Subsurface and Outcrop Examination of the Capitan Shelf Margin, Northern Delaware Basin

Shelf sandstone reservoirs are becoming a more and more common exploration target. What they are, how they may be characterized, and how they differ from shoreline and deep-water deposits in the subject of this publication. Shelf sands and sandstone reservoirs are among the more poorly understood types of sandstones. Continental, shoreline and deep water sandstones have all been studied in much more depth than have shelf sands and sandstones. However, during the last fifteen years significant progress has been made in understanding shelf sands and sandstones. Studies of modern sediments have allowed us to understand many of the depositional processes active on the shelf. This book is intended to be an up-to-date summary of shelf processes and products. The papers are intended for those new to shelf sands and sandstones as well as the shelf specialist.
An Investigation of the Use of Paleomagnetic Techniques in a Carbonate Terrane - The Capitan Reef Complex, Southwestern U.S.A. Available to Purchase
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Published:January 01, 1989
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Gill Darke, 1989. "An Investigation of the Use of Paleomagnetic Techniques in a Carbonate Terrane - The Capitan Reef Complex, Southwestern U.S.A.", Subsurface and Outcrop Examination of the Capitan Shelf Margin, Northern Delaware Basin, Paul M. Harris, George A. Grover
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Abstract
Paleomagnetic methods have been used to obtain both qualitative and quantitative data concerning the depositional and diagenetic environments of rocks from the Capitan Reef Complex (Guadalupian, Upper Permian) in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and New Mexico, southwestern U.S.A. The natural remanent magnetism (NRM) of rocks can be dated using paleomagnetic methods. This information on absolute ages can place constraints on the timing of depositional and diagenetic events. The study of magnetic minerals in rocks can also yield qualitative data concerning the nature of the system in which those minerals developed.