Marcellus Formation in West Virginia
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40 Hancock Broo!ke Marcellus Formation !! !! 0 !!! 6 ! ! ! !!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!!! in West Virginia !!! Oh!io !! 70 ! !! ¨¦§ !! 0 For more information about this map and the Marcellus Formation, !! 8 40° ! !! ! 40° visit http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/datastat/devshales.htm Publications Policy: !! !!!! ! ! ! 6 !! ! 0 !!!! 0 ! ! 0 0 This publication represents interpretations of best ! 1 ! !!! 2 available data made by professional geologists. ! ! ! 1 !!!!!!!! As in all research work, professional interpretations ! Mars!hall 0 !!!! !!! -80° 0 ! ! ! 3 ! F may vary, and can change with advancements in !!! ! !! ! ! ! ! !!!!! ! ! ! 0 -78° both technology and data quality. This publication ! !! 0 ! !! F 2 ! M!o!n!o!ng!alia 8 3 is offered as a service of the State of West Virginia; ! 2 ! ! 0 -81° ! 0 ! ! 68 6 0 µ Wet!zel ! ! 4 proper use of the information herein is the sole ! ! ! ! ! ! ! § 2 ¨¦ 2 ! ! !! !!! ! 2 Morgan responsibility of the user. ! !!!!!! ! 2 ! !!! ! !! ! 0 ! ! 0 !! !Marion ! 8 -79° 0 ! 0 0 Ty!le!r ! ! F 1 4 !!!! 81 6 ! ! 2 ! ! Preston 0 Permission to reproduce this publication is granted !!! ! !! ! !! 0 ¨¦§ !!! ! !! ! 120 6 ! ! !! 4 !! ! 79 1 if acknowledgement is given to the West Virginia !!! !! ! ! ! ! ! 1 Berkeley !!!! !!!!! !! !! ! ! !F ¨¦§ ! Geological and Economic Survey. 0 ! ! !! !! Mineral Hampshire 2 ! ! ! !! !! !!! ! ! !! ! ! !! Pleasants ! ! ! ! ! 100 0 Jefferson !! ! Taylor ! 0 ! ! 0 ! 6 ! ! ! ! F F 50 !!! ! 2 8 !! ! 2 ! ! !!! !! ! ! ! ¤£ 0 ! ! ! 2 0 2 ! ! ! !!! ! 0 !!! ! ! ! ! ! 8 ! 50 ! 0 3 ! ¤£ !!! ! !! Har!ris!on !!!!! ! 0 ! Doddrid!!ge ! ! ! 8 1 !!! ! ! ! ! !! Grant 2 F !! 0 77 ! ! ! !! !!!! !!!! ! ! 3 -78° Map Date: November 6, 2019 !!! !! 4 ! !! ! ! !!!!! ! 0 ¨¦§ M ! ! 2 Ritc!hie !! ! ! ! F ! 6 Data Date: November 6, 2019 0 ! ! ! ! !! Barbour ! ! ! 1 ! !! ! F Hardy Wood 0 0 ! ! 8 ! ! 0 Projection: Transverse Mercator ! ! Tucker 2 ! ! ! 4 2 -82° ! 1 Horizontal Datum: NAD 1983 ! !! ! !!! ! ! ! 0 !! ! ! 0 Coordinate System: UTMz17n 2 39° 39° Wirt ! ¤£33 00 Legend Map Scale: 1:2,000,000 60 ! L!ewis 1 0 ! F 1 (for full 8.5" x 11" display) ! ! ! 6 Wells ! ! Ups!hur 33 2 1 Jackson Gilmer ¤£ ! Calhoun F ! ! Completed Marcellus Vertical Wells !! ! 1 ! ! Completed Marcellus Deviated Wells 0 ! 12 0 ! 1 6 Mason M -79° Permitted Marcellus Wells 1 ! Randolph 0 ! ! 8 ! Braxton 1 2 3 ! 40 F Pendleton Marcellus Thickness and Onondaga Structure Roane 60 ! F Area With Suspect Thicknesses M 0 79 0 F ¨¦§ 80 1 Due To Structure ! F 0 Cabell 20 2 Webster 1 60 Marcellus (Net Shale) Isochore (Lines, Labels) F 119 Clay 0 £ 4 M ¤ Putnam 60 1 Marcellus (Net Shale) Isochore (Colorfill) M 40 !\ Pocahontas 0 ft. Kanawha Nicholas 80 - 100 ft. Wayne F Explanations 1 - 20 ft. M 0 Lincoln F 100 - 200 ft. 8 20 - 40 ft. F F 1 Marcellus Wells F Fayette ! A completed Marcellus well has one or more zones in 40 - 60 ft. 200 - 300 ft. 38° Boone 38° the Marcellus that have been prepared for production- 77 F Greenbrier -the well may or may not be producing currently; ¨¦§ -80° a permitted Marcellus well is one with a 60 - 80 ft. Over 300 ft. Mingo 20 M 0 ! F Marcellus/Devonian shale or deeper target. ! Logan 60 64 40 2 ¤£119 Raleigh ¨¦§ Marcellus Thickness Marcellus Formation and Older Outcrops 20 Marcellus thickness data do not represent the entire thickness of the Marcellus Formation but a subset of it. Specifically, the net 3 20 shale map shows the thickness of the Oatka Creek Member Onondaga Fold Axis 0 of the Marcellus Formation/"upper Marcellus" and Union Springs 2 Monroe F Anticline M Syncline ! Wyoming Summers Member of the Marcellus Formation/"lower Marcellus." Please see WVGES publication RI-35 (2018) for additional information. F Inferred Anticline M Inferred Syncline 0 F ! 3 Onondaga -82° Mercer Reference The Onondaga Limestone and equivalents underlie the Marcellus Formation. 20 The top of the Onondaga and equivalents is equal to the base of !\ Charleston, WV West Virginia Geological McDowell the Marcellus Formation. and Economic Survey State Boundary Mont Chateau Research Center -81° County Boundaries 1 Mont Chateau Road 0 10 20 30 40 50 Morgantown, WV 26508-8079 Miles Interstate Highways Phone: (304) 594-2331 Kilometers www.wvgs.wvnet.edu 0 20 40 60 80 U.S. Highways.