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Open-File Report 2010–1072

Thermal Maturity Data Used by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Oil and Gas Assessment

By Kristin O. Dennen,1 Peter D. Warwick,1 and Elizabeth Chinn McDade2

1U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va.
2McMoRan Oil and Gas LLC, New Orleans, La.
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Introduction

The U.S. Geological Survey is currently assessing the oil and natural gas resources of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region using a total petroleum system approach. An essential part of this geologically based method is evaluating the effectiveness of potential source rocks in the petroleum system. The purpose of this report is to make available to the public RockEval and vitrinite reflectance data from more than 1,900 samples of Mesozoic and Tertiary rock core and coal samples in the Gulf of Mexico area in a format that facilitates inclusion into a geographic information system. These data provide parameters by which the thermal maturity, type, and richness of potential sources of oil and gas in this region can be evaluated.

Version 1.2
Version History
September 16, 2011

First posted April 13, 2010

For additional information contact:
Peter Warwick
U.S. Geological Survey
Mail Stop 956
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20192

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Suggested citation:
Dennen, K.O., Warwick, P.D., and McDade, E.C., 2010, Thermal maturity data used by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. gulf coast region oil and gas assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010–1072, 7 p. plus one appendix. (Available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/ofr/2010/1072/.)


Contents

Introduction

Description of Data

Suggestions for Using and Interpreting the Data

Geochemical Analyses

Latitudes, Longitudes, and Identification Information

Elevation Estimates

Acknowledgments
References Cited

Appendix A.—Thermal Maturity Data



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