New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Open File Report No. OF-350
ORGANIC GEOCHEPlICAL ANALYSIS, SUN OIL CO. NO. 1 VICTOR10
LAND AND CATTLE CO. WELL, SIERRA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
by
Stephen R. Jacobson,
James S. Rankin, and
James D. Saxton
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Denver, Colorado
October 5, 1902
Chevron
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700 South Colorado Bbd.. P. 0.Box 599. Denver, CO 80201
October 5, 1982
Mr. R. A. Bieberman
New Mexico Bureau of
Mines
and Mineral Resources
Socorro, NM 87801
Dear M r . Bieberman:
Chevron h a s beenslow i n returning the samples
you loaned us, and I
thought a n o t e o f e x p l a n a t i o n
was i n o r d e r .
To o b t a i n t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e
a n a l y t i c a l r e s u l t s we have:
1.
decidedtohave
analyzed, and
2.
have t h ea n a l y t i c a l workdone
"in-house," TOC a n dp y r o l y s i st e s t i n g
lab i n C a l i f o r n i a and kerogen typing and t h f r m a l
atourresearch
a l t e r a t i o n h i s t o r y performed here i n t h e Denver o f f i c e .
a Chevron g e o l o g i s t (me) pickthesamples
to b e
Both my picking and t h e i n - h o u s e t e s t i n g a r e r e q u i r i n g
more time t h a n
assist i n
a n t i c i p a t e d . We h a v e a s s i g n e d a n a d d i t i o n a l g e o l o g i s t t o
sample picking and are e x p l o r i n g methods t o r e d u c e t h e t i m e r e q u i r e d f o r
thegeochemical work. While having a conrmercial l a b do t h e work would
be faster and less expensive, we f e e l t h a t t h e d a t a q u a l i t y o b t a i n e d
would be of lower q u a l i t y andusefulness.
I d oa p p r e c i a t ey o u rp a t i e n c e
and understanding.
i n your confidential f i l e f o r
Would you p l e a s e h o l d t h e e n c l o s e d r e p o r t
one y e a r ?I ' v ei n c l u d e d
a copy f o r Mr. Thompson, pleasecomnunicatethe
one y e a r r e q u e s t t o him.
We a r e f i n i s h i n g work on t h e S h e l l No. 1 Leeman and the Gartland No. 1
B r i s t o r w e l l s , b o t h i n S i e r r a Coumty, and will b e r e t u r n i n g t h o s e s a m p l e s
t o you 80011.
Yours very t r u l y ,
LY
!
James S. h n k i n
JSR:ksh
cc:
G. C. Young, chevron U.S.A.
M. I. Roberson;Chevron
Inc.
Inc.
U.S.A.
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COFRC #
DEPTH (FT)
40605-001
40605-002
40605-003
40605-004
40605-005
40605-006
40605-007
40605-008
40605-009
40605-010
40605-011
40605-012
40605-013
40605-014
40605-015
40605-016
40605-017
40605-018
40605-019
40605-020
40605-021
40605-022
40605-023
40605-024
40605-025
40605-026
40605-027
40605-028
40605-029
40605-030
40605-031
7,30400
800-900
900-1000
1030-1100
1200-1310
1310-1500
1500-1600
1600-1700
1700-1800
1800-1900
2080-2300
2300-2530
2530-2700
2700-2830
3900-3920
3940-4200
4200-4240
4240-4400
4400-4450
4450-4570
4570-4580
4800-4830
4830-5045
5060-5170
5210-5235
5340-5400
5400-5500
5500-5600
5600-5710
5775-5900
5900-6000
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less than
0.1 which is below the detectable limit)
SI: HG HC'S/GM Rock, a measure of the bitumen content and,therefore.
of amount of generation that has occurred.
52: MG HC'S/GM Rock,a masure of the generating capacity. Isa function of the quantity, oil proneness
and maturity of the
organic matter.
53: MG C02/GM Rock,a measure of the abilityof the OM to generate non-hydrocarbons, also depends upon quantity, oil pro
and maturity of the OM.
T
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: Temperature (Deg C.)
Sl/Sl+SZ:
S2/S3:
a t which rate ofhydrocarbongenerationpeaks.
Ratio of amount g e n e r a t e d t o t o a l g e n e r a t i v e p o t e n t i a l ;
A measureof
A f u n c t i o no fm a t u r a t i o n
of t h e OM.
a m a t u r a t i o ni n d i c a t o r .
t h e o i l proneness of t h e OM.
HI (Hydrogen Index * 100SZ/TOC):
01 (Oxygen Index = 100S3/TOC):
non-hydrocarbons.
MG HC'S/GM organiccarbon;
MG COZ/GM organiccarbon;
Type D i n d i c a t e s d r i l l c u t t i n g s ( p i c k e d
a measure of t h e o i l p r o n e n e s s
a measureof
of a u n i t amount of OM.
t h e a b i l i t y o f a u n i t amount of t h e OM t o g e n e r a t e
by a g e o l o g i s t ) .
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AA=as above
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