Geology and Hydrogeology of the Southeastern Florida Peninsula,

and Water-Resource Considerations for Oil Drilling Activities

Kevin DeFosset

Nova Southeastern University

Cedar Keys

Fm.

Lawson Fm. / Pine Key

Fm.

Austinian

Atkinson / Tuscaloosa

Fm. Green

Shale

Corkscrew Swamp Fm.

Rookery Bay Fm.

(Frederickburg A)

Panther Camp

Fm.

Rattlesnake Hammock Fm.

(Trinity B)

Lake Trafford Fm. (Trinity

C)

Sunniland

Fm.

Ocean Reef

Gr.

Trinitian

Trinity

Age

Glades

Gr.

Punta Gorda

Fm.

Dollar Bay Fm.

(Fredericksburg B)

Gordon Pass Fm. (Trinity

A)

Marco Junction

Fm.

Big Cypress

Gr.

Fredericksbur

g Age

Washita

Age

Taylora

nGultian

Series

Comanchea

n Series

Lower

Cretaceou

s

Upper

Cretaceou

s

Paleocen

e

Naples Bay

Gr.

Washitian-

Fredericksburgia

n

Navarroa

n

Source: Pollastro, R. M., Schenk, C.J., and Charpentier, R.R., 2001, Chapter 1: Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas in the Onshore and State Water Portion of the South Florida Basin, Florida – USGS Province 50: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series 69-A, 70 p.

Hillsborough Polk

Hardee

Sarasota

Desoto

Charlotte

Hendry

Collier

Glades

Lee

Okeechobee

Highlands

Palm Beach

Broward

Miami-Dade

CHARLOTTE

HIGH

LEE-

COLLIE

R

SWELL

FLORID

A

BAY

- Abandoned or shut-in oil fieldLARGO HIGH

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South Florida

BasinUpper Sunniland

Tidal Shoal Oil

Play (5001)

- Play

5001

- Active Sunniland oil

field

- Structural

uplift

Legen

d:FORTY MILE

BEND

40 MILE

BEND HIGH

SCALE 1 : 2,851,200

0

1 inch = 45 miles

50 50 Miles

Marquesas Keys

South Florida Basin

SEMINOL

E

BAXTER

ISLANDPEPPER

HAMMOCK

BEAR

ISLAND

RACOON

POINT

LAKE TRAFFORD

SUNNILAN

D

CORKSCR

EW

WEST

FELDA

TOWNSEND CANAL

SUNOCO-

FELDA

LEHIGH PARK

MID-

FELDA

Figure 3. Map of South Florida Basin showing structural uplifts, known oil fields, and boundaries of Upper Sunniland Tidal Shoal

Oil play (5001).

Source: Pollastro, R. M., 2001, Chapter 2: 1995 USGS National Oil and Gas Play-Based Assessment of the South Florida Basin, Florida Peninsula Province: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series 69-A, 17 p.

Source: Pollastro, R. M., 2001, Chapter 2: 1995 USGS National Oil and Gas Play-Based Assessment of the South Florida Basin, Florida Peninsula Province: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series 69-A, 17 p.

Hillsborough Polk

Hardee

Sarasota

Desoto

Charlotte

Hendry

Collier

Glades

Lee

Okeechobee

Highlands

Palm Beach

Broward

Miami-Dade

CHARLOTTE

HIGH

LEE-

COLLIE

R

SWELL

FLORID

A

BAY

LARGO

HIGH

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0'0

0"

26˚ 0

0'0

0"

80˚00'0

0"

82˚00'0

0"

84˚00'0

0"

South Florida

BasinExtended Upper

Sunniland Tidal Shoal

Oil Play

(5005)

- Play

5005

- Structural

uplift

Legen

d:FORTY MILE

BEND

40 MILE

BEND HIGH

- Active Sunniland oil

field- Abandoned or shut-in oil

field

SCALE 1 : 2,851,200

0

1 inch = 45 miles

50 50 Miles

Marquesas Keys

South Florida Basin

SEMINOL

E

BAXTER

ISLANDPEPPER

HAMMOCK

BEAR

ISLAND

RACOON

POINT

LAKE TRAFFORD

SUNNILAN

D

CORKSCR

EW

WEST

FELDA

TOWNSEND CANAL

SUNOCO-

FELDA

LEHIGH PARK

MID-

FELDA

Figure 9. Map of South Florida Basin showing structural uplifts, known Sunniland oil fields, and boundaries of Extended Upper Sunniland Tidal

Shoal Oil play (5005).

Source: Pollastro, R. M., 2001, Chapter 2: 1995 USGS National Oil and Gas Play-Based Assessment of the South Florida Basin, Florida Peninsula Province: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series 69-A, 17 p.

Hillsborough Polk

Hardee

Sarasota

Desoto

Charlotte

Hendry

Collier

Glades

Lee

Okeechobee

Highlands

Palm Beach

Broward

Miami-Dade

CHARLOTTE

HIGH

LEE-

COLLIE

R

SWELL

FLORID

A

BAY

LARGO

HIGH

24˚ 0

0'0

0"

26˚ 0

0'0

0"

80˚00'0

0"

82˚00'0

0"

84˚00'0

0"

South Florida

BasinDollar Bay

Shoal Reef Oil

Play

(5003)

- Play

5003

- Structural

uplift

Legen

d:FORTY MILE

BEND

40 MILE

BEND HIGH

- Active Sunniland oil field

- Abandoned or shut-in oil

field

SCALE 1 : 2,851,200

0

1 inch = 45 miles

50 50 Miles

Marquesas Keys

South Florida Basin

SEMINOL

E

BAXTER

ISLANDPEPPER

HAMMOCK

BEAR

ISLAND

RACOON

POINT

LAKE TRAFFORD

SUNNILAN

D

CORKSCR

EW

WEST

FELDA

TOWNSEND CANAL

SUNOCO-

FELDA

LEHIGH PARK

MID-

FELDA

Figure 7. Map of South Florida Basin showing structural uplifts, known Sunniland oil fields, and boundaries of Dollar Bay Shoal

Reef Oil play (5003).

Source: Pollastro, R. M., 2001, Chapter 2: 1995 USGS National Oil and Gas Play-Based Assessment of the South Florida Basin, Florida Peninsula Province: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series 69-A, 17 p.

Source: Reese, R.S., and Cunningham, K.J., 2014, Hydrogeologic Framework and Salinity Distribution of the FloridanAquifer System of Broward County, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-5029, 60 p.

Source: Cunningham, K.J., 2013, Integrating Seismic-Reflection and Sequence-Stratigraphic Methods to Characterize the Hydrogeology of the Floridan Aquifer System in Southeast Florida: Open-File Report 2013-1181

Source: Reese, R.S., and Cunningham, K.J., 2000, Hydrogeology of the Gray Limestone Aquifer in Southern Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4213, 244 p.

Source: Reese, R.S., and Cunningham, K.J., 2000, Hydrogeology of the Gray Limestone Aquifer in Southern Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4213, 244 p.

Source: Reese, R.S., and Cunningham, K.J., 2000, Hydrogeology of the Gray Limestone Aquifer in Southern Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4213, 244 p.

Water level contours (Oct. 1990-94) source: Renken, R.A., Dixon, Joann, Koehmstedt, John, Lietz, A.C., and others, 2005, Impact of Anthropogenic Development on Coastal Ground-Water Hydrology in Southeastern Florida, 1900-2000: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1275, 77 p.