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: Received: 31 December 2018 / Approved: 3 January 2019 / Online: 3 January 2019 (13:54:22 CET)
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Engle, R.; Yarbrough, L.D.; Easson, G. Chemostratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) Smackover Formation for Little Cedar Creek and Brooklyn Fields, Alabama. Preprints2019, 2019010027. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201901.0027.v1
Engle, R.; Yarbrough, L.D.; Easson, G. Chemostratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) Smackover Formation for Little Cedar Creek and Brooklyn Fields, Alabama. Preprints 2019, 2019010027. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201901.0027.v1
Engle, R.; Yarbrough, L.D.; Easson, G. Chemostratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) Smackover Formation for Little Cedar Creek and Brooklyn Fields, Alabama. Preprints2019, 2019010027. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201901.0027.v1
APA Style
Engle, R., Yarbrough, L.D., & Easson, G. (2019). Chemostratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) Smackover Formation for Little Cedar Creek and Brooklyn Fields, Alabama. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201901.0027.v1
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Engle, R., Lance D. Yarbrough and Greg Easson. 2019 "Chemostratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) Smackover Formation for Little Cedar Creek and Brooklyn Fields, Alabama" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201901.0027.v1
Abstract
The Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian Age) Smackover Formation is a significant source for hydrocarbon production in southwest Alabama. Brooklyn Field is in southeast Conecuh County, Alabama and has been a major producer of oil and natural gas for the state. The Smackover is a carbonate formation that is divided into seven distinct lithofacies. In southwest Alabama, the Smackover Formation is heavily influenced by paleotopography from the underlying Paleozoic rocks of the Appalachian system. The goal of this study is to determine elemental ratios in rock core within the Smackover Formation using a X-ray fluorescence (XRF) handheld scanner, to correlate between lithofacies in the Smackover Formation and elementally characterize the upper oolitic grainstone reservoir and the lower thrombolite boundstone. Eight wells were used for the study within Brooklyn Field and Little Cedar Creek fields. Cores from the eight wells were scanned on six-inch intervals. Chemical logs were produced to show elemental weights in relation to depth and lithofacies. Well data collected for chemical signatures within producing zones were correlated to reservoir lithofacies and porosity. Aluminum, silicon, calcium, titanium, and iron were the most significant (>95% confidence level) predictors of porosity and is related to the depositional environment and subsequent diageneses of the strata. XRF data suggests relative enrichments in iron, titanium, and potassium may be related to deposition in relatively restricted marine waters.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Geochemistry and Petrology
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