Fruitland Formation the Colorado-New Mexico state line, and is one of the most productive areas for coalbed methane in the United States. The Fruitland is underlain by the Pictured Cliffs Sandstone, and overlain by the more recent Kirtland Formation. The sequence of rocks represents the final filling of the Cretaceous seaway. The underlying Pictured Cliffs is a marginal marine sandstone, deposited in an environment similar to offshore barrier islands of the southeast United States. As the seaway retreated, the Pictured Cliffs was covered by the Fruitland Formation, which was deposited in near-shore swampy lowlands. The formation is dated to the late Campanian
USS Brazos (AO-4) USS Brazos (AO-4) USS "Brazos" (AO-4) was an "Kanawha"-class fleet oiler built during World War I for service in the United States Navy, and named for the Brazos River, the longest river in the State of Texas. "Brazos" was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard; launched 1 May 1919; sponsored by Miss Catherine Rush; and commissioned 1 October 1919, Commander R. Werner, USNRF in command. As a tanker attached to the Train, Scouting Fleet, "Brazos" carried fuel oil and stores along the east coast of the United States and in the Caribbean. In 1922 she served temporarily with the