Peter D. Warwick, Ph.D.
Peter Warwick is the Science Coordinator for Carbon Sequestration and Energy Storage at the Energy Resources Program office in Reston, VA.
Peter's scientific and technical specialties include sedimentology, stratigraphy, the geology of fossil fuels, and geologic carbon sequestration. His career with the USGS has focused on energy-related research, exploration, and resource assessments in various sedimentary basins in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 scientific research publications. In addition, Dr. Warwick has served as the President of the Energy Minerals Division of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and is an AAPG Charles Taylor Fellow. He has been President of The Society for Organic Petrology, and Chair of the Coal Geology Division of the Geological Society of America (GSA). He is a GSA Fellow and an active member of several scientific journal review boards.
Professional Experience
Supervisory Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Resident Research Associate, U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Council
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Geology, University of Kentucky
M.S. Geology, North Carolina State University
B.S. Political Science and Geology, North Carolina State University
Science and Products
USGS assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources for the Oligocene Frio and Anahuac formations, U.S. Gulf of Mexico coastal plain and state waters: Review of assessment units
Analytical results from samples collected during coal-bed methane exploration drilling in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Reflectance measurements of well cuttings from Ashley and Bradley Counties, Arkansas
Review of lignite resources of western Tennessee and the Jackson Purchase area, western Kentucky
The World Coal Quality Inventory: South America
Preliminary assessment of coal resources for the Chemard Lake (Naborton No. 2) coal zone of the Lower Wilcox Group (Paleocene), northwestern Louisiana
Organic petrography of coals from a coalbed methane test well, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Huminite reflectance measurements of Paleocene and Upper Cretaceous coals from borehole cuttings, Zavala and Dimmit counties, South Texas
Results of coalbed methane drilling in Panola County, Texas
Coal systems analysis: A new approach to the understanding of coal formation, coal quality and environmental considerations, and coal as a source rock for hydrocarbons
Recent exploration activities and coal gas resource potential of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain
Wilcox group coal-bed methane in north-central Louisiana
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
USGS assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources for the Oligocene Frio and Anahuac formations, U.S. Gulf of Mexico coastal plain and state waters: Review of assessment units
Analytical results from samples collected during coal-bed methane exploration drilling in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Reflectance measurements of well cuttings from Ashley and Bradley Counties, Arkansas
Review of lignite resources of western Tennessee and the Jackson Purchase area, western Kentucky
The World Coal Quality Inventory: South America
Preliminary assessment of coal resources for the Chemard Lake (Naborton No. 2) coal zone of the Lower Wilcox Group (Paleocene), northwestern Louisiana
Organic petrography of coals from a coalbed methane test well, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Huminite reflectance measurements of Paleocene and Upper Cretaceous coals from borehole cuttings, Zavala and Dimmit counties, South Texas
Results of coalbed methane drilling in Panola County, Texas
Coal systems analysis: A new approach to the understanding of coal formation, coal quality and environmental considerations, and coal as a source rock for hydrocarbons
Recent exploration activities and coal gas resource potential of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain
Wilcox group coal-bed methane in north-central Louisiana
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.