Session No. 20
Friday, 5 April 2013: 8:00 AM-10:30 AM
Amphitheater 204 (AT&T Center)
Geology of Texas
John Snedden and Pamela A. Speciale, Chairs
8:00 AM
COAL IN TEXAS: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
FINKELMAN, Robert B., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 and HOOK, Robert W., Vertibrate Paleontology Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758, bobf@utdallas.edu
8:40 AM
THERMAL ENERGY IN PLACE IN TEXAS: A NOVEL METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ACCESIBLE GEOTHERMAL POWER WITH EXISTING OIL AND GAS WELLS USING ARCGIS
ZAFAR, S. Daniel, Geothermal Resource Research Program, Bureau of Economic Geology University of Texas, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758 and CUTRIGHT, Bruce, N/a, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, sdanielzafar@utexas.edu
9:30 AM
GEOPHYSICAL STUDY OF THE NEEDVILLE AND ARCOLA FAULTS IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS
SCHMIDT, Kevin, Houston, TX 77004, KHAN, Shuhab, Geosciences, Univ of Houston, 312 S & R Bldg 1, Houston, TX 77204 and STEWART, Robert, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, kwschmidt@uh.edu
9:50 AM
GEOANALYTICAL ANALYSIS OF SPELOEGENETIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE OWL MOUNTAIN AND NOLAN CREEK PROVINCES: FORT HOOD MILITARY INSTALLATION, TEXAS
SHAW FAULKNER, Melinda1, STAFFORD, Kevin W.
1 and BRYANT, Aaron W.
2, (1)Geology, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 13011, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, (2)Geology, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75691, mgshaw@sfasu.edu