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Dyni, J. R., 2008, Preliminary stratigraphic cross sections of oil shale in the Eocene Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1220 http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1220/

Donnell, J. R., 1997, Correlation of individual oil-shale beds in the upper part of the Green River Formation, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado, and Uinta Basin, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-714 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr97714

Dyni, J. R., 1997, Sodium carbonate resources of the Green River Formation in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-729 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr96729

Pitman, Janet K., 1996, Origin of primary and diagenetic carbonates in the lacustrine Green River Formation (Eocene), Colorado and Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2157 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b2157

Cashion, W. B., 1994, Geologic map of the Nutters Hole Quadrangle, Uintah and Carbon counties, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2250 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf2250

Fouch, Thomas D.; Wandrey, C. J.; Taylor, D. J.; Butler, W. C.; Miller, J. J.; Prensky, S. E.; Boone, L. E.; Schmoker, J. W.; Corvelli, R. A.; Beeman, W. R., 1994, Oil and gas resources of U.S. Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 3, Colorado, and Reserve 2, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-427 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr94427

Johnson, Ronald C.; Nuccio, Vito F., 1993, Surface vitrinite reflectance study of the Uinta and Piceance basins and adjacent areas, eastern Utah and western Colorado; implications for the development of Laramide basins and uplifts: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1787-DD http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b1787DD

Roehler, H. W., 1993, Eocene climates, depositional environments, and geography, greater Green River basin, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1506-F http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1506F

Remy, Robert R., 1992, Stratigraphy of the Eocene part of the Green River Formation in the south-central part of the Uinta Basin, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1787-BB http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b1787BB

Roehler, H. W., 1992, Correlation, composition, areal distribution, and thickness of Eocene stratigraphic units, greater Green River basin, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1506-E http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1506E

Roehler, H. W., 1992, Introduction to greater Green River basin geology, physiography, and history of investigations: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1506-A http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1506A

Dyni, John R., 1991, Oil-shale resources of the Mahogany Zone in eastern Uinta Basin, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-285 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr91285

Edited by Tuttle, M. L., 1991, Geochemical, biogeochemical, and sedimentological studies of the Green River Formation, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1973-A-G http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b1973AG

Johnson, R. C.; Johnson, S. Y., 1991, Stratigraphic and time-stratigraphic cross sections of phanerozoic rocks along line B-B', Uinta and Piceance basin area, west-central Uinta basin, Utah to eastern Piceance basin, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey IMAP 2184-B http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i2184B

Roehler, H. W., 1991, Revised stratigraphic nomenclature for the Wasatch and Green River formations of Eocene age, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1506-B http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1506B

Smith, M. C., 1990, Bibliography of the geology of the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming to July 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-486 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr90486

Weiss, M. P.; Witkind, I. J.; Cashion, W. B., 1990, Geologic map of the Price 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Carbon, Duchesne, Uinta, Utah and Wasatch counties, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey IMAP 1981 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i1981

Johnson, R. C., 1989, Detailed cross sections correlating upper Cretaceous and lower Tertiary rocks between the Uinta Basin of eastern Utah and western Colorado and the Piceance Basin of western Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey IMAP 1974 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i1974

Johnson, R. C.; Nichols, D. J.; Hanley, J. H., 1988, Stratigraphic sections of lower Tertiary strata and charts showing palynomorph and mollusk assemblages, Douglas Creek Arch area, Colorado and Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1997 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1997

Nuccio, V. F.; Johnson, R. C., 1988, Surface vitrinite-reflectance map of the Uinta, Piceance, and Eagle basins area, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2008-B http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf2008B

Fouch, T. D.; Hanley, J. H.; Forester, R. M.; Keighin, C. W.; Pitman, J. K.; Nichols, D. J., 1987, Chart showing lithology, mineralogy, and paleontology of the nonmarine North Horn Formation and Flagstaff Member of the Green River Formation, Price Canyon, central Utah a principal reference section: U.S. Geological Survey IMAP 1797-A http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i1797A

Glover, K. C., 1987, A dual-porosity model for simulating solute transport in oil shale: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4047 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/wri/wri864047

Pantea, M. P., 1987, Preliminary geologic map of the Davis Canyon Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah, and Garfield and Rio Blanco counties, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1933 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1933

Cashion, W. B., 1986, Geologic map of the Bonanza Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1865 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1865

Leenheer, J. A.; Noyes, T. I., 1986, Effects of organic wastes on water quality from processing of oil shale from the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1338 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1338

Leenheer, J. A.; Noyes, T. I., 1986, Effects of organic wastes on water quality from processing of oil shale from the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1338 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1338

Pantea, M. P.; Scott, R. W., 1986, Preliminary geologic map of the Flat Rock Mesa Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1866 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1866

Scott, R. W.; Pantea, M. P., 1986, Preliminary geologic map of the Wolf Point Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1839 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1839

Smith, Marjorie C., 1986, Bibliography of the geology of the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, to July 1, 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-466 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr86466

Scott, R. W.; Pantea, M. P., 1985, Preliminary geologic map of the Dragon Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah, and Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1774 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1774

Cashion, W. B., 1984, Geologic map of the Agency Draw NW Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1717 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1717

Lindskov, K. L.; Kimball, B. A., 1984, Water resources and potential hydrologic effects of oil-shale development in the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1307 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1307

Snyder, Bruce D.; Snyder, Janet L., 1984, Feasibility of using oil shale wastewater for waterfowl wetlands: U.S. Geological Survey FWS/OBS 84/01 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/fwsobs/fwsobs84/01

Lindskov, K. L.; Kimball, Briant A., 1983, Water resources and potential hydrologic effects of oil-shale development in the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-216 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr83216

Anderson, B. M., 1982, Effects of processed oil shale on the element content of Atriplex cancescens: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-1051 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr821051

Cashion, W. B., 1982, Descriptions of four stratigraphic sections of parts of the Green River and Uinta formations in the eastern Uinta Basin, Uintah County, Utah, and Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-17 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8317

Keighin, C. W., 1982, Characteristics and description of cores from the USGS core hole CRU-1, Parachute Creek Member, Green River Formation, east-central Uinta Basin, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-528 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr82528

Miller, G. A., 1982, Water for western oil shale development : potential local supplies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-31 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8231

Scott, R. W., Jr.; Pantea, M. P., 1982, Results of USGS oil-shale core drilling in the eastern Uinta basin, Utah; Coyote Wash-1 drill hole: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-966 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr82966

Scott, R. W.; Pantea, M. P., 1982, Results of USGS oil-shale core drilling in the eastern Uinta Basin; Red Wash-1 drill hole: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-965 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr82965

Cashion, W. B., 1981, Results of core drilling in the Mahogany zone and some adjacent beds of the Green River Formation, Winter Ridge area, southeastern Uinta Basin Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-175 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr81175

Smith, M. C., 1981, Structure contours and overburden on the top of the Mahogany bed, Green River Formation, eastern part of the Uinta Basin, Uintah, Duchesne, and Carbon counties, Utah, and Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1311 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1311

Soholt, Lars F.; Wiedenbaum, Sandi, 1981, Oil shale: its development and potential for air quality effects: U.S. Geological Survey FWS/OBS 81/34 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/fwsobs/fwsobs81/34

Holmes, W. F., 1979, Maps showing generalized structure contours on the tops of the Wasatch and Green River Formations, geologic sections, and contours of thickness of the Green River Formation, southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey IMAP 1156 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i1156

Pipiringos, G. N., 1979, Preliminary geologic map of the Agency Draw NE Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1078 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1078

Cashion, W. B., 1978, Geologic map of the Walsh Knolls Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah, and Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1013 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1013

Pipiringos, G. N., 1978, Preliminary geologic map of the Bates Knolls Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1025 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1025

Cashion, W. B., 1977, Geologic map of the Weaver Ridge quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah and Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 824 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf824

Compiled by Dyni, John R., 1977, Survey of geologic research on Green River oil shale: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-176 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr77176

Donnell, John R., 1977, Oil-shale resource investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-637 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr77637

Keighin, C. W., 1977, Preliminary geologic map of the Burnt Timber Canyon Quadrangle, Uinta County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 875 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf875

Keighin, C. W., 1977, Preliminary geologic map of the Cooper Canyon Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 874 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf874

Keighin, C. W., 1977, Preliminary geologic map of the Rainbow Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 893 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf893

Mullens, Marjorie C., 1977, Bibliography of the geology of the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, to March 1, 1977: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 754 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/cir/cir754

Cashion, W. B.; Dixon, G. H., 1976, Isopach map and cross section of the Mahogany zone of the Green River Formation derived principally from geophysical well logs, eastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 797 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf797

Desborough, George A., 1976, Mineralogy of oil shale in the upper part of the Parachute Creek member of the Green River formation in the Eastern Uinta Basin, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-381 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr76381

Dyni, John R., 1976, Trioctahedral smectite in the Green River Formation, Duchesne County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 967 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp967

Desborough, George A.; Pitman, Janet K., 1975, Interpretation of Fischer assay data for the evaluation of analcime-bearing oil shale in the Green River Formation, Colorado and Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-219 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr75219

Van Trump Jr., George; Pitman, Janet K., 1975, Computer program designed to draw bar graphs from oil shale, Fischer assay or saline mineral data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-341 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr75341

Van Trump, George; Pitman, Janet K., 1975, Computer program designed to draw a ternary diagram based on proportions of any three variables from oil-shale Fischer assay or saline-mineral data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-524 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr75524

Van Trump, George; Pitman, Janet K., 1975, Computer program designed to compute oil shale thickness (ft.), average value (gal. per ton), and resource (barrels per acre) from Fischer assay data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-110 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr75110

Cashion, W. B., 1974, Geologic map of the Southam Canyon Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 579 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf579

Cashion, W. B.; Donnell, John R., 1974, Revision of nomenclature of the upper part of the Green River Formation, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado, and eastern Uinta Basin, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1394-G http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b1394G

Desborough, George A.; Pitman, Janet K.; Huffman, Claude, 1974, Concentration and mineralogical residence of elements in rich oil shales of the Green River Formation, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado, and the Uinta Basin, Utah; a preliminary report: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 74-77 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr7477

Geological Survey (U.S.), 1974, Oil Shale in the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 74-1112 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr741112

Dyni, John R., 1973, Trioctahedral smectite in the Green River Formation, Duchesne County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 73-64 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr7364

Mullens, Marjorie C., 1973, Bibliography of the geology of the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, to March 1, 1973: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 675 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/cir/cir675

Cashion, W. B.; Donnell, John R., 1972, Chart showing correlation of selected key units in the organic-rich sequence of the Green River Formation, Piceance Creek basin, Colorado, and Uinta Basin, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Oil and Gas Investigation Chart 65 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/oc/oc65

US Geological Survey, 1971, Base maps of areas underlain by Green River Formation in the eastern part of the Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, the southern part of the Green River Basin, Wyoming and Utah, and the Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 71-308 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr71308

Geological Survey (U.S.), 1969, Oil shale in the Green River Formation: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 69-304 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr69304

Cashion, W. B., 1968, Maps showing structure, overburden, and thickness for a rich oil-shale sequence in the Eocene Green River Formation, east-central Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-33 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr6833

Cashion, W. B., 1967, Geology and fuel resources of the Green River Formation, southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 548 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp548

Geological Survey (U.S.), 1967, Areas within which public oil shale lands are withdrawn by Executive Order 5327, (this is a current interpretation and is subject to revision with new information): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 67-258 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr67258

Bradley, W. H., 1964, Geology of Green River Formation and associated Eocene rocks in southwestern Wyoming and adjacent parts of Colorado and Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 496-A http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp496A

Bradley, W. H., 1961, Geologic map of a part of southwestern Wyoming and adjacent States: U.S. Geological Survey IMAP 332 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i332

Cashion, William Bhevard, 1959, Geology and oil-shale resources of Naval Oil-Shale Reserve No.2, Uintah and Carbon Counties, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1072-O http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b1072O

Cashion, W. B.; Brown, James H., Jr., 1956, Geology of the Bonanza-Dragon oil-shale area, Uintah County, Utah, and Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Oil and Gas Investigation Map 153 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/om/om153

Ray, Richard G.; Kent, Bion H.; Dane, C. H., 1956, Stratigraphy and photogeology of the southwestern part of Uinta Basin, Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Oil and Gas Investigation Map 171 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/om/om171

Dane, C. H., 1955, Stratigraphic and facies relationships of the upper part of the Green River formation and the lower part of the Uinta formation in Duchesne, Uintah, and Wasatch Counties, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Oil and Gas Investigation Chart 52 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/oc/oc52

Cuttitta, Frank, 1951, A photometric method for the estimation of the oil yield of oil shale: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 51-58 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr5158

Bradley, W. H., 1931, Origin and microfossils of the oil shale of the Green River formation of Colorado and Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 168 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp168

Bradley, W. H., 1930, The occurrence and origin of analcite and meerschaum beds in the Green River formation of Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 158-A http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp158A

Winchester, Dean E., 1923, Oil shale of the Rocky Mountain region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 729 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b729

Winchester, D. E., 1919, Contributions to economic geology, 1918, Part II, Mineral fuels--Oil shale of the Uinta Basin, northeastern Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 691-B http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b691B

Winchester, D. E., 1917, Contributions to economic geology, 1916, Part II, Mineral fuels--Oil shale in northwestern Colorado and adjacent areas: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 641-F http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b641F

Woodruff, E. G.; Day, D. T., 1915, Contributions to economic geology, 1913, Part II, Mineral fuels--Oil shale of northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 581-A http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/b/b581A

 

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