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Chemolithofacies of the Upper Cretaceous Buda Formation and Austin Chalk Group, south-central Texas : a product of integration of lithologic and chemical data
(2016-12)
The Upper Cretaceous Cenomanian Buda Formation and Coniacian-Campanian Austin Chalk Group of Texas and northern Mexico are calcareous mudrock (chalk) successions deposited on the drowned lower Cretaceous Comanche platform. ...
Multicomponent seismic image matching and comparison - Fasken Ranch, Andrews County, Texas
(2015-05)
P-wave and S-wave multicomponent seismic data respond to lithology and fluid variations differently, providing interpreters with tools that supply additional information about subsurface geology. To interpret multicomponent ...
Regional stratigraphic and core-based characterization of the Cline Shale, Midland Basin, Texas
(2015-05)
The Cline Shale is an organic-rich mudrock that was deposited in the Midland Basin during the latest Pennsylvanian. Deposits of the Cline Shale are restricted to basinal facies and contain great lateral and vertical ...
Low pH waters in the vicinity of Oak Hill Mine : a statistical evaluation of water quality
(2014-08)
Lignite (brown coal) mine-mouth power plants supply a significance portion of electricity generated annually in Texas. Most lignite is produced from the Wilcox Group at surface mines located near a power plant. At the ...
A question of capacity assessing CO₂ sequestration potential in Texas offshore lands
(2012-12)
The combustion of fossil fuels results in the release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, a known greenhouse gas. Evidence suggests that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures…is very likely due ...
Chronology of laramide magmatism and stockwork fracture filling at the Red Hills porphyry Mo-Cu deposit, Presidio County, Texas
(2015-05)
The Red Hills intrusive complex is the easternmost porphyry Mo-Cu system of Laramide age in southwestern North America. This study constrains the timing between igneous phases, and compares their geochemical characteristics ...
Depositional and diagenetic processes in the formation of the Eocene Jackson Group bentonites, Gonzales County, Texas
(2011-12)
Bentonite clays are exposed in Paleogene strata stretching over 650 km parallel to the Texas coastline. This study focuses on a white and blue and a yellow and brown commercial Ca-montmorillonite bentonite near the city ...
Empirical analysis of fault seal capacity for CO₂ sequestration, Lower Miocene, Texas Gulf Coast
(2012-05)
The Gulf Coast of Texas has been proposed as a high capacity storage region for geologic sequestration of anthropogenic CO₂. The Miocene section within the Texas State Waters is an attractive offshore alternative to onshore ...
Use of 3-dimensional dynamic modeling of CO₂ injection for comparison to regional static capacity assessments of Miocene sandstone reservoirs in the Texas State Waters, Gulf of Mexico
(2013-05)
Geologic sequestration has been suggested as a viable method for greenhouse gas emission reduction. Regional studies of CO₂ storage capacity are used to estimate available storage, yet little work has been done to tie site ...
Crustal seismic velocity models of Texas
(2017-09-18)
Our investigation distinguishes six distinct geologic regions within Texas and determines a preferred one-dimensional (1D) crustal structure for each. These models, which consist of flat layers of varying thicknesses and ...