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Three-Dimensional Seismic Interpretation And Synthetic Modeling Of The Atoka And Morrow Formations, In The Buffalo Valley Field (Delaware Basin, New Mexico, Chaves County) For Reservoir Characterization Using Neural Networks., Alejandro Sanchez A.

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

While the advantages of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for reservoir characterization are widely known, this project expands such benefits by providing a method by which an ANN can be trained prior to its application to real data. First, a geological and 3D seismic interpretation of the lower Pennsylvanian Atoka-Morrow sequence in the Buffalo Valley Field, New Mexico was executed. Then, to design the ANN and to test its predictions, I generated well-logs and synthetic seismic models for seismic attributes extraction. In order to bridge the vertical resolution gap between well-logs (high resolution) and seismic data (low resolution), VSP data was …

Annual Report Of The Officers Of The Town Of Warren, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2003, 2004 Town Meeting., Warren Town Representatives

Warren, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

The Cape Ann Plutonic Suite: A Field Trip For Petrology Classes, John B. Brady, John T. Cheney

Geosciences: Faculty Publications

Cape Ann, because of its proximity to Boston and many universities, has long been a focus of geologic study. Nineteenth century papers that consider mineralogy or petrology of Cape Ann rocks include Prescott (1839), Nichols (1856), Kimball (1860), Gregory (1862), Mudge (1862), Balch (1864), Cooke (1866, 1867), Knowlton (1867), Hyatt (1869, 1871a,b), Hunt (1871), Wadsworth (1878, 1882a,b, 1885), McDaniel (1884), Sears (1888, 1889, 1890a, 1891a,b, 1893a,b, 1894a,b, 1895, 1898), Shaler (1889), Pearce (1893), Penfield and Forbes (1896), and Washington (1898a,b,c, 1899a,b,c,d). More recent studies of note include Wright (1900), Clapp (1921), Warren and McKinstry (1924), Bowen and Schairer (1935), Palache …

40Ar/ 39Ar Ages Of Metamorphic Rocks From The Tobacco Root Mountains Region, Montana, John B. Brady, Dana N. Kovaric, John T. Cheney, Lisa J. Jacob, J. Toby King

Geosciences: Faculty Publications

Measurements of 60 single-grain, UV laser microprobe 40Ar/39Ar total gas ages for hornblende from metamorphic rocks of the Tobacco Root Mountains in southwest Montana yield a mean age of 1.71 ± 0.02 Ga. Measurements of 40Ar/39Ar step-heating plateau ages of three bulk hornblende samples from the Tobacco Root Mountains metamorphic rocks average 1.70 ± 0.02 Ga. We believe that these and the K/Ar or 40Ar/39Ar ages reported by previous workers are cooling ages from a 1.78 to 1.72 Ga, upper-amphibolite to granulite facies, regional metamorphism (Big Sky orogeny) that affected the northwestern portion of the Wyoming province, including the Tobacco …

Microfacies Of The Triassic Limestones In The Piatra Şoimuliu Klippe (Transylvanian Nappes, Rarau Syncline, Eastern Carpathians, Romania), Daniela Alexandra Popescu, Liviu Gheorghe Popescu

KIP Articles

No abstract provided.

Pottery And Mobility: A Functional Analysis Of Intermountain Brownware, Britt J Betenson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Intermountain Brownware, is a late prehistoric ceramic type made by mobile hunter-gatherers that is found throughout southern Nevada, western Utah and northern Arizona. Most hunter-gather groups around the world are not pottery producers. Through interdisciplinary analysis, I examine the physical and morphological characteristics to understand the amount of labor invested in the construction and production of Intermountain Brownware. I then evaluate these results amongst environmental, historical, ethnological, and archaeological data to conclude that Intermountain Brownware possesses lower porosity, and is thinner and stronger than commonly reported. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) is performed to empirically characterize food residues remaining in the …

A New Species Of Amphipod Crustacean, Pleusymtes Comitari Sp Nov, Associated With Gorgonians On Deep-Water Coral Reefs Off Ireland, A. A. Myers, J. M. Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Geology And Engineering Properties Of The Gettysburg Formation In The Geomorphic Form Of The Susquehanna River At Highspire, Pennsylvania., Joan L. Hawk

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Gettysburg Formation preserves the sedimentological record of the Late Triassic – Early Jurassic filling of the Newark-Narrow Neck-Gettysburg rift basin and subsequent intrusion by diabase. In the study area, bedrock is exposed only on the floor of the Susquehanna River. Exploratory borings drilled across the river, as part of a geotechnical investigation to obtain data for design of a foundation system for a replacement of the existing bridge carrying the Pennsylvania Turnpike (S.R. 0076) over the Susquehanna River, provided an opportunity to document the general stratigraphy of the surficial materials and the Gettysburg Formation in areas inaccessible to previous …

Structural Geometry Of The Jura-Cretaceous Rift Of The Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia., Luisa F. Rolon

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Middle Magdalena Valley (MMV) basin, Colombia, evolved to its actual configuration through several stages closely linked with the tectonic events of the northwest corner of South America. Early Jurassic extensional deformation related to the break-up of Pangea, resulted in the development of rift structures in the MMV basin area. The syn-rift infill consists of fluvial and lacustrine sedimentary rocks (Jordán, Girón and Santos formations), overlain by limestones and shales (Basal Lime Group). Irregular discontinuous reflectors, rotated by normal faults and increasing thickness towards the south-east, characterize the Jurassic syn-rift section. In Early Aptian, a post-rift phase controlled by thermal …

Gis Analysis Of The Pre And Post-Diversion Water Balances In Owens Valley, California, Anna Corinne Draa

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Owens Valley, California is located at the western border of both the Basin and Range and Great Basin Provinces. The valley is hydrologically closed; the only outflow for ground and surface waters is evaporation to the atmosphere. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) began diverting water from Owens Valley in 1913 and has steadily increased the amount of water removed from the valley since then; LADWP has always assumed that the hydrologic system as it existed in 1913 was in equilibrium with modern climate. This study develops a geographical information systems (GIS) based model of Owens Valley to …

Exploratory Unitization Under The 2004 Model Oil And Gas Convention Act, Owen L. Anderson, Ernest Smith

Faculty Articles

No abstract provided.

Fine-Scale Structure Of The San Andreas Fault Zone And Location Of The Safod Target Earthquakes, C. Thurber, S. Roecker, H. Zhang, S. Baher, W. Ellsworth

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

We present results from the tomographic analysis of seismic data from the Parkfield area using three different inversion codes. The models provide a consistent view of the complex velocity structure in the vicinity of the San Andreas, including a sharp velocity contrast across the fault. We use the inversion results to assess our confidence in the absolute location accuracy of a potential target earthquake. We derive two types of accuracy estimates, one based on a consideration of the location differences from the three inversion methods, and the other based on the absolute location accuracy of ‘‘virtual earthquakes.’’ Location differences are …

Post-Caldera Eruptions At Okmok Volcano, Umnak Island, Alaska, With Emphasis On Recent Eruptions From Cone A, Delenora M. Grey

Geosciences

Okmok volcano has undergone two caldera-forming eruptions, 12,000 and 2050 BP, and has been quite active in historic time. The historic eruptive record has been compiled and augmented with descriptions and photographs of recent eruptions. Eruptions in 1958 and 1997 produced the first post-caldera lava flows to traverse most of the caldera floor. The source of these flows, Cone A, has been constructed largely during the 20th century. Major element analysis of lavas from eight major intracaldera cones reveals two chemically and spatially separate trends, which suggest two separate magma sources beneath the caldera, one feeding an arc of cones …

Structural Controls On Megaporosity In Eogenetic Carbonate Rocks: Tinian, Cnmi, Kevin Wayne Stafford

Theses and Dissertations

Tinian and Aguijan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), are volcanic, back arc islands in the western Pacific formed by Pacific Plate subduction under the Philippine Plate. The islands are composed of Eocene volcanic cores mantled by Plio-Pleistocene carbonate facies and raised Holocene beach and reef deposits. The entire sequence has been tectonically uplifted and contains high-angle normal faults, while isostatic subsidence and scarp failures overprint tectonic brittle failure features. A cave and karst inventory on Tinian and Aguijan surveyed 114 features and is believed to adequately represent the megaporosity (cave) development. Two distinct cave classes were identified: mixing …

Synthesis Of Chemical Tags, Ravi F. Saraf

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Patents

A method for forming a biological chemical tag. At least one double stranded DNA molecule is provided. At least a portion of the at least one double stranded DNA molecule is denatured. At least one chemical moiety that prohibits recrystallization of the at least one denatured portion to which the at least one chemical moiety is attached is attached to at least one nucleotide in the at least one denatured portion of the at least one double stranded DNA molecule.

Geogram 2003, David J. Keeling Editor, Wku Department Of Geography And Geology

Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences Publications

No abstract provided.

Evolution, Theology, And Method - Part 2: Scientific Method And Evolution, Fernando L. Canale

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

City Of Aurora V. Simpson (In Re Water Rights Of Park County Sportsmen's Ranch)

Colorado Supreme Court Records and Briefs Collection

No abstract provided.

Csrees School Of Natural Resources Comprehensive Five-Year Review

School of Natural Resources: Documents and Reviews

No abstract provided.

Lateral Magma Transport During The 1912 Eruption Of Novarupta: Insights From Magnetic Imaging, Graham J. Hill

Geosciences

The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes (VTTS), on the Alaska Peninsula, was formed by the cataclysmic eruption of Novarupta (Katmai) in 1912. During the eruption, three magma types were tapped (7-8 km³ of rhyolite, 4.5 km³ of dacite, and 1 km³ of andesite). Contemporaneous collapse of Mount Katmai while Katmai-like andesite and dacite magma joined the eruption at Novarupta provides incontrovertible evidence for magma transport from beneath Mount Katmai caldera to the vent 10 km west at Novarupta (Hildreth and Fierstein, 2000). Shallow storage of the andesite and dacite magmas beneath Mt. Katmai prior to the eruption of 1912 is …

Modeling Of Permafrost And Gas Hydrate Stability Zone Within Alaskan Arctic Shelves And Continental Margins, Sergei I. Pokrovsky

Geosciences

A mathematical model was used to determine the behavior of the thermal regime and temperature and pressure conditions due to climate and sea level variations of the gas hydrate stability zone formation at four sites within the Alaskan Arctic Shelf. Two soil types, coarse-grained and fine-grained, and three types of programs were used. The programs were distinguished by whether or not they took unfrozen water and latent heat into account. Simulations suggest the presence of subsea permafrost in a vast area of shelf near Prudhoe Bay. Near Barrow and Lonely subsea permafrost extends up to several tens of kilometers offshore, …

Backhoes, Bbqs, And B Horizons: The 2002 Allendale Paleoindian Expedition, Albert C. Goodyear

Faculty & Staff Publications

This issue is a combination of two issues: Volume 7/issue 2 (December 2002) & Volume 8/issue 1 (July 2003).

Fisheries Research Contract Report No. 2 - Towards An Assessment Of Natural And Human Use Impacts On The Marine Environment Of The Abrolhos Islands (Phase 1 : Data Consolidation And Scoping - Final Report For Frdc Project 2000/1 66), C. F. Chubb, K. Nardi

Fisheries Research Contract Reports

This project has drawn together existing research data relating to natural and human impacts on the Abrolhos Islands marine habitats. It has surveyed current uses of these habitats and placed anthropogenic impacts within the context of natural perturbations. Through public forum presentation and debate, this work has allowed real issues, not perceptions, to surface and be addressed properly. This was achieved by defining a strategic programme of research through a scientific workshop process involving all community stakeholders. A two volume Fisheries Research Report (WA) summarizes current knowledge and details the workshop proceedings and strategic research plan.

Automatic Processing Of High-Rate, High-Density Multibeam Echosounder Data, Brian R. Calder, Larry A. Mayer

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Multibeam echosounders (MBES) are currently the best way to determine the bathymetry of large regions of the seabed with high accuracy. They are becoming the standard instrument for hydrographic surveying and are also used in geological studies, mineral exploration and scientific investigation of the earth's crustal deformations and life cycle. The significantly increased data density provided by an MBES has significant advantages in accurately delineating the morphology of the seabed, but comes with the attendant disadvantage of having to handle and process a much greater volume of data. Current data processing approaches typically involve (computer aided) human inspection of all …

The Consolidation Analysis Of A Clay Layer In The City Of Belem Do Para, Brazil, John Bezerra Jr.

Theses

In this study, an analysis was done on a particular clay layer found in the city of Belem do Para, Brazil. Various soil tests were conducted including a consolidation analysis. Data were gathered and analyzed in order to obtain a better understanding of how the soil responds under certain loading conditions. There have been no previous studies done on this material and so when it has been encountered in the field geotechnical engineers provide the safest, but not necessarily best design method possible. In the case of large buildings, piles are driven past this material to competent sand. There have …

The Courier, Volume 36, Issue 23, May 9, 2003, The Courier, College Of Dupage

The Courier

Stories:

Start To Master Plan Not So Easy

Chand Observes Board Meeting

Bids Rejected For Cafe Remodel

General Ed Assessed–College Performs CAAP Testing With Hopes For Positive Participation

New Technology Purchased For Vision Impaired Students

A Princess’ Diary–College Student Makes A Run For The Lilac Crown

A Kaddish For Migrant Souls–Two Plays Depict Horrors Of The Holocaust ("The Shawl" "The Dybbuk")

Softball Steals Regionals–Lady Chaps To Take Trip To Nationals

78 Year Old Iron Man

People:

Sunil Chand

Jackie Lewaniak

Bob McKeague

Wsu Research News, Spring 2003, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A twelve page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.

Ccu Newsletter, March 24, 2003, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

A newsletter for faculty, staff and friends of Coastal Carolina University. Volume 13, Number 6

Mexico Agrees To Increase Oil Exports To Comply With Opec Request, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Officers Of The Town Of Warren, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2002, 2003 Town Meeting., Warren Town Representatives

Warren, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.