2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 73
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 307 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T198. Shale Gas Basins: Their Stratigraphy, Sedimentary Environments, Tectonics, and Structural Evolution

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Energy Geology Division
Ibrahim Çemen, Jack C. Pashin, James O. Puckette and Denise J. Hills, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
DEVONIAN-MISSISSIPPIAN SHALE GAS PLAYS IN THE SOUTHERN MIDCONTINENT AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS: A REVIEW  
ÇEMEN, Ibrahim1, PASHIN, Jack C.2 and PUCKETTE, James O.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, icemen@as.ua.edu
1:50 PM
CRATONWARD EXTENSION OF DARK, GAS-SHALE DEPOSITION THROUGH BASIN YOKING: EXAMPLES FROM THE ORDOVICIAN AND DEVONIAN OF NORTH AMERICA
ETTENSOHN, Frank R., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506, fettens@uky.edu
2:10 PM
SALINIC-ACADIAN FORELAND BASIN ON THE ALABAMA PROMONTORY: CHALLENGES FOR NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT IN STRUCTURALLY COMPLEX SHALE FORMATIONS
PASHIN, Jack C., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, jack.pashin@okstate.edu
2:25 PM
BIOGEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCES OF OSCILLATING REDOX CONDITIONS DURING DEPOSITION OF ORGANIC-RICH INTERVALS IN THE MIDDLE DEVONIAN MARCELLUS SHALE
SHARMA, Shikha1, CHEN, Ruiqian2 and AGRAWAL, Vikas1, (1)Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, WV 26506, (2)Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Ave, Morgantown, WV 26506, shikha.sharma@mail.wvu.edu
2:40 PM
THE ROLE OF SALT IN THE PRESERVATION AND EXPLORATION PROSPECT OF SHALE GAS IN SICHUAN BASIN, WESTERN CHINA
YIN, Hongwei, Earth Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Hankou Road 22, Nanjing, 210093, China, ZHU, Zhen, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China, JIA, Dong, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou road, Nanjing , China, Nanjing, 210093, China and CHEN, Zhuxin, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing, 100083, China, hwyin@nju.edu.cn
2:55 PM
INFLUENCE OF THE GONDWANIDE MAGMATIC ARC ON THE KAROO BASIN, SOUTH AFRICA
FINDLAY III, Clyde Pitt, Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 98 Beechurst Ave, 136 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506 and WEISLOGEL, Amy L., Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 98 Beechurst Ave, 241 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506, cpfindlay@mix.wvu.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
3:25 PM
EMPLACEMENT, BURIAL HISTORY, AND THERMAL MATURATION OF GIANT DEFORMED SHALE MASSES IN THE CONASAUGA FORMATION, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN THRUST BELT
THIBODEAUX, Brandon J., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research center, Stillwater, OK 74078 and PASHIN, Jack C., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, brandon.thibodeaux@okstate.edu
3:40 PM
CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE ORDOVICIAN TRENTON AND UTICA GROUPS: A CONTINUUM OF FACIES RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CARBONATE SHELF, SLOPE, AND BASIN DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY, NY
SPIEGEL, Ethan B. and PIETRAS, Jeffrey T., Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, espiege1@binghamton.edu
3:55 PM
SOURCE ROCK QUALITY AND MATURATION TRENDS IN THE UTICA SHALE PLAY IN EAST-CENTRAL OHIO
EBLE, Cortland F., Kentucky Geological Survey, Lexington, KY 40506 and HICKMAN, John B., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, eble@uky.edu
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4:10 PM
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4:30 PM
THE MAGNETIC FABRIC OF NORTH AMERICAN SHALES: INSIGHTS INTO DIAGENETIC AND BURIAL PROCESSES
HEIJ, Gerhard1, ELMORE, R. Douglas1, ROBERTS, Jennifer M.1, STEULLET, Alex2, ROSE, Dustin1 and DULIN, Shannon A.1, (1)ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, SEC 710, Norman, OK 73019, (2)Noble Energy, Houston, TX 77070, gheij@ou.edu
4:45 PM
EXPLORING MICRO X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AS TOOLS FOR SHALE ANALYSIS
POWERS, Michael and PASHIN, Jack C., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, pmichar@okstate.edu
 
5:05 PM
Concluding Remarks
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