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

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The Fort Worth Basin of north-central Texas is a prolific petroleum basin that is increasingly seismically active, with over 125 earthquakes of magnitude Mw ≥2.5 since 2006, impacting the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area and surrounding communities.

Proterozoic exposures in the Llano Uplift of Central Texas and in the Van Horn area and other smaller areas of western Texas represent less than one percent of the area underlain by Precambrian basement.

The Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico is an important petroleum province with a complex tectonic history. This region has been shaped by several divergent and convergent deformation events since the Proterozoic Eon.