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Eastborough oil field, Sedgwick County, Kansas
(Wichita State University, 1932- 05)The Eastborough Oil Field was discovered in 1929 and since that time has developed into one of the important fields of Sedgwick County. Its production comes from the top of the "Mississippi Lime", Misener Sand and Viola ... -
Development of Middle Jurassic microbial buildupsin the Bighorn Basin of northern Wyoming
(2007-05)This research examines the development of microbial buildups in the Middle Jurassic Lower Sundance Formation in the Bighorn Basin of northwestern Wyoming. Previous studies of Jurassic microbial research have focused on ... -
Iola, Kansas residential lead contamination
(Wichita State University, 2007-12)In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s lead and zinc mining became prominent in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. With no knowledge of the effects that would impact the future, the mining companies continued to strip the land. ... -
The study of the effect of long-term water cover on the mill tailings of Silver Lake Mill # 1, near Silverton, Colorado
(Wichita State University, 2009-05)Mining and milling of metals were the primary industries in the study area for most of the late 1800’s into the early 1900’s. Wastes from the mining and milling processes are abundant in the area and present significant ... -
Provenance analysis of Upper Permian-basal Triassic fluviallacustrine sedimentary rocks in the greater Turpan-Junggar Basin, southern Bogda Mountains, NW China
(Wichita State University, 2011-12)The Tian Shan region was identified as the source of Permian fluvial-lacustrine fills in the greater Turpan-Junggar basin. Thin-section petrographic study of thirty-six fine to very coarse lithic arenites from Upper ... -
Sedidmentology and diagenesis of Mississippian (Kinderhookian and Osagean: Tournaisian and Visean) reefs in southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, and northeast Oklahoma
(Wichita State University, 2011-12)Carbonate buildups (reefs) are present in the Kinderhookian Compton and basal Osagean Pierson formations in SW Missouri and adjoining Arkansas and Oklahoma. Their depositional origin, biota, and diagenesis are key to ... -
Late Atokan siliciclastic cave-fill deposits within preAbsarokan paleokarst in the Burlington-Keokuk limestone, Dade county, Missouri
(Wichita State University, 2011-12)Two siliciclastic-filled paleocaverns within the Mississippian (Osagean) Burlington- Keokuk Limestone, which were formed in pre-Desmoinesian (Middle Pennsylvanian) time, are described from exposures in Dade County, ... -
Rift basin-fill architecture of fluvial-lacustrine Lower Permian Lucaogou and Hongyanchi low-order cycles, Bogda mountains, NW China
(Wichita State University, 2012-07)Rapid lateral facies and thickness changes, autogenic processes, and irregular topography of nonmarine rift basins challenge the application of traditional marine sequence stratigraphic techniques. Stratigraphic architecture ... -
Depositional patterns and stratal relationships on the distal margins of a foreland basin: Middle Jurassic Gypsum Spring and lower Sundance Formations, Bighorn Basin, WY
(Wichita State University, 2012-12)Depositional patterns and stratal relationships in the Middle Jurassic Gypsum Spring and lower Sundance Formations were influenced by a combination of paleotopographic highs and eustatic changes in the eastern Bighorn ... -
Optimization of a fiducial volume for a 10 kiloton water Cerenkov detector for geo-neutrinos
(Wichita State University, 2013-12)A fiducial volume is crucial in particle physics when trying to choose the shape and size of a particle detector. The fiducial volume is defined as the volume at which a specified number of energy events are to be accepted. ... -
Lithostratigraphy and diagenesis of the Upper Pennsylvanian (Missourian) Lansing-Kansas City Groups in Rooks County, Kansas
(Wichita State University, 2013-12)The Upper Pennsylvanian (uppermost Missourian) Lansing-Kansas City Groups (LKC) are prime oil reservoirs targeted by many petroleum companies exploring in Kansas and Nebraska. The LKC groups are a series of cyclothems ... -
Upper Jurassic microbolite buildups in the little cedar creek and Brooklyn fields in SW Alabama
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)This study investigates the stratal relationships of a pure microbolite within the Upper Jurassic strata at the Little Cedar Creek, and Brooklyn Fields, or complex, for the development of a refined exploration model of ... -
Using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) to assess the stratigraphic relationships of the middle Jurassic Gypsum Spring and Piper formations, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming and Montana
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)Chemostratigraphy via X-ray fluorescence measures the shifts in elemental properties within a given section of strata. It has proven to be a successful tool in both correlation and paleo-environment reconstruction. Recently, ... -
Little Arkansas River trace metal investigation
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)The Little Arkansas River originates in central Kansas in areas of high agriculture near the town of McPherson and flows south through increasing urbanization until joining the Arkansas River in Wichita Ks. With population ... -
Lithofacies distribution and diagenetic overprint of the Jurassic Smackover formation at Little Cedar Creek Field, Conecuh County, Alabama
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)Upper Jurassic microbial carbonate buildups are proven petroleum reservoirs in southwest Alabama, including at Appleton, Vocation and Little Cedar Creek Fields. For the past 30 years, extensive effort has been applied to ... -
Factors influencing seismicity in south-central Kansas and northern Oklahoma
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)Waste water injection and seismicity in south-central Kansas and northern Oklahoma increased dramatically from 2010 to 2016. Areas with increased well counts, elevated disposal pressures, and elevated injection volumes ... -
The impact of natural organic matter on the surface reactivity of goethite nanoparticles: exploring mineralorganic contact time, pH, and ionic strength
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Hexavalent chromium, a toxic heavy metal generated by various industrial processes, can have dire consequences on groundwater resources. A potential low-cost and non-toxic remediation method is to use goethite nanoparticles, ... -
Type section of the Kiowa formation age and environment(s) of deposition, Southern Kansas
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)The Type Section of the Kiowa crops out in southern Kansas (Kiowa County). Sedimentary, petrographic and paleontological analyses were conducted on outcrops in Kiowa County to determine environment of deposition and age ... -
Age and structure of the fish hatchery stock, lower Rapid River Canyon, west-central Idaho
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)The Salmon River Suture Zone of west-central Idaho records Mesozoic accretion of island arc terranes to the western margin of Laurentia. Located west of the suture zone, exposures near Riggins, Idaho, represent accreted ... -
The application of sandstone to reduce limestone armoring in acid mine drainage
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a significant environmental problem in most countries that have an extensive history of mining. AMD refers to the acidic water that can be produced during hard and soft rock mining. Acidic ...