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THE NEW ALBANY SHALE PETROLEUM SYSTEM, ILLINOIS BASIN – DATA AND MAP IMAGE ARCHIVE FROM THE MATERIAL-BALANCE ASSESSMENT

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The two sets of data that are located in the appendices are porperm.xls and HI_TOC.xls. All data files are saved in Microsoft EXCEL version 5.0 as v97 and 5.0/95 Workbooks, as space-delimited files (*.prn), and comma-delimited data (*.csv). File contents and examples are shown and explained below.

Table 1. Below is a sample from the porperm.xls file that is located in appendix 1. The data are also saved as comma-delimited ( porperm.csv ) and space-delimited ( porperm.prn ) formats. Files are located in the "data" sub-directory. Three-hundred and seventy-seven core reports were used to determine median values of porosity, permeability, and the percent oil and water saturation for cored intervals of the following Mississippian-age formations: the McCloskey unit of the Ste. Genevieve, Aux Vases, Bethel, and Cypress. Figure 7 is a stratigraphic column that shows these formations. Percents of oil and water saturation are generally inaccurate due to water washing and/or contamination of the core during drilling and recovery.

VARIABLES FOR PORPERM FILES ARE:

ID

Longitude

Latitude

Form

Depthft

Hperm

Porosity

%Oil

%Water

Well Name

Field Name

TRS

RI-3A

-88.070

38.768

AXVS

2966

 

17.70

6.5

62.00

University #1

 

Sec. 23-4N-10E

209Pos7

-87.965

38.213

AXVS

2843

 

15.10

12.0

44.10

No. 5

Griffin

3-14W-4S

EDW-1B

-88.014

38.472

BTHL

2938

128.0

15.95

15.0

41.00

Tarplay No. 1

Wildcat

31-1N-14W

WA-3B

-87.753

38.440

BTHL

2190

 

15.70

15.5

36.50

E.A. Viehman #1

Wildcat

Sec. 9-1S-12W

WAB-2C

-87.901

38.276

CPRS

2520

3.8

18.70

21.6

42.70

Mary Heil #15

Schuhbend

Sec. 7-3S-13W

MAD-1C

-89.903

38.693

CPRS

1581

89.0

19.60

21.1

38.60

Leighty #3

Billett

20-3N-7W

JAS-2M

-88.123

38.941

MCLK

2849

771.0

16.70

12.0

25.00

Dee #1

North Boos

Sec. 20-6N-10E

WAY-7M

-88.658

38.393

MCLK

3103

2.3

15.30

17.0

40.60

Cecil Tyler 1

Keensville

1S 5E Sec 33

Table 2. The below sample from the HI_TOC files, located in appendix 2, shows geochemical statistics for samples from the New Albany Shale. HI_TOC.xls file is saved in Microsoft EXCEL version 5.0 as v97 and 5.0/95 Workbook. The file is also saved in space-delimited (HI_TOC.prn) and comma-delimited formats (HI_TOC.cvs). Analytical methods are detailed and assessed in Lewan et al. (1995, 2002), and very briefly summarized here. Total organic carbon content (TOC) of hydrocarbon source rocks is primarily determined using Rock-Eval pyrolysis. This technique involves heating about 50 to 150 mg of powdered rock in a crucible under anhydrous conditions. The oven is continuously swept by flowing helium at low pressures, and the sample is heated isothermally, followed by a programmed rate of heating. Pyrolysis of the sample at a constant temperature of about 250 degrees C for 3 to 5 minutes distills organic compounds from C1 (one carbon atom and attached hydrogen atoms) to about C32. Volatilized products are swept with helium into a flame ionization detector (FID) for quantification of contained hydrocarbons. These pyrolyzed hydrocarbons are considered to be bound to the organic matter in the sample and are designated as "S1" (S subscript 1) hydrocarbons. Programmed heating from 250 to 600 degrees C at a rate of 25 degrees C/minute cracks the kerogen and heavy bitumen. This yields organic compounds, water, carbon dioxide, and other gases. Half of the flow of produced molecules is sent to the FID to measure hydrocarbon compounds; these are designated "S2" (S subscript 2), generated hydrocarbons. The other half of the flow is sent to a carbon dioxide trap that is heated at 250 to 390 degrees C. Compounds in the carbon dioxide trap are heated and resulting gas is measured by a thermal conductivity detector (TCD); these hydrocarbons are designated as "S3" (S subscript 3). Evolved carbon monoxide (CO) is not measured. The crucible is then moved to another furnace where it is heated to about 590 degrees C in air (oxidizing atmosphere). The evolved carbon dioxide is measured by the TCD.

VARIABLES FOR HI_TOC FILES OF THE NEW ALBANY SHALE ARE:

State

Latitude

Longitude

Tmax

PI

TOC

HI

Sample_Number

Sample_ID

IN

38.801

-85.856

431.1

0.04

7.55

667.6

1

94001002

IN

38.252

-85.854

432.1

0.04

7.02

652

2

94001013

IN

38.963

-87.496

439.4

0.07

5.81

502.4

3

94001023

IN

38.017

-85.941

434.3

0.05

6.43

659.5

4

94001033

IL

37.524

-88.379

452.2

0.14

4.83

73.8

5

94001038

IL

37.528

-88.354

457.6

0.07

6.91

65.2

9

94001066

KY

36.804

-87.945

440.3

0.02

5.67

490.5

7

94001049

KY

37.252

-86.022

435

0.04

11.6

519

280

5 Louisa Puckett

KY

36.895

-87.578

435

0.04

7.95

551

281

1 Jewell Hill

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