Shale characterization and resource appraisal of the Devonian black shales of the Appalachian basin. Quarterly report, April--June 1978

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6185260· OSTI ID:6185260

de Witt, W. Jr.

Activities are reported in a program to characterize the gas-productive black shales and related rocks of Middle and Late Devonian age in the Appalachian basin by use of stratigraphic, paleontologic, geochemical, mineralogic, and geophysical data; to assist DOE--MERC by coordinating and evaluating stratigraphic work in shale characterization studies by other DOE--Eastern Gas Shales Cooperators to the limit of available USGS personnel; to develop a data storage and retrieval system to store the data generated in the EGS project, to make a resource appraisal of the hydrocarbon potential of the Devonian black shales of the Appalachian basin using data generated in part by the USGS, in part by DOE--MERC and in part by EGS project contractors; to conduct work shops for other EGS project cooperators in stratigraphy, structure, geochemistry, and mineralogy as the occasion demands; and to assist in technology transfer by participating as panel-of-interest members at DOE - Industry meetings.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6185260
• Report Number(s): FE-2287-T5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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