Well Cross Sections
Water well log cross-sections equivalent and below outcrops
About Well Logs
What are well logs?
Well logs are created by lowering measurement instruments into a borehole to obtain different types of measurements that tell us something about the physical properties of the rocks and fluids present in the subsurface. These measurements are recorded continuously as a function of depth. These shallow water wells provide valuable insights into the near subsurface geology equivalent and below what is exposed in the Buffalo Bayou outcrops.
Who created these?
Richard Lang created the well log cross-sections. Well log data was collected by Dorene B. West and Richard Lang. Well logs were sourced from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Please see https://www.tceq.texas.gov/gis/waterwellview.html for original data.
Detailed interpretations
For a detailed explanation of how these water well logs relate to the outcrops along Buffalo Bayou, see the associated publication: Patterson, P., Kendall, J., Schwartz, A., Novello, J., Gaston, W., Lang, R., West, D., Gosses, J., & Wachtman, C. (2025). Sedimentology, Sequence Stratigraphy, Diagenesis, and Paleogeographic Reconstruction of the Beaumont Formation, Late Pleistocene, Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Texas. Houston Geological Society Bulletin, June 2025.
Well Log Signature of Outcrops
Diagrams 19 and 20 from the associated publication show approximately what part of Well Log G the Buffalo Bayou outcrops are equivalent to, providing a useful reference for correlating surface exposures with subsurface stratigraphy.Figure 19: Well Log Signature of Outcrops
📄 Open in new tabFigure 20: Well Log Cross Section
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Dip Section
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📄 Open in new tabIndividual Well Cross Sections
Select a well location to view its detailed cross section image. Each well is labeled A through N with its coordinates.