Tuscaloosa Group, Alabama Gulf Coastal Plain (02)

Comments on Geologic Parameters

02 Permeability/Hydraulic Conductivity:

Permeability data come from two sources, hydrocarbon and waste-disposal-potential assessments (Tucker and Kidd, 1973; Mancini and others, 1987). The data from Tucker and Kidd (1973; their table 2) are primarily used for the GIS. The data in the GIS are ranges of their data. A large number of geophysical logs that penetrate the Tuscaloosa Group are available. From these logs, it would possible to construct a more accurate spatial distribution of permeability, if CO2 sequestration in the area becomes a serious possibility.

02 Reference:

Mancini, E. A., Mink, R. M., Payton, J. W., and Bearden, B. L., 1987, Environments of deposition and petroleum geology of the Tuscaloosa Group (Upper Cretaceous), South Carlton and Pollard Fields, southwestern Alabama: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 71, p. 1128–1142.

Tucker, W. E., and Kidd, R. E., 1973, Deep-well disposal in Alabama: Alabama Geological Survey, Bulletin 104, 229 p., 4 plates.