Orogrande Basin

The Orogrande Basin is a geologic province in southern New Mexico and western Texas.

[1] The province takes its name from the community of Orogrande, New Mexico.

[2][4] These included sediments from a Carboniferous mountain range, the Pedernal Uplift, located to the east.

[5] A narrow shelf, the Sacramento Shelf, was located between the basin and mountain range, and formations in this area from the Carboniferous are notable for their algal mounds.

The Gobbler Formation is typical of middle Pennsylvanian deposition in the basin.