2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 48
Sunday, 22 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T143. Outcrop Studies: Fundamental to Lithofacies and Reservoir Characterization

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; American Association of Petroleum Geologists

 

Ernest A. Mancini, Jim Blankenship and William C. Parcell, Advocates
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1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
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2:00 PM
INFLUENCE OF SUPERIMPOSED BEDFORMS AND FLOW UNSTEADINESS ON FORMATION OF CROSS STRATA IN DUNES AND UNIT BARS
REESINK, A.J.H. and BRIDGE, J.S., Department of Geological Sciences, Binghamton University, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, areesin1@binghamton.edu, areesin1@binghamton.edu
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2:15 PM
USING DIAGENESIS TO UNRAVEL FRACTURE HISTORY AND SELECT SUITABLE OUTCROP ANALOGS FOR BURIED FRACTURE SYSTEMS
LAUBACH, Stephen E.1, DIAZ-TUSHMAN, Kira2, WARD, Meghan E.2, OLSON, Jon E.3, MARRETT, Randall A.4 and LANDER, Robert5, (1)Bureau of Economic Geology, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, P.O. Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, (2)Bureau of Economic Geology, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, The Univ of Texas at Austin, Box X, University Station, Austin, TX 78713-8924, (3)Dept. of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 200 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop C0300, Austin, TX 78712, (4)Univ Texas - Austin, Dept Geological Sciences, C1140, Austin, TX 78712-1101, (5)Geocosm, 3311 San Mateo Drive, Austin, TX 78731, Steve.Laubach@beg.utexas.edu, Steve.Laubach@beg.utexas.edu
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2:30 PM
RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LOWER TRIASSIC SINBAD LIMESTONE MEMBER OF THE MOENKOPI FORMATION BASED UPON SURFACE EXPOSURES IN THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH
OSBORN, Caleb R., Department of Geology, Brigham Young University, S389 ESC, PO Box 24606, Provo, UT 84602 and RITTER, Scott M., Department of Geology, Brigham Young Univ, S389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, calebray84759@yahoo.com, calebray84759@yahoo.com
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2:45 PM
SEISMIC MODELS OF OUTCROPS IN THE BRUSHY CANYON FORMATION OF WEST TEXAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY DETECTION
SWEET, Michael L.1, ROTH, Shelly L.2, SNEDDEN, John W.3 and FARRELL, Mike E.3, (1)ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co, GW 3 Room 1030b, PO Box 2189, Houston, TX 77210, (2)ExxonMobil Exploration Co, 222 Benmar Dr, GP 8 Room 710a, Houston, TX 77210, (3)ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co, GW 3, PO Box 2189, Houston, TX 77210, mike.l.sweet@exxonmobil.com, mike.l.sweet@exxonmobil.com
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3:00 PM
A COMBINED OUTCROP AND CORE STUDY OF LOWER SILURIAN STRATA FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR A UNIFIED MODEL OF FORELAND BASIN SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY
MCLAUGHLIN, Patrick, Geology Department, Bucknell University, O'Leary Hall, Lewisburg, PA 17837 and BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, pimclau@hotmail.com, pimclau@hotmail.com
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OUTCROP STUDIES: VITAL TO UNDERSTANDING SHELF-MARGIN GROWTH, AND FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF DELTAIC SHELF RESERVOIRS
STEEL, Ron J., Geosciences, Jackson School, University of Texas, Austin, 1 University Station, Austin, TX 78712, rsteel@mail.utexas.edu, rsteel@mail.utexas.edu
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3:30 PM
FACIES ARCHITECTURE AND RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE D INTERVAL, WILKINS PEAK MEMBER OF THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING
DYER, Kuwanna, BP America, 501 Westlake Park Boulevard, Houston, TX 77079 and CARROLL, Alan, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, kuwanna.dyer@bp.com, kuwanna.dyer@bp.com
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3:45 PM
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE CHINLE FORMATION IN DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT, UT AND CO
ERICKSON, Ryan E., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812 and DEMKO, Tim, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota Duluth, 217 Heller Hall, 1114 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812, eric0616@d.umn.edu, eric0616@d.umn.edu
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4:00 PM
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOKARST EVOLUTION OF THE ORDOVICIAN ANTELOPE VALLEY LIMESTONE NEAR BEATTY, NV
KERVIN, Robert, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850 and WOODS, Adam, Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, kerv22@yahoo.com, kerv22@yahoo.com
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4:15 PM
LITHOFACIES, PACKAGING, AND ARCHITECTURE OF A SLOPE CHANNEL LEVEE: CHANNEL 6 COMPLEX, ISAAC FORMATION, CASTLE CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
GAMMON, Paul R., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, pgammon@connect.carleton.ca, pgammon@connect.carleton.ca
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THE JACKSON GROUP (EOCENE) OF THE EASTERN GULF COASTAL PLAIN: BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL PALEOECOLOGY AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY
FLUEGEMAN, Richard H., Dept. of Geology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0475, BELOBRAYDIC, Matthew L., Department of Geology, Ball State University, 2000 West University Avenue, Muncie, IN 47306 and FLORES, Edith A., Geology, Ball State University, Department of Geology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, rfluegem@bsu.edu, rfluegem@bsu.edu
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OUTCROP ANALOGS FOR RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION OF JURASSIC MICROBIAL BUILDUPS, GULF OF MEXICO
MANCINI, Ernest A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 and PARCELL, William C., Department of Geology, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Ave., Box 27, Wichita, KS 67260-0027, emancini@wgs.geo.ua.edu, emancini@wgs.geo.ua.edu
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