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A comparison of reservoir gas energy and composition with respect to initial oil production in the San Andres Formation of Shafter Lake Field, Andrews County, Texas
(2018-05-14)The oil-rich, Permian-age San Andres Formation in the Permian Basin of West Texas produces Wolfcampian-age oil from the dolomitic host rock in prolific amounts. The present study focuses on the Shafter Lake field and ... -
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Evolution of Coastal Flooding in Texas and Louisiana for Application in Risk Assessment
(2022-12-09)Coastal communities of the northern Gulf of Mexico have historically been at risk of flooding from tropical cyclone induced storm surge and extreme precipitation. Relative sea level rise resulting from a combination of ... -
A Geomechanical Approach To Evaluate Brittleness Using Well Logs: Mississippian Limestone, Northern Oklahoma
Fracture density, or brittleness, of a rock is an important factor in understanding the characteristics of a reservoir and the reservoir's predisposition to fracturing. This becomes particularly critical when exploring ... -
A GLIMPSE INTO THE CLIMATE, SEASONALITY, HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE, CARBONATE CHEMISTRY AND MARINE ECOSYSTEM SHIFT OF THE PRE-PETM AND THE PETM USING NCAR CESM1.2
(2023-05-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/16/2025** ABSTRACT: The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, ~56 my ago, 170,000y event) is characterized by a negative δ13C excursion into the atmosphere. This ... -
A MEGABRECCIA WITH ASSOCIATED STRATIGRAPHY OF THE CHERRY CANYON AND BELL CANYON FORMATIONS TRANSITION (GUADALUPIAN, MIDDLE PERMIAN), SOUTHERN DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, WEST TEXAS
(2017-05-10)The Cherry Canyon and Bell Canyon Formations (Guadalupian, Middle Permian) are well exposed in the southern part of the Delaware Mountains, West Texas and are marked by the presence of several distinct and widespread debris ... -
A MODERN RESERVOIR ANALOG FOR A POORLY DRAINED “HIGH ACCOMMODATION” FLUVIAL SYSTEM: SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES, ARCHITECTURE, AND RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY OF THE GRIJALVA SYSTEM, TABASCO STATE, MEXICO
(2016-09-12)High-accommodation fluvial systems are subject to much modeling and substantial rock drilling and imagination, but limited modern field observation. The Grijalva River system of Tabasco State, Mexico offers the opportunity ... -
AGE, PROVENANCE AND TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS OF LATE PALEOZOIC VOLCANIC TUFFS IN SOUTHWEST LAURENTIA
(2022-08-17)Assembly of the supercontinent Pangea is among the most important tectonic events in late Paleozoic Earth history. The diachronous Laurentia-Gondwana collision destroyed the intervening subduction zone(s) of the Rheic ... -
Air Emissions From Natural Gas Exploration And Mining In The Barnett Shale Geologic Reservoir
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2011-10-11)This study evaluates air emissions from natural gas mining and production in the Barnett Shale within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Due to advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, natural gas production ... -
Alluvial Fan Deposits of the Todos Santos Formation of Central Chiapas, Mexico
(University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, 1981-07)The Todos Santos Formation at Jerico was deposited as an alluvial fan system by high gradient, short duration ephemeral streams which transported gravel, sand, and mud northeastward through a feeder canyon which opened out ... -
An Integrated Evaluation Of Potential Petroleum Systems Of The Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
(2018-07-10)The Southern Carnarvon Basin is an elongate basin in Western Australia covering approximately 200,000km2. There are two main regions: a western platform (Gascoyne Platform) with a Cambrian to Lower Carboniferous succession ... -
ANALYSIS OF PARASEQUENCES WITH PALEO-GEOGRAPHICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MIOCENE RESERVOIRS OF THE MAIN PASS REGION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
Reservoir sands in the Main Pass region of the Gulf of Mexico have proved to be highly productive, accounting for 56 million barrels of oil and 47 billion cubic feet of gas in just the 4 lease blocks covered in this study. ... -
Appalachian Delta Plain Paleoecology Of The Cretaceous Woodbine Formation At The Arlington Archosaur Site, North Texas
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2013-07-22)The Arlington Archosaur Site (AAS) is a North Texas fossil locality that preserves a Mid- Cretaceous ecosystem along a low lying coastal plain. The site lies within the Cenomanian (95 Mya) rocks of the Woodbine Formation ... -
Application Of In-situ Remediation By Using Soil Phosphate Amendments At Three Lead Contaminated Soil Sites (residential Yards) In New Orleans, La.
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2014-12)Lead (Pb) contamination of soil continues as a threat to public health. The problem exists, in part, due to the abundance of lead in soil in certain contexts which has the potential to cause adverse health effects in ... -
An Atlas Of Cenozoic Climate Zones
(Geology, 2012-07-25)This atlas illustrates global climatic zones in five major turning points of Cenozoic climate history: the K/T, the Paleocene/Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), the Eocene/Oligocene Transition (EOT), the Late Miocene (Messinian), ... -
BENEFITS AND OBSTACLES TO INSTALLING WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES: A TEXAS STUDY
(2018-08-13)There is much known about renewable energy including solar and wind. However, there is little information available regarding the use of wind and solar energy on college and university campuses. As educators and shapers ... -
Biomarkers: Review And Application To The Eagle Ford Shale Formation
(Geology, 2013-03-20)Biomarkers have become an integral part of oil exploration. Gas Chromatography (-Mass Spectrometry) was performed to an oil sample to acquire biomarkers from the sample.The presence, lack of, or abundance of a given compound ... -
Bismuth-based Oxide Semiconductors: Mild Synthesis And Practical Applications
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2012-04-11)In this dissertation study, bismuth based oxide semiconductors were prepared using 'mild' synthesis techniques - electrodepostion and solution combustion synthesis. Potential environmental remediation and solar energy ... -
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS FOR A LATE TRIASSIC CLIMATE SIMULATION USING CESM1.2-SOM
(2022-08-16)Climate models have been widely adapted to reconstruct the environmental changes and associated mass extinction events across geologic times, such as the Younger Dryas (~12.9 Kyr), the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maxima (~55 ... -
Characterization Of Exogeous Particale Content: Of Canine Tissue Urban Vs. Rural Inhalation Exposures
(Geology, 2014-07-14)Exogenous zinc (Zn) is emerging as a serious contaminant in the environment. Yearly deposition of zinc particles line heavily traveled inner city roadways and less traveled rural roadways. Particle size for zinc ranges ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOPETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MANCOS “B”/ PRAIRIE CANYON MEMBER OF THE MANCOS SHALE, RIO BLANCO, COLORADO
(2017-12-04)Over the past decade hydrocarbon production from unconventional reservoirs has grown to become a significant source of North American domestic energy and will likely continue so for decades to come. However, production ...