Sedimentology of gas-bearing Devonian shales of the Appalachian Basin
The Eastern Gas Shales Project (1976-1981) of the US DOE has generated a large amount of information on Devonian shale, especially in the western and central parts of the Appalachian Basin (Morgantown Energy Technology Center, 1980). This report summarizes this information, emphasizing the sedimentology of the shales and how it is related to gas, oil, and uranium. This information is reported in a series of statements each followed by a brief summary of supporting evidence or discussion and, where interpretations differ from our own, we include them. We believe this format is the most efficient way to learn about the gas-bearing Devonian shales of the Appalachian Basin and have organized our statements as follows: paleogeography and basin analysis; lithology and internal stratigraphy; paleontology; mineralogy, petrology, and chemistry; and gas, oil, and uranium.
- Research Organization:
- Cincinnati Univ., OH (USA). H.N. Fisk Lab. of Sedimentology
- OSTI ID:
- 6512793
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/METC-114
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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