Micropaleontology of selected wells and seismic shot holes, northern Alaska

Open-File Report 2006-1055
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Abstract

This report provides micropaleontologic data (foraminifera, pollen, spores, and microplankton) and interpretations of the rocks penetrated by 49 wells and 3,134 seismic shot holes distributed among 73 seismic lines (figs. 1, 2; table 1). All shot holes and 30 wells are located within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA); the remaining 19 wells are located adjacent to the NPRA. The biostratigraphic zonation scheme, stratigraphy, and geologic ages followed in this study are summarized in figure 3. This update brings paleontologic analyses performed at various times over several decades to a current, unified set of interpretations that benefit from the evolution of northern Alaska biostratigraphic understanding developed during the past 33-years by Mickey and Haga. For each well, paleontologic information includes microfossil distribution charts, data spreadsheets, diversity graphs, and interpretive reports describing age and environments of deposition. Three biostratigraphic well-correlation sections that relate Chukchi Sea wells to onshore northwestern NPRA wells are also included. For all analyzed seismic shot hole samples, foraminiferal age and environmental interpretations are provided; palynological interpretations are provided only for those shot hole samples collected and analyzed after 1976, a little less than half of the total number of samples.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Micropaleontology of selected wells and seismic shot holes, northern Alaska
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2006-1055
DOI 10.3133/ofr20061055
Edition Version 1.0
Year Published 2006
Language ENGLISH
Contributing office(s) Energy Resources Program
Description 11 p.; 3 plates; data files
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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