N e w Mexico. B u r e a u of Mines & Mineral R e s o u r c e s
O p e n - F i l eR e p o r t
82
D E S C R I P T I O N S O F CUTTINGS FROM
NAVAJOWATER
WELLS I N NEW MEXICO
--
1977
William J. S t o n e , H y d r o g e o l o g i s t ,
R o b e r t C. B r o d , R e s e a r c h A s s i s t a n t ,
S c o t t K.
A n d e r h o l m ,R e s e a r c h
May 1 9 7 8
and
Assistant
County
unty
Juan
unty
Contents
~1
....................
Using This Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Explanation of Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ReferencesCited
................. 7
Descriptions of Cuttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Key to Symbols and Terms Used
. . . . . . . . . 11
Bernalillo
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. . . . . . . . 12
McKinley
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sandoval County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
San
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7699
Valencia
................
Introduction
Illustrations
.
Figure 1
Reference mapf o r northwestern New Mexico
and keyto numbering of Navajo water
wells
2
..................
Table 1
.
Catalog of cuttings from Navajo water wells
in
New
Mexico
described
in
1977
9
.....
1
INTRODUCTION
InJune
was made w i t h t h e
1 9 7 6 an informalagreement
Water Works Department of t h e NavajoTribe
(now D i v i s i o n o f
water
Water a n d S a n i t a t i o n ) w h e r e b y c u t t i n g s f r o m T r i b a l
wells d r i l l e d i n New Mexico would be turned over
Mexico Bureauof
andpermanent
Minesand
MineralResourcesforcataloging
filingintheir
agreedthatcopiesof
s a m p l el i b r a r y .
It w a s f u r t h e r
any d e s c r i p t i o n s made o f t h e s a m p l e s
t o t h eT r i b e .T h i sa g r e e m e n t
wouldbefurnished
i s mutually
are u s u a l l y c o l l e c t e d
b e n e f i c i a lb e c a u s e ,a l t h o u g hc u t t i n g s
f r o mT r i b a l
t o t h e New
wells a n d d e s c r i b e d i n t h e f i e l d , s a m p l e s
are n o t
alwaysfurtherstudiedinthelaboratoryorpermanentlyfiled.
Under t h ep r e s e n ta g r e e m e n tn o to n l y
Bureauroutinelyobtain
'may
t h eT r i b ea n dt h e
more d e t a i l e d s t r a t i g r a p h i c r e c o r d s
f o r numerous wells b u t t h e s a m p l e s
futureusethroughstoragein
w i l l be preserved for
an e s t a b l i s h e d c u t t i n g s l i b r a r y .
U S I N G THIS REPORT
Only d e s c r i p t i o n s o f c u t t i n g s r e c e i v e d p r i o r t o J a n u a r y
1 9 7 8 are i n c l u d e d i n t h i s r e p o r t : T a b l e
1 (p. 9 ) i s a catalog
o f wells f o r w h i c hs a m p l ed e s c r i p t i o n s
are g i v e n .
In t h i s
t a b u l a t i o n , wells are grouped by county and arranged
( B u r e a uo fI n d i a nA f f a i r s )f i e l d
o f 2 numeralsand
i d e n t i f i e st h e
number.
a l e t t e r : 14T-569.
B I A District ( f i g . l a )
a b o u t1 9 5 0 ,d e n o t e st h es o u r c eo ff u n d su s e d
a
the w e l l .
by B I A
T h i s number c o n s i s t s
The f i r s t numeral
.
The l e t t e r , s i n c e
t o construct
Common d e s i g n a t i o n s are: K = B I A fundsand
T =
2
Explanation
BIA 15' quadrangle no.
"- - - BIA d i s t r i c t bdy,
"- Reservaiion bdy.
"
"
+.indim
S t a t e line
'road
U.S. highway
...
.
*
L
F i g u r e 1.
.
,
Reference map f o rn o r t h w e s t e r n New Mexico andkey
t o numbering of Navajo water w e l l s : a ) l o c a t i o n o f '
BIA d i s t r i c t s a n d 1 5 ' q u a d r a n g l e s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
N e w Mexico p o r t i o n of NavajoIndianReservation:
b) d e r i v a t i o n o f BIA - q u a d r a n g l e l o c a t i o n numbers
f o r w e l l s (example shown h a s f i e l d number of
1 T-229 a n d q u a d r a n g l e l o c a t i o n
number of
27-3.50-15.80).
*
3
The s i g n i f i c a n c e of o t h e r l e t t e r d e s i g n a t i o n s
T r i b a lf u n d s .
used i s less c: l e a r .
i s a na c c e s s i o n
The t h i r d p a r t
for that district, representing the order in
was d r i l l e d . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e
r a n g el o c a t i o n ,t o t a l
whichthe
w e l l d e p t h ,s a m p l e di n t e r v a l ,p r o b a b l e
T a b l e 1 may b eu s e di n
are a l s o g i v e n .
1) t od e t e r m i n et h e
2 ways:
a s p e c i f i c w e l l of
availabilityofsampledescriptionsfor
wells f o r which
i n t e r e s t and 2 ) t o d e t e r m i n e t h e i d e n t i t y o f
t h e r e are s a m p l e s o r s a m p l e d e s c r i p t i o n s i n
description is included in this report
B u r e a u .I nt h es e c o n d
t h e area o f i n t e r e s t u s i n g c o u n t y
.
well i n T a b l e 1
I f i t i s l i s t e d , a sample
B I A f i e l d number.
( f i g . 1)
a g e n e r a l area
look f o r t h e
ofinterest.Inthefirstcase,
fileinthe
well
w e l l number, thetownship-
a q u i f e r , andpagescoveredbythedescription
u s i n gt h e
number
and c u t t i n g s are on
case, c o n s u l tT a b l e
1 for
and B I A d i s t r i c t number
Samplesandsampledescriptions
are a v a i l a b l ef o r
a l l wells l i s t e d .
EXPLANATION OF DESCRIPTIONS
The d e s c r i p t i o n s w h i c h . f o l l o w
s t u d yo ft h ec u t t i n g sw i t h
were made by c o n v e n t i o n a l
a b i n o c u l a rm i c r o s c o p e .
and t e x t u r a l c h a r a c t e r i s t 2 c s crce b a s e d o n v i s u a l
f o l l o w i n gT e r r ya n dC h i l i n g a r( 1 9 5 8 )a n d
A l l a b b r e v i a t i o n su s e d
Terms" ( p . 11)
.
are d e f i n e d i n t h e
Abundances
estimates
Powers ( 1 9 5 3 ) .
"Key t o Symbols and
Each d e s c r i p t i o ni n c l u d e st h ef o l l o w i n gh e a d i n g
i n f o r m a t i o n : w e l l number, l o c a t i o n ,s a m p l e di n t e r v a l ,s a m p l e
~~
s p a c i n g , t o t a l d e p t h ( T D ) , name o fa n a l y s t ,a n dd a t eo f
4
c
The well number g i v e n i s g e n e r a l l yt h e
description.
BIA f i e l d
number.
Where p o s s i b l e , l o c a t i o n
i s g i v e na c c o r d i n gt o :
1) s t a n d a r dl e g a ld e s c r i p t i o n( s e c t i o n ,t o w n s h i p ,r a n g e ,
was e x t e n d e d i n t o t h e r e s e r v a t i o n
county;forthisthelandgrid
a local
from a d j a c e n t a r e a s ) , 2 ) d i s t a n c e a n d d i r e c t i o n f r o m
3 ) l o c a t i o nw i t h i n
landmark,and
q u a d r a n g l el o c a t i o n
27-3.50-15.80).
number c o n s i s t s o f
The f i r s t p a r t
q u a d r a n g l ei nw h i c ht h e
is the distance in
BIA q u a d r a n g l e .
The BIA
3 parts (for
example
BIA
i s t h e number o ft h e
w e l l i s l o c a t e d( f i g .
1 ) . The second
miles west o f t h e n o r t h e a s t c o r n e r o f t h e
"
q u a d r a n g l e , a n d t h e t h i r d p a r t i s t h e d i s t a n c e i nmiles south
ofthenortheast
corner o f t h e q u a d r a n g l e ( f i g .
Wells are a r r a n g e d by c o u n t y , t h e n
as i nT a b l e
1.
.
16)
w e l l number o r name
D e s c r i p t i o n s are p r e s e n t e di nt h eo r d e rt h a t
t h e materials were e n c o u n t e r e d i n d r i l l i n g
i n t e r v a l sd e s c r i b e dt h e r e f o r ei n c r e a s e
and d e p t h s ~ o f
down t h ep a g e .
The
etc.)
p r o b a b l es t r a t i g r a p h i cu n i t s( f o r m a t i o n s ,g r o u p s ,
p e n e t r a t e d by t h e w e l l are i n d i c a t e d by t h e a b b r e v i a t i o n s i n
t h e Depth column a t t h e l e f t .
The term i n c a p s
a t t h eb e g i n n i n g
ofeachdescriptiveentryidentifiestheprobablemajorrock
orsedimenttype(s)intheintervalindicated,based
e x a m i n a t i o no ft h ec u t t i n g s .
A s i n g l el i t h o l o g i c
on
term i s
l i s t e d where i t i s deemed t o c o n s t i t u t e >50 p e r c e n t of t h e
t o t a l sample.
Two l i t h o l o g i c terms j o i n e d by "and" are l i s t e d
5
w h e r ee a c hc o n s t i t u t e s
Otherabundance
30-50 p e r c e n t o f t h e t o t a l s a m p l e .
terms are d e f i n e d i n t h e
"Key t o Symbols"
.
(P. 11)
The s p e c i f i c d e s c r i p t i v e i n f o r m a t i o n g i v e n a f t e r t h e
g e n e r a ll i t h o l o g i c
term(s) v a r i e s s l i g h t l y w i t h r o c k t y p e s ;
forclarity,thisinformation
i s a l w a y sp r e s e n t e di nt h e
same
o r d e r as f o l l o w s :
SANDSTONES -- c o l o r ;t e x t u r e( g r a i n
s i z e , grain
s o r t i n g ,g r a i ns h a p e ) ;m i n e r a l o g y ;m a t r i x ,c e m e n t ,
i n d u r a t i o n ;m i s c e l l a n e o u sc o n s t i t u e n t s
or
characteristics.
-- c o l o r ; t e x t u r e ( o f
sand) ; g e n e r a l comment on c l a y o r s i l t ; mineralogy;
m a t r i x ,c e m e n t ,i n d u r a t i o n ;m i s c e l l a n e o u sc o n s t i tuentsorcharacteristics.
CLAYEY OR SILTY SANDSTONES
SHALE,
SILTY
SHALE,
OR SILTSTONE -- c o l o r ; g e n e r a l
comment on s i l t o r s a n d ( i f p r e s e n t ) ; c e m e n t ,
i n d u r a t i o n ;m i s c e l l a n e o u sc o n s t i t u e n t so rc h a r a c -
teristics.
SANDY
SILTSTONE
OR SANDY SHALE -- c o l o r ; t e x t u r e o f
s a n dg r a i n s ;m i n e r a l o g yo fs a n dg r a i n s ;c e m e n t , .
i n d u r a t i o n ;m i s c e l l a n e o u sc o n s t i t u e n t so r
characteristics.
The rock color c h a r t p r e p a r e d by Goddardand
and d i s t r i b u t e d by t h e G e o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y o f
America (GSA) w a s
cases, however,
u s e df o rr o c kc o l o rd e s i g n a t i o n s .I ns e v e r a l
i d e n t i c a l names are g i v e n o n t h e c h a r t f o r
colors, such that
o t h e r s( 1 9 4 8 )
two s l i g h t l y d i f f e r e n t
name a l o n e c a n n o t b e u s e d w i t h o u t c r e a t i n g
doubt as t o t h e c o l o r i n t e n d e d .
designationsinthisreport
Usage o f s u c hd u p l i c a t ec o l o r
is clarified in the
Grayish orange pink
= 5 Y R .1/2
Moderateorangepink
= 1 0 R 7/4
L i g h t brown = 5 YR 6 / 4
G r a y i s h r e d = 1 0 R 4/2
l i s t below:
6
e
Yellowishgray = 5 Y 7/2
L i g h tg r e e n i s hg r a y
= 5 G 8/1
Greenishgray = 5 G 6/1
L i g h t o l i v e gray = 5 Y 6/1
Olive g r a y = 5 Y 3/2
Dark g r e e n i s h g r a y = 5 G 4/1
Pale y e l l o w i s hg r a y :(GSA's y e l l o w i s hg r a y ) = 5 Y 8/1
Pale g r e e n i s hg r a y
(GSA's l i g h t g r e e n i s h g r a y ) b =
5 GY 8/1
Olive g r e e n i s hg r a y
(GSA's g r e e n i s hg r a y ) ~= 5 GY 6/1
Pale o l i v eg r a y
(GSA's l i g h t o l i v e g r a y )
= 5 Y 5/2
Medium o l i v e g r a y
(GSA's d a r kg r e e n i s hg r a y )
= 5 GY 4/1
Moderate o l i v e g r a y
(GSA's o l i v e g r a y ) = 5 Y 4/1
All o t h e r color d e s i g n a t i o n s f o l l o w t h e
The examplebelowshouldaid
GSA c h a r t e x a c t l y .
in using the descriptions:
200-230 SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ss ~wh; g r a i n s f t o
m, mod w sorted,- -subang, spher; milky q t z ;
t r s i l i c a cem, ~ f r ' i -. S l t s t
. . c l a y a n d s l t . m&,
.
-. I"$+y;
w ind; carb.
"
-I.
Thisdescriptioncovers
material from an i n t e r v a l l y i n g between
200 and 230 f e e t below t h e s u r f a c e .
a
toconsistofnearlyequal
( e a c hc o n s t i t u t i n g
The s a n d s t o n e
well s o r t e d , w i t h s u b a n g u l a r s p h e r i c a l
i n t h e f i n e t o medium s i z e range
grains of milky quartz
.
amountssandstoneandsiltstone
30-50 p e r c e n t of t h es a m p l e ) .
i s w h i t e ,m o d e r a t e l y
(0.125-0.5mm)
The i n t e r v a l i s concluded
I t i s a l s of r i a b l e( c r u m b l y )w i t ho n l y
trace o f s i l i c a cementbetween
the grains but has
silt.
g r a n u l a r matrix c o n s i s t i n go fc l a ya n d
i s l i g h tg r a y ,c e m e n t e d
a
an i n t e r -
The s i l t s t o n e
by undetermined material, well i n d u r a t e d
(hardened) , andcontainscarbonaceous
material.
The d e s i g n a t i o n s o f p r o b a b l e s t r a t i g r a p h i c u n i t s p e n e t r a t e d
a r e based on Bureau
maps o f d e p t h - t o - t o p
of s e l e c t e d u n i t s
i n n o r t h w e s t e r n New Mexico p r e p a r e d i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h
c u r r e n ts t u d yo ft h eh y d r o g e o l o g yo ft h a tr e g i o n .
l o c a t i o n s are i n c o m p l e t e or i m p r e c i s e ,t h e
a
Where well
maps are of l i t t l e
useandtheprobablestratigraphicunitspenetratedareomitted.
7
a
REFEMNCES C I T E D
Goddard, E . N . ,
Trask, P. D.,
Singewald, J. T . ,
J r . , andOverbeck,
ColorChart:Distributed
America,Boulder,
Powers, M. C . ,
D e Ford, R. K . ,
Co.
1 9 4 8 , Rock
by t h e G e o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y o f
(reprinted 1970).
1953, A new r o u n d n e s ss c a l ef o rs e d i m e n t a r y
p a r t i c l e s :J o u r n a lS e d i m e n t a r yP e t r o l o g y ,
T e r r y , R. D . ,
R. M.,
Rove, 0. N . ,
a n dC h i l i n g a r ,
G. V.,
v. 2 3 , p. 1 1 7 - 1 1 9 .
1958,Comparisoncharts
for v i s u a l e s t i m a t i o n of percentagecomposition:
G e o l o g i c a l I n s t i t u t e DataSheet,
American
A G I 6 , Geotimes ( A p r i l ) .
8
DESCRIPTIONS OF CUTTINGS
9
Catalog of c u t t i n g s from Navajo water wells i n
New Mexico described i n 1 9 7 7 .
T a b l e 1.
Well No.
(BIA Field No.)
Location
% Sec.
TD
Sampled
( f t ) Interval
Twp. Rge.
Probable
Aquifer
rkscription
(Pages)
( ft)
.
~~
BERNALILLO
COUNTY
c-20
12
.~~24
. 1 l N
?
0-150
13
llN
3w
?
~.
- 6-mi N of CaFioncito-Day
Schcol
0-180
14
0-80
15
16
~
~
3w
6~m i N of &oncito
Schcol
24 C-20A
..
Day
~
c-21
25
10
2
994
~
McKINLFY COUNTY
14T-569
28
20N 1
7
w
1646
0-1400
17-21
4
1
8
N 19w
802
0-802
22-24
8
20N
7w
?
120-150
25
26
20N
8w
565
510-565
26
15R-321
31
1
7
N 8w
'?
15R-3218
31
17N 8w
15T-546
28
15T-548
35
14T-588
16T-352
Nw
3
-
0-620
27-28
640
0-640
29-30
2ON 14W
1640
0-1590
31-34
19N 9W
385
0-370
35-36
573
470-570
m i NE of Thonsau
37
16T-563
33
1
4
1
N
7
w
?
0-900
38-39
16T-572
19
15N 2ow
?
0-387
40-41
16T-574
NE SE 21
12N 18w
749
16T-576
31
16T-585
16T-587
16T-591
42-43
13N 1
9
W
0-530;
690-740
1306 1000-1100
NE NE 2 3
16N 19w
1980
0-1960
45-49
9
1 5 N 14W
1334
0-1334
50-53
29
15N 11W
1030.~
0-1020
54-57
?
0-1410
58-61
Near
sT?i?.3l Lakg
~.
44
10
62
1
22N
7w
(1
22N
7w ?)
"Ream."US Pass"
19F518C
1250
0-801
m
63-64
?
0-1300
?
65-66
?
0-700
?
67-68
SAN JUAN COUNTY
69
13T-527
NE 14
19T-517
25N 1OW
?
0-152
969
0-958
70
?
m(?)
71-74
-.,
19T-519
19T-521
._
SE
.
.
23. ,- 2 - h 13W
?
' . 4 ~28N 11W
700
l c v n c i A COUNTY
0-125
p-10.0;
200-270;
390-500
TOa
75-76
Toa
77-78
79
Ram3h No. 2 1
22
9N 1
5
W
4 80
0-310
m
Ramah No. 21A
22
9N 15W
780
0-685
K d ..
80
~
~
81
11
KEY TO SYMBOLS AND TERMS USED
a
Lithologyof
Abundance Terms Used f o r Minor C o n s t i t u e n t s :
trace:
little:
some:
much :
0-5% o ft o t a ls a m p l e
5-15% o f t o t a l sample
15-30%of t o t a l sample
30% o tfo t asl a m p l e
S t r a t i g r a p h i cU n i t s( n o ti n t e n d e d
Unitsymbol
as completegeologiccolumn):
%
Qa
Qb
Alluvium
Basalt
(Quaternary)
Tn
Toa
Nacimiento Fm.
Oio A l a m o S s .
(Tertiary)
Xk-.... ~.
Kmv
Kmf
I<cc
Kg
Km
Kd
y
1
~
~
Jm
.; .- .--K i r t l a n d
shale-
..
.
Mes.averd&"Grp (mdiv.)
Menefee Fm.
Crevasse Canyon Fm. ( C r e t a c e o u s )
Gallup Fm.
Mancos Fm.
Dakota S s .
i
Morrison Fn.
%:;a%
ss
(Jurassic)
Je
Trc
C h i n l e Fm.
(Triassic)
$2
Abbreviations :
aa
ang
blk
brn
calc
carb
cem
crse
dk
f
fis
f ri
f t
grn
GrY
ind
lit
It
mat
m
mod
as above
01
olive
angular
o r a n g eo/ro r a n g i s h
black
P
poorly
brown/brownish
pk
pink
calcareous/calcite
q u aqrttzz
carbonaceous/carbon roundedrd
cement
sandstone
ss
coarse ( 0 . 5 - l m )
shale
sh
dark
sIt
silt
fine(0.125-0.251~1)
sltst s i l t s t o n e
f i s s l e( p l a t y )
s p h es rp h e r i c a l
f r i a b l e( c r u m b l y )
subang subangular
feet
s u b sr o
r du n d e d
t o t a l depth
green/greenish
TD
gray/grayish
tr
trace
i n d u r a t e d( h a r d e n e d )
V
very
little
vcrse v e r y coarse ( 1 . 0 - 2 . O m )
very
fine
vf
(0.0625-0.125m)
light
matrix
W
well
medium (0.25-0.5nun
i f t e x t u r a l term)
moderately
wh
Ye1
white/whitish
yellow/yellowish
12
Bernalillo County
13
Well no: C-20
Location:Sec.
2 4 , T l l N , R3WI B e r n a l i l l o Co., N.M.
n o r t h of Cazoncito Day School
Sampled i n t e r v a l : 0-150
6 miles
f t
Sample s p a c i n g : 1 0 f t
TD : Unknown
Describedby:Robert
C. Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Depth ( f t )
Kmv(?)
0-100
SAND--mod o r p k ;g r a i n s ,f ,
s p h e r ; c l e a r and pk q t z .
100-30
SAND--aa b u t g r a i n s f t o m, mod w s o r t e d .
130-50
SANDSTONE--mod
o r p k ;g r a i n s
p s o r t e d ,r d
to srd,
aa;. much c a l c c e m , f r i .
Well no:
Location:
14
C-20A
Sec. 2 4 , T l l N , R3W, B e r n a l i l l o C o . ,
n o r t h o f Cagoncito Day S c h o o l
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Samplespacing:
TD :
0-180
N.M.
6 miles
f t
10 f t
Unknown
D e s c r i b e db y R
: obert
C.
Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Depth ( f t )
Kmv(?)
0-20
SAND--1t
r d ,s p h e r
g r yo r ;g r a i n s
f t o vcrse, p s o r t e d ,a n g
to o b l a t e ; c l e a r q t z .
to
20-30
SAND and SILTSTONE--Sand aa. S l t s t I t g r yo r ;
much c a l c cem, f r i .
30-40
SILTSTONE--aa;
40-50
SILTY
SANDSTONE--It
g r yo r ;g r a i n s
f t o m, p s o r t e d ,
c l e a r q t z ; much calc cem.
a n g ,s p h e r ;
50-60
SILTY SANDSTONE--dk
gryand
60-70
SILTY
SANDSTONE--1t
g r y o r ; aa.
70-80
SILTY SANDSTONE and SAND--Ss dk g r y ; aa. Sand g r a i n s f t o
crse, p s o r t e d ,a n g ,s p h e r ;
clear.
80-100
Missing
1 0 0 - 4 0 SHALE--m
w sorted;
l i t t l e s a n d aa.
I t g r yo r ;
aa.
gry;fri.
140-50 SHALE--aa; some s i l t y s a n d s t o n e It g r y ; g r a i n s v f t o
crse, p s o r t e d , s r d , s p h e r ;
c l e a r q t z ; slt mat I t g r y ;
much calc cem.
150-60 SANDSTONE--wh;
aa b u t n o t s i l t y .
1 6 0 - 7 0 SANDSTONE--aa.
170-80 SILTY
SANDSTONE--aa;
L i t s h aa.
L i t s h aa.
15
Well no:
C-21
Location: S e c . 25, T l O N , R2W, B e r n a l i l l o Co., N.M.
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Samplespacing:
TD:
0-80 f t
5 f t
994 f t
Describedby:Robert
C. Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Depth ( f t )
Kmv
0-5
SILTSTONE--gry o r pk: p s o r t e d : much c a l c c e m . w i n d .
5-20
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa;
spher; clear q t z .
20-30 SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
L i t chert.
e
30-80 FINEGRAVEL--aa.
s a n dg r a i n s
f~:to m, p s o r t e d ,s r d ,
Some g r a v e l , f , s r d ;m i l k yq t z .
16
McKinley County
17
Well no: 14T-569
a
Location: Sec. 28, T20N,R17W, McKinleyCo., N.M.; . 3 mile WSW of
Buffalo Springs Trading Post; 87-9.0-4.5.
~
'
Sampledinterval:0-1400
Sample spacing:
TD: 1646
ft
ft
10 ft
(cemented back to 1580 ft)
Described by: Robert C. Brod (6/77)
Depth
(ft)
Kmf
e
0-10
SILTY SANDSTONE--gryor pk; grains vf to crse,
v
p sorted, srd to
rd, spher; clear qtz; slt.
gry~or.
pk; no apparent cem,v fri.
10-20
SILTY
30-40
v pale
SILTY SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--Ss aa. Sltst
or; w ind.
40-50
SILTSTONE and SHALE--Sltstv pale or; mod fri. Shm
gry; w ind, carb.
50-80
SILTSTONE--gry or and pale red; mod ind.
80-100
SILTSTONE--aa; some shale m gry.
100-40
w ind; carb.
SILTSTONE--1t gry; silica cem,
140-50
SILTSTONE--aa
150-60
SILTSTONE--aa, carb.
160-70
vf to f, p
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t gry; sand grains
sorted, subang, spher; clear qtz; silica cem,
w ind.
170-80
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh
It gry.
180-90
SILTSTONE--1t gry;w ind; carb. Some sh m gry; carb.
SANDSTONE--aa
190-220 SILTSTONE--m
but
some
silica
cem.
butnot carb.
gry
and
brn
blk;
w ind.
fri
to
220-50
ind.
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh m gry. Sltst m wgry;
250-60
SILTY SANDSTONE .and MUDSTONE--Ss
wh; grains f to m,
mod w sorted, subang,spher: milky gtz; slt mat;
tr silica cem, mod
ind. Mudstone v It gry; w sorted;
highly ind.
18
260-70
SILTSTONE--m gry; w ind, carb. some sh m gry.
270-90
SILTSTONE--aa
290-300
SILTSTONE--m gry andIt gry; Lit f sand;
v w ind.
Some sh m gry. Some s s It gry and wh; grains vf to
m, ang to subang, spher, clear qtz; slt tr
mat;
silica
cem.
300-10
SILTSTONE--1t gry; fri slightly carb.
310-20
SILTSTONE--aa
320-40
SILTSTONE--m gry andIt gry; w to p sorted; fri; some
sh
m gry; some silty
s s It gry, vf to m p sorted; grains
ang to subang, spher, milky qtz; slt tr
mat;
silica cem.
340-50
SILTSTONE--m gry; fri.
350-60
SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh m gry.
360-70
SILTSTONE--aa. Lit sh aa.
370-80
SILTSTONE--aa; Somesh aa.
380-90
SILTSTONE--dk gry; grains mod-w sorted; fri.
Lit slst It
gry; p sorted,w ind.
390-400
SILTSTONE and SHALE--Sltst aa. Sh dk gry.
400-20
SANDY SILTSTONE--V It gry; sand grains vf to
m, mod
sorted, ang, spher and p1atey;clearqtz; tr silica cem,
fri. Lit sh dk grn gry.
420-40
SANDY
440-500
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Somesh
500-10
Missing
510-20
SANDY
520-30
Missing
530-40
SILTSTONE--dk gry; fri; tr coal.
but
but
not
carb.
not
SILTSTONE--aa
SILTSTONE--aa
carb.
but
but
no
no
sh.
mgry.
sh.
KPl
540-70
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh; grains f to m, mod to p sorted,
subang to srd, spher; clear and milky qtz, tr
muscovite; much slt mat;tr silica cement.
19
0
a
L
580-600
SANDSTONE--aa, includes granular coal. Lit
sh v It gry.
600-30
tr carb.
SILTSTONE--m gry; mod ind. Some sh m gry;
630-50
SILTSTONE and SHALE--aa.
650-60
SILTSTONE and SHALE--Sltst
v It gry; fri. Shv It gry.
660-70
SANDY SILTSTONE--VIt gry; sand grains f to m, p sorted,
srd, spher; milky qtz, no apparent cem, fri. Lit sh aa.
670-80
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh aa.
680-90
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Some shale aa. Lit granular coal
and muscovite.
690-700
SILTSTONE--V It gry; grains p sorted, ang, spher and platey
clear qtz; fri. Some
sh m gry.
700-20
Missing
720-30
SILTY SANDSTONE--V It gry and
wh, sand grains vf to
m, v
p sorted, ang, spher and platey, clear qtz; much
slt wh
mat, much-calc cem.
730-40
SANDY SILTSTONE--m gry; sand grains f to m, p sorted, sr
subang, spher; clear qtz; mod
ind.
740-50
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh dk It
to gry.
750-60
SILTSTONE--1t gry; grains
w sorted, mod ind.
760-70
SILTSTONE--aa. Some silty s s wh; grains vf tof, p sorted
srd, spher and platey; clear qtz; slt mat; calc cem.
770-80
SILTY
780-90
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t and dk gry; sand grains
f, p sorted,
srd, spher; milky qtz, tr biotite, tr muscovite; mod
ind. Some siltys s of same composition. Tr coal.
790-810
SANDY
810-20
SANDY SILTSTONE and SHALE--Sltst
It gry and wh; sand
grains vf tom, p sorted, srd and subang, spher; clear
qtz. Sh m gry.
820-30
SILTSTONE--dk gry; fri. Some sh dk gry.
830-40
SILTSTONE--dk gry, someIt gry; w sorted; fri.
840-50
SANDSTONE--aa.
SILTSTONE--aa
but
no coal.
SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh
m gry.
20
850-70
SHALE--aa. Some sltst aa.
SHALE--aa. Lit sltst aa.
SHALE--aa. Slst aa. Lit carb sh.
900-10
SHALE and SILTSTONE--both
m gry; tr muscovite; fri.
910-60
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; sand grains vf m ,top sorted srd
and subang, spher; clear and milky qtz; tr silica cem.
w ind.
960-80
SHALE--1t gr and dk gr; carb. Some sltst dk gry;w
sorted; fri.
980-90
SANDY
SILTSTONE--wh
and
It gry;
sand
grains
vf
to m,
p sorted; fri. Lit. sh m gry.
990-1000
w sorted, fri carb. Lit.
SILTSTONE--grains dk gry; mod
sh It to m gry.
1000-10
SILTSTONE--V It gry; modw sorted; fri. Tr granular coal.
1010-20
SILTSTONE
1020-50
SILTSTONE--V It gry; poorly sorted; much calc cem, fri.
1050-70
SHALE--V It to m gry; fri to brittle. Tr coal and carb sh.
and
SHALE--Sltst
gry. Tr coal aa.
aa. m 'Sh
p sorted; modw ind. Tr granular Coal.
1070-1100 SILTSTONE--1t qry;
1100-10 SILTSTONE--m gry;
1110-20 SHALE--m and
w sorted; fri. Tr coal.
dk gry. Lit. sltst aa.
1120-50 SILTSTONE--m gry; p sorted; lit calc cem,fri. Lit. Sh m gry.
1150-60 SILTSTONE and SHALE--aa but no calc cem.
1160-70SHALE--m
1170-80
gry.
SILTSTONE--V It gry; p sorted; mod ind.
1180-90 SILTSTONE and SHALE--Sltst aa. Sh m gry.
w sorted; fri. Sh aa.
1190-1200 SILTSTONE and SHALE--Sltst m gry;
1200-10 SILTSTONE--V
It qry; p sorted; lit calc cem,
mod fri.
1220-30 SILTSTONE--aa. Lit sh
a
dk gry.
1230-40 SILTSTONE--m gry; poorly sorted; fri. Lit sh m gry.
1240-50
Missing
21
1250-60
SHALE--m
gry.
SILTSTONE and S H A L E - - S l t s t I t g r y and wh; much C a l C cem,
extremely f r i . S h I t g r y and wh; much c a l c cem, f r i .
gry
.
1270-90
SHALE--m
1290-1300
SHALE--dk
1300-10
SILTSTONE--V
L i t coal.
1310-30
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh dk g r y . S l t S t dk g r y ;
s o r t e d ; w i n d ; n o t calc.
1330-60
Missing
1360-70
SILTSTONE--wh;
p s o r t e d , much calc c e m ; f r i ; and It
gry; mod p sorted; mod w i n d . L i t s h m t o dk gry; s l i g h t l y
carb.
1370-90
SILTSTONE and SHALE--SltSt wh; p s o r t e d ; lit
f r i . Sh m and d k g r y . T r g r a n u l a r coal.
g r y ; carb.
I t g r y ; p s o r t e d ; lit c a l c cem, mod w i n d .
W e l l
CalC
cem,
22
Well no:
14T-588
Location: NWk, Sec 4, T18N, R19W, McKinleyCo., N.M.; 3.4 miles
NW of Mexican Springs Trading
post; 88-6.67-11.84.
Sampled interval: 0-800
ft
Sample spacing: variable
TD: 802
ft
Described by: Scott Anderholm (1/78)
Depth
(ft)
Kmf
0-10
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t01 gry; grains vf tof, p sorted,
subang to rd;'qtz, tr mica; calc, fri.
10-20
SILTY SANDSTONE--gry or; grains vf to f, p sorted,
subang to srd; qtz,
tr mica; calc, mod ind.
20-30
SANDSTONE--ye1 gry; grains vf to f, mod sorted,
subang tord; qtz; calc,w ind.
30-40
SILTY SANDSTONE--ye1 gry; grains vf f,
to p sorted,
srd; qtz; calc,mod ind.
40-60
SILTSTONE--mod 01 gry; calc,w ind.
60-70
01 grn gry; calc,
w ind.
SILTSTONE and SANDSTONE--sltst
Ss grn gry; grains vf, mod sorted; qtz; calc,
w ind.
70-80
01 grn gry; grains p sorted;
SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltst
slightly calc,w ind. Sh 01 grn gry; calc,w ind.
80-90
SILTSTONE--aa.
90-100
f, p sorted
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t01 gry; grains vf to
srd; qtz; calc,fri.
100-20
SILTSTONE and SILTY SANDSTONE--sltst
ye1 gry; mod
S s ye1 gry; grains vf to
f,
sorted; calc, mod ind.
mod sorted, subang to srd; qtz, tr mica; calc, fri.
120-30
SILTY
130-40
ind.
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--sS aa. Sh m gry; WCalC,
140-50
SANDSTONE--aa.
SILTSTONE and SILTY SANDSTONE--sltst
It 01 gry; grains
w sorted; fri. S s It 01 gry; grains vf tof, p sorted,
srd; qtz; calc,w ind.
SILTSTONE--aa. Some siltys s aa.
170-80
SILTSTONE--1t 01 grn; grains p sorted; mod ind.
180-90
SILTSTONE
190-200
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t gry; sand grains vf to
p f,
sorted, srd; qtz; mod
ind.
200-10
SILTSTONE and SANDY SILTSTONE--sltst
calc, mod ind. Sandy sltst aa.
210-20
SILTY SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ss
ye1 gry; grains vf to
f, p sorted, subang to srd; qtz;
fri. Sltst aa.
220-30
SILTY
230-40
SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltstye1 gry; mod sorted; fri.
Sh mod 01 gry; w ind.
240-50
SANDY SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltst
It 01 gry; sand grains
vf to f, srd; qtz;
fri. Sh mIt gry.
250-60
and
SILTY
SANDSTONE--aa.
m
p sorted;
gry;
SANDSTONE--aa.
SILTSTONE
and
SANDY
SILTSTONE--sltst
m
w
sorted;
gry;
w ind. Sandy sltst aa.
e
260-70
SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltst aa. Sh 01 gry; w ind.
270-80
SILTSTONE--01 gry;.mod w sorted;
280-90
01 gry; grains
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--SS pale
01 gry; calc,
vf to f, p sorted, srd; qtz; fri. Sh
w ind.
290-300
calc.
f, mod
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t01 gry; sand grains vf to
w sorted, srd; qtz; fri.
e
300-10
SANDY SILTSTONE and SILTSTONE--sandy
Sltst grn gry;w sorted; calc.
sltst
aa.
310-40
01 gry; w ind. Sltst aa.
SHALE and SILTSTONE--sh
340-50
SHALE--sh aa. Some ltst aa. Some
s s It 01 gry; grains
vf to f, p sorted, subang;' qtz; calc,
w ind.
350-60
SHALE--aa.
360-90
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss pale
01 gry; grains
vf to f, p sorted, subang to srd; qtz; fri.
Sh aa.
390-400
SANDY SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltst
It 01 gry; sand
grains vf tof, p sorted, subang to srd; qtz; calc,
mod ind. Sh aa.
400-30
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
430-40
SANDY SILTSTONE--ye1 gry; sand grains vf to
f,
p sorted,
srd; qtz; fri.
24
440-50
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t gry; aa.
450-70
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa,w ind.
470-520
SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltstIt 01 gry; mod w sorted;
w ind. Sh m dk gry; w ind; carb.
520-50
SILTSTONE--aa. Some siltys s It gry; grainsvf to f,
w sorted, subang to srd; qtz; fri. Some
sh aa.
550-60
SILTY SANDSTONE--ss It01 gry; grains vfto f; mod w
sorted, srd; qtz;q ind. Some sh m 01 gry; w ind.
Some sltstaa.
560-70
SILTY SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ss gry or; grains
vf to f, p sorted, subang to srd; qtz; fri. Sltst aa.
570-80
SILTY SANDSTONE--pale01 gry; grains vf to f, wmod
sorted, srd; qtz; calc,
w ind. Some sltst aa. Some
sh aa.
580-90
SILTY SANDSTONE--ye1 gry; aa.
590-610
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa; fri.
610-20
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss aa. Sh m gry; calc,
w ind.
620-40
SHALE--sh 01 gry; w ind. Some siltys s aa. Some sltst
pale ye1 gry; grains modw sorted; fri.
640-60
SANDSTONE--1t 01 gry; grains vf to
f, mod w sorted,
subang to srd; qtz; calc,
fri.
660-80
SILTY SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ss
It 01 gry; grains
vf to f, p sorted, srd to rd; qtz; calc, fri. Sltst
It 01 gryp grainsw sorted; w ind.
680-700
Sh 01 gry; w ind.
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss aa.
700-10
SILTY
710-60
w sorted; mod w ind. Some
SILTSTONE--grn gry; grains
silty s s aa. Some sh m It gry; w ind.
760-70
SILTSTONE--1t gry;w sorted; fri.
770-80
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t01 gry; grainsvf to f, p sorted,
srd; qtz; fri.
780-90
SILTY
790-800
SILTSTONE--1t 01 gry; modw ind. Some siltys s aa.
Some sh aa.
SANDSTONE--aa.
SANDSTONE--aa.
..
Lit sh 01 gry; w ind.
25
Well no:
c
1513-289
LocationS
: ec.
8 , T20N, RIW, McKinley C o . ,
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample s p a c i n g :
TD :
N.M.
120-150 f t
5 f t
Unknown
Described by:
Robert C. Brod
(6/77)
Depth ( f t )
Kkf
120-30
,130-35
135-50
SANDY SILTSTONE--V p a l e or: p s o r t e d :s a n dg r a i n s
f to
crse, s r d ,s p h e r ;
clear: no a p p a r e n t cem. L i t s h v c a r b .
L i t coal.
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa b u t no Sh o rC o a l .
SILTY SANDSTONE--m
qtz: fri.
g r y ;g r a i n s
.f f o : c r s e ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
Clear
26
Well no: .~ 15R-313Location:
Sec. 26, T20N,.R8W,
Pueblo pint ado.^ :
McKinley Co., N.M.;
2.6 miles SSE o f
~
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample
spacing:
TD:
510-565 f t
5 f t
565 f t
Described by:
Robert C . Brod
(6/77)
Depth ( f t )
Xmf
510-21
SILTY
SANDSTONE--wh;
g r a i n s Vf t o m r P s o r t e d ,S r d . I
s l t mat.
Some s l t s t I t b r n
much
s p h e r : clear q t z ;
f
r
i
,
i
r
o
n
Some c‘0a,1.
stained.
grains p sorted: highly
525-35
SHALE and SILTY
SANDSTONE--Sh
palebrnand
v I t gry:
extremely w i n d . Ss aa; i n c l u d e s
h i g h l ys i l i c e o u s ,
granular coal.
535-40
SHALE andsILTY~SANDSTONE--~~; some l o o s es a n d :g r a i n s ,
spher; clear q t z ,t r - p y r i t e .
SHALE--aa
and med g r y ; mod w i n d .
545-50
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--aa
550-55
SHALE--aa.
555-60
SHALE and SILTY
SANDSTONE--aa.
560-65
SHALE--aa.
b u t s h siliceous.
m, ang,
27
Well no:
15R-321
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample spacing:
TD:
R8W, McKinley CO.,
Sec. 31, T17N,
Location:
N.M.
ft
0-620
10 f t
640 f t
Described by:
Robert C. B r o (d6 / 7 7 )
Depth ( f t )
Kmf
0-20
SANDSTONE--gry o r : g r a i n s m, mod s o r t e d , subang, s p h e r ;
clear q t z ; lit s l t mat: no apparent cem.
20-30
SANDSTONE--aa
b u t extremely fri.
30-40
SANDSTONE--ss
aa. L i t coal.
40-70
SILTSTONE--m
70-90
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh;
g r y ; g r a i n s mod p s o r t e d ; w i n d .
sand g r a i n s f t o m, p sorted
srd, spher; c l e a r and milky q t z , t r muscovite; no
apparent cem, mod i n d . T r coal.
SHALE and COAL--sh
dk g r y ; carb.
100-110
SHALE--m
110-140
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
140-150
SILTSTONE--m
mod fri.
150-160
SILTSTONE--wh;
160-190
SHALE--m
190-200
SILTSTONE--V
200-270
SILTSTONE--m
g r y ; g r a i n s mod w sorted; w i n d .
270-290
SILTSTONE--m
g r y ; g r a i n s p s o r t e d ; calc cem, w i n d .
290-300
SILTSTONE and S H A L E - - S l t s t
300-330
SILTSTONE--aa.Some
gry.
gry
g r y , g r y o r . , dk g r y ; g r a i n s p sorted;
grains p s o r t e d ; f r i .
.
It g r y : g r a i n s mod sorted; q t z ; s i l i c a
cem, v w i n d . T r coal.
SILTSTONE--aa.
SILTSTONE--aa.
s h aa.
L i t s h aa.
SILTSTONE--aa.Some
380-390
aa. Sh It g r y .
s h aa. B o t h are carb.
L i t sh. Not carb.
28
390-400
SILTSTONE--aa,
SHALE--m
s l i g h t l y carb.
g r y , b r i t t l e . Some s l t s t aa.
SHALE and SILTSTONE--aa.
420-430
carb
e
g r y and gry b r n ; mod p s o r t e d ; w i n d ;
SILTSTONE--m
.
g r y ; mod w s o r t e d ; w i n d .
430-440
SILTSTONE--m
440-450
Missing
450-460
SILTSTONE and SHALE--aa.
460-470
SILTSTONE--m
470-480
SHALE--m
480-490
SILTSTONE--aa.
490-500
SHALE--aa
500-510
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh aa. S l t s t v L t g r y ; g r a i n s
v p s o r t e d ; no apparent cem, f r i .
510-520
SILTSTONE--aa;
520-530
SHALE--dk
530-540
SILTSTONE--V It g r y ; p sorted; c a l c cem, w i n d ; and
m g r y , mod w sorted; carb.
540-550
SHALE--&
550-560
SILTSTONE--m g r y ; mod w s o r t e d ; f r i , c o n t a i n s
g r a n u l a r coal. Some s h aa.
560-570
SILTSTONE--m
580-600
SHALE--aa.
Some s l t s t aa.
600-610
SHALE--aa.
L i t s l t s t aa.
610-620
SILTSTONE and SHALE--aa.
g r y ; p sorted; w i n d . T r g r a n u l a r coal.
gry. L i t s l t s t aa.
L i t s h aa.
b u t s l i g h t l y carb.
n o t carb.
g r y ; mod; v carb. L i t coal.
g r y and b l k ; f r i ; v carb.
g r y ; mod w s o r t e d ; w i n d . Some s h m gry.
T r coal.
29
Well no:
lPR-321B
Location:Sec.
31, T 1 7 N , ~ R 8 W I McKinley Co., N.M.;
, ' W h i t e Horse T r a d i n g P o s t
9 miles SSE
~~
.
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
.
Sample
dpacing:
TD:
0-640
f t
10 f t
6 4 0 ft
C . Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Described
by:
Robert
Depth ( f t )
xmf
0-20
t o m, v p s o r t e d ,
SANDSTONE--gry o r ; g r a i n s v f
v i t q t z ; lit s l t m a t ;
a n g ,s p h e ra n dp l a t e y ;
s i l i c a cem.
20-30
SANDSTONE--V p a l e o r . : g r a i n s f t o m, mod p s o r t e d
v i t q t z ; t r s l t mat; t r calc
ang t o s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
cem, f r i .
30-40
SANDSTONE, some SHALE, some COAL--Ss p a l e y e l l o w i s h
o r . and m g r y ; g r a i n s v f
t o m, p s o r t e d , s u b a n g to
s r d ,s p h e r ;
v i t q t z ; s m s l t mat; t r s i l i c a cem, t r
i r o n cem. Sh m g r y .
SILTSTONE--m
-a
gry
.
s a n d g r a i n s f t o m, w s o r t e d ,
vit qtz;fri.
70-90
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh,
s r d t o subang,spher;
90-100
SHALE --dk ~ g r y
.. ;h i g h l y c a r b . ~
L i t Coal.
100-10
SHALE--m
110-40
SANDSTONE-'-wh; g r a i n sv f
t o f , p s o r t e d ,s u b a n gt o
s r d , s p h e r ; .clear t o wh q t z ; lit s l t mat; e x t r e m e l y f r i .
140-60
SILTSTONE--wh
160-90
SILTSTONE and SHALE--both
190-200
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh
c a r b i n both.
200-10
SILTSTONE--m g r y ; f r i ;
210-60
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh
f r i . T r carb i n both.
260-310
SILTSTONE--1t
gry.
and I t g r y ; p s o r t e d ; f r i .
g r y ;f r i ;
dk g r y ; f r i ,
m gry. Sltst
t r carb.
It g r y . T r
t r carb.
m g r y ; mod f r i . S l t s t m g r y ;
tr carb.
30
SILTST_NE--lt
gry; fri.
~.
LIMESTONE--wh.-Lit
S.ome s h dk g r y ; c a r b .
- .
..
.
s l t s t dk g r y ;c a r b .
'
~~
~
340-50
SHALE--m
350-80
SILTSTONE--1t
380-400
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t g r y ;s a n dg r a i n s
cleal- qtz; s l i g h t l y c a r b .
400-40
SHALE--m
440-70
SILTSTONE--It
470-80
SILTS,TONE--aa;
480-520
SILTSTONE--aa b u t no muscovite.
520-30
SHALE--dk
530-60
SILTSTONE--dk
560-70
SHALE--m
qry;slightlycarb.
g r y ;s l i g h t l yc a r b .
gry ; mod c a r b
f , subang,spher;
.
qry; t r carb.
t r muscovite.
g r y ;h i g h l yc a r b .
g r y ;h i g h l yc a r b .
g r y ;s l i g h t l yc a r b .
Missing
SILTSTONE--m g r y ; s l i g h t l y c a r b .
610-20
SILTSTONE--m g r y ; s i i g h ' t l ' y c a r b ~..-' Some' sh'm g r y , s l i g h t l y c a r b
630-40
SILTSTONE--1t
~
g r y ;s l i g h t l yc a r b .
J.L
Well no:
c
-
15T-546
Location: Sec. 2 8 , T20N, R14W, McKinleyCounty,
N.M.;
of S t a n d i n g Rock T r a d i n g P o s t ; 86-4.60-4.50.
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Samplespacing:mostly
TD:
9.5 miles NNW
0-1590 f t
1 0 f t (7 f t i n i t i a l l y )
1640 f t
Described
by:
Robert
C. Brod
(6/77)
Depth ( f t )
Kmf
0-10
SANDSTONE--V p a l e o r ; g r a i n s f t o m, mod well s o r t e d ,
s r d t o s u b a n q ,s p h e r ,c l e a r q t z ;
lit s l t m a t ; some calc
.tern, w i n d .
10-18
S I L T S T O N E - - V : ~ ~ ~ ~ . ;:'w
. ~ :toj':p:sorted)
,~.:
mod w i n d . Some
ss a a . :
18-25
COAZy-fiS.
Some s l t s t aa. L i t s s aa.
SHALE--V I t q r y ; mod w i n d .
aa. S l t s t v I t q r y ;s a n d
s m c a l c cem, w i n d .
40-50
SHALE and SANDY SILTSTONE--Sh
g r a i n ss u b a n g ,s p h e r ;c l e a r q t z ;
50-60
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa..Tr
60-70
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa,
70-90
SANDY SILTSTONE"6'me . s h dkcpy;
90-100
SANDY SILTSTONE--V It q r y ;s a n dg r a i n ss u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
m i l k y q t z , s m b i o t i t e ; s m s i l i c a cem, w i n d .
100-30
Ss v It
SHALE and SILTY SANDSTONE--Sh m g r y ; h i g h l y f r i .
q r y ; g r a i n s m, mod w s o r t e d ,s u b a n q ,s p h e r ;m i l k yq t z ;
d e t r i t a l coal and muscovite.
no coal o r m u s c o v i t e .
p sorted;highly
fri.
some s l t mat; tr s i l i c a cem.
130-50
SHALE and SILTY
SANDSTONE--aa.
150-60
SILTSTONE--ye1 q r y ; mod w s o r t e d ; mod i n d .
160-70
SHALE and SILTY SANDSTONE--Sh m g r y ; h i g h l y f r i .
q r y ;g r a i n s
m, p s o r t e d ,s u b a n q ,s p h e r ;m i l k yq t z ;
slt mat:
t r s i l i c a cem.
T r s u b b i t u m i n o u sc o a l .
S s It
some
32
170-80 .
,,:SHALE. and SILTY SANDSTONE--aa.
Tr coal.
SHALE and SILTY SANDSTONE--aa. No coal.
s I L ~ ~ 1 ~ -qry
- m and ye1 qry; p sorted; fri.
200-10
SILTSTONE--1t qry;p sorted; lit calc cem, mod ind.
210-20
aa, tr detrital coal.
220-230
SILTSTONE--aa: Some sh It qry; fri.
230-40
SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh dk qry.
240-60
SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh It qry.
260-70
SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh m gry, brittle.
270-80
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t qry; sand grains m, p sorted, srd,
spher; vit and milky qtz; lit calc cem, fri.
280-300
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh; grains
m, mod w sorted, subanq,
spher; vit qtz; sm slt mat; lit calc cem, mod ind.
300-40
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa. Somesh m qry; fri.
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--aa.
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh aa. Sltst m qry; p sorted, fri
a
360-70
SHALE--m qry; mod ind.
370-80
SHALE, some COAL--sh aa.
380-90
COAL
390-410
SILTSTONE--V It qry; p sorted; fri.. Some
410-20
SHALE-.-aa. Lit sltst aa.
420-40
SHALE--aa.
440-50
SHALP-aa. Lit sltst ~aa.
450-60
SHAr,E+-aa. Some sltst aa.
460-70
SHALE and
470-80
SHALE--aa. Lit sltst aa.
480-90
SHALE--aa.
490-500
SHALE--aa. Lit coal.
and
SHALE--aa.
SILTSTONE--aa.
kh’ aa.
33
530-40
SHALE--aa.
SHALE--aa. Some sltstwh; p sorted; fri.
SHALE--aa.
a
570-80
SHALE and SILTSTONE--aa.
580-660
SHALE--aa. Some sltst aa. Tr coal.
660-70
COAL--blk. Some sltstm gry; mod w sorted; fri.
670-90
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh
m gry. Sltst aa.
690-700
SHALE and SILTSTONE--aa; both carb.
700-10
SHALE--m
710-20
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh aa. Sltst
wh; p sorted; much
cal cem, fri.
720-40
SHALE and SILTSTONE--aa.Lit coal.
740-70
SHALE--m gry and dk gry; carb.
770-80
SHALE--m gry. Some sltst
wh; p sorted: lit calc cem,
fri. Lit coal.
780-90
SHALE--aa; no coal.
790-800
SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh aa. Tr coal.
800-20
SILTSTONE--aa. Lit coal.
820-40
SHALE--aa. Some sltst aa. Lit coal aa.
840-60
SILTSTONE--aa.
860-70
SILTSTONE--aa. Lit sh and coal aa.
870-80
Lit coal aa.
SHALE--aa. Some sltst aa.
880-930
SILTSTONE--aa. Lit sh and coal aa.
930-40
SHALE--aa. Lit sltst and coal aa.
940-50
SILTSTONE--aa. Lit sh aa. Tr coal aa.
950-60
SHALE and SILTSTONE--aa. Tr coal aa.
960-90
SILTSTONE--aa. Lit sh aa.
990-1000
SILTSTONE--aa.
-
e
gry.
Lit sh aa. Tr coal aa.
34
a
a
1000-1110
Missing
1110-30
SILTSTONE--wh; w sorted; some calc cem, fri. Some sh
aa. Tr coal.
1130-50
SHALE--aa. Some sltst aa.
Tr coal aa.
1150-70
Missing
1170-1270
SHALE--aa. Lit sltst aa.
Tr coal aa.
1270-80
SHALE--m gry;tr pyrite.
1280-90
Missing
1290-1320
SHALE--aa.
1320-30
SILTSTONE--1t gry; p sorted; sm calc cem, brittle.
Some sh aa.Lit coal.
1330-50
SHALE--aa. Lit sltst and coal aa.
1350-60
SHALE--aa.
1360-1420
SILTSTONE--aa. Lit sh and coal aa.
1420-50
SHALE--aa. Lit sltst and coal aa.
1450-70
SAND--wh; grains f, w sorted, loose, subang, spher,
clear qtz.
1470-90
Missing
1490-5000
w sorted, loose, subang,
SAND--1t gry; grains mod
spher; clear qtz; lit silt mat. Some sh aa.
1500-20
SANDSTONE--1t gry; grainsf, mod w sorted, subang, spher;
clear qtz; lit silt mat; lit calc cem, extremely fri.
1520-30
SHALE--m gry. Some s s aa.
1530-40
SANDSTONE--aa.
fri. Tr coal.
1540-60
SANDSTONE--aa. Lit sh and limestone aa.
1560-70
SHALE--1t
1570-90
SAND--wh; grains f, w sorted, srd, spher; clear qtz.
Lit sh aa. Lit limestone wh; extremely
gry.
*
35
Well no:
15T-548
Location: Sec. 35, T19N, R9W, McKinley Co., N.M.; White Horse
Lake Chapter well.
Sampled interval: 0-370 ft
Sample spacing:
TD:385
10 ft
ft
Described by: Robert
Depth
C. Brod (6/77)
(ft)
Kmf
0-20
SHALE--m gry;w ind; and dusky yellow.
20-80
SHALE--V It gry to dk gry;
w ind.
80-1000
SHALE and SANDY SILTSTONE--Sh m gry. Sltst
It gry;
f
to
m,
mod
w
sorted,
subang,
spher;
milky
sand grains
cem,
fri.
qtz; silica
100-20
SHALE--aa. Lit sandy sltst aa.
SHALE--m gry; tr muscovite.
SHALE--m gry. Some sltstIt gry; silica cem, fri.
170-80
SHALE and SILTSTONE--aa.
180-200
f to m, mod w
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t gry; sand grains
sorted, subang, spher; milky qtz; silica
cem, fri.
Some sh m gry.
200-10
SILTY
210-50
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa.Lit sh aa.
250-60
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t gry; sand grains f to me, p sorted,
srd, spher; vit and milky qtz,
It biotite and muscovite;
mod ind. Some shm gry; slightly carb.
260-70
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t gry; grains m, mod
w sorted, subang,
spher; clear to milky qtz; calc cem, w ind.
270-80
SANDSTONE--1t gry; grainsm, mod w sorted, subang, spher;
w ind; carb.
vit and milky qtz; lit calc cem,
280-90
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t gry; sand grains f to m, p sorted,
gry.
subang; vit and milky qtz; well ind. Some msh
SANDSTONE
and
SHALE--aa.
36
c
290-300
Missing
300-10
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh aa. Lit coal aa.
310-20
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh aa.
320-30
SANDY SILTSTONE and SHALE--aa; slightly carb.
330-40
SILTSTONE--1t gry; modw sorted; fri.Lit s s It
gry; grains f to m, w sorted, subang, spher;clearw ind. Tr coal.
milky qtz; calc and silica cem,
340-50
Missing
350-70
SILTSTONE--aa. Some slitys s aa. Lit sh .aa.
37
e
Well no:
16T-352
1% miles NE o fT h o r e a u M
, cKinley
Location:
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample spacing:
TD:
470-570
Co.,
N.M.;
120-10.9-5.8.
f t
10 f t
5 7 3 ft
Described by:
Robert C . Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Depth ( f t )
Trc
470-570
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s m, mod w sorted, s u b a n g and srd,
s p h e r ; clear q t z ; t r s l t mat; no a p p a r e n t cem,
extremely f ri.
38
Well no:
16T-563
Sec. 33, T14N, R17W, McKinley Co.,
BreadSpringsSchool;122-2.80-6.80.
Location:
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample
spacing:
TD:
Unknown.
0-900
N.M.;
1 . 5 miles E of
f t
10 f t
'
Described
by:
Robert
C.
Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Depth ( f t )
Kcc and Kmf
0-10
SANDSTONE--mod o r p k , g r a i n s v f
t o crse, ,mod s o r t e d ,
ang t o wrd, o b l a t e t o h i g h l y s p h e r ; v i t q t z ;
much
calc cem.
10-20
SANDSTONE--m g r y ; g r a i n s crse t o vcrse, mod s o r t e d ,
much s l t
wrd,highlyspher;
many loose; m i l k yq t z ;
mat; no calc cem.
a
20-30
SHALE--dk
gry ; h i g h l y c a r b .
30-40
SHALE--m
40-50
SANDSTONE--wh;
~
gry;slightlycarb.
g r a i n sv f ,
mod s o r t e d ,s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
clear; lit calc cem.
g r y ; aa.
50-60
SHALE--m
60-70
SILTY
SANDSTONE--wh;
g r a i n s f , p s o r t e d ,s r da n d
c l e a r q t z ; much s l t m a t ; lit c a l c
s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
cem.
a
70-90
SANDSTONE--aa.
Some
s h dk g r y ;c a r b ;
90-100
SHALE--aa.
100-130
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s f ,
c l e a r q t z ; t r s l t mat.
130-40
SANDSTONE and SHALE--Ss
140-50
SANDSTONE--aa.
Some
150-90
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh;
g r a i n s aa.
190-200
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t
much i r o n cem.
fri.
mod w s o r t e d ,s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
aa. Sh m gry.
shale.
p s o r t e d ,e x t r e m e l yf r i ;s a n d
brn; p s o r t e d , w ind;sand
aa;
39
200-30
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh;
aa b u t n o i r o n
s h It b r n .
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.Some
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t
cem.
b r n ; aa; i r o n cem.
260-70
Missing
270-390
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh;
390-440
SILTY
SANDSTONE--wh;
g r a i n s f t o m, p s o r t e d ,s u b a n g ,
s p h e r , s l t m a t ; c l e a r q t z ; much calc cem.
440-50
SILTY
SANDSTONE--gry
or.;
450-60
SILTY
SANDSTONE--wh;
aa; no i r o n cem.
460-80
SILTY
SANDSTONE--gry
o r . ; aa.
490-500
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh;
aa.
500-10
SILTY
SANDSTONE--gry
o r p k ;g r a i n s
f , p sorted,
s l t m a t ; clear q t z ; lit calc cem.
s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
510-70
SILTY
SANDSTONE--wh;
570-600
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; s a n dg r a i n s f , p s o r t e ds u b a n g ,
s p h e r ; clear q t z ; much c a l c cem, mod w i n d .
600-40
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s vf t o f , mod w s o r t e d , s u b a n g ,
s p h e r ; clear q t z ; some calc cem.
640-50
SANDSTONE--1t
650-60
Missing
660-880
SANDSTONE--wh;
890-900
SANDSTONE and SHALE--Ss
aa; c a l c cem b u t no i r o n cem.
aa; lit i r o n cem.
aa.
b r n and wh; aa; lit i r o n cem.
aa.
aa. Sh m g r y ; f r i .
40
Well no:
16T-572
Location:
Sec.
1 9 , T15N, RZOW, McKinley C o . ,
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
N.M.
0-387 f t
Sample s p a c i n g : 10 f t .
TD: Unknown
Described
by:
Robert
C. Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Depth ( f t )
Kcc
c
0-20
SANDSTONE--gry o r ; g r a i n s v f t o
m, p sorted, ang t o
subang, s p h e r a n d p l a t e y ;
s l t m a t ; clear q t z , t r
muscovite; mod i n d .
20-60
SHALE--gry;
60-70
SANDSTONE--gry or; g r ~ a i h sf t o crse p s o r t e d , s r d
t o s u b a n g ,s p h e r ,
s l t mat; clear q t z ; mod i n d .
70-80
SANDSTONE--pale
80-100
SANDSTONE--pale r e d ; g r a i n s m t o vcrse, ang t o subang,
w s o r t e d , lit s l t
s p h e r ,o b l a t e ,a n dp l a t e y ,l o o s e ,
mat; clear q t z .
100-20
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s v f t o f , p s o r t e d , a n g
s u b a n g ;c l e a rq t z ;
lit s l t ; mod i n d .
120-30
SANDSTONE--1t g r y ; g r a i n s v f t o
vcrse, p s o r t e d ,
clear q t z ; some s l t mat.
subang t o s r d , s p h e r ;
130-40
SHALE--dk
gry.
140-70
SHALE--dk
g r y ; carb. T r coal.
170-80
SILTSTONE andSHALE--Sltst,
lit r o o t s .
180-90
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s f t o m, mod p s o r t e d , s r d ,
s p h e r ; clear and wh q t z ; lit s l t mat, calc c e m .
190-200
SANDY SILTSTONE--dk g r y ;s a n d g r a i n sv f
s p h e r ; clear q t z . L i t c o a l ; f r i .
200-40
SHALE--dk
240-50
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s m , w s o r t e d ,a n gt os r d ,s p h e r
t o p l a t e y ; clear q t z , t r muscovite; t r s l t mat, s i l i c a
cem, f r i .
~~
c a r b , t r roots.
r e d ; aa.
I t gry. Shdk
to
g r y ;c a r b ,
t o m, subang,
gry. T r c o a l and r o o t s .
41
L i t coal.
257-60
SANDSTONE--aa.
267-17
SANDSTONE--aa.
Some
280-87
COAL--blk. L i t s s m g r y ; g r a i n s
f t o m, w s o r t e d ,
subang,spher;
clear q t z . L i t s h dk g r y .
287-301
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s f , p s o r t e d , s u b a n g t o
srd,
s p h e r ; clear q t z ; lit s l t mat; s i l i c a cem. Some c o a l .
307-27
SHALE--m
328-3%
SHALE and SANDSTONE--Sh m g r y . S s It g r y ; g r a i n s
clear q t z , tr
vf t o f , p s o r t e d ,s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
muscovite; lit s l t mat. T r coal.
coal.
g r y . Some c o a l .
Kg
338-87
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n sv f
t o f , p s o r t e d , s r d t o subang,
s p h e r ; c l e a r q t z , t r muscovite; lit s l t mat. T r c o a l .
42
Well no: 16T-574
Location:
NE%,'SE%, 21, T12N, R18W, McKinley Co., N.M.; 1% miles E
of Pine Tree Mission; 22-13.35-16.95.
Sampled interval: 0-530, 690-740 ft
Sample spacing:
TD: 749
10 ft
ft
Described by: Robert C. Brod (6/77)
Depth
(ft)
Kcc
0-10
SANDSTONE--1t brn; grains f to med, p sorted; subang,
spher, clear qtz; some calc cem, fri.
10-30
CONGLOMERATE--mod or pk; grains f gravel, subang, spher,
loose; clear, milky and red qtz; slt mat.
30-60
CONGLOMERATIC .SILTSTONE--pale
much calc cem.
60-80
SILTY SANDSTONE--pale reddish brn; grains m, p sorted, srd,
spher; slt aa; clear qtz; fri.
80-110
SANDY SILTSTONE--pale reddish bron; sand grains
m, p
srd, spher.
110-30
CONGLOMERATIC SANDY SILTSTONE--gravelf, w sorted, srd,
spher; slst aa; clear and milky qtz; calc cem.
130-90
SILTY, SANDY CONGLOMERATE--aa.
190-200
CONGLOMERATIC SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.Lit coal.
200-10
SILTY SANDSTONE--gry or; grains f to med, p sorted; srd, spher;
clear qtz; muchslt mat, tr calc cem, fri.
210-20
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t gry or; aa; much calc cem.
220-60
SANDY SILTSTONE--v It gry and wh; aa; tr calcTrcem.
coal.
260-70
SANDY
270-80
SANDY SILTSTONE and LIMESTONE--SltSt aa. Limestone whr fri.
Lit coal,aa.
280-330
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Lit coal. Lit limestone aa.
330-40
w sorted; fri.Lit coal aa.
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa; sand mod
SILTSTONE
and
reddish
bron;
gravel
aa;
sorted,
COAL--aa.
43
a
340-50
COAL--aa. Lit sandy sltst aa.
350-400
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Some Coal.
400-10
COAL--aa. Lit limestone and sandy sltst aa.
410-30
COAL--aa.
430-70
COAL--aa. Some sltst aa. Lit limestone aa.
470-80
COAL--aa. Some sltst aa.
480-500
SILTSTONE--aa. Some coal aa.
500-530
SILTSTONE--wh; p sorted, lit calc cem, mod
to
w ind.
Some coal.
530-690
Missing
690-700
SHALE--m
700-30
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh aa. Sltst
wh; p sorted; fri.
730-40
Ss wh; grains f to m, mod
w sorted,
SHALE and SANDSTONE--Sh aa.
srd, spher; clear qtz; lit
slt mat; w ind.
.
gry
Well no:
44
16T-576
Locations:.Sec,31,~~T13N, R19W,~McXinleyCo., N.M.;
Jones Ranch; 123-9.50-13.65.
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample s p a c i n g :
TD:
4.75 m i l e s SE of
1000-1100 f t
10 f t
1306 f t
Described
by:
Robert
C.
Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Depth ( f t )
Kd
a
1000-20
SANDSTONE--mod o r p k ; g r a i n s
f , mod w s o r t e d , a n g
t o subang,sphertoplatey;clear
and o r q t z ; lit
s l t mat; c a l c cem. T r c o a l .
1020-30
SANDSTONE--aa.
L i t s h dk gry;carb.
1030-70
SANDSTONE--aa.
L i t shpalereddishbrn.
1070-80
SANDSTONE--mod o r p k ; g r a i n s m, .w s o r t e d , v wrd t o
srd,highlyspher;clear
and p a l e o r pk q t z ; c a l c
cem, v fri.
1080-90
SANDSTONE--mod o r pk; g r a i n s f t o c r s e , p s o r t e d ,
wrd t o s r d , s p h e r ; c l e a r
and p a l e o r pk q t z ;
lit s l t mat; c a l c cem, v f r i .
1090-1100
SANDSTONE--aa; aggregatescontainroundedsh
c o a lf r a g m e n t sa s
well a s s s .
and
Wellnno:
45
16T-585
Location: NE%,
NE%,
Sec. 23,T16N,
R19W, McKinley C o . ,
3 miles WSW of Yah-Ta-Hey;
107-3.78-9.77.
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample spacing:
TD:
1980 f t
Described by:
0-1960
N.M.;
f t
10 f t
(completed a t 1 7 7 5 f t )
Robert C. Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Depth ( f t )
Kmf
0-20
SILTSTONE--gry
or: g r a i n s mod w s o r t e d : lit c a l c
cem, fri.
20-30
SHALE--m g r y . L i t ss m gry: g r a i n s f , mod w
s o r t e d ; subang, spher and o b l a t e : c l e a r q t z , t r
f e l d s p a r ; t r s l t mat, somewhat f r i .
30-60
SHALE--m
gry.
SILTSTONE--1t
gry:
g r a i n s mod w s o r t e d : t r c a l c cem, f r i .
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t g r y and wh; g r a i n s f , mod w sorted,
s u b r , spher: m i l k y q t z ; lit s l t mat: c a l c cem, mod
w i n d . T r coal.
a
but m gry.
100-10
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa
110-20
SILTSTONE--m gry: g r a i n s mod w sorted: w i n d ; some a l s o
g r y b r n ; f r i . Some sh aa.
120-30
SHALE and SILTSTONE--aa.
130-60
SHALE--aa
160-80
SILTSTONE--1t gry: g r a i n s v p sorted; q t z , t r c o a l ,
t r feldspar: t r c a l c cem, f r i , m c a l c i t e c r y s t a l s .
Sh aa.
180-90
SHALE--m
190-210
SHALE- m g r y .
210-220
SANDY SILTSTONE and S H A L E - - s l t s t v It g r y ; sand g r a i n s
subang, spher and elongate; c l e a r q t z : f r i . S h m g r y .
T r coal.
220-50
.
g r y and g r y b l k ; w i n d . T r coal.
SHALE--^^.
-
250-300
SHALE--V
300-310
Missing
I t g r y , m g r y , and g r y b r n .
46
310-320
a
SHALE--aa. L i t s l t s t v I t g r y ; p s o r t e d ; q t z ;
L i t sand-sizedgranular
coal.
mod f r i .
320-340
I t g r y ;g r a i n sv f
t o m, p s o r t e d ,
s r d t o a n g ,s p h e ra n do b l a t e ;
clear q t z , tr
g r a n u l a r coal and muscovite; s l t wh; no v i s i b l e cem.
340-380
SHALE--m
380-90
SILTSTONE--1t
s h It g r y .
390-410
SHALE--aa.
410-20
SHALE and CARBONACEOUS SANDY SILTSTONE--sh m g r y .
S l t s t I t g r y ;s a n dg r a i n s
f t o m, a n g ,s p h e r ;
m i l k yq t z ;
lit calc cern, mod f r i ; b a r k t e x t u r e v i s i b l e
i n c a r bs e g m e n t s .
420-50
SHALE--m
450-60
SILTY SANDSTONE--V
gry.
g r y ;g r a i n s
v p s o r t e d ;q t z ;f r i .
Lit
L i t s l t s t aa.
gry
.
SILTSTONE--V I t g r y ; t o
I t g r yb r n
p sorted; fri to
v fri.
460-70
470-80
SHALE and SILTSTONE--sh
SHALE--aa.
Some
m gry.
S l t s t aa.
s i l t y ss I t g r y ;g r a i n s
f and m e , mod
c l e a r q t z ; tr s i l i c a cem,
T r coal.
w s o r t e d ;s r d ,s p h e r ;
e x t r e m e l yf r i .
b u t some s i l i c a cem, w i n d .
480-500
SILTY
SANDSTONE--aa
500-10
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t g r y ;s a n dg r a i n sf ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
no a p p a r e n t cem, f r i .
c l e a r q t z , t r g r a n u l a rc o a l ;
L i t shaa.
510-30
SANDSTONE--1t
530-610
SHALE--aa.
610-80
SHALE--m
680-700
SHALE--1t g r y . Some sandy s l t s t wh; s a n d g r a i n s f ,
c l e a r q t z , t r m u s c o v i t e ;c a l c
s r d t o s u b a n g ,s p h e r l
cem f r i .
700-10
SHALE--% I t gryand
710-30
SHALE--1t
730-40
SHALE--m
g r y ; m, w s o r t e d ,a n g ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z ,
t r muscovite; t r s i l i c a cem, f r i . L i t s h aa.
g r y ,c a r b .
Some coal.
dk g r y ; s l i g h t l y c a r b .
gry.
gry.
SHALE and COAL--sh
aa. C o a lb l k .
SILTSTONE--V I t g r y ; p s o r t e d ; f r i .
47
760-90
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh;
sand g r a i n s f , srd and subang,
spehr, clear q t z ; no apparent cem, f r i . Some sh aa.
790-800
SHALE--1t
800-20
SHALE--m
820-30
sand g r a i n s f , p sorted, subang,
spher and p l a t e y ; c l e a r q t z ; mod amount c a l c cem,
mod w i n d .
830-40
SHALE--m
840-50
SHALE and COAL--Sh
850-70
SHALE--m
870-90
SHALE--aa.
Some sandy s l t s t v It g r y ; sand grains
f , p sorted, subang, spher; c l e a r q t z ; no apparent
t o dk gry.
gry.
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh;
gry.
aa. Coal b l k .
gry; s l i g h t l y carb.
cem, . f r i .
dk g r y ; carb.
890-940
SHALE--m
940-70
SHALE--aa
970-80
SHALE--aa.Some
980-90
SHALE--aa.
990-1000
SHALE and SILTSTONE--Sh aa. S l t s t wh; g r a i n s mod w
s o r t e d ; t r s i l i c a cem, w i n d .
1000-20
SHALE--aa.Some
s l t s t v I t gry; g r a i n s p sorted; f r i .
L i t ss v I t g r y ; g r a i n s f , mod w s o r t e d , srd, spher;
m i l k y q t z ; s i l t y m a t , t r s i l i c a cem.
1020-30
SANDSTONE--aa.
1030-40
SHALE--aa.Some
1040-50
SILTSTONE--aa.
Some
1050-70
SHALE--aa.Some
1070-80
SHALE--dk
b u t n o t carb.
coal
Some s l t s t aa. Some sh aa.
s l t s t aa. L i t ss aa.
s s aa.
Some s h aa.
s l t s t aa.
gry. L i t c o a l .
1 0 9 0 - 1 1 3 0 SHALE and SILTSTONE--sh
t r s i l i c a cem, f r i .
m g r y . S l t s t wh; g r a i n s p sorted;
1130-40
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss wh; grains f t o m e , p s o r t e d ,
spher; m i l k y q t z ; t r s i l i c a c e m , mod f r i . Sh aa.
1140-60
SHALE and SANDSTONE--aa.
1160-70
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh;
sand g r a i n s f t o m , subang, spher;
clear q t z ; no apparent cem, extremely f r i .
1170-80
SHALE--m.
Some sandy s l t s t aa. L i t coal.
48
1180-90
SHALE--aa. Some sandy sltst aa.
SHALE and SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
SHALE--m dk gry; slightly carb.
1270-80
SILTSTONE--wh; p sorted; much calc
cern, variably ind.
1280-90
SHALE--m
1290-1300
SHALE--aa, slightly carb.
1300-1310
COAL and CARBONACEOUS SHALE--coal blk. Sh
gry blk; v carb.
1310-20
SHALE--aa.
1320-30
SHALE--m
1330-60
SHALE--sh m gry; -arb. Some silty ss wh; grains
f, srd, spher; clear qtz; lit calc cem brittle.
1360-80
SHALE--aa. Lit siltys s aa.
1380-90
SHALE--m
gry.
.
gry
.
gry
SHALE--aa.
COAL--blk; some granular.
e
1420-30
SHALE--m
gry.
1430-50
SHALE--aa; slightly carb.
1450-70
SHALE
1470-1500
SHALE--m gry; mod fri; somedk gry, carb.
1500-30
SHALE--m
1530-40
SHALE--aa. Lit coal.
1540-60
SHALE--aa. Lit sand, grains loose, vcrse, srd, spher;
clear qtz. Lit coal.
1560-70
SHALE--m
1570-80
COAL--aa. Lit sh.aa.
1580-90
SHALE--m
1600-20
SANDSTONE--wh; grains f , mod w sorted, srd, spher;
clear qtz;. tr silica cem. shSome
aa.
1620-30
SHALE--aa. Some ss aa.
1630-50
SHALE.
and
COAL--aa.
gry.
gry.
gry.
and
SANDSTONE--aa.
49
-0
e
1650-60
SHALE and SILTSTONE--sh aa. Sltstv It gry; grainsp
sorted; qtz; silica cem,
w ind.
1660-70
SHALE and SILTSTONE--sh m gry to dk gry; fri. Sltst aa.
1670-80
Sh m gry.
SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltst aa.
1680-1700
SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltst aa. Sh m gry to dk gry; carb
fri.
1700-50
SHALE--m gry. Somess It gry; grains f to c ( c fraction
is loose), p sorted, srd, spher; clear qtz, tr
muscovite; no apparent cem.
1750-70
SANDSTONE--aa. Lit limestonewh; extremely fri.
1770-1820
SANDSTONE--aa. Some sh dk gry; p sorted, carb. Lit
limestone aa.
1820-30
SHALE--aa. Lit ss aa.
1830-90
SHALE--m
1890-1900
SHALE--aa. Lit sltst wh, grains mod w sorted;.
some silica cem, brittle.
1900-10
SHALE--aa. Tr sltst aa.
1910-20
SHALE--aa.
1920-60
SHALE--m
dk
gry.
gry.
qtz;
50
Well no:
16T-587
N.M.;
2 miles SSW of
Location: 'Sec. 19, T15N, R14W, McKinleyCo.,
Mariano Lake Chap~terH0us.e; ,105-4.34-14.05.
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample
spacing:
TD:
1334 f t
0-1334
f t
10 f t
.
,
Describedby:Robert
C.
Brod (6/77)
Depth(ft)
Km
0-30
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s , mod w s o r t e d ,r d ,s p h e r ;
q t z ; s i l i c a cem.
30-50
SILTSTONE--dk g r y ; mod f r i . L i t s s dk y e 1o r ,g r a i n s
f , mod s o r t e d ,s u b a n g
t o a n g ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z ;
clear
s i l i c a cem, t r c a l c cem.
e
50-80
SILTSTONE--aa.
80-90
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s f t o m, mod s o r t e d , agn t o subang,
s p h e r ; c l e a r a n dm i l k yq t z ;g y p si f e r o u s .
90-100
SILTSTONE--1t
100-110
Missing
110-20
SILTSTONE--dk
s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
g r y ;g y p s i f e r o u s .
gryand
wh; s a n d g r a i n s
clear q t z ;g y p s i f e r o u s
f t o m, w s o r t e d ,
ind.
W
120-30
SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ss I t g r y ;g r a i n s
Vf t o f, mod
w s o r t e d ;s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z ; s i l i c a cem. S l t s t
m gry;sandy.
130-40
SILTY
SANDSTONE--wh;
g r a i n sf ,
c l e a r q t z ; s l t mat, f r i .
w s o r t e d ,a n g ,s p h e r ;
140-50
SILTSTONE--dk
mod p s o r t e d ; w i n d .
g r y ;s a n dg r a i n s
Kd
e
w s o r t e d ,a n g ,s p h e r ;
150-60
SILTY
SANDSTONE--wh;
g r a i n sf ,
c l e a r q t z ; s l t mat, f r i .
160-70
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s v f t o f ,
mod w s o r t e d ,s u b a n g
a n y ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z ; s i l i c a cem, f r i .
170-80
SANDSTONE--aa;
180-90
SILTY
SANDSTONE--dk
y e 1 or; g r a i n s f ,
clear q t z ; f r i .
s r d t o subang,spher;
v fri.
mod w s o r t e d ,
to
51
190-200
SILTY
SANDSTONE--pale
g r y ro p k ;g r a i n s
m, w s o r t e d ,
r dt os r d ,s p h e r ;
c l e a r q t z ; lit i r o n cem. Limestone
wh and m g r y ; f i s .
200-10
SILTY
SANDSTONE--m
gryandgry
or pk; g r a i n s f , p s o r t e d ,
clear q t z ; v f r i .
subang,spher;
Jm
gry; v f r i .
210-20
SILTSTONE--dk
220-40
SILTY
SANDSTONE--m
g r y ;g r a i n sv f
t o f , p sorted,
subang t o s r d , s p h e r ;
c l e a r q t z ; t r p y r t i e , s l t mat
fri.
240-50
SILTSTONE--1t
250-60
SILTSTONE--aa.
260-70
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t
gry; w t o p i n d .
L i t s h dk g r y . L i t c o a l .
s o r t e d , w r d ,s p h e r ;
e'
g r y ;s a n dg r a i n s
m t o crse, w
clear q t z ; w i n d .
270-300
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t gry; samd g r a i n s crse t o vcrse,
p s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;m i l k ya n dr e dq t z .
T r coal.
300-10
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t g r y :s a n dg r a i n s
clear q t z ;f r i .
r d ,h i g h l ys p h e r ;
310-20
SILTSTONE--1t
320-30
MUDSTONE--1t
330-40
SANDY SILTSTONE--m
340-50
LIMESTONE--dk
350-60
m, w s o r t e d ;
g r y t o wh; c a l c cem, f r i . T r l i m e s t o n e wh.
gry; v w ind.
f t o m, w s o r t e d ,
g r y ;s a n dg r a i n s
s r d ,s p h e r ;m i l k yq t z ;f r i .
g r y ;f i s .
SANDY SILTSTONE--mod
w s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
redor:sandgrains
clear q t z ; v f i s .
m t o crse,
360-400
SILTY
SANDSTONE--mod
reddishor;grains
m t o vcrse,
coarsest g r a i n sl o o s e , p s o r t e d ,r d ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z .
400-410
Missing
410-40
SILTY
SANDSTONE--mod
r e d d i s h o r ; g r a i n s m t o vcrse,
mod w s o r t e d , r d t o
w r d ,s p h e r ;
clear a n dr e d q t z ;
s l t mat. L i t mudstone I t g r y ; w i n d .
440-50
SILTY
SANDSTONE--m
g r y ;g r a i n s
m t o vcrse, p s o r t e d ,
t o e l o n g a t e ; c l e a r q t z ; s l t mat. L i t
s r d ,s p h e r
mudstone I t g r y ; w i n d .
-
*
450-500
SILTY SANDSTONE--mod r e d d i s h o r ; g r a i n s m t o vcrse, mod
w s o r t e d ,r d t o s u b r ,s p h e r ;r e dq t z ;
s l t mat. L i t
mudstone It g r y ; w i n d .
52
500-50
SANDY SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltst mod or pk; sand
grains f to crse, p sorted, srd, spher; clear and
or qtz; v fri. Sh It gry.
550-60
Missing
560-70
v It gry. S s wh; grains f to m,
SHALE and SANDSTONE--sh
p sorted, ang, platey to spher; clear qtz; tr vcrse
loose sand, grains rd, spher; milky qtz.
570-80
SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltst
It gry; tr sand grainsf,
mod sorted; fri. Sh pale red andIt gry.
580-600
SILTSTONE and SHALE--sltst
It gry and mod or pk.
Sh It gry and dk gry.
600-10
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh; grains f to vcrse, p sorted, srd,
subang; clear qtz;slt mat, calc cem.
610-30
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; sand grainsm, rd, spher; mod
reddish brn qtz; fri.
630-40
f to crse, srd,
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; sand grains
spher; clear qtz; calc cem,
fri. Lit sh dk gry.
Lit chert m gry and
It red.
SANDY SILTSTONE--pale red; sand grains m to crse, mod
w sorted, rd, spher; clear and
mod reddish or qtz.
SILTSTONE--wh; fri.
670-80
SILTSTONE--mod reddish brn; fri.
680-700
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; sand grains f to m, p sorted, srd
to,rd, spher; clear qtz; calc cem,
fri.
700-20
SILTSTONE--aa. Lit sh dk gry. Tr coal.
720-90
SILTSTONE--aa. Tr coal.
790-800
Missing
800-30
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh; grains vf to
m, v p sorted,
subang, spher; qtz;slt mat, lit calc cem, fri. Tr coal.
830-40
SILTSTONE and SILTY SANDSTONE--sltst wh;
w ind. Ss aa.
840-50
SILTSTONE--aa.
850-70
Missing
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh; grains vf to
f, p sorted, subang,
spher; clear qtz; slt mat, calc cem, mod ind.
53
w ind.
890-910
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa;
910-20
SILTY SANDSTONE-- wh and.mod or p k ; g r a i n s
vf t o m,
clear q t z ; s l t mat
p s o r t e d , s r d t o s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
calc cem, mod i n d . Some s h I t g r ya n dd kr e d d i s h
brn.
T r coal.
920-70
SANDY SILTSTONE--mod o r p k ; s a n d g r a i n s
f t o m, mod
t o w r d ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z ; much c a l c
w s o r t e d ,r d
cem, w i n d .
L i t s h I t g r y( b e n t o n i t i c )a n d
970-90
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
dk r e d d i s h b r n .
990-1220
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa
1220-30
SANDY SILTSTONE and BENTONITIC S H A L E - - s l t s t wh and
mod o r p k ;s a n dg r a i n s
f t o m, p s o r t e d , s r d , s p h e r ;
clear q t z ; calc a n d i r o n cem mod i n d . Sh I t g r y ;
w ind.
1230-50
SILTSTONE--V I t g r y a n d
1250-90
SANDY SILTSTONE--mod r e d d i s h o r ; s a n d
grains f t o
m, mod t o p s o r t e d ,r e d ,s p h ;
clear a n dm i l k yq t z ;
calc and i r o n cem, f r i . L i t b e n t o n i t i c s h v l t g r y .
1290-1300 SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
1300-10
SILTSTONE--1t
but mottled with
mod o r p k ;
wh.
mod i n d .
L i t s hp a l er e d .
g r y ;s a n dg r a i n s
p s o r t e d ; calc cem,
w ind.
1310-30
1330-34
SILTSTONE--1t g r ya n d mod r e d d i s h o r ; s a n d g r a i n s
s o r t e d ; c a l c and i r o n cem, f r i . T r p a l e r e d s h .
v It g r y , b e n t o n i t i c s h .
p
Lit
SILTY SANDSTONE--variable c o l o r , wh, mod r e d d i s h or
mod pk, mod y e 1 g r a i n s f t o crse, p s o r t e d ,s u b a n g
t o h i g h l yr d ,s p h
t o h i g h l ys p h e r ;
c l e a r , wh, milky
q t z ; s l t mat, c a l c a n d i r o n cem,
and iron-stain&
v f r i . L i t s h v It g r y , b e n t o n i t i c .
'
54
Well no:
16T-588
R l l W , McKinley Co., N . M . ,
L o c a t i o nS
: e c 2. 9 T
, 15N,
w e l l 1 6 B - 3 71; 0 4 - 1 . 9 0 - 1 6 . 7 5 .
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample spacing:
TD:
0-1020
2 miles. s o u t h of
ft
10 f t
1 0 3 0 f t (plugged back t o 7 0 0 f t )
Described by:
S c o t t A n d e r h o l m( 1 / 7 8 )
Depth ( f t )
"
Kd
0
0-10
SILTSTONE and SANDSTONE--sltst y e 1 g r y and 01 g r n g r y ;
grains p sorted; calc cem, w i n d . S s I t brn; g r a i n s vf
t o f , p s o r t e d , srd t o r d ; m i l k y q t z ; c a l c cem.
10-20
SILTSTONE--aa.
20-70
SANDY SILTSTONE--m g r y ; sand g r a i n s vf t o f , srd; m i l k y
q t z ; c a l c cem, w i n d .
70-100
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t m g r y ; g r a i n s vf t o f , p s o r t e d ,
subang t o srd; m i l k y q t z ; c a l c cem, mod i n d .
100-110
SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ss I t g r y ; g r a i n s vf t o f , mod
w sorted, srd; m i l k y q t z ; c a l c cem, mod w i n d . S l t s t
m gry; calc cem, f r i .
110-130
SILTSTONE--aa.
130-140
SILTSTONE--1t
140-150
Missing
150-180
SILTSTONE--aa.
180-210
SILTY SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ss I t gry; g r a i n s vf t o
f p s o r t e d , srd; m i l k y q t z ; s l t mat; calc cem, f r i .
S l t s t aa.
gry; p sorted; c a l c cem, f r i .
Jm
a
gry; calc cem, f r i .
210-220
SHALE--1t
220-240
SHALE and SANDSTONE--sh aa. Ss I t gry; g r a i n s vf t o f ,
p sorted, ang t o srd; m i l k y q t z ; calc cem, f r i .
250-260
SILTSTONE and S H A L E - - s l t s t
S h m I t gry; calc.
I t g r y ; p sorted; c a l c cem.
55
260-270
SANDSTONE--1t gry; grains vf, mod
w sorted, srd tord;
milky qtz; calc cem, fri. Some sh m It gry; calc.
Tr coal.
SHALE--dk gry; fis; carb.
280-290
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss aa. Sh m dk gry; wind; carb.
290-300
SHALE--dk gry; w ind.
300-10
SHALE--aa. Some
310-20
Missing
320-30
SHALE--aa. Some s s aa.
330-40
LOOSE SAND--grains
340-50
SHALE--1t gry; w ind; calc. Some sltst ye1 gry;
calc. Some s s It gry; vf to crse, srd rd;
to milky qtz
and blk chert; calc, fri.
350-60
LOOSE SAND--grains m to crse, subang to rd; milky qtz.
Some sh m It gry to blk;w ond. Tr coal.
360-70
SILTSTONE--m gry; grains mod sorted;
w ind. Some sh It
gry to gry blk; m ind. Somess It gry; grains vf tof,
p sorted, srd; milky qtz.
370-80
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t gry; sand grains vf f,to p sorted,
srd; milky qtz;w ind. Some shIt gry.
380-400
SILTSTONE--1t gry; p sorted; milky qtz; calc cem.
400-10
SILTSTONE--1t gry; p sorted; milky qtz.
410-20
SILTSTONE--aa, calc.
420-40
SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh pale red; mod ind.
440-50
SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh aa.
450-60
SILTSTONE--aa.
460-80
SANDY SILTSTONE--pk gry; sand grains vf f,top sorted,
srd; qtz; calc, fri.
ss aa.
m to crse, subang
qtz. Some sh dk gry to blk; carb.
to
rd;
milky
Jz
-e
480-500
LOOSE SAND--grains m vcrse, srd to rd; milky qtz.
510-20
LOOSE SAND--aa. Some sltst
It 01 gry; grains p sorted;
qtz; calc.
56
520-30
0.
e
LOOSE SAND--grains f to crse,
p sorted, srd to rd; qtz.
Some sh It gry; calc.
530-40
LOOSE SAND--grains f to m, p sorted, subang to rd;
qtz. Some sh It gry; calc; plant fragments.
540-60
LOOSE SAND--grains f to crse, p sorted, subang
to rd;
qtz. Some sh aa.
560-70
SHALE--m gry; calc. Some s s It gry: vf-crse, p sorted,
srd; qtz; fri.
520-80
sorted,
SILTY SANDSTONE--pk gry; grains vf top m,
srd; qtz; calc, fri. Lit
sh aa.
580-600
SANDY SILTSTONE--pk gry; sand grains vf to m; qtz;
calc, fri. Tr coal.
600-10
SILTY SANDSTONE--pk gry; grains vf to rd;
m, qtz; calc,
fri.
610-20
SILTY
620-30
SANDY SILTSTONE--pk gry; sand grains vf to m, p sorted,
rd; qtz; calc, fri.
630-50
Missing
650-60
SILTY SANDSTONE--pk gry; grains vf
to m, srd; qtz;
calc, fri.
660-90
Missing
690-700
SILTY
SANDSTONE--aa
but
w ind
to
fri.
SANDSTONE--aa.
Je
m
700-10
SILTSTONE--1t b m gry; p sorted; calc
710-20
SANDSTONE--V It gry; grains vf m,
tosrd; qtz; calc; fri.
720-30
Missing
730-40
SILTY SANDSTONE--paleye1 brn; grains vf to
f, p
srd; qtz; calc.
740-50
Missing
750-70
SILTY SANDSTONE--pk qry; grains vf f,
to srd; qtz;
calc, fri.
770-80
SILTSTONE--pale brn; calc, fri. Some silty s s aa.
780-800
SANDY SILTSTONE--pk gry; sand grains vf f,
to srd;calc.
Tr sh gry red. Tr coal.
800-50
SANDY
SILTSTONE--aa.
sorted,
57
850-60
SANDY SILTSTONE--pale red; s a n d g r a i n s
s r dt or d ;q t z ;
c a l c . T r coal.
860-70
Missing.
870-80
SANDY SILTSTONE--mod b r n ; s a n d g r a i n s
Sh m dk gry. T r sh.
s r d ;q t z .
vf to m, p sorted,
vf t o m, p s o r t e d ,
,
880-90
SILTSTONE--pale ye1 b r n , p s o r t e d ; calc. Some s h g r n
gry; mod w i n d .
890-910
SANDY SILTSTONE--pale y e 1 brn; sand g r a ns
s o r t e d , s r d t o r d ;q t z ;
calc.
910-30
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa;
930-40
Missing
940-60
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t b r n ;s a n dg r a i n s ,
calc.
s r d t o r d ;q t z ;
960-970
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t brnand
f, p sorted; q t z ; mod ind.
970-80
Missing
980-1020
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
vf to f, p
p ind.
vf t o f, p s o r t e d ,
I t 01 g r y ; s a n d g r a i n s
vf t o
58
Well no: 16T-591
Location: Near- Smith Lake,
Sample interval: 350-1410
Sample spacing: 10
ft
ft
TD:
Unknown
Described by: Scott Anderholm (1/78)
e
350-60
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t gry; grains vf f,
tomod w sorted,
subang to srd; qtz; abundant plant fragments.
360-70
vf to m, p sorted,
SILTY SANDSTONE--V pale or; grains
subang to srd; qtz; fri. Some sltst pale
ye1 gry; w
sorted; w ind.
370-400
SILTY SANDSTONE--paleye1 gry; grains vf tocrse, p
sorted, subang to srd; qtz; fri; plant fragments.
400-10
SANDSTONE--pale red; grains vf to vcrse,
p sorted, srd;
qtz; calc,mod ind; plant fragments.
410-20
SANDSTONE--pk gry; grain f, w sorted, srd; qtz; calc,
w ind.
420-40
SANDSTONE--gry or pk; grains f to vcrse, p sorted,
srd to rd; qtz; calc, fri.
440-60
SANDSTONE--gry or pk; grains f to crse, mod
w sorted,
srd to rd; qtz; fri.
460-80
SANDSTONE and CLAYEY SANDSTONE--ss aa. Clayey
ss pale
ye1 gry; grains f, mod w sorted, srd; qtz; mod
w ind.
480-90
SANDSTONE--aa.
490-510
SANDSTONE--gry or pk; grains to
m vcrse, p sorted, srd;
qtz; fri; plant fragments.
510-50
SANDSTONE--gry or pk; grains vf to vcrse, vp sorted,
srd; qtz; fri; shale chips and plant fragments.
SANDSTONE--pale ye1 brn; grains f to crse, modw sorted,
subang to rd; qtz; fri, plant fragments.
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss aa. Sh 01 gry; w ind; carb.
59
e
580-610
SANDSTONE--gry or pk; grains f to wm;
sorted, srd;
qtz; fri.
610-30
w sorted, srd;
SANDSTONE--pale ye1 brn; grains f to m,
qtz; calc, fri; plant fragments.
630-40
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss aa. Sh Itm gry; w ind.
640-50
SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ssye1 gry; grains vf tof,
w
mod w sorted, srd; qtz; calc, fri. Sltst brn gry;
sorted; wind.
650-70
SILTSTONE and SANDSTONE--sltst
It grn gry; w sorted;
calc. S s aa.
670-80
SILTY SANDSTONE--paleye1 gry; grains vf to
f, p sorted,
subang to rd; qtz; calc, fri. Some sltst aa.
680-90
SILTY SANDSTONE--pk gry; grains vf f,
tomod w sorted,
subang to srd; qtz; calc, mod ind.
690-700
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss aa. Sh gry wred;
ind.
700-10
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss aa.Sh gry red toIt grn
gry; calc,w ind.
w ind.
SHALE and SILTY SANDSTONE--sh gry red; calc,
S s pale ye1 brn; grains vf to
f, mod w sorted, subang
to srd; qtz; calc, mod
w ind.
720-40
SHALE and SILTY SANDSTONE--sh
It grn
aa.
gry;
calc,
w ind.
Ss
0
740-50
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ssye1 gry; grains vf f,
to w sorted,
srd; qtz; calc, fri. Sh gry red; calc,
w ind.
750-70
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss
ye1
p sorted, srd; qtz; fri.
Sh aa.
770-80
SILTY SANDSTONE, some SHALE--ss pk gry; grains vff,to
mod w sorted, srd; qtz; calc. Sh pale grn gry; calc,
w ind.
780-90
SHALE
calc.
and SILTY
aa.
SANDSTONE--sh
gry;
brn
grains
gryIt togrn
vf f,
to
gry;
Ss
790-800
SHALE--aa. Some siltys s aa.
800-10
SANDSTONE--pk gry; grains vf to m, p sorted, srd; qtz;
calc, mod w ind.
810-20
Sh brn gry calc.
SANDSTONE, some SHALE--ss aa.
820-70
SANDSTONE--pk gry; grains vf to
f, mod w sorted, srd;
qtz; calc, fri. Lit sh aa.
60
0
e
870-90
SANDSTONE--aa. Some sh aa.
890-900
v w sorted, srd; qtz; fri.
SANDSTONE--pk gry; grains m,
Lit shaa.
900-40
SANDSTONE--ss pk gry; grains vf to
m, p sorted, srd
to rd; qtz; calc, fri.
Lit sh aa.
940-50
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t brn gry; sand grains vff, to
p
sorted, srd; qtz; calc.
950-60
SHALE and SANDY SILTSTONE--sh brn gry Ittogrn
mod w ind. Sltst aa.
960-80
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss pale
ye1 brn; grains vf to
f,
mod w sorted, srd; qtz; calc, mod
w ind. Sh brn gry;
calc, mod w ind.
980-1000
SILTY SANDSTONE--paleye1 brn; grains vf tof, p
sorted, srd; qtz; calc, fri.
1000-20
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa. Some sltst brn gry; calc, mod
w ind
1020-30
SANDSTONE--1t brn; grainsvf to f, w sorted, subang;
qtz; calc.
1030-40
SANDSTONE--aa
1040-90
SILTY SANDSTONE--lt brn; grains vf f,top sorted,
subang to srd; qtz; calc, mod
w ind.
gry;
butnot calc.
1090-1100 SANDSTONE--1t brn; grains
vf to f; mod w sorted, srd;
qtz; calc,fri. Lit sh dk gry;w ind.
1100-1200 SILTY SANDSTONE--1t brn; grains
vf to f, p sorted, srd;
qtz; calc, fri.
1200-10
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa. Lit sh gry red; calc,
w ind-
1210-20
SILTY SANDSTONE--gry or. pk; grains to
vf f, mod sorted,
srd; qtz; calc, mod
w ind. Lit sh aa.
1220-40
SHALE--mod 01 gry;
1240-60
to lit grn gry; grains
SILTY SANDSTONE--SS. gry or. pk
vf to f, p sorted, srd; qtz; calc, fri. Some
sh brn gry;
calc, w ind.
1260-70
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa. Litsh aa.
1270-90
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t brnto It grn gry; grains vf f,
to
p sorted, srd; qtz; calc, fri. Lit sh brn gry; calc,
w ind.
calc,v w ind.
61
1290-1370
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa.
1370-80
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa. L i t sh m dk gry; w ind.
1380-1410 SILTY
SANDSTONE--aa.
62
Sandoval County
63
Well no: 19T-518
Location: Sec. 1, T22N, R7W, Sandoval Co., N.M.; 6 mi SE of
Lybrook; 63-1.10-6.05,
Sampled interval: 0-801
Sample spacing: 10
ft
ft
..
TD;: 1250 ft
Described by: Robert C. Brod (6/77)
Tn
a
0-20
w sorted, ang, spher;
SAND--wh; grains m to vcrse, mod
clear qtz.
20-30
SANDSTONE--sand aa in gry or slt mat, no apparent cem.
30-50
SILTSTONE--m gry; grains p sorted; mod fri.
50-60
SANDSTONE--wh; sand aa in wh slt mat, no apparent
cern.
60-100
SANDSTONE--aa
100-106
Missing
106-16
SANDSTONE--wh; aa.
116-36
sANDsToNE--wh; grains f, p sorted, ang, spher; clear qtz;
much slt mat, lit calc cem.
136-96
SILTSTONE--m gry; grains p sorted; wmod
ind.
butIt gry.
to p sorted, srd,
196-257 SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; sand grains f m,
spher; clear qtz;
'no apparent cem, fri.
SILTSTONE--aa.
SANDY
367-427
SHALE--m
427-37
SHALE--aa. Some ss wh; grains vf tof, p sorted, ang,
spher, clear qtz; much slt mat and calc cem.
437-47
SHALE--gry or pk. Some
ss aa.
447-57
SHALE--aa. Lit s s aa.
dk
Lit
sh
m gry.
257-367
gry.
SHALE--aa.
SHALE--aa. Some s s wh; grains vf tof, p sorted, ang,
spher; clear qtz; much 'slt mat.
64
537-67
SANDSTONE--aa.
SHALE--m gry and gry or pk.
Some s s aa.
SANDSTONE--aa. Some sh aa.
647-57
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t gry; sand grains f to m, rd,
spher; qtz; fri. Some sh aa.
657-97
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Lit sh aa.
697-721
SHALE--aa.
721-41
SHALE--m gry.
741-801
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; sand grains f to m, rd~, sph;
qtz; fri. Some sh aa.
Lit ss aa.
*
65
Well number: 19T-518B
Location: (Sec. 1, T22N, R7W, Sandoval
Co.,
N.M. ? )
Sampled interval: 0-1300 ft
Sample spacing: 10 ft
TD :
:Ui?kliown
Described by: Robert C. Brod (6/77)
Depth
(ft)
0-20
SAND--wh; grains crse, mod
w sorted, ang, spher;
cear qtz.
20-30
SAND--aa;
30-40
SHALE--m
40-50
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; sand grains
f to m, ang, spher;
clear qtz, lit muscovite; mod ind.
lit
whslt coating grains.
gry.
SANDY--wh; grains crse, mod
w sorted, subang, spher;
clear qtz; litslt coating grains.
.
90-100
SHALE--m
gry
100-10
SAND--wh; grains f to crse, p sorted, srd, sph; clear
qtz; lit slt.
110-20
SANDSTONE--aa; lit calc cem.
120-50
SHALE--m
150-60
SHALE and SILTSTONE--sh aa. Sltst
wh;
160-90
SILTSTONE--aa.
gry.
p
sorted;
mod
w ind
190-200 Missing
8~
200-40
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; sand grains f to m, sph, and platey;
qtz, tr muscovite; tr calc cem, fri.
240-50
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa. Some sh m gry.
250-70
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
270-80
280-90
SANDY SILTSTONE and SHALE--aa.
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa; slightly carb.
*
a
66
290-310
310-30
SHALE--m
qry.
SHALE--aa. Some sandy sltst aa.
330-60
SHALE--aa.
360-70
SHALE and SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
370-80
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
380-430
SHALE--aa.
430-50
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh; grainsvf to f, p sorted, anq, spher;
clear qtz; lit calc cem.
450-500
SHALE--qry o r pk.
500-50
SHALE--m
550-90
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh; grainsf to m, p sorted, subanq, spher;
clear qtz; lit calc cem.
590-600
SHALE--m
600-10
SAND--grains, crse, w sorted, subang, spher; clear qtz.
Some sh aa.
610-30
SILTSTONE--m
fri.
630-40
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; sand grains
f to m, srd, spher;
clear qtz; lit calc cem, w
mod
ind.
640-50
SHALE--m
650-700
SANDY SILTSTONE--aa.
700-10
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh; grains f to crse, p sorted, grains
srd, spher; milky qtz; no apparent cem, mod ind.
710-60
SHALE--m
760-90
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa.
790-1100
Missing
1100-1300
SHALE--m
gry.
gry.
gry,
grains
mod
w sorted, sm calc cem. mod
gry.
qry.
qry.
67
a
Well no: 19T-518C
Location: "Recon. Marus Pass"
Sampled interval: 0-700 ft.
Sample spacing:
10 ft.
TD: Unknown
Described by: Robert C. Brod (6/77)
5-20
SANDSTONE--gry or; grains f tom, p sorted, ang, spher;
clear qtz; lit slt mat.
20-60
SHALE--m
60-70
COAL and SANDSTONE--coal blk.
Ss aa.
70-80
SHALE--aa
SHALE
gry.
and
SANDSTONE--aa
SHALE--aa. Lit ss aa.
100-10
SANDSTONE--aa.
110-30
SHALE--aa.
130-40
SANDSTONE--aa. Lit sh aa.
140-50
SHALE--aa. Lit s s aa.
150-70
SANDSTONE--aa. Lit sh aa.
170-80
SHALE--aa.
180-90
SANDSTONE--aa.
190-200
SHALE--aa.
200-260
SANDSTONE--aa.
260-90
SHALE--aa.
290-300
SANDSTONE--aa.
300-500
Missing
500-20
SILTY SANDSTONE--wh; grains f m,
to p sorted, subang,
spher; clear qtz; some
slt mat, lit calccem.
68
520-30
SILTY SANDSTONE--aa. Some sh m gry. Lit coal.
530-40
SHALE--aa. Some coal.
540-70
SANDSTONE--aa. Lit sh and coal aa.
570-80
SANDSTONE--aa. Lit sh aa.
580-620
SANDSTONE--aa.
620-30
SHALE--m gry; v fri. Some ss aa.
630-40
SANDSTONE and SHALE--aa.
640-650
SANDSTONE--aa.
650-700
SHALE--aa. Lit ss aa.
Some sh aa.
69
San Juan County
70
Well no:
13T-527
e-
L o c a t i o nS
: a nJ u a n
Co.,
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample
spacing:
TD:
N.M.
0-152 f t
10 f t
Unknown
D e s c r i b e d by:
S c o t t Anderholm(1/78)
Depth ( f t )
0
0-12
SANDSTONE--ye1 g r y ;g r a i n sv ft op e b b l e s ,
calc, f r i .
subang t o r d ;q t z ;
12-32
SILTY
SANDSTONE--ye1
g r y ;g r a i n sv ft op e b b l e s ,
p
s o r t e d ,s u b a n g
t o r d ;q t za n d
brn b a s a l t ;c a l c ,f r i .
32-42
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss
42-52
SHALE--pale 01 g r y ;c o n t a i n s
f t o m, s r dq t zg r a i n s ;
calc. Some s i l t y ss ye1gry; g r a i n s v f t o
f , p s o r t e d ,s u b a n g
t o s r d ;q t z ;
calc, v w i n d . T r c o a l .
52-62
SHALE and SILTY SANDSTONE--sh
mod
62-72
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss 01 g r y ;g r a i n sv f
t o f , mod w
s o r t e d ,s r d ;q t z ;
c a l c , mod w i n d . Sh 01 g r y ; mod w
i n d ;c a r b .
L i t coal.
aa. Sh mod b r n ; w i n d .
b r n ; w i n d . S s aa.
SILTY SANDSTONE--ye1 g r y ; g r a i n s v f
fri.
s r d ;q t z ;
v I t g r y ;g r a i n s
82-92
SILTY SANDSTONE-s r d ;q t z ;f r i .
92-102
SHALE--blk;
102-112
SILTY SANDSTONE--1t 01 g r y ;g r a i n sv f
t o s r d ;q t z ;
p t o v w ind. T r coal.
112-122
SILTY SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss
122-152
SILTY
SANDSTONE--ye1
subang t o s r d ; q t z ;
mod w i n d ;c a r b .
p sorted,
t o f;mod
w sorted,
vf t o f , p s o r t e d ,
Some s i l t y ss and coalaa.
t o f , p s o r t e d ,s u b a n g
aa. Sh b l k ; c a r b .
g r y ;g r a i n s
vf t o f , mod w s o r t e d ,
f r i . L i t s h aa. T r coal.
I1
Well no:
.Location:
19T-517
NE&, Sec. 1 4 , T25N, RlOW, San Juan C o . ,
ofHuerfanoTrading
P o s t ; 46--6.0-6.7.
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample s p a c i n g :
TD:
N.M.;
. 3 mile W
0-958 f t
10 f t
969 f t
C. Brod ( 6 / 1 1 )
Described
by:
Robert
Depth ( f t )
Tn
e
0-10
SAND--pale y e l l o w i s h b r n ; g r a i n s f t o crse, p
v i t q t z ; much c a l i c h e
s o r t e d ,s u b a n gt or d ,s p h e r ;
on g r a i ns u r f a c e sa n df o r m i n ga g g r e g a t e s .
10-20
SAND--aa
but gry or.
20-61
SAND--aa
but gry yel.
61-11
SHALE--m
gry;fri;
77-87
. .
..
SHALE--dk
81-91
SHALE--gry
redand
97-101
SHALE--gry
s r d ,s p h e r ;
r e d . L i t ss It g r y ; g r a i n s f ,
clear q t z ; c a l c cem, f r i .
101-27
SHALE--1t
121-41
SHALE--m
141-51
SHALE--dk
151-61
SHALE and SANDSTONE--sh m g r y . S s wh; g r a i n s f f d ,
s p h e r ; c l e a r q t z ; much c a l c cem, f r i .
161-17
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s f , mod w s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
c l e a r q t z ; much c a l c cem.
111-87
Missing
187-221
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s f t o vcrse, p s o r t e d , s r d t o
a n g ,s p h e ra n do b l a t e ;
c l e a r q t z ; calc cem.
221-31
SANDSTONE--1t g r y ; g r a i n s m t o vcrse, p s o r t e d ,
clear q t z . Some s h m g r y .
srd,sphertorod-like;
231-41
Missing
lit c a l i c h e on s u r f a c e s .
g r y ;s l i g h t l yf r i .
gryand
m gry; v f r i .
w sorted,
dk r e d d i s h b r n ; f r i .
gry.
r e d d i s hb r na n d
It g r y ; f r i .
72
247-67
SANDSTONE-lt
g r y ;g r a i n s
f t o m, p s o r t e d , s r d ,
s p h e r ; v i t q t z ; calc cem a g g r e g a t e s common. L i t
s h m gry.
267-77
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss I t g r y ; g r a i n s f t o crse,
p s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
v i t q t z ; calc cem. Sh g r y
red and m gry.
277-87
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s v f ,
p s o r t e d , s r d , spher; clear
and
muscovite;
calc and s i l i c a cem.
q t z , tr b i o t i t e
287-91
SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--sswh;
g r a i n s m t o vcrse,
vcrse g r a i n s . l o o s e , mod s o r t e d , s r d t o a n g , s p h e r ;
clear q t z ; calc and s i l i c a cem. S l t s t It q r y ;
slightlyfis.
297-301
SILTSTONE--1t
317-31
g r y ;s l i g h t l yf i s .
SILTSTONE and SANDSTONE--sltst aa. S s wh; g r a i n s f ,
clear q t z ; calc cem, f r i .
w s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
e
s i l i c a cem, p y r i t e
331-51
SILTSTONE--1t gryandgryred;
cem i n one c h i p , f r i .
357-87
SILTSTONE--m g r y ; e x t r e m e l y f r i .
387-91
SILTYSANDSTONE--1t
s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
p y r i t e cem.
397-437
SANDSTONE--It g r y ; g r a i n s m and vcrse, b i m o d a l , s r d ,
s p h e r ; clear q t z , tr muscovite; s i l i c a cem.
437-47
SANDSTONE--aa.
447-57
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t g r y ; s a n d g r a i n s
m, w s o r t e d ,
r d , s p h e r ; clear q t z ; calc cem, f r i .
457-77
SANDY SILTSTONE-- I t g r y ; sand g r a i n s crse, s r d ,
s p h e r ; clear q t z , t r muscovite.
417-501
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss wh; g r a i n s m t o vcrse, l a r g e
clear q t z ;
g r a i n s loose, mod s o r t e d , s r d , s p h e r ;
c a l c a n d p y r i t e cem. Sh p a l e r e d a n d
m gry.
508-18
SANDSTONE and SHALE--aa
518-28
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss I t g r y ; g r a i n s f t o m, mod
clear q t z , t r muscovite; calc
s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
cem. Sh m g r y ; t r c a r b . material.
5 2 8-4 8
SANDSTONE and SHALE--SS It g r y , g r a i n s f t .
m, w
s o r t e d ,r d ,s p h e r ;
c l e a r q t z ; calc cem. Sh m g r y
andpalered.
g r y ; g r a i n s m t o vcrse, mod
clear q t z ; s l t . m a t , s i l i c a and
L i t s h It gry.
but without pyrite.
13
a
L i t s h aa.
54 8-6 8
SANDSTONE--aa.
578-88
SANDSTONE and SHALE--aa.
588-98
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss m g r y ; g r a i n s m t o vcrse,
p s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z ; s l t mat. Sh m gry
and p a l e rea; t r c a r b . material.
598-608
Missing
608-28
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss It g r y ; g r a i n s
f t o vcrse,
p s o r t e d , s r d t o subang,spher
t o e l o n g a t e ; clear
q t z , t r muscovite; s i l i c a cem; Sh m gryandgry
Tx coal.
r e d ;f r i .
6 2 8-4 8
SHALE--aa.
Some
648-88
SHALE--pale r e d , lit m g r y ; mod f r i . Some Ss wh;
g r a i n s m t o crse, mod s o r t e d , s r d t o subang,spher;
clear q t z ; s i l i c a cem.
688-718
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s m, w s o r t e d , s r d t o subang,
lit muscovite, t r b i o t i t e
s p h e r ; v i t a n dm i l k yq t z ,
calc and s i l i c a cem. Some sh p a l e r e d
andfeldspar;
and m gry.
738-68
SHALE and SILTSTONE--sh
and muscovite; v f r i .
768-78
SHALE--m
778-88
SHALE and SILTSTONE--sh m g r y . S l t s t p a l e r e d ;
f t o vc s a n d ; q t z , lit muscovite; f r i .
788-808
SHALE--aa.
810-20
SANDSTONE and SHALE--sswh;
grains m, w sorted,
clear andmilkyqtz,
tr
s r d t o s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
muscovite; s i l i c a cem. Sh m gry. T r c o a l .
828-48
SHALE and SANDSTONE--sh It gryandpalered.
S s wh
to
and I t g r y ; g r a i n s m t o vcrse, p s o r t e d ,s u b a n g
srd,sphertoplatey;
c l e a r andmilkyqtz;
some s l t
mat; s i l i c a and t r p y r i t e cem.
848-68
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss I t g r y ; g r a i n s
l o o s e , w s o r t e d ,s u b a n gt os r d ;s p h e r ,
Sh It gryand dk r e d d i s h b r n .
868-908
SILTSTONE--m gryandgryred;qtzandmuscovite.
L i t s s It g r y ;g r a i n s
crse t o vcrse, loose,subang,
s p h e r t o p l a t e l y ; clear q t z . L i t s h m gryandgry
red.
908-18
SHALE--m
ss aa.
m gry. S l t s t p a l e r e d ; q t z
gry and pale red.
lit
L i t s l t s t aa.
gry.
crse t o vcrse,
clear q t z .
74
-1)
918-28
SHALE--m gry. L i t S s It g r y ; g r a i n s v c r s e , l o o s e ,
w s o r t e d ,s u b a n gt os r d ,s p h e r ,
clear q t z .
928-38
SILTSTONE--1t g r y ;g r a i n s
938-58
SANDSTONE--It g r yg; r a i n s
f , mod sorted, subang t o
s r d , s p h e r ; clear q t z , some muscovite; fri. Sh g r y r e d
and m g r y ; mod i n d .
o f d e a r q t z andmuscovite.
75
a
19T-519 -
Well ..no:
Location:
SE%, Sec. 23~, T 2 7 N , ~R13W, San
Juan
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample s p a c i n g :
TD:
Co.,
N.M.
0-125 f t
10 f t
Unknown
Described
by:
Robert
C.
Brod
(6/77)
Depth
(f t)
Toa
e
p a l e y e 1 or and wh; g r a i n s f t o crse, p s o r t e d ,
srd andsubang, SpheY, clear qtz, t r
f e l d s p a r ;g r a v e l ,
f , w r d a n ds p h e r ,
some a g g r e g a t e d by c a l i c h e , o t h e r s
cem by q t z .
0-io
SAND--Some
10-15
SAND--pale y e 1 o r ; g r a i n s m t o crse, mod t o p s o r t e d ,
srd, s p h e r ; clear and wh q t z tr gypsum, no c a l i c h e .
15-20
SAND--pale y e 1 or; g r a i n s f t o crse, p s o r t e d ,s u b a n g
r d ,s p h e ra n de l o n g a t e ;
clear q t z . L i t f g r a v e l f ,
s m dk r e d d i s h b r n c h e r t ; c a l i c h e
rdtoang,spher;qtz,
c o a t i n g g r a i n s , t r i r o n o x i d e cem.
20-25
SAND--pale y e 1 or; g r a i n s f t o m, mod t o p s o r t e d , srd and
Some g r a v e l f , a n g
t o subang,
s u b a n g ,s p h e r ;c l e a rq t z .
s m dk r e d d i s h b r o n c h e r t ;
tr iron
sphertooblate;qtz,
oxide cem, t r c a l i c h e cem.
25-30
SAND--pale y e 1 o r and wh; g r a i n s m, w s o r t e d , g r a i n s s r d ,
s p h e r , clear q t z , lit gypsum; lit c a l i c h e c e m e n t i n g g r a i n s .
30-60
SAND--pale y e 1 o r a n d wh; g r a i n s m t o crse, mod w s o r t e d ,
c l e a r and I t o r q t z ; lit
ang t o s r d , s p h e r a n d o b l a t e ;
calc a n d i r o n o x i d e
cem.
60-65
SAND--wh; g r a i n s m t o crse, w s o r t e d ,a n g
o b l a t e ; c l e a r q t z ; t r i r o n o x i d e cem.
70-85
f t o crse, p s o r t e d , a n g t o
SAND--wh a n d p a l e y e 1 g r a i n s
s r d ,s p h e r and o b l a t e ; c l e a r and m g r y q t z ; mod amount
i r o n o x i d e cem; a few g r a i n s show c o n c h o i d a l f r a c t u r e .
85-90
SAND--wh;
100-05
w r d ,s p h e r
SAND--wh; g r a i n s m t o crse, mod s o r t e d , a n g t o
t o e l o n g a t e ; c l e a r q t z , lit c h e r t ; tr i r o n o x i d e cem.
to
t o srd, s p h e r ,
g r a i n s m, v w s o r t e d ,a n gt os r d ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z .
76
105-25
SAND--multicolored; grains m to vcrse, p sorted, ang
to srd, spher, elongate and platey; clear qtz, vcrse
grained chert, and unidentified rockfragments: tr
iron oxide cem.
77
Well no:
19T-521
e
Location:
Sec. 4 , T28N, RlOW, $an Juan. Co,, N.M.;
Bloomfield; 30-1.12-6.34.
Sampled i n t e r v a l s :
Sample
spacing:
TD:
0-100,
200-270,
390-500
3 miles S of
f t
10 f t
700 f t .(completed a t 370 f t )
C. Brod ( 6 / 7 7 )
Described
by:
Robert
Depth ( f t )
Tn
0-20
SAND
SIY
LTSTONE
--lt b r ns, a n dg r a i n s
f t o vcrse, p
clear q t z , muscovite;
s o r t e d , s r d t o s r b a n g ,s p h e r ;
calc cem, f r i .
20-30
SANDSTONE and GRAVEL--ss I t g r y , f t o m, p s o r t e d ;
calc
g r a i n sa n g ,p l a t e yq t zm u s c o v i t e ,a n db i o t i t e ;
and i r o n o x i d e cem, v f r i Gravel m gry and gry red,
w sorted,grainsf,ang
t o s r d ,s p h e ra n dp l a t e y ;
chert.
.
a
-
mod s o r t e d ; w i n d .
30-50
SILTSTONE--V It g r yg; r a i n s
50-70
SHALE--dk
g r yS. l t s t
70-80
SHALE--dk
gry
80-92
Missing
92-100
SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ss I t g r y g
; r a i n sv f
to
crse, p s o r t e d , s u b a n g t o s r d , s p h e r ;
vit qtz; slt
mat; c a l c cem. S l t s t aa.
100-200
Missing
200-16
SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--ss I t g r y g
; r a i n sf ,
p
t o s u b a n g ,s p h e ra n dp l a t e y ;
clear q t z
s o r t e d ,a n g
a n db i o t i t e ;
s l t mat, c a l c cem. S l t s t aa.
216-20
SANDSTONE and SILTSTONE--aa.
220-30
SANDSTONE--1t g r y ;g r a i n s
f t o m, p s o r t e d a
, ng
to
s u b a n g ,p l a t e yt os p h e r ;
clear q t z ; s l t mat; t r
calc and i r o n o x i d e cem.
230-40
MUDSTONE and SILTSTONE--mudstone dk gry; fri. S l t s t
It g r y ; aa. L i t s a n d f t o m, w s o r t e d , s r d , s p h e r ;
qtz; tr roots.
240-50
SILTSTONE--aa.
It g r y ; aa.
.
L i t sh
L i t mudstone aa.
m gry.
78
Toa
250-60
SANDSTONE--wh: g r a i n s f t o vcrse, p s o r t e d , a n g t o s r d ,
s p h e r ; c l e a r q t z ; s i l i c a cem, f r i .
260-70
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s m t o crse, p s o r t e d ,a n g
to
s u b a n g ,s p h e r
t o p l a t e y ; c l e a r q t z , t r muscovite; s l t
mat: calc c e m , f r i .
270-390
Missing
390-410
SANDSTONE and SHALE--ss wh; g r a i n s crse t o vcrse, w
s o r t e d ,s u b a n g t o s r d ,s p h e r ;
c l e a r q t z , lit c h e r t .
Sh d k r e d d i s h b r n a n d
m gry.
Kk
L i t s l t s t m g r y ; mod w
410-20
SHALE--m g r y a n d p a l e r e d
sorted: v fri.
420-40
SANDSTONE--wh; g r a i n s f , p s o r t e d ,s r dt os u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z ; s l t mat: calc cem.
440-50
SHALE--dk g r y . L i t sandy s l t s t m g r y some s a n d g r a i n s
t o m s r dt os u b a n g ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z .
450-60
SANDSTONE--1t g r y ;g r a i n s
f t o m, p s o r t e d ,s u b a n g
s r d ,s p h e r ;
clear q t z ; s l t m a t ; c a l c cem.
SILTSTONE--m
490-500
to
g r y ; calc cem.
SANDY SILTSTONE--wh; s a n dg r a i n s
s p h e r : clear q t z ; c a l c cem.
f , p sorted, subang,
f
79
Valencia County
80
Well name: Ramah 2 1
Location:Sec.
2 2 , T9N, R15W, Valencia C o . ,
Ramah ChapterHouse;152-8~.80-0.15.
Sampled i n t e r v a l :
Sample s p a c i n g :
TD:
0-310
N.M.,
1000 f t E of
f t
5 f t
480 f t
Described
by:
Robert
(6/77)
C . Brod
Depth ( f t )
Qb
a
0-5
g r yo r g
; rains
f t o crse, p
s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
c l e a r q t z ; much calc cem. B a s a l t
mod weathered, med g r y , vescicles v i s i b l e m i c r o s c o p i c a l l y .
5-10
BASALT--aa.
10-25
BASALT--small
25-45
TUFF--1t
45-55
BASALT--aa.
55-120
TUFF--aa.
120-30
TUFF--aa. L i t s l t s t mod r e d d i s h o r ; p s o r t e d ; q t z ,
some c a l c cem, e x t r e m e l y f r i .
SANDSTONE and BASALT--ss
vescicles v i s i b l em a c r o s c o p i c a l l y .
g r yh, i g h l w
y elded.
Some t u f f aa.
Km
130-35
SILTSTONE--aa.
135-55
SILTSTONE--aa.
155-85
SILTSTONE--gry
185-220 SILTSTONE--1t
L i t t u f f aa.
o r ; p s o r t e d ;q t z ;
gry; p s o r t e d ; q t z ;
lit calc cem. f r i .
t r c a l c cem f r i .
no cem e v i d e n t , f r i .
220-25
SILTSTONE-wh;
225-30
SANDY SILTSTONE--1t g r y ;s a n dg r a i n s
f t o crse, p s o r t e d ,
clear q t z ; no cem e v i d e n t , f r i .
s p h e r ,r d ;
230-300 SILTSTONE--wh;
305-10
p s o r t e d ;q t z ,
p s o r t e d ;q t z ;
SAND--V It g r y ;g r a i n s
clear q t z .
no cem e v i d e n t , h i g h l y f r i .
f t o crse, p s o r t e d ,s r d ,s p h e r ;
81
Well name: Ramah21A
Location: Sec. 2 2 , T9N, R15W, Valencia co., N..M.; 1000 ft E of
Ramah Chapter house^; 1 5 2 - 8 . 8 0 - 0 . 1 5 . ~
'
Sampled interval:
Sample spacing:
TD:
0-685 ft.
5 ft.
780 ft.
Described by: Robert C. Brod (6/77)
Depth(ft)
Km
0-10
SILTSTONE--gry or; p sorted; much calc cem, mod fri.
10-25
SILTSTONE--dk yel-brn; p sorted; qtz, lit muscovite,
w ind.
lit clay; much calc cem,
25-30
SHALE--dk gry. Some sltst aa.
30-45
SHALE--aa. Lit sltst aa.
45-400
SHALE--aa.
400-455
SHALE--aa. Lit claystone wh; mod ind; calcite crystals
455-555
SHALE--aa. Some sltst v lt gry; p sorted; clear qtz;
much calc cem, v w ind. Lit claystone aa.
Kd
555-65
SANDSTONE--wh; grains f, mod w sorted, subang, sphey;
Some sh and lit claystone aa.
clear qtz; lit silica cem.
565-70
SANDSTONE--aa. Lit sh and tr claystone aa.
570-75
SANDSTONE and SHALE--aa. Lit claystone aa.
575-80
SANDSTONE--wh; grains m, w sorted, loose, srd, spher;
clear qtz. Some sh aa.
580-95
and
SANDSTONE--aa; some iron cement. Some claystone
lit shaa.
595-600
SANDSTONE--aa. Lit claystone and
sh aa.
600-685
SANDSTONE--aa. Tr sh and claystone aa.