2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 131
Tuesday, 30 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T63. Gas Shales of North America

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Ibrahim Çemen, James Puckette and Darwin Boardman, Advocates
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8:00 AM
THE ROLE OF GEOCHEMISTRY IN CHARACTERIZATION OF GAS SHALES AND PRODUCED GAS
PHILP, Richard Paul, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, Norman, OK 73019, pphilp@ou.edu, pphilp@ou.edu
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8:20 AM
LITHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS AND GAS PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF WOODFORD SHALE IN THE SOUTHERN MIDCONTINENT
COMER, John B., Indiana Geological Survey, 611 N Walnut Grv, Bloomington, IN 47405-2208, jcomer@indiana.edu, jcomer@indiana.edu
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8:35 AM
MIDDLE PALEOZOIC, HYDROCARBON-BEARING MUDROCK SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHERN MIDCONTINENT: RECORD OF CONTINENTAL COLLISION, PLATFORM DROWNING, AND UPWELLING
RUPPEL, Stephen C., Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, The Jackson School of Geoscience, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924 and LOUCKS, Robert G., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Box X, University Station, Austin, TX 78713, Stephen.Ruppel@beg.utexas.edu, Stephen.Ruppel@beg.utexas.edu
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8:55 AM
MIDDLE AND LATE PALEOZOIC ORGANIC-RICH SHALES FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN MIDCONTINENT
BOARDMAN II, Darwin R.1, PUCKETTE, James2 and CEMEN, Ibrahim1, (1)Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Dept. of Geology, Stillwater, OK 74078, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, darwin.boardman@okstate.edu, darwin.boardman@okstate.edu
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9:10 AM
LITHOLOGIC AND SPECTROMETRIC EVIDENCE FOR THE MISSISSIPPIAN/DEVONIAN BOUNDARY IN THE WOODFORD SHALE
PUCKETTE, James O., School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078 and BOARDMAN II, Darwin R., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, jim.puckette@okstate.edu, jim.puckette@okstate.edu
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9:25 AM
NATURAL FRACTURES IN WOODFORD SHALE, ARBUCKLE MOUNTAINS, OKLAHOMA
ÇEMEN, Ibrahim1, ATAMAN, Onur1, PUCKETTE, James1 and BOARDMAN II, Darwin R.2, (1)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, icemen@okstate.edu, icemen@okstate.edu
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9:40 AM
USE OF SPECTRAL GAMMA RAY PROFILES FOR DISCRIMINATING DEPOSITIONAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC SUCCESSIONS IN UPPER DEVONIAN-LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN GAS SHALE INTERVALS, NORTH AMERICA
PAXTON, Stanley T.1, AUFILL, Michael2, CRUSE, Anna M.2, PUCKETTE, James O.2, HURST, Daniel D.2 and SAMSON, Tim3, (1)USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center, 202 NW 66th, Bldg. 7, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, (2)School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, (3)EOG Resources, 3817 NW Expressway Suite 500, Oklahoma City, OK 73112, maufill@yahoo.com, maufill@yahoo.com
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
TRANSITION METALS AND REGIONAL PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVONIAN BLACK SHALE: IMPLICATIONS FOR GAS SOURCE BED PROSPECTIVITY
CRUSE, Anna M.1, AUFILL, Michael1 and PAXTON, Stanley T.2, (1)School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, (2)United States Geological Survey, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, anna.cruse@okstate.edu, anna.cruse@okstate.edu
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10:25 AM
CONODONT BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE BARNETT SHALE IN THE LLANO UPLIFT REGION, TEXAS
WARDLAW, Bruce R., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and BOARDMAN II, Darwin R., Department of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, bwardlaw@usgs.gov, bwardlaw@usgs.gov
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10:40 AM
FABRIC OF THE BARNETT SHALE AND ITS CONCRETIONS; A MULTI-TECHNIQUE ANALYSIS
DAY-STIRRAT, Ruarri J., Jackson School of Geosciences, BEG, University of Texas, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, LOUCKS, Robert G., Bureau of Economic Geology, Univ of Texas-Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, MILLIKEN, Kitty L., Geological Sciences, The Univ of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254 and VAN DER PLUIJM, Ben A., Geological Sciences/Environment, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, ruarri.day-stirrat@beg.utexas.edu, ruarri.day-stirrat@beg.utexas.edu
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10:55 AM
SEISMIC SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF BARNETT SHALE AT NEWARK EAST FIELD, TEXAS, U.S
BORGES, Gabriel1, SLATT, Roger2, SINGH, Prerna3, PEREZ, Javier2 and ESLINGER, Eric4, (1)School of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Oklahoma, 1900 Pebble Creek, Edmond, OK 73003, (2)School of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019, (3)School of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Suite 810, Norman, OK 73019, (4)School of Math and Science, The College of Saint Rose, 10 Sussex Road, Glenmont, NY 12077, gabo1510@hotmail.com, gabo1510@hotmail.com
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11:10 AM
NANOPORES IN THE MISSISSIPPIAN BARNETT SHALE: DISTRIBUTION, MORPHOLOGY, AND POSSIBLE GENESIS
REED, Robert M., 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, LOUCKS, Robert G., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Box X, University Station, Austin, TX 78713, JARVIE, Daniel M., Humble Geochemical Services Inc, P.O. Box 789, Humble, TX 77347 and RUPPEL, Stephen C., Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, The Jackson School of Geoscience, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, rob@alumni.utexas.net, rob@alumni.utexas.net
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11:25 AM
SHALE-GAS POTENTIAL OF CRETACEOUS SHALES IN WYOMING LARAMIDE BASINS
SURDAM, Ronald1, JIAO, Zunsheng2, BENTLEY, Ramsey2, GANSHIN, Yuri3 and DEBRUIN, Rodney2, (1)Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 2020 Grand Ave, Suite 500, Laramie, WY 80270, (2)Wyoming State Geological Survey, P.O. Box 1347, Laramie, WY 80273, (3)Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 1020 E. Lewis Street, Energy Innovation Center, Dept. 4902, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 80271-2000, rsurdam@uwyo.edu, rsurdam@uwyo.edu
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11:45 AM
ANCIENT MICROBIAL GAS IN THE MILK RIVER FORMATION, ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN: HOW HAS IT STAYED AROUND FOR SO LONG?
FISHMAN, Neil S., US Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 939, Denver, CO 80225 and NEASHAM, John W., Poro-Technology, 104 Industrial Blvd., Suite G, Sugar Land, TX 77478, nfishman@usgs.gov, nfishman@usgs.gov
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