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PUBLICATIONS AND INVITED TALKS
Jeff Dravis has published 49 papers and abstracts and given 60 invited talks.
Refereed Papers

[2007, in preparation] Deep-burial dissolution in dolostone reservoirs: similarities between the Devonian Keg River of western Canada and the Ordovician Ellenburger of west Texas (Being submitted to CSPG Bulletin for review).

[2006] (with Rick Wierzbicki, Ihsan Al Aasm, and Nancy Harland). Burial dolomitization and dissolution of upper Jurassic Abenaki platform carbonates, Deep Panuke reservoir, Nova Scotia, Canada, AAPG Bull., v. 90, p. 1843-1861.

2004 (with I.D. Muir). Dolostone Reservoirs Created by Burial Dolomite Dissolution: The Keg River Case Study, Comet Platform Area, Rainbow Basin, NW Alberta; IN: Packard, J. and Davies, G. (Eds.), Dolomites, The Spectrum: Mechanisms [1998] (with J. Wendte, H. Qing, S. Moore, L. Stasiuk, and G. Ward). High-Temperature Saline (Thermoflux) Dolomitization of Devonian Swan Hills Platform and Bank Carbonates, Wild River Area, West-Central Alberta, Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, v. 46. p. 210-265.

[1996] Rapidity of Freshwater Calcite Cementation - Implications for Carbonate Diagenesis and Sequence Stratigraphy , Sedimentary Geology, v. 107, p. 1-10.

[1996] Play Attributes of Cretaceous Rudist Reef Reservoirs - Examples From the Gulf of Mexico and the Middle East, Houston Geological Society Bulletin, v. 38 (No. 7), p. 16-22.

[1993] (with I.D. Muir). Deep-Burial Brecciation in the Devonian Upper Elk Point Group, Rainbow Basin, Alberta, Western Canada, IN: Paleokarst- Related Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, SEPM Core Workshop No. 18, p. 119-166.

[1992] Burial Dissolution in Limestones and Dolomites - Criteria For Recognition and Discussion of Controls: A Case Study Approach (Part 1: Upper Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas; Part 2: Devonian Upper Elk Point Dolomites, Western Canada, AAPG/CSPG Short Course "Subsurface Dissolution Porosity in Carbonates, Calgary, Canada, 176 p.

[1991] Carbonate Petrography - Update on New Techniques and Applications. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 61, p. 626-628.

[1991] Regional Depositional Setting and Porosity Evolution of the Austin Chalk Formation, South Texas. Austin Chalk Exploration Symposium, South Texas Geological Society, p. 17-23, San Antonio, Texas.

[1989] Deep Burial Microporosity in Upper Jurassic Haynesville Oolitic Grainstones, East Texas. Sedimentary Geology, v. 63, p. 325-341.

[1989] (with H.R. Wanless). Carbonate Environments and Sequences of Caicos Platform. 28th International Geological Congress Guidebook T 374, 75 p.

[1988] (with H. R. Wanless, K. M Tyrrell and L. P. Tedesco). Tidal Flat Sedimentation from Hurricane Kate, Caicos Platform, British West Indies. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 58 (4), p. 724-738.

[1985] (with D. A. Yurewicz). Enhanced Carbonate Petrography Using Fluorescence Microscopy. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 55 (6), p. 795-804.

[1985] (with J. Yanguas). Blue Fluorescent Dye Technique for Recognition of Microporosity in Sedimentary Rocks. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 55 (4), p. 600-602.

[1983] Hardened Subtidal Stromatolites, Bahamas. Science, v. 219, p. 385-386.

[1981] (with H. R. Wanless and E. A. Burton). Hydrodynamics of Carbonate Fecal Pellets. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 51 (1), p. 27-36.

[1981] Depositional Settings and Porosity Evolution of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Central Texas. Houston Geological Society Bulletin, v. 24 (1), p.3-5.

[1979] Rapid and Widespread Generation of Recent Oolitic Hardgrounds on a High Energy Bahamian Platform, Eleuthera Bank, Bahamas. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 49 (1), p. 195-208.

[1975] (with H. R. Wanless). Characterization of Carbonate Sand Fraction from MAFLA Areas I, II, and III. IN: Final Report of the baseline environmental survey of the MAFLA lease areas CY 1974. St. Petersburg: State University Systems of FLorida, Institute of Oceanography, Bureau of Land Management Contract No. 088550-CT4-11, 191 p.

Ph.D. Dissertation

[1979] Sedimentology and Diagenesis of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Texas and Northern Mexico. Ph D dissertation, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 513 p.

M.S. Thesis

[1977] Holocene Sedimentary Depositional Environments on Eleuthera Bank, Bahamas. M. S. Thesis, University of Miami, Florida, 386 p.

Abstracts

2005(with I.D. Muir). Deep-Burial Dissolution of Devonian Carbonates in Western Canada - More Common Than You Think (Poster; American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, June, Calgary).

2005 (with H. R. Wanless). Climatic Controls on Reef Development and Distribution:  Lessons Learned From Caicos Platform, Southern Bahamas (Poster; American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, June, Calgary).

2004 (with D. Rolling, J. Casey and S. Sampson). Refinement of James Limestone Depositional and Diagenetic Models and Play Relationships on the Western Florida Shelf (Poster; American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, April 19, Dallas).

Deep-Burial Dissolution in Dolostone Reservoirs:  Similarities Between the Devonian Keg River of Western Canada and the Ellenburger of West Texas (invited oral presentation; American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, April 19, Dallas).

[2002] (with H.R. Wanless). Influence of Physiographic Setting on Facies Patterns: Applications to the Development of Isolated Carbonate Platform Reservoirs like Kashagan in the Caspian Sea, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Abstracts, April Annual Meeting, Houston.

[2002]. Leached Limestones: Burial Dissolution of Limestones in the Absence of Hot Dolomite, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention Abstracts, June, Calgary.

[2002] (with I.D. Muir). Burial Dissolution of Dolostones, Devonian Upper Elk Point Group, Rainbow Basin, Northwest Alberta , Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention Abstracts, June, Calgary.

[2002] (with I.D. Muir). Disappearing Dolostones - Criteria for Recognizing an Important Type of Dolostone Reservoir Created by Burial Dolomite Dissolution: The Upper Elk Point Group Case Study, Comet Platform, Rainbow Basin, NW Alberta (submitted to the conference "The Geometry and Petrogenesis of Dolomite Hyrocarbon Reservoirs", Petroleum Group of the Geological Society, Dec. 3-4, 2002, London, England.

[1999] (with H.R. Wanless). Application of the Caicos Platform Model to Exploration: Trade Wind Controls on Carbonate Play Distribution, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Abstracts: April Annual Meeting, San Antonio.

[1996] Keys to Evaluating "Paleokarst" Reservoirs - Guidelines From Quaternary Carbonates and Enhanced Petrography, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Abstracts: May Annual Meeting, p.A38, San Diego.

[1995] (with J.E. Walter). Petroleum Geology of the Cretaceous Isis Field, Offshore Tunisia, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Abstracts: March Annual Meeting.

[1995] (with I.D. Muir). Incorporation of Core and Petrographic Data - Key to Improved Management and Exploitation of Middle Devonian Keg River Carbonate Pools in Rainbow Sub-Basin, Alberta, Western Canada, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Abstracts: March Annual Meeting.

[1993] (with H. R. Wanless). Influence of Climate on Diagenesis and Porosity at Unconformities - Late Pleistocene of the Humid Northern Bahamas Versus Semi-Arid Caicos Platform, AAPG Hedberg Research Conference, "Unconformities and Porosity Development in Carbonate Strata: Recognition, Controls, and Predictive Strategies," July, Vail, Colorado.

[1993] (with I.D. Muir). Formation of Solution-Collapse Breccias During Deep- Burial Diagenesis, AAPG Hedberg Research Conference, "Unconformities and Porosity Development in Carbonate Strata: Recognition, Controls, and Predictive Strategies," July, Vail, Colorado.

[1992] (with I.D. Muir). Origin of Zebra Dolomite and Associated Secondary Porosity in Devonian Sequences of Western Canada, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Abstracts, p. 32

[1992] (with I.D. Muir). Pool Entrapment in Devonian Keg River and Muskeg Dolomitized Sequences, Comet Platform, Western Canada, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Abstracts, p. 93.

[1992] (with H.R. Wanless, L.P. Tedesco and A.H. Hine). Facies Geometries of Shallowing-Upwards Sequences Associated With Leeward-Margin Sediment Wedges, Caicos Platform, British West Indies, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Abstracts, p. 137.

[1991] (with I.D. Muir). Controls on Widespread Dissolution of Burial Dolomites, Middle Devonian Upper Elk Point Group, Western Canada. Dolomieu Conference on Carbonate Platforms and Dolomitization, September, Ortisei, Italy, p. 64.

[1991] (with I.D. Muir). Controls on Pool Entrapment in Middle Devonian Dolomitized Keg River Sequences, Comet Platform, Western Canada.

[1991] Dolomieu Conference on Carbonate Platforms and Dolomitization, September, Ortisei, Italy, p. 182-183.

[1991] (with I.D. Muir). Pervasive Burial Dissolution of Early and Late Dolomites in Devonian Pools, Alberta, Western Canada. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, June 19, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

[1991] (with I.D. Muir). Pervasive Burial Diagenesis of Early and Late Dolomites in Devonian Pools, Alberta, Western Canada. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 75, p. 564.

[1989] (with H.R. Wanless and L.P. Tedesco). An Expanded Model for Ooid Form and Genesis: Caicos Platform, British West Indies. Mississippian Oolite Symposium, AAPG Eastern Section, September 13, Bloomington, Indiana.

[1989] Jurassic Haynesville Limestone of East Texas: Burial Diagenesis and More Burial Diagenesis. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 73, p. 351.

[1989] Open-Marine Subtidal Columnar Stromatolites: Bahamian Model and its Application to Ancient Stromatolitic Sequences. 28th International Geological Congress, p. I-414-415, Washington, D.C.

[1987] Reservoir Microporosity in Upper Jurassic Haynesville Limestones in East Texas: Evidence for Deep-Burial Generation. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Fourth Annual Mid-Year Meeting, Austin, Texas, v. IV, p. 22.

[1987] Sulfide Mineralization in Haynesville Limestones of East Texas: Implications for Deep Secondary Porosity Development. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Fourth Annual Mid-Year Meeting, Austin, Texas, v. IV, p. 22-23.

[1987] Burial Diagenesis and Creation of Deep Secondary Microporosity in Limestones: Criteria for Documentation. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 71, p. 550.

[1986] Hardened Subtidal Columnar Stromatolites, Bahamas: Setting and Petrography. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Third Annual Mid-Year Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, v. III, p. 31.

[1986] Hydrocarbon Influences on Deep Burial Secondary Porosity Development: Jurassic Haynesville Limestone Case Study. Geological Society of America, Penrose Conference on Reservoir Diagenesis, Cannes, France (June 10).

[1985] (with G. J. Grabowski and H. R. Wanless). Exposed Pleistocene Platform Margin Reef Sequence, West Caicos Island, British West Indies. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Second Annual Mid-Year Meeting, Golden, Colorado, v. II, p. 25-26.

[1985] Pervasive Deep Burial Secondary Porosity in Upper Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Second Annual Mid-Year Meeting, Golden, Colorado, v. II, p. 25.

[1984] (with H. R. Wanless). A Comparison of Two Holocene Tidal Flat: Andros Island, Bahamas and Caicos, British West Indies. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 68, p. 537.

[1984] (with D. A. Yurewicz). Improved Recognition of Sedimentary Fabrics Using Fluorescence Microscopy: Implications for Interpreting Carbonate Facies and Diagenetic History. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 68, p. 542.

[1982] Bahamian Subtidal Stromatolites (Oolitic!). American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 66, p. 565.

[1981] Porosity Evolution in Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Central Texas. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v.65, p. 922.

[1976] Widespread Generation of Hardgrounds in a High Energy Oolitic Environment on Eleuthera Bank, Bahamas. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 60, p. 667.

[1975] Sedimentary Depositional Environments Leeward of Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. American Association of Petroleum Geologists -- Society of Economic Geologists - Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Annual Meeting Bulletin, v. 2, p. 21.

Invited Lectures

2003

Depositional and Structural Controls on the Development of Dolostone Reservoirs, Devonian Keg River Formation, Northwestern Alberta, Canada, University of Miami, Florida (April 8).

Caicos Platform Models: Trade Wind Influences on Patterns of Shallow-Marine Carbonate Deposition and Platform Shedding, Occidental Oil and Gas, (February 26).

2002

The Ellenburger of West Texas and the Devonian Keg River of Western Canada: Case Studies Where Deep-Burial Dissolution Controls Dolostone Reservoir Development, Houston Geological Society, North American Exploration Group, Houston (January 28).

2001

Structural Controls on the Development of Dolostone Reservoirs, Devonian Keg River Formation, Northwestern Alberta, Canada, University of Nebraska, Lincoln (March 3).

2000

Application of the Caicos Platform Model (S.E. Bahamas) to Gulf of Mexico Exploration: Influence of Paleotrade Winds on Mesozoic Carbonate Play Development, Phillips Petroleum, Houston (July 19).

Carbonate Play Relationships in the Upper Jurassic Haynesville Formation, East Texas, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Houston (January 28).

1999

(with H.R. Wanless). Application of the Caicos Platform Model to Exploration: Trade Wind Controls on Carbonate Play Distribution, University of Miami Department of Geology Seminar, Miami, Florida (March 26).

Geology and Stratigraphy of the Devonian Judy Creek Reef Reservoir, western Canada, University of Miami, Reefs Through Time Seminar, Miami, Florida (March 26).

Application of the Caicos Platform Model to Exploration: Trade Wind Controls on Carbonate Play Distribution, Shreveport Geological Society, Shreveport, Louisiana (February 16).

1998

Cretaceous Isis Field, Tunisia: An Offshore Rudist Reef Complex, Dallas Geological Society, International Group, Dallas, Texas (January 28).

1997

Play Attributes of Cretaceous Rudist Reef Reservoirs - Examples From the Gulf of Mexico and the Middle East, Dallas Geological Society, Dallas, Texas (March 11).

1996

Influence of Physiographic Setting and Tectonics on Carbonate Play Development, Amoco Production Company Seminar on Carbonate Petroleum Systems, Houston (June 19).

Play Attributes of Cretaceous Rudist Reef Reservoirs - Examples From the Gulf of Mexico and the Middle East, Houston Geological Society North American Explorationists and International Explorationist Joint Dinner Meeting, Houston, Texas (February 19).

Play Attributes of Carbonate Reservoirs: Guidelines for Exploiting Gulf Coast Carbonate Sequences, East Texas Geological Society, Tyler, Texas (February 14).

1995

The Importance of Physiographic Setting in Subsurface Carbonate Play Development - Lessons From Bahamian Quaternary Carbonates, SEPM Permian Basin Section Luncheon, Midland, Texas (November 21).

Evaluation of Paleokarst Using Enhanced Petrography and Guidelines From Quaternary Carbonates, Keynote Talk, Paleokarst Research Conference, San Salvador, Bahamas (February 18).

1994

Play Attributes of Carbonate Reservoirs: Guidelines for Exploiting Gulf Coast Carbonate Sequences. Shreveport Geological Society, Shreveport,Louisiana (September 20)

1992

Alternative Models of Carbonate Deposition and Early Porosity Modification, Caicos Platform, British West Indies. University of Houston Seminar Series, Houston, Texas (October 16).

1991

(with I.D. Muir). Burial Porosity Development in Middle Devonian Keg River Reservoirs. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Luncheon Meeting, Calgary, Canada (November 28).

1990

Caicos Platform - Alternative Models for Carbonate Deposition and Early Porosity Modification from the Southeastern Bahamas. Ft. Worth Geological Society, Ft. Worth, Texas (November 12).

Comparative Carbonate Sedimentology: Applications to Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production. Tyler Geological Society, Tyler, Texas (October 30).

Holocene and Pleistocene Depositional Facies on Caicos Platform, British West Indies: Alternative Models of Shallow Carbonate Platform Deposition. Chevron USA, Houston, Texas (April 3).

1989

Timing of and Controls on Reservoir Microporosity Development in Upper Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Exxon USA Production Department, Houston, Texas (September 7).

Timing of and Controls on Reservoir Microporosity Development in Upper Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Exxon USA Exploration Department, Houston, Texas (July 12).

Regional Diagenesis and Porosity Evolution of the Upper Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Amoco Production Co., Houston, Texas (March 22).

Holocene and Pleistocene Geology of the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies. Canadian Hunter Ltd., Calgary, Canada (February 23).

Regional Facies and Porosity Trends, Haynesville Limestone, East Texas. OXY USA, Houston, Texas (January 18).

1988

Results of Current Research on Caicos Platform, British West Indies. Chevron U.S.A., Midland, Texas (October 18).

Regional Facies and Porosity Relationships in Jurassic Haynesville Limestones of East Texas. East Texas Geological Society, Tyler, Texas (October 11).

Regional Facies and Porosity Relationships in Jurassic Haynesville Limestones of East Texas. Dallas Geological Society, Dallas, Texas (October 11).

Alternative Models of Carbonate Deposition, Caicos Platform, British West Indies. Sedimentology Group, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Calgary, Canada (May 9).

Facies Relationships and Porosity Development in Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Marathon Oil Company, Houston, Texas (February 11).

1987

Alternative Bahamian Models of Carbonate Deposition from Caicos Platform, British West Indies. Marathon Oil Company, Denver, Colorado (October 8).

Alternative Models of Carbonate Deposition based on the Modern Caicos Platform. Union Pacific Resources Company, Denver, Colorado (October 14).

Reservoir Microporosity and Sulfide Mineralization - Implications for Deep Secondary Porosity Development in Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Marathon Oil Company, Denver, Colorado (October 21).

Columnar Stromatolites: A Re-Evaluation of Their Environmental Significance. Rice University Department of Geology and Geophysics Seminar Series, Houston, Texas (September 16).

Regional Facies and Porosity Relationships in Jurassic Haynesville Limestones of East Texas. Houston Geological Society Dinner Meeting, Houston, Texas (April 13).

Holocene and Pleistocene Sedimentary Environments of Caicos Platform, British West Indies. Esso Resources Canada, Calgary, Canada (February 19).

1986

Hardened Subtidal Columnar Stromatolites, Bahamas: Setting and Petrography. Symposium: Controls on Composition and Form of Columnar Stromatolites, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Third Annual Mid-Year Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina (September 26).

Hydrocarbon Influences on Deep Burial Secondary Porosity Development: Jurassic Haynesville Limestone Case Study. Society of America, Penrose Conference on Reservoir Diagenesis, Cannes, France, June 10 (Talk given by G. M. Lafon).

Burial Diagenesis and Creation of Microporosity in Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Carbonate Research Group, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Atlanta, Georgia (June 17).

Burial Diagenesis of the Jurassic Haynesville Formation, East Texas. University of Houston, Department of Geology Seminar Series, Houston, Texas (February 21).

1985

Marine Geology of Caicos Bank, British West Indies. Rice University Department of Geology and Geophysics Seminar Series, Houston, Texas (October 16).

Pervasive Deep Burial Secondary Porosity in Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Research Conference on Spar Cements and Secondary Porosity in Carbonate Rocks, Cancun, Mexico (August 28).

Applications of Fluorescence Microscopy in Reconstructing Carbonate Diagenetic Histories. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Research Conference on Spar Cements and Secondary Porosity in Carbonate Rocks, Cancun, Mexico (August 27).

Pervasive Deep Burial Secondary Porosity in Upper Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Exxon Production Research Company Forum Talk, Houston, Texas (April 4).

Applications of Fluorescence Microscopy in Studying Carbonate Facies and Diagenesis. University of Miami, Department of Marine Geology Seminar, Miami, Florida (March 14).

Pervasive Deep Burial Secondary Porosity in Upper Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Exxon Company USA, Gulf Coast Division, Houston, Texas (January 30).

Pervasive Deep Burial Secondary Porosity in Upper Jurassic Haynesville Limestones, East Texas. Exxon Company USA, East Texas Division, Tyler, Texas (January 18).

1984

Applications of Fluorescence Microscopy. Exxon Production Research Company Forum Talk, Houston, Texas (March 8).

1983

Oolitic Sand Deposition and Diagenesis. University of Tubingen, Tubingen, West Germany (November 4).

Diagenesis and Geochemistry of the Austin Chalk Formation, South Texas and Mexico. Rice University, Department of Geology, Houston, Texas (April 7).

Limestone Diagenesis and Porosity Evolution. Exxon Production Research Company Forum Talk, Houston, Texas (January 12).

1982

Depositional Setting and Porosity Evolution of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Central Texas. New Orleans Geological Society, New Orleans, Louisiana (October 4).

Depositional Setting and Porosity Evolution of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Central Texas. Southern Methodist University, Department of Geology Seminar Series, Dallas, Texas (March 4).

Depositional Setting and Porosity Evolution of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Central Texas. Austin Geological Society, Austin, Texas (March 1).

1981

Depositional Setting and Porosity Evolution of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Central Texas. South Texas Geological Society, San Antonio, Texas (November 30).

Depositional Setting and Porosity Evolution of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Central Texas. Corpus Christi Geological Society, Corpus Christi, Texas (October 13).

Depositional Setting and Porosity Evolution of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Central Texas. Houston Geological Society Dinner Meeting, Houston, Texas (September 14).

1980

Pressure Solution Effects in Chalks and Their Implications for Reservoir Quality. Geological Society of America, Penrose Conference on Pressure Solution, New Paltz, New York (May 19).

Diagenesis of the Austin Chalk in South Texas. University of Houston, Symposium on Chalks: Their Origin and Diagenesis, Houston, Texas (March 14).

Sedimentology and Diagenesis of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk Formation, South Texas. Exxon Production Research Company Forum Talk, Houston, Texas (February 28).

1979

Sedimentological and Diagenetic Attributes of Depositional and Diagenetic Chalks. Esso Resources Canada, Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada (September 26).

Depositional Setting and Diagenesis of Modern Bahamian Oolitic Sand Bodies. Esso Resources Canada. Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (September 26).

1977

Holocene Cementation of Oolitic Banks in the Bahamas. Rice University, Symposium on Carbonate Cementation, Houston, Texas (December 15).

Exxon Company Reports

[1986] Tertiary Carbonate Plays of Southeast Asia. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report.

[1985] (with J. E. Yanguas). Blue Fluorescent Dye Technique for the Recognition of Microporosity in Sedimentary Rocks. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Report, 15 p.

[1985] (with J. C. Wendte, F. A. Stoakes and D. A. Yurewicz). Use of Parasequences in Constructing Models of Carbonate Reservoirs: Devonian and Triassic Carbonate Pools of Western Canada. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Report, 43 p.

[1985] Diagenesis and Porosity Evolution of Jurassic Haynesville Core Samples from the Exxon #1 Bilsing well, Robertson County, Texas. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report.

[1985] Diagenesis and Porosity Evolution of Jurassic Haynesville Core Samples from the Conoco #1 J. Woods well, Robertson County, Texas. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report.

[1985] Facies, Diagenesis and Porosity Relationships Determined from Well Cuttings (Jurassic - Bathonian), English Channel Well 99/12-1. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report.

[1983] Limestone Diagenesis and Porosity Evolution. IN: Carbonate Exploration, Exxon Production Research Company, Special Report, Chapter VII, p. 63-129.

[1983] Depositional Chalk Plays. IN: Carbonate Exploration, Exxon Production Research Company, Special Report, Chapter IX, p. 1-56.

[1983] (with P. M. Kroopnick and T. S. Loutit). The Application of Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes of Carbonates and other Minerals to Petroleum Exploration. Exxon Production Research Company, Special Report, 62 p.

[1983] (with D. A. Yurewicz) Improved Interpretation of Carbonate Facies and Diagenetic History with Fluorescence Microscopy: Preliminary Report. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Report, 29 p.

[1981] Description, Facies, Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality of Upper Cretaceous Deposits in Lagoven Well UD-112, Lake Maracaibo, Western Venezuela. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report, 39 p.

[1981] Description, Facies, Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality of Cretaceous Deposits in Lagoven Well UD-102, Lake Maracaibo, Western Venezuela. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report, 55 p.

[1981] Description, Facies, Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality of Cretaceous Deposition in Lagoven Well UD-239, Lake Maracaibo, Western Venezuela. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report, 63p.

[1981] Description, Facies, Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality of Cretaceous Deposition in Lagoven Well UD-120, Lake Maracaibo, Western Venezuela. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report, 73 p.

[1981] Description, Facies, Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality of Cretaceous Deposition in Lagoven Well UD-149, Lake Maracaibo, Western Venezuela. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report, 91p.

[1981] Geology and Reservoir Quality of Cored Cretaceous Deposits from the West And East Urdaneta Fields of Lake Maracaibo, Western Venezuela: Summary Report. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report, 35 p.

[1980] (with H. R. Wanless and D. A. Yurewicz). Guidebook for the Study of Modern and Pleistocene Carbonate Sediment, Bahama Banks and South FLorida. Exxon Production Research Company, 257 p.

[1980] Advanced Carbonate Facies School, Pt. 1. A Guide to Field Stops in the Bahamas and Florida. Exxon Production Research Company, Training Manual.

[1980] Advanced Carbonate Facies School, Pt. II. Ancient Field Guide. Exxon Production Research Company, Training Manual.

[1980] Description, Facies, Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality of the Cretaceous James Limestone in the Exxon J. C. Brown # 2 Well, Carthage Field, Panola County, Texas. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report.

[1979] Description, Facies, Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality of the Cretaceous James Limestone in the Exxon W. R. Banks #2 Well, Carthage Field, Panola County, Texas. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report.

[1978] Petrographic Study of Cretaceous Shuaiba Zone Limestones (Subzones I, H',H, C0), Bu Hasa Field, Abu Dhabi. Exxon Production Research Company, Research Application Report.


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