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Acknowledgments--_ - - - -- -_-- .-_- 7
Location-------------------------------_-..--_------ -7
History ------------------------------------------------------ 9
Physiography---.---------- --------------------------------------10
Character of surface-_---____---_______________________________ 10
Arrangement of drainage___________.________________---_______-__ 11
Pleistocene terrace-------------------------------------- 11
Mounds_--------------------------------__------12
Geology -..-----.---------------------------------------------- 13
Stratigraphy and lithology..--.----------____--------------------- 13
General geologic features -_____--____-____________ ---___ 13
Cretaceous system---.-----------------------------------16
Comanche series (Lower Cretaceous)---------------------16
Trinity sand-..------------------------------------- 16
Goodland limestone------------------------------- 17
Washita group------------------------------------17
Gulf series (Upper Creataceous) __------------------------ 17
Woodbine sand-----------------------------------17
Eagle Ford clay--------------------------------- 18
Lower part of formation--_________-_____-_____ 18
Blossom sand member-_____________------------------------ 18
Austin group------.---------------------------- 20
Brownstone marl--_-__________________________ 20
Annona chalk--_---------------------------------21
Marlbrook marl.---------____________.._________ 22
Nacatoch sand-------------------------___ _ 23
Arkadelphia clay------------------------------25
Tertiary system-.---.---------------------------------26
Eocene series-.--------------------------------------26
Midway formation-------------------------------- 26
Wilcox (" Sabine") formation_._______________________26
Quaternary system-_------------------------------------- 27
Pleistocene series7----------_-------------------- 27
Recent series---.------------------------------- ---- 27
Structure -------------------------------------------------28
General causes and forms_____ ---__ ---__________--_______28
Methods of representation_-----------____ _ _______________ 28
Accuracy of the structure contours______________________--____ 29
Key rocks in the Caddo oil field-________________________--_ 30
Annona chalk-----------..---------------------------- 30
Nacatoch sand--------------------------------------- 30
Blossom sand member of Eagle Ford clay------------------31
Relations of the Nacatoch sand and the Blossom sand mem-
ber of the Eagle Ford clay--- -----___________ --__--- 31
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Matson, George Charlton. The Caddo Oil and Gas Field, Louisiana and Texas, report, 1916; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1065591/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.