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Lithogenetic stratigraphy of the Triassic Dockum Formation, Palo Duro basin, Texas Lithogenetic stratigraphy of the Triassic Dockum Formation, Palo Duro basin, Texas 1989

Four clastic depositional sequences compose the lower part of the Triassic Dockum Formation in the Palo Duro Basin.

Johns, D.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geology and Tertiary igneous activity of the Hen Egg Mountain and Christmas Mountains quadrangles, Big Bend region, Trans-Pecos Texas Geology and Tertiary igneous activity of the Hen Egg Mountain and Christmas Mountains quadrangles, Big Bend region, Trans-Pecos Texas 1989

Cretaceous sedimentary rocks and Tertiary intrusive, extrusive, and volcaniclastic rocks dominate the geology of the Hen Egg Mountain and Christmas Mountains quadrangles in the Big Bend region of Texas.

Henry, C.D., Price, J.G., Miser, D.E. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic occurrence and regional assessment of evaporite-hosted native sulfur, Trans-Pecos Texas Geologic occurrence and regional assessment of evaporite-hosted native sulfur, Trans-Pecos Texas 1989

In the western Delaware Basin and southern Central Basin Platform of Trans-Pecos Texas, Upper Permian (Ochoan) evaporite strata host locally voluminous but notoriously unpredictable, sporadic deposits of biogenic native sulfur.

Hentz, T.F., Price, J.G., Gutierrez, G.N. Bureau of Economic Geology
Fracture analysis of the Travis Peak Formation, western flank of the Sabine Arch, east Texas Fracture analysis of the Travis Peak Formation, western flank of the Sabine Arch, east Texas 1989

Successful development of low-permeability-sandstone gas reservoirs depends on an understandingof their natural fracture patterns and on predictions of the orientation of horizontal stresses.This report describes the preliminary results of fracture analysis of the Lower Cretaceous TravisPeak Form

Laubach, S.E. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geology of Damon Mound salt dome, Texas:  evidence of Oligocene to post-Pleistocene episodic diapir growth Geology of Damon Mound salt dome, Texas: evidence of Oligocene to post-Pleistocene episodic diapir growth 1988

Damon Mound salt dome, located in Brazoria County, Texas, is a shallow diaper that has salt less than 600 ft (180 m) and cap rock less than 100 ft (30 m) below the surface.

Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Lithostratigraphy and paleoenvironments of Upper Paleozoic continental red beds, north-central Texas:  Bowie (new) and Wichita (revised) Groups Lithostratigraphy and paleoenvironments of Upper Paleozoic continental red beds, north-central Texas: Bowie (new) and Wichita (revised) Groups 1988

Approximately 2,200 ft (670 m) of principally continental and paralic rocks of late Virgilian, Wolfcampian, and early Leonardian age (late Pennsylvanian and early Permian) are exposed in an area of about 4,950 mi2 (12,800 km2) between the Brazos and Red Rivers in North-Central Texas.

Hentz, T.F. Bureau of Economic Geology
Submerged lands of Texas, Bay City - Freeport area:  sediments, geochemistry, benthic macroinvertebrates, and associated wetlands Submerged lands of Texas, Bay City - Freeport area: sediments, geochemistry, benthic macroinvertebrates, and associated wetlands 1988

The State-owned submerged lands of Texas encompass almost 6,000 mi2 (15,540 km2). They lie below waters of the bay-estuary-lagoon system and the Gulf of Mexico and extend 10.3 mi (16.6 km) seaward from the Gulf shoreline (fig. 1).

White, W.A., Calnan, T.R., Morton, R.A., Kimble, R.S., Littleton, T.G., McGowen, J.H., Nance, H.S. Bureau of Economic Geology
Subsidence and collapse at Texas salt domes Subsidence and collapse at Texas salt domes 1988

Subsidence at salt domes results from man-induced and natural removal of salt, cap rock, minerals within the cap rock, and supradomal fluids. In the Houston diaper province, Frasch sulfur mining as caused subsidence bowls and collapse sinkholes at 12 of the 14 sulfur productive domes.

Mullican, W.F. Bureau of Economic Geology
Heterogeneous deep-sea fan reservoirs, Shackelford and Preston waterflood units, Spradberry trend, West Texas Heterogeneous deep-sea fan reservoirs, Shackelford and Preston waterflood units, Spradberry trend, West Texas 1988

The Permian Spraberry Trend, once regarded as the world's largest uneconomic oil field, is a prime candidate for reserve growth through extended conventional recovery.

Tyler, Noel, Gholston, J.C. Bureau of Economic Geology
Hydrogeology and hydrochemistry of Cretaceous aquifers, Texas panhandle and eastern New Mexico Hydrogeology and hydrochemistry of Cretaceous aquifers, Texas panhandle and eastern New Mexico 1988

Cretaceous rocks in the Southern High Plains, traditionally considered to be part of the High Plains aquifer and recharged by the overlying Ogallala aquifer, actually contain three aquifers with different recharge sources.

Nativ, Ronit, Gutierrez, G.N. Bureau of Economic Geology