Michael H. Trippi
Michael Trippi is a Geologist with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
Mr. Trippi began his professional career as a geologist with the USGS in April 2000, working primarily on investigations and assessments of coal (including coal bed methane in the Powder River and Appalachian Basins, and coking coal of the United States) and petroleum systems (including Devonian shale gas and oil shales of the Appalachian Basin). He continues to work in these same areas to date.
Professional Experience
April 2000 to present: Geologist, USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, VA; Perform field and lab work for several projects including Appalachian Shale Gas, Coal mapping and analysis, Appalachian Basin Framework Geology, Origin of coal bed methane (CBM) of the Great Plains, and Eastern Oil Shales
1988-1999: Project Manager and Field Inspector, Soil Consultants, Inc., Chantilly and Manassas, VA
Education and Certifications
M.S. Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1986; Studied Ordovician K-bentonite clays and heavy minerals of the Black River and Mohawk valleys of upstate New York using X-ray diffraction.
B.S. Geology, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1982
A.S. Information Systems Technology (programming), Northern Virginia Community College, 2002; Including courses in Java, C++, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and UNIX
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Appalachian basin oil and natural gas: stratigraphic framework, total petroleum systems, and estimated ultimate recovery
The most recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Appalachian basin was completed in 2002 (Milici and others, 2003). This assessment was based on the total petroleum system (TPS), a concept introduced by Magoon and Dow (1994) and developed during subsequent studies such as those by the U.S. Geological Survey World Energy Assessment Team (2000) an
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Robert T. Ryder, Robert C. Milici, Christopher S. Swezey, Michael H. Trippi
Geographic information system (GIS)-based maps of Appalachian basin oil and gas fields
One of the more recent maps of Appalachian basin oil and gas fields (and the adjoining Black Warrior basin) is the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compilation by Mast and others (1998) (see Trippi and others, this volume, chap. I.1). This map is part of a larger oil and gas field map for the conterminous United States that was derived by Mast and others (1998) from the Well History Control System (W
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Robert T. Ryder, Scott A. Kinney, Stephen E. Suitt, Matthew D. Merrill, Michael H. Trippi
Coal and coalbed-methane resources in the Appalachian and Black Warrior basins: maps showing the distribution of coal fields, coal beds, and coalbed-methane fields
The maps contained in this chapter show the locations of coal fields, coal beds assessed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 2000, and coalbed-methane fields in the central and southern Appalachian basin study areas, which include the coal-producing parts of the Black Warrior basin. The maps were compiled and modified from a variety of sources such as Tully (1996), Northern and Central Appalac
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Michael H. Trippi, Leslie F. Ruppert, Robert C. Milici, Scott A. Kinney
Index map of cross sections through parts of the Appalachian basin (Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
Ten cross sections and three seismic profiles of regional extent through the subsurface of the Appalachian basin are presented in chapter E of this volume (fig. 1). These cross sections and seismic profiles are subdivided into four groups: (1) five restored cross sections through Cambrian and Ordovician rocks, (2) three restored cross sections through Lower and Upper (part) Silurian rocks, (3) two
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Robert T. Ryder, Michael H. Trippi
Digital data in support of studies and assessments of coal and petroleum resources in the Appalachian basin
The Appalachian basin is a mature basin containing abundant oil, gas, and coal resources. Its fossil-fuel-bearing strata range in age from Cambrian to Permian and extend over the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. The basin has provided abundant fossil fuels to support the Nation’s economic growth for at least 150 y
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Michael H. Trippi, Scott A. Kinney, Gregory Gunther, Robert T. Ryder, Leslie F. Ruppert
Appalachian basin bituminous coal: sulfur content and potential sulfur dioxide emissions of coal mined for electrical power generation
Data from 157 counties in the Appalachian basin of average sulfur content of coal mined for electrical power generation from 1983 through 2005 show a general decrease in the number of counties where coal mining has occurred and a decrease in the number of counties where higher sulfur coals (>2 percent sulfur) were mined. Calculated potential SO2 emissions (assuming no post-combustion SO2 removal)
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Michael H. Trippi, Leslie F. Ruppert, E. D. Attanasi, Robert C. Milici, P.A. Freeman
Results of coalbed-methane drilling, Meadowfill Landfill, Harrison County, West Virginia
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funded drilling of a borehole (39.33889°N., 80.26542°W.) to evaluate the potential of enhanced coalbed-methane production from unminable Pennsylvanian coal beds at the Meadowfill Landfill near Bridgeport, Harrison County, W. Va. The drilling commenced on June 17, 2004, and was completed on July 1, 2004. The total depth of the borehole was 1,081 feet (ft) an
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Leslie F. Ruppert, Michael H. Trippi, Nick Fedorko, William C. Grady, Cortland F. Eble, William A. Schuller
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
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
The Appalachian basin, one of the largest Pennsylvanian bituminous coal-producing regions in the world, currently contains nearly one-half of the top 15 coal-producing States in the United States (Energy Information Agency, 2006). Anthracite of Pennsylvanian age occurs in synclinal basins in eastern Pennsylvania, but production is minimal. A simplified correlation chart was compiled from published
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Leslie F. Ruppert, Michael H. Trippi, Ernie R. Slucher
Thermal maturity patterns (conodont color alteration index and vitrinite reflectance) in Upper Ordovician and Devonian rocks of the Appalachian basin: A major revision of USGS Map I-917-E using new subsurface collections
Introduction
The conodont color alteration index (CAI) introduced by Epstein and others (1977) and Harris and others (1978) is an important criterion for estimating the thermal maturity of Ordovician to Mississippian rocks in the Appalachian basin. Consequently, the CAI isograd maps of Harris and others (1978) are commonly used by geologists to characterize the thermal and burial history of the Ap
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John E. Repetski, Robert T. Ryder, David J. Weary, Anita G. Harris, Michael H. Trippi
Geologic cross section D-D' through the Appalachian basin from the Findlay arch, Sandusky County, Ohio, to the Valley and Ridge province, Hardy County, West Virginia
This chapter is a re-release of U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3067, of the same title, by Ryder and others (2009). 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 D-D'; they are text files which encode gamma-ray, neutron, density, and othe
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Robert T. Ryder, Robert D. Crangle, Michael H. Trippi, Christopher S. Swezey, Erika E. Lentz, Elisabeth L. Rowan, Rebecca S. Hope
Thermal maturity patterns in Pennsylvanian coal-bearing rocks in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
Thermal maturation patterns of Pennsylvanian strata in the Appalachian basin and part of the Black Warrior basin were determined by compiling previously published and unpublished percent-vitrinite-reflectance (%R0) measurements and preparing isograd maps on the basis of the measurements. The isograd values range from 0.6 %R0 in Ohio and the western side of the Eastern Kentucky coal field to 5.5 %R
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Leslie F. Ruppert, Michael H. Trippi, James C. Hower, William C. Grady, Jeffrey R. Levine
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Appalachian basin oil and natural gas: stratigraphic framework, total petroleum systems, and estimated ultimate recovery
The most recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Appalachian basin was completed in 2002 (Milici and others, 2003). This assessment was based on the total petroleum system (TPS), a concept introduced by Magoon and Dow (1994) and developed during subsequent studies such as those by the U.S. Geological Survey World Energy Assessment Team (2000) anAuthorsRobert T. Ryder, Robert C. Milici, Christopher S. Swezey, Michael H. TrippiGeographic information system (GIS)-based maps of Appalachian basin oil and gas fields
One of the more recent maps of Appalachian basin oil and gas fields (and the adjoining Black Warrior basin) is the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compilation by Mast and others (1998) (see Trippi and others, this volume, chap. I.1). This map is part of a larger oil and gas field map for the conterminous United States that was derived by Mast and others (1998) from the Well History Control System (WAuthorsRobert T. Ryder, Scott A. Kinney, Stephen E. Suitt, Matthew D. Merrill, Michael H. TrippiCoal and coalbed-methane resources in the Appalachian and Black Warrior basins: maps showing the distribution of coal fields, coal beds, and coalbed-methane fields
The maps contained in this chapter show the locations of coal fields, coal beds assessed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 2000, and coalbed-methane fields in the central and southern Appalachian basin study areas, which include the coal-producing parts of the Black Warrior basin. The maps were compiled and modified from a variety of sources such as Tully (1996), Northern and Central AppalacAuthorsMichael H. Trippi, Leslie F. Ruppert, Robert C. Milici, Scott A. KinneyIndex map of cross sections through parts of the Appalachian basin (Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
Ten cross sections and three seismic profiles of regional extent through the subsurface of the Appalachian basin are presented in chapter E of this volume (fig. 1). These cross sections and seismic profiles are subdivided into four groups: (1) five restored cross sections through Cambrian and Ordovician rocks, (2) three restored cross sections through Lower and Upper (part) Silurian rocks, (3) twoAuthorsRobert T. Ryder, Michael H. TrippiDigital data in support of studies and assessments of coal and petroleum resources in the Appalachian basin
The Appalachian basin is a mature basin containing abundant oil, gas, and coal resources. Its fossil-fuel-bearing strata range in age from Cambrian to Permian and extend over the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. The basin has provided abundant fossil fuels to support the Nation’s economic growth for at least 150 yAuthorsMichael H. Trippi, Scott A. Kinney, Gregory Gunther, Robert T. Ryder, Leslie F. RuppertAppalachian basin bituminous coal: sulfur content and potential sulfur dioxide emissions of coal mined for electrical power generation
Data from 157 counties in the Appalachian basin of average sulfur content of coal mined for electrical power generation from 1983 through 2005 show a general decrease in the number of counties where coal mining has occurred and a decrease in the number of counties where higher sulfur coals (>2 percent sulfur) were mined. Calculated potential SO2 emissions (assuming no post-combustion SO2 removal)AuthorsMichael H. Trippi, Leslie F. Ruppert, E. D. Attanasi, Robert C. Milici, P.A. FreemanResults of coalbed-methane drilling, Meadowfill Landfill, Harrison County, West Virginia
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funded drilling of a borehole (39.33889°N., 80.26542°W.) to evaluate the potential of enhanced coalbed-methane production from unminable Pennsylvanian coal beds at the Meadowfill Landfill near Bridgeport, Harrison County, W. Va. The drilling commenced on June 17, 2004, and was completed on July 1, 2004. The total depth of the borehole was 1,081 feet (ft) anAuthorsLeslie F. Ruppert, Michael H. Trippi, Nick Fedorko, William C. Grady, Cortland F. Eble, William A. SchullerGeologic 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. TrippiCorrelation 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
The Appalachian basin, one of the largest Pennsylvanian bituminous coal-producing regions in the world, currently contains nearly one-half of the top 15 coal-producing States in the United States (Energy Information Agency, 2006). Anthracite of Pennsylvanian age occurs in synclinal basins in eastern Pennsylvania, but production is minimal. A simplified correlation chart was compiled from publishedAuthorsLeslie F. Ruppert, Michael H. Trippi, Ernie R. SlucherThermal maturity patterns (conodont color alteration index and vitrinite reflectance) in Upper Ordovician and Devonian rocks of the Appalachian basin: A major revision of USGS Map I-917-E using new subsurface collections
Introduction The conodont color alteration index (CAI) introduced by Epstein and others (1977) and Harris and others (1978) is an important criterion for estimating the thermal maturity of Ordovician to Mississippian rocks in the Appalachian basin. Consequently, the CAI isograd maps of Harris and others (1978) are commonly used by geologists to characterize the thermal and burial history of the ApAuthorsJohn E. Repetski, Robert T. Ryder, David J. Weary, Anita G. Harris, Michael H. TrippiGeologic cross section D-D' through the Appalachian basin from the Findlay arch, Sandusky County, Ohio, to the Valley and Ridge province, Hardy County, West Virginia
This chapter is a re-release of U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3067, of the same title, by Ryder and others (2009). 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 D-D'; they are text files which encode gamma-ray, neutron, density, and otheAuthorsRobert T. Ryder, Robert D. Crangle, Michael H. Trippi, Christopher S. Swezey, Erika E. Lentz, Elisabeth L. Rowan, Rebecca S. HopeThermal maturity patterns in Pennsylvanian coal-bearing rocks in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
Thermal maturation patterns of Pennsylvanian strata in the Appalachian basin and part of the Black Warrior basin were determined by compiling previously published and unpublished percent-vitrinite-reflectance (%R0) measurements and preparing isograd maps on the basis of the measurements. The isograd values range from 0.6 %R0 in Ohio and the western side of the Eastern Kentucky coal field to 5.5 %RAuthorsLeslie F. Ruppert, Michael H. Trippi, James C. Hower, William C. Grady, Jeffrey R. Levine