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Mexico Bureau.
of Mines and.Mineral Resources
Open File Report No. OE"206
ORGANIC GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, HOUSTON OIL AND MINERALS
NO. 2 LEWELLING WELL, OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
by Stephen R. Jacobson, James S. Rankin,
and James D. Saxton
Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.
Denver, Colorado
and Stephen W. Brown.
Brown and Ruth Laboratories, Inc.
Houston, Texas
September 2, 1983
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Chevron
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Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
700 South Colorado Blvd., P. 0. Box 599,Denver, CO 80201
May 11, 1984
Mr. 5. Thompson I11
New MexicoBureauof
Minesand MineralResources
Socorro, NM 87801
Dear Mr. Thompson:
' E n c l o s e dp l e a s ef i n dt h ec o m p l e t e dr e s u l t s
of t h eo r g a n i cg e o c h e m i c a al n a l y s e s
performed on samples from the Gulf
#I S i e r r a S t a t e "K", 35-12S-lW, S i e r r a Co., and
t h e Plymouth #1 F e d e r a l , 15-205-9E, Otero Co.
Enclosed
also
i s t h ec o r r e c t e d
r e p o r t f o r t h e H o u s t o n O i l and Minerals well. As you may r e c a l l t h e r e was a mix-up
we a c t u a l l y a n a l y z e d t h e #2 Lewelling (10-12S-9E, Otero Co.),
with the samples, and
ratherthanthe
#l Lewelling (12-12S-9E).
Sincerely,
D i s t r iGc et o l o g i s t
Enclosures
,
Chevron
Chevron U.S.A. Inc,
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700 South Colorado Blvd., P. 0. Box 599,Denver, CO 80201
September2,
1983
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Mr. 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, TX 76102
Dear Mr. Valder:
E n c l o spe lde afsierneds uto
lhtfresg a ngieco c h e m i c a l
on samplesfromtheHouston
O i l & Minerals
analysesperformed
Y q L e w e l l i n gw e l l ,l o c a t e di nS e c t i o n
10, T12S-R9E, Otero Co.,
New Mexico.
The a n a l y s e si n c l u d et h ef o l l o w i n gt e s t s :
1.
2.
3.
4.
Total
Organic
Carbon
(TOC)
Ro-k Eva1 ( P y r o l y s i s )
Microscopic
Organic
Analysis
(MOA)
V i t r i n i tRe e f l e c t a n c e
(Ro) and Thermal A l t e r a t i oInn d e x
(TAI)
Sincerely,
Ut -
M. I. Roberson
J .
RHF
Enclosure
a 3 i
Discussion of Results:
were
taken
for
analysis
including:
7 from t h e ':
A t o t a ol f
23 s h a l e sampl.es
1 3 from
Permian
Wolfcampian
age
rocks
(5400':,
Permian Ab0
Fm.
( 3 7 5 0 ' 4 4 0 IO'),
1 from t h e Devonian Woodford
6700'), 2 from t h eM i s s i s s i ppian(8670'-8730'),and
Formation(8800'-8860').
I.
Thermal
Maturity
I.!
Based on v i t r i n i t er e f l e c t a n c e
and TAI d a t at h e
Permian s e c t i o n i s i n t h e
condensate and d r yg a tsod r yg a s
zone.
S e v e r avl a l u e rs e f l e c t
a higher
thermalmaturityrangingintothedrygaszone
(P4080-23,
P4080-24).
This
i s a t t r i b u t e d t o i n t r u s i v ae c t i v i t ya ns o t e di nt h de e s c r i p t i o notfh e
cuttings.
Lower t h e r m aml a t u r i t y
i s i n d i c a t e d by Tmax v a l u e s , however,
t h e s e Tmax d a t a a r e c o n s i d e r e d
Less r e l i a b l e due t o v e r y s m a l l S-2 peaks.
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p
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The M i s s i s s i p p i a n and Devonian s e c t i o nasroe f
maturitythanthePermian,
and a r e i n t h e d r y g a s
11.
Organ4cRichnessand
i!
somewhat higher
thermal
zone.
,\';
1,"
Type
Organicrichnessofsamples
from thePermiansectionrange
from poor t o
The m a j o r i t y , 18 of 20 d a t av a l u e s ,
very good (0.19 t o 6.63 w t . % TOC).
f a l li nt h e
good (1-2 w t . % ) t ov e r y
good (2t)
range.
Organic
type, a s
i n d i c a t e d by MOA, t e n d st ob e
more i n e r to rg a sp r o n e( u pt o
70% type 111
kerogentype).
M i s s i s s i p p i a n and Devoniansampleshave
a r e somewhat more oil prone as indicated
f a i r t o good o r g a n i cr i c h n e s s ,
by MOA (50% o i l pronetype).
and
1=
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T.O.C./Pyrolysis
Results
iloilston Oil B Minerals lQ~,J.hl.
Lcwelling Well, O t e r oC o u n t y , N.i11.
1@-12S-9E
RROWN & R U T H I,Al3ORATORIES, INC.
10690 Shadow Wood, Suite 130
i l o u s t o n , Texas 77043
713/464-3284
,
May 1 7 , 1983
ChcvronU.S.A.,Inc.
1'. 0. Box 599
J k n v e r , Colorado 80201
Attention:
D r . S . R . Jacobson
Gentlemen:
Attuched arc the results of ouranalysis of four ( 4 ) samples from the well
llouston Oil & Minerals #&J.M. Lcwelling, OteroCounty, New Mexico. Tllc
\vorlc was authorizcdbyyourRequisition
No.ChIEN2100 of April 2 7 , 1983.
All unused sample material is being returned under scpnrate cover.
t
to be of servicetoChevron.
me.
questions regarding the data, then please contact
We appreciate the opportunity
If youhaveany
Very truly yours,
,I I,
Id
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BROWN
Gary
GIVRlltr
Enclosures
G.
&
RUTH LABORATORIES, I N C .
Ruth
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CiEOC1IEMICAL 'REPORT
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633
CLIENT:
CI4EVRON 1 J . S . A . INC.
P. 0. Box 599
Denver, Colorntlo 80201
SAMPLES:
Houston Oil & Minerals P<J.M.
OteroCounty, N e w Mexico
I,ewelling,
SAn'1PI.I.: DESCIIII'TIONS:
,
A total of four ( 4 ) snnlpleswerereceived
fcet.Thesampleswerecleancuttingsin
contatnination was apparent.
from the well interval 3750 - 5000
good condition,andnoevidenceof
SAMPLE PREPARATION:
Eachsample was examinedusing a binocularmicroscopeinordertoascertain
if
were thengroundto
a fine
powder
contaminantswereprcsent.Thesamples
B GeocomRock-Eva1
11.
nnd nnalyzed on a Leco CarbonAnnlyzernnd
DATAEVALUATION:
Theresults
of theanalyses
nre tabulatedinTables
1. Thepyrogranlshave
as requested.
The
following criteria
are
suggested
for
been
included
interpreting the datn:
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2.0.5.0
MARGINAL
200.300
>5.0
GOOD
>300 OIL
MIXED
PRONE
2.5.5.0
WET GAS
>5.0
OIL
440-470
W470
OIL
GAS
2
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a:
V
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GEOCHEMICAL REPORT
. T. 0. C. /Pyrolysis Results
Ilouston Oil & Minerals No. S ,
J. M. Lewelling,OteroCo.,
N.M.
Sec. 18, T12S, R9E
BROWN & RUTH LABORATORIES, INC.
10690 Shadow Wood, Suite 130
Houston,Texas 77043
713/464-3284
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June 23, 1983
Chevron U . S . A . Inc.
P. 0 . Box 599
Denver, Colorado 80201
Attention:
S. R . Jacobson
Gentlemen:
Attached are the results of our analysis of nineteen (19) samples from the well
Houston Oil & Minerals No. 9 J . M. Lewelling, OteroCounty, New Mexico. The
work was authorized under your WorkNo.
CMEN 2100 of June 7, 1983.
All unused samplematerial
is being returned under separate cover.
We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to Chevron.
us.
questions regarding the data, then please contact
If you have any
Very truly yours,
BROWN
GWR/lcr/4
Enclosures
&
RUTH LABORATORIES, INC.
GEOCHEMICAL REPORT
- 665
CLIENT:
CHEVRONU.S.A.
INC.
P. 0. Box 599
Denver, Colorado 80201
WELL:
Houston Oil & Minerals
J. M. Lewelling
LOCATION:
OteroCounty, New Mexico
Sec. 1 2 , T12S, R9E
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SAMPLEMATERIAL:
A total of nineteen (19) sampleswerereceived
from the well interval 5140-8860
feet. Each appearedinreasonably
good condition,andnoevidence
of major
contaminationwas apparent.
SAMPLE PREPARATION:
'
Each samplewas visuallyexaminedforcontaminants(paint,walnutshells,
metal, etc.) and the
contaminantswere removedwhen present.Splits
sampleswere taken, ground to a fine powder, and then analyzed.
of the
DATAEVALUATION:
Theresults of the analyses are presented in the attached Table. The
criteria are suggested for interpreting the data:
SOURCE
POTENTIAL
s2
PETROLEUMTYPE
HYDROGEN
INDEX
THERMAL
MATURITY
s2 I s 3
c200 GASPRONE C2.5
c2.0
POOR
2.0-5.0
MARGINAL 200-300 MIXED
2.5-5.0
WET GAS
>SO
GOOD
>5.0
OIL
>300 OIL PRONE
following
DRY GAS
h a x
<440
IMMATURE
440-470
S470
OIL
GAS
TABLE I
Chevron U . S . A . Inc.
Houston Oil & Minerals
Lewelling, Otero County
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File No. 633
Rlay 17, 1983
YsJ;;:
Results of OrganicCarbonAnalysisand
Depth
Sample
Number
4L bJ&
&I kLG
4L Ue'f
Ah0
Looff
633-001
633-002
633-003
633-004
0.65
(ft. 1
T.O.C.
(% W.)
s1
(mg/g)
3750-4000
0.19
"_
4000-4500
0.79
<0.10
4500-4750
;455 0.82 3.66
2.93 0.21
4760-5000
1.06 0.49 6.63
s2
(mglg)
S3
Tmax
(mg/g) (OC1
-"
"-
"_
0.13
0.59
439
16 450-1.63
Rock-Eva1 Pyrolysis
Production
Index
"-
"0.07
0.31
S2
s.3
"0.21
3.59
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Index
Index
"_
16
80
-"
75
22
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TABLE I
File No. 665
June 20, 1983
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Houston Oil & Minerals J.M. Lewelling
OteroCo., New Mexico
Results of Organic Carbon Analysis and
Depth
Sample
Number
665-001
665-002
665-003
665-004
6G5-005
&
(ft)
Client ID
T.O.C.
('ti Wt.)
s2s1
(mglg)
(mglg)
(mglg)
S3
Tmax
(OC)
665-007
665-008
665-009
665-010
665-011
665-012
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Hydrogen
Oxygen
XIIndex Index
2.00
0.50
0.12
0.38
**
0.30
2.59
0.34
<0.10
0.42
**
-"
"_
"-
16
2.89
0.25
<o. 10
0.37
**
"_
-"
13
1.90
0.20
<o. 10
0.34
**
"-
"_
"_
"-
18
5500-5700
1.43
0.13
0.17
0.36
0.48
470
0.39
0.38
448
"_
5700-5750
P4080-28
5850-5900
P4080-29
5950-5600
P4080-30
6070-6100
P4080-31
6100-6130
P4080-32
6230-6270
P4080-33
6270-6330
P4080-34
1.20
(0.10
0.81
6
0.43
19
12
25
1.04
33
32
1.24
0.14
0.55
0.47
445
0.20
1.16
44
38
1.24
0.15
0.96
0.46
442
0.13
2.10
78
37
1.76
0.24
1.52
0.22
442
0.14
6.84
87
13
1.41
0.21
1.52
0.42
3.61
440
0.12
108
30
1.17
0.19
1.43
0.32
4.43
444
0.12
81
18
1.76
0.21
1.09
0.43
2.55
443
0.16
62
24
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.
Production
Index
5140-5200
P4080-23
5200-5300
P4080-24
5340-5400
P4080-25
5400-5500
P4080-26
P4080-27
665-006
Rock-Eva1 Pyrolysis
TABLE I
Chevron U . S . A . Inc.
Houston Oil & Minerals J.M. Lewelling
OteroCo., New Mexico
File No. 665
June 20. 1983
Results of Organic Carbon Analysis and
Sample
Number
Depth (ft)
Client ID
&
T.O.C.
(%Wt.)
6340-6400
2.13 0.21 665-013
442 0.39
0.84 0.22 1.66
P4080-35
440 0.42 0.28
665-014
0.13 1.68
6430-6500
P4080-36
665-015 1.33
6500-6600
P4080-37
665-016 1.59
6600-6700
P4080-38
665-017 8670-8700
0.69
P4080-39
665-018 8700-8730
1.31
P4080-40
665-019 8800-8860
1.42
P4080-41
s1
(mglg)
s2
S3
(mglg)
(mglg)
Tmax
("C)
Rock-Eva1 Pyrolysis
Production
Index2
440
0.11 0.60 0.91
0.17
1.19
-
68
1.51
75
2.77
0.43
440
0.13
27
(0.10
0.59
**
"-
(0.10
(0.10
0.73
**
"_
(0.10
(0.10
0.74
**
-"
S2 yield, multiple peaks, etc.
"+&
0.11
45
(0.10
**Unable to determine due to insufficient
I
S2 Hydrogen
Oxygen
53 Index
Index
"_
"-
50
24
17
25
"-
"-"
86
56
-"
52