2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 220
Monday, 6 October 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T171. The Gulf of Mexico as a Geologic Laboratory: Making New Links in Depositional Systems from the Coastal Plain to Deep Water

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Russell F. Dubiel and Angela McDonnell, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
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1:30 PM
Gulf of Mexico Record of North American Tectonism and Landscape Evolution
GALLOWAY, W.E., Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758-4445, galloway@mail.utexas.edu, galloway@mail.utexas.edu
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1:50 PM
New Insights into Structure and Stratigraphy of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
RADOVICH, Barbara J.1, CONNORS, Christopher D.2 and MOON, Jerry1, (1)ION, 2101 City West Blvd., Building III, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77042, (2)Geology, Washington and Lee University, 204 West Washington Street St, Lexington, VA 24450, barbara-radovich@comcast.net, barbara-radovich@comcast.net
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2:10 PM
Wilcox Depositional Systems: Shelf, Slope, and Basin Floor
ZARRA, Larry, Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company, 1500 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002, lzarra@chevron.com, lzarra@chevron.com
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2:30 PM
Variation in Detrital Mineralogy Caused by Provenance and Depositional Setting: Linking Tertiary Sandstones from the Upper Texas Coastal Plain to the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
DUTTON, Shirley P. and LOUCKS, Robert G., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Box X, University Station, Austin, TX 78713, shirley.dutton@beg.utexas.edu, shirley.dutton@beg.utexas.edu
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2:45 PM
Paleocene to Eocene Deepwater Slope Canyons, Western Gulf of Mexico: Further Insights for Provenance of Deep Offshore Wilcox Plays
MCDONNELL, Angela, The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, GALLOWAY, William E., Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd, ROC-196, Austin, TX 78758-4445 and LOUCKS, Robert G., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Box X, University Station, Austin, TX 78713, angela.mcdonnell@beg.utexas.edu, angela.mcdonnell@beg.utexas.edu
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3:15 PM
A Geologic-Based Evaluation of the Potential for Undiscovered Oil and Gas Accumulations in Paleogene Strata of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain and State Waters
WARWICK, Peter D., US Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, COLEMAN Jr, James L., U. S. Geol Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, HACKLEY, Paul C., U.S. Geological Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, HAYBA, Daniel O., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, American Samoa, KARLSEN, Alexander W., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, ROWAN, Elisabeth L., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., M.S. 956, Reston, VA 20192 and SWANSON, Sharon M., U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, pwarwick@usgs.gov, pwarwick@usgs.gov
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
Early Paleogene Isolation of the Gulf of Mexico from the World's Oceans; Drawdown and Refill
ROSENFELD, Joshua H.1, BERMAN, Arthur E.2, BLICKWEDE, Jon F.3 and CHABOUDY, Louis R.3, (1)7302 Ravenswood Rd, Granbury, TX 76049, (2)Sugarland, TX 77479, (3)Houston, TX 77001, jrosenfeld@charter.net, jrosenfeld@charter.net
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4:00 PM
Elevated Sediment Temperatures along Growth Faults in the Texas Continental Shelf
NAGIHARA, Seiichi, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, seiichi.nagihara@ttu.edu, seiichi.nagihara@ttu.edu
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4:15 PM
Geologic Controls on the Distribution of Oil and Gas Fields In Neogene Strata of the Gulf Coast, U.S.A
DUBIEL, Russell F., PITMAN, Janet K. and PEARSON, Ofori N., Central Region Energy Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 939 Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, rdubiel@usgs.gov, rdubiel@usgs.gov
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4:30 PM
Potential for Undiscovered Hydrocarbon Accumulations in Southern Louisiana – Insights from the Structural Interpretation and Restoration of 2D Seismic Lines
PEARSON, Ofori N.1, PITMAN, Janet K.2 and DUBIEL, Russell F.1, (1)United States Geological Survey, MS 939 Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Energy Resources Team, United States Geological Society, MS 939 Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, opearson@usgs.gov, opearson@usgs.gov
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4:45 PM
Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterization of Cranfield Field, Mississippi—An Enhanced Oil Recovery and Carbon Sequestration Study
TREVIÑO, Ramón H., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, PO Box X, Austin, TX 78713, HOVORKA, Susan D., Gulf Coast Carbon Center, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, AMBROSE, William A., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924 and MECKEL, Timothy A., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Univ Texas at Austin, University Station, PO Box X, Austin, TX 78713, ramon.trevino@beg.utexas.edu, ramon.trevino@beg.utexas.edu
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5:00 PM
Petrologic and Petrophysical Differences Between Sandstones In the Middle and Lower Parts of the Upper Jurassic Bossier Formation, East Texas Basin, Texas: Implications for the Source of Produced Gas
FISHMAN, Neil S., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 939, Denver, CO 80225, HALL, Donald L., Fluid Inclusion Technologies, Inc, 2217 North Yellowood Ave, Broken Arrow, OK 74102 and NEASHAM, John W., Poro-Technology, 104 Industrial Blvd., Suite G, Sugar Land, TX 77478, nfishman@usgs.gov, nfishman@usgs.gov
 
5:15 PM
Concluding Remarks
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