Tag: Bureau of Economic Geology
July 23, 2019
Many Dallas-Fort Worth Area Faults Have the Potential to Host Earthquakes, New Study Finds
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the majority of faults underlying the Fort Worth Basin are as sensitive…
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Storm Water Banking Could Help Texas Manage Floods and Droughts
Massive, destructive floods such as those caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are a stark reality in Texas, but so are prolonged ground-cracking droughts. In…
Read MoreMay 6, 2019
Partnership Seeks to Fight Climate Change and Boost Caribbean Nation’s Economy
The University of Texas at Austin is partnering with two Caribbean universities on the dual-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago to create a new clean…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2019
Sharp turns cause rivers to meander, migrate
Feb. 7 (UPI) — Engineers and builders need to understand how rivers shift and meander over time, but new research suggests the conventional thinking on…
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2019
Sharp Bends Make Rivers Wander
Left to their own devices and given enough time, rivers wander, eroding their banks and leaving their old channels behind. It’s a behavior that engineers…
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2019
Ice Age Climate Caused Sediment Sourcing 180 in Gulf of Mexico
The onset of the most recent ice age about 2.6 million years ago changed where the western Gulf of Mexico gets its supply of sediments….
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2019
New Shale Gas Drilling Methods Boost Production Potential
A new analysis of the nation’s major shale gas plays has revealed that the amount of natural gas that can be technically recovered from future well locations…
Read MoreNovember 1, 2018
Where Water Goes After Fracking is Tied to Earthquake Risk
In addition to producing oil and gas, the energy industry produces a lot of water, about 10 barrels of water per barrel of oil on…
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2018
No Link Between Barnett Shale Natural Gas Production and Methane in Groundwater, Studies Conclude
AUSTIN, Texas — After four years of studies, scientists have found no link between methane present in water wells outside of Fort Worth and nearby…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2017
UT Bureau of Economic Geology Granted $4 Million to Run Carbon Capture Partnership
Pumping carbon dioxide deep under the seafloor may seem like a science-fiction-based solution to dealing with the greenhouse gas, but it’s a technology that The…
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