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Title Publication Year Abstract Author Publisher
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. Bureau of Economic Geology
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Produced Water and Scale from Texas Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Wells Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Produced Water and Scale from Texas Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Wells 1995

Water produced from oil, gas, and geothermal reservoirs contains natural radioactivity that ranges from background levels to levels found in uranium mill tailings.

Fisher, R.S. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic and Hydrologic Assessment of Natural Gas from Coal: Greater Green River, Piceance, Powder River, and Raton Basins, Western United States Geologic and Hydrologic Assessment of Natural Gas from Coal: Greater Green River, Piceance, Powder River, and Raton Basins, Western United States 1995

Five coal basins in the Rocky Mountain Foreland of the western United States--San Juan, Greater Green River, Piceance, Powder River, and Raton--contain, by virtue of their tremendous coal tonnage, 522 Tcf (14.7 Tm3) coalbed gas resources, or 77 percent of the nation's total of 675 Tcf (19.1

Tyler, Roger, Kaiser, W.R., Scott, A.R., Hamilton, D.S., Ambrose, W.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Seismic analysis of the Duval County Ranch area, south Texas: assessment of exploration potential of the Wilcox, Queen City, and Jackson-Yegua plays Seismic analysis of the Duval County Ranch area, south Texas: assessment of exploration potential of the Wilcox, Queen City, and Jackson-Yegua plays 1995

Potential for commercial hydrocarbon accumulations in Eocene and older strata of the Duval County Ranch in South Texas was assessed using seismic data. Three seismic facies are recognized and tied to well control.

Fiduk, J.C., Hamilton, D.S. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Medina Lake Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Medina Lake Quadrangle, Texas 1995 Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Origin and development of playa basins, sources of recharge to the Ogallala aquifer, southern High Plains, Texas and New Mexico Origin and development of playa basins, sources of recharge to the Ogallala aquifer, southern High Plains, Texas and New Mexico 1995

More than 20,000 playa basins have formed on the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico.

Gustavson, T.C., Holliday, V.T., Hovorka, S.D. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Helms West Well Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Helms West Well Quadrangle, Texas 1995 Collins, E.W., Raney, J.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Pipe Creek Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Pipe Creek Quadrangle, Texas 1995 Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Chert reservoir development in the Devonian Thirtyone Formation: Three Bar field, West Texas Chert reservoir development in the Devonian Thirtyone Formation: Three Bar field, West Texas 1995

Chert reservoirs of the Lower Devonian Thirtyone Formation represent a substantial part of the hydrocarbon resource in the Permian Basin. More than 700 million barrels of oil has been produced from these rocks, and an equivalent amount of mobile oil remains.

Ruppel, S.C., Hovorka, S.D. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic map of the Hueco Tanks Quadrangle, Texas Geologic map of the Hueco Tanks Quadrangle, Texas 1995 Collins, E.W., Raney, J.A. Bureau of Economic Geology