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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 Series
Groundwater availability in the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer in central Texas -- numerical simulations of 2000 through 2050 withdrawal projections Groundwater availability in the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer in central Texas -- numerical simulations of 2000 through 2050 withdrawal projections Dutton, A.R. 1999 Report of Investigations
Using airborne geophysics to identify salinization in West Texas Using airborne geophysics to identify salinization in West Texas Paine, J.G., Dutton, A.R., Blum, M.U. 1999 Report of Investigations
Architecture and Permeability Structure of a Composite Valley Fill in the Cretaceous Fall River Formation of South Dakota Architecture and Permeability Structure of a Composite Valley Fill in the Cretaceous Fall River Formation of South Dakota Willis, B.J. 1998 Report of Investigations
Geologic Controls on Reservoir Architecture and Hydrocarbon Distribution in Miocene Shoreface Fluvial and Deltaic Deposits in the Mioceno Norte Area, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Geologic Controls on Reservoir Architecture and Hydrocarbon Distribution in Miocene Shoreface Fluvial and Deltaic Deposits in the Mioceno Norte Area, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Ambrose, W.A., Mendez, M., Akhter, M.S. 1998 Report of Investigations
Tertiary volcanism of the Boficillos Mountains and Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas: revised stratigraphy and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology Tertiary volcanism of the Boficillos Mountains and Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas: revised stratigraphy and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology Henry, C.D., Davis, L.L., Kunk, M.J., McIntosh, W.C. 1998 Report of Investigations
Waterflood performance modeling for the South Cowden Grayburg reservoir, Ector County, Texas Waterflood performance modeling for the South Cowden Grayburg reservoir, Ector County, Texas Jennings, J.W., Jr., Lucia, F.J., Ruppel, S.C. 1998 Report of Investigations
Resource optimization through geological and petrophysical characterization of downdip Frio shoreface/shelf sandstone reservoirs: Red Fish Bay field, south Texas Resource optimization through geological and petrophysical characterization of downdip Frio shoreface/shelf sandstone reservoirs: Red Fish Bay field, south Texas Barnaby, R.J., Ramamoorthy, R., Holtz, M.H. 1998 Report of Investigations
Comparison of the Recovery Behavior of Contrasting Reservoir Analogs in the Ferron Sandstone Using Outcrop Studies and Numerical Simulation Comparison of the Recovery Behavior of Contrasting Reservoir Analogs in the Ferron Sandstone Using Outcrop Studies and Numerical Simulation White, C.D., Barton, M.D. 1998 Report of Investigations
Permeability structure of the Edwards aquifer, south Texas -- implications for aquifer management Permeability structure of the Edwards aquifer, south Texas -- implications for aquifer management Hovorka, S.D., Mace, R.E., Collins, E.W. 1998 Report of Investigations
Play analysis and resource assessment of Texas state lands Play analysis and resource assessment of Texas state lands Holtz, M.H., Garrett, C.M., Jr. 1997 Report of Investigations
Playas and recharge of the Ogallala aquifer on the southern High Plains of Texas -- an examination using numerical techniques Playas and recharge of the Ogallala aquifer on the southern High Plains of Texas -- an examination using numerical techniques Mullican, W.F., Johns, N.D., Fryar, A.E. 1997 Report of Investigations
Spatial variability in unsaturated flow beneath playa and adjacent interplaya settings and implications for contaminant transport, southern High Plains, Texas Spatial variability in unsaturated flow beneath playa and adjacent interplaya settings and implications for contaminant transport, southern High Plains, Texas Scanlon, B.R., Goldsmith, R.S., Mullican, W.F. 1997 Report of Investigations
The Application of a Coalbed Methane Producibility Model in Defining Coalbed Methane Exploration Fairways and Sweet Spots: Examples from the San Juan, Sand Wash, and Piceance Basins The Application of a Coalbed Methane Producibility Model in Defining Coalbed Methane Exploration Fairways and Sweet Spots: Examples from the San Juan, Sand Wash, and Piceance Basins Tyler, Roger, Scott, A.R., Kaiser, W.R., McMurry, R.G. 1997 Report of Investigations
Quaternary faults within intermontane basins of northwest Trans-Pecos Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico Quaternary faults within intermontane basins of northwest Trans-Pecos Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico Collins, E.W., Raney, J.A. 1997 Report of Investigations
Conceptual Breakthroughs in Salt Tectonics: A Historical Review, 1856-1993 Conceptual Breakthroughs in Salt Tectonics: A Historical Review, 1856-1993 Jackson, M.P.A. 1997 Report of Investigations
Combining P-Wave and S-Wave Seismic Data to Improve Prospect Evaluation Combining P-Wave and S-Wave Seismic Data to Improve Prospect Evaluation Hardage, B.A. 1996 Report of Investigations
Edwards aquifer ground-water resources: geologic controls on porosity development in platform carbonates, south Texas Edwards aquifer ground-water resources: geologic controls on porosity development in platform carbonates, south Texas Hovorka, S.D., Dutton, A.R., Ruppel, S.C., Yeh, J.S. 1996 Report of Investigations
Fluvial and eolian depositional systems, paleosols, and paleoclimate of the Upper Cenozoic Ogallala and Blackwater Draw Formations, southern High Plains, Texas and New Mexico Fluvial and eolian depositional systems, paleosols, and paleoclimate of the Upper Cenozoic Ogallala and Blackwater Draw Formations, southern High Plains, Texas and New Mexico Gustavson, T.C. 1996 Report of Investigations
Geology of the Solitario dome, Trans-Pecos Texas: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentation, tectonism, and magmatism Geology of the Solitario dome, Trans-Pecos Texas: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentation, tectonism, and magmatism Henry, C.D., Muehlberger, W.R., McCormick, C.L., Smith, C.I., Erdlac, R.J., Davis, L.L., Kunk, M.J. 1996 Report of Investigations
Sequence hierarchy and facies architecture of a carbonate-ramp system: San Andres Formation of Algerita Escarpment and western Guadalupe Mountains, West Texas and New Mexico Sequence hierarchy and facies architecture of a carbonate-ramp system: San Andres Formation of Algerita Escarpment and western Guadalupe Mountains, West Texas and New Mexico Kerans, Charles, Fitchen, W.M. 1995 Report of Investigations