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Reflectance data from vitrinite and bituminite in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation supporting the ICCP Identification of Dispersed Organic Matter Working Group round robin exercises from 2016 to 2020 Reflectance data from vitrinite and bituminite in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation supporting the ICCP Identification of Dispersed Organic Matter Working Group round robin exercises from 2016 to 2020
Three round robin exercises (RRE) aimed at characterizing bituminite and testing the reproducibility of random vitrinite (VRo %) and bituminite (BitRo %) reflectance measurements of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation were conducted in 2016, 2018, and 2020. This work was conducted by the Identification of Dispersed Organic Matter Working Group (IDOM WG) of the International Committee for Coal...
Data supporting a study using low-temperature hydrous pyrolysis as a method of determining the quantity and quality of oil retained in thermally mature, Mowry Shale, Powder River Basin, Wyoming Data supporting a study using low-temperature hydrous pyrolysis as a method of determining the quantity and quality of oil retained in thermally mature, Mowry Shale, Powder River Basin, Wyoming
The Cretaceous Mowry Shale is a prolific source rock in numerous Laramide basins and operators have recently increased research activity testing the Mowry as an unconventional source-rock resevoir in the Powder River Basin (PRB). Despite this recent increase in research activity, much work remains on characterizing the quantity and quality of oil retained in thermally mature Mowry Shale...
Data to determine new age constraints on the Ediacaran Salt Range Formation of Pakistan Data to determine new age constraints on the Ediacaran Salt Range Formation of Pakistan
The Neoproterozoic–Early Cambrian Salt Range Formation (SRF) of Pakistan is a sequence of salt, gypsum, marl, dolomite, fine-grained siliciclastic rocks (shale, siltstone and sandstone), oil shale, and hydrothermally altered extrusive volcanics. The formation occurs in the Salt Range physiographic feature, a mountain range rising 750 to 1000 m above alluvial plains of northwestern...
Maceral reflectance data for a release and recapture analysis of limited carbon mobilization in sediment adjacent to Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Sills, Florida, USA Maceral reflectance data for a release and recapture analysis of limited carbon mobilization in sediment adjacent to Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Sills, Florida, USA
Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) are associated with dramatic changes to the Earth system; their rapid release of carbon to the surface environment may initiate catastrophic climatic changes that cause mass extinction. This carbon release is often associated with volcanic emissions, yet metamorphic carbon production during LIP events may be substantial. Metamorphic carbon devolatilization...
Organic geochemical and vitrinite reflectance data supporting the thermal and structural reconstruction of an eroded foreland basin: central Appalachian Basin, USA Organic geochemical and vitrinite reflectance data supporting the thermal and structural reconstruction of an eroded foreland basin: central Appalachian Basin, USA
The Appalachian Basin is an archetypal foreland basin system. However, the timing, rates and magnitudes of orogenic loading, fold-thrust belt (FTB) exhumation, and foreland basin burial and exhumation are not well constrained. Here, we present vitrinite reflectance data, alongside organic geochemical screening analysis (programmed pyrolysis and total organic carbon) from a ~350 km...
Conditions and Fluorescence Parameters Supporting Method Development and Validation for Microscopic Measurement of the Fluorescence Spectrum of Sedimentary Organic Matter in Geologic Samples Conditions and Fluorescence Parameters Supporting Method Development and Validation for Microscopic Measurement of the Fluorescence Spectrum of Sedimentary Organic Matter in Geologic Samples
Measurement of fluorescence parameters such as λ_max (the wavelength of maximum intensity emission), and red-green (R/G) and blue-green (B/G) quotients allows the use of fluorescence color as a thermal proxy in the exploration for and assessment of hydrocarbon-based energy resource accumulations in petroliferous sedimentary basins. Here, we present data supporting the development of a...
Data from petrological and geochemical analyses of fast pyrolysis bio-oil distillation residues and naturally formed solid fossil fuels Data from petrological and geochemical analyses of fast pyrolysis bio-oil distillation residues and naturally formed solid fossil fuels
Distillation of fast pyrolysis bio-oils leaves solid residues analogous to those from distillation of fossil fuels or from natural subsurface petroleum formation (i.e., solid bitumen) or other natural carbon concentration processes (e.g., coal formation). Much like petroleum-based residues, bio-oil residues vary in terms of quality, yield, and versatility for downstream applications. For...
Major, Minor, and Trace Element Results from Sequential Extractions of Sediment Cores Collected from the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, 2014 to 2019 Major, Minor, and Trace Element Results from Sequential Extractions of Sediment Cores Collected from the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, 2014 to 2019
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data Release contains chemical analysis information on sediment core and oil samples collected at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, USA. Following a crude-oil spill in 1979, biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the contaminated aquifer has formed distinct zones of pH and/or redox...
Data supporting an integrated approach to decoding the paleoenvironmental and diagenetic signatures of ancient phosphorites Data supporting an integrated approach to decoding the paleoenvironmental and diagenetic signatures of ancient phosphorites
Phosphorites are significant geological deposits that serve as key archives of past marine productivity, biogeochemical cycling, and sedimentary processes, as well as critical reservoirs of phosphorus, an essential element for global agriculture. Herein we investigate Late Cretaceous phosphorite deposition in Israel, which occurred in an extensive phosphorite belt spanning from Turkey to...
Multiphase simulations of CO2 injectivity with and without brine extraction constrained by brine reinjectivity to optimize CO2 storage in the Illinois Basin Multiphase simulations of CO2 injectivity with and without brine extraction constrained by brine reinjectivity to optimize CO2 storage in the Illinois Basin
We developed a methodology to estimate maximum CO2 injection rates in subsurface layers across wide geographic areas using inverse modeling-based optimization techniques. We first defined geographic areas where groundwater was too saline to meet the standard for drinking water and where sufficient confining units existed above and below the injection layers. We then assumed concurrent...
Federal and Indian lands coal and other mineral production, value, and royalties by state, 1954-1980 and prior Federal and Indian lands coal and other mineral production, value, and royalties by state, 1954-1980 and prior
This data release includes a digitized version of the "Statistics by States, lands, products and years" section of the 1981 edition of the Federal and Indian lands coal, phosphate, potash, sodium, and other mineral production, royalty income, and related statistics publication. These data were published by the Conservation Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, which was tasked with the
Future U.S. Federal lease coal production and greenhouse gas emissions: Estimates 2024-51 - Data Future U.S. Federal lease coal production and greenhouse gas emissions: Estimates 2024-51 - Data
The dataset includes 2024-2051 estimates of projected United States Federal mineral rights lands coal production and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from mining, transporting, and combusting that fuel. The data cover six states and 30 coal mines. It is divided into four tables, one of coal production and three of GHG emissions. The coal production is presented with three...