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AR2024 Cover Annual Report of the Bureau of Economic Geology 2024 2025

In 1909, the Bureau of Economic Geology (Bureau) was created with the mission to increase the understanding of geology and geological resources, and stimulate the economy in Texas.

University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology Bureau of Economic Geology
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 2024

Lowstand valley fill and shelf-edge deltaic deposits in the Tannehill sandstone (Wolfcampian Cisco Group) in the Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin are major targets for oil and gas exploration.

Ambrose, W.A., Hentz, T.F., Rogers, H., Carr, D.L. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geothermal Resources, South Texas 2024

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

Andrews, J.R. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Norton Mesa quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Norton Mesa quadrangle, Texas 2024 Elliott, Brent A. Bureau of Economic Geology
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 2023 Loucks, R.G., Dutton, S.P. Bureau of Economic Geology
Airborne And Ground Surveys of the April 2023 Daisetta Sinkhole, Liberty County, Texas 2023

On Sunday, April 2, 2023, a sinkhole formed on the northwestern flank of the Hull salt dome in the city of Daisetta, Texas (fig. 1). This nearly circular sinkhole (figs.

Paine, J.G., Andrews, J.R., Morris, J.N., Saylam, K., Kyle, J.R. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Panther Creek quadrangle, Mason County, Texas Geologic map of the Panther Creek quadrangle, Mason County, Texas 2023 Hunt, B.B. Bureau of Economic Geology
Factors Influencing Rock Strength and Fluid Flow at the Basement–Sediment Interface from Field and Core-Based Observations, Llano Uplift, Texas 2023

The hydromechanical properties of the uppermost basement and of the basement–sediment interface influence multiple geologic processes of societal relevance, including the flow of groundwater; the accumulation of hydrocarbons, economic minerals, and geothermal resources; and the response of seismo

Callahan, O.A., Eichhubl, Peter, Kyle, J.R. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Monument Mountain SE quadrangle, Mason County, Texas Geologic map of the Monument Mountain SE quadrangle, Mason County, Texas 2023 Hunt, B.B. Bureau of Economic Geology
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:

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