The USGS has released a new compilation of 144 sedimentary basins (or groups of basins) in the
United States (both onshore and offshore). The basins are identified, located, and
briefly described as part of a geospatial data
base in support of the Geologic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration National
Assessment Project.
AZGS is working on assessing CO2 sequestration capacity in Tertiary sedimentary basins primarily in the Basin and Range part of Arizona as part of a DOE-funded project through the WestCarb coalition, and across the Colorado Plateau under a contract with the USGS.
The USGS announcement says "This catalog of basins is
designed to provide a check list and basic geologic framework for
compiling more detailed geologic and reservoir engineering data for this
project and other future investigations."
Ref: Coleman, J.L., Jr., and Cahan, S.M., 2012, Preliminary catalog of the sedimentary basins of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1111, 27 p. (plus 4 figures and 1 table available as separate files) Available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1111/.
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