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Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Smackover Formation, Southwest Alabama
… the Smackover Formation in the Barnett Field in southwest Alabama. Paleohighs formed during the Paleozoic and salt tectonic relief features control sediment distribution of the Smackover Formation in southwest Alabama. The Smackover in Barnett Field is entirely dolomitized, but the carbonate …
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Controls on Carbonate Factory Distribution in a Restricted Intraplatform Basin: Upper Jurassic Smackover, Southwest Alabama
… Smackover Formation in the Manila Basin, southwest Alabama, and examines the carbonate factories responsible for sediment production. Four wells with associated cores and log data were analyzed, alongside geochemical proxy concentrations measured via X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Laser …
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Investigating the Timing of initial Louann Salt Flow and Its Relationship with the Gilbertown Fault Zone, Southwest Alabama
… extending onshore from eastern Texas to western Alabama and Florida. Along the landward terminus of the salt is a system of peripheral faults, including the Gilbertown Fault Zone bordering the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin to the north and east. This study sought to constrain the timing of …
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Reconstructing lithofacies of the Norphlet Formation (Jurassic) as potential exploration targets: Little Cedar Creek and Brooklyn Fields, southwest Alabama
<p>The Norphlet Formation is a Jurassic-aged siliciclastic unit located across the southeastern United States and offshore Gulf of Mexico. The eolian dune sands present in the Norphlet Formation serve as oil and gas reservoirs, making the formation of particular interest to oil and gas companies. …
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Sequence Stratigraphy and Source Rock Characterization of Organic-Rich Shales Within the Jurassic Smackover Formation, Conecuh Embayment, Alabama, U.S.A.
… exploration efforts in the Conecuh Embayment of southwest Alabama revealed the presence of two black, siliciclastic shale layers containing abundant terrestrially derived organic matter within the Smackover Formation. The shale layers provide interesting insight into the sequence stratigraphy and …
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Forest Disturbances: Occurrences and Impacts of Recreational, Hydrogeomorphic, and Climatic Disturbances
… occurrence of frost-induced cambial damage. In southwestern Virginia, modeled soil erosion rates for multiple-use (hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding) recreational trail approaches to stream crossings were found to be 13 times greater than rates for undisturbed forests. Downstream …