Report of Investigations Series

Comprehensive, peer-reviewed reports of Bureau research on energy and the environment in Texas, the U.S., and internationally, from 1946 to the present.

Title Author(s) Publication Year Sort ascending Series
Regional and Local Variability in Lowstand Valley Fill and Deltaic Deposits in the Tannehill Sandstone (Cisco Group), Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin Regional and Local Variability in Lowstand Valley Fill and Deltaic Deposits in the Tannehill Sandstone (Cisco Group), Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin Ambrose, W.A., Hentz, T.F., Carr, D.L. 2024 Report of Investigations
Northern Gulf of Mexico Sandstone Reservoir-Quality Database (GOMRQ): Multiple Data Types for Evaluating Reservoir-Quality Risk Northern Gulf of Mexico Sandstone Reservoir-Quality Database (GOMRQ): Multiple Data Types for Evaluating Reservoir-Quality Risk Loucks, R.G., Dutton, S.P. 2023 Report of Investigations
Structure and characteristics of the basement in the Fort Worth Basin Structure and characteristics of the basement in the Fort Worth Basin Horne, E.A., Smye, K.M., Hennings, P.H. 2022 Report of Investigations
Facies variability and geologic controls on reservoir heterogeneity in deepwater slope reservoirs in the Pennsylvanian Cisco Group, Lake Trammel South field, Nolan County, Texas Facies variability and geologic controls on reservoir heterogeneity in deepwater slope reservoirs in the Pennsylvanian Cisco Group, Lake Trammel South field, Nolan County, Texas Ambrose, W.A., Hentz, T.F., Smith, D.C. 2022 Report of Investigations
Oil and gas in fractured crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks: global overview and examples from Texas Oil and gas in fractured crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks: global overview and examples from Texas Shuster, M.W., Zahm, C.K., Hennings, P.H. 2021 Report of Investigations
Texas mineral resources within or affected by Proterozoic basement architecture Texas mineral resources within or affected by Proterozoic basement architecture Kyle, J.R., Elliott, Brent A. 2021 Report of Investigations
Hydrogeology of the Texas basement Hydrogeology of the Texas basement Nicot, J.P. 2021 Report of Investigations
Basement-rooted faults of the Delaware Basin and Central Basin Platform, Permian Basin, West Texas and southeastern New Mexico Basement-rooted faults of the Delaware Basin and Central Basin Platform, Permian Basin, West Texas and southeastern New Mexico Horne, E.A., Hennings, P.H., Zahm, C.K. 2021 Report of Investigations
A systematic approach to identifying hydrocarbon sweet spots using integrated seismic multiattribute, wireline-log, and core analyses: case study from the Upper Cretaceous Taylor Serbin field, southeast Texas A systematic approach to identifying hydrocarbon sweet spots using integrated seismic multiattribute, wireline-log, and core analyses: case study from the Upper Cretaceous Taylor Serbin field, southeast Texas Ogiesoba, O. C., Ambrose, W.A. 2021 Report of Investigations
Anatomy of a Paleozoic Basin: The Permian Basin, USA (vol. 2) Anatomy of a Paleozoic Basin: The Permian Basin, USA (vol. 2) Ruppel, S.C. 2020 Report of Investigations
Anatomy of a Paleozoic Basin: The Permian Basin, USA (vol. 1) Anatomy of a Paleozoic Basin: The Permian Basin, USA (vol. 1) Ruppel, S.C. 2019 Report of Investigations
Depositional History and Stratigraphic Evolution of the Upper Wilcox Group and Reklaw Formation, Northern Bee County, Texas Depositional History and Stratigraphic Evolution of the Upper Wilcox Group and Reklaw Formation, Northern Bee County, Texas Ambrose, W.A., Zeng, Hongliu, Zhang, Jinyu, Olariu, M.I., Smith, D., Clift, S.J. 2018 Report of Investigations
Upper Pennsylvanian and Lower Permian Shelf-to-Basin Facies Architecture and Trends, Eastern Shelf of the Southern Midland Basin, West Texas Upper Pennsylvanian and Lower Permian Shelf-to-Basin Facies Architecture and Trends, Eastern Shelf of the Southern Midland Basin, West Texas Hentz, T.F., Ambrose, W.A., Hamlin, H.S. 2017 Report of Investigations
Geological CO2 Sequestration Atlas of Miocene Strata, Offshore Texas State Waters Geological CO2 Sequestration Atlas of Miocene Strata, Offshore Texas State Waters Treviño, R.H., Meckel, T.A. 2017 Report of Investigations
Lithofacies of the Wolfcamp and Lower Leonard Intervals, Southern Midland Basin Lithofacies of the Wolfcamp and Lower Leonard Intervals, Southern Midland Basin Baumgardner, R.W., Jr., Hamlin, H.S., Rowe, H.D. 2016 Report of Investigations
Anatomy of a Giant Carbonate Reservoir: Fullerton Clear Fork (Lower Permian) Field, Permian Basin, Texas Anatomy of a Giant Carbonate Reservoir: Fullerton Clear Fork (Lower Permian) Field, Permian Basin, Texas Ruppel, S.C. 2015 Report of Investigations
 Pennsylvanian Tidal Depositional Systems in the Anadarko Basin, Northeast Texas Panhandle and Northwest Oklahoma  Pennsylvanian Tidal Depositional Systems in the Anadarko Basin, Northeast Texas Panhandle and Northwest Oklahoma Ambrose, W.A., Tussey, L.B. 2015 Report of Investigations
Tectonostratigraphy and Allochthonous Salt Tectonics of Axel Heiberg Island, Central Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada Tectonostratigraphy and Allochthonous Salt Tectonics of Axel Heiberg Island, Central Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada Harrison, J.C., Jackson, M.P.A. 2014 Report of Investigations
Depositional Systems and Controls on Reservoir Quality (Determined from Core Data) in Deeply Buried Tertiary Strata in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf of Mexico Depositional Systems and Controls on Reservoir Quality (Determined from Core Data) in Deeply Buried Tertiary Strata in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf of Mexico Ambrose, W.A., Loucks, R.G., Dutton, S.P. 2013 Report of Investigations
 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 Hamlin, H.S., Baumgardner, R.W., Jr. 2012 Report of Investigations