Northeastern Section - 49th Annual Meeting (23–25 March)

Session No. 53
Monday, 24 March 2014: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Commonwealth Salon 3 (Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square)

T22. Marcellus and Utica Shales: Geology, Natural Gas Production, and Water Resources Issues I

Eastern Section of SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)

 

Dru Germanoski and David Brandes, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
HOFFMANS FAULT: TECTONIC HISTORY OF A TACONIC FORELAND BASIN FAULT IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY (NYS), BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF FRACTURES IN UTICA SHALE CORE AND OUTCROP
HRYWNAK, Anna E., Geology, University at Buffalo, UB Rock Fracture Group, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, JACOBI, Robert D., UB Rock Fracture Group, University at Buffalo, EQT Production, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, JONES, Kyle W., Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 and MITCHELL, Charles E., Geology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14260, ahrywnak@buffalo.edu, ahrywnak@buffalo.edu
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1:55 PM
DEFORMATION OF THE UTICA SHALE DUE TO BASEMENT FAULTING AND UPLIFT OF THE ADIRONDACK MASSIF, NEW YORK
VALENTINO, Joshua, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and VALENTINO, David W., Department of Atmospheric and Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, david.valentino@oswego.edu, david.valentino@oswego.edu
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2:15 PM
FRACTURE, VEIN AND FAULT INTERRELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE UTICA SHALE, MOHAWK VALLEY, NEW YORK: IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONIC MODELS
O'HARA, Alex P., Geology, University at Buffalo, UB Rock Fracture Group, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 and JACOBI, Robert D., UB Rock Fracture Group, University at Buffalo, EQT Production, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, aohara999@gmail.com, aohara999@gmail.com
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2:35 PM
INORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE TRENTON LIMESTONE-UTICA SHALE CONTACT BASED ON XRF DATA
SABODA, Stephen R., Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260 and LASH, Gary G., Department of Geosciences, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063, srsaboda@buffalo.edu, srsaboda@buffalo.edu
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2:55 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY AND PROVENANCE OF MIDDLE AND UPPER DEVONIAN STRATA, NORTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN OF NEW YORK STATE
SELLECK, Bruce W.1, CHIARENZELLI, Jeff2, KRATZMANN, David J.2, CHRISTOFFERSEN, Peter2 and DURHAM, Ashley2, (1)Department of Geology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, (2)Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, bselleck@mail.colgate.edu, bselleck@mail.colgate.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
CONSTRAINING THE TIMING AND ORIGIN OF DIAGENETIC EVENTS IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE; AN INTEGRATED PETROGRAPHIC AND PALEOMAGNETIC APPROACH
STEULLET, Alex, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019 and ELMORE, R. Douglas, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, SEC 710, Norman, OK 73019, steulletalk@ou.edu, steulletalk@ou.edu
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3:50 PM
GEOCHEMISTRY AND SULFIDE MINERAL PARAGENESIS IN MARCELLUS SUBGROUP AND UTICA FORMATION GAS SHALE INTERVALS
SELLECK, Bruce, Department of Geology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, bselleck@mail.colgate.edu, bselleck@mail.colgate.edu
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4:10 PM
INSIGHTS INTO BARIUM DIAGENESIS USING IN SITU S ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS OF BARITE AND PYRITE IN MARCELLUS SHALE
NIU, Danielle, Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, RENOCK, Devon, Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Fairchild Science Center, HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755, WHITEHOUSE, Martin J., Department of Geosciences, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, SE-104 05, Sweden and SHARMA, Mukul, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, Danielle.J.Niu.GR@dartmouth.edu, Danielle.J.Niu.GR@dartmouth.edu
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4:30 PM
INTERACTIVE WEB MAP OF MARCELLUS AND UTICA SHALE SHOWING THICKNESS AND DEPTH WITHIN THE STATE OF PA
KOBRE, Derege W., PENN STATE, Lancaster, PA 17603, deregekobre@yahoo.com, deregekobre@yahoo.com
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4:50 PM
HYDROGEOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF A FRACTURED TEST HOLE IN AN AREA OF MARCELLUS SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT, BRADFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
RISSER, Dennis W., Pennsylvania Water Science Center, US Geological Survey, 215 Linekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070, WILLIAMS, John H., U. S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180, HAND, Kristen L., Conservation and Natural Resources, PennsylvaniaTopographic and Geologic Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057, BEHR, Rose-Anna, Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Topographic and Geologic Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057 and MARKOWSKI, Antonette K., Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Topographic and Geologic Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057-3534, dwrisser@usgs.gov, dwrisser@usgs.gov
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5:10 PM
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN REGIONAL FLUID MIGRATION AND FRACTURES IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE
WALSH, Talor B.1, DARRAH, Thomas H.2, POREDA, Robert1 and MITRA, Gautam3, (1)Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, (2)School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (3)Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 208A Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, talor.walsh@gmail.com, talor.walsh@gmail.com
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