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Geothermal Resources, South Texas 2024

A series of two 1:500,000 scale maps showing the Geothermal resources of South Texas.

Andrews, J.R. Open-File Map Bureau of Economic Geology
Identification and assessment of remaining oil resources in the Frio fluvial-deltaic sandstone play, south Texas Identification and assessment of remaining oil resources in the Frio fluvial-deltaic sandstone play, south Texas 1995

The Frio Fluvial-Deltaic Sandstone (Vicksburg Fault Zone) play of South Texas has produced nearly 1 billion barrels (Bbbl) of oil since field development began in the 1940's.

Holtz, M.H., McRae, L.E. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Depositional Environments of Unstable Shelf-Margin Deltas of the Oligocene Vicksburg Formation, McAllen Ranch Field, South Texas Depositional Environments of Unstable Shelf-Margin Deltas of the Oligocene Vicksburg Formation, McAllen Ranch Field, South Texas 1994

Cores and supporting petrophysical data from 20 wells in McAllen Ranch field were analyzed.

Langford, R.P., Combes, J.M. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Core and Log Analyses of Depositional Systems and Reservoir Properties ... in Frio, Vicksburg, and Wilcox Sandstones Core and Log Analyses of Depositional Systems and Reservoir Properties ... in Frio, Vicksburg, and Wilcox Sandstones 1992

The Gas Research Institute, U.S. Department of Energy, and the State of Texas cooperated in joint-venture research to evaluate the infield reserve growth potential of mature gas fields containing conventional reservoirs.

Levey, R.A., Grigsby, J.D. Geological Circular Bureau of Economic Geology
Shoreline and vegetation-line movement, Texas Gulf coast, 1974 to 1982 Shoreline and vegetation-line movement, Texas Gulf coast, 1974 to 1982 1989

The purposes of this study were (1) to quantify recent (1974 to 1982) movement of Texas shorelines and vegetation lines by analysis of aerial photographs; (2) to place this movement in historical (pre-1974) context; and (3) to examine the influence of environmental variables such as storms, sea l

Paine, J.G., Morton, R.A. Geological Circular Bureau of Economic Geology
Hydrocarbon production and exploration potential of the distal Frio Formation, Texas Gulf coast and offshore Hydrocarbon production and exploration potential of the distal Frio Formation, Texas Gulf coast and offshore 1989

Along the Texas Gulf shoreline and offshore, the distal margin of the Frio Formation is a deep hydrocarbon province that is underexplored relative to the onshore Frio.

Hamlin, H.S. Geological Circular Bureau of Economic Geology
Submerged lands of Texas, Brownsville - Harlingen area:  sediments, geochemistry, benthic macroinvertebrates, and associated wetlands Submerged lands of Texas, Brownsville - Harlingen area: sediments, geochemistry, benthic macroinvertebrates, and associated wetlands 1986

The State-owned submerged lands of Texas encompass almost 6,000 mi2 (15,540 km2). They lie below waters of the bay-estuary-lagoon system and the Gulf of Mexico and extend 10.3 mi (16.6 km) seaward from the Gulf shoreline (fig. 1).

White, W.A., Calnan, T.R., Morton, R.A., Kimble, R.S., Littleton, T.G., McGowen, J.H., Nance, H.S., Schmedes, K.E. Submerged Lands of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Structural cross sections, Miocene series, Texas continental shelf Structural cross sections, Miocene series, Texas continental shelf 1985

These cross sections numerically correspond to previously published onshore cross sections (CS0002--Dodge and Posey, 1981) and extend those sections across the continental shelf into the Miocene, a recent target of renewed petroleum exploration.

Morton, R.A., Jirik, L.A., Foote, R.Q. Cross Sections Bureau of Economic Geology
Structural cross sections, Tertiary formations, Texas Gulf Coast Structural cross sections, Tertiary formations, Texas Gulf Coast 1981

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.

Dodge, M.M., Posey, J.S. Cross Sections Bureau of Economic Geology
Padre Island National Seashore -- a guide to the geology, natural environments, and history of a Texas barrier island Padre Island National Seashore -- a guide to the geology, natural environments, and history of a Texas barrier island 1980

For the past decade, geologists at the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, have prepared various maps of the Texas Coastal Zone.

Weise, B.R., White, W.A. Guidebook Bureau of Economic Geology