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Ball, B.A., Cobban, W.A., Grauch, R.I., Merewether, E.A., and McKinney, K.C., 2010, Fossils, lithologies, and geophysical logs of the Mancos Shale from a core-hole in Montrose County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1294, 38 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1294/

Flores, R.M., Spear, B.D., Purchase, P.A., and Gallagher, C.M., 2010, Revised Subsurface Stratigraphic Framework of the Fort Union and Wasatch Formations, Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1061, 24 p., 17 plates (superseded by Professional Paper 1777).
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1061/

Nelson, P.H., and Santus, S.L. , 2010, Gas, Oil, and Water Production from Grand Valley, Parachute, Rulison, and Mamm Creek fields in the Piceance Basin, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1110, 28 p., 6 plates.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1110/

Scott, D.C., Haacke, J.E., Osmonson, L.M., Luppens, J.A., Pierce, P.E., and Rohrbacher, T.J., 2010, Assessment of Coal Geology, Resources, and Reserves in the Northern Wyoming Powder River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1294, 136 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1294/

Trippi, M.H., Stricker, G.D., Flores, R.M., Stanton, R.W., Chiehowsky, L.A., and Moore, T.A., 2010, Megascopic lithologic studies of coals in the Powder River basin in Wyoming and in adjacent basins in Wyoming and North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-­1114, 197 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1114/

Mercier, T.J., Brownfield, M.E., Johnson, R.C., and Self, J.G., 2009, Fischer Assays of Oil Shale Drill Cores and Rotary Cuttings from the piceance Basin, Colorado-2009 update: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-483 Version 2.0, 16 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/483/

Nelson, P.H., Ewald, S.M., Santus, S.L., and Trainor, P.K. , 2009, Gas, oil and water production from Jonah, Pinedale, Greater Wamsutter, and Stagecoach Draw fields in the Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1290, 19 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1290/

Tuttle, M.L.W., 2009, A Collection of Chemical, Mineralogical, and Stable Isotopic Compositional Data for Green River Oil Shale from Depositional Center Cores in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1274, 18 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1274/

Anna, L.O., and Cook, T.A., 2008, Assessment of the Mowry Shale and Niobrara Formation as continuous hydrocarbon systems, Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1367, 1 sheet.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1367/

Brownfield, M.E., contact, (USGS Oil Shale Assessment Team), 2008, Fischer Assays of Oil-Shale Drill Cores and Rotary Cuttings From the Greater Green River Basin, Southwestern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1152, 2 Chapters, 1 CD-ROM.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1152/

Brownfield, M.E., Self, J.G., and Mercier, T.J., 2008, Chapter 2–Fischer Assay Histograms of Oil-Shale Drill Cores and Cuttings from the Great Divide, Green River, and Washakie Basins, Southwestern Wyoming, in Brownfield, M. E., contact, (USGS Oil Shale Assessment Team), ed., Fischer Assays of Oil-Shale Drill Cores and Rotary Cuttings From the Greater Green River Basin, Southwestern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1152, 12 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1152/downloads/Chapter2/Chapter2.pdf

Bunnell, J.E., and Garcia, L.V., 2008, Results of a Survey of Residential Home Heating Fuel and Stove Type and Use in the Shiprock Area of the Navajo Nation: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1249, 6 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1249/

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, 13 p., 2 plates.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1220/

Dyni, J.R., Mercier, T.J., and Brownfield, M.E. , 2008, Chapter 1 - Analyses of Oil Shale Samples from Core Holes and Rotary-Drilled Wells from the Green River Formation, Southwestern Wyoming, in Brownfield, M. E., contact, (USGS Oil Shale Assessment Team), ed., Fischer Assays of Oil-Shale Drill Cores and Rotary Cuttings From the Greater Green River Basin, Southwestern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1152, 18 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1152/downloads/Chapter1/Chapter1.pdf

Luppens, J.A., Scott, D.C., Haacke, J.E., Osmonson, L.M., Rohrbacher, T.J., Ellis, M.S., 2008, Assessment of Coal Geology, Resources, and Reserves in the Gillette Coalfield, Powder River Basin, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1202, 131 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1202/

Pollastro, R.M., Roberts, L.N.R., Cook, T.A., and Lewan, M.D., 2008, Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Montana and North Dakota, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1353, 3 sheets.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1353/

Finn, T.M., and Pawlewicz, M.J., 2007, New Vitrinite Reflectance Data for the Bighorn Basin, North-Central Wyoming and South-Central Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1246, 10 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1246/

Lillis, P.G., and King, J.D., 2007, Characterization of petroleum residue in the Entrada Sandstone, Colorado National Monument: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1360, 18 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1360/

Stricker, G.D., Flores, R.M., Tirppi, M.H., Ellis, M.S., Olson, C.M., Sullivan, J.E., and Takahashi, K.I., 2007, Coal Quality and Major, Minor, and Trace Elements in the Powder River, Green River, and Williston Basins, Wyoming and North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2007-1116, 210 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1116/

Brennan, S.T., Dennen, K.O., and Burruss, R.C., 2006, Timing of hydrocarbon emplacement in ozokerite and calcite lined fractures, Teapot Dome, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1214, 28 p.
http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/ofrs/2006-1214/OFR2006-1214.pdf

Finn, T.M., Roberts, L.N.R., and Pawlewicz, M.J., 2006, Vitrinite reflectance data for the Wind River Basin, central Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1015, 6 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1015/

Merewether, E.A., Sawyer, D.A., and Cobban, W.A., 2006, Molluscan fossils and stratigraphic descriptions from the Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale, west-central Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1326, 16 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1326/

Rohrbacher, T.J., Haacke, J.E., Scott, D.C., Osmonson, L.M., and Luppens, J.A., 2006, Preliminary Estimate of Coal Resources in the Gillette Coalfield Affected by the Location of the Burlington Northern/Union Pacific Joint Mainline Railroad: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1206,16 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1206/

Stricker, G.D., and others (Flore, McGarry, Stillwell, Hoppe, Stillwell, Och, Ellis, et.al), 2006, Gas Desorption and Adsorption Isotherm Studies of Coals in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Adjoining Basins in Wyoming and North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1174, 23 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1174/

Dennen, K., Burns, W., Burruss, R., Hatcher, K., 2005, Geochemical Analyses of Oils and Gases, Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3, Teapot Dome Field, Natrona County, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1275, 69 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1275/

Pawlewicz, M.J., Barker, C.E., and McDonald, S., 2005, Vitrinite reflectance data for the Permian Basin, west Texas and southeast New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1171, 22 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1171/

Kolker, A., Hatch, J.R., Palmer, C.A., and Bragg, L.J., 2004, Mercury Variation in Powder River Basin Coal Samples, in Bragg, L. J., Lentz, E.E., Warwick, P.D., Finkelman, R.B., and Trippi, M.H., eds., Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1283, Version 1. [CD-ROM].
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1283/tsop_volume.pdf

Pawlewicz, M.J., and Kirschbaum, M.A., 2004, Vitrinite Reflectance Measurements of Cretaceous Outcrop Samples from the Wyoming Thrustbelt, Southwestern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1360, 5 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1360/

Johnson, R.C., and Finn, T.M., 2003, Assessment of the Mesaverde Total Petroleum System in Southwestern Wyoming Province: a petroleum system approach to assessing undiscovered oil and gas resources: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-472, 57 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/ofr-03-472/

Ellis, M.S., 2002, Quality of Economically Extractable Coal Beds in the Gillette Coal Field as Compared with Other Tertiary Coal Beds in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-174, 16 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/ofr-02-0174/

Ellis, M.S., Molnia, C.L., Osmonson, L.M., Ochs, A.M., Rohrbacher, T.J., Mercier, T.J., and Roberts, L.N.R., 2002, Evaluation of Economically Extractable Coal Resources in the Gillette Coal Field, Powder River Basin, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-180, 48 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/ofr-02-0180/

Pawlewicz, M.J., and Finn, T.M., 2002, Vitrinite reflectance data for the Greater Green River Basin, southwestern Wyoming, northwestern Colorado, and northeastern Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-339, 16 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/ofr-02-0339/

Flores, R.M., Stricker, G.D., Meyer, J., Doll, T.E., Norton, P.H., Livingston, R.J., and Jennings, M.C., 2001, A field conference on impacts of coalbed methane development in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-126, 26 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-126/

Hester, T.C., 2001, An algorithm for estimating gas production potential using digital wire-line log data (Cretaceous of northern Montana): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-12, 22 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-0012/

Raynolds, R.G.H., Johnson, K.R., Arnold, L.R., Farnham, T.M., Fleming, R.F., Hicks, J.F., Kelley, S.A., Lapey, L.A., Nichols, D.J., Obradovich, J.D., and Wilson, M.D., 2001, The Kiowa Core, a Continuous Drill Core Through the Denver Basin Bedrock Aquifers at Kiowa, Elbert County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-0185, 127 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-0185/

Takahashi, K.I., ed., 2001, U.S. Geological Survey Coalbed Methane Field Conference, Casper, WY, May 9-10, 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-235, 26 p. [CD-ROM].
http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/OF01-235/

Osmonson, L.M., Rohrbacher, T.J., Molnia, C.L., and Sullivan, G.L., 2000, Coal recoverability in the Hilight Quadrangle, Powder River Basin, Wyoming: a prototype study in a western coal field: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-103, 23 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/ofr-00-103/

Rice, C.A., Ellis, M.S., and Bullock, J.H., Jr., 2000, Water co-produced with coalbed methane in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming; preliminary compositional data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-372, 20 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/ofr-00-372/

Biewick, L.R.H., Mercier, T.J., Tabor, T., Urbanowski, S.R., and Neasloney, L., 1999, Land and Federal mineral ownership coverage for southern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-553-C, 14 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/ofr-99-0553-c/

Ellis, M.S., Gunther, G.L., Flores, R.M., Ochs, A.M., Stricker, G.D., Roberts, S.B., Taber, T.T., Bader, L.R., and Schuenemeyer, J.H., 1999, Preliminary report on the coal resources of the Wyodak-Anderson Coal Zone, Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-789-A, 49 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/ofr-98-0789-a/

Fishman, N.S., Woodward, C.L., and Langer, W.H., 1999, Influence of the oil and gas production infrastructure on land use in the Front Range of Colorado [abs.], in Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Front Range Infrastructure Resource Project Stakeholder's Meeting, November 4, 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0001, p. 10-13.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr991

Flores, R.M., Ochs, A.M., Stricker, G.D., Roberts, S.B., Ellis, M.S., Keighin, C.W., Murphy, E.C., Cavaroc, V.V., Jr., Johnson, R.C., and Wilde, E.M., 1999, National Coal Resource Assessment Non-Proprietary Data: Location, Stratigraphy, and Coal Quality for Selected Tertiary Coals in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains Region: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-376, 12 p. [CD-ROM].
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/ofr-99-0376/

Langer, W.H., Fishman, N.S., Knepper, D.H. Jr., Lindsey, D.A., Mladinich, C.S., Nealey, L.D., Robson, S.G., Roelle, J.E., and Wilburn, D.R., 1999, The Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project; an overview, in Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project Stakeholder's Meeting, November 4, 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0001, p. 2-3.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr991

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 1999, Characteristics and origins of saline (alkali) soils in the Front Range portion of the western Denver Basin [ext. abs.], in Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project Stakeholder's Meeting, November 4, 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0001, p. 31-34.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr991

Roberts, S.B., Hynes, J.L., and Woodward, C.L., 1999, Digital coverages showing the extent of mining, bedrock faults, and thickness of overburden above abandoned coal mines in the Boulder-Weld coal field, Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado: a cooperative effort by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Colorad, in Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project stakeholder's meeting: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0001, p. 35-37.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr991

Biewick, L.R.H., Urbanowski, S.R., Cain, S., and Neasloney, L., 1998, Land status and Federal mineral ownership in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana; a digital data set for Geographic Information Systems: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-102, 21 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/ofr-98-0102/

Cook, T., 1998, A computer model to determine the most likely areas for future drilling in the "D" and Muddy ("J") sandstones, Wattenberg Field, Colorado, in Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project Stakeholder's Meeting, November 4, 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0001, p. 5-6.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr991

Dyni, J.R., and Donnell, J.R., 1998, Drill cores and crushed samples of oil-shale stored in the Anvil Points Mine, Garfield County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-45, 42 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr9845

Ellis, M.S., Gunther, G.L., Flores, R.M., Stricker, G.D., Ochs, A.M., and Schuenemeyer, J.H., 1998, Preliminary report on methodology for calculating coal resources of the Wyodak-Anderson Coal Zone, Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-789-B, 41 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/ofr-98-0789-b/

Hammarstrom, J.M., Wilson, A.B., VanGosen, B.S., Carlson, R.R., Kulik, D.M., Lee, G.K., Elliott, J.E., Perry, W.J., Jr., duBray, E.A., and Zientek, M.L., 1998, Mineral resource assessment; Custer and Gallatin national forests, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-517, 3 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of98-517

Higley, D.K., and Cox, D.O., 1998, Oil and natural gas resources of the Wattenberg field, Denver Basin, Colorado [ext. abs.], in U. S. Geological Survey Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project stakeholder's meeting, Nov. 11, 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0001, p. 19-22.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr991

Lillis, P.G., Dolan, M.P., Warden, A., and King, J.D., 1998, Organic geochemistry of oils from Oil Spring and Florence oil field near Canon City, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-617, 20 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/ofr-98-0617/

USGS, 1998, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project Stakeholder's Meeting, 4 November 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0001, 42 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr991

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, 8 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr97714

Molnia, C.L., Biewick, L.R.H., Blake, D., Tewalt, S.J., Carter, M.D., and Gaskill, C., 1997, Coal availability in the Hilight quadrangle, Powder River Basin, Wyoming; a prototype study in a western coal field: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-469, 21 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0469/

Dyni, J.R., 1996, Sodium carbonate resources of the Green River Formation in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-729, 42 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1996/ofr-96-0729/ofr-96-0729.html

Mast, R.F., Root, D.H., Williams, L., and Beeman, W.R., 1994, Oil and Gas Production in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0022.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1994/ofr-94-0022/

Dyni, J.R., Donnell, J.R.,Grundy, W.D., Cashion, W.B.,Orlowski, L.A., and Williamson, C., 1991, Oil shale resources of the Mahogany zone in eastern Uinta Basin, Uintah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-285, 82 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr91285

Van Loenen, R.E., Gibbons, A.B., 1991, Assessment for undiscovered resources of coalbed methane in nine Wyoming BLM wilderness study areas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-590, 11 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr91590

O'Sullivan, R.B., and Cashion, W.B., 1988, Core description and related data from Atlantic Richfield Company Core Hole 2B Federal drilled in Eocene Green River Formation, Piceance Creek basin, northwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-554, 51 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr88554

Smith, M.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, 81 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr86466

Dubiel, R.F., 1985, Preliminary report on mudlumps in lacustrine deltas of the Monitor Butte Member of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation, southeastern Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-27, 26 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr8527

Boreck, D.L., and Weaver, J. N., 1984, Coalbed methane study of the "Anderson" coal deposit, Johnson County, Wyoming--A preliminary report: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-831, 16 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr84831

Cashion, W.B., 1983, Descriptions of four stratigraphic sections of parts of the Green River and Uinta Formations in the eastern Uinta Basin, Uintah County, and Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-017, 44 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8317

Dubiel, R.F., 1983, Sedimentology of the lower part of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation and its relationship to uranium deposits, White Canyon area, southeastern Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-459, 51 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr83459

Higley, D.K., 1983, Distribution of bromine in bedded halite in the Green River Formation, southwestern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-726, 52 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr83726

Tuttle, M.L., Ackerman, D.J., Dean, W.E., Briggs, P.H., and Bartel, A.J., 1983, Chemical and mineral composition data on oil shale and retorted oil-shale wastes from Rulison, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-378, 32 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr83378

Keighin, C.W., 1982, Characteristics and description of cores from the U.S. Geological Survey core hole CRU-1, Parachute Creek Member, Green River Formation, east-central Uinta basin, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-528, 44p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr82528

Smith, M.C., and O'Sullivan, R.B., 1982, Results of core drilling in 1978 for oil shale in the Eocene Green River Formation, Piceance Creek area of western Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-0476, 190 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr82476

Cashion, W.B., 1981, Results of core drilling in the Mahogany and some adjacent beds of Green River Formation, Winter Ridge area, southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-0175, 27 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr81175

Donnell, J.R., and Smith, M.C., 1980, Acid extractable alumina and water -soluble sodium analyses and histograms of Eocene Green River Formation from U.S. Geological Survey corehole CR-1 and CR-2, Piceance Creek basin, Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-663, 50 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr80663

Dyni, J.R., 1980, Selected field notes and radiometric data on the Browns Park Formation in the Elk Springs quadrangle, Moffat County, CO: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-526, 7 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr80526

Danilchik, W., Schultz, J.E., and Tremain, C.M., 1979, Content of adsorbed methane in coal from four core holes in the Raton and Vermejo formations, Las Animas County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-762, 21 p., 2 sheets :ill., map.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr79762

Dyni, J.R., 1979, Lithologic description of core from Sinclair Oil Company Skyline core hole 1, Piceance Creek basin, Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1222, 28 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr791222

Hobbs, R.G., 1978, Methane occurrences, hazards, and potential resources, Recluse geologic analysis area, northern Campbell County, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 78-401, 20 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr78401

Johnson, R.C., 1978, Supplementary cross sections and structure contour maps to the preliminary geologic map of the Figure 4 Spring Quadrangle, Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-197, p. 78-81.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr78197

Hanley, J.H., 1977, Lithostratigraphic relations, nonmarine Mollusca, and depositional environments of a portion of the Green River and Wasatch Formations south of the Rock Springs Uplift, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, with appendices of measured stratigraphic sections: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-588, 233 p., 1 map.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr77588

Desborough, G.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, 27 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr76381

Desborough, G.A., and Pitman, J.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, 30 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr75219

Desborough, G.A., Mountjoy, W., and Frost, I.C., 1975, Influence of caustic and water leaching on analcime-bearing and analcime-free pyrolyzed oil shale from the Green River Formation, Piceance Creek basin, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-156, 28 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr75156

Desborough, G.A., Pitman, J.K., and Huffman, C., Jr., 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, 14 p.
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Dyni, J.R., 1974, Stratigraphy and nahcolite resources of the saline facies of the Green River Formation, Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 74-56, 28 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr7456

Dyni, J.R., 1974, Nahcolite analyses of seven drill cores from the Green River Formation, Rio Blanco County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 74-1027, 45 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr741027

USGS, 1974, Oil Shale in the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 74-1112, 17 p.
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Donnell, J.R., 1972, Oil-shale assays on Grand Mesa, west-central Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-93, 1 p., 1 figure.
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Dyni, J.R., Beck, P.C., and Mountjoy, W., 1971, Nahcolite analyses of three drill cores from the saline facies of the Green River Formation in northwest Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 71-94, 13 p.
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Cashion, W.B., 1968, Maps showing structure, overburden, and thickness for a rich oil-shale sequence in the Green River Formation, east-central Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-33, 1 p.
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Donnell, J.R., and Yeend, W.E., 1968, Geologic map of the Grand Valley quadrangle, Garfield County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-77, 1 p., 1 map.
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Donnell, J.R., and Yeend, W.E., 1968, Geologic map of the Hawxhurst Creek quadrangle, Garfield and Mesa counties, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-78, 1 map, superceded by MF - 2026.
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Donnell, J.R., and Yeend, W.E., 1968, Geologic map of the Housetop Mountain quadrangle, Garfield and Mesa Counties, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-79, 1 map, scale 1:24,000.
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Donnell, J.R., and Yeend, W.E., 1968, Geologic map of the North Mamm Peak quadrangle, Garfield County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-80, 1 map, scale 1:24,000.
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Donnell, J.R., and Yeend, W.E., 1968, Geologic map of the South Mamm Peak quadrangle, Garfield and Mesa Counties, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-81, 1 map, scale 1:24,000.
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Dyni, J.R., 1968, Preliminary structure map of the northern part of the Piceance Creek basin, Colorado, and preliminary isopach map of the interval between the B-groove and orange marker of the Green River Formation, northern part of the Piceance Creek basin, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-92, 2 maps, scale 1:125,000.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr6892

Griggs, R.L., 1968, Altered tuffaceous rocks of the Green River Formation in the Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-113, 38 p., 3 pls., 10 figs.
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Yeend, W.E.D., J.R., 1968, Geologic map of the Rulison quadrangle, Garfield County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 68-335, 1 map.
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Donnell, J.R., Cashion, W.B., Zilbersher, W.M., Gibson, W.C., and Wolman, M.G., 1950, Stratigraphic sections of the oil-shale deposits in the western part of the Piceance Creek basin, Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 50-16.
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Duncan, D.C., and Belser, Carl, 1950, Geology and oil shale resources of the eastern side of the Piceance Creek Basin, Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 50-12, 17 p., 2 maps.
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