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Homer Seldovia Soldotna Seward Kenai Gulf of Alaska Inlet Cook Augustine Island Kalgin Island Anchorage Eklutna Peters Creek Eagle River 1N 1N 1S Seward Meridian Seward Base Line 1S 2N 2N 2S 3N 3N 3S 4S 3S 4N 4N 4S 5N 5N 5S 6N 6N 6S 7N 7N 7S 8N 8N 8S 8S 9N 9N 9S 9S 10N 10N 10S 10S 11N 11N 24W 23W 11S 11S 11S 10S 9S 9S 8S 8S 7S 7S 6S 5S 12S 12S 12S 12N 12N 11W 9W 8W 7W 6W 13W 12W 14W 15W 17W 26W 27W 29W 30W 12S 13N 13N 14N 14N 15N 15N 16N 16N 17N 17N 18N 19N 18N 1E 1E 1W 1W 1W 2E 2E 2W 2W 3W 4W 5W 3E 3E 3W 4E 5W 19N 13W 12W 11W 10W 9W 8W 7W 6W 14W 16W 17W 18W 19W 20W 21W 22W 23W 24W 25W 27W 20N 28W ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -15000 -10000 0 0 0 0 0 -10000 -10000 -15000 -5000 0 -10000 -5000 -20000 -20000 -15000 -15000 -5000 -10000 -5000 -20000 -15000 -5000 0 0 -10000 -15000 -5000 -5000 -10000 -10000 -5000 0 0 -5000 0 -15000 Eagle River Fault Border Border Ranges Ranges Fault Fault Lake Fault Clark Bruin Fault Bay Castle Fault Mountain Seldovia Arch (Approximate ) Location 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 99 100 101 60°00´ 60°00´ 61°00´ 61°00´ 154°00´ 154°00´ 153°00´ 152°00´ 152°00´ 151°00´ 151°00´ 150°00´ 150°00´ 149°00´ 153°00´ 61°30´ 60°30´ 59°30´ 59°30´ 60°30´ 61°30´ 7N 7N 8N 8N 9N 9N 10N 10N 13W 13W 12W 12W 11W 14W 14W 15W -15000 -10000 -5000 -20000 -25000 -10000 Bruin Bay Fault 0 5 10 15 Mi. 15 23 24 32 33 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 69 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 86 Enlarged view of structure on west side of northern Cook Inlet Position of Bruin Bay fault is modified from Magoon and others (1976). Traces of Lake Clark and Castle Mountain faults are simplified from Magoon and others (1976). Trace of Eagle River fault is simplified from Magoon and others (1976). Position of Border Ranges fault is highly uncertain between Seldovia and Peters Creek-Eklutna area where it is concealed by Cenozoic units. Trace shown here is modified after Wilson and others (2009). 1 50009100010000 ROMIG PARK INC - 1 2635 -2494 2 50009100030000 KNIK ARM ST - 1 3620 -3521 3 50009100040000 LORRAINE ST - 1 7100 -6859 4 50009100090000 J M NEEDHAM - 1 2121 -1742 5 50009100110000 WALLACE KNUTSON - 1A 3453 -3309 6 50009100120000 WASILLA ST - 1 2970 -2937 7 50009200020000 FISHHOOK - 1 1950 -1230 8 50133100020000 NINILCHIK UNION - 1 12700 -12373 9 50133100030000 NINILCHIK UNIT MOBIL - 1 12183 -11946 10 50133100047000 DEEP CK - 1RDPB1 13780 -13143 11 50133100170000 NAPTOWNE UNIT - 24-08 14705 -14425 12 50133100210000 SWAN LK UNIT - 2 5850 -5725 13 50133100220000 SOLDOTNA CK UNIT - 22-32 13685 -13330 14 50133100250000 SWAN LK UNIT - 1 11587 -11232 15 50133100280000 W FORELAND - 1 11494 -11404 16 50133100290000 BIRCH HILL UNIT - 22-25 15220 -14992 17 50133100360000 PT POSSESSION UNIT - 1 14895 -14680 18 50133101090000 SOLDOTNA CK UNIT - 341-04 11090 -10910 19 50133101160000 HALASKO KING OIL - 1 11830 -11705 20 50133101310000 SOLDOTNA CK UNIT - 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1 11737 -11373 62 50733100520000 TRADING BAY - 1A 6010 -5983 63 50733100560000 TRADING BAY ST - A-02 6605 -6291 64 50733100590000 GRANITE PT - 1 11508 -11447 65 50733100770000 MIDDLE GROUND SHOAL ST SRS - 1 9049 -9005 66 50733100820000 MIDDLE GROUND SHOAL - A43-11 9712 -9549 67 50733200240000 FORELAND ST UNIT - 1 12035 -12001 68 50733200310000 W TRADING BAY ST - 1 6251 -6211 69 50733200760000 TRADING BAY ST - A-12 7255 -6275 70 50733200960000 W FORELAND UNIT - 5 8585 -8494 71 50733201280000 KUSTATAN RIV UNIT - 43-30 10440 -10362 72 50733201300000 TRADING BAY UNIT - G-07 11205 -10422 73 50733201340000 N TRADING BAY UNIT - SPR-04 9985 -9187 74 50733201380000 MIDDLE RIV ST UNIT - 2 8080 -7792 75 50733201680000 TRADING BAY UNIT - D-17 11630 -10746 76 50733201730000 GRANITE PT ST 18761 - MUCI-1 13365 -12041 77 50733201780000 TRADING BAY UNIT - G-19 12033 -10985 78 50733201940000 TRADING BAY UNIT - G-31 12476 -10459 79 50733201980000 TRADING BAY UNIT - G-32 11535 -10323 80 50733202140000 TRADING BAY ST - 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1 670 -591 101* 55220000090000 OCS 0243 FALCON - 1 1995 -1884 Well Number Well Number API No. API No. Well Name Well Name Measured Measured True Vertical True Vertical Depth (ft) Depth (ft) Depth, Subsea (ft) Depth, Subsea (ft) *Denotes wells with sonic and density logs. Yellow denotes wells with publicly available check shots. Green denotes wells with good synthetic ties to seismic. Table 1. Depth to top Mesozoic unconformity in oil and gas wells (ordered by API Number). Well locations, borehole logs, and deviation surveys from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Measured depth pick interpreted by the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas. 60°00´ 60°00´ 61°00´ 61°00´ 154°00´ 154°00´ 153°00´ 152°00´ 152°00´ 151°00´ 151°00´ 150°00´ 150°00´ 149°00´ 153°00´ 61°30´ 60°30´ 59°30´ 59°30´ 60°30´ 61°30´ Bruin Fault Bay Eagle River Fault Border Border Ranges Ranges Fault Fault Lake Fault Clark Castle Fault Mountain Location Map Red outline encompasses 3,547 km (2,204 mi) of CI88 and CI89 prefix seismic data used in this mapping. Homer 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Mi 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Km Tustumena Lake Skilak Lake Gulf of Alaska Cook Inlet Augustine Island (Approximate Location) Kalgin Island Soldotna Kenai Seldovia Seward Anchorage Eagle River Peters Creek Eklutna Seldovia Arch Oil accumulation Fault - dashed where approximately located Fold axis - dashed where approximately located Depth contours - dashed outside of seismic control; queried where inferred or doubtful Strike-slip fault Red line on location map above denotes area of seismic reflection data used in this study Index contour (depth in feet relative to sea level datum) Intermediate contour Well with base Tertiary penetrations Thrust fault - sawteeth on upper plate (seismic derived) Thrust fault - sawteeth on upper plate Normal fault (seismic derived) Anticline Anticline Syncline Syncline Gas accumulation Vertical depth in feet Datum: Sea Level Map Symbols *Oil and gas accumulations are displayed for reference only. They are typically located within the shallower Tertiary section, not at the mapped surface. ? ? 36 -5000 -25000 -19000 -13000 -6500 0 Cook Inlet Stratigraphic Column Late Neocomian Early Paleocene Top Mesozoic Unconformity Eocene Oligocene Miocene Pliocene Early Late Late Early Middle Middle 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 Talkeetna Kamishak Tuxedni Chinitna Naknek Staniukovich Herendeen/ Nelchina Matanuska Kaguyak Saddle Mtn Mbr Unnamed West Foreland Hemlock Tyonek Sterling Beluga Epoch Period Era Stratigraphy Age (Ma) Tertiary Cenozoic Cretaceous Mesozoic Jurassic Triassic Redrawn from Curry and others (1993) and Swenson (2003). 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 Miles 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 Kilometers Scale 1: 500,000 Quadrangle Index 153°00´ 153°00´ 150°00´ 150°00´ 61°30´ 60°30´ 59°30´ 59°30´ 60°30´ 61°30´ KENAI TYONEK SELDOVIA ILIAMNA SEWARD LIME HILLS LAKE CLARK ANCHORAGE BLYING SOUND Map Location The State of Alaska makes no express or implied warranties (including warranties for merchantability or fitness) with respect to the character, functions, or capabilities of the electronic products or services or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from use of the electronic products or services, any failure thereof or otherwise, and in no event will the State of Alaska's liability to the Requestor or anyone else exceed the fee paid for the electronic product or service. DGGS publications can be purchased or ordered from the Fairbanks office at: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys 3354 College Road Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-3707 Phone: 907-451-5000 Fax: 907-451-5050 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.dggs.alaska.gov ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 2010-2 Shellenbaum and others (2010) Sheet 1 of 1 Base from State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Alaska Statewide Core GIS database. Universal Transverse Mercator Projection Zone 5 North GCS North American 1983 False Easting: 500000.000000 False Northing: 0.000000 Central Meridian: -153.000000 Scale Factor: 0.999600 Latitude of Origin: 0.000000 Linear Unit: Meter Township Range grid labels are relative to Seward Meridian and Base Line TOP MESOZOIC UNCONFORMITY DEPTH MAP OF THE COOK INLET BASIN, ALASKA by 1 1 2 Diane P. Shellenbaum , Laura S. Gregersen and Paige R. Delaney 2010 The QR (quick response) code printed on this report is an encoded URL, scannable by mobile devices. This URL will take you to the DGGS web page, from which the report can be downloaded at no charge. Top Mesozoic Unconformity Depth Surface Construction Introduction This map shows the depth (in feet below sea level) to the top Mesozoic unconformity, an important stratigraphic horizon in the Cook Inlet basin, Alaska. Since 1957, more than 1.3 billion barrels of oil and more than 7.7 trillion cubic feet of gas (Alaska Division of Oil and Gas, 2010) have been produced from the Cook Inlet basin, nearly all of it from Tertiary strata that overlie the top Mesozoic unconformity. The source rock for the oil is located in the Mesozoic, and multiple wells have encountered oil shows while drilling through Mesozoic stratigraphy. The map was constructed primarily from marine seismic reflection data and oil and gas wells that penetrated the top Mesozoic unconformity. Where the well control is too dense to differentiate at the 1:500,000 scale, an inset map is provided. The map was prepared as part of a multi- year, multi-faceted effort by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to provide the public with the most accurate information possible on the geologic framework of this economically important area. Well Interpretation All public wells were obtained from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conserva- tion Commission (AOGCC). The wells that penetrated the Mesozoic unconformity are listed in table 1, Depth to top Mesozoic unconformity in oil and gas wells. The depth to the top Mesozoic unconformity record- ed in the table was interpreted using borehole geophysical log character, lithologic logs, and palynology data (Zippi, 2006). Where available, sonic and density logs were edited and combined to create synthetic seismograms (denoted by an asterisk in table 1) used in calibrating to the seismic data. Seismic Interpretation (See Location Map for area of two-dimensional seismic coverage) The seismic dataset used for interpretation consists of 3,547 km (2,204 mi) of proprietary, speculative two-dimensional marine data (CI88 and CI89 prefix lines, owned and marketed by CGGVeritas). Together, these surveys include 97 lines with typical spacing of 2.5–8 km (1.5–5 mi), representing a high-quality regional dataset, used by the Alaska Depart- ment of Natural Resources with permission from CGGVeritas. To tie the seismic data to the well data, calibrations were attempted for all synthetic seismograms of wells on or near seismic lines. Well ties to seismic were analyzed both visually and statistically. Data quality chal- lenges included incomplete or missing logs, hole problems, coals (which cause washouts and significant inter-bed multiples and associated loss of transmitted energy), and out-of-plane energy. Only two wells, the North Foreland St. #1 and OCS 0168 (Coho) #2, highlighted in green on table 1, yielded synthetic seismogram to seismic ties of good quality to the top Mesozoic unconformity. The remainder of the synthetic seismograms were useful in predicting the seismic character of the West Foreland Formation. Check shot velocity surveys were publicly available from two wells, OCS 0243 (Falcon) #1 and OCS 0086 (Guppy) #1, and are highlighted in yellow on table 1. Depth-variant velocities were calculated from the synthetic seismogram ties and from the measured check shots to generate a depth and spatially variant velocity field. This field is highly under sampled from a full basin structural perspective, but was still helpful as a first pass depth-to-time conversion in projecting well formation tops onto the seismic. The following data and observations were integrated to generate the top Mesozoic unconformity seismic interpretation: Time-to-depth relationships based on synthetic seismograms and checkshot velocity surveys Top Mesozoic unconformity well picks displayed in time Top West Foreland Formation seismic interpretation. This promi- nent seismic horizon is a short distance above, and generally con- formable with, the top Mesozoic unconformity. Synthetic seismo- grams at this horizon generally showed a significant decrease in acoustic impedance, which should translate to a consistent strong reflector on the seismic. Interpretation of this horizon helped guide the underlying top Mesozoic unconformity pick. The top Mesozoic is sometimes an angular unconformity, and seis- mic reflectors below it can have steeper dips, and be truncated by the unconformity surface. Seismic time-to-depth conversion: Final two-way time seismic picks on the top Mesozoic unconformity were gridded to form a surface. Time values were extracted at well penetrations by piercing the time sur- face with the well paths. The top Mesozoic unconformity depths at the well penetrations were divided by one-way time values to create ‘pseudo-velocities’, or average velocities from the horizon to the surface. An implicit assumption in this depth conversion methodology is that the structural dip varies smoothly between control points. However, wells are mostly drilled on major structural highs in Cook Inlet, resulting in additional velocity control points being needed in areas of inadequate sampling, predominantly in the deeper parts of the basin. The additional control point values were estimated from cross plots of time versus pseudo-velocity, extrapolating an interpreted time-velocity slope to the deeper times observed on the seismic. The velocities from well penetra- tions and added control were then gridded to form a horizon velocity surface, which was multiplied with the seismic one-way time surface to create a depth surface. The depth surface contours were hand edited to remove computer-generated artifacts, which were especially apparent on the edges of seismic control and near faults and other areas of strong structural variability. Interpretation Outside Seismic Control The following data were used to interpret the top Mesozoic unconformity depth surface where seismic was not available: Well penetrations. See table 1. Bounding faults and fold axes. In places, the western edge of the basin is bounded by faults (Bruin Bay, Lake Clark, and Castle Mountain) as mapped by Magoon and others (1976), locally modi- fied where seismic data are available (see Location Map). The Bor- der Ranges and Eagle River faults (Wilson and others, 2009) are displayed along the eastern edge of the basin, but their traces do not everywhere coincide with the zero depth contour of the top Meso- zoic unconformity surface. This is particularly apparent in the Kachemak Bay area, where well and outcrop data indicate a signifi- cant thickness of Cenozoic basin fill overlying the concealed trace of the Border Ranges fault. In addition, it was noted that the surface fold axes from Magoon and others (1976) matched reasonably well with the subsurface top Mesozoic unconformity fold axes as mapped from seismic data, so the surface fold axes (shown on Location Map) were used to influence contours outside of areas controlled by seismic. Contacts between Mesozoic and Tertiary geologic units. From sur- face geologic mapping (Magoon and others, 1976; Wilson and others, 2009). Structural contour maps from AOGCC annual reports. The vast majority of Cook Inlet oil and gas fields are found in structural traps within the Tertiary section. Where seismic data are available, we noted that the top Mesozoic unconformity structure generally mimics the structure of shallower horizons that host the fields. Therefore, for areas outside seismic control, where a shallower structure contour map was available, the general shapes of those elements were projected to the top Mesozoic unconformity surface. Structure contour maps for some of the fields were not available from AOGCC annual reports, but even in those cases, top Mesozoic unconformity contours were shaped to imply a structural high under the assumption that all fields discovered so far occur in structural traps. It is very likely that many of these structures have fault involvement, but where no seismic data was available, no faults were mapped. Uncertainty and Error Contours outside of the CI88 and CI89 two-dimensional seismic cover- age are dashed to indicate uncertainty. Contours outside seismic cover- age with little well control have even higher uncertainties, and are desig- nated with question marks. The absolute depth error at any given point on the map is difficult to quantify and results from uncertainties in (a) the depth pick in wells, (b) interpolation between and extrapolation away from wells, (c) time picks on seismic, (d) variations in the seismic veloci- ty field, and (e) gridding, contouring, and smoothing artifacts, particu- larly in areas of sparse seismic and well control. There is also a certain amount of spatial uncertainty regarding the inter- section of the top Mesozoic unconformity horizon with the Bruin Bay and Castle Mountain–Lake Clark fault systems that bound the basin to the west. The fault traces (Magoon and others, 1976) indicate surface expression, whereas the base Tertiary surface lies at varying depths. The unconformity depth surface has been contoured as if the faults are single vertical entities, but the reality is certain to be more structurally complex. The magnitude of this spatial uncertainty depends on the dips and com- plexity of the faults as well as the depth of the base Tertiary surface. The deeper the surface and the shallower the actual fault dips, the larger the potential error. Acknowledgments The authors gratefully acknowledge CGGVeritas for authorizing the use of CI88 and CI89 Cook Inlet marine speculative 2D seismic survey in the construction of this map. In addition, significant improvements were made to the map thanks to the careful review and accompanying sugges- tions from technical reviewers P.L. Decker 1 and R.G. Stanley 2 . Valuable assistance was provided by A.M. Loveland 3 for metadata and for arranging a contract for digital topography. Finally, the map benefited greatly from the outstanding cartographic expertise provided by M.E. Pritchard 1 . Edited by: P.K. Davis 3 and J.M. Robinson 3 Affiliations 1 Alaska Division of Oil and Gas 550 West 7 th Ave., Suite 800 Anchorage, AK 99501-3560 Email: [email protected] 2 U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 3 Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys 3354 College Road Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707 Data Sources and References Cited Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), 2010, Annual Report and public well databases, http://doa.alaska.gov/ogc/. Alaska Division of Oil and Gas, 2010, Alaska Oil and Gas Report 2009, http://www.dog.dnr.state.ak.us/oil/products/publications/publi- cations.htm. Canadian Stratigraphic Services Lithologic Logs, www.canstrat.com (choose log index for details). CGGVeritas CI88 and CI89 marine 2D seismic speculative data, www.cggveritas.com (choose Products & Services / Data Library for details). Magoon, L.B., Adkison, W.L., and Egbert, R.M., 1976, Map showing geology, wildcat wells, Tertiary plant-fossil localities, K-Ar age dates and petroleum operations, Cook Inlet area, Alaska: U.S. Geo- logical Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-1019, 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000. Magoon, L.B., Griesback, F.B., and Egbert, R.M., 1980, Nonmarine Upper Cretaceous rocks, Cook Inlet, Alaska: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 64, no. 8, p. 1,259–1,266. Swenson, R.F., 2003, Introduction to Tertiary tectonics and sedimentation in the Cook Inlet basin, in Dallegge, T.A., compiler, 2001 Guide to the Petroleum, Geology, and Shallow Gas Potential of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: Alaska Divisi on of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 128, 89 p., 1 DVD. Wilson, F.H., Hults, C.P., Schmoll, H.R., Haeussler, P.J., Schmidt. J.M., Yehle, L.A., and Labay, K.A., 2009, Preliminary geologic map of the Cook Inlet region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1108, 2 plates, scale 1:250,000. Zippi, P.A., 2006, Greater Cook Inlet stratigraphic palynology control database and study: Biostratigraphy.com, unpublished proprietary report, 187 p.

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Trace of Eagle River fault is simplified fromMagoon and others (1976).

Position of Border Ranges fault is highly uncertain between Seldovia andPeters Creek-Eklutna area where it is concealed by Cenozoic units.Trace shown here is modified after Wilson and others (2009).

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56 50733100240000 REDOUBT SHOAL ST 22064 - 1 14239 -14208

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60 50733100410000 MIDDLE RIV ST ARCO - 1 6954 -6873

61 50733100450000 KUSTATAN-UNION - 1 11737 -11373

62 50733100520000 TRADING BAY - 1A 6010 -5983

63 50733100560000 TRADING BAY ST - A-02 6605 -6291

64 50733100590000 GRANITE PT - 1 11508 -11447

65 50733100770000 MIDDLE GROUND SHOAL ST SRS - 1 9049 -9005

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67 50733200240000 FORELAND ST UNIT - 1 12035 -12001

68 50733200310000 W TRADING BAY ST - 1 6251 -6211

69 50733200760000 TRADING BAY ST - A-12 7255 -6275

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71 50733201280000 KUSTATAN RIV UNIT - 43-30 10440 -10362

72 50733201300000 TRADING BAY UNIT - G-07 11205 -10422

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74 50733201380000 MIDDLE RIV ST UNIT - 2 8080 -7792

75 50733201680000 TRADING BAY UNIT - D-17 11630 -10746

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77 50733201780000 TRADING BAY UNIT - G-19 12033 -10985

78 50733201940000 TRADING BAY UNIT - G-31 12476 -10459

79 50733201980000 TRADING BAY UNIT - G-32 11535 -10323

80 50733202140000 TRADING BAY ST - A-11 7180 -6924

81 50733202330000 N TRADING BAY UNIT - S-08 11730 -10745

82 50733203250000 W TRADING BAY - 1 8660 -8300

83 50733203610000 S MCARTHUR RIV - 1A 12830 -12149

84 50733203720000 BEARD ST - 1-11 11246 -11126

85 50733204180000 STURGEON - 1 6894 -6830

86 50733204280000 TRADING BAY UNIT - M-29 11191 -10340

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88 50831100070000 COAL BAY ST - 1 3965 -3908

89 50883100020000 TYONEK ST 17588 - 1 13200 -13111

90 50883100180000 N COOK INLET ST - 1 14220 -14291

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92* 50883200850000 N FORELAND ST - 1 15569 -15451

93* 55219000050000 OCS 0168 COHO - 2 4052 -4001

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95* 55220000020000 OCS 0097 RAVEN - 1 2595 -2505

96* 55220000030000 OCS 0086 GUPPY - 1 5010 -4965

97* 55220000050000 OCS 0136 BEDE - 1 3505 -3427

98* 55220000060000 OCS 0152 BOWHEAD - 1 3935 -3856

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101* 55220000090000 OCS 0243 FALCON - 1 1995 -1884

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Depth (ft) Depth (ft)Depth, Subsea (ft) Depth, Subsea (ft)

*Denotes wells with sonic and density logs. Yellow denotes wells with publicly available check shots. Green denotes wells with good synthetic ties to seismic.

Table 1. Depth to top Mesozoic unconformity in oil and gas wells (ordered by API Number). Well locations, borehole logs, and deviation surveys from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Measured depth pick interpreted by the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas.

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TOP MESOZOIC UNCONFORMITY DEPTH MAP OF THE COOK INLET BASIN, ALASKAby

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Top Mesozoic Unconformity Depth Surface Construction

Introduction This map shows the depth (in feet below sea level) to the top Mesozoic unconformity, an important stratigraphic horizon in the Cook Inlet basin, Alaska. Since 1957, more than 1.3 billion barrels of oil and more than 7.7 trillion cubic feet of gas (Alaska Division of Oil and Gas, 2010) have been produced from the Cook Inlet basin, nearly all of it from Tertiary strata that overlie the top Mesozoic unconformity. The source rock for the oil is located in the Mesozoic, and multiple wells have encountered oil shows while drilling through Mesozoic stratigraphy.

The map was constructed primarily from marine seismic reflection data and oil and gas wells that penetrated the top Mesozoic unconformity. Where the well control is too dense to differentiate at the 1:500,000 scale, an inset map is provided. The map was prepared as part of a multi-year, multi-faceted effort by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to provide the public with the most accurate information possible on the geologic framework of this economically important area.

Well Interpretation

All public wells were obtained from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conserva-tion Commission (AOGCC). The wells that penetrated the Mesozoic unconformity are listed in table 1, Depth to top Mesozoic unconformity in oil and gas wells. The depth to the top Mesozoic unconformity record-ed in the table was interpreted using borehole geophysical log character, lithologic logs, and palynology data (Zippi, 2006). Where available, sonic and density logs were edited and combined to create synthetic seismograms (denoted by an asterisk in table 1) used in calibrating to the seismic data.

Seismic Interpretation

(See Location Map for area of two-dimensional seismic coverage)

The seismic dataset used for interpretation consists of 3,547 km (2,204 mi) of proprietary, speculative two-dimensional marine data (CI88 and CI89 prefix lines, owned and marketed by CGGVeritas). Together, these surveys include 97 lines with typical spacing of 2.5–8 km (1.5–5 mi), representing a high-quality regional dataset, used by the Alaska Depart-ment of Natural Resources with permission from CGGVeritas.

To tie the seismic data to the well data, calibrations were attempted for all synthetic seismograms of wells on or near seismic lines. Well ties to seismic were analyzed both visually and statistically. Data quality chal-lenges included incomplete or missing logs, hole problems, coals (which cause washouts and significant inter-bed multiples and associated loss of transmitted energy), and out-of-plane energy. Only two wells, the North Foreland St. #1 and OCS 0168 (Coho) #2, highlighted in green on table 1, yielded synthetic seismogram to seismic ties of good quality to the top Mesozoic unconformity. The remainder of the synthetic seismograms were useful in predicting the seismic character of the West Foreland Formation.

Check shot velocity surveys were publicly available from two wells, OCS 0243 (Falcon) #1 and OCS 0086 (Guppy) #1, and are highlighted in yellow on table 1. Depth-variant velocities were calculated from the synthetic seismogram ties and from the measured check shots to generate a depth and spatially variant velocity field. This field is highly under sampled from a full basin structural perspective, but was still helpful as a first pass depth-to-time conversion in projecting well formation tops onto the seismic.

The following data and observations were integrated to generate the top Mesozoic unconformity seismic interpretation:

Time-to-depth relationships based on synthetic seismograms and checkshot velocity surveys Top Mesozoic unconformity well picks displayed in time Top West Foreland Formation seismic interpretation. This promi-nent seismic horizon is a short distance above, and generally con-formable with, the top Mesozoic unconformity. Synthetic seismo-grams at this horizon generally showed a significant decrease in acoustic impedance, which should translate to a consistent strong reflector on the seismic. Interpretation of this horizon helped guide the underlying top Mesozoic unconformity pick. The top Mesozoic is sometimes an angular unconformity, and seis-mic reflectors below it can have steeper dips, and be truncated by the unconformity surface.

Seismic time-to-depth conversion: Final two-way time seismic picks on the top Mesozoic unconformity were gridded to form a surface. Time values were extracted at well penetrations by piercing the time sur-face with the well paths. The top Mesozoic unconformity depths at the well penetrations were divided by one-way time values to create ‘pseudo-velocities’, or average velocities from the horizon to the surface.

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An implicit assumption in this depth conversion methodology is that the structural dip varies smoothly between control points. However, wells are mostly drilled on major structural highs in Cook Inlet, resulting in additional velocity control points being needed in areas of inadequate sampling, predominantly in the deeper parts of the basin. The additional control point values were estimated from cross plots of time versus pseudo-velocity, extrapolating an interpreted time-velocity slope to the deeper times observed on the seismic. The velocities from well penetra-tions and added control were then gridded to form a horizon velocity surface, which was multiplied with the seismic one-way time surface to create a depth surface. The depth surface contours were hand edited to remove computer-generated artifacts, which were especially apparent on the edges of seismic control and near faults and other areas of strong structural variability. Interpretation Outside Seismic Control The following data were used to interpret the top Mesozoic unconformity depth surface where seismic was not available:

Well penetrations. See table 1. Bounding faults and fold axes. In places, the western edge of the basin is bounded by faults (Bruin Bay, Lake Clark, and Castle Mountain) as mapped by Magoon and others (1976), locally modi-fied where seismic data are available (see Location Map). The Bor-der Ranges and Eagle River faults (Wilson and others, 2009) are displayed along the eastern edge of the basin, but their traces do not everywhere coincide with the zero depth contour of the top Meso-zoic unconformity surface. This is particularly apparent in the Kachemak Bay area, where well and outcrop data indicate a signifi-cant thickness of Cenozoic basin fill overlying the concealed trace of the Border Ranges fault. In addition, it was noted that the surface fold axes from Magoon and others (1976) matched reasonably well with the subsurface top Mesozoic unconformity fold axes as mapped from seismic data, so the surface fold axes (shown on Location Map) were used to influence contours outside of areas controlled by seismic.

Contacts between Mesozoic and Tertiary geologic units. From sur-face geologic mapping (Magoon and others, 1976; Wilson and others, 2009).

• Structural contour maps from AOGCC annual reports. The vast majority of Cook Inlet oil and gas fields are found in structural traps within the Tertiary section. Where seismic data are available, we noted that the top Mesozoic unconformity structure generally mimics the structure of shallower horizons that host the fields. Therefore, for areas outside seismic control, where a shallower structure contour map was available, the general shapes of those elements were projected to the top Mesozoic unconformity surface. Structure contour maps for some of the fields were not available from AOGCC annual reports, but even in those cases, top Mesozoic unconformity contours were shaped to imply a structural high under the assumption that all fields discovered so far occur in structural traps. It is very likely that many of these structures have fault involvement, but where no seismic data was available, no faults were mapped.

Uncertainty and Error

Contours outside of the CI88 and CI89 two-dimensional seismic cover-age are dashed to indicate uncertainty. Contours outside seismic cover-age with little well control have even higher uncertainties, and are desig-nated with question marks. The absolute depth error at any given point on the map is difficult to quantify and results from uncertainties in (a) the depth pick in wells, (b) interpolation between and extrapolation away from wells, (c) time picks on seismic, (d) variations in the seismic veloci-ty field, and (e) gridding, contouring, and smoothing artifacts, particu-larly in areas of sparse seismic and well control.

There is also a certain amount of spatial uncertainty regarding the inter-section of the top Mesozoic unconformity horizon with the Bruin Bay and Castle Mountain–Lake Clark fault systems that bound the basin to the west. The fault traces (Magoon and others, 1976) indicate surface expression, whereas the base Tertiary surface lies at varying depths. The unconformity depth surface has been contoured as if the faults are single vertical entities, but the reality is certain to be more structurally complex. The magnitude of this spatial uncertainty depends on the dips and com-plexity of the faults as well as the depth of the base Tertiary surface. The deeper the surface and the shallower the actual fault dips, the larger the potential error.

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge CGGVeritas for authorizing the use of CI88 and CI89 Cook Inlet marine speculative 2D seismic survey in the construction of this map. In addition, significant improvements were made to the map thanks to the careful review and accompanying sugges-tions from technical reviewers P.L. Decker 1 and R.G. Stanley2. Valuable assistance was provided by A.M. Loveland3 for metadata and for arranging a contract for digital topography. Finally, the map benefited greatly from the outstanding cartographic expertise provided by M.E. Pritchard1.

Edited by: P.K. Davis 3 and J.M. Robinson3

Affiliations

1 Alaska Division of Oil and Gas

550 West 7 th Ave., Suite 800

Anchorage, AK 99501-3560

Email: [email protected]

2 U.S. Geological Survey

345 Middlefield Road

Menlo Park, CA 94025

3 Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys

3354 College Road

Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707

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Report and public well databases, http://doa.alaska.gov/ogc/.

Alaska Division of Oil and Gas, 2010, Alaska Oil and Gas Report 2009, http://www.dog.dnr.state.ak.us/oil/products/publications/publi-

cations.htm.

Canadian Stratigraphic Services Lithologic Logs, www.canstrat.com (choose log index for details).

CGGVeritas CI88 and CI89 marine 2D seismic speculative data, www.cggveritas.com (choose Products & Services / Data Library for details).

Magoon, L.B., Adkison, W.L., and Egbert, R.M., 1976, Map showing geology, wildcat wells, Tertiary plant-fossil localities, K-Ar age dates and petroleum operations, Cook Inlet area, Alaska: U.S. Geo-logical Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-1019, 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Magoon, L.B., Griesback, F.B., and Egbert, R.M., 1980, Nonmarine Upper Cretaceous rocks, Cook Inlet, Alaska: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 64, no. 8, p. 1,259–1,266.

Swenson, R.F., 2003, Introduction to Tertiary tectonics and sedimentation in the Cook Inlet basin, in Dallegge, T.A., compiler, 2001 Guide to the Petroleum, Geology, and Shallow Gas Potential of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: Alaska Divisi on of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 128, 89 p., 1 DVD.

Wilson, F.H., Hults, C.P., Schmoll, H.R., Haeussler, P.J., Schmidt. J.M., Yehle, L.A., and Labay, K.A., 2009, Preliminary geologic map of the Cook Inlet region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1108, 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.

Zippi, P.A., 2006, Greater Cook Inlet stratigraphic palynology control database and study: Biostratigraphy.com, unpublished proprietary report, 187 p.