Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Author "Neal, Donald W."
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A Petrologic and Diagenetic Study of the Onondaga Formation, New Jersey
McGee, Kelsey L. (East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)A petrologic investigation of the Onondaga Formation in New Jersey has never been conducted, although similar studies have taken place in the surrounding states of New York and Pennsylvania. Thirteen sample sites from the ... -
Determining structural and stratigraphic controls on natural gas production of the Upper Devonian Gordon sandstone, Catskill delta complex, southern West Virginia
Noles, Jonathan R. (East Carolina University, 2017-07-26)Understanding the controls on natural gas production from the Upper Devonian Gordon sandstone may help petroleum geologists and reservoir engineers better develop and implement a plan for reservoir restimulation to recover ... -
The Devonian West Falls Formation, implications of sedimentation controlled by preexisting structures, West Virginia
Smith, Casey (East Carolina University, 2012)The Devonian (Frasnian) aged West Falls Formation in West Virginia contains gamma-ray signatures that have been interpreted to indicate sedimentation within a foreland (foredeep) basin. The West Falls Formation includes ... -
Effect of Structural Deformation on the Petrology and Distribution of Diagenetic Alteration within the Oriskany Sandstone in Little Mountain Anticline of the Smoke Hole Region of Eastern West Virginia
Klipp, Brian Daniel (East Carolina University, 2016-07-25)The Lower Devonian Oriskany Sandstone is a quartz arenite formation that is located throughout the Appalachian Basin and extends from New York to Virginia. In West Virginia, Oriskany Sandstone found in the western and ... -
Geology of the Castle Hayne Limestone in the Onslow Quarry, Richlands, NC
Simms, Craig (East Carolina University, 2012)The Eocene age Castle Hayne Limestone Formation on the coastal plain of North Carolina is found throughout Onslow County and is mined at the Onslow quarry south of Richlands. This study characterizes the geology of the ... -
Petroleum Geology of the Utica/Point Pleasant Play in Washington County, Ohio
Brinkley, Scott A. (East Carolina University, 2016-07-20)The early Late Ordovician interval, known as the Utica-Point Pleasant play, in southeastern Ohio is poorly constrained due to limited data sets. A previous study by the Appalachian Basin Oil and Natural Gas Research ... -
Petrology of the Alderson Formation (Mississippian) in southeastern West Virginia
Gray, Brian Erwin. -
Petrology of the Alderson Formation (Mississippian) in Southeastern West Virginia
Gray, Brian Erwin (East Carolina University, 1985-12)The purpose of this research is to study in detail the Alderson and Greenville Formations, which have been treated previously only in general studies of the entire Greenbrier Group. The objectives of this thesis are: 1) ... -
Petrology of the Little Valley Formation (Upper Mississippian), Tazewell County, Virginia
Whitfield, Clifton W.