Hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone in the Upper Jurassic Naknek Formation on the south shore of Kamishak Bay
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report
2013-1E
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Abstract
The presence of an active petroleum system in Kamishak Bay is demonstrated by an outcrop of hydrocarbon-bearing
sandstone in the Upper Jurassic Naknek Formation near the south shore of the bay (fig. 1). The outcrop is about 140 km
southwest of Homer on a small, unnamed island near the mouth of the Douglas River (fig. 17). The existence of this outcrop was kindly reported to us by Les Magoon (U.S. Geological Survey, emeritus), who also provided a topographic map
showing its exact position. The outcrop was mentioned very briefly in publications by Magoon and others (1975, p. 19)
and by Lyle and Morehouse (1977, p. E-1), but to our knowledge there are no detailed descriptions of this outcrop or its
hydrocarbons in the published scientific literature.
Suggested Citation
Stanley, R.G., Herriott, T., Helmold, K.P., Gillis, R., Lillis, P.G., 2013, Hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone in the Upper Jurassic Naknek Formation on the south shore of Kamishak Bay: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2013-1E, 5 p.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | State or Local Government Series |
| Title | Hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone in the Upper Jurassic Naknek Formation on the south shore of Kamishak Bay |
| Series title | Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report |
| Series number | 2013-1E |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Energy Resources Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | State or Local Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Overview of 2012 field studies: Upper Alaska Peninsula and west side of lower Cook Inlet, Alaska |
| First page | 19 |
| Last page | 23 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Douglas River, Kamishak Bay |