The wells creek averages about 20 feet in thickness but can be absent on highs on the knox surface and be up to 60 feet thick in knox lows. Structural geology 25 rough creek shawneetown fault system 25 cottage grove fault system 46. This yield is near the average for similar wells in the basalt of other parts of the region newcomb, 1959, p. Geology and geological engineering theses and dissertations. Volume 57 number 03 a monthly newsletter for and by the. Geothermal water is being used in the castle mountain creek subdivision in boise county, idaho, to provide heating for domestic structures permanent homes and occasionaluse cabins. On saturday, february 25, 2006 about 20 members of the memphis archaeological and geological society were given a grand tour of the wells creek crater by tennessee state geologist, marvin berwind.
A 2000foot core drilled in the center of wells creek basin is summarized. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee by charles william wilson. Wilsonstearns geology of the wells creek structure 1968 bulletin howell structure pdf 2004 info on crater dycus disturbance crater. The wells creek structure was formed by the impact of a meteor several hundred million years ago. The accompanying topographic map is based on haydens geologic and topographic atlas of colorado for the mountainous region, with the addition of certain details near the margin of the valley, but the valley portion is compiled by the writer from sketches in the field. This series of volcanic rocks, which is hundreds of feet thick.
The major drainage system of the area is that of salt wells creek and its tributaries which include bean springs creek, gap creek, tommy james creek, dans creek, joyce creek and pretty water creek. The cones formed pointing toward the place from which the shock waves came. The name warfield anticline is applied to a continuation of the general irvinepaint creek structure as it crosses martin county into west virginia. Creek flat, shows how the wells earthquake fault relates to that pattern, and discusses what we can learn about regional fault structure from the wells earthquake fault. About 3,000 acrefeet of water is desired annually to irrigate 1,500.
Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee in. Geology and earth science news, articles, photos, maps and more. In the southern part the streams are small and perennial, but to the north they become intermittent. Hatterspond field structure map, top of smackover 42 16. Indeed, hayden a noted the occurrence of the santa fe formation at the base of the western mountains south of saguache creek. Wells creek dutchtown fm middle beekmantown fm copper ridge dol. Mags rockhound news a monthly newsletter for and by the members of mags page 1 in this issue wells creek impact crater p. The marcellus has oil reserves of 143 million barrels mmbbls. Tennessee regions home arches waterfalls rocks peaks balds sinks lakes county. We combine high frequency, spatially distributed observations of hrs shallow groundwater connectivity 24 well transects. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee charles w. Both websites offer useful search options and link to the publication landing pages in pageode for. Total intensity magnetic anomalies in the flynn creek area after roddy, 1964.
Eagle well services 6, hay exploration 6, nytis 3 current drilling is near the walbridge blaine creek fault, downdip of gas production in cordell and beech farm fields. See recently released publications, maps and digital data. Pdf the wells creek meteorite impact site and changing views. The wells creek structure was first noticed by railroad surveyors around 1855 and brought to the attention of j. Pdf the wells creek meteorite impact site and changing. It has been noted as the terrestrial feature that bears the closest resemblance to a typical lunar.
Geothermal resources in the castle mountain creek, idaho area. The similarity of constitution on the opposite sides of the valley supports the tentative correlation. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee map tennessee division of geology bulletin 68 geologic map and cross sections of the flynn creek impact structure, tennessee by. The flynn creek structure, another proven impact site, was first mentioned as a site of disturbance in saffords 1869 report on the geology of tennessee. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee authors. Shatter cones in cryptoexplosion structures meteorite. Ngmdb product description page national geologic map. Wells creek 18e code 45675 total maximum daily load pa dep 122006 4 2. The howell structure was brought to the attention of the tennessee division of geology tdg in 1934 through the efforts of j.
Wilsonstearns geology of the wells creek structure 1968 bulletin howell structure pdf 2004 info on crater. Without such evidence, a geological structure is not a confirmed impact crater. Surface geology of the jeptha knob cryptoexplosion structure. The wells creek unconformably overlies the cambrian knox dolomite. Schwalb abstract the rough creek area is a rectangular area about 1 mi east to west and 35 mi north to south encompassing about 3,900 mi2 in westcentral and western kentucky.
National aeronautics and space administration vanderbilt university. A conspicuous hill with steep sides and a flat top. In his report geology of tennessee, 1869, he wrote, because of its location being in close proximity of wells creek, i have named it the wells creek basin. This structure is described by jillson 1926 and shown in the structural maps of the several counties involved. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee by charles william wilson published 1968 by division of geology in nashville, tenn. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee open library. Geological map of the wells creek structure drawn by safford. The nature of these shatter cones and their orientation at these four localities are described. The compilation of a bibliography on terrestrial impact structures was prompted by an increasing interest in meteoritic impact as a factor in the geologic process and by the analogy of these structures. Hatterspond field structure map, top of norphlet 51 19. Prepared in cooperation with the national aeronautics and space administration and.
United states meteorite impact craters wells creek crater. The center of the crater contains some of the finest shatter cones in the world. The light blue unit in the center is the knox group ordovician, which is ubiquitous in eastern tn. Knickpoint analysis of streams in north dakota, south dakota, and nebraska, trent d. Co 2 storage potential in the mt simon sandstone, western. Geologic map of the tucker flat quadrangle, union and baker counties. Geology studies consists of graduatestudent and staff research in the department and occasional papers from other contributors. Regional geologic map of the marathon area after king,1977. Eastwest structural cross section of the flynn creek site after wilson and born, 1936. Groundwater wells theres a good chance that the average joe who had to dig a well in ancient egypt probably did the work with his hands, a shovel, and a bucket. United states meteorite impact craters wells creek. The effects of nonlinear bromide adsorption on apparent macrodispersivity, eron j. Thickness 100 to 275 feet and chattanooga shale black carbonaceous shale, fissile. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
One of these deposits is in the inner depressed ring, or crater, of the wells creek basin structure. Read news updates on mgs announcements, awards and job openings. The wells creek impact crater is an eroded 12km structure located in houston, stewart, and a small portion of montgomery counties, in tennessee. Deep wells penetrating submississippian formation in and near study area 10 plates 1. It correlates with the dutchtown formation of eastern in, the glenwood shale of the lower mi peninsula, the shadow lake formation of pa and ontario, and the tribes hill formation of ny. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee 1968. The earths rocks and surface deposits influence the occurrence and quality of water resources. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee, book.
Prepared in cooperation with the national aeronautics and space administration and vanderbilt university. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee by charles william wilson, 1968, division of geology edition, in english. Seismicstructure map, neartop of norphlet, petit bois island area, statewaters of mississippi 47 18. As search for undiscovered craters and research on the geology of. Google earth aerial screenshot of the wells creek impact crater near cumberland city in north western tn, with usgs geologic map overlay. Wells creek is an impact crater located near cumberland city, tennessee.
Chunchula field structure map, top of smackover 38 15. Bulletin 68 state of tennessee department of environment and conservation division of geology 1993 reprint of 1968 report on free shipping on qualified orders. Nongeothermal wells in the castle mountain creek area. He included an insert in the 1869 geologic map of tennessee, which is the first known map to include the structure. Geology is the study of earth the materials that make it up, the processes that act on those materials, and the history of the planet and its life forms. The geologic structure is not different throughout the remainder of the quadrangle, 8 taff, j. Simon structure caldwell 0 25 50 miles well fault 14,000,000 to,99912,000 to 12,999.
Mags rockhound news a monthly newsletter for and by the members of mags page 4 shatter cones were actually formed by the shock waves that arrived before the limestone beds were tilted by the meteorite. The most comprehensive geologic study depicting the stratigraphy, structure, and petrology of the western cascade range is by peck and others 1964. Tennessee division of geology, tennessee state geological survey, bulletin 68. Topography and geology the wells creek watershed lies within the allegheny mountain section of the appalachian plateau province. Pages in category impact craters of the united states the following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
Overall marcellus structure and thickness are influenced by the basement tectonics patterns. Terrestrial impact structures usgs publications repository. The regional structural setting of the 2008 wells earthquake. The wells creek impact crater is an eroded 12km structure located in houston. The other three are the flynn creek structure, wells. The flynn creek structure is shown by the dashed outline. The location of study area and the regional cross section are highlighted. Wellscreek publications national geologic map database. The wells creek impact structure 2633 words bartleby. Dogami geologic map series oregon department of geology. Areal geologic map of flynn creek area wilson and born, 1936. Preliminary structure contour map of top surface of dutcher.
He would have kept digging until he reached the water table, where all the spaces between the rock and dirt particles are filled with water, and water filled the bottom of the hole. The geological terminology used by bowen, the geologist, to define the geological structure of cat creek in 1914 was cat creek anticline. Wells creek impact crater memphis archaeological and. Berwind gave us an overview of the formations and fault patterns that make up the wells creek structure. The american geosciences institute maintains a database. In contrast, howell and dycus have received little attention from the impact community and neither has been confirmed to be an impact structure. Simplified geologic map of the region around wells, nevada from coats, 1987, showing the epicenter of the wells earthquake. Wells creek is a confirmed meteorite impact site in tennessee, usa. Elevation ranges from 600 to 761 m above sea level figure 2. Geology and structure of the rough creek area, western kentucky. Shatter cones striated percussion fracture cones, apparently formed by explosive percussion, are known only from four cryptoexplosion i.
It is concluded that these four craters had a common posteutaw, prewilcox age and common origin by the impact and resulting explosions of fragments of a meteor. Geothermal resources in the castle mountain creek, idaho. United states meteorite impact craters crooked creek. Buy geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee. Structural geology along the northwestern columbia river basalt margin, washington by newell p. Hershey director and state geologist scott morgan ullivan john son c wash ington fault rock age boundary county boundary impact structure 1 wells creek 2 dycus 3 flynn creek 4 howell montgomery, tress robertson sumner macon t roust dale, am p ande udo on aiborn effers kno. Fiddler creek presentation, wy co 2conference, 52908 212 wells with sp log data. The cat creek oil field is located near the community of cat creek in petroleum and garfield counties in the u. Find out what mgs staff have been doing for speaking engagements, research and outreach efforts. Mapped as mdc in flynn creek structure, where it is about 200 feet thick. Studies for students supplements the regular issues and is intended as a series of short papers of general interest which may serve as guides to the geology of utah for beginning students and laymen.
Geological characterization of the muddynewcastle sandstone. The wells creek meteorite impact site and changing views. Impact melts produces shock metamorphism in the target rock. Geology and structure of the rough creek area, western. The rocks under a specific area have a significant impact on how that land can best be used. Marcellus shale play energy information administration. Their work places the sweet homeholley area in the little butte volcanic series of oligocene to early miocene age.
These geologic elements are documented and integrated. The wells creek shatter cones were formed by shock. In 1874, resources of tennessee by killebrew and stafford, they also write that wells creek runs through this basin. The wells creek in northwestern oh ranges from 0 to 60 ft thick. Chemistry and environmental implications of thiored and 2,4,6trimercaptotriazine compounds, kevin r. Fault propagation folds, backthrusts, and popup structure. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee 1968 edition.
Geology and structure of the rough creek area, western kentucky william d. Hershey director and state geologist scott morgan ullivan john son c wash ington fault rock age boundary county boundary impact structure 1 wells creek 2 dycus 3 flynn creek 4 howell montgomery, tress robertson sumner macon t roust dale, am p ande udo on aiborn effers kno north jacks 03 overton tipton. In the preparation of this report three objects have been kept in view. Geology of the wells creek structure, tennessee, tennessee. Eia estimates proven reserves in the marcellus play of 77. Over 90 wells with geothermal resources have been drilled since the 1980s in order to extract heat from the water columns in the well bores.
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