Geologic Publications

CANE CREEK EXPLORATION PLAY (OFR-232)
By: Craig D. Morgan This open-file report is a series of maps and cross sections to aid in evaluating the oil andgas exploration potential of the Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation, with special emphasis on the"Cane Creek" shale zone. The mapped area covers T. 24 -...

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Selected Topics In Engineering And Environmental Geology In Utah (UGA-41)
By: Edited by Michael D. Hylland and Kimm M. Harty This publications includes the subjects of Geologic Hazards, Hydrogeology, Field Trip Guides, and Related Topics GEOLOGIC HAZARDS Instrumentally Recorded Ground Motions in the Utah Region Since 2000 by Kristine L. Pankow Landslide Distribution and...

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Hydrocarbon Systems and Production in the Uinta Basin, Utah (UGA-37)
Edited by: M. W. Longman and C. D. Morgan This publication focuses entirely on the hydrocarbon resources of the Uinta Basin. The collection of papers cover the diverse topics associated with the hydrocarbon resources. Listed below are the papers found in this symposium. Book...

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Geology of northern Utah and vicinity (UGA-27)
Edited by: L. E. Spangler and C. J. Allen This publication contains 21 technical papers and a field trip road log covering a large geographic area and focusing on a broad range of topics, including: structural geology, stratigraphy, geomorphology, petroleum geology, coalbed gas potential,...

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Engineering and environmental geology of southwestern Utah (UGA-21)
Edited by: K. M. HartySouthwestern Utah has experienced rapid growth, particularly in Iron and Washington Counties, and a number of unfortunate experiences from the past show that a variety of geologic hazards (collapsible soils, floods, and landslides to name a few) are indeed present...

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Overthrust belt of Utah, 1982 Symposium and Field Conference (UGA-10)
Edited by: D. L. NielsonThe discovery of a new oil or gas field or mineral deposits is a euphoric experience. Yet nothing is quite so sobering as the realization of the time, effort, and money which justifies the discovery. The contents of this guidebook...

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Documentation and installation guide for HOMCODE: a code for scaling up permeabilities using homogenization (OFR-392)
By: J. Koebbe This document describes a package of codes that can be used to determine effective permeabilities for porous media problems. In a more basic sense the codes concentrate on obtaining a numerical approximation of the solution of a system of elliptic partial...

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Earthquake scenario and probabilistic ground shaking maps for the Salt Lake City, Utah, metropolitan area (MP 02-5)
By: I. G. Wong, W. J. Silva, S. S. Olig, P. Thomas, D. Wright, F. X. Ashland, and N. Gregor The Salt Lake City metropolitan area is one of the most seismically hazardous urban areas in the interior of the western U.S. because of...

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Moon Utah: With Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Capitol Reef & Canyonlands National Parks
From remote deserts and arid mountain ranges to colorful canyons and world-famous national parks, Moon Utah reveals the best of this adventurous state. Inside you’ll find: Strategic itineraries, plus lists of the best scenic drives, hiking trails, breweries, and more How to plan a national parks road...

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The Utah Gold Rush - The Lost Rhodes Mine and the Hathenbruck Legacy
The Book With the release of this book, the search for the lost Rhoades Mine is narrowed to a few square miles of real estate due east of Kamas, Utah. This gives promise that the greatest of all gold deposits including remains of Montezuma's...

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The Last Miner - A Memoir of Alta's Final Mining Explorations
The Last Miner is a captivating memoir chronicling the final days of mining exploration in Utah’s legendary Little Cottonwood Canyon during the 1950s. Through the eyes of Dick Fluehe, the last living miner to traverse these haunted, silver-laden tunnels, readers are immersed in a forgotten...

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A Guide to Gold Panning in Utah Second Edition
By: Alan J. Chenworth Looking for gold in Utah? This book is a comprehensive guide to the prospector who would like to go out on the weekend, take in some beautiful scenery, get some exercise, and maybe find some gold. This is the must...

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Historic aerial photography, 1938 Salt Lake Aqueduct Project, Salt Lake, Utah, and Wasatch Counties, Utah (OFR-537)
By: S. D. Bowman and K. Beisner This compilation of the 1938 Salt Lake Aqueduct Project includes 183 scanned aerial photograph prints (frames) taken as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Salt Lake Aqueduct Project. The Salt Lake Aqueduct was constructed between...

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Landslide Inventory Map of the 2012 Seeley Fire Area, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah (SS-153)
By: Greg N. McDonald and Richard E. Giraud This map presents a landslide inventory for the 2012 Seeley fire area, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah, at a scale of 1:24,000. The purposes of the map and accompanying geodatabase are to show and characterize landslides...

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Evaluating Surface Faulting Chronologies of Graben-Bounding Faults in Salt Lake Valley, Utah- New Paleoseismic Data from the Salt Lake City Segment of the Wasatch Fault Zone and the West Valley Fault Zone (SS-149)
By: Christopher B. DuRoss and Michael D. Hylland The Salt Lake City segment (SLCS) of the Wasatch fault zone and the West Valley fault zone (WVFZ) are Holocene-active faults that have evidence of large-magnitude (M ~6-7) surface-faulting earthquakes. Paleoseismic research trenches at the Penrose...

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Hydrogeology and Simulation of Groundwater Flow in Cedar Valley, Utah County, Utah (SS-145)
By: Lucy Jordan and Walid W. Sabbah Contains a 125-page comprehensive study of the hydrogeology of Cedar Valley, Utah County, located in north-central Utah. The report includes 72 figures; two plates, one of which is a potentiometric map of the basin-fill, bedrock, and several...

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Moderately Saline Groundwater in the Uinta Basin, Utah (SS-144)
By: Paul B. Anderson, Michael D. Vanden Berg, Stephanie Carney, Craig Morgan, and Sonja HeuscherContains a 30-page report and nine plates. The base of the moderately saline water (BMSW) (10,000 mg/L TDS transition) in the Uinta Basin was first mapped in 1987 and re-mapped...

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Geologic hazards of the Magna Quadrangle, Salt Lake County, Utah (SS-137)
By: J. J. Castleton, A. H. Elliott, and G. N. McDonaldThe Magna quadrangle, in the western part of Salt Lake Valley, is expected to experience a significant population increase in the next several decades. As urbanization expands into areas less suited for development, geologic...

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Geologic hazards of the Zion National Park geologic-hazard study area, Washington and Kane Counties, Utah (SS-133)
By: W. R. Lund, T. R. Knudsen, and D. L Sharrow The Utah Geological Survey conducted a geologic-hazard investigation of a portion of Zion national Park to provide the National Park Service with geologic-hazard information for future park management. The ZNP Geologic-Hazard Study Area...

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Basin-wide evaluation of the uppermost Green River Formation's oil-shale resources, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, Uinta Basin (SS-128)
By: M. D. Vanden Berg Due to the recent increase in crude oil prices and concerns over diminishing conventional reserves, the Utah Geological Survey has reexamined the Uinta Basinâ€™s oil-shale resource, primarily in the Mahogany zone of the Green River Formation. Past assessments, the...

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