Table 3 from:,,,,,,,,,,,,

"T. E. McKenna and J. M. Sharp, Jr,  in press, 1997  (Manuscript # 471)",,,,,,,,,,,,

Radiogenic Heat Production in Sedimentary Rocks of the Gulf of Mexico Basin (South Texas),,,,,,,,,,,,

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin,,,,,,,,,,,,



see below for description of column headers,,,,,,,,,,,,



  ID,ID,depth,U,Th,U,Th,a,a,K,r,A,A

well,#,,,,error,error,,error,,,,error

,,m,ppm,ppm,ppm,ppm,cts/ks/cm2,cts/ks/cm2,wt %,kg/m3,uW/m3,mW/m3



Wilcox mudrocks,,,,,,,,,,,,

LY,1 ,4356.5 ,3.16 ,11.89 ,0.88 ,3.02 ,0.823 ,0.019 ,2.04 ,2450 ,1.64 ,0.18 

LY,2 ,4373.0 ,2.35 ,6.50 ,0.59 ,2.04 ,0.528 ,0.015 ,0.57 ,2450 ,0.99 ,0.11 

LY,3 ,4373.6 ,1.89 ,11.89 ,0.79 ,2.71 ,0.665 ,0.017 ,0.57 ,2450 ,1.24 ,0.14 

LY,4 ,4381.8 ,3.58 ,8.68 ,1.00 ,3.42 ,0.760 ,0.023 ,0.57 ,2450 ,1.41 ,0.16 

LY,5 ,4382.7 ,2.59 ,9.54 ,0.50 ,1.72 ,0.667 ,0.011 ,0.57 ,2450 ,1.24 ,0.14 

LY,6 ,4389.4 ,1.87 ,4.43 ,0.45 ,1.54 ,0.394 ,0.012 ,1.90 ,2450 ,0.86 ,0.09 

MU,7 ,4598.7 ,3.18 ,9.51 ,0.40 ,1.40 ,0.739 ,0.009 ,2.43 ,2452 ,1.53 ,0.16 

MU,8 ,4702.5 ,3.92 ,6.73 ,0.71 ,2.44 ,0.730 ,0.017 ,1.28 ,2461 ,1.42 ,0.16 

MU,9 ,4709.9 ,3.27 ,11.27 ,0.70 ,2.41 ,0.813 ,0.015 ,2.37 ,2461 ,1.66 ,0.18 

MU,10 ,4715.3 ,3.12 ,11.18 ,0.59 ,2.04 ,0.792 ,0.012 ,2.38 ,2462 ,1.63 ,0.18 

MU,11 ,4716.5 ,3.71 ,9.59 ,0.83 ,2.82 ,0.808 ,0.018 ,2.38 ,2462 ,1.65 ,0.18 

MU,12 ,4728.7 ,3.36 ,11.57 ,0.60 ,2.07 ,0.835 ,0.012 ,2.81 ,2463 ,1.74 ,0.19 

PE,13 ,4705.4 ,3.29 ,13.61 ,0.79 ,2.71 ,0.902 ,0.016 ,2.11 ,2461 ,1.80 ,0.20 

PE,14 ,4613.1 ,4.26 ,11.60 ,0.95 ,3.24 ,0.948 ,0.019 ,2.09 ,2453 ,1.87 ,0.20 

PE,15 ,4466.8 ,4.49 ,10.37 ,1.25 ,4.26 ,0.932 ,0.026 ,2.01 ,2450 ,1.84 ,0.20 

PE,16 ,4162.0 ,4.00 ,8.80 ,1.22 ,4.16 ,0.815 ,0.026 ,2.12 ,2441 ,1.63 ,0.18 

PE,17 ,3997.5 ,3.60 ,10.20 ,1.12 ,3.85 ,0.817 ,0.025 ,2.08 ,2428 ,1.62 ,0.18 

PE,18 ,3832.9 ,3.33 ,11.44 ,1.15 ,3.95 ,0.828 ,0.025 ,2.12 ,2425 ,1.64 ,0.18 

PE,19 ,3659.1 ,4.01 ,9.43 ,1.09 ,3.73 ,0.840 ,0.023 ,2.13 ,2425 ,1.66 ,0.18 

PE,20 ,3329.9 ,3.29 ,11.37 ,0.90 ,3.08 ,0.819 ,0.019 ,2.01 ,2398 ,1.60 ,0.17 

PE,21 ,3165.3 ,3.30 ,8.93 ,0.80 ,2.75 ,0.732 ,0.018 ,1.84 ,2385 ,1.43 ,0.16 

PE,22 ,3014.5 ,3.56 ,9.25 ,0.83 ,2.87 ,0.776 ,0.018 ,1.88 ,2375 ,1.50 ,0.16 

PE,23 ,2804.2 ,3.49 ,8.34 ,0.93 ,3.20 ,0.735 ,0.021 ,1.93 ,2375 ,1.43 ,0.16 

PE,24 ,2648.7 ,3.93 ,7.30 ,0.74 ,2.52 ,0.721 ,0.017 ,1.86 ,2367 ,1.40 ,0.15 

PE,25 ,2470.4 ,2.33 ,12.61 ,0.94 ,3.22 ,0.746 ,0.020 ,1.88 ,2353 ,1.43 ,0.16 

PE,26 ,2281.4 ,3.78 ,8.39 ,1.11 ,3.77 ,0.772 ,0.025 ,2.11 ,2337 ,1.49 ,0.16 

PE,27 ,2107.7 ,3.79 ,7.97 ,1.08 ,3.71 ,0.759 ,0.025 ,1.88 ,2323 ,1.44 ,0.16 

PE,28 ,1946.1 ,3.78 ,10.07 ,0.87 ,2.98 ,0.834 ,0.019 ,1.88 ,2310 ,1.56 ,0.17 

PE,29 ,1790.7 ,3.00 ,11.13 ,0.69 ,2.36 ,0.774 ,0.015 ,1.92 ,2297 ,1.45 ,0.16 

PE,30 ,1641.3 ,1.98 ,13.63 ,1.10 ,3.78 ,0.739 ,0.023 ,1.86 ,2285 ,1.38 ,0.15 

PE,31 ,1461.5 ,4.62 ,7.12 ,1.21 ,4.12 ,0.830 ,0.027 ,1.76 ,2270 ,1.51 ,0.17 

PE,32 ,1292.4 ,4.21 ,8.16 ,1.15 ,3.91 ,0.818 ,0.026 ,2.18 ,2256 ,1.52 ,0.17 

PE,33 ,935.7 ,3.56 ,8.37 ,0.99 ,3.35 ,0.745 ,0.022 ,2.13 ,2204 ,1.36 ,0.15 

PE,34 ,742.2 ,4.04 ,9.27 ,0.97 ,3.33 ,0.836 ,0.021 ,2.23 ,2172 ,1.49 ,0.16 

LE,35 ,4327.6 ,3.41 ,8.48 ,0.42 ,1.47 ,0.730 ,0.010 ,2.03 ,2450 ,1.48 ,0.16 

LE,36 ,4144.8 ,3.37 ,9.38 ,0.79 ,2.69 ,0.758 ,0.017 ,1.91 ,2440 ,1.51 ,0.17 

LE,37 ,3874.6 ,3.83 ,7.30 ,0.45 ,1.57 ,0.739 ,0.010 ,1.88 ,2425 ,1.47 ,0.16 

LE,38 ,3701.0 ,3.23 ,7.64 ,0.70 ,2.42 ,0.677 ,0.016 ,1.96 ,2425 ,1.36 ,0.15 

LE,39 ,3534.6 ,3.64 ,8.45 ,0.89 ,3.05 ,0.757 ,0.020 ,1.83 ,2415 ,1.49 ,0.16 

LE,40 ,3353.3 ,3.06 ,9.85 ,0.79 ,2.72 ,0.736 ,0.017 ,1.82 ,2400 ,1.44 ,0.16 

LE,41 ,3169.3 ,2.29 ,13.46 ,1.13 ,3.88 ,0.772 ,0.024 ,2.02 ,2385 ,1.51 ,0.17 

LE,42 ,3004.7 ,2.71 ,10.01 ,0.81 ,2.79 ,0.700 ,0.018 ,1.64 ,2375 ,1.35 ,0.15 

LE,43 ,2822.8 ,3.93 ,9.10 ,1.16 ,3.97 ,0.817 ,0.026 ,1.83 ,2375 ,1.57 ,0.17 

LE,44 ,2627.5 ,2.96 ,9.84 ,0.55 ,1.88 ,0.724 ,0.012 ,1.72 ,2366 ,1.39 ,0.15 

LE,45 ,2274.1 ,2.57 ,12.37 ,0.08 ,0.33 ,0.766 ,0.005 ,1.96 ,2337 ,1.46 ,0.16 

LE,46 ,1719.1 ,2.72 ,9.86 ,0.52 ,1.82 ,0.694 ,0.012 ,1.38 ,2291 ,1.27 ,0.14 

LE,47 ,1544.3 ,3.56 ,10.02 ,1.06 ,3.64 ,0.805 ,0.023 ,1.55 ,2277 ,1.46 ,0.16 

LE,48 ,5181.6 ,3.71 ,8.27 ,0.63 ,2.16 ,0.761 ,0.014 ,1.83 ,2475 ,1.53 ,0.17 

LE,49 ,5012.6 ,3.38 ,10.30 ,0.84 ,2.89 ,0.792 ,0.018 ,1.83 ,2475 ,1.59 ,0.17 

LE,50 ,4842.5 ,3.98 ,12.61 ,0.98 ,3.37 ,0.950 ,0.020 ,1.83 ,2472 ,1.87 ,0.20 

LE,51 ,4691.3 ,3.65 ,12.72 ,0.75 ,2.57 ,0.914 ,0.015 ,1.83 ,2460 ,1.79 ,0.20 

LE,52 ,4503.9 ,3.15 ,12.68 ,1.25 ,4.29 ,0.852 ,0.026 ,1.83 ,2450 ,1.68 ,0.19 

LE,53 ,2099.6 ,3.70 ,12.92 ,0.95 ,3.24 ,0.926 ,0.019 ,1.96 ,2322 ,1.73 ,0.19 

Frio mudrocks,,,,,,,,,,,,

MI,54 ,3861.8 ,3.35 ,13.06 ,0.46 ,1.62 ,0.888 ,0.010 ,2.09 ,2425 ,1.75 ,0.19 

MI,55 ,4076.7 ,3.38 ,12.69 ,0.88 ,3.03 ,0.879 ,0.018 ,2.18 ,2434 ,1.74 ,0.19 

MI,56 ,4255.0 ,4.10 ,12.50 ,0.80 ,2.75 ,0.961 ,0.016 ,2.26 ,2449 ,1.91 ,0.21 

MI,57 ,4433.3 ,4.24 ,11.22 ,0.85 ,2.92 ,0.932 ,0.017 ,2.27 ,2450 ,1.86 ,0.20 

MI,58 ,4642.1 ,3.85 ,12.67 ,0.59 ,2.04 ,0.936 ,0.012 ,2.34 ,2456 ,1.88 ,0.20 

MI,59 ,4826.5 ,3.72 ,11.93 ,0.91 ,3.12 ,0.894 ,0.019 ,2.21 ,2471 ,1.80 ,0.20 

MI,60 ,5009.4 ,4.48 ,10.63 ,0.98 ,3.37 ,0.939 ,0.020 ,2.40 ,2475 ,1.90 ,0.21 

MI,61 ,5192.3 ,3.70 ,12.89 ,0.79 ,2.69 ,0.925 ,0.015 ,2.46 ,2475 ,1.88 ,0.20 

CS,62 ,2663.3 ,3.52 ,10.64 ,0.79 ,2.70 ,0.821 ,0.017 ,1.48 ,2370 ,1.54 ,0.17 

CS,63 ,2442.7 ,5.47 ,4.45 ,1.17 ,3.99 ,0.841 ,0.027 ,2.28 ,2350 ,1.63 ,0.18 

CS,64 ,2443.0 ,4.02 ,7.19 ,0.85 ,2.90 ,0.759 ,0.019 ,2.38 ,2350 ,1.50 ,0.16 

CS,65 ,2443.3 ,4.08 ,7.78 ,0.44 ,1.53 ,0.788 ,0.010 ,2.31 ,2350 ,1.54 ,0.17 

CS,66 ,2443.6 ,2.55 ,13.82 ,1.24 ,4.24 ,0.817 ,0.026 ,2.17 ,2350 ,1.58 ,0.17 

CS,67 ,2444.5 ,3.54 ,7.28 ,0.41 ,1.42 ,0.702 ,0.010 ,2.20 ,2350 ,1.38 ,0.15 

CS,68 ,2598.1 ,4.47 ,9.95 ,1.29 ,4.37 ,0.916 ,0.027 ,2.22 ,2350 ,1.75 ,0.19 

CS,69 ,2597.8 ,3.89 ,10.02 ,1.35 ,4.60 ,0.846 ,0.029 ,2.17 ,2363 ,1.64 ,0.18 

CS,70 ,2782.5 ,6.08 ,10.94 ,0.70 ,2.43 ,1.151 ,0.014 ,2.56 ,2378 ,2.21 ,0.24 

Wilcox sandstones,,,,,,,,,,,,

BU,71 ,2929.1 ,2.71 ,5.63 ,0.40 ,1.36 ,0.541 ,0.010 ,1.10 ,2300 ,0.99 ,0.07 

BU,72 ,2918.2 ,2.53 ,5.49 ,0.55 ,1.88 ,0.512 ,0.014 ,1.11 ,2300 ,0.95 ,0.06 

BU,73 ,2929.1 ,2.91 ,6.05 ,0.62 ,2.14 ,0.580 ,0.015 ,0.96 ,2280 ,1.04 ,0.07 

BU,74 ,2845.9 ,1.17 ,2.69 ,0.25 ,0.86 ,0.244 ,0.008 ,0.52 ,2210 ,0.43 ,0.03 

BU,75 ,2907.6 ,4.21 ,2.62 ,0.62 ,2.11 ,0.617 ,0.016 ,0.56 ,2250 ,1.06 ,0.07 

BU,76 ,2913.6 ,1.75 ,4.25 ,0.25 ,0.91 ,0.367 ,0.007 ,0.59 ,2240 ,0.65 ,0.04 

KO,77 ,1592.0 ,1.53 ,3.30 ,0.29 ,1.03 ,0.309 ,0.009 ,0.90 ,2540 ,0.65 ,0.04 

KO,78 ,1587.1 ,3.77 ,4.81 ,0.33 ,1.15 ,0.642 ,0.008 ,1.36 ,2470 ,1.27 ,0.08 

Frio sandstones,,,,,,,,,,,,

CS,79 ,2747.8 ,2.90 ,10.63 ,0.79 ,2.71 ,0.754 ,0.017 ,1.30 ,1795 ,1.07 ,0.07 

CS,80 ,2449.1 ,1.47 ,4.18 ,0.32 ,1.12 ,0.334 ,0.009 ,1.12 ,2067 ,0.58 ,0.04 

CS,81 ,2451.5 ,4.16 ,7.82 ,0.87 ,2.97 ,0.800 ,0.019 ,2.33 ,1971 ,1.31 ,0.09 

CS,82 ,2452.7 ,3.36 ,10.33 ,1.10 ,3.78 ,0.790 ,0.024 ,2.03 ,1977 ,1.28 ,0.09 

CS,83 ,2453.3 ,4.91 ,9.24 ,1.31 ,4.47 ,0.944 ,0.028 ,2.35 ,1981 ,1.52 ,0.10 

CS,84 ,2609.1 ,3.68 ,5.30 ,0.49 ,1.68 ,0.648 ,0.012 ,2.00 ,1819 ,0.99 ,0.06 

CS,85 ,2609.4 ,2.92 ,7.38 ,0.66 ,2.28 ,0.631 ,0.015 ,1.83 ,1861 ,0.97 ,0.07 

CS,86 ,2661.5 ,3.27 ,12.58 ,0.62 ,2.14 ,0.861 ,0.013 ,1.35 ,1908 ,1.29 ,0.08 

CS,87 ,2736.2 ,3.86 ,3.97 ,0.68 ,2.34 ,0.623 ,0.017 ,1.40 ,1986 ,1.00 ,0.07 

CS,88 ,2737.4 ,4.78 ,7.46 ,0.91 ,3.13 ,0.863 ,0.020 ,1.88 ,2028 ,1.41 ,0.09 

CS,89 ,2742.3 ,3.37 ,10.10 ,0.54 ,1.89 ,0.784 ,0.012 ,1.17 ,1894 ,1.16 ,0.08 

CS,90 ,2767.9 ,4.05 ,9.81 ,1.22 ,4.16 ,0.859 ,0.026 ,1.51 ,2122 ,1.44 ,0.10 

CS,91 ,2745.0 ,6.89 ,6.44 ,1.39 ,5.16 ,1.089 ,0.031 ,1.20 ,1832 ,1.53 ,0.11 

CS,92 ,2779.9 ,2.51 ,7.85 ,0.40 ,1.40 ,0.595 ,0.010 ,1.39 ,1906 ,0.92 ,0.06 

CS,93 ,2777.9 ,4.14 ,11.84 ,0.66 ,2.26 ,0.942 ,0.014 ,1.81 ,1895 ,1.42 ,0.09 

CS,94 ,2783.4 ,2.57 ,13.48 ,0.83 ,2.82 ,0.797 ,0.016 ,1.30 ,1903 ,1.19 ,0.08 

Stuart City limestones,,,,,,,,,,,,

SC,95 ,4094.1 ,1.67 ,5.24 ,0.33 ,1.14 ,0.397 ,0.008 ,0.58 ,2640 ,0.82 ,0.06 

SC,96 ,4096.5 ,1.87 ,7.00 ,0.56 ,1.91 ,0.486 ,0.014 ,0.90 ,2660 ,1.03 ,0.07 

SC,97 ,4101.1 ,0.73 ,0.06 ,0.04 ,0.18 ,0.094 ,0.004 ,0.00 ,2640 ,0.18 ,0.01 

SC,98 ,4117.5 ,0.35 ,0.00 ,0.01 ,0.00 ,0.044 ,0.003 ,0.00 ,2550 ,0.08 ,0.01 

SC,99 ,4144.7 ,0.28 ,0.00 ,0.01 ,0.00 ,0.035 ,0.003 ,0.00 ,2560 ,0.07 ,0.01 

SC,100 ,4226.4 ,0.40 ,0.00 ,0.01 ,0.00 ,0.052 ,0.003 ,0.00 ,2490 ,0.09 ,0.01 







Table 3.  Radiogenic heat production data for sedimentary rocks from south Texas.  Column headings are: ,,,,,,,,,,,,

,well ID = well identification as in Figure 1; ,,,,,,,,,,,

,ID # = unique sample identification number; ,,,,,,,,,,,

,depth in meters below land surface;,,,,,,,,,,,

,U = uranium concentration in parts per million by weight (ppm); ,,,,,,,,,,,

,Th = thorium concentration in ppm;  ,,,,,,,,,,,

,U error = error associated with uranium concentration (ppm); ,,,,,,,,,,,

,Th error = error associated with thorium concentration (ppm); ,,,,,,,,,,,

,a = measured alpha -count rate in counts per kilosecond per square centimeter (cts/ks/cm2); ,,,,,,,,,,,

,a error = error associated with determination of measured alpha -count rate (cts/ks/cm2); 

,K = potassium concentration in weight percent (wt %);

,r = bulk density in kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3; 

,ID #s 1-70 estimated from Dickinson [1953]); 

,A = heat-production rate in microWatts per cubic meter (uW/ m3); 

,error = error associated with heat production rate (uW/ m3).