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
Science and Products
Proceedings of the twentieth annual meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology
Initial results of a 2D burial/thermal history model, central Appalachian basin, Ohio and West Virginia
Thermal maturity patterns (CAI and %Ro) in the Ordovician and Devonian rocks of the Appalachian basin in Pennsylvania
Science and Products
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Proceedings of the twentieth annual meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology
The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP; pronounced "Tee'-sop") was established in 1984 to consolidate and foster the organizational activities of scientists and engineers involved with coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry, and related disciplines. The following report, "Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology" (ISSN 1060-7250), featuresInitial results of a 2D burial/thermal history model, central Appalachian basin, Ohio and West Virginia
No abstract available.AuthorsE. L. Rowan, R. T. Ryder, J. E. Repetski, M.H. Trippi, L.F. RuppertThermal maturity patterns (CAI and %Ro) in the Ordovician and Devonian rocks of the Appalachian basin in Pennsylvania
This report presents a series of new thermal maturation maps for Pennsylvania, based on conodont color alteration index (CAI) and vitrinite reflectance (%Ro). Also, RockEval and total organic carbon (TOC) data are included in the report. Two Paleozoic intervals were studied: Middle Ordovician carbonate rocks and Lower and Middle Devonian carbonate rocks and black shale. These intervals were choseAuthorsJohn E. Repetski, Robert T. Ryder, John A. Harper, Michael H. Trippi