Borehole gravity surveys in native-sulfur deposits, Culberson and Pecos counties, Texas

Open-File Report 79-361
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Abstract

Native-sulfur deposits in west Texas are heterogeneous, with sulfur content and formation properties varying significantly over small vertical and horizontal distances. The zone of recovery of the Frasch process extends tens or even hundreds of feet around each recovery well, but the investigation depth of most wire-line logs is measured in inches. Consequently, the analysis of drill cores is still the primary method for the evaluation of sulfur deposits.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Borehole gravity surveys in native-sulfur deposits, Culberson and Pecos counties, Texas
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 79-361
DOI 10.3133/ofr79361
Year Published 1979
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description 9 p.
Country United States
State Texas
County Culberson County, Pecos County
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