Assessment of Appalachian basin oil and gas resources: Devonian shale— Middle and Upper Paleozoic Total Petroleum System
Robert C. Milici, Christopher S. Swezey
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1237
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed an assessment of the technically recoverable undiscovered hydrocarbon resources of the Appalachian Basin Province. The assessment province includes parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. The assessment was based on six major petroleum systems, which...
Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers, Nampa, Idaho 2006
Kenneth L. Tanaka, R. Stephen Saunders
Tracy K. P. Gregg, editor(s)
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1263
Approximately 18 people attended this year's mappers meeting, and many more submitted abstracts and maps in absentia. The meeting was held on the campus of Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), and was graciously hosted by NNU's School of Health and Science. Planetary mapper Dr. Jim Zimbelman is an alumnus of NNU,...
Geographic information systems (GIS) spatial data compilation of geodynamic, tectonic, metallogenic, mineral deposit, and geophysical maps and associated descriptive data for northeast Asia
Vera V. Naumova (compiler), Mikhail I. Patuk, Marina Yu. Kapitanchuk, Warren J. Nokleberg, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Leonid M. Parfenov, Sergey M. Rodionov, Robert J. Miller, Michael F. Diggles
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1150
This is the online version of a CD-ROM publication. It contains all of the data that are on the disc but extra files have been removed: index files, software installers, and Windows autolaunch files. The purpose of this publication is to provide a high-quality spatial data compilation (Geographical Information System or...
Flood of May 23, 2004, in the Turkey and Maquoketa River basins, northeast Iowa
David A. Eash
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1067
Severe flooding occurred on May 23, 2004, in the Turkey River Basin in Clayton County and in the Maquoketa River Basin in Delaware County following intense thunderstorms over northeast Iowa. Rain gages at Postville and Waucoma, Iowa, recorded 72-hour rainfall of 6.32 and 6.55 inches, respectively, on May 23. Unofficial...
Geologic interpretation and multibeam bathymetry of the sea floor in southeastern Long Island Sound
Lawrence J. Poppe, Seth D. Ackerman, Elizabeth F. Doran, Marc S. Moser, Helen F. Stewart, Nicholas A. Forfinski, Uther L. Gardner, Jennifer A. Keene
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1059
Digital terrain models (DTMs) produced from multibeam echosounder (MBES) bathymetric data provide valuable base maps for marine geological interpretations (e.g. Todd and others, 1999; Mosher and Thomson, 2002; ten Brink and others, 2004; Poppe and others, 2006a,b). These maps help define the geological variability of the sea floor (one of...
Potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River water management district and vicinity, Florida, September 2005
Sandra L. Kinnaman
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1108
This map depicts the potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity for September 2005. Potentiometric contours are based on water-level measurements collected at 643 wells during the period September 12-28, near the end of the wet season. Some contours are...
Science for maintaining riverine ecosystems: Actions for the USGS identified in the workshop "Analysis of Flow and Habitat for Aquatic Communities"
Kenneth E. Bencala, David B. Hamilton, James H. Petersen
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1256
Federal and state agencies need improved scientific analysis to support riverine ecosystem management. The ability of the USGS to integrate geologic, hydrologic, chemical, geographic, and biological data into new tools and models provides unparalleled opportunities to translate the best riverine science into useful approaches and usable information to address issues...
A history of intertidal flat area in south San Francisco Bay, California: 1858 to 2005
Bruce Jaffe, Amy C. Foxgrover
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1262
A key question in salt pond restoration in South San Francisco Bay is whether sediment sinks created by opening ponds will result in the loss of intertidal flats. Analyses of a series of bathymetric surveys of South San Francisco Bay made from 1858 to 2005 reveal changes in intertidal flat...
Seaside, Oregon tsunami pilot study— Modernization of FEMA flood hazard maps
Tsunami Pilot Study Working Group
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1234
FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) guidelines do not currently exist for conducting and incorporating tsunami hazard assessments that reflect the substantial advances in tsunami research achieved in the last two decades; this conclusion is the result of two FEMA-sponsored workshops and the associated Tsunami Focused Study. Therefore, as part...
Storms and flooding in California in December 2005 and January 2006 — A preliminary assessment
Charles Parrett, Richard A. Hunrichs
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1182
A series of storms beginning before Christmas 2005 and ending after New Year’s Day 2006 produced significant runoff over much of northern California. The storms resulted in an estimated $300 million in damages and Federal disaster declarations in 10 counties. Several precipitation stations in the Sierra Nevada had precipitation totals...
Seismicity of Afghanistan and vicinity
James W. Dewey
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1185
This publication describes the seismicity of Afghanistan and vicinity and is intended for use in seismic hazard studies of that nation. Included are digital files with information on earthquakes that have been recorded in Afghanistan and vicinity through mid-December 2004. Chapter A provides an overview of the seismicity and tectonics...
Potential tight gas resources in a frontier province - Jurassic through Tertiary strata beneath the Brooks Range foothills, Arctic Alaska
Philip H. Nelson, Kenneth J. Bird, David W. Houseknecht, Christopher J. Potter, Thomas E. Moore
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1172
Beneath the foothills of the Brooks Range, rocks of the Lower Cretaceous-Tertiary Brookian and Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Beaufortian megasequences have been deeply buried and exhumed, and now exhibit characteristics of 'tight gas sandstones'. The data recovered from drilling, well tests, and cores exhibit the potential for substantial gas reserves over a...
Preliminary surficial geologic map database of the Amboy 30 x 60 minute quadrangle, California
David R. Bedford, David M. Miller, Geoffrey A. Phelps
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1165
The surficial geologic map database of the Amboy 30x60 minute quadrangle presents characteristics of surficial materials for an area approximately 5,000 km2 in the eastern Mojave Desert of California. This map consists of new surficial mapping conducted between 2000 and 2005, as well as compilations of previous surficial mapping. Surficial...
Gravity, magnetic, and physical property data in the Smoke Creek Desert area, northwest Nevada
Janet E. Tilden, David A. Ponce, Jonathan M. G. Glen, Bruce A. Chuchel, Kira Tushman, Alison Duvall
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1197
The Smoke Creek Desert, located approximately 100 km (60 mi) north of Reno near the California-Nevada border, is a large basin situated along the northernmost parts of the Walker Lane Belt (Stewart, 1988), a physiographic province defined by northwest-striking topographic features and strike-slip faulting. Because geologic framework studies play an...
Applicability of terrestrial LIDAR scanning for scientific studies in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Brian D. Collins, Robert Kayen
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1198
In November 2004, an experimental high flow release of water from Glen Canyon Dam into the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona was conducted. The goal of the experiment was to evaluate the use of high flow events as a management tool for the preservation and restoration...
Geologic map of the Kings Mountain and Grover quadrangles, Cleveland and Gaston Counties, North Carolina, and Cherokee and York Counties, South Carolina
J. Wright Horton Jr.
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1238
This geologic map of the Kings Mountain and Grover 7.5-minute quadrangles, N.C.-S.C., straddles a regional geological boundary between the Inner Piedmont and Carolina terranes. The Kings Mountain sequence (informal name) on the western flank of the Carolina terrane in this area includes the Neoproterozoic Battleground and Blacksburg Formations. The Battleground...
Summary of the stakeholders workshop to develop a National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS)
Marianne Guffanti, William E. Scott, Carolyn L. Driedger, John W. Ewert
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1224
The importance of investing in monitoring, mitigation, and preparedness before natural hazards occur has been amply demonstrated by recent disasters such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami in December 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Playing catch-up with hazardous natural phenomena such as these limits our ability to work...
Scoping of flood hazard mapping needs for Carroll County, New Hampshire
Robert H. Flynn
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1236
This report was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New Hampshire/Vermont Water Science Center for scoping of flood-hazard mapping needs for Carroll County, New Hampshire, under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Inter-Agency agreement Number HSFE01-05X-0018. FEMA is embarking on a map modernization program nationwide to: 1. Gather and develop...
Well construction information, lithologic logs, water level data, and overview of research in Handcart Gulch, Colorado: An alpine watershed affected by metalliferous hydrothermal alteration
Jonathan S. Caine, Andrew H. Manning, Philip L. Verplanck, Dana J. Bove, Katherine Gurley Kahn, Shemin Ge
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1189
Integrated, multidisciplinary studies of the Handcart Gulch alpine watershed provide a unique opportunity to study and characterize the geology and hydrology of an alpine watershed along the Continental Divide. The study area arose out of the donation of four abandoned, deep mineral exploration boreholes to the U.S. Geological Survey for...
Helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic survey maps and data, East Poplar oil field area, Fort Peck Indian Reservation, northeastern Montana, August 2004
Bruce D. Smith, Joanna N. Thamke, Michael J. Cain, Christa Tyrrell, Patricia L. Hill
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1216
This report is a data release for a helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic survey that was conducted during August 2004 in a 275-square-kilometer area that includes the East Poplar oil field on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The electromagnetic equipment consisted of six different coil-pair orientations that measured resistivity at separate...
Compositional data for Bengal delta sediment collected from boreholes at Srirampur, Kachua, Bangladesh
George N. Breit, James C. Yount, Nehal Uddin, Ad. Atual Muneem, Heather Lowers, Rhonda L. Driscoll, John W. Whitney
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1222
Processes active within sediment of the Bengal delta have attracted world concern because of the locally high content of arsenic dissolved in ground water drawn from that sediment. Sediment samples were collected from two boreholes in Srirampur village, Kachua upazila, Chandphur district, Bangladesh, to investigate the processes contributing to arsenic...
Chemical analyses and K-Ar ages of samples from 13 drill holes, Medicine Lake volcano, California
Julie M. Donnelly-Nolan
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1041
Chemical analyses and K-Ar ages are presented for rocks sampled from drill holes at Medicine Lake volcano, northern California. A location map and a cross-section are included, as are separate tables for drill hole information, major and trace element data, and for K-Ar dates....
Analytical results from samples collected during coal-bed methane exploration drilling in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Peter D. Warwick, F. Clayton Breland Jr., Paul C. Hackley, Frank T. Dulong, Douglas J. Nichols, Alexander W. Karlsen, R. Marc Bustin, Charles E. Barker, Jason C. Willett, Michael H. Trippi
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1213
In 2001, and 2002, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Louisiana Geological Survey (LGS), through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Devon SFS Operating, Inc. (Devon), participated in an exploratory drilling and coring program for coal-bed methane in north-central Louisiana. The USGS and LGS collected 25 coal...
Compilation of water-resources data and hydrogeologic setting for four research stations in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Physiographic Provinces of North Carolina, 2000—2004
Brad A. Huffman, Cassandra A. Pfeifle, Melinda J. Chapman, Richard E. Bolich, Ted R. Campbell, Donald J. Geddes Jr., Charles G. Pippin
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1168
Water-resources data were collected to describe the hydrologic conditions at four research stations in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Physiographic Provinces of North Carolina. Data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality, from September 2000 through September...
Scoping of flood hazard mapping needs for Belknap County, New Hampshire
Robert H. Flynn
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1201
This report was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New Hampshire-Vermont Water Science Center for scoping of flood-hazard mapping needs for Belknap County, New Hampshire, under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Inter-Agency agreement Number HSFE01-05X-0018....
