Controls on the accumulation of organic matter in the Eagle Ford Group, Central Texas, USA.

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dc.contributor.advisorDworkin, Stephen I.
dc.contributor.authorBoling, Kenneth S.
dc.contributor.departmentGeology.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsBaylor University. Dept. of Geology.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-28T15:14:40Z
dc.date.available2014-01-28T15:14:40Z
dc.date.copyright2013-12
dc.date.issued2014-01-28
dc.description.abstractThe Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Formation is an organic rich marine mudrock which outcrops across central Texas. This study documents the chemostratigraphic character of the Pepper and Eagle Ford Formations in central Texas using major and trace elements, organic matter abundance, and the isotopic and stoichiometric character of organic matter. The chemical data allow the identification of six distinct chemofacies that are potentially useful for correlation purposes. Based on these data, changing paleoceanographic conditions were documented ranging from normal marine conditions associated with the Pepper Formation, anoxic conditions associated with the Lower Eagle Ford Formation, suboxic conditions associated with most of the upper Eagle Fords, and then a return to normal marine conditions at the top of the Eagle Ford Formation. The high TOC content of the lower Eagle Ford was most likely caused by high productivity which in turn drove conditions to anoxia.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/8897
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subjectTrace element geochemistry.en_US
dc.subjectEagle Ford Formation.en_US
dc.subjectCenomanian/Turonian boundary.en_US
dc.subjectBlack shale.en_US
dc.subjectOrganic matter accumulation.en_US
dc.subjectUnconventional resources.en_US
dc.subjectOceanic Anoxic Events (OAE-2)en_US
dc.subjectWestern Interior Seaway (WIS)en_US
dc.titleControls on the accumulation of organic matter in the Eagle Ford Group, Central Texas, USA.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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