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dc.contributor.advisorSonnenberg, Stephen A.
dc.contributor.authorBryant, Adrienne C.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-26T19:01:06Z
dc.date.available2023-04-26T19:01:06Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifierBryant_mines_0052N_12508.pdf
dc.identifierT 9448
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11124/176605
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description2022 Fall.
dc.description.abstractThe Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian Graneros Shale serves as an important source bed in the Greater Wattenberg Area (GWA) of the Denver-Julesburg Basin, in which Early Cretaceous reservoirs have produced significant quantities of oil and gas. The Graneros Shale is one of the main hydrocarbon sources for producing units such as the J Sandstone and D Sandstone in the GWA. Despite its hydrocarbon contributions to the GWA, few subsurface or geochemical studies have been published on the unit. The primary goals of this study are to define chemofacies for the Graneros, assess source rock quality, and interpret the depositional history and paleogeography of the Western Interior Seaway (WIS) in the GWA during the time of the Graneros Shale. The Graneros Shale is a succession of marine mudstones deposited in the Western Interior Seaway in the Cenomanian. The Graneros contains three members: 1) the lower shale member, 2) the Thatcher Limestone, and 3) the upper shale member. This study defines six chemofacies, finds the Graneros in the GWA to be a high-quality source rock; identifies an additional reservoir that the Graneros likely sources and a target for horizontal drilling within the Graneros itself; and describes the sea-level rise and anoxic conditions in the lower shale along with the sea-level rise and fall in the upper shale.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado School of Mines. Arthur Lakes Library
dc.relation.ispartof2022 - Mines Theses & Dissertations
dc.rightsCopyright of the original work is retained by the author.
dc.subjectanoxia
dc.subjectchemofacies
dc.subjectGraneros shale
dc.subjectpyrolisis
dc.subjectsource rock
dc.subjectWattenberg
dc.titleCharacterization of the Graneros shale: a key source rock of the greater Wattenberg area
dc.typeText
dc.date.updated2023-04-22T22:10:39Z
dc.contributor.committeememberFrench, Marsha
dc.contributor.committeememberShanley, Keith W. (Keith William)
dc.contributor.committeememberMay, Jeffrey A.
dcterms.embargo.expires2024-04-22
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.disciplineGeology and Geological Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado School of Mines
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