Ronald M Drake , II (Former Employee)
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Distinguishing solid bitumens formed by thermochemical sulfate reduction and thermal chemical alteration Distinguishing solid bitumens formed by thermochemical sulfate reduction and thermal chemical alteration
Insoluble solid bitumens are organic residues that can form by the thermal chemical alteration (TCA) or thermochemical sulfate reduction (TSR) of migrated petroleum. TCA may actually encompass several low temperature processes, such as biodegradation and asphaltene precipitation, followed by thermal alteration. TSR is an abiotic redox reaction where petroleum is oxidized by sulfate. It...
Authors
S.R. Kelemen, C.C. Walters, P.J. Kwiatek, M. Afeworki, M. Sansone, H. Freund, R.J. Pottorf, H.G. Machel, T. Zhang, G.S. Ellis, Y. Tang, K. E. Peters
Characteristics of Fault Zones in Volcanic Rocks Near Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada Characteristics of Fault Zones in Volcanic Rocks Near Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
During 2005 and 2006, the USGS conducted geological studies of fault zones at surface outcrops at the Nevada Test Site. The objectives of these studies were to characterize fault geometry, identify the presence of fault splays, and understand the width and internal architecture of fault zones. Geologic investigations were conducted at surface exposures in upland areas adjacent to Yucca...
Authors
Donald S. Sweetkind, Ronald M. Drake
Geologic Characterization of Young Alluvial Basin-Fill Deposits from Drill-Hole Data in Yucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada Geologic Characterization of Young Alluvial Basin-Fill Deposits from Drill-Hole Data in Yucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada
Yucca Flat is a topographic and structural basin in the northeastern part of the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada, that has been the site of numerous underground nuclear tests; many of these tests occurred within the young alluvial basin-fill deposits. The migration of radionuclides to the Paleozoic carbonate aquifer involves passage through this thick, heterogeneous section of...
Authors
Donald S. Sweetkind, Ronald M. Drake
Geologic Characterization of Young Alluvial Basin-Fill Deposits from Drill Hole Data in Yucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada Geologic Characterization of Young Alluvial Basin-Fill Deposits from Drill Hole Data in Yucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada
Yucca Flat is a topographic and structural basin in the northeastern part of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in Nye County, Nevada, that has been the site of numerous underground nuclear tests; many of these tests occurred within the young alluvial basin-fill deposits. The migration of radionuclides to the Paleozoic carbonate aquifer involves passage through this thick, heterogeneous section...
Authors
Donald S. Sweetkind, Ronald M. Drake
Paleolimnology of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, over the past 100 k yr Paleolimnology of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, over the past 100 k yr
New sediment core data from a unique slow-sedimentation rate site in Lake Tanganyika contain a much longer and continuous record of limnological response to climate change than have been previously observed in equatorial regions of central Africa. The new core site was first located through an extensive seismic reflection survey over the Kavala Island Ridge (KIR), a sedimented basement...
Authors
C.A. Scholz, J.W. King, G.S. Ellis, Peter K. Swart, J.C. Stager, Steven M. Colman
Geologic map of the Paintbrush Canyon area, Yucca Mountain, Nevada Geologic map of the Paintbrush Canyon area, Yucca Mountain, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
R. P. Dickerson, R. M. Drake
Pre-construction geologic section along the Cross Drift through the potential high-level radioactive waste repository, Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada Pre-construction geologic section along the Cross Drift through the potential high-level radioactive waste repository, Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Christopher J. Potter, Warren C. Day, Carma A. San Juan, Donald S. Sweetking, Ronald M. Drake
Distribution of lithostratigraphic units within the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada; a three-dimensional computer-based model, version YMP.R2.0 Distribution of lithostratigraphic units within the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada; a three-dimensional computer-based model, version YMP.R2.0
No abstract available.
Authors
D.C. Buesch, James E. Nelson, Robert P. Dickerson, Ronald M. Drake, Richard W. Spengler, Jeffrey K. Geslin, Thomas C. Moyer, Carma A. San Juan
Integrated geology and preliminary cross section along the north ramp of the Exploratory Studies Facility, Yucca Mountain Integrated geology and preliminary cross section along the north ramp of the Exploratory Studies Facility, Yucca Mountain
The Exploratory Studies Facility is a major part of the site characterization activities at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, and the north ramp is the first phase of construction. The N61W trending north ramp will transect the Bow Ridge and Drill Hole Wash faults and numerous minor faults, and traverses two thick welded tuffs and several nonwelded tuff units. A preliminary cross section along the...
Authors
D.C. Buesch, R. P. Dickerson, R.M. Drake, R.W. Spengler
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 105
Distinguishing solid bitumens formed by thermochemical sulfate reduction and thermal chemical alteration Distinguishing solid bitumens formed by thermochemical sulfate reduction and thermal chemical alteration
Insoluble solid bitumens are organic residues that can form by the thermal chemical alteration (TCA) or thermochemical sulfate reduction (TSR) of migrated petroleum. TCA may actually encompass several low temperature processes, such as biodegradation and asphaltene precipitation, followed by thermal alteration. TSR is an abiotic redox reaction where petroleum is oxidized by sulfate. It...
Authors
S.R. Kelemen, C.C. Walters, P.J. Kwiatek, M. Afeworki, M. Sansone, H. Freund, R.J. Pottorf, H.G. Machel, T. Zhang, G.S. Ellis, Y. Tang, K. E. Peters
Characteristics of Fault Zones in Volcanic Rocks Near Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada Characteristics of Fault Zones in Volcanic Rocks Near Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
During 2005 and 2006, the USGS conducted geological studies of fault zones at surface outcrops at the Nevada Test Site. The objectives of these studies were to characterize fault geometry, identify the presence of fault splays, and understand the width and internal architecture of fault zones. Geologic investigations were conducted at surface exposures in upland areas adjacent to Yucca...
Authors
Donald S. Sweetkind, Ronald M. Drake
Geologic Characterization of Young Alluvial Basin-Fill Deposits from Drill-Hole Data in Yucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada Geologic Characterization of Young Alluvial Basin-Fill Deposits from Drill-Hole Data in Yucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada
Yucca Flat is a topographic and structural basin in the northeastern part of the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada, that has been the site of numerous underground nuclear tests; many of these tests occurred within the young alluvial basin-fill deposits. The migration of radionuclides to the Paleozoic carbonate aquifer involves passage through this thick, heterogeneous section of...
Authors
Donald S. Sweetkind, Ronald M. Drake
Geologic Characterization of Young Alluvial Basin-Fill Deposits from Drill Hole Data in Yucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada Geologic Characterization of Young Alluvial Basin-Fill Deposits from Drill Hole Data in Yucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada
Yucca Flat is a topographic and structural basin in the northeastern part of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in Nye County, Nevada, that has been the site of numerous underground nuclear tests; many of these tests occurred within the young alluvial basin-fill deposits. The migration of radionuclides to the Paleozoic carbonate aquifer involves passage through this thick, heterogeneous section...
Authors
Donald S. Sweetkind, Ronald M. Drake
Paleolimnology of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, over the past 100 k yr Paleolimnology of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, over the past 100 k yr
New sediment core data from a unique slow-sedimentation rate site in Lake Tanganyika contain a much longer and continuous record of limnological response to climate change than have been previously observed in equatorial regions of central Africa. The new core site was first located through an extensive seismic reflection survey over the Kavala Island Ridge (KIR), a sedimented basement...
Authors
C.A. Scholz, J.W. King, G.S. Ellis, Peter K. Swart, J.C. Stager, Steven M. Colman
Geologic map of the Paintbrush Canyon area, Yucca Mountain, Nevada Geologic map of the Paintbrush Canyon area, Yucca Mountain, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
R. P. Dickerson, R. M. Drake
Pre-construction geologic section along the Cross Drift through the potential high-level radioactive waste repository, Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada Pre-construction geologic section along the Cross Drift through the potential high-level radioactive waste repository, Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Christopher J. Potter, Warren C. Day, Carma A. San Juan, Donald S. Sweetking, Ronald M. Drake
Distribution of lithostratigraphic units within the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada; a three-dimensional computer-based model, version YMP.R2.0 Distribution of lithostratigraphic units within the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada; a three-dimensional computer-based model, version YMP.R2.0
No abstract available.
Authors
D.C. Buesch, James E. Nelson, Robert P. Dickerson, Ronald M. Drake, Richard W. Spengler, Jeffrey K. Geslin, Thomas C. Moyer, Carma A. San Juan
Integrated geology and preliminary cross section along the north ramp of the Exploratory Studies Facility, Yucca Mountain Integrated geology and preliminary cross section along the north ramp of the Exploratory Studies Facility, Yucca Mountain
The Exploratory Studies Facility is a major part of the site characterization activities at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, and the north ramp is the first phase of construction. The N61W trending north ramp will transect the Bow Ridge and Drill Hole Wash faults and numerous minor faults, and traverses two thick welded tuffs and several nonwelded tuff units. A preliminary cross section along the...
Authors
D.C. Buesch, R. P. Dickerson, R.M. Drake, R.W. Spengler