53 Marcellus and Utica Shales: Geology, Natural Gas Production, and Water Resources Issues I

Monday, 24 March 2014
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Commonwealth Salon 3

Presentations

• 1:35 PM
  HOFFMANS FAULT: TECTONIC HISTORY OF A TACONIC FORELAND BASIN FAULT IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY (NYS), BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF FRACTURES IN UTICA SHALE CORE AND OUTCROP
  Anna E. Hrywnak, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Robert D. Jacobi, EQT Production, Pittsburgh, PA and Kyle W. Jones, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY and Charles E. Mitchell, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY
  236094 (Theme Sessions)
• 1:55 PM
  DEFORMATION OF THE UTICA SHALE DUE TO BASEMENT FAULTING AND UPLIFT OF THE ADIRONDACK MASSIF, NEW YORK
  Joshua Valentino, Geoconcepts Engineering, Inc., Ashburn, VA and David W. Valentino, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY
  236575 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  FRACTURE, VEIN AND FAULT INTERRELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE UTICA SHALE, MOHAWK VALLEY, NEW YORK: IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONIC MODELS
  Alex P. O'Hara, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Robert D. Jacobi, EQT Production, Pittsburgh, PA
  236151 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:35 PM
  INORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE TRENTON LIMESTONE-UTICA SHALE CONTACT BASED ON XRF DATA
  Stephen R. Saboda, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Gary G. Lash, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY
  235796 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:55 PM
  DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY AND PROVENANCE OF MIDDLE AND UPPER DEVONIAN STRATA, NORTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN OF NEW YORK STATE
  Bruce W. Selleck, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY and Jeff Chiarenzelli, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY and David J. Kratzmann, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY and Peter Christoffersen, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY and Ashley Durham, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
  236333 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  CONSTRAINING THE TIMING AND ORIGIN OF DIAGENETIC EVENTS IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE; AN INTEGRATED PETROGRAPHIC AND PALEOMAGNETIC APPROACH
  Alex Steullet, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and Douglas Elmore, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  236198 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:50 PM
  GEOCHEMISTRY AND SULFIDE MINERAL PARAGENESIS IN MARCELLUS SUBGROUP AND UTICA FORMATION GAS SHALE INTERVALS
  Bruce Selleck, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
  236535 (Theme Sessions)
• 4:10 PM
  INSIGHTS INTO BARIUM DIAGENESIS USING IN SITU S ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS OF BARITE AND PYRITE IN MARCELLUS SHALE
  Danielle Niu, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH and Devon Renock, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH and Martin J. Whitehouse, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm and Mukul Sharma, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
  236445 (Theme Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  INTERACTIVE WEB MAP OF MARCELLUS AND UTICA SHALE SHOWING THICKNESS AND DEPTH WITHIN THE STATE OF PA
  Derege W. Kobre, PENN STATE, Lancaster, PA
  235865 (Theme Sessions)
• 4:50 PM
  HYDROGEOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF A FRACTURED TEST HOLE IN AN AREA OF MARCELLUS SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT, BRADFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
  Dennis W. Risser, US Geological Survey, New Cumberland, PA and John H. Williams, Troy, NY and Kristen L. Hand, PennsylvaniaTopographic and Geologic Survey, Middletown, PA and Rose-Anna Behr, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Middletown, PA and Antonette Markowski, Harrisburg, PA
  236461 (Theme Sessions)
• 5:10 PM
  RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN REGIONAL FLUID MIGRATION AND FRACTURES IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE
  Talor B. Walsh, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY and Thomas H. Darrah, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH and Robert Poreda, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY and Gautam Mitra, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
  236623 (Theme Sessions)