Data set name: Amoco #1 Rebecca K. Bounds Location: Sect. 17, T18S, R42W, Greeley Co. Kansas Contributor: Walter E. Dean Funding source: Amoco Production Company; U. S. Geological Survey References: Burns, C. E., and Bralower, T. J., 1998,Upper cretaceous nannofossil assemblages across the Western Interior Seaway: Implications for the origins of lithologic cycles in the Greenhorn and Niobrara Formations, In Dean, W. E., and Arthur, M. A., eds., Stratigraphy and Paleoenvirioments of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM), Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, No. 6. Bralower, T. J., and Bergen, J. A., 1998, Cenomanian-Santonian calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of a transect across the Western Interior Seaway, In Dean, W. E., and Arthur, M. A., eds., Stratigraphy and Paleoenvirioments of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM), Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, No. 6. Dean, W. E., and Arthur, M. A., 1998, Geochemical expressions of cyclicity in Cretaceous pelagic limestone sequences: Niobrara Formation, Western Interior Seaway, In Dean, W. E., and Arthur, M. A., eds., Stratigraphy and Paleoenvirioments of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM), Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, No. 6. Dean, W. E., Arthur, M. A., Sageman, B. B. and Lewan, M. D., 1995, Core descriptions and preliminary geochemical data for the Amoco Production Company Bebecca K. Bounds #1 well, Greeley County, Kansas: U. S. Geologic Survey Open-File Report 95-209, 241 p. Pancost, R., Freeman, K., and Arthur, M., 1998, The organic geochemistry of the Cretaceous Western to Interior Seaway through the Cenomanian-Turonian interval, In Dean, W. E., and Arthur, M. A., eds., Stratigraphy and Paleoenvirioments of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM), Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, No. 6. Savrda, C. E., 1998, Ichnology of the Bridge Creek Limestone: Evidence for temporal and spatial variations in the Western Interior Seaway, In Dean, W. E., and Arthur, M. A., eds., Stratigraphy and Paleoenvirioments of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM), Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, No. 6. Savrda, C. E., 1998, Ichnocoenoses of the Niobrara Formation: Implications for benthic oxygenation histories, In Dean, W. E., and Arthur, M. A., eds., Stratigraphy and Paleoenvirioments of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM), Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, No. 6. Scott, R. W., Franks, P. C., Evetts, M. J., Bergen, J. A., and Stein, J. A., 1998, Timing of mid-Cretaceous relative sea level changes in the Western Interior: Amoco No. 1 Bounds core, In Dean, W. E., and Arthur, M. A., eds., Stratigraphy and Paleoenvirioments of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM), Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, No. 6. Abbreviations: R-E, Rock-Eval pyrolysis; HC, hydrocarbons; TOC total organic carbon; ICP, inductively coupled argon plasma spectrometry; XRF, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry "Bounds.carbons.txt" file Contains results of total-, carbonate-, and organic-carbon analyses of samples from the Niobrara Formation, Carlile Shale, and Greenhorn Formation in the Bounds core. Variable Names: Depth-ft depth in core in feet Depth-m depth in core in meters % T-C percent total carbon % C-C percent carbonate carbon % TOC % total organic carbon (=%T-C minus % C-C) % CaCO3 % calcium carbonate calculated from % C-C "Bounds.C&OIsotope.txt" file Contains results of whole-rock carbon and oxygen isotope analyses of samples from the Bridge Creek Limestone Member of the Greenhorn Formation in the Bounds core. Variable Names: Depth-ft depth in core in feet Depth-m depth in core in meters Delta 13C (PDB ) carbon isotopic composition of whole-rock (wr) carbonate expressed in the usual per mil delta notation relative to the University of Chicago Pee Dee belemnite (PDB) marine carbonate standard. Delta 18O (PDB) oxygen isotopic composition of whole-rock (wr) carbonate expressed in the usual per mil delta notation relative to the University of Chicago Pee Dee belemnite (PDB) marine carbonate standard. "Bounds.ICP&XRF.txt " file Contains results of inorganic geochemical analyses of samples from the Niobrara Formation (depths of 559.2 to 611.03 feet) and Greenhorn Formation (depths of 962.07 to 991.07 feet) in the Bounds core. Variable Names: SMPL ID sample identification no. Depth-ft depth in core in feet Depth-m depth in core in meters % Al-icp percent aluminum by ICP % Ca-icp percent calcium by ICP % Fe-icp percent iron by ICP % K-icp percent potassium by ICP % Mg-icp percent magnesium by ICP % Na-icp percent sodium by ICP % P-icp percent phosphorus by ICP % Ti-icp percent titanium by ICP ppm Mn-icp parts per million manganese by ICP % Mn icp percent manganese by ICP % Si-xrf percent silicon by XRF % Al-xrf percent aluminum by XRF % Fe-xrf percent iron by XRF % Mg-xrf percent magnesium by XRF % Ca-xrf percent calciumby XRF % Na-xrf percent sodium by XRF % K-xrf percent potassium by XRF % Ti-xrf percent titanium by XRF % P-xrf percent phosphorus by XRF % Mn-xrf percent manganese by XRF ppm As parts per million arsenic by ICP ppm Ba parts per million barium by ICP ppm Cd parts per million cadmium by ICP ppm Ce parts per million cerium by ICP ppm Co parts per million cobalt by ICP ppm Cr- parts per million cromium by ICP ppm Cu parts per million copper by ICP ppm Ga parts per million gallium by ICP ppm La parts per million lanthanum by ICP ppm Li parts per million lithium by ICP ppm Mo parts per million manganese by ICP ppm Nb parts per million niobium by ICP ppm Nd parts per million niodymium by ICP ppm Ni parts per million nickel by ICP ppm Pb parts per million lead by ICP ppm Sc parts per million scandium by ICP ppm Sr parts per million strontium by ICP ppm Th parts per million thorium by ICP ppm V parts per million vanadium by ICP ppm Y parts per million yttrium by ICP ppm Yb parts per million yterbium by ICP ppm Zn parts per million zinc by ICP "Bounds.Rock-Eval.txt" file Contains rersults of Rock-Eval pyrolysis of samples from the Niobrara Formation in the Bounds core. Variable Names: Depth (feet) depth in core in feet Depth (meters) depth in core in meters S2 (mg/g) R-E pyrolysis S2 peak in mg HC/g rock H-index (mg/g) R-E pyrolysis Hydrogen Index in mg HC/g TOC O-index (mg/g) R-E pyrolysis Oxygeen index in mg CO2/g TOC % TOC percent total organic carbon Tmax (deg, C) temperature of maximum hydrocarbon yield in degrees C "Bounds.Amoco.data.txt" file Contains results of organic and inorganic geochemical analyses by Amoco of samples from the Greenhotrn Formation in the Bounds core. Variable Names: Depth (feet) depth in core in feet Depth (meters) depth in core in meters 13Cker carbon isotopic composition of kerogen expressed in the usual per mil delta notation relative to the University of Chicago Pee Dee belemnite (PDB) marine carbonate standard. % N, kerogen percent nitrogen in kerogen % C, kerogen percent carbon in kerogen % H, kerogen percent hydrogen in kerogen % O, kerogen percent oxygen in kerogen % TOC percent total organic carbon S1 (mg/g) R-E pyrolysis S1 peak in mg HC/g rock S2 (mg/g) R-E pyrolysis S2 peak in mg HC/g rock H-index (mg/g) R-E pyrolysis Hydrogen Index in mg HC/g TOC Tmax temperature of maximum hydrocarbon yield in degrees C % SiO2 percent silicon oxide % Al2O3 percent aluminum oxide % CaO percent calcium oxide % MgO percent magnesium oxide % Na2O percent sodium oxide % K2O percent potassium oxide % Fe2O3 percent iron oxide % MnO percent manganese oxide % TiO2 percent titanium oxide % P2O5 percent phosphorus by XRF LOI Loss on ignition at 950 deg. C % CO2 percent carbon dioxide % CaCO3 percent calcium carbonate = % CaO + % CO2 % S % total sulfur ppm Ba parts per million barium ppm Cr parts per million cromium ppm Cu parts per million copper ppm Nb parts per million niobium ppm Ni parts per million nickel ppm Pb parts per million lead ppm Rb parts per million rubidium ppm Sr parts per million strontium ppm Th parts per million Thorium ppm U parts per million uranium ppm Y parts per million yttrium ppm Zn parts per million zinc ppm Zr parts per million zirconium "Bounds Scott et al. txt" file Contains descriptions of the Bounds core made by R. W. Scott et al. 1998 "Bounds.nannos.Niob.txt" file Contains calcareous nannofossil abundance data (as percentages of total nannofossils) for samples from the transition between the Fort Hays and Smoky Hill Members of the Niobrara Formation in the Bounds core. Variable Names: Depth (ft) depth in core in feet Depth (m) depth in core in meters Species Richness The species richness of a sample as a measure of diversity was determined by counting the total number of different species that are identified in each sample. CaCO3 percent calcium carbonate 13C carbon isotopic composition of whole-rock (wr) carbonate expressed in the usual per mil delta notation relative to the University of Chicago Pee Dee belemnite (PDB) marine carbonate standard. 18O oxygen isotopic composition of whole-rock (wr) carbonate expressed in the usual per mil delta notation relative to the University of Chicago Pee Dee belemnite (PDB) marine carbonate standard. W. barnesae percent of the species Watznmaueria barnesae in a sample B. constans percent of the species Biscutum constans in a sample Zygodiscus spp. percent of all species of Zygodiscus in a sample Eiffellithus spp. percent of all species of Effelithus in a sample Cretarhabdus spp. percent of all species of Cretarhabdus in a sample Prediscosphaera spp. percent of all species of Prediscosphaera in a sample Tranolithus spp. percent of all species of Tranolithus in a sample "Bounds.nannos.Br.Ck.txt" file Contains calcareous nannofossil abundance data (as percentages of total nannofossils) for samples from the Bridge Creek Limestone Member of the Greenhorn Formation in the Bounds core. Variable Names: Depth (ft) depth in core in feet Depth (m) depth in core in meters Species Richness The species richness of a sample as a measure of diversity was determined by counting the total number of different species that are identified in each sample. CaCO3 percent calcium carbonate W. barnesae percent of the species Watznmaueria barnesae in a sample B. constans percent of the species Biscutum constans in a sample Zygodiscus spp. percent of all species of Zygodiscus in a sample Eiffellithus spp. percent of all species of Effelithus in a sample Cretarhabdus spp. percent of all species of Cretarhabdus in a sample Prediscosphaera spp. percent of all species of Prediscosphaera in a sample Tranolithus spp. percent of all species of Tranolithus in a sample "Bounds.gamma.txt" file Contains data from down-hole gamma ray measurements for the top 1500 feet (457 meters of the Bounds well. Variable Names: Depth (ft) depth in core in feet Depth (m) depth in core in meters Gamma (API) gamma radiation in API (American Petroleum Institute) units.