New
Mexico Bureau
of Mines and Mineral
Open File ReportNo. OF-349
Resources
CRUDE OIL ANALYSESOF THE MERRION OIL AND GAS
COW.
NO. 1 POT I3ESA WELL (-FEE).
McKINLEY COUNTY.
AND NO. 321 CANYON LARGO'UNIT miL (GALLUP), RIO A ~ R I B A
COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
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by
D. Kirk Cromer
Core Laboratories, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
October 15, 1985
CORE LABORATORIES, INC.
O c t o b e r 15, 1985
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Geochemical
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M e r r i o nO i l
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Farmington,NewMexico
87499
S u b j e c tC: r u d eO iCl h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n
MenefeeandGallupOils
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c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o no ft w oo i l sf r o mt h es o u t h e r nS a nJ u a nB a s i n ,o n ef r o m
the
Cretaceous
Menefee
Formation
and
one
from
the
Cretaceous
Gallup
Formation.
This
crude
oil
characterization
consisted
only
of
aralysis
of
t h e Cl0+
o f these
oils
s a t u r a t e dh y d r o c a r b o nf r a c t i o n
by c a p i ' l a r gy a s
c h r o m a t o g r a p h y( G C ) .
Basedontheresultsofthisanalysisonly,theMenefeeandGallupoils
a p p ebvtaoersr iym i l a r .
can
seen
be
This
in
in F i g u r e s 1 a n d 2 .
( " f i n g e r p r i n t "ot)hf tewooi l s
the
GC
pattern
A n o t h ewra y
of
is t op l o tt h en o r m a lp a r a f f i nd i s t r i b u t i c n( T a b l e
comparingthesetwooils
1 )w. h i cishsh o w n
in Figure 3.
T h ifsu r t h esrh o wtshsei m i l a r i toyf
these two oils.
in oils,whichcanbeti-oughtof
Specificbiomarkercompoundsthatoccur
as biologicalfossils
o f t h e o r i g i n a lo r g a n i cm a t t e r
vaoueriselr,ye f u l
in
in t h e s o u r c er o c ko fa n
c o r r e l a tci n
r uogTidislhesoe.p r e n o i d
h y d r o c a r b o n sa r eo n et y p eo fb i o m a r k e rc o m p o u n dt h a tc a nb ee v a l u a t e d
by
gas
chromatography
of
the
Cl0+
s a t u r a t ehdy d r o c a r b of rna c t i o n .
Caution
must
be
exercised,
however,
as
the
lower
molecular
weight
i s o p r e n o i d sa r es u b j e c t oa l t e r a t i o nd u et o' t h e i rl o wb o i l i n gp o i n t s .T h e
d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h ei s o p r e n o i dh y d r o c a r b o n s
4, c o n f i r m their s i m i l a r i t y .
in theseoils,shown
in F i g u r e
A s p r e v i o u s l ys u g g e s t e d
in e a r l i e r c o n v e r s a t i o n s , b o t h o f t h e s e o i l s a p p e a r
thoa vbee egne n e r a t efdr o m
a s o u r creo ccko n t a i n i n g
a m ' x t u roef
t e r r e s t r i a la n dm a r i n eo r g a n i cm a t t e r .T h ep r i s t a n e / p h y t a n er a t i c so fn e a r
2.00 a n dt h e
high c o n c e n t r a t i o n so fn - Cp a r a f f i n ss u g g e s t s
a significant
2 4+
input t o a r e l a t i v e l yw e l l - o x y g e n a t e dd e p o s i t i o n a l
t e r r e s t r i a lo r g a n i cm a t t e r
The s o u r creo cotkhf e soei lwsaasp p a r e n t lt yh e r m a l l y
environment.
m a t u r ea t h et i m e
o f e x p u l s i o no tf h e s eo i l s p
, r o b a b l yw e l il n t ot h eo i l
generation
window.
This
is
based
on
CPI
values
(Table
1)
near
relatively
1 .OO,
high n-C17/Pristane,
n-C18/Phytane
ratios
and.
p a t t e r no ft h e
GC's.
the
general
in these oils
One o ft h eo n l yd i s c e r n a b l ed i f f e r e n c e s
b a s e do nt h i sa n a l y s i si st h a t h eG a l l u po i al p p e a r st ob es l i g h t l ym o r e
by
mature
than
the
Menefee
oil.
This
could
easily
be
accountec'
for
post-poolingmaturation
in t h er e s e r v o i r .
Other
detailed
analyses,
such
as
carbon
isotope
composition
gas
or
chromatography/massspectrometry,couldconfirmorrefutethesuggested
correlationofthesetwooils.Directcomparisontosuspectedsourcerocks
couldalsoassist
in c o r r e l a t i o n o f t h e s e o i l s a n d p r o v i d e
a c r u d eo i l / s o u r c e
rock correlation.
We a p p r e c i a t et h eo p p o r t u n i t yt ob e
Corp.
o f assistancetoMerrionOiland.Gas
in t h e ihr y d r o c a r b o en x p l o r a t i o pn r o g r a mS. h o u l ydo hu a v ae n y
q u e s t i o nostnh irse p o r to,nr e e ad d d i t i o n asle r v i c e s
c o n t a c tu sa t( 2 1 4 )
631-8270.
Sincerely,
CORELABORATORIES,INC.
D. K i r k Cromer
SeniorGeochemist
GeochemicalServices
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MENEFEE & GALLUP CRUDE OILS
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File No. 85061
Table I
Normalized Percent Distribution
Normal Paraffins & Isoprenoids
Sample Number
GALLUP
nC15
nC16
nC17
Pristane
nC18
Phytane
nC19
nC20
nC21
nC22
nC23
nC24
nC25
nC26
nC27
nC28
nC29
nC30
nC31
nC32
nC33
nC34
CPI
11.7
9.6
8.8
4.8
7.6
2.4
6.8
6.3
6.0
5.4
5.0
4.5
3.6
3.5
3.0
2.3
2.2
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.3
0.8
1.03
MENEFEE
9.3
7.8
7.3
5.6
7.0
3.0
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.5
5.3
5.1
4.4
3.8
3.5
3.0
2.8
2.3
2.3
1.7
1.6
1 .o
1.08
Isoprenoids
Ip13
Ip14
Ipl5
Io16
Ip18
Pristane
Phytane
PrislPhy
nC17lPris
1.83
nC18/Phy
18.6
13.3
13.2
17.3
9.8
18.6
9.2
16.0
12.8
12.7
16.6
10.4
20.6
10.9
2.00
1.89
3.15
1.30
2.34
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WC Gallup
660' FNL and1980' FEL
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At proposed prod. zone
BLX.
~ A
W i x d r i l l 12-1/4" hole to 100 ft. and set 100ft. of 9-5/8", 32 #/Et surface casing
with 50 sx Class B, 2% CaC12. Wait on cement 10 hours. Nipple up BOPS, pressure test
to 600 PSI. Drill 8-3/4".holeto 3950 ft. with fresh water, gel, starch, low solids,
non-dispersed mud. If deemed necessary, will run open hole logs. Willset 7", 23 #/ft
J-55 casing @ 39501.with 250sx Class B 2% D-79 (515 cu. ft.) followed by 100 sx Class H
2%gel (122 cut..ft.)estimated top @ surface. Wait on cement, drill
out shoe with 6-1/4"
bit with water.. Dry
up hole and air drill 6-1/4" hole
to 4430 ft. Run open holelogs
Set 4-1/2" liner from 4430 ft.to 3900' with 75 sx Class H 2% gel. (92 cc. ft.). Perforat,.
and stimulate as necessary
to test Gallup
Pressure control will be double ram BOPS with minimum pressure rating
of A
2000 PSI.
rotating head'wili''
be,used.during
air
drilling
operations.
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It propoad la t o drlll or dtepen CUrsetlonallT, (11.10 pertlnent data
plug back. glre data on prPIIent Pl'odUctlVe sone mad Dropoa~dnew produenre
on mubanriaes LoeaUonm and measured and true rsrtlcml deptbm. Qlre blowout
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PROPOSED CASING AM) CEMENT PROGRAM
SIZE O F HOLE
12-1/4"
7-7/8"
SI.?€ O F CASING
8-5/8."4-1/2"
WEIGHT PER FOOT SETTING DEPTH SACKS O F C E "
20 # / f t
11.6 # / f t .
200 '
6375'
EST. TOP
175 sx
875 sx
Propose t o drill 12-1/4" hole t o 200 f t . , set 200 f t . of 8-5/8", 20 # / f t , new surface
casing w i t 3 175 sx Class 'B' 2% CACL
W i l l drill 7-7/8" h o l e t o TD and run open h o l e
logs. If logs appear productive,
run 4-1/2", K-55, 10.5 # / f t . new casing t o TD
and 2 stage m t . 1st stage 175 sx Class 'H' 2% gel t o cover Gall@. S t a g e t o o l
M o w Point Lookout @ '50501 KB est. 2nd stage 600 sx Class IB' w/2% D-79 f o l l a c e d by
100 sx Class 'HI 2% gel. W i l l bring m t above Ojo Alm. Drilling mud w i l l be
a
lw water loss gel, f r e s h water, starch. W i l l perforate and frac as necessary. lowout prevention equipwnt w i l l be 10" 900 series double ram.
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STATE OF NEW MEXICO
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ENERGY, MINERALS ANDNATURALRESOURCESDEPARTMENT
OIL CONSERVATION OlVlSlON
GARREYCARRUTHERS
POST OFFICE BOX 2088
STATEUND OFFICE BUILDlNQ
SA*1TAFENEWMU(ICO 87504
DDVERNOR
February 2 4 , 1.988
Mr. Doug Endsley
Merrion Oil and Gas Company
P. 0. Box 8 4 0
Farmington, New Mexico 8 7 4 9 9
RE: New Mexico Hydrocarbon Source Rock Data Base Geochemical
Reports
Dear Mr. Endsley:
As we discussed on the phone today, I am enclosing a waiver of
confidentiality for you to sign. This waiver will apply to the
Core Lab and Geochem Lab reports for the Merrion
Pot Mesa No. 1,
CLU No. 32'1, and Arena Blanca Wells.
Thank you very much for your contribution to the Source Rock Data
Base. If you have any questions concerning the waiver, please
contact Roy Johnson or me at this office.
Sincerely,
$ami Bailey
Geologist
JB: sl
cc: Roy
Johnson
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WAIVER
OF
CONFIDENTIALITY
I hereby release the information contained in the Core Laboratories, Inc. and the Geochem Laboratories, Inc. reports on the
No. 1, CLU No. 321, and Arena Blanca No. 1
Merrion Pot Mesa
Wells. I understand that the information in the reports w i . 1 1 be
of Mines open filesystem.
Signedr
Title:
Date:
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