Finn, Thomas M. (0000-0001-6396-9351) 20230728 tabular digital data https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U9I10S Thomas M. Finn Christopher J. Schenk Tracey J. Mercier Cheryl A. Woodall Heidi M. Leathers-Miller Phuong A. Le Andrea D. Cicero Geoffrey S. Ellis Michael H. Gardner Sarah E. Gelman Jane S. Hearon Benjamin G. Johnson Scott A. Kinney Jenny H. Lagesse Kira K. Timm Scott S. Young 2024 publication n/a US Geological Survey https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20233049 This compilation presents total organic carbon and pyrolysis analysis data for the Pierre Shale, Niobrara Formation, and other Cretaceous marine shales in the Raton Basin-Sierra Grande Uplift Province. The data was used to characterize these potential source rock intervals in support of the oil and gas resource assessment in the province. The data was compiled from the publicly available files at the USGS Core Research Center in Lakewood, Colorado and from published literature. The data was created to support the U.S. Geological Survey assessment of the continuous oil and gas resources of the Pierre Shale and Niobrara Formation in the Raton Basin Basin-Sierra Grande Uplift Province, 2022. Included with this data release: Raton Basin source rock data - data file available as .csv and .xlsx Column_Descriptions - .csv References: Broadhead, R.F., 2008, The natural gas potential of north-central New Mexico—Colfax, Mora and Taos Counties: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Open File Report no. 510, 145 p. Gautier, D.L., Clayton, J.L., Leventhal, J.S., and Reddin, N.J., 1984, origin and source-rock potential of the Sharon Springs Member of the Pierre Shale, Colorado and Kansas, in Woodward, J., Meissner, F.F., and Clayton, J.L., eds., Hydrocarbon source rocks of the greater Rocky Mountain region: Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Guidebook, p. 369–385. Scott, G.R., Cobban, W.A., and Merewether, E.A., 1986, Stratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation in the Raton Basin, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Bulletin 115, 34 p. 1984 2022 ground condition Complete None planned -105.3315 -104.2382 38.1979 36.4000 ISO 19115 Topic Category geoscientificInformation USGS Energy Resources Thesaurus Raton Basin Pierre Shale Niobrara Formation Cretaceous shales total organic carbon programmed pyrolysis source rock potential USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:649db6e0d34ef77fcb03fdd6 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Raton Basin Colorado New Mexico None. Please see 'Distribution Info' for details. None. Users are advised to read the dataset's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations. Thomas M Finn U.S. Geological Survey, ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION Geologist mailing address

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Lakewood CO 80225 US 303-236-9393 303-236-0459 finn@usgs.gov No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted. No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted. The dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Blank values indicate no data were available. The data was compiled from the publicly available files at the USGS Core Research Center in Lakewood, Colorado and from published literature (Gautier and others, 1984; Scott and others, 1986; Broadhead, 2008). 2022 Pyrolysis, total organic carbon, and total carbon data compiled from the Cretaceous marine shales in the Raton Basin. Includes location and well identification information. Please see Column Descriptions file for detailed information. Please see Column Descriptions file for detailed information. GS ScienceBase U.S. Geological Survey mailing address

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