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Contents
Purposes of Investigation
Tectonic Setting and Regional Structure
Previous Work
Methods of Study
History of Stratigraphic Nomenclature
Current Stratigraphic Nomenclature
Oklahoma
Kansas
The Banzet Formation--An Informal Rock Unit
Oakley shale of the Verdigris Formation
Ardmore limestone of the Verdigris Formation
Bevier member of the Banzet formation
Lagonda member of the Banzet formation
Mulky member of the Banzet formation
Breezy Hill Limestone Member of the Banzet formation
Excello shale
Leavenworth County cores
Anderson County cores
Coffey County cores
Discussion
Comparisons with cored intervals
Sandstone determinations
Distributions and Log Characteristics of Rock Units
Extent of black shale markers
Extent of the Verdigris Formation
Extent of the Banzet-Ardmore interval
Distribution and log characteristics of Banzet sandstone units
Discussion
Petrology of Banzet Lithologies
Clay Mineralogy of Mudrocks
Sandstone Petrography
Leavenworth County sandstones
Bush City and Centerville sandstones
Coffey County sandstones
Sandstones from the southeastern Kansas-northeastern Oklahoma outcrop belt
Discussion
Deltaic Complexes
Prodelta and Interdistrebutary Environments
Marine-shelf Environments
Paleogeographic Reconstruction
Distribution of Depositional Complexes
Eustatic Changes and Autocycles
Nature of transgressive and regressive sequences
Eustatic cycles
Autocycles
Implications for Petroleum Exploration and Production
Effective Porosity and Varying Diagenetic Styles
Processes Affecting Reservoir Properties
Depositional and early diagenetic conditions
Enhancement of reservoir properties
Keys to Predicting Quality of Reservoir Characteristics
A--Banzet formation well-log data
B--Petrographic data for Banzet formation
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