Publications List

NOTE: The following list is no longer updated but is provided as a courtesy to readers who may want to learn more about Arizona's oil and gas resource potential. For additional information, contact Michael Conway, Chief, Geologic Extension Service, Arizona Geological Survey, Tucson, Arizona. [email protected] | 520.621.2352
Publication Number Description Type of Publicationsort descending
B-180

Geology and Mineral Resources of Arizona, 1969 (reprinted 1989), 467 p. Available online at AZGS (download here)

General
B-182

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Helium, and Uranium in Arizona, 1970, 289 p., 15 plates. Available online at AZGS  (download here)

General
B-185

Arizona Well Information, 1972, 195 p. Available online at AZGS (download here)

General
DTE-1

Energy Resources of Arizona, 1991, 17 p., 1 map, scale 1:1,000,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

General
OG-26

Arizona Well Information Supplement, 1973, 28 p. Available online at AZGS (download here)

General
OG-29

Review of the Development of Oil and Gas Resources of Northern Arizona, 1974, 10 p. Available online at AZGS (download here)

General
OG-30

Geologic Review of North-Western Arizona for Petroleum Exploration, 1979, 72 p. Available online at AZGS (download here)

General
OG-34

The Oil Possibilities of Arizona, 1938, (reprint), 58 p. Available online (download here)

General
OG-35

Oil and Natural Gas Occurrence in Arizona, 2011, chart. Available online (download here)

General
OFR-13-08

A Brief Overview of the Cretaceous Mancos Shale in Northeastern Arizona and its Hydrocarbon Potential 2013, 8 p. Available online at AZGS  (download here)

General
OFR-13-09

Potential targets for shale-oil and shale-gas exploration in Arizona 2013, 9 p. Available online at AZGS  (download here)

General
OFR-99-14

Index of Samples of Wells Drilled for Oil & Gas in Arizona, 1999, 14 p. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Miscellaneous
OG-23

Study of Regional Geophysical Data in the Holbrook Area, Arizona, 1972, 42 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:500,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Miscellaneous
OG-32

Electric-Log Stratigraphic Section A-A', T. 42 N. - R. 18 E. to T. 41 N. R. 30 E., Navajo and Apache Counties, Arizona, 1987, (revised 1990), 2 p., 4 sheets. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Miscellaneous
DGM-52

Estimated Depth to Bedrock in Arizona, v 1.0, 2007. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
DGM-52,S

9 p. text, one color map, scale 1:1,000,000. Available online at AZGS (learn more here)

Other Maps
M-36

Luke Salt Deposit, 2002, scale 1:62,500. Available online (download here)

Other Maps
NP-13

Residual Aeromagnetic Map of Arizona, 1970, scale 1:1,000,000. Available online at AZGS (learn more here)

Other Maps
NP-14

Depth-to-Bedrock Map, Basin and Range Province, Arizona, 1980, scale 1:1,000,000, superseded by DGM-52. Available online at AZGS (learn more here)

Other Maps
NP-15

Residual Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Map of Arizona, 1980, scale 1:1,000,000. Available online at AZGS (learn more here)

Other Maps
OFR-81-24

Complete Residual Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Maps, 1981, 2 p., scale 1:250,000, 23 sheets [1-Ajo; 2-Clifton; 3-Douglas; 4-El Centro; 5-Flagstaff; 6-Gallup; 7-Grand Canyon; 8-Holbrook; 9-Kingman; 10-Las Vegas; 11-Lukeville; 12-Marble Canyon; 13-Mesa; 14-Needles; 15-Nogales; 16-Phoenix; 17-Prescott; 18-St. Johns; 19-Salton Sea; 20-Shiprock; 21-Silver City; 22-Tucson; 23-Williams]. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
OFR-86-1

Map of Paleozoic Rocks and Conodont Color Alteration Indices in Arizona, 1986, scale 1:1,000,000. Available online (download here)

Other Maps
OG-16

Structure Map [With Drill Hole and Geophysical Profiles], South-Eastern Arizona, 1979, 2 sheets [blueline only], scale 1:375,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
OG-17

Mean Annual Temperature Map, State of Arizona, 1976, scale 1:2,000,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
OG-18

Subsurface Temperature Maps, State of Arizona, 1977, 11 p., scale 1:2,890,000, 2 sheets. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
OG-19

Structure and Correlation Sections, Eastern Mogollon Slope Region, East-Central Arizona, 1977, 4 sheets. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
OG-20

Index of Maps Selected for Energy-Resource Investigations in the State of Arizona, 1976, 27 p., 3 sheets [photocopy & blueline only], scale 1:2,112,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
OG-21

Subsurface Structure Maps, Eastern Mogollon Slope Region, East-Central Arizona, 1977, 18 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:500,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
OG-22

An Integration of Geophysical and Landsat Data -- North-Eastern Arizona, 1977, 7 plates, scale 1:500,000. Text and plates available online (download text here). Plate 1 of 7. Plate 2 of 7. Plate 3 of 7. Plate 4 of 7. Plate 5 of 7. Plate 6 of 7. Plate 7 of 7.

Other Maps
OG-25

Selected Paleozoic Stratigraphic Sections in Arizona, 1973, 24 p., scale 1:965,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
OG-27

Thermal Gradient Anomalies, Southern Arizona, 1978, 49 p., scale 1:1,382,400, 3 sheets. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Other Maps
C-29

Arizona Has Oil and Gas Potential!, 2001. Available online at AZGS (download here). Accompanying poster (download here)

Potential and Production
C-30

Arizona Has Salt!, 2002. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
CR-95-A

Geochemical Analysis of the 1-Alpine Federal Well, 1995, 48 p. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
OFR-94-1

Implications of Live Oil Shows in Eastern Arizona Geothermal Test (1 Alpine-Federal), 1994, 17 p., 12 sheets, scale 1:500,000. (Version 2.0, released in June 2009, updates references and incorporates the 12 plates into the document) Available online at AZGS  (download here)

Potential and Production
OFR-96-25

Oil and Gas Potential of Pre-Permian Strata, Eastern Holbrook Basin, Arizona, 1996, 14 p. Available online at AZGS  (download here)

Potential and Production
OFR-96-27

Storage Opportunities in Arizona Bedded Evaporites, 1996, 16 p. Available online at AZGS  (download here)

Potential and Production
OFR-98-17

Geologic Description, Sampling, Petroleum Potential, and Depositional Environment of the Chuar Group, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1998, 92 p., 2 sheets. Available online at AZGS (download here). Click here for virtual tour.

Potential and Production
OFR-99-2

Carbon Dioxide in the St. Johns - Springerville Area, Apache County, Arizona, 1999, 22 p., 3 sheets, 1:100,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
OFR-00-3

Permian salt in the Holbrook Basin, 2000, 26 p., 6 sheets, scale 1:125,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
OFR-02-1

Geologic Description, Sampling, and Petroleum Source Rock Potential of the Awatubi and Walcott Members, Kwagunt Formation, Chuar Group of the Sixtymile Canyon Section, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 2002, 84 p., 1 sheet. Available online at AZGS (download here). Click here for virtual tour.

Potential and Production
OFR-03-5

Review of helium production and potential in Arizona, 2003, 30 p. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
OFR-09-2

Carbon Sequestration Potential at the 1 Alpine-Federal Site in East-Central Arizona, 2009, 6 p.  Available online at AZGS (download here

Potential and Production
OG-01

Monthly Oil, Gas, and Helium Production Report. Available online (download here)

Potential and Production
OG-02

Annual Oil, Gas, and Helium Production in Arizona, 1954 -- 2014, 23 p. (updated annually). Available online (download here)

Potential and Production
OG-24

A Geophysical and Geological Investigation of Potentially Favorable Areas for Petroleum Exploration in Southeastern Arizona, 1974, 44 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:500,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
OG-28

Favorable and Potentially Favorable Areas for Hydrocarbon and Geothermal Sources in North-Eastern Arizona, 1979, 56 p., 10 sheets. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
OG-31

Distribution of Proterozoic Hydrocarbon Source Rock in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah, 1990, 19 p., map scale 1:500,000. Available online at AZGS (download here). Click here for virtual tour.

Potential and Production
OG-33

Hydrocarbon Possibilities in Yuma Area, Arizona, 1989, 6 p., 8 sheets [photocopy & blueline only], scale 1:63,360. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
OFR-12-10

An evaluation of CO2 sequestration potential of Paleozoic sandstone units, northeastern Arizona, 2012, 24 p., Appendix. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
OFR-14-03

An evaluation of carbon dioxide sequestration potential of the Permian Cedar Mesa Sandstone, northeastern Arizona, 2014, 22 p. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Potential and Production
OG-03

Maricopa County, This is a blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. Available online (download plate 1 here) (download plate 2 here)

Well Location Maps
OG-04

Yuma and La Paz Counties. This is a blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. Available online (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-05

Pinal County. This is a blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. Available online (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-06

Cochise County. This is a blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. Available online (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-07

Yavapai County. This is a blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. Available online (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-08

Mohave County. This is a blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. Available online (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-09

Pima and Santa Cruz Counties. This is a blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. Available online (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-11

Colorado Plateau Province, Arizona: Apache, Coconino, Navajo, and Portions of Adjacent Counties. This is a blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-12

Arizona Well Location Map and Report, 2012, 30 p. 2 sheets, scale 1:675,000 and 1:125,000. Text and sheets. Available online at AZGS (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-14

Pinta Dome -- Navajo Springs -- East Navajo Springs Helium Gas Pools, Apache County, Arizona, Well Location Map, 1974, scale 1:63,360 [photocopy only]Available online (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-15

Dineh-bi-Keyah Oil Field, Apache County, Arizona, Well Map, 2014, scale 1:63,360 (updated annually). Available online (download here)

Well Location Maps
DI-33

Oil and gas wells in the State of Arizona, 2005, 1 CD ROM, digital well location map. PDF map available online at AZGS (download here)

Well Location Maps
OG-10

Graham and Greenlee Counties. This is a blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. Available online (download here)

Well Location Maps
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