Delaware Basin
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The Delaware Basin is a large sedimentary basin in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas known for its extensive oil and gas reserves and thick Permian-age evaporite deposits.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| basinType | foreland basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Central Basin Platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glass Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
carbonate rocks
ⓘ
clastic sedimentary rocks ⓘ conventional carbonate reservoirs ⓘ evaporite deposits ⓘ unconventional shale reservoirs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
deep-water basin during Permian
ⓘ
restricted marine basin ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major U.S. natural gas production area
ⓘ
major U.S. oil production area ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Late Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Permian ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bell Canyon Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brushy Canyon Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Capitan Reef complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Castile Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Cherry Canyon Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware Mountain Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Rustler Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Salado Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResource |
brine
ⓘ
potash (in associated evaporites) ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonProvince |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive natural gas reserves
ⓘ
extensive oil reserves ⓘ thick Permian-age evaporite deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southeastern New Mexico
ⓘ
western Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlainBy | Cenozoic sediments ⓘ |
| partOf |
North American craton margin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
West Texas oil and gas fields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern New Mexico oil and gas fields ⓘ |
| stratigraphyIncludes |
Guadalupian Series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leonardian Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfcampian Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
Permian reef and basin evolution
ⓘ
evaporite deposition processes ⓘ hydrocarbon system modeling ⓘ |
| underlies |
Guadalupe Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
part of the Delaware Mountains ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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