Tag: Bureau of Economic Geology
September 2, 2016
X-ray gun gives drillers better shot at finding oil
AUSTIN – Harry Rowe has a ray gun. It’s small and gray and might, he thinks, change how companies dig for oil. Rowe is a…
Read MoreApril 13, 2016
Earthquake may have been manmade, but more data needed to assess hazards in Texas
The most comprehensive analysis to date of a series of earthquakes that included a 4.8 magnitude event in East Texas in 2012 has found it…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2016
Storing Extra Surface Water Boosts Groundwater Supply During Droughts
Although years of drought and over-pumping have significantly depleted groundwater in Arizona and California, a new study shows the situation has an upside: It has…
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2016
Bridget Scanlon Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Bridget Scanlon, a hydrologist and senior research scientist at the University of Texas’ Bureau of Economic Geology, has been elected a member of the National Academy…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2016
TEXAS VIEW: This Deserves Another Look by All of Us
You’d think scientists would be able to figure out for sure whether the rash of North Texas earthquakes in recent years has a definite link…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2016
State Will Begin to Install Earthquake Monitors in the Spring
Researchers hope to begin locating a network of seismographs by March to help determine what’s causing the earth to move across the state, including under…
Read MoreDecember 10, 2015
Nature, Not Humans, Has Greater Influence on Water in the Colorado River Basin
Researchers have found that the water supply of the Colorado River basin, one of the most important sources for water in the southwestern United States,…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2015
Top Energy Officials from North America Gather at The University of Texas at Austin to Collaborate on Carbon Capture Solutions
Energy officials from across North America met at The University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology Dec. 2 and 3 to discuss how…
Read MoreOctober 26, 2015
U.S. should support basic research
BY KITTY L. MILLIKEN Special to the Star-Telegram Basic research into how our planet operates is an essential investment. That’s why it is alarming that…
Read MoreAugust 31, 2015
Milliken: Finding the Upside of a Downturn
While not wanting to be dismissive of the current downturn in the oil and gas industry, Kitty L. Milliken – winner of AAPG’s Robert R….
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