ft V J. C. Van Wagoner D. R. Taylor D. Nummedal D. G. Jennette . C, - G. W. Riley Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3837599/9781629811161_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 Sequence Stratigraphy Applications to Shelf Sandstone Reservoirs Outcrop to Subsurface Examples AAPG Field Conference, September 21-28,1991 By J.C. Van Wagoner C.R. Jones D.R. Taylor D. Nummedal D.C. Jennette G.W. Riley Published by The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3837599/9781629811161_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 Copyright© 1991 The American Association of Petroleum Geologists All Rights Reserved Published January, 1992 ISBN: 0-89181-815-4 AAPG grants permission for a single photocopy of an item from this publication for personal use. 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Mitchell Manuscript organization: Clive Jones and Caroline Peacock, Exxon Production Research Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3837599/9781629811161_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We wish to express appreciation to the following companies for their generous financial support to non­ industry participants in this Field Conference: AMOCO Production Company P.O. Box 800 Denver, Colorado 80201 BP Exploration 301 St. Vincent Street Glasgow, Scotland G2 5DD Exxon Production Research Company P.O. Box 2189 Houston, Texas 77252-2189 Marathon Oil Company P.O. Box 269 Littleton, Colorado 80160-0269 We would also like to thank the following individuals who have contributed to and enhanced this publication: D. E. Owen; Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Y. Y. Chen, R. Lander, M. B. Farley; Exxon Production Research, Houston, TX R. Cole, A. Trevena; Unocal Research, Brea, CA Cover photo: View of the Campanian stratigraphy looking northeast across an unnamed canyon just west of Blaze Canyon, Book Cliffs, Grand County, Utah (about 3 miles northwest of the town of Thompson). Cliff in the foreground comprises the Desert Member of the Blackhawk Formation, unconformably overlain by the Castlegate Sandstone. The shale slope that lies beyond the trees above the Castlegate is the Buck Tongue of the Mancos Shale. These shales are overlain by cliffs of the Sego Sandstone, on the left side of the photo. In the distance, the Sego Sandstone is at the base of the cliffs, and is overlain by the Neslen and Farrer formations. A description of the facies and sequence stratigraphy of the rocks in this photo are presented in Figure 3-11, DAY THREE of this guide book. Photo taken by A. R. Sprague, Exxon Production Research, Houston, TX. Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3837599/9781629811161_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 CONTENTS LOCATION MAP OF FIELD TRIP STOPS .. vii FIELD TRIP ITINERARY................................ viii, ix PREFACE................................................................ x Utah and Colorado Segment DAY ONE: High-frequency sequence stratigraphy and facies architecture of the Sego Sandstone Member, Price River Formation, Campanian, in the Book Cliffs of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Stop 1-i. Prairie Canyon: Stratigraphic overview of distal Castlegate Sandstone, Buck Tongue of the Mancos Shale and Sego Sandstone....................................................................... 1-2 Stop 1-2. Jim Canyon: Facies and sequence stratigraphy of the Lower Sego............................... 1-3 Stop 1-3, 1-4 & 1-5. Middle Canyon: Sequence stratigraphy of the Lower Sego.....................1-4,1-5 DAY ONE, ACCOMPANYING OVERVIEW PAPER: High frequency sequence-stratigraphy and facies architecture of the Sego Sandstone in the Book Cliffs of western Colorado and eastern Utah. by John C, Vcrn Wgg m e r DAY TWO: Shallow marine facies architecture and parasequence stacking patterns within the Kenilworth Member, Blaekhawk Formation, Campanian, in the Book Cliffs of eastern and central Utah. Stop 2-1A. Sunnyside: Overview of parasequence architecture in the Kenilworth........................ 2-1 Stop 2-1B. Whitmore Canyon: Lithofacies of the Kenilworth..................................................... 2-1 Stop 2-2. Cliff near Woodside: Top Kenilworth sequence boundary and facies changes................ 2-2 Stop 2-3. Price River Canyon: Facies and parasequence stacking patterns within the Kenilworth.. 2-3 Stop 2-4. Blue Castle Butte, Middle Mountain, Gunnison Butte: Basinward facies changes in the Kenilworth................................................................................................................. 2-4 Stop 2-5. Hatch Mesa: Deltaic facies of distal Kenilworth lowstand............................................ 2-5 DAY TWO, ACCOMPANYING OVERVIEW PAPER: Recognition of high-frequency sequences in the Kenilworth Member of the Blaekhawk Formation, Book Cliffs, Utah. b \ David R. Tavlor and Richard W.W. Lovell DAY THREE: Nonmarine sequence stratigraphy and facies architecture of the updip Desert and Castlegate sandstones in the Book Cliffs of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Stop 3-1. Mouth of Tuscher Canyon: Stratigraphic overview of the Desert and Castlegate in an updip depositional setting.................................................................................................. 3-1 Stop 3-2. Tuscher Canyon: Shallow marine facies and parasequence architecture of the Desert 3-2 Stop 3-3,3-4. Tuscher Canyon: Sequence stratigraphy and nonmarine facies architecture of the Desert and Castlegate.......................................................................................... 3-2,3-3 Stop 3-5. Tuscher Canyon: Contact of the Buck Tongue and the Castlegate............................... 3-4 Stop 3-6. Floy Canyon: Overview of Desert sequence stratigraphy at Hatch Mesa...................... 3-4 Stop 3-7. Thompson Canyon: Desert sequence stratigraphy and facies........................................ 3-4 Stop 3-8. Blaze Canyon: Desert and Castlegate sequence stratigraphic summary......................... 3-5 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3837599/9781629811161_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 DAY FOUR: Nonmarine sequence stratigraphy and facies architecture of the downdip Castlegate Sandstone in the Book Cliffs of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Stop 4-1. Sagers Canyon: Sequence stratigraphic overview of the Desert and Castlegate in a depositionally downdip setting................................................................................. 4-2 Stop 4-2. Bull Canyon: Desert marine parasequences and Castlegate incised-valley fills.............. 4-3 Stop 4-3. Horsepasture: Castlegate nonmarine sequence stratigraphy........................................... 4-3 Stop 4-4. Sulphur Canyon: Castlegate marine parasequences....................................................... 4-5 Stop 4-5. West Salt Creek Canyon: Distal Castlegate and oolitic facies....................................... 4-6 DAYS THREE AND FOUR, ACCOMPANYING OVERVIEW PAPER: Sequence stratigraphy and facies architecture of the Desert Member of the Blaekhawk Formation and the Castlegate Formation in the Book Cliffs of western Colorado and eastern Utah. by John C. Van Waeoner Travel Day DAY FIVE: Travel from Grand Junction, Colorado to Farmington, New Mexico, including geologic overview stops in the San Juan mountains. Stop 5-1. Molas Lake: Stratigraphy of the Molas Formation and Leadville Limestone, Carboniferous.......................................................................................................................... 5-1 Stop 5-2. Lime Creek Bum: Sequence boundary in the lower Honaker Trail Formation (Hermosa Group)................................................................................................................... 5-2 Stop 5-3. Durango South: K-T boundary is at the contact of the Kirtland Fm and overlying Animas Fm .............................................................................................................................. 5-2 DAY FIVE, ACCOMPANYING OVERVIEW PAPER: Large-scale sequence stratigraphy of the Phanerozoic of the San Juan Mountain region, Colorado. by Donald E. Owen New Mexico Segment DAY SIX: Facies architecture and sequence stratigraphy of the Tocito, Torrivio and Gallup sandstones, Late Turonian - Coniacian, San Juan Basin, northwestern New Mexico. Stop 6-1. Beautiful Mountain, near Sanostee: Stratigraphic overview of the Gallup, Torrivio and Tocito sandstones......................................................................................... 6-2 Stop 6-2. Rock Ridge (Five Points): Structural elements of the San Juan Basin......................... 6-5 Stop 6-3. Sanostee East. Facies architecture and sequence stratigraphy of the Torrivio and Tocito