Oil yield and chemical composition of shale from northern Alaska
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Irvin L. Tailleur
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Progress report on the Kiligwa anticlinorium
This report was prepared to assist in the planning of seismic profiles to be run across the anticlinorium in the vicinity pf the Kiligwa River. The stratigraphy and structure of the mapped area south of the anticlinorium are reviewed.
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Stratigraphy and structure of the southern foothills section between the Etivluk and Kiligwa Rivers
The part of the Southern Foothill section, Arctic foothills province, that lies beteween the Etivluk and Kiligwa Rivers was investigated by Navy Oil Unit party 6 during the 1950 field season, A belt about 16 miles wide and 60 miles long (approximately 800 square miles) was mapped in considerable detail (see index map, pl. 1). The mapped area is in the west-central part of the Arctic Foothills province, wholly within the boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4. Major drainage consists of the middle reaches of the Etivluk, Ipnavik, Kuna, and Kiligwa Rivers. Principal objectives of the party, using previous geologic studies in. the Okpikruak-Kiruktagiak Rivers area 1/ ao an initial working base, were stratigraphic and structural studies of the outcrops in the interstream areas. In view of the former interest in possible Lisburne limestone plays, the Lisburne Ridge west of the Etivluk River and the northward nosing of the Triassic complex between the Ipnavik and Kuna Rivers were designated as areas for particular emphasis. The party included six men: two geologists; two field assistants, a cook, and a weasel mechanic. Three weasels were available for transportation; two of which were maintained in operating condition for daily field use. As many exposures as were pertinent or accessible were examined. Vertical photographs were used for plotting data and for areal control; relative vertical control was established with altimeters, The effective working radius from base camp as increased from 8 miles to 20 miles by making frequent 2- or 3-day spike trips.
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Stratigraphy and structure of the Southern Foothills section between the Etivluk and Kiligwa Rivers, Alaska, 1951
The part of the Southern Foothills section, Arctic foothills province, that lies between the Etivluk and Kiligwa Rivers was investigated by Navy Oil Unit party 6 during the 1950 field season. A belt about 16 miles wide and 60 miles long (approximately 800 square miles) was mapped in considerable detail (see index map, pl. 1). The mapped area is in the west-central part of the Arctic Foothills province, wholly within the boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4. Major drainage consists of the middle reaches of the Etivluk, Ipnavik, Kuna and Kiligwa Rivers. Principal objectives of the party, using previous geologic studies in the Okpikruak-Kiruktagiak Rivers area as an initial working base, were stratigraphic and structural studies of the outcrops in the interstream areas. In view of the former interest in possible Lisburne limestone plays, the Lisburne Ridge west of the Etivluk River and the northward nosing of the Triassic complex between the Ipnavik and Kuna Rivers were designated as areas for particular emphasis.
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Preliminary report on the stratigraphy and structure of the Kiligwa River area, Alaska, 1951
The 1951 field program for Navy Oil Unit party 3 was undertaken with a twofold purpose: (1) to investigate the apparent anticlinorium in the Torok formation (Lower Cretaceous) where exposed along the lower reaches of the Ipnavik, Kiligwa, and Nuna Rivers; and (2) to extend the mapping of the west-central Southern Foothills section initiated in 1950 and determine the relationship of the geology of the foothills to that of the Brooks Range to the south.
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Stratigraphy and structure of the Okpikruak and Kiruktagiak Rivers area, Alaska
Navy Oil Unit Party 4, during the summer field season of 1949, examined the surface geology of the area of the Okpikruak and Kiruktagiak Rivers. The party consisted of six men: two geologists, two field assistants, a weasel mechanic, and a cook. Three weasels were used for transportation in the field. The area covered is bounded on the west by the Okpikruak River, on the east by the Chandler River, and on the south by the north front of the Brooks Range. Tuktu Bluff on the Chandler River and its westward extension forms the northern boundary. The area is drained by the Chandler, Kiruktagiak, Ayiyak, Okokmilaga, and Okpikruak Rivers. The objectives of this summer's work was the geologic mapping and stratigraphic study of the rocks that crop out in this area. All outcrops were visited and the geology was plotted on vertical and trimetrogon oblique aerial photographs. Altitudes were established by an altimeter traverse. Parts of this area had been investigated previously by members of the Navy Oil Unit. During the summer of 1945 George Gryc, E. J. Webber, and Karl Stefansson visited outcrops along the. Chandler and Kiruktagiak Rivers and in the vicinity of Castle Mountain. In the same year L. A. Warner and C. E. Kirschner examined outcrops along the Okpikruak River in conjunction with their survey of the Klink and Colville Rivers. R. L. Detterman included detailed stratigraphic studies of cutbanks near the confluence of the Kiruktagiak and Chandler Rivers in his geological mapping of the lower Chandler during the summer of 1948.
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