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RI0286 Cover Image The Geologic Basement of Texas: A Volume in Honor of Peter T. Flawn 2023

This volume is still in preparation. 

6 of the 9 chapters are available digitally -- links provided below:

Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Simplified Geologic Map of Texas Postcard Simplified Geologic Map of Texas Postcard 2023 Werner, C.W. Thematic Maps Bureau of Economic Geology
Anatomy of a Paleozoic Basin: The Permian Basin, USA (vol. 2) Anatomy of a Paleozoic Basin: The Permian Basin, USA (vol. 2) 2020

This is Volume 2 of a two-volume set. The set is the first comprehensive analysis of the Permian Basin in more than 60 years. Collectively, these chapters provide a spectrum of data and interpretations that characterize one of the largest hydrocarbon-producing super basins in the world.

Ruppel, S.C. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Anatomy of a Paleozoic Basin: The Permian Basin, USA (vol. 1) Anatomy of a Paleozoic Basin: The Permian Basin, USA (vol. 1) 2019

This is Volume 1 of a two-volume set. The set is the first comprehensive analysis of the Permian Basin in more than 60 years. Collectively, these chapters provide a spectrum of data and interpretations that characterize one of the largest hydrocarbon-producing super basins in the world.

Ruppel, S.C. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Oil and Gas Map of Texas Oil and Gas Map of Texas 2018 Kim, E.M., Ruppel, S.C. Thematic Maps Bureau of Economic Geology
Geological CO2 Sequestration Atlas of Miocene Strata, Offshore Texas State Waters Geological CO2 Sequestration Atlas of Miocene Strata, Offshore Texas State Waters 2017

The authors’ intent in producing this atlas is to provide a resource for exploring the geological CO2 sequestration potential of the near offshore waters of the State of Texas by populating the atlas with both large-scale regional, qualitative and detailed quantitative information that can help o

Treviño, R.H., Meckel, T.A. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Highway Geology of Texas Map Highway Geology of Texas Map 2015

This colorful geologic map published by AAPG—developed with assistance from the Bureau of Economic Geology—highlights state and regional surface rock outcrops, detailing their age, depositional environments, rock types, and formation names.

AAPG Bureau of Economic Geology
 Wolfberry (Wolfcampian-Leonardian) Deep-Water Depositional Systems in the Midland Basin: Stratigraphy, Lithofacies, Reservoirs, and Source Rocks Wolfberry (Wolfcampian-Leonardian) Deep-Water Depositional Systems in the Midland Basin: Stratigraphy, Lithofacies, Reservoirs, and Source Rocks 2012

The Wolfberry play in West Texas combines favorable geology with innovative completion practices to form one of the largest unconventional oil plays in the United States. Wolfberry wells produced almost 55 million barrels of oil in 2011, and that figure could double in a few years.

Hamlin, H.S., Baumgardner, R.W., Jr. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Ecoregions of Texas Ecoregions of Texas 2010 University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology Thematic Maps Bureau of Economic Geology
Chronostratigraphy of Cenozoic Depositional Sequences and Systems Tracts: A Wheeler Chart of the Northwest Margin of the Gulf of Mexico Basin Chronostratigraphy of Cenozoic Depositional Sequences and Systems Tracts: A Wheeler Chart of the Northwest Margin of the Gulf of Mexico Basin 2009

A chronostratigraphic chart (Wheeler chart) was constructed of the Cenozoic strata of the northwest margin of the Gulf of Mexico basin (Texas coastal area).

Brown, L.F., Jr., Loucks, R.G. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology