It is often oversimplified and mischaracterized as a singular play with homogeneous geology and. Apply to floorhand, computer technician, adjunct faculty and more. Wolfcamp, bone spring, delaware shale plays of the delaware basin. The area encompassing the permian basin, from ordovician through mississippian time, was a large intracratonic basin, the tobosa basin, with the deepest part located just to. The permian basin was developed in the open marine area. Data and models for recovering existing and undiscovered oil resources from the largest oilbearing basin in the u. The mission of the university of texas of the permian basin is to provide quality education to all qualified students in a supportive inperson and online educational environment. The north german basin is a passiveactive rift basin located in central and west europe, lying within the southeastern most portions of the north sea and the southwestern baltic sea and across terrestrial portions of northern germany, netherlands, and poland. White1 introduction the region embraced within the transpecos region of texas encompasses many snapshots of north american geologic history.
Students who pursue graduate studies in geology at ut permian basin benefit from the outstanding natural laboratory of west texas. Students can earn a bachelor of science in geology, bachelor of science in geology with a concentration in petroleum geology, a masters of science in geology, or a nonmajor minor in geology. Permian and triassic stratigraphy, zagros basin, southwest iran journal of petroleum geology, volume 1, no. It covers an area of more than 75,000 square miles and extends across 52 counties in west texas and southeast new mexico. Within the midland basin, the strawn formation, especially the lower interval, is not as predictable as the canyon and cisco missourian and virgilian units in. Permian basin area, texas, united states britannica. The paleontology plan in the department of physical sciences is designed for students with an interest in geology and biology. Apologies for two spelling errors title introduction and ending geoscience. Several bureau projects are focused on reservoir characterization and play analysis of the permian basin. New permian basin player rsp permian has realized its estimated target price already, with room yet for growth given new midland basin reserve estimates. Most of the upper permian hydrocarbon reservoirs are in san andres and grayburg formations galloway et al. Permian basin synthesis project bureau of economic geology. To fully understand the history of oil discoveries in the permian basin, one needs a broad understanding of its geology. The applications are mischaracterizing the geology of the permian basin and proponents of these projects are claiming it is harmless and a great way to diversify local economies.
The foreland basin of these mountains became the permian basin, and the. Although most of our members reside in the permian basin area of west texas and new mexico, we serve anyone with an interest in the geology of the permian basin, including students and geoscientists employed by industry and academia. The pbssepm was formed in 1954 as the permian basin affiliate of the society of economic paleontologists and mineralogists, the society for sedimentary geology. Stratigraphy of permian rocks continued ochoa series overlying the guadalupe series is a thick mass of strata, consisting largely of evaporites, which forms the ochoa series. The basin contains sediment dating to pennsylvanian, wolfcampian wolfcamp formation, leonardian avalon shale. Permian basin geological area the permian basin is an oilandgasproducing area located in west texas and the adjoining area of southeastern new mexico. The permian basin, which covers 75,000 square miles over west texas and southeast new mexico, is the most prolific oil producing basin in the country so much so that its become difficult to. Chapter 2 geologic history of west texas kevin urbanczyk1, david rohr1, and john c. Here are some links to the data we have available on the permian basin, wolfcamp, bone springs, spraberry. The guadalupe series, which is stratigraphically the youngest and highest important producing unit and was therefore among the first to be exploited, contained more than half of all the oil which to date has been found in the permian basin.
Permian basin consortium southwest research institute. Ut permian basin is the perfect place to study geology were located and named after on a famous geologic province known as the permian basin. Evolution and deposition discussed how the greater permian basin gpb formed and was divided into several subbasins. Permian basin s vast reserves could be bigger than anyone imagined with the potential to double the nations onshore. Most of the upper permian hydrocarbon reservoirs are in san andres and grayburg formations. Oil and geology in the permian basin of texas and new. The north german basin is a sub basin of the southern permian basin, that accounts for a composite of intracontinental basins composed. Note the delaware and midland basins, as well as the central basin. Geological introduction for permian basin of west texas and new mexico. It continued to uncover why the midland basin and the delaware basin were different based on variances in sedimentary depositions and tectonics. The permian basin covers approximately 86,000 square miles and encompasses 52 counties in new mexico and texas.
A regional map of the permian basin and adjacent geologic features. A storied oil company that got its start in east texas is seeking its latest fortune in the permian basin of west texas. The permian basin geophysical society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promote the science of geophysics in the permian basin community. Stratigraphic analysis of the bureau of economic geology. Permian basin, large sedimentary basin in western texas and southeastern new mexico, u. In the masters of science program, you will achieve mastery of the fundamentals in geology at a professional level. At the time the basin formed and filled, concurrent. Wolfcamp shale and bone spring formation of the delaware basin 2018. The permian basin is one of the largest sedimentaryfilled basins in north america, located in west texas and southeastern new mexico figure 79. From east to west, the play spans 250 miles and 300 miles from north to south.
Swri geoscientists formed the permian basin consortium to help the oil and gas industry make informed decisions around permian basin geology and. Name dewey lake redbeds applied to rocks above the rustler formation and beneath santa rosa sandstone in west eddy co, nm to loving co, tx and beneath tecovas formation in east winkler to glassock cos, tx, permian basin, that form a single lithologic unit. New mexico geological society guidebook, 31st field conference, transpecos region, 1980 105 a regional geological and geophysical study of the delaware basin, new mexico and west texas g. Comer current address indiana geological survey bloomington, indiana 47405 1991 bureau of economic geology w. Because most of the permian basin region of west texas and southern new mexico is covered by phanerozoic rocks, other means must be found to examine the precambrian upper crustal geology of the. The permian basin is the thickest deposit of permian aged rocks on earth which were rapidly deposited during the collision of north america and gondwana south america and africa between the late mississippian through the permian. With over 6 months of detailed study and research we here at john perez graphic created the permian basin geology. Using a geology based assessment methodology, the u. Apply to petroleum engineer, floorhand, computer technician and more. John perez graphics permian basin geology schematic.
Although most of our members reside in the permian basin area of west texas and new mexico, we serve anyone with an interest in the geology of the permian basin, including students and geoscientists employed by. While the wolfcamp formation is present in both the midland basin and the delaware basin, and is very similar in both subbasins, stratigraphic. Fullerton clear fork lower permian field, permian basin, texas studies aapg studies in geology by stephen c. The purpose of the permian basin genealogical society is to conduct educational programs, to promote interest in genealogical and historical research, to collect and preserve documents pertaining to the history of the permian basin. Geology programs university of texas of the permian basin. The structural development of the basin is generally be divided into three stages. The permian basin covers an area approximately 250 miles wide and 300 miles long and is located in 61 texas counties.
And to help build a large collection at the ector county library for our area. Owing to its economic importance, it is one of the most wellstudied geologic regions of the world. The geologic features characterized include contoured elevation of the top of formation structure, contoured thickness isopach, paleogeography elements, and tectonic structures such as regional faults and folds, as well as play boundaries, well location, and initial wellhead production of. Wtsg fall symposium west texas geological society publication, 97102 on. The permian basin is actually three interconnected basins, the delaware, midland, and val verde basinsseparated by a central basin platform a structural high in the middle of the larger basin. The permian basin is one of the oldest and most widely recognized oil and gas producing regions in the u. The permian basin is a complex sedimentary system located in the foreland of the marathonouachita orogenic belt.
The northwestsoutheast trending holbrook basin embraces an area of thickened permian sedimentary rocks located in eastcentral arizona near the south margin of the colorado plateau. Stratigraphic analysis of the upper devonian woodford formation, permian basin, west texas and southeastern new mexico john b. This basin produced 3% of the worlds petroleum in 1984 and in that year, 1% of the worlds proven reserves were in the permian basin robichaud, 1989. Rsp permian rspp, a recent ipo, is a pureplay exploration and production firm owning 33,933 net acres exclusively in the permian basin s prolific midland basin. Fisher, director the university of texas at austin austin, texas 7877508. Geology, petroleum plan, bs university of texas permian. The permian basin also includes formations that date back to the ordovician period 445 mya.