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Western gas sands project status report

Description: The Western Gas Sands Project Plan, Project Implementation Plans, Project Plan Document FY 78 and the Quarterly Basin Activities Report are in various stages of preparation. Information gathering by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of the initial data base for many of the project activities is continuing. Some base maps are complete and field investigations in the principal areas of interest are being conducted. Investigation of tight gas sands with scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffract… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geochemical characterization of Devonian gas shale

Description: Detailed geochemical analyses are being used to provide an accurate assessment of the oil and gas resources present in the Devonian shales in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins. The suite of geochemical analyses is designed to evaluate the organic richness, the hydrocarbon potential, the type of organic matter and the thermal maturity of the organic matter. Laboratory techniques such as pyrolysis gas chromatography and mass balance thermal extraction were also employed to measure thermally der… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Zielinski, R.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Synthesis of organic geochemical data from the Eastern Gas Shales

Description: Over 2400 core and cuttings samples of Upper Devonian shales from wells in the Appalachian, Illinois, and Michigan Basins have been characterized by organic geochemical methods to provide a basis for accelerating the exploitation of this unconventional, gas-rich resource. This work was part of a program initiated to provide industry with criteria for locating the best areas for future drilling and for the development of stimulation methods that will make recovery of the resource economically at… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Zielinski, R. E. & McIver, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Interactive data management and analysis system for the Eastern Gas Shale Program

Description: A versatile, easy-to-use data base system is described. The system provides flexibility in display formats as well as input and output options such as format compatibility adaptive to field data. Both on- and off-line capability exists. Versatility is attained through logical, boolean, ana arithmetic expressions. Consequently, computational capability is available so that data input can be minimized. Browsing and recursive searches are available through a search criteria command that allows the… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Seabaugh, P.W. & Zielinski, R.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Western gas sands project status report

Description: The Western Gas Sands Project Plan, Project Implementation Plans and Project Plan Document FY 78 are in various stages of preparation. Information gathering by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of the initial data base for many of the project activities is nearing completion. Some base maps are complete and field investigations in the principal areas of interest are being conducted. Research and development by Energy Research Centers and National Laboratories were directed toward new tools and inst… more
Date: November 1, 1977
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reserves in western basins

Description: This project requires generation of producible tight gas sand reserve estimates for three western basins. The requirement is to perform such reserve estimates using industry accepted practices so that results will have high credibility and acceptance by the oil and gas industry. The ultimate goal of the project is to encourage development of the tight gas formation by industry through reduction of the technical and economic risks of locating, drilling and completing commercial gas wells. The th… more
Date: January 1, 1992
Creator: Caldwell, R.H. & Cotton, B.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sedimentology, petrology, and gas potential of the Brallier Formation: upper Devonian turbidite facies of the Central and Southern Appalachians

Description: The Upper Devonian Brallier Formation of the central and southern Appalachian basin is a regressive sequence of siltstone turbidites interbedded with mudstones, claystones, and shales. It reaches 1000 meters in thickness and overlies basinal mudrocks and underlies deltaic sandstones and mudrocks. Facies and paleocurrent analyses indicate differences between the depositional system of the Brallier Formation and those of modern submarine fans and ancient Alpine flysch-type sequences. The Brallier… more
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: Lundegard, P. D.; Samuels, N. D. & Pryor, W. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Installation of a Devonian Shale Reservoir Testing Facility and acquisition of reservoir property measurements

Description: In October, a contract was awarded for the Installation of a Devonian Shale Reservoir Testing Facility and Acquisition of Reservoir Property measurements from wells in the Michigan, Illinois, and Appalachian Basins. Geologic and engineering data collected through this project will provide a better understanding of the mechanisms and conditions controlling shale gas production. This report summarizes the results obtained from the various testing procedures used at each wellsite and the activitie… more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Locke, C. D. & Salamy, S. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Western gas sands project status report

Description: The Western Gas Sands Project Plan, Project Implementation Plans and Project Plan Document FY 78 are in various stages of preparation. Several related studies are being conducted. Resource assessment activities reported consist of those conducted by U.S.G.S. in Denver and the outcrop study of the eastern Uinta Basin conducted by CK Geoenergy Corporation. Information gathering by U.S.G.S. of the initial data base for many of the project activities is nearing completion. Some base maps are comple… more
Date: September 1, 1977
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Potential for deep natural gas resources in eastern Gulf of Mexico

Description: The main purpose of the research is to evaluate the geological possibility that significant economically recoverable resources of natural gas exist in sedimentary basins of the United States at depths greater than 150,000 ft. While relatively unexplored, these gas resources may be large. The main objectives of the research are to determine the geologic factors that control deep gas accumulations in addition to the distribution and resource potential of these accumulations.
Date: January 1, 1992
Creator: Rice, D.D.; Schenk, C.J.; Schmoker, J.W.; Fox, J.E.; Clayton, J.L.; Dyman, T.S. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic and geochemical studies of the New Albany Group (Devonian black shale) in Illinois to evaluate its characteristics as a source of hydrocarbons. Quarterly progress report, July 1-September 30, 1979

Description: This project is a detailed analysis of the lithology, stratigraphy, and structure of the New Albany Group in Illinois to determine those characteristics of lithology, thickness, regional distribution, vertical and lateral variability, and deformation that are most relevant to the occurrence of hydrocarbons.
Date: October 9, 1979
Creator: Bergstrom, R.E. & Shimp, N.F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic remote sensing over the Cottageville, West Virginia, gas field. Final report, August 15, 1977-February 15, 1979

Description: Remote sensing of geologic features was investigated for the purpose of exploration for gas reserves in the eastern Mississippian-Devonian Shales. The Cottageville gas field in Jackson and Mason Counties, West Virginia, was used as a test site for this purpose. Available photographic and multispectral (MSS) images from Landsat were obtained; also 4-channel synthetic aperture radar and 12-channel MSS in the range between ultraviolet and far infrared were gathered by the Environmental Research In… more
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Jackson, P. L.; Wagner, H. L. & Shuchman, R. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Devonian shale program. Quarterly progress report, July-September 1979

Description: Objectives are to analyze the potential natural gas productivity of the Black Shales in eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia. Progress during this quarter is reported on regional structure and production studies. (DLC)
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Shumaker, R. C.; Negus-de Wys, J.; Dixon, J. M.; Evans, M. A.; Lee, K. D.; Rauch, H. W. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic characterization of tight gas reservoirs

Description: The objectives of US Geological Survey (USGS) work during FY 89 were to conduct geologic research characterizing tight gas-bearing sandstone reservoirs and their resources in the western United States. Our research has been regional in scope but, in some basins, our investigations have focused on single wells or small areas containing several wells where a large amount of data is available. The investigations, include structure, stratigraphy, petrography, x-ray mineralogy, source-rock evaluatio… more
Date: December 1, 1990
Creator: Law, B.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Western Gas Sands Project: Northern Great Plains Province review

Description: The synopsis outlines the Upper Cretaceous low permeability natural (biogenic) gas formations of the Northern Great Plains Province (NGPP) of Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota. The main objectives are to present a general picture of that stratigraphy, significant structures, and natural gas potential.
Date: August 1, 1979
Creator: Newman, III, H E
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of the structural parameters that influence gas production from the Devonian shale. Annual progress report, 1978-1979

Description: This report is written to document progress made during the third year of our study for the Eastern Gas Shales (EGSP) Project, and it is organized to meet the needs of readers who have a variety of interests in the project. This first portion of Volume 1 includes the Executive Summary which gives a general overview highlighting the progress made over this contract year. The second portion of Volume 1 includes task reports written by the specific task investigators, and it is written primarily f… more
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Negus-de Wys, J. N.; Dixon, J. M.; Evans, M. A.; Lee, K. D.; Rauch, H. W.; Ruotsala, J. E. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Studies of New Albany shale in western Kentucky. Final report

Description: The New Albany (Upper Devonian) Shale in western Kentucky can be zoned by using correlative characteristics distinguishable on wire-line logs. Wells drilled through the shale which were logged by various methods provided a basis for zonation of the subsurface members and units of the Grassy Creek, Sweetland Creek, and Blocher. Structure and isopach maps and cross sections were prepared. The Hannibal Shale and Rockford Limestone were found in limited areas; isopach maps were not made for these m… more
Date: February 1, 1980
Creator: Schwalb, H. R. & Norris, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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D. O. E. Eastern Gas Shale Project. Quarterly report of technical progress, April--June 1978

Description: The Penetration and Show Map (Task 3200-1-2) and the Drilling Depth Map (Task 3200-5-3) both at a scale of 1:250,000 have been accepted by DOE, Morgantown, WV and are currently on open file. Eight stratigraphic cross sections (Task 2100-1-1) have been completed and camera ready copies sent to DOE, Margantown, WV. The final stratigraphic cross section has been completed, but the final copy has not yet been sent to DOE. A structure Map on Top of the Onondaga Group at a scale of 1:250,000 had to b… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Harper, J. A. & Piotrowski, R. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization and analysis of Devonian shales as related to release of gaseous hydrocarbons. Well V-7 Wetzel County, West Virginia

Description: This program was initiated in September 1976, with the objective and scope of determining the relationships between the shale characteristics, hydrocarbon gas contents, and well location, and thereby provide a sound basis for (1) assessing the productive capacity of the Eastern Devonian Gas Shale deposits, and (2) guiding research, development and demonstration projects to enhance the recovery of natural gas from the shale deposits. Included in the scope of the program are a number of elemental… more
Date: August 15, 1979
Creator: Kalyoncu, R. S.; Boyer, J. P. & Snyder, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Natural gas hydrates on the North Slope of Alaska

Description: Gas hydrates are crystalline substances composed of water and gas, mainly methane, in which a solid-water lattice accommodates gas molecules in a cage-like structure, or clathrate. These substances often have been regarded as a potential (unconventional) source of natural gas. Significant quantities of naturally occurring gas hydrates have been detected in many regions of the Arctic including Siberia, the Mackenzie River Delta, and the North Slope of Alaska. On the North Slope, the methane-hydr… more
Date: January 1, 1991
Creator: Collett, T.S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization and analysis of Devonian shales as related to release of gaseous hydrocarbons. Well N-4 Hardin County, Illinois

Description: Comprehensive characterization work was performed on shales from Hardin County, Illinois (N-4). A total of 39 samples (19 for Battelle and 20 for other DOE contractors) were collected from this site. N-4 shales are basically characterized by complete absence of hydrocarbon gases and rather low organics (C-H) contents. In the absence of hydrocarbon gases, no meaningful correlations could be observed between the characterization data and potential productive capacity of the well.
Date: September 24, 1979
Creator: Kalyoncu, R. S. & Snyder, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of the eastern gas shales in Pennsylvania

Description: To evaluate the potential of the Devonian shale as a source of natural gas, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has undertaken the Eastern Gas Shales Project (EGSP). The EGSP is designed not only to identify the resource, but also to test improved methods of inducing permeability to facilitate gas drainage, collection, and production. The ultimate goal of this project is to increase the production of gas from the eastern shales through advanced exploration and exploitation techniques. The purpose… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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