Core drilling provides information about Santa Fe Group aquifer system beneath Albuquerque's West Mesa
New Mexico Geology
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Abstract
Core samples from the upper ???1500 ft of the Santa Fe Group in the Albuquerque West Mesa area provide a first-hand look at the sediments and at subsurface stratigraphic relationships in this important part of the basin-fill aquifer system. Two major hydrostratigraphic subunits consisting of a lower coarse-grained, sandy interval and an overlying fine-grained, interbedded silty sand and clay interval lie beneath the water table at the 98th St core hole. Borehole electrical conductivity measurements reproduce major textural changes observed in the recovered cores and support subsurface correlations of hydrostratigraphic units in the Santa Fe Group aquifer system based on geophysical logs. Comparison of electrical logs from the core hole and from nearby city wells reveals laterally consistent lithostratigraphic patterns over much of the metropolitan area west of the Rio Grande that may be used to delineate structural and related stratigraphic features that have a direct bearing on the availability of ground water.
Suggested Citation
Allen, B., Connell, S., Hawley, J., Stone, B., 1998, Core drilling provides information about Santa Fe Group aquifer system beneath Albuquerque's West Mesa: New Mexico Geology, v. 20, no. 1, p. 8-13.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Core drilling provides information about Santa Fe Group aquifer system beneath Albuquerque's West Mesa |
| Series title | New Mexico Geology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | New Mexico Geology |
| First page | 8 |
| Last page | 13 |