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ABSTRACTS
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2009 AAPG/SEG Student Expo
September 21-22, 2009, Houston, Texas*

Search and Discovery Article #90113 (2010)
Posted October 12, 2010

*Special appreciation is expressed to Mike Mlynek, Assistant Manager, AAPG Member Services-Student Focus, for providing these abstracts for posting on Search and Discovery.

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A

Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface in St. Charles and St. Louis Counties, Missouri,
      Ali H. Atef, Uchenna H. Aboaja*, David Gaunt, Kelly H. Liu, and Stephen S. Gao

Methods of Fitting Compressional and Shear Wave Velocities Versus Water Saturation Curves, and the Interpretation of Laboratory Velocity Measurements in Partially Gas-Saturated Rocks,
      Firas Aljarrah

Regional Stratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Ferry Lake Anhydrite Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for Hydrocarbon Potential,
      F. O. Amadi

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B

Cyclic Variation of the Organic Carbon Isotope Ratio (δ13Corg) and the Total Organic Carbon (TOC) within the Barnett Shale (Texas, USA): An Indication of 2nd Order Sea Level Change in the Mississsippian,
      Sandeep Banerjee, Kurt Ferguson, Robert T. Gregory, and Paten Morrow

Seismic and Well Logs Interpretations to Define the Petroleum System and Reservoir Characterization of Cooper Basin,
      L. Bashir, K. H. Liu, and S. S. Gao

Sequence Architecture of Marginal Marine Strata of the Jurassic Sundance Formation in the Black Hills Region, Wyoming and South Dakota,
      Karen E. Bossenbroek, Louis R. Bartek, and Brian W. Horn

Non-Volcanic Tremor in Cascadia: Segmented along Strike, Anti-Correlated with Earthquakes, and Offset from the Locked Zone,
      Devin C. Boyarko

Lithostratigraphy and Petrophysics of the Devonian Marcellus Interval in West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania,
      Matt L. Boyce and Dr. Tim Carr

High Resolution Seismic Refraction Tomography of Glacial Deposits,
      Eduard Breuer and Philip Carpenter

Application of Principal Component Analysis to a Data Set in the Gulf of Mexico for Stratigraphic Imaging Improvement and Facies Prediction,
      Maria V. Brito

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Relative Roles of Sea Level and Climate Change in the Evolution of the Stratigraphic Architecture of the Northeastern Continental Margin of the South China Sea,
      Laura D. Callihan and Louis R. Bartek

Multiple Prediction and Subtraction from Apparent Slowness Relations In 2D synthetic and Field Ocean-bottom Cable Data and 3D Synthetic Data,
      Juanjuan Cao and George A. McMechan

Using Petrel 2007 and other Programs to Create a 3-D Geologic Model of the Quaternary Glacial Deposits in McHenry County, Illinois,
      Drew R. Carlock

Analysis of Moho Depth and Crustal Vp/Vs Ratios in the Western U.S.,
      Kristopher A. Castille and Harold Gurrola

Architecture of Submarine-fan Complexes, Delaware Basin, Texas,
      Saswati Chakraborty and Robert Trentham

Provenance of Neoproterozoic Ocoee Supergroup Sediments, Eastern Great Smoky Mountains (NC-TN),
      Suvankar Chakraborty and David Moecher

Seafloor Image Interpretation in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge,
      Tzu-Chien Chang

Estimation of Slip Rate of the Beichuan Fault by Two Dimensional Viscoelastic Modeling and Lithospheric Block Modeling Using GPS Data and Geologic Uplift Rates Following 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake,
      Shibaji Chatterjee and Kaj M. Johnson

Early to Middle Eocene Transition of the Colombian Basin ODP 999,
      Michelle A. Chezem and Richard Fluegeman

Potential Natural Gas Plays in Ductile Duplexes: An Example from a Recess in the Appalachian Thrust Belt in Georgia,
      Brian S. Cook and William A. Thomas

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Detailed Geologic Mapping and Structural Analysis of a Portion of the Central Georgia Inner Piedmont, and an Exhumed Fault Identified by Aeromagnetic Data,
      Brittany A. Davis, Matthew T. Huebner, and Robert D. Hatcher, Jr.

Kinematics of the Nacimiento and Gallina Uplifts in North-Central New Mexico in Relation to the Laramide Tectonic Evolution During the Late Cretaceous to Early Eocene,
      Paul Davis, Alexander Robinson, Michael Murphy, and Robert Baker

Fractures within the Irish Canyon-Vermillion Creek Area Northeastern Uinta Mountains, Northwestern Colorado,
      John P. Detring

Petrographic Evaluation of a Permian-Triassic Erosion Surface and Implications for Causes of the End-Permian Extinction,
      Ryan Dhillon and Dan Lehrmann

Applications of Coupled Mechanical Deformation-Pore Pressure Diffusion Modules to Overpressure and Petroleum Systems in the Delaware Basin, West Texas,
      Gregory B. Dyer, Ming-Kuo Lee, Lorraine W. Wolf, and Amnon Meir

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Tight Gas Reservoir Characterization in Montney Formation and Lower Doig Formation, Northeastern British Columbia, Western Canada,
      Edwin I. Egbobawaye

Structure and Tectonics of the Llanos Foothills of Colombia,
      Obi Egbue and James Kellogg

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Sequence Stratigraphy of the Pennsylvanian (Atokan) Gilcrease Sandstone, Hughes County, Oklahoma,
      Oyebode A. Famubode

Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of the Volcanic Rocks of Mawat Ophiolite Complex , NE-Iraq,
      Samer F. Farjo

Basin-fill Architecture of the Pliocene-Lower Pleistocene Palomas Formation Adjacent to the Intrabasinal Mud Springs Mountains, Southern Rio Grande Rift,
      Ron Foster and Greg H. Mack

Investigation of the Deformation History in Reactivated Asymmetric Anticlines in Northwestern New Mexico,
      Carley Marie Freer

Seismic Analysis of Sedimentation and Deformation of Ellesmerian Strata, Umiat Basin, Alaska North Slope: Evidence for Carboniferous Oblique Wrench Faulting,
      Bryant Fulk

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Seismic Noise Tomography in the Chile Ridge Subduction Region,
      Alejandro Gallego, Raymond M. Russo, Diana Comte, Victor I. Mocanu, Ruth E. Murdie, John C. Vandecar

Imaging a Shallow Aquitard with Seismic Reflection Data in Memphis, Tennessee,
      Jiandang Ge, Maria Magnani, and Brian Waldron

Origin of Brines in Neogene Sediments of the Ross Sea, Antarctica: AND-2A Core, ANDRILL Southern McMurdo Sound Project,
      Z. Gui and T. D. Frank

Comparison of Direct Current Resistivity Profiles and 2D Seismic Data of an Active Methane Vent in the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Canyon Block 118,
      Alan R. Gunnell

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Application of Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) in Chemostratigraphy of Organic-Rich Mudstones of Texas,
      Niki Hughes and Harry Rowe

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Complex Deformational History of Parts of the North Carolina Eastern Blue Ridge, Southern Appalachians: New Evidence of Widespread Alleghanian Deformation,
      Mary Jubb, Robert D. Hatcher, Jr., Arthur J. Merschat, Donald W. Stahr, III, and Shawna R. Cyphers

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Particle Dynamics and Rheology of SWNT Suspensions under Shear and Electric Fields,
      Chen Lin and Jerry W. Shan

Data from Earthquakes and EarthScope PBO GPS Stations Used to Identify Seismogenic Faults Westernmost Basin and Range,
      Ryan Lindsay and Dr. Vince Cronin

First Arrival Tomography Using Depth-Varying Velocity Gradients,
      Hui Liu and Hua-Wei Zhou

Provenance and Paleogeography of the Late Jurassic Norphlet Formation,
      Thomas Lovell

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Small Length Scale Heterogeneity Beneath the East Pacific Rise,
      Soumen Mallick, Vincent J.M. Salters, and Michael Perfit

The Stratigraphy of the Choptank and St. Marys Formations in Southern Delaware and Eastern Maryland : Sorting Lithostratigraphy and Chronostratigraphy,
      Paul J. Martin

Late Quaternary Depositional and Erosional Environments on the Louisiana Continental Shelf: Interpretation of Fluvial Terrain with Emphasis on Distributary Systems,
      Zachary Mester

Recent Deformation in the Mississippi Embayment Imaged by High Resolution Reflection Data,
      Leah M. Mitchell, M. Beatrice Magnani, Kirk D. McIntosh, Brain Waldron, Stephan Saustrup, and Michael W. Towle

The Role of Mafic Heterogeneity in the Generation of Lavas on Mauritius,
      Jacob C. Moore

Feasibility Study of Removing The Grand Rapids-Providence Dams, Maumee River (NW Ohio) Based on HEC-RAS Models,
      Zach Mueller and James E. Evans

Magnetostratigraphy of the Santonian-Campanian Lea Park Formation (including the Alderson Member), southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin,
      Andrew J. Mumpy, Octavian Cateneanu, and John F. Lerbekmo

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Developing Frequency Attributes to Generate High Quality 3D Data to have Better Geologic Interpretation,
      John Castagna and Dip Nanda*

Depositional Origin of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Buckhorn Conglomerate,
      David H. Nicklaus

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Regional Correlations of Upper Devonian through Middle Mississippian Producing Sandstones,
      Ryan L. O'Connell

The Integration of GIS and Seismic Interpretation for Decision Making in the Oil and Gas Sector; A Case Study of the Izvoru Oil Field, Romania,
      Idua E. Olunwa and Dr. David McDavid

Lithofacies, Stratal Architecture, and Depositional Model of an Inner Platform Transgressive Rudist Complex, Basal Edwards Formation (Lower Cretaceous), West- Central Texas,
      Ayobami M. Oyedeji and Peter F. Holterhoff

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Preliminary Plio-Pleistocene Stable-isotope and Paleosol Data from the Fish Creek-Vallecito Basin, Southern California: Implications for Timing of Uplift of the Peninsular Ranges,
      Thomas C. Peryam, Rebecca J. Dorsey, Ilya Bindeman, Bernard Housen, and Jim Palandri

Influence of La Popa Salt Wall on the Depositional Patterns and Stratal Architecture of the Shallow-Marine Siliciclastic Deposits of the Viento Formation, La Popa Basin, Mexico,
      Constantin P. Platon and Amy Weislogel

Biogeochemistry of Microbial Mats and Biofilms from a Hypersaline Pond and Coral Reef, The Bahamas,
      Mary K. Puckett, Brenda L. Kirkland, and Karen S. McNeal

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Complex Land-Ocean Interplay in Marginal-Marine Deposits: Transitions of Shallow-Marine Star Point to Coastal-Plain Blackhawk, Wasatch Plateau, Utah,
      Andrew Ranson, M. Royhan Gani, Nahid Gani, Gary J. Hampson, and Hiranya Sahoo

Subsurface Evaluation of the Heterostegina, 1st Camerina, and Cibicides Hazzardi Sand Intervals in Bell City Field, Calcasieu Parish, LA,
      Joshua K. Reamer

Upper Jurassic Smackover Facies Characterization at Little Cedar Creek Field Area, Conecuh County, Alabama,
      J. Grayson Ridgway

Reservoir Potential and Characteristics of Miocene to Pliocene Sandstone in the Hikurangi Forearc, North Island, New Zealand,
      Kevin S. Rivera and Kathleen M. Marsaglia

Detrital Zircon Evidence for Local and Distal Provenance of a Regionally Integrated Drainage Network, Renova Formation, Southwest Montana,
      Jennifer L. Rothfuss and Amy L. Weislogel

Sediment Diagenesis in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida,
      M. Roy, J. B. Martin, J. Cable, C. Smith, J. Cherrier, and A. Dorsett

Comparison Of Recent Cinder Cone Eruptions Between The Central Oregon High Cascades And The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt,
      Daniel Ruscitto, D. McKay, P. Wallace, and K. Cashman

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Analysis of Calcite-Filled Faults in Carbonate Strata, Balcones Trend near Waco, Texas,
      Stephen H. Secrest and Vincent S. Cronin

A Supervised Pre-Stack Seismic Inversion Algorithm for Extraction of Earth Parameters,
      Alireza Shanin, Paul Stoffa, and Robert Tatham

Structure and Kinematics of Segment‐Scale Crustal Accretion Processes in Iceland and Implications for Analogous Mid‐Ocean Ridge Systems,
      Drew Siler

Using Receiver Functions to Image Subcrustal Structures of Montana,
      Robert T. Sirianni and Raymond M. Russo

Hydrogeologic Analysis of the Oriskany Sandstone of the Appalachian Basin: Implication for Large-Scale Geologic Storage of CO2,
      Jamie C. Skeen and Timothy R. Carr

The Petrography of Ancient Organic Matter in Black Shale Weathering Profiles,
      Lehne E. Slater and S. M. Rimmer

Lithification of 65-Year-Old Carbonate Spoils Piles,
      Nathan M. Snyder

Geometric Trends for Floodplain Lakes in High Accommodation Floodplains and Architecture of Floodplain Lake Partitioning Crevasse ChannelsSplay Deltas,
      Scott Stoner and John Holbrook

Geochemical and Isotopic Evidence for Paleoproterozoic Recycling of Archean Crust and Mantle Lithosphere along the SW Laurentian Margin,
      Misty M. Stroud, David A. Foster, Paul A. Mueller, George D. Kamenov, David W. Mogk, and Joseph L. Wooden

Water Balance of the San Simon Groundwater Basin, El Salvador, Central America: Implications for the Berlin Geothermal Field,
      Michael P. Sullivan

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Sesimic Imaging of a Cretaceous Fluvial System: Results from an Ongoing Study of the Potomac Formation in Northern Delaware,
      Claudia C. Velez, Peter P. McLaughlin, Susan McGeary, and Steve L. Sargent

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Thermodynamics of Dehydration in Zeolites for Thermal Energy Storage and Heat Pump Applications,
      Jie Wang and Philip S. Neuhoff

Petrology and Diagenesis of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, North Dakota,
      Travis B. Warner

Structural and Stratagraphic Age Constraints of the Inskip Formation, East Range, Nevada: Implications for Mesozoic Tectonics of Western North America,
      Joshua D. Wilkins

Evaluation of High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models for Creating Inundation Maps,
      Mark A. Wonkovich

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A Source to Sink Study of the Mekong Subaqueous Delta,
      Zuo (George) Xue

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Integrated Reservoir Description to Identify Compartments in the Bradford Group of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,
      Anne Yanni

Effect of Contact Metamorphism on Coal Geochemistry and Petrology: Implications for the Release of 12C-Enriched Methane,
      Lois E. Yoksoulian, Sue M. Rimmer, and Harry D. Rowe

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2D/3D Modeling of the Pacific Lower Mantle Using S, SKS and SKKS Traveltimes and Amplitudes,
      Yang Zhang and Jeroen Ritsema

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