Every fall since 1950, the New Mexico Geological Society (NMGS) has held an annual Fall Field Con... more Every fall since 1950, the New Mexico Geological Society (NMGS) has held an annual Fall Field Conference that explores some region of New Mexico (or surrounding states). Always well attended, these conferences provide a guidebook to participants. Besides detailed road logs, the guidebooks contain many well written, edited, and peer-reviewed geoscience papers. These books have set the national standard for geologic guidebooks and are an essential geologic reference for anyone working in or around New Mexico. Free Downloads NMGS has decided to make peer-reviewed papers from our Fall Field Conference guidebooks available for free download. Non-members will have access to guidebook papers two years after publication. Members have access to all papers. This is in keeping with our mission of promoting interest, research, and cooperation regarding geology in New Mexico. However, guidebook sales represent a significant proportion of our operating budget. Therefore, only research papers are available for download. Road logs, mini-papers, maps, stratigraphic charts, and other selected content are available only in the printed guidebooks. Copyright Information Publications of the New Mexico Geological Society, printed and electronic, are protected by the copyright laws of the United States. No material from the NMGS website, or printed and electronic publications, may be reprinted or redistributed without NMGS permission. Contact us for permission to reprint portions of any of our publications. One printed copy of any materials from the NMGS website or our print and electronic publications may be made for individual use without our permission. Teachers and students may make unlimited copies for educational use. Any other use of these materials requires explicit permission. This page is intentionally left blank to maintain order of facing pages.
Proceedings Volume: "Karst in New Mexico in recognition of 2022 being the International Year of Caves and Karst", New Mexico Geological Society, 2022 Annual Spring Meeting
This is an updated and simplified version of the New Mexico heat flow data already on the NGDS th... more This is an updated and simplified version of the New Mexico heat flow data already on the NGDS that was used for Play Fairway analysis.
This submission includes three files from two sources. One file is derived from USGS data and inc... more This submission includes three files from two sources. One file is derived from USGS data and includes a series of manipulations to evaluate only shallow wells with high estimated geothermal gradients. Two other files are springs and wells with discharge temperatures above 30°C from the NMBGMR Aquifer Mapping database
The boundary between Middle and Upper Pennsylvanian strata in central New Mexico is generally con... more The boundary between Middle and Upper Pennsylvanian strata in central New Mexico is generally considered to coincide with the contact between the Gray Mesa and the overlying Atrasado formations. This perception was advanced in the Manzano Mountains by D.A. Myers, who reported the early Missourian fusulinid Eowaeringella near the top of the Gray Mesa Formation from a single locality in Gotera Canyon at the northern end of the range. The Gotera Canyon locality was re-examined and the Eowaeringella horizon recovered, together with additional strata 20 to 25 meters higher in the section that contain early forms of Triticites, including T. cf. pygmaeus, T. wellsi, and T. cf. planus. Thus, at Gotera Canyon, the Eowaeringella Zone is present 50 meters above the top of the Gray Mesa Formation, near the base of the Tinajas Member of the Atrasado Formation. The overlying Triticites-bearing strata appear to be common in the lower part of the Tinajas Member, from as far south as the Gotera Cany...
For the New Mexico Play fairway Analysis project, gamma ray geophysical well logs from oil wells ... more For the New Mexico Play fairway Analysis project, gamma ray geophysical well logs from oil wells penetrating the Proterozoic basement in southwestern New Mexico were digitized. Only the portion of the log in the basement was digitized. The gamma ray logs are converted to heat production using the equation (Bucker and Rybach, 1996) : A[µW/m3] = 0.0158 (Gamma Ray [API] – 0.8).
This file contains a compilation of BHT data from oil wells in southwestern New Mexico. Surface t... more This file contains a compilation of BHT data from oil wells in southwestern New Mexico. Surface temperature is calculated using the collar elevation. An estimate of geothermal gradient is calculated using the estimated surface temperature and the uncorrected BHT data.
Compilation of boron, lithium, bromine, and silica data from wells and springs throughout New Mex... more Compilation of boron, lithium, bromine, and silica data from wells and springs throughout New Mexico from a wide variety of sources. The chalcedony geothermometry calculation is included in this file.
Every fall since 1950, the New Mexico Geological Society (NMGS) has held an annual Fall Field Con... more Every fall since 1950, the New Mexico Geological Society (NMGS) has held an annual Fall Field Conference that explores some region of New Mexico (or surrounding states). Always well attended, these conferences provide a guidebook to participants. Besides detailed road logs, the guidebooks contain many well written, edited, and peer-reviewed geoscience papers. These books have set the national standard for geologic guidebooks and are an essential geologic reference for anyone working in or around New Mexico. Free Downloads NMGS has decided to make peer-reviewed papers from our Fall Field Conference guidebooks available for free download. Non-members will have access to guidebook papers two years after publication. Members have access to all papers. This is in keeping with our mission of promoting interest, research, and cooperation regarding geology in New Mexico. However, guidebook sales represent a significant proportion of our operating budget. Therefore, only research papers are available for download. Road logs, mini-papers, maps, stratigraphic charts, and other selected content are available only in the printed guidebooks. Copyright Information Publications of the New Mexico Geological Society, printed and electronic, are protected by the copyright laws of the United States. No material from the NMGS website, or printed and electronic publications, may be reprinted or redistributed without NMGS permission. Contact us for permission to reprint portions of any of our publications. One printed copy of any materials from the NMGS website or our print and electronic publications may be made for individual use without our permission. Teachers and students may make unlimited copies for educational use. Any other use of these materials requires explicit permission. This page is intentionally left blank to maintain order of facing pages.
Proceedings Volume: "Karst in New Mexico in recognition of 2022 being the International Year of Caves and Karst", New Mexico Geological Society, 2022 Annual Spring Meeting
This is an updated and simplified version of the New Mexico heat flow data already on the NGDS th... more This is an updated and simplified version of the New Mexico heat flow data already on the NGDS that was used for Play Fairway analysis.
This submission includes three files from two sources. One file is derived from USGS data and inc... more This submission includes three files from two sources. One file is derived from USGS data and includes a series of manipulations to evaluate only shallow wells with high estimated geothermal gradients. Two other files are springs and wells with discharge temperatures above 30°C from the NMBGMR Aquifer Mapping database
The boundary between Middle and Upper Pennsylvanian strata in central New Mexico is generally con... more The boundary between Middle and Upper Pennsylvanian strata in central New Mexico is generally considered to coincide with the contact between the Gray Mesa and the overlying Atrasado formations. This perception was advanced in the Manzano Mountains by D.A. Myers, who reported the early Missourian fusulinid Eowaeringella near the top of the Gray Mesa Formation from a single locality in Gotera Canyon at the northern end of the range. The Gotera Canyon locality was re-examined and the Eowaeringella horizon recovered, together with additional strata 20 to 25 meters higher in the section that contain early forms of Triticites, including T. cf. pygmaeus, T. wellsi, and T. cf. planus. Thus, at Gotera Canyon, the Eowaeringella Zone is present 50 meters above the top of the Gray Mesa Formation, near the base of the Tinajas Member of the Atrasado Formation. The overlying Triticites-bearing strata appear to be common in the lower part of the Tinajas Member, from as far south as the Gotera Cany...
For the New Mexico Play fairway Analysis project, gamma ray geophysical well logs from oil wells ... more For the New Mexico Play fairway Analysis project, gamma ray geophysical well logs from oil wells penetrating the Proterozoic basement in southwestern New Mexico were digitized. Only the portion of the log in the basement was digitized. The gamma ray logs are converted to heat production using the equation (Bucker and Rybach, 1996) : A[µW/m3] = 0.0158 (Gamma Ray [API] – 0.8).
This file contains a compilation of BHT data from oil wells in southwestern New Mexico. Surface t... more This file contains a compilation of BHT data from oil wells in southwestern New Mexico. Surface temperature is calculated using the collar elevation. An estimate of geothermal gradient is calculated using the estimated surface temperature and the uncorrected BHT data.
Compilation of boron, lithium, bromine, and silica data from wells and springs throughout New Mex... more Compilation of boron, lithium, bromine, and silica data from wells and springs throughout New Mexico from a wide variety of sources. The chalcedony geothermometry calculation is included in this file.
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