2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 105
Monday, 20 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
109 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T188. Organic-Rich Mud Rocks: Geochemistry, Physical Properties, and Paleo-Environments

GSA Coal Geology Division; Geochemical Society

 

Greg Ravizza, Chrsiton Achong and Timothy W. Lyons, Advocates
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Start Time
8:00 AM
HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAL ALKALINE PHOSPHATASES DETERMINED C/N/P RATIOS IN DEVONIAN BLACK SHALES
TUITE Jr., Michael, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 183-301, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109
8:15 AM
ORGANIC PETROGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE SUNBURY SHALE: FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO THE DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM
O'KEEFE, Jen, Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Morehead State University, 404-A Lappin Hall, Morehead, KY 40351, PERKINS, Robert B., Department of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 and MASON, Charles E., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY 40351
8:30 AM
PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC AND ESTUARINE INFLUENCES ON SEDIMENTATION IN A WORLD-CLASS UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCE ROCK-RESERVOIR SYSTEM: DEVONIAN SHALE IN THE SOUTHERN MIDCONTINENT, USA
CALLNER, Sara and PASHIN, Jack C., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078
8:45 AM
A PALEOMAGNETIC AND DIAGENETIC STUDY OF THE WOODFORD SHALE, OKLAHOMA
ROBERTS, Jennifer Marie, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd Street, SEC 710, Norman, OK 73019, DULIN, Shannon A., ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, ELMORE, Douglas, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Sarkeys Energy Center, Suite 710, Norman, OK 73019 and MANN, Elizabeth A., Marathon Oil, Houston, TX 77056
9:00 AM
AN INTEGRATED DIAGENETIC AND PALEOMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE WITHIN THE PLATEAU PROVINCE OF THE APPALACHIAN BASIN
STEULLET, Alex, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, Univeristy of Oklahoma, Norman, CT 73019 and ELMORE, Douglas, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Sarkeys Energy Center, Suite 710, Norman, OK 73019
9:15 AM
THE PALEOENVIRONMENT OF THE MARCELLUS FORMATION: IMPLICATION FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGIN OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS RESERVIORS 
WILLIAMS, Jeremy C.1, DARRAH, Thomas H.1, KOONS, Rachel1 and HANNIGAN, Robyn2, (1)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125
9:30 AM
NOBLE GAS GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE FORMATION: A PROSPECTING TOOL FOR HYDROCARBON GAS MIGRATION
BROURMAN, Hanna1, DARRAH, Thomas H.2, WILLIAMS, Jeremy C.2, OLESIK, John3 and POREDA, Robert4, (1)The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (3)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (4)Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
PORE STRUCTURE OF MUDROCKS AND ITS EVOLUTION WITH THERMAL MATURITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE
SONG, Liaosha, Department of Geology and Geograhpy, West Virginia University, 775 CHESTNUT RIDGE RD, Apt 202, Morgantown, WV 26505 and CARR, Timothy, National Energy Technology Labratory, U.S. Dept of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
10:15 AM
REFINED ICHNOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS GREENHORN FORMATION
JACKSON, Adam Matthew, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045 and HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613
10:30 AM
RECOGNITION OF CRYPTIC STRATIGRAPHIC SURFACES IN ORGANIC-RICH MUDROCK SUCCESSIONS BASED ON HIGH-RESOLUTION TOC AND CARBONATE DATA
SAGEMAN, Bradley B., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3130, JOO, Young Ji, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St, Norman, OK 73019 and JONES, Matthew M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Technological Institute, Rm. F374, Evanston, IL 60202
10:45 AM
BRIDGING THE TURONIAN GAP IN THE MESOZOIC ASTRONOMICAL TIME SCALE VIA THE INTEGRATION OF CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHIC DATA FROM DEMERARA RISE
JONES, Matthew M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Technological Institute, Rm. F374, Evanston, IL 60202, SAGEMAN, Bradley B., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3130, MA, Chao, Department of Geosience, University of Wisconsin Madison, Weeks Hall, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706 and MEYERS, Stephen R., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706
11:00 AM
UPPER PLIENSBACHIAN AND LOWER TOARCIAN PALEOGEOGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS OF NORTHEAST ENGLAND
ATAR, Elizabeth1, TRABUCHO-ALEXANDRE, João1, JARVIS, Ian2, MATTIOLI, Emanuela3, ARMSTRONG, Howard A.1, HERRINGSHAW, Liam G.1, GRÖCKE, Darren R.4 and APLIN, Andrew4, (1)Earth Sciences, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, (2)School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Kingston University, London, Penrhyn Road, Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT12EE, United Kingdom, (3)Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon: Terre, Planètes, Environnement, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, F-69622, France, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
11:15 AM
RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES DURING THE EARLY JURASSIC (PLIENSBACHIAN TO TOARCIAN STAGES) IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA RECORDED IN THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC-RICH MUD ROCKS
THEM II, Theodore R.1, GILL, Benjamin C.1, TULSKY, Emma T.2 and GRÖCKE, Darren R.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
11:30 AM
EXPRESSION OF THE TOARCIAN CARBON ISOTOPE EVENT IN A SILICEOUS BLACK SHALE FROM NEW YORK CANYON, NEVADA
GRÖCKE, Darren R.1, CARUTHERS, Andrew H.1, GILL, Benjamin C.2, TRABUCHO-ALEXANDRE, João3, THEM II, Theodore R.2 and SMITH, Paul L.4, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Institute of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3584 CD, Netherlands, (4)Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2207 Main Mall, 4017 Earth Science Building, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, United Kingdom
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