Leslie F. (Jingle) Ruppert
Leslie (Jingle) Ruppert is a Supervisory Research Geologist with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
Jingle joined the USGS in 1979 and has worked on investigations of the mineralogy, geochemistry, and geology of coal, coal assessments, coal-bed gas, coal combustion products, and methodology development for the assessment of geologic carbon dioxide sequestration. She has been a project chief for over 25 years. Her current project is Geochemistry of Energy Fuels and she conducts research on improving our understanding of fluid flow through low and high permeable continuous reservoirs using neutron scattering techniques, the stimulation of biogenic natural gas in un-mineable coal beds, statistical methods to improve interpretation of compositional data, and the use of coal as an indicator of potentially economic mineral deposits.
Education and Certifications
M.S. Geology, George Washington University, 1984
B.S. Geology, the George Washington University, 1979
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Geologic cross section E-E' through the Appalachian basin from the Findlay arch, Wood County, Ohio, to the Valley and Ridge province, Pendleton County, West Virginia
This chapter is a re-release of U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2985, of the same title, by Ryder and others (2008). For this chapter, two appendixes have been added that do not appear with the original version. Appendix A provides Log ASCII Standard (LAS) files for each drill hole along cross-section E–E'; they are text files which encode gamma-ray, neutron, density, and othe
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Robert T. Ryder, Christopher S. Swezey, Robert D. Crangle, Michael H. Trippi
Assessment of Appalachian basin oil and gas resources: Carboniferous Coal-bed Gas Total Petroleum System
The Carboniferous Coal-bed Gas Total Petroleum System, which lies within the central and southern Appalachian basin, consists of the following five assessment units (AUs): (1) the Pocahontas Basin AU in southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southwestern Virginia; (2) the Central Appalachian Shelf AU in Tennessee, eastern Kentucky, and southern West Virginia; (3) the East Dunkard (Folded) A
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Robert C. Milici
Coalbed-methane production in the Appalachian basin
Coalbed methane (CBM) occurs in coal beds of Mississippian and Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) age in the northern, central, and southern Appalachian basin coal regions, which extend almost continuously from Pennsylvania southward to Alabama. Most commercial CBM production in the Appalachian basin is from three structural subbasins: (1) the Dunkard basin in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and northern West Virg
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Robert C. Milici, Désirée E. Polyak
Regional seismic lines across the Rome trough and Allegheny Plateau of northern West Virginia, western Maryland, and southwestern West Virginia
This chapter is a re-release of U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Map I–2791, of the same title, by Kulander and Ryder (2005), which in printed form consists of two oversized sheets and an accompanying pamphlet. The digital version of this publication, however, is only available as the pamphlet and a collection of all the individual graphics that are found on the two sheets.
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Christopher S. Kulander, Robert T. Ryder
Results of coalbed-methane drilling, Mylan Park, Monongalia County, West Virginia
The Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory funded drilling of a borehole (39.64378°N., 80.04376°W.) to evaluate the potential for coalbed-methane and carbon-dioxide sequestration at Mylan Park, a public park in Monongalia County, W. Va. The total depth of the borehole was 2,525 feet (ft) and contained 1,483.41 ft of Pennsylvanian coal-bearing strata, 739.67 ft of Mississippian
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Leslie F. Ruppert, Nick Fedorko, Peter D. Warwick, William C. Grady, James Q. Britton, William A. Schuller, Robert D. Crangle
Partitioning of selected trace elements in coal combustion products from two coal-burning power plants in the United States
Samples of feed coal (FC), bottom ash (BA), economizer fly ash (EFA), and fly ash (FA) were collected from power plants in the Central Appalachian basin and Colorado Plateau to determine the partitioning of As, Cr, Hg, Pb, and Se in coal combustion products (CCPs). The Appalachian plant burns a high-sulfur (about 3.9 wt.%) bituminous coal from the Upper Pennsylvanian Pittsburgh coal bed and operat
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Sharon M. Swanson, Mark A. Engle, Leslie F. Ruppert, Ronald H. Affolter, Kevin B. Jones
A USANS/SANS study of the accessibility of pores in the Barnett Shale to methane and water
Shale is an increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States. The gas is held in fine pores that need to be accessed by horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing techniques. Understanding the nature of the pores may provide clues to making gas extraction more efficient. We have investigated two Mississippian Barnett Shale samples, combining small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and
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Leslie F. Ruppert, Richard Sakurovs, Tomasz P. Blach, Lilin He, Yuri B. Melnichenko, David F. Mildner, Leo Alcantar-Lopez
Leaching of elements from bottom ash, economizer fly ash, and fly ash from two coal-fired power plants
To assess how elements leach from several types of coal combustion products (CCPs) and to better understand possible risks from CCP use or disposal, coal ashes were sampled from two bituminous-coal-fired power plants. One plant located in Ohio burns high-sulfur (about 3.9%) Upper Pennsylvanian Pittsburgh coal from the Monongahela Group of the Central Appalachian Basin; the other in New Mexico burn
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Kevin B. Jones, Leslie F. Ruppert, Sharon M. Swanson
Geochemical database of feed coal and coal combustion products (CCPs) from five power plants in the United States
The principal mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Energy Resources Program (ERP) is to (1) understand the processes critical to the formation, accumulation, occurrence, and alteration of geologically based energy resources; (2) conduct scientifically robust assessments of those resources; and (3) study the impacts of energy resource occurrence and (or) their production and use on both the
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Ronald H. Affolter, Steve Groves, William J. Betterton, Benzel William, Kelly L. Conrad, Sharon M. Swanson, Leslie F. Ruppert, James G. Clough, Harvey E. Belkin, Allan Kolker, James C. Hower
Splint coals of the Central Appalachians: Petrographic and geochemical facies of the Peach Orchard No. 3 split coal bed, southern Magoffin County, Kentucky
The Bolsovian (Middle Pennsylvanian) Peach Orchard coal bed is one of the splint coals of the Central Appalachians. Splint coal is a name for the dull, inertinite-rich lithologies typical of coals of the region. The No. 3 Split was sampled at five locations in Magoffin County, Kentucky and analyzed for petrography and major and minor elements. The No. 3 Split coals contain semifusinite-rich lithol
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James C. Hower, Leslie F. Ruppert
Correlation chart of Pennsylvanian rocks in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania showing approximate position of coal beds, coal zones, and key stratigraphic units
This report contains a simplified provisional correlation chart that was compiled from both published and unpublished data in order to fill a need to visualize the currently accepted stratigraphic relations between Appalachian basin formations, coal beds and coal zones, and key stratigraphic units in the northern, central, and southern Appalachian basin coal regions of Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky
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Leslie F. Ruppert, Michael H. Trippi, Ernie R. Slucher
A probabilistic assessment methodology for the evaluation of geologic carbon dioxide storage
In 2007, the Energy Independence and Security Act (Public Law 110-140) authorized the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a national assessment of potential geologic storage resources for carbon dioxide (CO2) in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. The first year of that activity was specified for development of a methodology to estimate
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Sean T. Brennan, Robert A. Burruss, Matthew D. Merrill, Philip A. Freeman, Leslie F. Ruppert
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Geologic cross section E-E' through the Appalachian basin from the Findlay arch, Wood County, Ohio, to the Valley and Ridge province, Pendleton County, West Virginia
This chapter is a re-release of U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2985, of the same title, by Ryder and others (2008). For this chapter, two appendixes have been added that do not appear with the original version. Appendix A provides Log ASCII Standard (LAS) files for each drill hole along cross-section E–E'; they are text files which encode gamma-ray, neutron, density, and otheAuthorsRobert T. Ryder, Christopher S. Swezey, Robert D. Crangle, Michael H. TrippiAssessment of Appalachian basin oil and gas resources: Carboniferous Coal-bed Gas Total Petroleum System
The Carboniferous Coal-bed Gas Total Petroleum System, which lies within the central and southern Appalachian basin, consists of the following five assessment units (AUs): (1) the Pocahontas Basin AU in southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southwestern Virginia; (2) the Central Appalachian Shelf AU in Tennessee, eastern Kentucky, and southern West Virginia; (3) the East Dunkard (Folded) AAuthorsRobert C. MiliciCoalbed-methane production in the Appalachian basin
Coalbed methane (CBM) occurs in coal beds of Mississippian and Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) age in the northern, central, and southern Appalachian basin coal regions, which extend almost continuously from Pennsylvania southward to Alabama. Most commercial CBM production in the Appalachian basin is from three structural subbasins: (1) the Dunkard basin in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and northern West VirgAuthorsRobert C. Milici, Désirée E. PolyakRegional seismic lines across the Rome trough and Allegheny Plateau of northern West Virginia, western Maryland, and southwestern West Virginia
This chapter is a re-release of U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Map I–2791, of the same title, by Kulander and Ryder (2005), which in printed form consists of two oversized sheets and an accompanying pamphlet. The digital version of this publication, however, is only available as the pamphlet and a collection of all the individual graphics that are found on the two sheets.AuthorsChristopher S. Kulander, Robert T. RyderResults of coalbed-methane drilling, Mylan Park, Monongalia County, West Virginia
The Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory funded drilling of a borehole (39.64378°N., 80.04376°W.) to evaluate the potential for coalbed-methane and carbon-dioxide sequestration at Mylan Park, a public park in Monongalia County, W. Va. The total depth of the borehole was 2,525 feet (ft) and contained 1,483.41 ft of Pennsylvanian coal-bearing strata, 739.67 ft of MississippianAuthorsLeslie F. Ruppert, Nick Fedorko, Peter D. Warwick, William C. Grady, James Q. Britton, William A. Schuller, Robert D. CranglePartitioning of selected trace elements in coal combustion products from two coal-burning power plants in the United States
Samples of feed coal (FC), bottom ash (BA), economizer fly ash (EFA), and fly ash (FA) were collected from power plants in the Central Appalachian basin and Colorado Plateau to determine the partitioning of As, Cr, Hg, Pb, and Se in coal combustion products (CCPs). The Appalachian plant burns a high-sulfur (about 3.9 wt.%) bituminous coal from the Upper Pennsylvanian Pittsburgh coal bed and operatAuthorsSharon M. Swanson, Mark A. Engle, Leslie F. Ruppert, Ronald H. Affolter, Kevin B. JonesA USANS/SANS study of the accessibility of pores in the Barnett Shale to methane and water
Shale is an increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States. The gas is held in fine pores that need to be accessed by horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing techniques. Understanding the nature of the pores may provide clues to making gas extraction more efficient. We have investigated two Mississippian Barnett Shale samples, combining small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) andAuthorsLeslie F. Ruppert, Richard Sakurovs, Tomasz P. Blach, Lilin He, Yuri B. Melnichenko, David F. Mildner, Leo Alcantar-LopezLeaching of elements from bottom ash, economizer fly ash, and fly ash from two coal-fired power plants
To assess how elements leach from several types of coal combustion products (CCPs) and to better understand possible risks from CCP use or disposal, coal ashes were sampled from two bituminous-coal-fired power plants. One plant located in Ohio burns high-sulfur (about 3.9%) Upper Pennsylvanian Pittsburgh coal from the Monongahela Group of the Central Appalachian Basin; the other in New Mexico burnAuthorsKevin B. Jones, Leslie F. Ruppert, Sharon M. SwansonGeochemical database of feed coal and coal combustion products (CCPs) from five power plants in the United States
The principal mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Energy Resources Program (ERP) is to (1) understand the processes critical to the formation, accumulation, occurrence, and alteration of geologically based energy resources; (2) conduct scientifically robust assessments of those resources; and (3) study the impacts of energy resource occurrence and (or) their production and use on both theAuthorsRonald H. Affolter, Steve Groves, William J. Betterton, Benzel William, Kelly L. Conrad, Sharon M. Swanson, Leslie F. Ruppert, James G. Clough, Harvey E. Belkin, Allan Kolker, James C. HowerSplint coals of the Central Appalachians: Petrographic and geochemical facies of the Peach Orchard No. 3 split coal bed, southern Magoffin County, Kentucky
The Bolsovian (Middle Pennsylvanian) Peach Orchard coal bed is one of the splint coals of the Central Appalachians. Splint coal is a name for the dull, inertinite-rich lithologies typical of coals of the region. The No. 3 Split was sampled at five locations in Magoffin County, Kentucky and analyzed for petrography and major and minor elements. The No. 3 Split coals contain semifusinite-rich litholAuthorsJames C. Hower, Leslie F. RuppertCorrelation chart of Pennsylvanian rocks in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania showing approximate position of coal beds, coal zones, and key stratigraphic units
This report contains a simplified provisional correlation chart that was compiled from both published and unpublished data in order to fill a need to visualize the currently accepted stratigraphic relations between Appalachian basin formations, coal beds and coal zones, and key stratigraphic units in the northern, central, and southern Appalachian basin coal regions of Alabama, Tennessee, KentuckyAuthorsLeslie F. Ruppert, Michael H. Trippi, Ernie R. SlucherA probabilistic assessment methodology for the evaluation of geologic carbon dioxide storage
In 2007, the Energy Independence and Security Act (Public Law 110-140) authorized the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a national assessment of potential geologic storage resources for carbon dioxide (CO2) in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. The first year of that activity was specified for development of a methodology to estimateAuthorsSean T. Brennan, Robert A. Burruss, Matthew D. Merrill, Philip A. Freeman, Leslie F. Ruppert - News