Session: Alaskan Energy Resources: New Assessments and Related Geological, Geophysical, and Geochemical Studies (Posters) (Cordilleran Section - 101st Annual Meeting (April 29

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EVALUATION OF THE STRANDED KAVIK GAS FIELD, NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA

VERMA, Mahendra K.¹, BIRD, Kenneth J.², NELSON, Philip H.¹ and BURRUSS, Robert C.³, (1)Geology, U.S. Geol Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 939, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Geology, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Geology, U.S. Geol Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, mverma@usgs.gov, mverma@usgs.gov

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GAS AND OIL PLAYS RELATED TO FRONTAL THRUSTS AND FOLDS OF THE BROOKS RANGE FOOTHILLS AND ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN, CENTRAL NORTH SLOPE, ALASKA

POTTER, Christopher J., U.S. Geol Survey, M.S. 939, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and MOORE, Thomas E., U.S.Geol Survey, M.S. 901, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, cpotter@usgs.gov, cpotter@usgs.gov

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NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE STRUCTURAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROXIMAL COLVILLE FORELAND BASIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR BURIAL HISTORY AND OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION IN THE CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE FOOTHILLS, NORTHERN ALASKA

WARTES, Marwan A., Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709 and SWENSON, Robert, Denali Geologic Svcs, 24200 Hamann Rd, Eagle River, AK 99577, marwan_wartes@dnr.state.ak.us, marwan_wartes@dnr.state.ak.us

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4-D MODELING OF THE SHUBLIK-IVISHAK(!) PETROLEUM SYSTEM, NORTH SLOPE, ALASKA

PETERS, Kenneth E.¹, LAMPE, Carolyn², BIRD, Kenneth J.¹ and MAGOON, Leslie B.¹, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)IES Integrated Exploration Systems GmbH, Ritterstrasse 23, Aachen, 52072, Germany, kpeters@usgs.gov, kpeters@usgs.gov

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NEW FIELD AND GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE ON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE LISBURNE PETROLEUM SYSTEM (NORTHERN ALASKA)

DUMOULIN, JA., U.S. Geol Survey, 4200 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, BURRUSS, R.C., U.S. Geol Survey, National Center, MS 956, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, LILLIS, P.G., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, Lakewood, CO 80225 and PARRIS, T.M., Kentucky Geol Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506, dumoulin@usgs.gov, dumoulin@usgs.gov

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CARBONIFEROUS PHOSPHORITE DEPOSITION AND CARBONATE PLATFORM DROWNING, LISBURNE GROUP, CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA

WHALEN, Michael T.¹, DUMOULIN, Julie², LUKASIK, Jeff J.³, MCGEE, Michelle M.⁴, WHITE, Jesse G.¹ and TOENDEL, Tonje D.⁵, (1)Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 4200 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)Petro-Canada Oil and Gas, P.O. Box 2844, Calgary, AB T2P 3E3, Canada, (4)Core Laboratories, IRS, 6315 Windfern, Houston, TX 77040, (5)Dept. of Geology and Mineral Resource Engineering, Norwegian Univ of Sci and Technology, Trondheim, NO-7491, Norway, dumoulin@usgs.gov, dumoulin@usgs.gov

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RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING DATA FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA AURORA#1 WELL CLARIFIES THE PETROLEUM SOURCE ROCK POTENTIAL OF THE LOWER CRETACEOUS SUCCESSION, ALASKA

KELLER, Margaret A. and BIRD, Kenneth J., DOI/US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mkeller@usgs.gov, mkeller@usgs.gov

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ALASKA NORTH SLOPE DIGITAL MAP PROJECT

MULL, C.G.¹, HOUSEKNECHT, DW.² and GARRITY, C.P.², (1)P.O. Box 117, Santa Fe, NM 87504, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, gil@mull.us, gil@mull.us

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GRAVITY AND AEROMAGNETIC DATA ANALYSIS, CENTRAL NORTH SLOPE, ALASKA – HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND CONTEMPORARY IMPLICATIONS

SALTUS, RW.¹, PHILLIPS, Jeffrey D.¹ and POTTER, Christopher J.², (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 964 - Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)U.S.Geol Survey, M.S. 939, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, saltus@usgs.gov, saltus@usgs.gov

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GEOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PRE-CENOZOIC BASEMENT FOR HYDROCARBON ASSESSMENT, YUKON FLATS, ALASKA

SALTUS, RW.¹, PHILLIPS, Jeffrey D.¹, STANLEY, Richard G.², TILL, A.B.³ and MORIN, RL.⁴, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 964 - Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, saltus@usgs.gov, saltus@usgs.gov

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THICKNESS OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN THE YUKON FLATS BASIN, EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA, AS ESTIMATED USING CONSTRAINED ITERATIVE GRAVITY INVERSION

PHILLIPS, Jeffrey D. and SALTUS, RW., U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 964 - Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, jeff@usgs.gov, jeff@usgs.gov

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GEOPHYSICAL EXPRESSION OF THE YUKON FLATS BASIN, EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA

MORIN, Robert L.¹, STANLEY, Richard G.¹, KUMAR, Naresh² and TAYLOR, David J.³, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Growth Oil and Gas, P.O. Box 835961, Richardson, TX 75083, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, morin@usgs.gov, morin@usgs.gov

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TECTONIC EVENTS LEADING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF YUKON FLATS BASIN, ALASKA

TILL, A.B.¹, STANLEY, Richard G.², O'SULLIVAN, Paul B.³, SALTUS, RW.⁴ and CREWS, Jesse², (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Apatite to Zircon, Inc, Viola, ID 83872-9705, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 964 - Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, atill@usgs.gov, atill@usgs.gov

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EVALUATION OF PETROLEUM SOURCE ROCKS FROM YUKON FLATS, EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA

LILLIS, Paul G., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, Lakewood, CO 80225 and STANLEY, Richard G., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, plillis@usgs.gov, plillis@usgs.gov

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SURFACE THERMAL MATURITY OF THE YUKON FLATS REGION, EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA

CREWS, JM.¹, STANLEY, R.G.¹, TILL, A.B.², LILLIS, P.G.³ and SIMPSON, M.K.⁴, (1)U.S. Geol. Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, Lakewood, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jcrews@usgs.gov, jcrews@usgs.gov

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BURIAL AND THERMAL HISTORY MODELS TO EVALUATE HYDROCARBON SOURCE ROCK MATURITY IN THE YUKON FLATS BASIN, CENTRAL ALASKA

ROWAN, Elisabeth L., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, M.S. 956, Reston, VA 20192 and STANLEY, Richard G., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, M.S. 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, erowan@usgs.gov, erowan@usgs.gov

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ASSESSMENT OF UNDISCOVERED OIL AND GAS RESOURCES IN YUKON FLATS, EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA

STANLEY, R.G.¹, TILL, A.B.², SIMPSON, M.K.¹, SCHENK, CJ.³, SALTUS, RW.⁴, ROWAN, E.L.⁵, PHILLIPS, J.D.⁴, MORIN, RL.⁶, LILLIS, P.G.⁷ and CREWS, J.M.¹, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)U.S. Geol. Survey, P.O Box 25046, Mail Stop 939, Denver, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 964 - Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (5)U.S. Geol Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, (6)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (7)U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, Lakewood, CO 80225, rstanley@usgs.gov, rstanley@usgs.gov

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SHALLOW COALBED GAS ASSESSMENT AT FORT YUKON, ALASKA

BARKER, Charles E.¹, CLARK, Arthur C.², CLOUGH, James G.³, MACLEAN, Elizabeth A.⁴, OGBE, David O.⁵, CLAUTICE, Karen H.³, WEEKS, Edwin P.⁶ and FISK, Robert F.⁷, (1)US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 406, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)Alaska Div. of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707, (4)U.S. Bureau of Land Management-Alaska, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, (5)Petroleum Engineering Dept, Univ of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 755880, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (6)U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 413, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (7)U.S. Bureau of Land Management-Alaska, 222 W 7th Ave. #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, jim_clough@dnr.state.ak.us, jim_clough@dnr.state.ak.us

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NATURAL GAS -- SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA

HITE, David M., 2250 Woodworth Cir, Anchorage, AK 99517-1370, THOMAS, Charles P., Anchorage, AK 99501, FAULDER, David D., Lakewood, CO 80228 and DOUGHTY, Tom C., Lakewood, CO 80227, hitelamb@alaska.net, hitelamb@alaska.net

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PETROGRAPHIC STUDY OF 50 POTENTIAL TIGHT GAS RESERVOIR SAMPLES, TERTIARY, COOK INLET, ALASKA

REIFENSTUHL, Rocky R., Energy Section, Alaska Div of Geol & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707, HICKEY, James J., Applied Reservoir Petrology, 7019 Southridge Drive, Dallas, TX 57214 and WILSON, Michael D., Geol consultant, 12255 W. 17th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80215, rocky_reifenstuhl@dnr.state.ak.us, rocky_reifenstuhl@dnr.state.ak.us

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YUKON FLATS BASIN, ALASKA: RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION STUDY

REIFENSTUHL, Rocky R., Energy Section, Alaska Div of Geol & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707, rocky_reifenstuhl@dnr.state.ak.us, rocky_reifenstuhl@dnr.state.ak.us

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BRISTOL BAY, FRONTIER BASIN, ALASKA PENINSULA: HYDROCARBON RESOURCES, PETROLEUM RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION, AND SOURCE POTENTIAL

REIFENSTUHL, Rocky R., Energy Section, Alaska Div of Geol & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707 and FINZEL, Emily S., Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, rocky_reifenstuhl@dnr.state.ak.us, rocky_reifenstuhl@dnr.state.ak.us

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RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BEAR LAKE AND MILKY RIVER FORMATIONS, BRISTOL BAY BASIN, ALASKA PENINSULA

FINZEL, Emily S., Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, RIDGWAY, Kenneth D., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue Univ, 1397 Civil Engineering, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1397, DECKER, Paul, Alaska Div of Oil & Gas, 550 W 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 and REIFENSTUHL, Rocky R., Energy Section, Alaska Div of Geol & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707, emily_finzel@dnr.state.ak.us, emily_finzel@dnr.state.ak.us

Cordilleran Section - 101st Annual Meeting (April 29–May 1, 2005)

S1. Alaskan Energy Resources: New Assessments and Related Geological, Geophysical, and Geochemical Studies (Posters)