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Perry, W.J., Jr., and Flores, R.M., 1997, Sequential Laramide Deformation and Paleocene Depositional Patterns in Deep Gas-Prone Basins of the Rocky Mountain Region, Chapter E, in Dyman, T. S., Rice, D.D., and Westcott, W.A., eds., Geologic Controls of Deep Natural Gas Resources in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2146-E, p. 49-59.
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Price, L.C., 1997, Minimum Thermal Stability Levels and Controlling Parameters of Methane, As Determined by C 15+ Hydrocarbon Thermal Stabilities, Chapter K, in Dyman, T. S., Rice, D.D., and Wescott, W.A., eds., Geologic Controls of Deep Natural Gas Resources in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2146-K, p. 135-176.
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Price, L.C., 1997, Origins, Characteristics, Evidence For, and Economic Viabilities of Conventional and Unconventional Gas Resource Bases, Chapter L, in Dyman, T. S., Rice, D.D., and Westcott, W.A., eds., Geologic Controls of Deep Natural Gas Resources in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2146-L, p. 181-207.
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Rice, D.D., Schenk, C.J., Schmoker, J.W., Fox, J.E., Clayton, J.L., Dyman, T.S., Higley, D.K., Keighin, C.W., Law, B.E., and Pollastro, R.M., 1997, Deep Natural Gas Resources in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Chapter N, in Dyman, T. S., Rice, D.D., and Westcott, P.A., eds., Geologic Controls of Deep Natural Gas Resources in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2146-N, p. 219-229.
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