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Predicting methane emissions and developing reduction strategies for a Central Appalachian Basin, USA, longwall mine through analysis and modeling of geology and degasification system performance Predicting methane emissions and developing reduction strategies for a Central Appalachian Basin, USA, longwall mine through analysis and modeling of geology and degasification system performance
Coal mine methane is a safety concern in active mines due to explosion risk and an environmental concern due to the greenhouse gas (GHG) properties of methane emissions to the atmosphere. Depending on the mine design and operation, structural and stratigraphic characteristics of the geology, and the properties of coal beds affected by mining, a significant amount of methane can be...
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C. Karacan
U-Pb and fission-track data from zircon and apatite resolve latest- and post-Alleghanian thermal histories along the Fall Line of the Atlantic margin of the southeastern United States U-Pb and fission-track data from zircon and apatite resolve latest- and post-Alleghanian thermal histories along the Fall Line of the Atlantic margin of the southeastern United States
Although the Atlantic continental margin of the eastern United States is an archetypal passive margin, episodes of rejuvenation following continental breakup are increasingly well documented. To better constrain this history of rejuvenation along the southern portion of this continental margin, we present zircon U-Pb (ZUPb) age, zircon fission-track (ZFT) age, apatite U-Pb (AUPb) age...
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William Craddock, Paul O'Sullivan, Ryan McAleer
Dissolved organic matter within oil and gas associated wastewaters from U.S. unconventional petroleum plays: Comparisons and consequences for disposal and reuse Dissolved organic matter within oil and gas associated wastewaters from U.S. unconventional petroleum plays: Comparisons and consequences for disposal and reuse
Wastewater generated during petroleum extraction (produced water) may contain high concentrations of dissolved organics due to their intimate association with organic-rich source rocks, expelled petroleum, and organic additives to fluids used for hydraulic fracturing of unconventional (e.g., shale) reservoirs. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) within produced water represents a challenge...
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Bonnie McDevitt, Aaron M. Jubb, Matthew S. Varonka, Madalyn S. Blondes, Mark Engle, Tanya J. Gallegos, Jenna L. Shelton
Machine learning and data augmentation approach for identification of rare earth element potential in Indiana Coals, USA Machine learning and data augmentation approach for identification of rare earth element potential in Indiana Coals, USA
Rare earth elements and yttrium (REYs) are critical elements and valuable commodities due to their limited availability and high demand in a wide range of applications and especially in high-technology products. The increased demand and geopolitical pressures motivate the search for alternative sources of REYs, and coal, coal waste, and coal ash are considered as new sources for these...
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Snahamoy Chatterjee, Maria Mastalerz, Agnieszka Drobniak, C. Karacan
Evaluating aromatization of solid bitumen generated in the presence and absence of water: Implications for solid bitumen reflectance as a thermal proxy Evaluating aromatization of solid bitumen generated in the presence and absence of water: Implications for solid bitumen reflectance as a thermal proxy
Geological models for petroleum generation suggest thermal conversion of oil-prone sedimentary organic matter in the presence of water promotes increased liquid saturate yield, whereas absence of water causes formation of an aromatic, cross-linked solid bitumen residue. To test the influence of hydrogen from water, organic-rich (22 wt% total organic carbon, TOC) mudrock samples from the...
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Paul Hackley, Aaron M. Jubb, Patrick Smith, Ryan McAleer, Brett Valentine, Javin Hatcherian, Palma Botterell, Justin Birdwell
The effect of diagenesis and acetolysis on the preservation of morphology and ultrastructural features of pollen The effect of diagenesis and acetolysis on the preservation of morphology and ultrastructural features of pollen
Pollen morphology on its own and in conjunction with other characteristics has elucidated the origin and evolution of various plant groups. Previous studies of fossil pollen rarely discuss the effects of diagenesis and sample preparation on pollen characteristics, i.e., variability in staining, pollen morphology, and pollen wall ultrastructural characteristics. This paper examines the...
Authors
Michael Zavada, Paul Hackley
New Idria serpentinite protrusion, Diablo Range, California: From upper mantle to the surface New Idria serpentinite protrusion, Diablo Range, California: From upper mantle to the surface
The New Idria serpentinite body in the Coast Ranges of California is a diapir that resulted from the interaction of the migrating Mendocino trench-ridge-transform fault triple junction, transpression, metasomatic fluids, and previously subducted oceanic crust and mantle. Northward propagation of the San Andreas fault progressively eliminated the original subduction zone, allowing...
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Robert G. Coleman, Jared Gooley, Robert Gregorory, Stephan A. Graham
Colville Foreland Basin and Arctic Alaska Prograded Margin Tectono-Sedimentary Elements, northern Alaska and southwestern Canada Basin Colville Foreland Basin and Arctic Alaska Prograded Margin Tectono-Sedimentary Elements, northern Alaska and southwestern Canada Basin
Cretaceous (post-Neocomian)–Quaternary Brookian strata of Arctic Alaska include the Colville Foreland Basin (CFB) and Arctic Alaska Prograded Margin (AAPM) Tectono-Sedimentary Elements (TSEs). The CFB TSE lies beneath the Alaska North Slope and Chukchi Sea shelf, and the AAPM TSE lies beneath the Arctic Alaska continental terrace of the Beaufort Sea shelf and slope. The CFB TSE rests on...
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David Houseknecht
Microbially induced anaerobic oxidation of magnetite to maghemite in a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer Microbially induced anaerobic oxidation of magnetite to maghemite in a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer
Iron mineral transformations occurring in hydrocarbon-contaminated sites are linked to the biodegradation of the hydrocarbons. At a hydrocarbon-contaminated site near Bemidji, Minnesota, USA, measurements of magnetic susceptibility (MS) are useful for monitoring the natural attenuation of hydrocarbons related to iron cycling. However, a transient MS, previously observed at the site...
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Leonard Ohenhen, Joshua Feinberg, Lee Slater, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, Isabelle Cozzarelli, Miriam Rios-Sanchez, Carl Isaacson, Alexis Stricker, Estella Atekwana
Finalization of the Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) working group Finalization of the Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) working group
A working group in Commission II to investigate applications of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) for organic petrology investigations has finalized with publication of the manuscript “Characterization of bituminite in Kimmeridge Clay by confocal laser scanning and atomic force microscopy” in the International Journal of Coal Geology. The manuscript is available via Open Access...
Authors
Paul Hackley, Jolanta Kus
Identification of thermal maturity-relevant organic matter in Shale Working Group Report 2021 Identification of thermal maturity-relevant organic matter in Shale Working Group Report 2021
The Identification of Thermal Maturity-Relevant Organic Matter in Shale Working Group of the ICCP was established in 2008 to provide guidelines for identifying and measuring the reflectance of the population of dispersed organic matter that is relevant to thermal maturity determination. Information products published by the working group include ASTM D7708 Standard Test Method for...
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Paul Hackley, Javin Hatcherian, Jennifer L. Rivera, Margaret Sanders, Brett Valentine
Development and description of a composite hydrogeologic framework for inclusion in a geoenvironmental assessment of undiscovered uranium resources in Pliocene- to Pleistocene-age geologic units of the Texas Coastal Plain Development and description of a composite hydrogeologic framework for inclusion in a geoenvironmental assessment of undiscovered uranium resources in Pliocene- to Pleistocene-age geologic units of the Texas Coastal Plain
A previously completed mineral resources assessment of the Texas Coastal Plain indicated the potential for the future discovery of uranium resources. Geoenvironmental assessments that include the hydrogeologic framework can be used as a tool to understand the potential effects of mining operations. The hydrogeologic framework for this study focused on the composite hydrogeologic unit of...
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Andrew Teeple, Kent Becher, Katherine Walton-Day, Delbert Humberson, Tanya J. Gallegos