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ABSTRACTS
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62nd Annual
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
and the
Gulf Coast Section of SEPM Convention

Solving for E3-Energy Environment, Economy
21-24 October 2012, Austin, Texas
Hosted by Austin Geological Society
Appreciation is expressed to Lesli Wood and Kitty Milliken, Co-Chairs GCAGS Technical Program
Search and Discovery Article #90158 (2012)

Posted October 8, 2012

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Stratigraphic and Structural Framework of the Clemente-Tomas and Corsair Growth Fault Systems in the Texas Continental Shelf,
      Olabisi Ajiboye and Seiichi Nagihara

Shelf-Edge Deltaic Depositional Systems in the Upper Woodbine Succession, Double A Wells Field, Polk County, Texas,
      William A. Ambrose and Tucker F. Hentz

A Custom Software Approach to Visualizing 4D Models: An Example From the CO2 Sequestration Study Area, Lower Tuscaloosa Formation, Cranfield Field, Mississippi,
      John R. Andrews and Jong-Won Choi

Petroleum Play Distribution and Characteristics in the Southern Gulf of Mexico Petroliferous Basins: From Coastal Onshore to Shallow Water and Deep Water,
      Vlad Andrus and Edgar H. Guevara

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The Tuscaloosa Marine Shale: An Emerging Shale Play,
      Kirk Barrell

Status of K–12 Earth Science Education in the U.S., with an Emphasis on the Gulf States,
      Ann E. Benbow

Hydraulic Mobility in Fractured Systems of the Cantarell and Ku-Maloob-Zaap Oil Fields, Gulf of Mexico,
      Peter Birkle, Miguel Á. Lozada Aguilar, Esteban Soriano Mercado, and José de Jesús Torres Villaseñor

Exploration Targets of Offshore Western Florida,
      Scott A. Bowman

Barnett Shale Production Model and Economics,
      John Browning, Svetlana Ikonnikova, Gürcan Gülen, Eric Potter, Ken Medlock, Frank Male, Susan Horvath, Tad Patzek, Qilong Fu, Forrest Roberts, and Scott Tinker

Salt Tectonics at Passive Margins: Geology Versus Models,
      Jean-Pierre Brun and Xavier Fort

Regional Map of the 0.70 Psi/Ft Pressure Gradient and Development of the Regional Geopressuregradient Model for the Onshore and Offshore Gulf of Mexico Basin, U.S.A.,
      Lauri A. Burke, Scott A. Kinney, Russell F. Dubiel, and Janet K. Pitman

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Evidence That Old Oil and Gas Fields Influence Chemistry of Overlying Wilcox Aquifer,
      Douglas Carlson and Marty Horn

Impact of 2010-2011 Drought on Wilcox Aquifer Groundwater Supply Levels and Water Quality,
      Douglas Carlson, Marty Horn, Gary Hanson, Amanda Lewis, and Dillion Soderstrom

Impact of Seasons, Nutrient Pulse, and Mississippi River Flood of the Spring-Summer of 2011 on Water Quality in the Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana,
      Douglas Carlson and Marty Horn

Chemostratigraphy of the Pearsall Formation, Lower Cretaceous, South Texas,
      Rolando Castilleja, David Hull, Harry Rowe, and Robert Loucks

Pre-College Student Involvement in Texas Coastal Research,
      Tiffany L. Caudle and Jeffrey G. Paine

Sandstone Provenance and U/Pb detrital zircon ages from the Huayacocotla and Xaltipa Formations, Veracruz State, and their Tectonic Meaning,
      Elena Centeno-García, Ángeles Verde-Ramírez, Gilberto Silva-Romo, Emiliano Campos-Madrigal, and Claudia C. Mendoza-Rosales

Evidence of Westward Progression of Multiple Pull-Apart Basins in Central-Eastern Mexico: Transition from Proto-Oceanic Rift to Oceanic Back Arc Setting,
      Elena Centeno-García, Víctor Dávila-Alcocer, Michelangelo Martini, Claudia C. Mendoza-Rosales, Emiliano Campos-Madrigal, and Gilberto Silva-Romo

Sourcing Talent for Scholarship & Internship Opportunities: The Hispanic Scholarship Fund - Working With the Industry to Recruit Talent and Diversify the Field,
      Carlos Chavoya

Numerical Investigations of CO2 Storage Capacity in a U.S. Gulf Coast Reservoir Coupling CO2 EOR and CO2 Sequestration,
      Jong-Won Choi, Kyung-Won Chang, Jean-Philippe Nicot, and Susan Hovorka

The Gulf of Mexico Oil Correlation Study - 22 Years Later!,
      Paul A. Comet

Using Easily Accessible Subsurface Data to Teach Crucial Geological Skills,
      James Connors

Groundwater Discharge and Associated Nitrogen Transport in a Northern Gulf Coast Estuary,
      James Connors

Do Upper Wilcox Incised Valleys Support Paleogene GOM Isolation?,
      Frank Cornish

Chemostratigraphy of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Section in the Midland Basin of West Texas with Focus on the Wolfcamp Series: Developing a Stronger Mudrock Correlation and Paleo-Depositional Framework,
      Milton Cortez III, Robert Baumgardner, H. Scott Hamlin, and Harry Rowe

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Mudstone Microfabrics and Pore Networks: Gulf Coast Analogs,
      William C. Dawson, William R. Almon, and Laura M. Vestal

3D Geological Interpretation Examples in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs,
      Robin Dommisse and Kevin Pelton

Forward Modelling of Turbidite Sand Deposits on Restored Paleobathymetric Surfaces: Case Studies in Salt Tectonics Affected Areas,
      Anne Domzig, Stuart MacLean, Dave Waltham, Tim Rice, and Ryan Shackleton

The Eagle Ford Outcrops of West Texas: A Laboratory for Understanding Heterogeneities Within Unconventional Mudstone Reservoirs,
      Arthur D. Donovan, T. Scott Staerker, Aris Pramudito, Weiguo Li, Matthew J. Corbett, Christopher M. Lowery, Andrea Miceli Romero, and Rand D. Gardner

An Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in Clastic Facies of the Lower Cretaceous Sligo Formation, Eastern U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain,
      Colin A. Doolan and Alexander W. Karlsen

Geothermal and Geopressure Assessment with Implications for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Lower Tuscaloosa Formation, Louisiana,
      Timmon Drumm and Jeffrey A. Nunn

Geology and Sequence Stratigraphy of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in Conventional and Continuous Petroleum Systems in the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group and Related Strata, U.S. Gulf Coast Region,
      Russell F. Dubiel, Ofori N. Pearson, Janet Pitman, Krystal Pearson, and Scott Kinney

Sediment Magnetic Susceptibility and Instream Water Quality across the Coulee Baton Microwatershed in Southwestern Louisiana,
      Timothy Duex, Sean Comisky, Durga Poudel, and Carl Richter

Geoscience Careers in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Most Excellence Adventure,
      Lorie Dunne, John Barton, and David Ewen

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Seismic Facies Study of 3D Seismic Data, Northern Louisiana, Wilcox Formation,
      Kaare Egedahl, Gary L. Kinsland, and Dan Han

Integrating Gigapixel Panoramas and LiDAR: Increasing Geological Interpreters Power in 3D Color Space,
      Joseph el-Azzi, Reuben Reyes, and Charles Kerans

Preliminary Evaluation of the Shale Gas Prospectivity of the Lower Cretaceous Pearsall Formation in the Onshore Gulf Coast Region, United States,
      Catherine B. Enomoto, Krystina R. Scott, Brett Valentine, Paul C. Hackley, Kristin Dennen, and Celeste Lohr

Correlation of Resource Plays and Biodiversity Patterns: Accumulation of Organic-Rich Shale Tracks Taxonomic Turnover,
      Jennifer D. Eoff

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A Look at Salt Keels in the Deepwater Northern GOM,
      Carl Fiduk

Proposed Microbial Origin of Kaolinite in Simsboro Sandstone(Upper Paleocene), Limestone County, Texas,
      Robert L. Folk, Earle F. McBride, and Thomas E. Yancey

Variability of Sandstone Architecture and Bypass Systems of the Miocene Oakville and Lower Lagarto Formations in the Carancahua Bay Area, Texas Gulf Coast,
      Rattanaporn Fongngern and William A. Ambrose

Depositional and Diagenetic Controls on Reservoir Quality in the Upper Wilcox Sandstone, Fields Field, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana,
      Stephanie R. Forstner

Kinematics of Regional Salt Flow in the Northern Gulf of Mexico,
      Xavier Fort and Jean-Pierre Brun

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Gas Province in the Deepwater Southern Gulf of Mexico,
      Leonardo E. Aguilera Gómez, Enrique Guzmán Vera, Javier Contreras Trejo, Marco A. Arreguín López, and Arturo Escamilla Herrera

Insights on the Evolution of Backstop Zones Related to Salt Tectonics in Analogue Models,
      Diego Gracia-Marroquín and Mariano Cerca

Basement Controls on Salt Related Structures in Deep Water Northern Gulf of Mexico,
      Gianluca Grando and João Alberto Bach de Oliveira

Characteristics of Fluvial Bed Material in and adjacent to Instream Aggregate Extraction Pits along the Bouie River in Hattiesburg, Mississippi,
      Joseph Grimball and Franklin T. Heitmuller

Shale Gas Development Environmental Issues: The Role of Professionalism,
      Charles G. “Chip” Groat

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Strategies to Build a Diverse Geoscience Workforce - Lessons from Community-Based Research in Louisiana,
      Rebecca Haacker-Santos

Continuing Insights into Structure and Stratigraphy of the Onshore Gulf Basin from Prestack Depth Imaging of Mega-Regional Strike Lines from South Texas to the Florida Panhandle,
      Ed Haire, Don Howard, and Barbara Radovich

Towards a Better Understanding of Surface Deformation in Houston, Texas,
      Xu Han

The Eagle Ford Shale – A Geologic Review,
      Zach Handershott

Drought of 2010-2011 Causes Water Supply Crises throughout Northeastern Texas and Northwestern Louisiana,
      Gary Hanson, Douglas Carlson, and Amanda Lewis

The Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary on the Brazos River, Texas: New Strathigraphic Sections and Revised Interpretations,
      Malcolm B. Hart, Thomas E. Yancey, Andrew D. Leighton, Brent Miller, Chengjie Liu, Christopher W. Smart, and Richard J. Twitchett

UTIG Reprocessing and Interpretation: Stratigraphic Framework and Play Concepts, Alaminos Canyon, U.S.A., to Bay of Campeche, Mexico,
      Andrew Hartwig, James Pindell, Don Van Nieuwenhuise, and Barbara Radovich

A Survey of the Production Time-Scale Compaction Behavior of Unconsolidated Sands,
      Lori A. Hathon and Michael T. Myers

Reducing Environmental Tradeoffs along the Texas Coastal Areas,
      Richard C. Haut and Tom Williams

Formation of Barrel Concretions around Methane Seepage Pathways in Upper Middle Eocene Shelf Sediments, Stone City Bluff, Texas,
      Jennifer K. Hendricks, Thomas E. Yancey, James E. Flis, Christopher J. Flis, and Ethan L. Grossman

Depositional Systems in the Chicontepec Basin, Central-Eastern Gulf Coast, Mexico,
      J. Javier Hernández-Mendoza, Abelardo Escamilla-Hernández, Ma. Lidia De la Huerta-Cobos, and Domingo Saavedra-Torres

The Unique Economic Opportunities of the Coastal Sabkhas Environment,
      Fares Howari

Investigating Salt Domes in Harris County, Texas, Using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques,
      Zheng Y. Huang, Shuhab Khan, Robert Stewart, and Ramesh Shrestha

Gulf of Mexico Salt Structures and their Impact on Reservoir Quality - An Evaluation Methodology,
      Zehui (Tim) Huang, Ursula Edwards, Steve Carson, David Eickhoff, and Tobi Kosanke

Explanation for Differences in Deepwater Salt Tectonics Between the North-Central and Northwestern Gulf of Mexico,
      Michael R. Hudec

Temporal Trends in Precipitation and Hydrologic Responses Affecting the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas,
      Brian B. Hunt, Brian A. Smith, Raymond Slade, Jr., Robin H. Gary, and W. F. Kirk Holland

Real and Apparent Daily Springflow Fluctuations during Drought Conditions in a Karst Aquifer, Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas,
      Brian B. Hunt, Brian A. Smith, and Nico Hauwert

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Internal Deformation of Layered Evaporites: Flow Profiles and Deformation Styles,
      M. P. A. Jackson and Timothy Dooley

Potential for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Five Fields along the Mississippi River Industrial Corridor in Louisiana,
      C. J. John, B. J. Harder, B. L. Jones, R. J. Bourgeois, and W. Schulingkamp

The Geologic Review Procedure: A Regulatory Intersection of Energy, Economics, and the Environment,
      John Johnston

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Whole Systems and Life Cycle Concepts to Understand Contributions of Different Energy Resources and Technologies,
      Carey King

Northern Belize’s Onshore Petroleum Stratigraphy, Structures, and Oil Seeps,
      David T. King and Lucille Petruny

LIDAR and Gravity Data Combined to Establish Cross-Cutting Relationships of Features on the Surface of the Prairie Allogroup near Lafayette, Louisiana,
      Gary L. Kinsland, Shawn Kushiyama, and Christoph Borst

Plate Kinematics of the Gulf of Mexico Based on Integrated Observations from the Central and South Atlantic,
      Erik A. Kneller and Christopher A. Johnson

Hurricane Ike Storm Surge Depths in Southeastern Texas Based on High Water Marks,
      Joseph M. Kruger and Kristopher Farmer

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Passive Margin Architecture in the Atlantic Basins,
      Hermann Lebit and Luke Jensen

Salt Tectonics and its Effect on Sediment Structure and Gas Hydrate Occurrence in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico from 2D Multichannel Seismic Data,
      Dan'l Lewis and William Sager

Evaluation of Geothermal Energy Potential in Mississippi Counties of the Black Warrior Basin,
      Cary R. Lindsey

Eagle Ford Outcrops in West Texas: Guide to Evaluation for the Resource Play,
      Brian Lock and Nick Whitcomb

Depositional Significance of Siliciclastic Component of the Lower Cretaceous Pearsall Cow Creek Limestone Member in the Western Maverick Basin, South Texas,
      Robert G. Loucks and David C. Hull

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How Texas Responds to Drought,
      Robert Mace and Brenner Brown

Wetumpka Impact Structure’s Resurge Chalk Deposits - Insights from X-Ray Computed Tomography,
      James K. Markin and David T. King, Jr.

Geosteering with Minimal LWD Capability: Biosteering during Underbalanced, Coiled Tubing Drilling Operations for Gas and the Development of the StratsteerTM Concept,
      Paul R. Marshall and Paul Watson

Advances and Challenges in Seismic Data Processing and Imaging for Geologically Complex Areas,
      Rubén D. Martínez

Unconventional Play Potential in Northern Mexico,
      Ricardo Martínez-Sierra Ricardo, Tellez Mariano, Mario Aranda-Garcia, Juan R. Román, and Alejandro Sosa-Patrón

Delivering Fast 3D Interactive Visualization of Natural/Man-Made Hazards Using Processed Lidar and Photogrammetric Data,
      Sojan Mathew and Reuben Reyes

Summer Geoscience Field Trips for Minority High School Students - Successes and Challenges in Louisiana and Beyond,
      Diane F. Maygarden, Heather L. Egger, and Ivan P. Gill

Silica-Cemented Sandstones (Groundwater Silcretes) in Outcrops of the Jackson Group, Texas Coastal Plain,
      Earle F. McBride, Robert L. Folk, and Thomas E. Yancey

An Undescribed Fauna from the Upper Cretaceous ‘Pyroclastic Zone’ of the Austin Group at Pilot Knob, Central Texas,
      Linda McCall, James Sprinkle, Ann Molineux, and Christopher Garvie

Spatial Variations in Pore Water Salinities Above and Below Allochthonous Salt in Offshore Gulf of Mexico Sediments - Implications for Mechanisms of Solute Transport and Timing of Salt Emplacement,
      Miles A. McCammon and Jeffrey S. Hanor

Chemostratigraphy, Mineralogy, and Depositional Environment of the Wolfcamp Series, Midland Basin, Reagan County, Texas,
      Karen McCreight, Robert Baumgardner, H. Scott Hamlin, and Harry Rowe

On the Origin, Distribution, and Size of Natural CO2 Accumulations and Implications for CH4 Exploration and Development on Continental Margins,
      Tip Meckel and Lawrence Meckel

Early Diagenetic Kaolinite Precipitation: A Widespread Phenomenon in Organic-Rich Mudrocks,
      Kitty Milliken, Joe Macquaker, and Kevin Taylor

Hypothetical Presalt Play in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Northwestern Yucatan Block, Mexico,
      Lino Miranda, Carlos Williams, José Ruíz, Rodrigo Maldonado, and Alejandro Cárdenas-Alvarado

Methane Hydrates Probable Cause for BP Gulf Spill,
      Collin Moore

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Gulf of Mexico Borehole Geothermal Data Integration into the National Geothermal Data Systems, Part 1: Texas Continental Shelf,
      Seiichi Nagihara, Cory Christie, Nosakhare Ogiamien, Motunrayo Oladokun, Olabisi Ajiboye, and Sergio Ojeda

Haynesville Shale Play – Perspectives,
      Richard Newhart, James Holmedal, Phuong Le, Joe Beer, Tom Smagala, Kim Stevens, Shanna Herring, Mike Caputi, Dave Metzner, Mark Wilemon, Elizabeth Jinks, and Chris Lane

Current and Future Water Demand of the Texas Oil and Gas and Mining Sectors and Potential Impact on Aquifers,
      Jean-Philippe Nicot

Burial and Thermal History of the Haynesville Shale: Implications for Overpressure, Gas Generation, and Natural Hydrofracture,
      Jeffrey A. Nunn

Spatial and Temporal Trends in Louisiana Water Use: 1960 to 2005,
      Jeffrey A. Nunn

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Facies Variability of the Oligocene Frio Formation in Growth-Faulted Compartments in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas,
      M. Iulia Olariu, U. Hammes, W. Ambrose, and R. Loucks

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Mesozoic Remaining Potential in the Southeast Basins of Mexico,
      M. Milland Padrón, J. Ruiz Morales, and M. Terán García

Historical Shoreline Change Through 2007, Texas Gulf Coast: Rates, Contributing Causes, and Holocene Context,
      Jeffrey G. Paine, Sojan Mathew, and Tiffany Caudle

Salt Delineation: Data Driven–Interpreter Guided Extraction of Salt Morphologies from Seismic Data,
      Gaynor Paton, Michael Halpin, and Ryan Martin

Geologic Evaluation of Regional Production Trends in the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk,
      Krystal Pearson

Modeling the Mesozoic-Cenozoic Structural Evolution of East Texas,
      Ofori N. Pearson, Elisabeth L. Rowan, and John J. Miller

Undiscovered Hydrocarbon Resources in the U.S. Gulf Coast Jurassic Norphlet and Smackover Formations,
      Ofori N. Pearson

Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Flux through a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Repository for Performance Assessment,
      Abel Porras, Changbing Yang, Kan Tu, Brad Broussard, and Alex Sun

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Pore Morphology and Distribution in the Cretaceous Eagle Ford Shale, South Texas, USA,
      Robert M. Reed and Stephen C. Ruppel

Developing Geothermal Energy in Texas: Mapping the Temperatures and Resources,
      Maria C. Richards and David D. Blackwell

Using High-Density Digital Well Log Analysis to Interpret the Sequence Stratigraphic Characteristics of the Eagle Ford Shale, Central Texas,
      Mark Robinson

Structure of the Alleghanian Thrust Belt under the Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama,
      Delores M. Robinson, Ryan M. Bailey, and Andrew M. Goodliffe

Chemostratigraphy of the Mississippian-Age Barnett Formation, Northern Fort Worth Basin,
      Krystin Robinson and Harry Rowe

Offshore Mexican Gulf of Mexico Stratigraphic and Structural Framework from Late Jurassic to Recent and Implications for Hydrocarbon Potential,
      Anthony Rodriguez and Paul Mann

Hydrogeology of Northern Sierra de Chiapas, Mexico, Based on Spring Characterization,
      Laura Rosales Lagarde, Penelope J. Boston, Andrew R. Campbell, and Louise D. Hose

Constraining Interpretations of the Crustal Architecture of the Northern Gulf of Mexico,
      Mark G. Rowan, H. Scott Sumner, Holly Huston, Sujata Venkatraman, and David Dunbar

Some Chemostratigraphic Insights on the Haynesville-Bossier System,
      Harry Rowe, Pukar Mainali, and Stephen Ruppel

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Structural Styles and Seismic Stratigraphy of Pliocene Sediment Gravity Flows at MC-118, Gulf of Mexico,
      Josgre Salazar, James Knapp, Camelia Knapp, David Pyles, and Christopher Kendall

Geoelectrical Imagining of Hydrocarbon Plumes: Two Louisiana Case Studies,
      Scott Sallay, Carl Richter, and Bill Schramm

Tectonics, Structure, and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Mexican Ridges Fold Belt, Western Gulf of Mexico,
      Luis E. Salomon-Mora, Miguel Cruz-Mercado, Ian Alsop, and Stuart Archer

2D Resistivity Imaging Investigation of Long Point, Katy-Hockley, Tomball, and Pearland Faults, Houston, Texas,
      Mustafa Saribudak

Geophysical Mapping of the Hockley Fault in Northwestern Houston and Recent Surface Observations,
      Mustafa Saribudak

Urban Geophysics: Geophysical Signature of the Mount Bonnell Fault and its Karstic Features in Austin, Texas,
      Mustafa Saribudak

Don’t Mess with a Geophysicist’s House: A Case Study of Ground Penetrating Radar (3D) for Concrete Moisture Mapping and Void Detection in the Saturated Soil beneath the Concrete Foundation,
      Mustafa Saribudak

Resistivity Imaging and Natural Potential Applications to the Antioch Fault Zone in the Onion Creek / Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Buda, Texas,
      Mustafa Saribudak, Brian Hunt, and Brian Smith

Gain-Loss Studies in the Colorado River Basin of Texas: Drought of 2011–2012 Update,
      Geoffrey P. Saunders

A Potential Geopressured, Geothermal Area in Southwest Louisiana,
      Warren Schulingkamp, Chacko J. John, Brian Harder, and Reed Bourgeois

Oil Production Potential of the Upper Cretaceous Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS),
      John F. Sinclair

WRVAT: A Comprehensive GIS-Based Water Resources Vulnerability Assessment Tool,
      Abhishek Singh, Toya Jones, John Pickens, and Robert M. Holt

Assessment of a Marcellus Shale Prospect Using Seismic, Microseismic, and Completions Data,
      Scott Singleton and Mark Suda

If not the Edwards, then what?,
      Brian Smith, Brian B. Hunt, and W. F. (Kirk) Holland

Revisiting the Hydrologic Divide Between the San Antonio and Barton Springs Segments of the Edwards Aquifer: Insights from Recent Studies,
      Brian A. Smith, Brian B. Hunt, and Steve B. Johnson

Eastward Shift of Deepwater Fan Axes During the Miocene in the Gulf of Mexico: Possible Causes and Models,
      John W. Snedden, William E. Galloway, Timothy L. Whiteaker, and Patricia E. Ganey-Curry

How to Make a Geology Major: A Recipe for Success from GeoFORCE Texas,
      Eleanour Snow

Exploration of West Texas Brackish Groundwater to Supply Fracking Fluids for the Bone Spring Play,
      Allan R. Standen

Geoscience Workforce for 21st Century Challenges,
      Marilyn J. Suiter and Lina C. Patino

Paleocene-Eocene Wilcox Submarine Canyons and Thick Deepwater Sands of the Gulf of Mexico: Very Large Systems in a Greenhouse World, Not a Messinian-Like Crisis,
      M. L. Sweet and M. D. Blum

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Influence of Primary Ooid Mineralogy on Porosity Evolution in Limestone and Dolomite Reservoirs: An Example from the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Basin,
      William A. Tedesco and R. P. Major

Regional Analysis of Stratigraphy, Reservoir Characteristics, and Fluid Phases in the Eagle Ford Shale, South Texas,
      Yao Tian, Walter B. Ayers, and William D. McCain, Jr.

Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Geologic Criteria for Groundwater Protection,
      Robert Traylor

Geoenvironmental Map of the Matagorda–Matagorda SW Quadrangles, Texas Gulf Coast,
      Thomas A. Tremblay, Edward W. Collins, and Jeffrey G. Paine

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From 0–60 in Ninety Days: Rapid Play Entry to Fully Integrated Play Development in the Eagle Ford Trend, South-Central Texas,
      Eddie Valek

Sedimentological Study of Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) Oolites in the Southern Basins, Mexico,
      Luis L. Villanueva González, Víctor Chávez Valois, José Robles Nolasco, José Ruiz Morales, Jaime Patiño Ruiz, Arnulfo Sánchez Valerio, and Francisco Olivares Pérez

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Retention of Talent and Elevation of Performance among Petrotechnical Professionals,
      Frank Wantland

Stratigraphy to Seismic (StSTM): Integrating Biostratigraphic Interpretations with Seismic Data,
      Paul Watson, Caroline Reid, and Elisabeth Nairn

Hydrocarbon Potential of the Deepwater Portion of the “Salina del Istmo” Province, Southeastern Gulf of Mexico, Mexico,
      Carlos T. Williams-Rojas, Enrique Reyes-Tovar, Lino Miranda-Peralta, Gerardo Reyna-Martinez, Alejandro Cardenas-Alvarado, Rodrigo Maldonado-Villalon, Veronica Muñoz-Bocanegra, and Carlos Lora-delaFuente

A Hydrologic-Characterization Approach for Texas Aquatic-Species Studies,
      Brad Wolaver, Cassandra Cook, Bridget Scanlon, and Michael Young

Developing a Geospatial Model for Analysis of a Dynamic, Heterogeneous Aquifer: The Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer, Central Texas,
      Stephanie S. Wong, Joe C. Yelderman Jr., and Bruce Byars

Late Cretaceous Paleo-Mississippi Valley Feeder Systems to the North-Central and Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: A Tuscaloosa-Time Sediment Machine,
      L. J. Wood and K. Woolf

Genetic Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis A New Tool for Consistent Correlation, Placement of Laterals, and Mapping Richness Zones in the Eagle Ford-Austin, Eaglebine and Bossier-Haynesville,
      Walter W. Wornardt

Defining Lithostratigraphic Units Using Inorganic Elemental Data: Eagle Ford, Austin and Buda Formations,
      Milly Wright, Sarah Rilling-Hall, and Brian Driskill

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Play Analysis in the U.S. Sector of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Basin in the Framework of Tectonic Development and Depositional Systems,
      Tianguang Xu

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Paleocene-Eocene Marine Transgression in the Upper Calvert Bluff Formation, Wilcox Group, Bastrop County, Texas,
      Thomas E. Yancey, Andrew Dunham, and Kevin Durney

Sensitivity Analysis of Radionuclide Downward Migration for a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Repository: An Analytical Approach for Performance Assessment,
      Changbing Yang, Kan Tu, Abel Porras, Brad Broussard, Alexander Sun, Jean-Philippe Nicot, and Bridget Scanlon

Assessing Reliability of Reservoir Firm Yield,
      Yujuin Yang, Ruben Solis, and John Zhu

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