The publication comprises 24 structural dip cross sections, spaced 15 to 20 mi apart along the Texas coast, and 4 structural strike cross sections. Dip sections extend from near the Wilcox outcrop to the coastline.

The Texas Coastal Zone is marked by diversity in geography, resources, climate, and industry.

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Goliad, Refugio, and Calhoun Counties and parts of Karnes, De Witt, Victoria, Jackson, Matagorda, Aransas, San Patricio, Bee, and Live Oak Counties. The 4-page booklet indicates geologic formations, abbreviations, and ages.

Knowledge of the regional sand distribution and its relationship to formation temperature and pressure is a preliminary step in evaluating the geothermal resources of the Frio Formation.

This report is a compilation of all available data on mineral resources (exclusive of oil and gas) in 39 south Texas counties. Information from published and unpublished sources was checked and supplemented by field investigations.

Upper Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene deposits in the subsurface of the central Coastal Plain of Texas were subdivided into six operational units comprising the surface-defined Fleming, Goliad, Willis, Lissie, and Beaumont Formations.

The Oakville Sandstone (Miocene) of the Texas Coastal Plain comprises a major sand-rich fluvial system composed of deposits of several major and minor rivers that originated within Texas and surrounding states.

The Oakville Sandstone is a major aquifer and a major host of uranium deposits in the Texas Coastal Plain.