 517-34-Ir
517-9-1,
5iB-i3-ir 518-3-lr
5 1 8 ~ 1 - l r “lr713-i.
517*4-1,
Atarque i s i n 517-2713 153 f t )
51715-1,
The
The holes
are:
ia
shown
516-31-1,
6 1 7 - 3 3 ~ 1 r 517*791r
thickest
and t h e thinnestAtatque
i n 516-314 ( d a t a from appendix I).
the
sectior\. o f
is
The Atarque is a beach
20
ft
sand
a gradational rower
characteriged by a sharp upper contact and
contect.
This sand ha6 a high resistivity reading, averaging
350
to 345 ohmS/m in the upper part and 118 t o 23 QhmS/m in the lower.
section.
ThisvariationinresistivityindicatesaCoarsening
upward of the grain size,
The gamma readings are
to
lowr 40 api
60 a p i r for the Atarque Formation and indicate a clean sand,
The
lower portion of the AtarqUe Formation has a higher silt and clay
an increased gamma rsadfne,
content? recognized by
80 api.
The
density log is fairly uniform? averaging 2.1 g/cc matrix densityr
which i s expected from a clean quartz sand.
The data
for the Atarque contour map (appendix
SXX)
is
based on the Upper contact elevation o f the Atarque sandstone from
mil !ogs
a. rlse
and surface exposure, The Contours show
elevation from the Santa Rita Mesa to the northeast.
i s a syncline
Rincon H o n d ~ area,
an
Thisis
The western
an increase In elevation to
most points [520-13-1, 520-3-11 Show
the northwest, There
in
or low in the Santa Rita
area
of
-
extensivefaultinsr
[cross-section E-E”3 The elevatian o f the Atargue flatten6 in the
area of 517-5-lr
517-4-1, and
517-9-1 With a
r i s e in elevation
trending to thewest,
The
penetrated
Ria
in
Salad0Tongue
of
theManCOs
5 1 8 ~ 1 1 ~ 1 ,517-7*1t
holes;
538=7-1, 51719-1, 5i7-4-lr
517-1m2.
(Kmrs) ShaZe
517-5~1r
The Rio Salado
Sequence? predominantly marine shales with thin beds o f
an8 glauconite,The
thickness from
130
617*33m1t
is a
Et
Hio
to
Salado.
240 ft,
11
Thissequencevaries
The
thick
limestone
shaleshaveaconsistentgeophysical
signatureChroUghaUtthe
was
shaleshavealawer
104
in
resistivity averaging 14 ohnrs/m,
thantheoverlyingAtarque
of 100 aPil-
and a higher gamma
Sandstone.
of
Density
theShales
averages 2,5 g/cc matrix density, indicative o f high clay (illite
OF
kaolinite) content.
appro%imately 1
ft
These
thick.
of
geophysicallogsbecause
thin
out
beds stand
thelrlowgammaI
60
onrhe
otxns/n
o f the bedsI Limestone density is sliohtly
higher than the surrounding shales,
2.55
WCC.
Three glaucOnlte
beds were nated in the Rio Salado ranging from Q.5 t o 1 ft
The glauconite is
The
api.
f o r limestonesr 40 t~ 2 8
resistivity readings appear low
due to the thinness
o f the R i o Salado are
The limestone beds
tnick,
a marine environment with
indicative Of
sedimentation taking pkace and reducing
conditions.
SIOW
These beds
have high gamma readings o f 200 api and low resistivity averagfng
15 ohms/mr and a density o f 2.1
to 2.2 g/cC.
STRUCTURE OF THE SALT CAKE CRAL
FfEtD
CROSS SECTIONS
Five cross sections were constructed
of
figldt togiveanidea
regional
f9r the Salt LaKe coal
structure.
sections are concentrated in the eestern ana
thefieldwheremost
locations
~f
RIA'
gf
thesubsurfacedata
through
E-E'
These
crnss
central. portion
is
areshowninFigure
located.
of
The
1,
A
descrfPtion of each cross Section follows,
Section
AwA*
Thiscrosssection
is
appraximately
alms
dip., along
a
northeast ta southwest trend. These are three major faults in thls
cross section.
A fault with
a 275 Et displacement is.seen between
12
5 1 8 - 3 1 4 and 518-29ml
southwest side
with the
fa ulte d UP.
The
middle sand of t h e Moreno Hill i s thinnertotheSouthwest.
f t displacement
occurs
between
518m29-1A and
50
8
518-28*1 w i t h
the
southwest side UP w i t h respect t o t h e n w t h e a s t s i d e of t h e iault.
Here t h e
middle
sand
the Moreno Hill
is
t h i n n et ro
the
change i n d i e angle occurs from thesouthwest
t o the
of
northeast,
A
northeast.
Between 518-1-1 and 517-7-1 i s a 150 f t
The southwestside
i s down w i t h
displacement.
r e s p e c tt ot h en o r t h e a s ts i d eo f
The d i p i s t o the southwest a t t h i s P o i n t i n . t h e crass
the fault,
section,
There
is a
change i n
n o r t h e a s t from 517-5-1 t o Ci17r33-3,
s e c t i o n vary from
i to 6
Erom t h e Southwest t o t h e
dip
Apparent d i p s on this crass
degrees w i t h
g e n e r a l d i e o f 2 desreks t o
thesouthwest.
S e c t i o n B-BC
This cross ection
a r e a w i t h a northwestsoutheast
this ?rea,
one
between
displacement,
r e s p e c tt o
t h e s o u t h e a s ts i d e .
fault.
A 210 f t
The
dip
end
side
The
517*9.11
this
dip
265
with
fault,i s
changesfrom
the
of
ff
down w l t h
6 d e g r e e st o
side of
t h en o r t h w e s ts i d et os o u t h e a s t
displacement i s seen between 517-9-5
with t h e northwest side downfaulted
side.
striKe o f
trend. There are 2 major f a u l t s i n
517*4-1.
The northwest
h a l f . a degree from
the
i s e s s e n t i a l l ya l o n g
this
gnd 517-2611
wltp r e s p e c t t Q t h e s o u t n e a s t
changes ErOm e s s e n t i a l l yz e r ot o
3 degrees
from
northwest side of t h e f a u l t t a t h e s o u t h e a s t side.
The B-B" crossSectJlon
shows t h e t r u es o u t h e a s t
d i g of
u n i t s , e v i d e n t i n t h e surface exposures changing fromlower
13
the
Moreno
Hill in the northwest to upper Moreno Hill in the Southeastr The
upper Moreno Hill i s evident in the southeast
and in the northwest
end of
the
Cross
The Atargue i s
end.
section
southeast section.
end of the sectlon
seen in.the nortnwest
in thesubsurface
of
Themidalepart
butnot
sectionis
are present in this
dominated by the lower Moreno Hill and coals
area.
Cross
the
inthe
The Cerro Prieto and Rabbit zones are present in the middle
part of BRBC,
The Twilight coal zone i s in the subsurface at
southeast end of the cross section, The maximum thickness
lower Moreno is 490
small knoll and i s 5 0 ft thick,
the
Ils anly eviasnt; Jn a
The middle Moreno
Et.
or
the
The Atarque i s maximum oZ
ft
40
at 517-4-1.
Section C-C"
This section i s
faults i n this
along an
Eastawest line,
c r O s s ~ s e ~ t i o one:
n ~ between 518-31-1 and
which.als0 evident in
There
&-Fier
thls fault with the west side
change of dip from half
occurs here.
518-33-1
with
downfaulted,
There are. three
There
a
ft displacement at
up relative to the east side
a degree to
3
degree dip
a secondfaultbetween
is
displacement
The apparent
west to half a degree
is a 235
518-29*1
of
80
dip changes
ft
A
to the west
518-29-1A
and
withthe.eastslde
from 3 degrees from the
to the east in the area
of this fault*
A
small fault i n the vicinity of 5 1 7 - 3 4 4 show6 a displacement of 60
ft with the west side
having beenfaulteddownward,The
rlip
changes again between 518-33-1 and 527r31m.1 from a half degree to
the east to essentially zero,
There is a small anticlinal flexure
14
between517-344and
with t h e
a dip
the e a s t e r n
change t o
end of t h e
theast,
c r o s s . s e c E i o n C-C*
for the
The evidence
change i s from outcropdata
of themiddle
outcrop
t o t h e southeast i s applied.
dip
of 3 degree
To t h ee a s t
dip
FencebakeGravelcaps
c r ms es c t i o n .
The
upper
most a r e a s
Moreno
subsurface of t h i s c r o s ss e c t i o n ,
60
t h i n n i n g t ot h e
ftt
The Rtarcrue i s
west o f 517-31-1.
theeasternhalf
to
of
C-Cc
o f t h e CrC8"
of
cross
upper Mweno a tt h ee a s t
west t o
M.oreno Hill a r e i n
Moreno Hill andlower
in t h e
prevalenf
the.
In
The middle sand ~f t h e Moreno. Hill i s
end of C-C'.
30
is
thewesthalf
s e c t i o n , Maximum thictcnass is 3jO f t
i nt h ee a s t *
Hill
general
P o s t of t h es u r f a c eo u t c r o a s
in
upper Mweno Hill a r el o c a t e d
lvloreno H i l l and
dip
also t h i c M S t
20 ft.
The
mlddle
theSubsurfaceexcept
in
seen Tn thesubsurfacedata
of t h e c r o s s s e c t i o n
and v a r i e s i n thicKness from
SO f t ,
C.ross Section DID"
This Cross s e c t i o n Is
on
a
is
p a r t of t h fei e l dT, h e r e
517m1-2 and 517-13ml w i t h a
n o f t h = s o u t hl i n ei nt h ee a s t e r n
one f a u l t along
250
this line
f t displacement,
The north
of t h e f a u l t has moved d ~ w nw i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e S o u t h
f a u l t " An apparent
2
degree d i p
t ot h es o u t he x t e n d s
area t o 417r14-1 where theapparent
South.
Near 417-14-1r
1 degreeapparent
dip
dip
side
the
side of
Erom
this
changes t o 1 degree t o t h e
f u r t h e r to t h es o u t h ,t h e
dip
changes t o
a
t o thenorth.
The lower Moreno Prill and many of t h ec o a l sI n
shown I n D 4 ' .
between
Themaxiinur
this unit
thickness of t h e lower Moreno
15
Prill.
are
is
the surface and the knoll at the east end of the section
i s mtddle
from
sand and varies in thickness
25
to 50
ft.
Most
oi
the
subsurface data in the western half or EWE' indicates the presence
of Rio Salado.
COAL GEOLOGY
Work by
Campbell (1981)
has shown that the coals in the
eastern Portion of the Sals Lake coal field are Bituminous
B ana C
in rank,
Extending this data to the western portion o f the field,
the minimum thickness
for minable coals
i s 1.2
ft.
Usfng
this
value and the method Tor calculating coal resources as oUtZPned in
U.5,G.S.
Bull 145043, and based on the data fram this studyf the
coal resources for the salt LakeCoal Field amount to 347
tQnS,
miJ.lion
Table 1 breaks these resources lnto depth categories (Table
2a) and measuredt indicafedf and ownership tonnages
for
township
and ranges involved in the studyarea,
Most of the resources for the Salt Lake field are in the
eastern portionr on The Dyke and Cerro Prieta quadrangles8 where
the average seam thickness 1s 3.1
ft.
f t r and an average depth of 116
The coals in the western portianof the field are thinner 2.1
f C andgenerally
much
deeper? averaging
179 ft,
The
agparent
overburden is much greater in the western Portion, themain r@ason
f o r this is that drilling in the western portiono f the field was
almost entirely located an the mesa top (Santa Rita
mesar Rlncon
Hondo), These holes therefore go through the Fence Lake gravel and
portions of the
u p p e r Noreno
Hill and Moreno
NiZl Middle
The coals penetrated by these holes are in the upper MOlenQ
and are generally
thin.
Access to outcrops
17
sand.
Hill*
o f the coal bearlng
370
it i n t h i s crosssection*Threecoalzonesarepresent,
Rabbit,
Cerro
Prieto,
and Antelope,
the
The middle
sanln and
upner
Moreno Hill arepresentonlyinthehighertopographicregions
the middle Part Qf t h i s c r o s ss e c t i o n .
i n thesubsurface
a r es e e n
p o r t i o n o f t h e c r o s ss e c t i o n .
holes I n the southern
The Atarqueand
d r i l l holes
of t h e
of
Rio Saledo
i nt h en Q r t . h r p n
The Atarque i s a t t h e bottom o f t h e
Part of
Dwa”,
faults
in
C,ross Section E-E’
four
There
are
n o r t h e a s t e r n part o f
t h ae r e a ,
The fault
5 1 8 4 - 1 has a displacement of 270 f t ,
i s u p l i f t e d w i t h r e s p e c t t o the
v a r i e s from 2 degreeseast
on t h e
degrees east
51Bm1-1
and
a
517-5-1
and 517-4-1
s i d ef a u l t e d
517-4-1
and
UP
showing
shans
west.
a 1 i O ft
exceptfornear
517-9-1
fault
fault,
a
Changes
from
A third
1517-94)
of c r o s s s e c t i o n
fault
€5
Side
west
the
between~
west
between
The
360 f t .
dip.
t~ almost zera d i p .
EWE‘ is lower Horeno Hill
The m$xlnurn t h i c k n e s s of lower Moreno Hils i s 380 ft.
Of
section,
The Ataraue
A t 517-9.rl Atarque 1 5
16
6
Yo
degree d i d t o
and t h e k W . l a t t h e east end
is seenthroushouttheSubsurfacedata.
the
Another f a u l t
displacement o f
dip
between
disp$acement w i t h t h e
the e a s t s i d e ,
l e v e l s o u t t o the e a s t o f this 109
The e n t i r e s u r f a c e
A
f a u l t ( from a 6
t o the
r e l a t i v et o
51739-1
of t h fea u l t .
The
a displacement of 160 f t w i t h e a s t
of t h e
and
5tB-11-1
siae of t h e
The apparent d i p a l s o
3 degree d i p
easto
between
The west s i d e of t h ef a u l t
the west
east. s i d e
Siae t o t h ee a s t5 f d e
i n the
located
a a s t . s i d e of t h e f a u l t .
on
51717-1 shows
o i t h e f a u l t down,
is
E-E* which
at
0
TABLE 1
a)
DEMONSTRATED COkL RESOURCES FOR SALT LAKE. COAL FIELD
OrlSO
150*250
2250
"
"
)
"
"
3
1
9.05
0.00
0.00
5.43
OIOO
0.00
* 84
0.00
2077
9.19
0.00
0.00
8e77
8.88
4.68
46R81
14.99
10.90
13.37
3.37
3.06
0.00
6.71
66.53
14.92
0.00
39.11
7.112
2s76
3,86
0.00
0.00
3.60
0 woo
OIOO
"
"
"
"
"
C
"
"
"
~
"
"
"
"
"
"
TOTAL
60.82
227,98
1R
20~98
Indicated
Federal
state
Pr i,vat e
1192
0.00
0.00
9.08
5.43
3.76
le67
o.on
19.28
21861
oeoo
a.on
8.33
OaQQ
0.00
9.19
18.57
$869
OIOQ
13;24
8v76
2.81
63 n 2 9
50.64
20.89
me72
8 e69
~ 6 7
19.56
0.00
64.41
77.01 3.69
9.86
42*68
27*91
19.59
3v86
3.39
I48
la56
3.60
OIOO
"
"
264.91
3
"
"
234.11
19
"
"
41.01
41.03
O.On
OIOO
3.03
0.00
"
lower Moreno Hill Sequence is difficultr due to the lack o f
roads
and rough terrain"
Four Coal zones (Antelope, Cerro Prietor Rabbit, Twilight)
from
art! identiffable
outcropandgeophysicallog
data.
The
lowest zone termed here the Antelope zone i s located within 50 ft
above the top o f the Rtarque Formation.
517-1-fer 517-3-fe
irom 517-3411,
penetrate this
whichshow
a
on cuttings.
averaging 2 , l
.6
t / m
zone,
high
analyses were done
Holes 517-34-1, 417-14-11
The
ash contentr
The seams
ft and consist
their average total thickness being
only analyses are
however,
in thls zone are
at mast
~ W seamsr
O
of
4 - 1.7 ft.
2.7
overburden Lor this zone is 178 t/- 77 f t r
these
thin
wlth
The average
The resources f o r this
zone, for the mea6ured and indicated CatesQries
is 26.09
million
tons
Atwraximately 150 f t above the Antelope zone isa secand coal
+&oner the Cerro Prieto
irom the western (30'1
and i s exposed
SaltLake
zane,
to the eastern partion
field,
ft.
6-10 ft
havingtwothinkaolinitic
field
of
Generally there is One
and i s
the
zone,
4
N. R. 17 w and sec. 23 T.
of the total coal
This map shows the thickest
coal to have a northwest-southeast trend.
Good control i s present
to the northeastr hawever there areno control Points southwest
20
by
Thesecoalsandtneir
Appendix V*arb I s an isapach map
thickness o f the Cerro @r$.eto
malor
readily recagnizable,
Partings.
Partings are best exposed in secI 9 T.
W,
o f the
FourseamscomprisetheCerroPrietozoner
6eam that varies from
R, 17
(70')
in outcrop mostly in the eastern portion
ranging in thicKness from 2110
4 Ne
in thicKness
This &one increases
of
the 10 ft contour interval.
Field reconnaissance to the west
and
southwest indicate more lower Moreno Hill sediments, in thisarea,
The average overburden thicfness
which suggests further drilling,
is 145
+/-
t/- 85 ftt with the average total coal thklcness beins
3 , 3 ftr and the average individual seam thickness being
+/* 2.5
ff.
for
Theknowncombinedcoalresources
measured and indicated categories are
R,2
4.2
both
the
1 5 ~ ~ 1million
9
tons.
ThenexthighestcoalzoneistheRabbitzonerlocated
approximately 290 ft above the top o f the Atarquer 90 ft above the
Cerro Prieto zone and approximately
MOrkno Hill Riddle sand,
60 ft below the base
east,
the
from
oE this zone varies
The thickness
west to eastr as does the Cerro Prietol being
west and 70' thick in the
Of
30 ft thick in the
The Rabbit zone has
~ O U F
seams,
withthesecondfromthebottombeingthethickest,Inthe
trdckast coal is a single kaolinitic parting6 which dlstingufshes
this zone from the lower Cerro Prieto
isopach map
of
zone.
Appendix V-c is
totalcoalthicknessintheRabbitzaner
appendix V-d is an overburden isopach mag,
an
and
The trend of greatest
coal thicicness is northeast-southwest, This would indicaee that
the ialcoshoreline
is to
the northwelit,
when these coals were
deposited, The average total seam thickness in the Rabbit zone is
5 * 1 +/-3.1
ftr while the average Seam thicKness is 2,l t/* 1.f f t ,
The overburden for this
combinedresources
for
zQne averages 105 +/* 71 ft,
The known
theRabbitzoneinthemeasuredand
indicated categories is approximately 129,7l million tons of coal.
The highest coal zone
approximately 50 f t
is
the Twilight zonet
above the Moreno Hill middle
2?
which is round
sandt
PlaCIng
this coal in the upper Moreno Hill formation.
of
iw?
seamst which never become thicker than 3.0
thickness of the seams being
this Zone i s X57
is 3.3
This zone consists
*/w
*/-. 93
ftt
1.9
Et, the average
The average overburden
ft;.
while the average total sodl ChicKness
The total known resource for
2 * 0 ft,
for
the
Twilight
Zone, €or both the measured and indicated categories is 48 million
tons of coal.
Ten samulesr both from cuttings and core were taken
from both
the Cerro Prieto andRabbit zone, These samples were analyzed for
proximate, ultimate and Btu values,
Table 2 shows the results
of
these analyses for each of the coal zones an an
as received basts.
The Rabbit zone appears to be
Pkieto zone.
Use
a better grade coal than the Cerro
snows that
of the student-t test
most 02
the
with
the
values for these two zones are significantly different
sultur Content showing the greatest difference, The total sulfur
for the Rabbit zone
the Cerro Prteto zone
i s significantly higher
Only the
E0.8%).
to be
receivedBtuvaluesappear
(1.1%) than that
in
ash, nitrogenanaas
from
same
the
p.opulation.
Moisture was not included fn this evaluatianof the two coal zones
since the moisture was as received mdisturet and does not indicate
the true moisture content o f the coals.
The Rntelope zone a m e a r s
to be closest to the Cerro Prieto zone in iaUaXify, however there
areanlytwosamples
€rQm thiszone(see
awendiX
'IVI,
No
analyses are available €or coals from the Twilight
zone.
Table 3 compares the Salt Lake coals to the nearby Gallup and
DatflMountainscoal
fields,
BS
well
as
thecoals
FruitlandandCrevasseCanyonformations,coalinthenatil
22
SrOm
the
Cas recefved basis)
Cerro
Antelope
NO.
of Analyses
2
Pfieto
5
volatile 33,4t/*3.1 32.11
Matter
Fixed
38.3+/-6.8
35.59
Carbon
Moisture!
Ash
Carbon
Hydrogen
NitroSen
1.85
20r4+/*9.9 30.45
50.16
55.1+/-8*5
4.04
4*3+/-0,4
.
96
1.1+/4.2
65
0 8+/m0.1
sulfur
9
Oxygen
11.90
BtU
MMtf3t.U
8.0+/-3.~
8696
13190
10*3+/-1.2
9709+/m1441
12528+/-440
23
SALT LAKE
FRUXTLAND
DATIt
CREVASSE
CANYRN
NO.
OE
samples
14
AVG
Moisture 4.9
47
24
SaDa
3.1
AVG
saa,
AVG
156
SsD,
AVG
SaD.
1.7
10s9
1.1
5.5
2.8
36.4
3.0
30,7
2.5
38.9
.7
42a2
2.8
36,l
3.1
43.9
1.3
15.9
6.5
24.7
5.2
,9.8
2.0
48.1
8.1
5997
2,3
907
VoMe
35.31..4
F.C.
40.1
ASH
21.8
11.0
c
55.8
7.1
H
4.4
*4
4.8
0.4
4.9
"5
5.3
,3
N
1.1
.2
1.0
0.1
.9
02
1.1
.1
11*1 1.5
xo.O
0.9
22.8
0
S
BTU
MMFBTU
6q7
62*2 4 ~ 6
r3
18
9660 1516
08
12455
178
2.4
e2
0.6
r8
11113
829
9114820
13464
688
13260
24
150
20.1
2.1
e7
.1
10939
241
12248
122
Mountains f i e l d i s of s l i g h t l y b e t t e rq u a l i t y
t h a n t h a t found
is lower whilethe
the S a l t Lake f i e l d ,S p e e i f i c a J . l yt h ea s h
Only the R a b b i s zonea@proaCheS
found i n t h e S a l t
coals to coals
a betterqualltu
Lake c o a lf i e l d ,
the
is n o r t h of t h e
sulfur andash
The B t u , t o t a Jc a r b o n t
t he G a l l u P I Z u n i f i e l d f n d i c a t e
Lake
t h e q u a l i t y found i n
Detil Mountains f i e l d , The GallupIZunicoalfield
S a l t Lake c o a lf i e l d .
Rtu
i n t h eS a l t
a n d carbonvaluesarehigherthanthatpresent
field.
in
in
of c o a l t h a n t h a t
Comparison o f t h e S a l t
Lake
from the Crevasse Canyon and Fruitland formations
shows t h a t t h e S a l t LaKe c o a l s have a g r e a t e r s i m i l a r i t y t o t h e
Fruitland coals,
Moisture i n c o a l i s usually reported
ratherthancapacitymoisture.
The
on an as received
basls,
a sr e c e i v e da n a l y s e sa r e
not
a s . a c c U r atathcesea p a c im
t yo i 6 t uiIrned i c a t i nmgo i s t u r e
content o t c o a l s ts i n c et h ee f f e c t s
from sampling t o
a n a l y s i sa r e
t h evs ae r i ocuos a l s
on
a
of
unknown.
dry
u n c e r t a i n t y of t h e f f e c t os f
samplingandtime
Therefore
comparison
moisture, content,
the
Fruitland
Formation
coals,
d i f f e r e n c eb e i n g
in
theDatilMauntains
The S a l t
and F r u i t l a n ac o a l s ,
and
q u a l i t y , andhave
a
Proximateand
the e f f e c t s
the Gallup
Lake
Mountains
The
t h e oxygen c o n t e n t l
Canyon Formation
of
basis
reduces
[Table
4althe
coals compare f a v o r a b l yt ot h o s eP r e s e n ti nt h eP a t i l
f i e l d and
e!aose
o n l syi g n i f i c a n t
which appearshigher
in
C0aJ.s from theCrevasse
to
f i e ladp p e a r
be
of
better
s l s n i e i c a n t l v lowerashcontent.
ultimate a n a l y s e sa r eb e s t
of moisture
and
ash
have
been
camgared when
reraovad.
25
Table
both
4b
compares the salthake coals to the other coals
on a dry ash free
basis.
There is again close similarity between
coals and those present
the Salt tAke
in the Datil Mountains field and the
Fruitland formation, Many of the differences
with the Crevasse
Canyon coals are eliminatedt with only hydrogen and oxygen havlng
significantdlfferences,GallupfieldroalshaveaSliahtly
greater difference, fn that the volatile matter content
is
aJso
in the Salt Lakecoals.
significantly higher than that present
The Moreno Hill Formation in the Salt Coal Field shows a
gsntie dip
(
approximately 5 degrees) to fhc southeast, The
Lower Moreno Mill and middle sandaE the Moreno Nil1 are
data.
to the west in subsurface and outcrop
thinning
The upper MorenoHill
fa thinning to the west* also due to the regkonal dip and %Der
erosional contact with. the Fence Lake Gravels, The major are6 of
faulting Santa Rita Mesa area.
in the eastern part
The maultins has little, influence
of the field where the caals
of
the lower
Moxeno Hill have the greatest stripping
potential.
The coal zones of the Moreno Hill in the Salt Lake Field are
of high volatile
Ca
59tuminous rank, These coals are low in
sulfurr but have a high ash content(21%).
In comparison the Salt
Lake Goals are close In chemical composition to the coals
Datil Mountains and Fruitland Formation.
27
Of
the
The Salt Lake coal field contains
tons o f coal,
an estimated 327 mjlllon
This resource is split into Pout coal zonesI found
in the Moreno Hill
formation.
top? AntelopeI Cerro
These Zones are[
from bottom.
to
Prieto, Rabhit and Twilight, The Antelope
and Twilight zones have small resources
C26 and
48 mikllon Tons
respectivelylt and Poor stripping ratiosr with the Antelope zone
zone averaging
averaging 6 6 : i and the Twilight
48:ir
The Cerro
Prieto and Rabbit %ones are the most likely candidates formining,
The Cerro Prleto zone has a demonstrated resource oL 155 million
tons With a Stripping ratio average o f 23:1.
a demonstratedresource
strlpplng ration o f 2 t ; l .
of
130
million
tons withanaverage
Both the Rabbit and Cerro Prieto Zones
shownortheasttosouthwesttrends
fn
the west
and southwest
reconnaissance, To
The Rabbit zone has
subsurface
Q#
and
field
the Cerro Prieto
quadranglelowerMorenoHilloutcropsarepresent,Further
dr1Sllng both to the south
and southwest
quadrangle and to the northeast
better delineate these two zones.
of
Qf the Cerro
The Dyke quadrangle
Pr%eto
Would
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of the Upper Cretaceous
Menefee Formation (Mesaverde GrouPlt Northwestern New Mexico:
Proceedings o f the Second Symposium On the Geology o f Pocky
Mountain Coalr nodgsonr H , E , r p . 165-180,
Bureau o f Mines and U,S. GeologicaL Survey, 1976, Coal and
resource classification system of the U,S,
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Well Name: 4 / 6 - 3 4
Township 4 N, Range 16 W I Sec. 3
COrnPanYI N.M.B.M.M.R.
Footage:
X650
ft(502m)
Prieto
Quadrangle:
Cerro
N. o f s, Llne
2400
ft(731m)
COuntY: Cibola
Field: Salt Laice
Total Depth: 258 ft(78m)
Elevation;6980
Mineral awnership:P
Depth
E. of W e Line
f;t(2127m)
Surface ownership:P
Formation
Upper Morrno
Hill
245 ft(74ml
000
Morano Hill Middle Sand 245
Xt(74s) 13 ft(3m)
6980 ftlZt'27m)
6735 ft(ZO~Zs1
Lower Moreno Hill
Coal
Depth
zane
Thickness
1.2
ftC,4m)
45 ftCl3rn)
2.4
ft(,7m)
106 ft02ml
6874
ft12095m)
Twilight
118 ft(,6m)
ft(211Sm)
6935
Twilight
163 ft(50m)
6817
ft(2078m)
Twilight
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"
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"
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Well Name? 416-7-1
Township 4 N. Range 16 W 1 Sec.7
Company: N.M,B.M.M,R.
Footage: 4000 Et(1219m) E. of W, line
Quadranglet Cerro Prieto
4300 ft[1310m) N 1 of S. line
Countv: Cibola
Pleld: salt Lake
Total Depth4 71 ftC23rn)
Elevation: 6870 fC(2094m)
Mineral. awnership: P
surface ownership: P
Formation
Depth
ThicKness
Elevation
Lower Moreno Hill
000
77
ftC23m3
6870
ft(2094m)
Coal
ThlCkness
Depth
1.5
itc.5m)
Zone
33 ft(l0m)
Elevation
6837 f t ( 2 0 8 4 m )
Rabb.ft
OF COALS FROM THE SALT LAKE F r E W
PROXIMATEANDULTXMATEANALYSES
(on as received basis1
samp a e
V+M,
F.Ca
H20
c
H
58.98
4.48
Ash
N
S'
0
ANTELOPE ZONE
517934*1
35.65
42.45
2q14
19.76
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s6R
12.81
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9.61
C170'-175")
517~34-1
28.57
(190'-195*1
CERRO PRIETO ZONE
4 1 6 ~ 3 1 ~ 1 33.39
44.28
61.64
1.12
4.39
~4a~m56.5~1
30.81
417-3*1
417*13*1
31.04
36.15
40.15
(168'm172+5c)
417m.14~1
36.61
44.90
63.78
1.35
4.78
44.90
61.10
4.62
1 + 1 4 1.10
13.04
43.15
60.27
4.52
la24
47.52
66p10
4.95
1.26
42 'I 48
59a59
4.47
1.00
40.71
57r48
4.53
l a 2 4 1.56
,73
10.87
(135'*142+2')
417-23-1
29.86
31.13
/31"-36*8')
516-19-1
36a10
(89'*93.3')
516*30'1
35.61
.75
11.98
1.04
13.67
(181*1187r5*)
517m.24-1
39.50
(31'134r5'1
517*25-1
36.29
881
12.90
(117"-124e5'3
517-25'3
(70'173.6')
36.73
12.73
Rabbit
BTU VALUES AND RANK
AS
Received
Moist,
Mineralematter
Free
ANTELOPE ZONE
517-34-1
1701175
X0223
13206
h i g h volatilebituminous
B
7168
13173
h i g h volatilebituminous
B.
517-344
190-195
CERRD PRIETO ZONE
10739
12308
h i g h volatilebituminous
CI
8228
11891
h i g h volatilebituminous
CI
10lOi
13037
high vol.atile bituminous B.
11303
12696
high volatilebituminous
CI
8174
12710
h i g h volatilebituminous
CI
RABBIT ZONE
51649-1
10624
12970
h i g h volatilebituminous
0
537-2491
11574
13128
h i g h volatilebituminous
6
516m30-3
10445
13206
high volatilebituminous
8.
517m25~1
10339
13173
high volatilebituminous
8:
517-25-3
10127
13128
h i g h volatilebituminous
B:
4 N, Range 16 W. Sec. 7
Well Name: 416-7-2
Township
COmPanY: N.M.B.M.M.R.
N, of S. line
500 ftCi52ml
Quadrangle:
Cerro
Prieto
Depth
ft(1158mI E. of W, line
Footage:
3800
Csunty; Catron
Field: salt: bake
Total Depth: 211. f t ( 6 4 m )
Elevation: 6845 ftC2086m)
Mineral Ownership: F
Surface
Ownership:
P
Formation
Upper Moreno Hill
50 z%t(15m)
000
ft(2086m)
6845
Moreno Hill
Middle
Sand
50 ft(15m)
42 f t ( l 3 m l
6795
ft(207im)
Lower Moreno Hill
92 Et(28s3
119 ft(36m)
6753 ft(2058m)
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
zone
2.8
106 ft(32m3
6739 dt(2054m)
Rabbit
ft(2048m)
RabbYt
ft(.9m)
ftt.6m)
2.0
ftC3gm)
127 6718
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Well Name: 416.rlO-i
Township
4
ComPanYr
Foot.age:
N.M,B.M.M.R,
Puadrangle: Cerro P r i e t o
N, Range 16 W, Scc.10
200 ft(6Om) E. of W.
3800 ft11158rnl N, of
Csuntyz Cibola
Fielb: salt: Lalce
Total Depth: 272 ft(83ml
Elevation: 6 9 2 0 ft(2109m)
Mineral
Ownership:
surface
ownership:
Formation
.
F
line
Sa
line
P
Elevation
Thickness
Depth
Ugpar Moreno
Hill
000
122 ft(37m)
6920 fc(2109rn)
Moreno WfllMiddleSand
122 ft(37m3
25 ftC8m)
6798 ft(2072m1
125 ftC38m)
6773 ft c2064ml
Lower Moreno
Hill
147
ft(45m)
Coal
zone
tion Depth Thickness
2,i ft(.brn)
252 ft(77m)
6668 ft(2032m3
Cerro
Prieto
I
Depth
(Jell Name: 416*18-l
Township 4 N. Range 16
Company: N.M,B,M,M.R,
Footage8 4000 ftf1219m) E. o f
Quadrangle8 Cerro Prieto
W.
Ssc,18
W.line
2400 ftC732m) N, o f S. line
CQuntY: Catron
Field: salt Lake
Total Deptht 116 ftE35m)
Elevation; 6790 ftC2070ml
Mineral ownership: F
Surface Ownership: P
Formation
Depth
ThiCKneSS
Elevation
Moreno Hill middle sand
000
25 ft(8m)
6790gt(2070m)
91 ft(28m)
6675 ft(20b7m)
Lower
Moreno
Nil1
25 ft(Rm)
c,oa&
Thickness
3.0
fC(.91m3
38 ft(i2mI
6752 Et(2058t11)
Rabbit
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Well Name: 416m22-1
Township
4
N. Range 16 W, Sec. 22
Footage: 1550 ftC472m) E. of
Company; N,M.B,M,N,R,
Prieto
Quadrangle6
Cerro
4700
ft(1433Ml
c.ounty: catron
Field:
Lake salt
Total. Depth: 280 ft(85ml
Elevation$
6810
ftC2076m)
Mineral
ownership:
surface
awnershlp;
F
bf,
N, of SI line
P
ness Depth Formation
Upuer Moreno Hill
000
Moreno Hill middle sand 250
ftC76n)
250 6810
ft(2076~3
ft(76mf 30 ft(9m)
6780
ftC20b7m)
Coal
levationDepthThlCkneSS
3,O rtc,gm)
212 ft(65m)
6598 ft(20llm)
Twilight
ftC.7m)
217 ft(66m)
6593
ftC2010m)
Twilight.
2,0 ft[,6m)
244 ft(74m)
6566 ft(200lml
Twilight
2.2
line
Well Name:417r3=1
Township 4 h. Range
17
ComPanY:N,M,B.M,M.fl.
Footage: 1400 ft(427ml E. o f W, line
W, SFC. 3
ft(853m) N a o f S, line
Puadrangle: cerro
Prleto
2800
s a l t bake
Cwnty: Cibola
Field:
Total Repth:233 ft[7im)
ElevaEionr6870 ft(2094m)
Mineral 0wnership:P
sureace ownershipre
ckness
n
Depth Formatian
Lower Moreno
Hill
233
000
215 ft(65.5mI
215Atarque
6852
ft120R8m)
ft(71m)
6870 ft(2osm?
Coal
eElevation
Depth
Thickness
4.3
ft(l.3111)
1.2 ft(,4rn)
37 fttllm)
6833 ft(2083m)
Cerro Prieto
49 ft(l5m)
6821 ft(2079m)
Cerro Prieto
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Well Name:417-13-1
Township 4 N, Range 17 W.
CQmPanY:NeMaB.M,M.R*
Footaga:3200
Puadransle:Cerro
Prieto
Csountu: Cibola
S.
line
Field: salt take
Total Repthr247 ft(75ml
Elevation:687Q
Mineral awnershfp:F
ft(2094ml
surface QwnershiprP
Formation
awth
ThiCkntlsS
Lower Morena Will
OQO
247 ft(75m)
mevattan
6870 ft(2094m)
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
6794 ft(2071mI
Rabbit
ar5 ft(,Eml
76 ft(z3m)
4,2 ftcl.3m)
168 ft(5lrn) 6702 ftC2043m) Cerro Prieto
13
E, o f w, line
fC(975m)
4000 ftCf219m) N. o f
Sec.
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53.3
14.7
17.0
53.9
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75.874.0
22,2
48.9
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3.8
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well Name: 418-11-1
Townshrp 4 N, Range i 8 W, Sec. 1 1
Company: Private
Footaqe: 3000 ft(914ml E l of
Quadrangle; Fence Cake.
line
W,
5000 ft[1524mI N, o f S, line
County: Cibola
Field: salt. Lake
Total Depth: 430 ft(13lm)
Elevation: 7330 ft(2234m)
Hineral Ownership; F.
surface ownership: P
Formation
ThiGkness
Elevation
Fence
take
Gravel
00
47 ftCi4m)
7330 €t(2234rnl
Upper Moreno
Hill
47 ftll4m)
185 ft(56m)
7283 ftC2z2nm)
232 f t ( 7 l m )
33 ft(10m)
7098 ft(216am)
265 f t t e l m )
222 ftC68ml
7065
ftC2153m)
Marcno Hlll Middre
sand
tower Moreno HiZl
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
t.8
ft
135 it
7195 ft
Twilight
2.0
ft
$11 f t
7019 f t
Rabbit
zra
ft
398 ft
6932 f t
Cerro
Prieta
2,o
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432
6898.ft
Cerro Prieto
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Well Name:516-19-1
Township 5 N. Range 16 W. sec.19
CQmPanY: N.M,R,M.M,R.
Faotage: 1300 ftC396.21~) E. of W.
500 ft1152.4m)
Quadrangle: The Dyke
County: Valencia
N.
Field:
bakeSalt
Total Depth: 267 ft(81,4m)
Elevation:
Mineral Ownershie: Federal
Surface
7300 Rt(2225m)
Ownership:
evatlon
Thickness
Depth
Formation
tower Moreno Hill
Coal
Zone
Elevation
Depth
Thickness
000
267 ft(8lm)
"/a0
ft(2225m)
Of
line
S. line
Well Name: 4 1 6 3 2 7 4
Township 4 N. Range 16 W, Sec. 27
Company: N,M.B,M,M.R,
Footage: 2200 ft(671m) E, o f W, line
Quadrangle:
Cerro Prieto
3000 ft(914ml N, of
County8 Catron
Field? s a l t bake
Total Reeth; 250 rt(76m)
Elevations 6810 ft(2076m)
Mineral Qwnership: F
Surface Rwnershipr P
kine
Elevation
Thickness
Formation
Upper
S,
ooa
Moreno
Hill
250 f t t 7 6 ~ 1 ) 6810 ftC2076m)
Coal
Zone
Thickness
Depth
Elevatian
N O coal
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Well Name: 41641-1
Township 4 N. Range
16
Company: N,M,B,MRMIK,
Footage: 2600 ft(793m) E, o f W, line
Quadrangle: Cerro
Prieto
2600 ft(793m) N. of S, line
county: catron
Field:
tttsoi:,
Total
Depth?
262
Depth
Sec.
31
s a l t Lake
Elevation:
6690 ft(2039mI
Elevation
Formation
Morena
Lower
W,
Hill
262 ft(80m)
000
Coal
Zone
Thickness
Elevation
Depth
9,s
ft12.9m)
48 ft(i5mI
6642 ft2025m1
Cerro Prieto
1.2
ftC.4m)
67 ft(2om)
6623 ft(2Q19m)
Cerro Prieto
6 6 9 0 ft[2039m)
well Name: 516r22-lPVC~
Township 5 N , Range 16 W, Sec,22
Cmeana: N,M,B,M,M.R,
Footage: 3100 ftZ942ml E,
gf
W.
line
4100 ftCl3lim) N. of S. line
Quadrangle: The Dyke
County: Valencia
Field: Salt, Lake
Total Depth: 270 ft(82m)
Elevation; 7300 ft[2225m)
Mineral Ownership: Federal
surface Ownership;
Formation
Depth
Thickness
Elevation
Fence
Lake
gravel
000
91 ftC28m)
7300 ft(22Wm)
179 ft(55ml
7 2 0 9 ft(2197m)
Upper
Moreno
Hill
91
ft(28ml
Coal
zone
Elevation
Thickness
Depth
l r 5 ft(,5m)
115 ft(35m)
7185 ft(2190m1 Twilight
1.2 ftl.4m)
126 ft(38n)
7058 ft12151ml Twilight
2.8
175 ft(53m)
7125ftC2172mlTwilight
ftC.9ml
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Well Name: 516-30-1
Township 5 N, Range 16 W, Sec. 30
CQmpany: N.M,B,M.M.R.
Footage: t950 ft(594ml E, o f
M,
line
ft(579m) N, o f
S.
line
1900
Quadrangle: The Dyke
County: Valencia
Field: Salt Lake
Tot81 Depth: 250 ftC76m)
Elavationr 7300 ft(2225m)
Mineral Ownership: Federal
surface Ownership:
Formation
Thickness
Elevation.
tower
Moreno
Hill
000
250 ft(76m)
7300 ft(2225m)
coal
Depth
2.0 ft(,6m)
121 Et(37m)
7179 itt2188m) Rabbit
6.5 fCC2mJ
1 8 1 ff155mI
7119 ft(2170m)
Rabbit
268 ft(82m)
7032 lt(Z143m)
Cerro Prieto
2.4
gt(.7m)
Elevation
Zone
Thickness
Well Name: 516131-1
Township 5 N. Range 16 W, Set.
Company: N.M,B,M,M,R,
Footage,: 2700 ftC823ml E, of w, l i n e
Quadrangle:
Cerro
Prieto
1700 f t ( 5 1 8 m ) N.
Valencia
County:
31
o f S, l i n e
F i e l d : Salt, Lake
'Eotal Depths 263 f t ( 8 0 m )
Elevation: 7020 ft(2140m)
Mineral Ownership:
Federal
surface Ownership:
Formation
Depth
Elevstlon
Lower Moreno HI11
900
Atarcaua
243 f t ( 7 4 m )
Thickness
,243 ff(74m)
7020 f t i 7 1 4 0 m )
6777 f t (20e6m)
20 ft(6jm)
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
1.5 ft(.461113
304 ff(32m)
6916 ft(2lQ8m2
Rabbit
"
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Well Name: 517-1-FE
Township
CsmPanY:
Footage: 2000 fCC610m3 E.
IaM,RoN.M,R.o
5 N.
Quadrangle: The Dyke
3650
CwnfY: Field:
Valencia
N,
Clwnershipr
Depth
Elevation
Thickness
Hill
000
294 f t l 9 0 m )
Coal
Depth
Thickness
of W ,
Elevation: 7200 ft(2195m)
Mineral
Rwnership:
Federal
surface
Lower
Mareno
ft(lll3mI
Sec,
S a l t Lake
T o t a l RePth: 294 ft(9om)
Formation
Range 17 W,
Elevation
Zone
7200 ftC2195m)
1
line
o f S. l i n e
WclL Namez 517-1-2
Township 5 N, Range 17 W, Seer 2
C.omPanY; N,M,B.M.M.R.
Footage: 3800 ft(1158m) E, o f W.
2000 ft(610m ) N, o f S. line
Quadrangle: The Dyke
Uepth
llne
County: Valencia
Field; Salt Lake
'Eotal Depth: 281 Et(35.6mI
Elevation% 72210 ft(2197m )
Mineral Ownership: P
surface Ownership: P
Formation
Thicmess
Elevation
Lower
Noreno
Hill
000
266 f t c a l r n ) ffC2?.97m)
7210
Atarque
266 ft(74m)
15 ftC4.6rn)
6944 ft(Z115.9m)
Coal.
ElevatSan
Thickness
Depth
Zone
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well Name8 517-3-FE
Township 5 N, Range 17 W, Sec. 3
ComPanYt N,M.B.M.R.R.
Footage: 4000 ff(21219m) E. o f W. line
Quadrangle: Dyke
The
4509 ft11372m) N. o f 5. line
County: Vaalineia
Field: salt bake
Total Death: 108 ftC33m)
Erevations 7020 ftc2140m)
Mineral Ownership: Federal
Surface Uwnership:
vation
Thickness
Depth
Formation
Lawer
Moreno
Hill
CQal
zhkclcness Zone
Elevation
Depth
000
io8 Et(33m)
7020
.f.tl?lliOm)
Well Name: 5 1 7 4 m 1
Township 5 N. Range 17 W, SeCa 4
C,om@anu: N.H.B,M,M,R.
Footage;
Quadrangle: Fence
Lake
500 f t ( 1 5 2 m l E, of
ft(549m)
1800
N.
Caunty: CXBOLA
Field:
Lake Salt
T o t a l Depth: 400 ftC122rn)
Elevation: 6980 ftC2128m)
Mineral Ownership: P
Surface Ownership: P
Wline
,
of S, line
vatian
Thickness
Depth
Formatlon
Moreno
Lower
Hill
Atarque
a00
253C77m)
6980[2128m)
32110m) 253f77ml
R l o Salado
Tongue
285(87m)
6727C2050m1
115[15mJ
6695(2041m)
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
""""""-~""~~""""""
Well Name: !5%7-5-1
.
I
Township 5 N. Range 17 W I Sec.
5
C.omganyt Prlvate
Footagei
4600 ftC1402m) E, of W.
Quadrangle: Fence
Lake
3700 ft(1128rn) N a o f 8 . line
county: Cibole
Flekd:
Lake Salt
Total Depth: ft(122m)
400
Elevation:
Mineral. Ownership#
surface awnershtp: P
P
Depth Fogmation
6 9 8 0 ft(2128rn)
Thickness
Elevation
Lower
Moreno
Hill
0.0
160 ft149m
ftC21~8m
6980 I I
atarque
160 ftC49m)
47,5ffC14m)
ft(2078m)
6820
Rio Saledo
Tongue
207,5ft(63m) 192.5ft(59rn)6772.5ft[2a64m)
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
line
well Name; 527-1311
Township 5 N. Range 17.W. Sec. 3
ComPanY: N*M,BnM,M*R.
Footage: 1200 ft(366m) E, o f
W,
line
3900 ft(457m) N, o f
S,
line
Quadrangle: The Dyke
County: Valencia
Field8 salt Lake
T o t a l Depth: 516 ft(157m)
Elevation: 7120 ft(2170m)
Mineral OWnerShiP: Federat
Surface Ownership:
Formation
Lower
Moreno
Thickness
Elevation
Hill
212 Pt(7im) 7120 EtC2170m)
000
Rtarque
232
ft(7-lm)
24 ft(7m)
Rio salado Tongue256
ft(78m)
260 ft[79m) 6864gt~2092m)
6888 ftC2099m)
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
NO
COAL
"
"
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Well Name: 517-24-1
Township 5 N, Range 17
ComPanY: N,M,B.M.M.R.
Footagec 2000 ft(610m) E, o f b7, line
ft(457ml N. o f .
Quadrangle: 1500
Dyke
The
Valencia
CoUntYt
Field:
LakeSalt
Elevation:
Total Depth: 277 ft(84m)
7225 ft(2202m)
Mineral Ownership: Federal
surface
Ownership:
Thickness
atton. Depth
Formation
Hill
000
3,5 ft(lm1
31 ftC9rn)
7194ft12193m)Rabbit
2.2
90 ftC27m)7135ftC2175mlRabbit
Lower
Moreno
277 ft(84m)
7225
ftC2202m)
Coal
Zone
Elevation
Depth
Thickness
it(p7m)
3 . 3 ft(iml
101 ftCllrn1
SQC.
7124 ft12171rn)
Rabbit
S,
24
line
~
Well Name: 51717-1
Township 5 N. Range 17 W, Sec. 7
Company: Private
rootage; 2000 ft[6iQm) E. of W, line
7000 fE(i372m) N, of 8 , line
Quadrangle: Fence Lake
ceuntyr ClbOla
Field: Salt Lake
Total Depth: 640 €t(m)
EleVatiQn:6990
Mineral Ownership: P
f t ( 2 13 1m )
Sur€ace Ownership: P
Elevation
Thickness
Depth
Formation
Lower Moreno Hill
O"0
390 ft(ll9m)
6990 ftr2131mf
Atargue
390 ft(ll91nl
50 Et(15ml
6600 ftr2012m)
Rio Salado Tongue
440 ft(134rn)
2 0 0 ftt61mI
6550 ft(1996m)
Coal
Thickness
Zone
Depth
Elevation
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Well, Names 517m9-1
Townshlp S N, Range 17 W,
SeC. 9
E'. o f
Company8
Private
Footages
1500 ft(457m3
Quadrangle: Fence
take
4500 ft11372ml N.
c.ount~tCibala
Field: s a l t take
Total Depth: 355 ft(108rn)
Elevation: 6980 ftC2128rnl
Mineral Ownership: P
Surface Dvinershlp: F
W,
line
o f 6 , line
FormaElon Shickness
Depth
tower Moreno Hill
a.oft
25 ftC8mI
6980 ft(2128mI
ACarque
25 ffC8m)
5 8 Et(l7.6m)
6955 f"t(2120m)
R i o Salado
Tongue
58 ff(17.6N)
355 ffCl08N)
6897 f t ~ 2 l O i m )
Elevatibn
coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
Well Name: 517-21-2
Township 5 N ? Range 11 W. Sec. 27
ComPanYr N.M,B,M,M,R,
Footage:
600 ftci83m) E, of W,
line
2000 ftf;blOmlN, of S, line
Puadrangle: The Dyke
CQountY; Valencia
Field: salt &ake
Total Depth: 250 ftt76m)
Elevation: 7150 ft(2179m)
Mineral Owner$hipl Federal
SurEace ownership:
Formation
Elevation
tower Moreno Rill
7150 ftC2179rn)
C'oal
Thickness
Depth
3wO ft(e9m)
Ekevatian
Zone
7014 ftL2138m)
Rabb i t
136 ft( 41rI)
"-r""""""~~~"~""""~~""
Well Ramet 517-27-3
Township 5 N, Range
17
W. Sec, 27
E, of w,
Company: Valencfa
Footages
3100
ffC945m)
3600 ft(l09lm) N.
Quadrangle: Dyke
The
CQuntY: Valencia
Field: salt &age
Total Depth: 526 ft(l6ir)
Elevatfonr 7150
ftC2179m)
Mfneral Ownership: Federal
Surface awnershipf
Depth Formatian
line
a f S. line
'3.
llhlckness
Elevation
Lower Moreno
Hill
000
232 Et(71m)
7150 ft(ZJ79m)
Atar'gue
232 ft(7lm)
53 ft[lSiml
6910 ffi2 10fvn)
Rio Salad0 Tongue
285 ft(P7m)
241
ftC73m)
6865
ftf2n92ml
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
NO COAL
Zone
Well Name:5t7-31-k
Township 5 N o Range
17
C~mPany:N.MeB.M.M.Re
Footage:3000 ft
PuadtanglerFence Lake Sv
Sec. 31
E, of
W,
Line
N o of S. line
4900 ft
Field:
Csunty:Cibola
W
.
Salt Lake
Total Depth:547 et
Elevatlon:7145
Mineral Dwnership:F
ft
awnership;P
Surface
vation,
Thickness
Uepth
Formation
gravel
Fence
Lake
45 ft
000
Moreno Hill
45
7145 ft
ft
677 ft
7100 ft
Moreno
HILL
middle
sand
222
ft
35 f t
6923 it
bower Moreno Hill
257
ft
390 ft
6888 ft
Upper
Caal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
~
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"
"
"
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.
.
Well Name: 917634-1
Township
5 W.
Comeany; N.M,B,M.M.R,
Footage:
Range
17
100 ftE.
of
Quadrangle; Cerro
Prieto
2950
w,
hl, line
ftN. of 5. line
Field: S a l t Lake
CountYt Valencia
Total Depth: 277 ft
Elevation: 6910 ft
Mineral
Ownershipr
Federal
Surface Wwnersbipz
vation
Thickness
Depth
Formation
tower Moreno
Hill
284 Et
000
Atarque
uio 239
Salad0
Sec, 34
6910 f t
35 204 ft
Et
6706 ft
ft
38 ft
6671 f t
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
3-2 ft
170 f t
6740 ft
AnteZope
Z"0 f t
191 ft
6719 ft
Antelope
Well Name: 517-25~1
Township 5 Et. Range 17 W e Sec. 25
Company: N.M,B,M,M.R,
Footage: 2000 ft(61Oml E, o f
Quadrangle: The Dyke
W.
line
2000 rt(610m) N. of S, line
CountYr Cibola
Field: Salt Lake
Total De~th:263 ft(B0m)
Flevatfon: 7340C2237m1
Mineral 0wnership:F
Surface 0wnership:P
Formation
Depth
Thickness
Elevation
tower Moreno Kill
000
263 ft(80m)
7340(2237mI
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Zone
Elevation
Well Wame; 517-264
Township 5 N, Range 17 W, See, 25
Company: N,M.B.M.M.R.
Footage: 4100 ftC1433m) El of W e line
Quadrangle: The Dyke
4100 Et(1250m) N. nf S, line
C.auntY: Cibola
Field: Salt Lake
Total Depth: 252 ft177m)
Elevation: 7340 ft12237ml
Mineral Qwnership: Federal
surface Ownership: Private
Formation
Thickness
Elevation
bower Moreno Hill,
Coal
aoo
252 Lt(77ml
7340 ft(2237m)
Well Namct 518-$.-1
Township 5 N. Range 18 W,
Campanyt Private
Footage: 3000 ft(914m3 E, o f W, line
Quadrangle: Fence Lake,
200 ftCtjim)
SeC.
1
N e of S, line
County: Cibola
Field: Salt Lake
Total Depth; 360 ft(ll0ml
Elevation: 6950 tt(2118m)
Mineral Ownership: P
Surface Ownership: P
Format ion
Repth
Thickness
Elevation
Lower
Moreno
Hill
000
175 f t ( 5 3 m I
6950 ftC2flRrn)
Atarque
175
ft(53m)
R f o Sakedo
225 ft(75m'f
50 Et(l9m)
135 1Et(.Qlml
EtC2Q6%11
6775
6725 ft[20Snm)
Coal
ThtCkneSS
Dceth
Elevation
ZQne
. .
. .
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Well Name: 518-3-1
Township 5 N, Range / S W. Sec. 3
Cameany: Privata
Footage: 3300 Et(1005m) E. of W.
Quadrangle: Fence take
2400 ft(732m) N. o f
county: C i b o l a
Field: salt Lake
T o t a l Depth: 340 ft(l04m)
Elevation: 6935 ft(2114m)
Mineral Ownershipai
'
Formation
Lower HQrenO Hill
Atarque
R I B Salago
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
S,
line
line
Well Name: 518a6-1
Township 5
Company: Private
Footage: 1100 ft1535m) E. o f w, line
Quadrangle: Rincon Hando
PI, Range 18 W.
Sec.
2100 ft(64Qm) N. of
County: C.ibola
Field2 Salt Laice
Total Depth: 193 ft(59m)
Elevation: 7040 ft(2146m)
Mineral Ownership: P
Surface Ownership: P
Formation
Depth
Thickness
Elevation
Fence Lake
gravel
000
97 f t f 3 0 r n )
Lower Moreno Hill
Atarsue
R i p salaao
97 ft[30m)
ftf42m)
114
TQngue
139 ft(42m)
6
S,
line
7040 ft(2146m)
17 ftE5m)
6943
ft(2116m)
25 ftC8m)
6926
ft(21*1m)
54 ftC16m3
6901
ft(21('3m)
Coal
Zone
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
le5 ft
I02 ft
6938 ft
Antelope
"-."'"3-~""""""~-~"""""""~
well Name: 518-1111
Township S N, Range 18 W.
Company: Private
Footage: 4900 ft[i494m) E. of W ,
Quadrangle: Fence
Lake
700
ft(213m)
Sec. 11
line
N e o f 8, line
county: Cibola
Field:
Lake salt
Total Depth8 700 ft(213m)
Elevation:6990
ft(213lm)
Mineral ownership: P
Surface
OWnerShip;
P
vation
Thickness
Depth
Formation
Lower Morena Hlll
0.0
375 Eflll4m)
6990
Atarque
175 ft(53m)
50 ftC15m)
6615 ftC!2Olf$jm)
Rio Salad0 Tongue
225 ft(42m)
275 ft(84m)
6565 ft('2Onlm)
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
ft(2131ml
Well Name: 517-26-1
Township 5 N. Range 17 W I See. 26
Company: N,M,B,M.M,R,
Footage:
600 ft(183m) E, o f
Quadrangle: The Dyke
2900 ft(fil0rn)
rJ.
W. l i n e
o f S, line
County: Cibola
Fleld: Salt Lake
Total Depth: 2 8 0 ftS85m)
Elevation: 7260 ftC2195m)
Mineral Ownershkp: Federal
Surface Ownership: Private
Garmation
Depth
Thickness
Elevation
bower
Moreno
Hill
000
280 ft(85m)
7200 ftE2195m)
Coal
Zone
Elevation
Depth
Thickness
2;6 ftc.8mI
162 ft(49m)
7038 ft~2t45m) Rabbit
ftclm)
188 ft(57m)
7012 ftc2137rn)Rabbit.
3.4
r*""""""""~~~"""""""
Well Name: 517-27-3
Townshlp 5 N. Range 17 W. SecI 27
Company? N.M.B.M,M,R,
Footages 4306
ftfl311m)
E. of W, line
ft(t494ml N. of S, line
Quadrangle:4900
Dyke
The
CauntY; Valencia
Field: S a l t bake
Total Depth: 290 ft[88mI
Elevation: 7150 ft(2179m)
Mineral Ownership: Federal
Swrface
Dwnershi~:
vation
Thickness
Depth
Formation
Lower Moreno
HI11
000
290 ft(88m)
Coal
Zone
Elevation
Depth
ThlCkneSs
3.5
ftC1mI
33 ft(t0m)
7117 ft12269mlRabbit
2.2
ft(.7mI
99 ftC30m)
7051 ftC2149m)Rabbit
7150 ft(2179m)
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
N. Range 1 8 W, SecI 17
well Names 538-17-1
Township
CBmPbnYIN.M,B.M.M.R.
Footage: 1600 f t E. o f W. line
5
ft N.
Quadrangle: Rincon
Hondo
2500
county: CibOla
Fie'ld:
Lake Salt
Total Depth; 369 f t
Elevation: 7220 f t
Mineral Ownership: P
SurEace Ownership; P
of S. line
vation
Tbickness
Depth
Formation
Fence Lake gravel
Lower
Moreno
92 ft
000
Hill
92 ft.
7220 f t
277 f t
7128 f t
CQal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
2.0
ft
303 € t
6917 f t
Antelope
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wall Name: 518~28-1
Township 5 N, Range
18
ComPanYf N.M,R,M.M.R.
Footagei 3400 f t E. of W. lzne
Quadrangle: Rincon Hondo
W. Sec, 28
3700 f t N. Of 5 . ltne
county:
LaKe Salt
Field;
Cibola
Total Depth: 606 Zt
Elevaclon: 7435 ft
MZneral Ownership: F
Surface Ownership: P
Depth
Formation
Gravel
Fence
Lake
Upper Moreno
Hill
?th%Ckn%s
6 0 ft
000
Elevation
7435 f t
60 Et
150 ft
7375 f t
Moreno
HSll
Middle
sand
210
ft
20 f t
7225 f t
Lower Moreno Hill
230
ft
376 f t
6995 Z t
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
Well Name: 518029-1
Township 5 N. Range 18 W, sec. 29
Company: Private
Footagei 3500 ft11067m) E, of W.
Quadrangle: Rincon Hondo
400 ftC122ml N.
Caunty: Cibola
Field: Salt hake
Total Depth: 295 ftC90m)
ElevatXon: 7460 ft12274m)
~ i n e r a aownership: P
surface BWnerShip: e
of SI line
Formation
Depth
Thicmess
Elevation
Fence take
Gravel
000
55 ft(l7110
7460 ft(2274m)
upper Moreno HI11
55
ft(l7m)
179
ftC52m)
7405
line
ft(2237m)
Moreno Hill middle sand
225 ft(69r) 40 ftC12mI
7235 ft(2205m)
Lower Moreno nil1
265 f t c R l m ) 30 ft(s9m)
7195 ft(2193mI
Caal
ThiCknWs
Depth
Elevation
Zone
1.5bf(.5m)
155 Et(47ml
7305 ft(2227m)
Twilight
2.0ft[,frm)
170 ft(52m)
7290 ftC2222m) Twilight
1.5
ftC.sm)
178 ftC54m) 7282 ftC2220m) Twilight
~""""""""""~"""-
Well Name:518-29-1A
Township
5
Company8
Private
Footage:
Quadrangle: Rincon Hondo
N. Range 18 W. ~ e c . 29
E, of
N.
W,
line
a f s,
line
County: Cibola
FIelB:
Lake Salt
Total Depth: 495 ftclfilm)
Elevation: 7640'ft<2329m>
Mineral Ownership:
surface Ownership:
vation
Thickness
Depth
Formation
Fence
Gravel
take
upper Moreno Hill
000
57 ft(l7ml
57 ft(1'lm)
7460 ft12274m)
183 Etf56m)
7403 ft(225bml
Moreno Hill middle sand
240 ft(73ml
25 ftl3m) 7220 ftC2201ml
lrower Moreno Hill
265 ft(8lm)
230 ft(7Om)
C.oa1
7195 ft(2193m)
Well. Name: 518131-1
Township 5 N, Range 18 W. See. 31
Company: Private
Footage: 3600 ft(l097m) E. Pf. W, line
Quadrangle: Moreno Hill
3100 ft(945m) N. of S , line
County: Cibola
Field: Salt Lake
Total Depth: 390 ft(l19m)
Elevation: 7500 ft(2286m)
Mineral Ownership: P
surrace Ownershl,P: P
Formation
Depth
Thickness
Elevation
UPPer Moreno
Hill
000
140 f1;(43m)
7500 ft(228bm)
MorenoHillmiddlesand
141 ftC43m)
25 f t ( 8 m )
7359 it(2743rn)
Lower Moreno
Hill
I66 ft(51mI
125 ft(38mI
7193 Ett2l92rn)
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
"
"
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Well Name15i8-33-1
Tawnshlp 5 N. Range 18 W, SecI 33
C.omPany:Frivate
Footagei
1600
Ouadyang1e:Pence 2800
Lake
CountY: Cibala
Salt,
Field:
Total Depth8 375 ftli14rn)
ft(488m) E. o f
kr.
line
ft(853ml N. of
S,
line
Lake
Elevation: 7290 ft(2222m)
Mineral 0wnershfp:P
Qwnershipte
surface
ness Depth Formation
ooa
Fence
Lake
gravel
55 itfl7ml
7290
etE22%!rn)
Upper Moreno
Hill
55 ft(17m3
30 ft(9m)
7235 f t f 2 2 W F I
M o m n o Hill middle sand
85 ft(26ni.)
35 ftCXlm1
7205 ftE2196m)
m
Lower MorenoHZll
$ 2 0 ft(37mf
255 ft(78ml 7170 f t c ~ ~ ~ r n )
Coal
3hickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
2.3
ft(,4m)
1.6 ftl.5ml
250 ftC76.2~1) 7040 ftC2146m)
207 ft(63m)
Rabbit
7083 ftc2160mlRabbit
Well Mane: 519-19-1
Township 5 N. Range 19 W. Sec. 19
Cumpany:Private
Footage: 800 ftf244m) E. of W.
1600 Et(488m) N, of S. line
Quadrangle: Cantaralo
Spring
County, Cibola
Field: salt bake
Total Depth: 490 ft(i49rn)
Elevation:7190
Mineral QwnershiptP
Surface
Depth
Thickness
Fence
Lake
gravel
000
80
80 ft(24m)
Moreno Hill middle sand
ftf2192m1
Qwnership:P
Formation
Upper
Moreno
Hill
117 ft(36m)
Elevafion
ftC24m)
7190
ft(21922mI
37 ftCilm)
7110
ft(21h7m)
20 EC(6m)
7073 ft(2156m)
tower
Moreno
Hill
137
ftc4zrn)
73 ft(22rn)
7053 ft(z1bon)
Atarsue
210
ft164rn)
4s
ft(l4ml
6980 ft(22Z8ml
255 ftC78rn)
R ~ salad0
Q
235 fE(72mI 6935 ft(z114m)
Cml
zone
~hicltness
Elevation
Depth
2.0
ft[,brn)
167 ftC5lm)
line
7823 ftC2141m)
Twilight
Wall. Namer 519-21-1
Township 5 N. Range 19 W e Sec. 21
Company: Private
Footaw: 1800 ft(549ml E, of W, line
Quadrangle: Rincon Honao
200 ft(61m)
N’, o f S. line
C.ountu: Cibola
Field: S a l t Lake
T o t a l Depth: 500 ft(152m)
Elevation: 7260 ft(2213m)
Mineral Ownership: P
SurEBce Ownership: P
Formation
ThOckness
Ekevation
Pence Lake Grilvel
000
70 fCf21m)
Rtaraue
R h Salado
CQal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
1.5 f t
301 ft
6959 ft;
Antelope
7280 Et.C2219m3
Well Name: Iii9m30-1
Tcwnshlp 5 N. Range
Company: Private
Footage: 1800 f t E. o f
Quadrangle: Rincon Hondo
W e SPC. 30
W.1j.m
4900 ft N. o f S.. l i n e
County: ClbDla
Field: Salt Lake
Total Depth: 395 ft
Elevation; 7220 i
t
Mineral Ownership: P
Surface Clwnership: P
Formation
oepth
Pence Lake gravel
ooa
115 f t
7220 E t
Upper Moreno Hill
115 f t
145 ft
7105 Et
Moreno Hill middle Sand
260 f t
60 . E t
6960 f t
bower Moreno Hill
320 E t
75 €t
6900
Thickness
Coal
Thickness
Depth
Elevation
Zone
250
X9
1r2
6970
et
TWlli9ht
Elevatlon
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Township 6 N, Range 16 W,
Campany: N,M,B,MIM.R,
Footage: 3650 E, af W, line
Quadrangle: The Dyke
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3300 N, of S, line
County: Cibola
Field8 Salt Lake
T o t a l Depth: 280
Elevation: 7220
Mineral Ownership: Fqderal
Surface Ownership:
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Thickness
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Well Name: 617133-1
Township
6 N, Range 17 W. Sec. 33
Footage: 3400 ft E. o f W.
Company:
Prlvate
Quadrangle: Fence
Cake
5100 f t
c-ounty: Cibola
N. o f 5 . l*ne
Fleld:
baRe Salt
Total Depth: 390 ft
Elevation: 6950 ft
Minerai Ownership: P
Surface Ownership:
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Formation
DepthElevation
Thickness
bower
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190 ft
6950 f t
Atareue
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25 ft
6760 ft
Rio salad0
215 #t ft 115
Coal
Thickness
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Elevation
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6735 ft
Well Nams:720-9m1
Township 7 N + Range 2 0 W, Sec. 9
Company: Private
Faotager4300 ft E, o f
Quadrangle: Venadito Camp
ti. line
4600 ft N, of S, line
County: Cibola
Field: Salt Lake
Total Depth:195
ft
Elevation:6430 Et
Mineral 0wnershiP:P
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Formation
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000 f t
49 f t
6430 f t
49 ft
62 f t
6381 f t
Moreno Hill middle Sand 121
it
24 ft
6319 f t
Lower MOreno Hill
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6295 ft:
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coax
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