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Geology and geohydrology of the Palo Duro basin, Texas panhandle -- a report on the progress of nuclear waste isolation feasibility studies (1982) Geology and geohydrology of the Palo Duro basin, Texas panhandle -- a report on the progress of nuclear waste isolation feasibility studies (1982) 1983

Since early 1977, the Bureau of Economic Geology has been evaluating several salt-bearing basins within the State of Texas as part of the national nuclear waste repository program, The Bureau, a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, is conducting a long-term program to gather and in

Gustavson, T.C., Kreitler, C.W., Bassett, R.L., Budnik, R.T., Ruppel, S.C., Baumgardner, R.W., Jr., Caran, S.C., Collins, E.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Annotated bibliography of mineral deposits in Trans-Pecos Texas Annotated bibliography of mineral deposits in Trans-Pecos Texas 1983 Price, J.G., Henry, C.D., Standen, A.R. Bureau of Economic Geology
Deep brine aquifers in the Palo Duro basin: regional flow and geochemical constraints Deep brine aquifers in the Palo Duro basin: regional flow and geochemical constraints 1983

Geologic characterization of evaporite deposits as potential host rocks for burial of radioactive waste must include hydrogeologic investigations at both local and regional scales.

Bassett, R.L., Bentley, M.E., Duncan, E.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Origin and diagenesis of cap rock, Gyp Hill and Oakwood salt domes, Texas Origin and diagenesis of cap rock, Gyp Hill and Oakwood salt domes, Texas 1983

Petrographic and geochemical studies of caprock core from two salt domes, Gyp Hill in South Texas and Oakwood in East Texas, reveal the significantly different diagenetic histories of each dome. Cap rock on Gyp Hill is now forming within a shallow meteoric aquifer.

Kreitler, C.W., Dutton, S.P. Bureau of Economic Geology
Continuity and Internal Properties of Gulf Coast Sandstones and Their Implications for Geopressured Fluid Production Continuity and Internal Properties of Gulf Coast Sandstones and Their Implications for Geopressured Fluid Production 1983

Continuity of sandstone reservoirs is controlled by various factors, including faults, sand-body geometry, and the distribution of framework grains, matrices, and interstices within the sand body.

Morton, R.A., Ewing, T.E., Tyler, Noel Bureau of Economic Geology
Three-dimensional ground-water modeling in depositional systems, Wilcox Group, Oakwood salt dome area, east Texas Three-dimensional ground-water modeling in depositional systems, Wilcox Group, Oakwood salt dome area, east Texas 1983

A three-dimensional model was constructed of ground-water flow in the Wilcox-Carrizo aquifer system near Oakwood salt dome to facilitate understanding the hydrogeology around salt domes of the Gulf interior region and ultimately to evaluate the hydrologic suitability of Oakwood Dome for storage o

Fogg, G.E., Seni, S.J., Kreitler, C.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Depositional setting, structural style, and sandstone distribution in three geopressured geothermal areas, Texas Gulf Coast Depositional setting, structural style, and sandstone distribution in three geopressured geothermal areas, Texas Gulf Coast 1983

Three areas in the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain were studied using electric logs and seismic reflection data to interpret their depositional and structural history and to compare their potential as geopressured-geothermal reservoirs.

Winker, C.D., Morton, R.A., Ewing, T.E., Garcia, D.D., Chong, L.P., Han, J.H., Lawton, J.L., Padilla y Sanchez, R.J. Bureau of Economic Geology
Oligocene volcanism and multiple caldera formation in the Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas Oligocene volcanism and multiple caldera formation in the Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas 1983

The Chinati Mountains caldera, which lies in Trans-Pecos Texas in the southern Basin and Range Province, was formed by eruption of the Mitchell Mesa Rhyolite.

Cepeda, J.C., Henry, C.D. Bureau of Economic Geology
Estimation of coal resources in Texas Gulf Coast, Ohio northern Appalachian, and Wyoming Powder River Basins: a comparison of statistical approaches Estimation of coal resources in Texas Gulf Coast, Ohio northern Appalachian, and Wyoming Powder River Basins: a comparison of statistical approaches 1983

Official estimates of United States coal resources published during the past 15 years vary from less than 1.5 to 3.5 trillion metric tons (1.7 to 3.9 trillion short tons). These differences imply that a high degree of uncertainty exists in resource assessment.

Tewalt, S.J., Bauer, M.A., Mathew, David, Roberts, M.P., Ayers Jr., W.B., Barnes, J.W., Kaiser, W.R. Bureau of Economic Geology
Depositional systems in the Nacatoch Formation (Upper Cretaceous), northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas Depositional systems in the Nacatoch Formation (Upper Cretaceous), northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas 1983

The Nacatoch Formation of the East Texas Basin is the middle formation of the Navarro Group and consists of marine sandstones and mudstones derived largely from source areas to the northwest, north, and northeast of the East Texas Embayment.

McGowan, M.K., Lopez, C.M. Bureau of Economic Geology