New vitrinite reflectance data for the Wind River Basin, Wyoming
Open-File Report
2013-1002
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Abstract
The Wind River Basin is a large Laramide (Late Cretaceous through Eocene) structural and sedimentary basin that encompasses about 7,400 square miles in central Wyoming. The basin is bounded by the Washakie Range and Owl Creek and southern Bighorn Mountains on the north, the Casper arch on the east and northeast, and the Granite Mountains on the south, and Wind River Range on the west. The purpose of this report is to present new vitrinite reflectance data collected mainly from Cretaceous marine shales in the Wind River Basin to better characterize their thermal maturity and hydrocarbon potential.
Suggested Citation
Pawlewicz, M.J., Finn, T.M., 2013, New vitrinite reflectance data for the Wind River Basin, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1002, iii, 11 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131002.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | New vitrinite reflectance data for the Wind River Basin, Wyoming |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2013-1002 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20131002 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
| Description | iii, 11 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona;Colorado;Idaho;Montana;Nebraska;New Mexico;North Dakota;South Dakota;Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Wind River Basin |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |