Hydrocarbon Reservoir Potential of the Mississippian Chainman Shale, Western Utah (MP 15-4) Stratigraphic Studies

Hydrocarbon Reservoir Potential of the Mississippian Chainman Shale, Western Utah (MP 15-4) Stratigraphic StudiesBy: S. Robert Bereskin, John D. McLennan, Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., and Peter J. Nielsen The Mississippian Chainman Shale represents a potential target for untapped oil and gas resources in western Utah and eastern Nevada. This study focuses on the lithologic, facies, petrographic, petrophysical, and geochemical characteristics of a 500 meter thick Chainman stratigraphic section exposed in the central Confusion Range of western Millard County, Utah. A

Although a major surface-faulting earthquake has not occurred on the Wasatch fault zone since the state was settled in 1847

which averages 725 feet thick

and the rock's interactions with life above it

Flanking the range are piedmonts

Pulverizers

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Moab's landscape offers a unique and unforgettable riding experience

and how water shapes mountains

Hiking the Four Corners offers day hikes and is encouraged for visitors

Major infrastructure such as airports

and the edge of the Cisco dome is located in its northeast corner