Elemental analysis of major and trace metals in rock samples, obtained from an 86ft cored interval from the Canton#1-36 well in KS, were obtained using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FLAAS). Samples were collected every 3 ft, mechanically crushed, dried and analyzed for the metal contents. The bulk lithological composition of the analyzed core section is dominantly dolomitic cherty tripolite with zones composed of mostly dolomite and limestone units near the top of the core interval. The goal of this study is to determine major and trace metal composition in the cored interval, and identify chemostratigraphic markers associated with the cored interval, interpret the depositional processes associated with the sedimentary deposits and model a chemostratigraphic succession. Major elements including Fe, Ca, Mg, K, and Na as well as trace metals including Pb, Sr and Cu were determined using an Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. Preliminary results show high Fe concentrations occurring in carbonate-rich zones, Pb correlate with Fe concentrations in the measured samples.

Geochemical characterization of well-cuttings from an oil producing well in the central Kansas uplift using flame atomic absorption spectrometry

251st National Meeting (2016)

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