2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

Session No. 70
Monday, 8 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Structural Geology I: Cordilleran Structures to Hydraulic Fracturing

 

William D. Nesse and Eric D. Robeck, Chairs
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
STRUCTURAL MAPPING OF TRANSTENSIONAL ELEMENTS AND FABRICS IN THE COSO/CHINA LAKE REGION, SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA: AN EARLY PROGRESS REPORT
TAYLOR, Tatia R., Department of Geology, Univ of California Davis, 174 Physics/Geology, Davis, CA 95616 and DEWEY, John F., Geology, Univ of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, tatia.taylor@geology.ucdavis.edu, tatia.taylor@geology.ucdavis.edu
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8:15 AM
TECTONIC MODEL FOR THE LARAMIDE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO
NESSE, William D., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 100, Greeley, CO 80639, william.nesse@unco.edu, william.nesse@unco.edu
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8:30 AM
FAULT REACTIVATION MECHANICS AND MID-LARAMIDE EVOLUTION OF THE EASTERN COLORADO PLATEAU: NEW INSIGHTS FROM THE BOWIE AREA, WESTERN COLORADO
ROBECK, Eric D., Department of Geology, Brigham Young Univ, C-371 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, HUNT, Gregory L., Bowie Rscs, LLC, P.O. Box 1488, Paonia, CO 81428 and HARRIS, Ron A., Department of Geology, Brigham Young Univ, S-349 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, edr7@geology.byu.edu, edr7@geology.byu.edu
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8:45 AM
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF MINERALIZED VEINS IN THE SWEET HOME MINE, ALMA COLORADO
BARBÁ, Kathryn E.1, NELSON, Eric P.1, MISANTONI, Dean2 and HITZMAN, Murray W.1, (1)Geology/Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Colorado Calumet Company Inc, P.O. Box 1169, Golden, CO 80402, kbarba@mines.edu, kbarba@mines.edu
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9:00 AM
KINEMATICS AND P-T CONDITIONS OF BRITTLE DEFORMATION IN AN ANCIENT ACCRETIONARY PRISM SETTING: SAN JUAN ISLANDS, NW WASHINGTON
GILLASPY, John R. and SCHERMER, Elizabeth, Geology Department, Western Washington Univ, MS9080, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225, gillasj@cc.wwu.edu, gillasj@cc.wwu.edu
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9:15 AM
ENERGY BUDGET FOR WEDGE EVOLUTION BY CATACLASTIC FLOW
ISMAT, Zeshan, Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, 501 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17603, zeshan.ismat@fandm.edu, zeshan.ismat@fandm.edu
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9:30 AM
AN INTRA-ARC STRAIN GRADIENT AS A RESULT OF ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION – QUANTIFYING FINITE STRAIN IN THE ALISITOS ARC, PENINSULAR RANGES, BAJA CALIFORNIA
ALSLEBEN, Helge, Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, WETMORE, Paul, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, 1040 E Fourth Street, Tucson, AZ 85721 and PATERSON, Scott, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, alsleben@earth.usc.edu, alsleben@earth.usc.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN THE OAK RIDGE RESERVATION: INFLUENCES OF BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE ON SITING AND 50+ YEARS OF PERFORMANCE
HATCHER, Robert D., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 and STOW, Stephen H., American Museum of Sci and Energy, 300 S Tulane Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, bobmap@utk.edu, bobmap@utk.edu
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10:15 AM
BENEFITS OF EARTH MODEL CALIBRATION TO MAP HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION: COMBINING GEOLOGIC OBSERVATIONS WITH VERTICAL SEISMIC IMAGING
BENNETT, Les1, LE CALVEZ, Joel H.2, NUTT, Les1 and GRANT, Dee2, (1)Schlumberger, 1325 South Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77077, (2)Schlumberger, 1700 Research Parkway, Suite 100, College Station, TX 77845, bennett5@houston.oilfield.slb.com, bennett5@houston.oilfield.slb.com
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10:30 AM
INFLUENCE OF GEOLOGICAL FEATURES ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION
LE CALVEZ, Joel H.1, BENNETT, Les2, TANNER, Kevin1 and GRANT, Dee1, (1)Schlumberger, 1700 Research Parkway, Suite 100, College Station, TX 77845, (2)Schlumberger, 1325 South Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77077, lecalvez@alumni.utexas.net, lecalvez@alumni.utexas.net
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10:45 AM
MOSAIC FAULTING, DRAINAGE DIVERSION, AND REJUVENATION RESULTING FROM RECENT DOMING IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
DORT Jr, Wakefield, Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, yolanda@ku.edu, yolanda@ku.edu