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
Coal quality of a core from the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed, southeastern Powder River basin, Wyoming; a preliminary study
Comparative facies formation in selected coal beds of the Powder River Basin
Depositional aspects and a guide to Paleocene coal-bearing sequences, Powder River Basin
Preliminary report on coal characteristics in the Salt Range area of north-central Pakistan
Styles of organic facies development in selected coal beds of the Powder River Basin: A petrographic evaluation
A review of depositional aspects and a guide to Paleocene coal-bearing sequences, Powder River Basin
Depositional models for two Tertiary coal-bearing sequences in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA
Petrographic characteristics of the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed (Paleocene), Powder River Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Field geology of Tertiary coals in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana
Evolution of fluvial styles in the Eocene Wasatch Formation, Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Relationship of fluviodeltaic facies to coal deposition in the lower Fort Union formation (Palaeocene), south-western North Dakota
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Coal quality of a core from the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed, southeastern Powder River basin, Wyoming; a preliminary study
No abstract available.AuthorsSharon S. Crowley, R.W. Stanton, Peter D. WarwickComparative facies formation in selected coal beds of the Powder River Basin
Petrologic studies of thick coal beds [Warwick, 1985; Moore, 1986; Moore and others, 1986; Moore and others, 1987; Warwick and Stanton, in press], which build on sedimentological interpretations [Flores, this volume] of associated units, provide data to interpret and contrast the varieties of peat formation in the Powder River Basin. Detailed analyses of the composition of coal beds lead to more cAuthorsR.W. Stanton, Timothy A. Moore, Peter D. Warwick, S.S. Crowley, Romeo M. FloresDepositional aspects and a guide to Paleocene coal-bearing sequences, Powder River Basin
The Paleocene coal-bearing sequences in the northern Powder River Basin are contained in the Tongue River Member of the Fort Union Formation and include anomalously thick (54 m) subbituminous coals. These thick coals have been the target of exploration and development for the past few decades. For the past decade, these coals have also been the object of depositional modeling studies [Law, 1976; GAuthorsRomeo M. Flores, Peter D. Warwick, Timothy A. MoorePreliminary report on coal characteristics in the Salt Range area of north-central Pakistan
No abstract available.AuthorsPeter D. Warwick, Tariq ShakoorStyles of organic facies development in selected coal beds of the Powder River Basin: A petrographic evaluation
No abstract available.AuthorsR.W. Stanton, Timothy A. Moore, Peter D. Warwick, S.S. Crowley, Romeo M. FloresA review of depositional aspects and a guide to Paleocene coal-bearing sequences, Powder River Basin
No abstract available.AuthorsRomeo M. Flores, Peter D. Warwick, T.A. MooreDepositional models for two Tertiary coal-bearing sequences in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA
Depositional controls on peat-forming environments which produce thick (>10m) coal beds can be inferred from relationships between coal bed geometry, maceral composition and associated lithologies. Study of these relationships within sedimentary sequences associated with the Wyodak-Anderson (Palaeocene) and the Felix (Eocene) sub-bituminous coal beds in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA suggestAuthorsPeter D. Warwick, Ronald W. StantonPetrographic characteristics of the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed (Paleocene), Powder River Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Six lithofacies of the thick ( > 30 m) Wyodak-Anderson subbituminous coal bed of the Fort Union Formation (Paleocene), Powder River Basin, Wyoming, can be delimited using megascopic and petrographic data. Previous lithofacies analysis of the rock types associated with the Wyodak-Anderson bed suggested that raised peat accumulated in restricted parts of an inland flood plain. The peat bodies were sAuthorsPeter D. Warwick, Ronald W. StantonField geology of Tertiary coals in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana
No abstract available.AuthorsR. M. Flores, Peter D. Warwick, T.A. Moore, J. N. WeaverEvolution of fluvial styles in the Eocene Wasatch Formation, Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Vertical and lateral facies changes in the lower part of the Eocene Wasatch Formation in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming represent an evolution of fluvial systems that varied from meandering to anastomosing. The meandering facies in the lower part of the study interval formed in a series of broad meanderbelts in a northnorthwestflowing system. Upon abandonment this meanderbelt facies served as a tAuthorsPeter D. Warwick, Romeo M. FloresRelationship of fluviodeltaic facies to coal deposition in the lower Fort Union formation (Palaeocene), south-western North Dakota
Facies analysis of the Ludlow and Tongue River Members of the Palaeocene Fort Union Formation provides an understanding of the relationship between fluviodeltaic environments and associated coal deposition in the south-western Williston Basin. The Ludlow Member consists of high-constructive delta facies that interfinger with brackish-water tongues of the Cannonball Member of the Fort Union FormatiAuthorsEdward S. Belt, Romeo M. Flores, Peter D. Warwick, Kevin M. Conway, Kirk R. Johnson, Robert S. WaskowitzNon-USGS Publications**
Warwick, P.D., 1985, Depositional environments and petrology of the Felix coal interval (Eocene), Powder River Basin, Wyoming: Lexington, University of Kentucky, Ph.D. dissertation, 333 p. 27 figs., https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ees_etds/74/.Flores, R.M., and Warwick, P.D., 1984, Dynamics of coal deposition in intermontane alluvial paleoenvironments, Eocene Wasatch Formation, Powder River Basin, Wyoming, in 1984 Proceedings of the Symposium on the Geology of Rocky Mountain Coal, Houghton, R.L., and Clausen, E.N., eds.: North Dakota Geological Society Special Publication 84-1, p. 184-199, 11 figs.Belt, E.S., Flores, R.M., Warwick, P.D., Conway, K.M., Johnson, K.R., and Waskowitz, R.S., 1984, Relationship of fluvio-deltaic facies to coal deposition in the Lower Fort Union Formation (Paleocene), south-western North Dakota, in Sedimentology of coal and coal-bearing sequences, Rahmani, R.A., and Flores, R.M., eds.: International Association of Sedimentologists Special Publication no. 7, p. 177-198, 19 figs.Warwick, P.D., 1982, The geology of some lignite-bearing fluvial deposits (Paleocene), southwestern North Dakota: Raleigh, North Carolina State University, M.S. thesis, 116 p., 20 figs.**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.
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