Potential tight gas resources in a frontier province - Jurassic through Tertiary strata beneath the Brooks Range foothills, Arctic Alaska
Open-File Report
2006-1172
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Abstract
Beneath the foothills of the Brooks Range, rocks of the Lower Cretaceous-Tertiary Brookian and Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Beaufortian megasequences have been deeply buried and exhumed, and now exhibit characteristics of 'tight gas sandstones'. The data recovered from drilling, well tests, and cores exhibit the potential for substantial gas reserves over a large area. These data include recovery of gas from drillstem tests, indications of overpressure from well tests and mud weights, low porosity and permeability in sandstones, and vitrinite reflectance values ranging from 1.0 to 2.0 percent throughout substantial depth intervals.
Suggested Citation
Nelson, P.H., Bird, K.J., Houseknecht, D.W., Potter, C.J., Moore, T.E., 2006, Potential tight gas resources in a frontier province - Jurassic through Tertiary strata beneath the Brooks Range foothills, Arctic Alaska (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1172, Poster, 2 sheets, 102 x 38 in., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20061172.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Potential tight gas resources in a frontier province - Jurassic through Tertiary strata beneath the Brooks Range foothills, Arctic Alaska |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2006-1172 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20061172 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
| Description | Poster, 2 sheets, 102 x 38 in. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |