Jade Harper (Palma J. Botterell)
Jade Harper (Palma J. Botterell) is a Research Physical Scientist with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
Professional Experience
2009 - Present: Research Physical Scientist, USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, VA
Education and Certifications
M.S. Geochemistry, Department of Geology, University of Maryland at College Park, 2014
B.S. Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, George Mason University, 2010
Science and Products
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Central North Slope of Alaska, 2020
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 3.6 billion barrels of oil and 8.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas (associated and nonassociated) in conventional accumulations in Mississippian through Paleogene strata in the central North Slope of Alaska.
Authors
David W. Houseknecht, Katherine J. Whidden, Christopher D. Connors, Richard O. Lease, Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, William A. Rouse, Palma J. Botterell, Rebecca A. Smith, Margaret M. Sanders, William H. Craddock, Christina A. DeVera, Christopher Garrity, Marc L. Buursink, C. Özgen Karacan, Samuel J. Heller, Thomas E. Moore, Julie A. Dumoulin, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Katherine L. French, Cheryl A. Woodall, Ronald M. Drake, Kristen R. Marra, Thomas M. Finn, Scott A. Kinney, Chilisa M. Shorten
High microscale variability in Raman thermal maturity estimates from shale organic matter
Raman spectroscopy has recently received attention as a means to estimate thermal maturity of organic matter in petroleum generating source rocks to complement more traditional approaches such as vitrinite reflectance and programmed pyrolysis. While many studies have observed positive correlations between source rock thermal maturity and Raman spectral parameters, little attention has...
Authors
Aaron M. Jubb, Palma J. Botterell, Justin E. Birdwell, Robert Burruss, Paul C. Hackley, Brett Valentine, Javin J. Hatcherian, Stephen A. Wilson
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Cretaceous Nanushuk and Torok Formations, Alaska North Slope, and summary of resource potential of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 2017
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable resources of 8.7 billion barrels of oil and 25 trillion cubic feet of natural gas (associated and nonassociated) in conventional accumulations in the Cretaceous Nanushuk and Torok Formations in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, adjacent State and Native lands, and State waters. The estimated...
Authors
David W. Houseknecht, Richard O. Lease, Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, William A. Rouse, Palma J. Botterell, Katherine J. Whidden, Christopher Garrity, Kristen A. Lewis, Samuel J. Heller, William H. Craddock, Timothy R. Klett, Phuong A. Le, Rebecca A. Smith, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Cheryl A. Woodall, Michael E. Brownfield, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Thomas M. Finn
Transgressive-regressive cycles in the metalliferous, oil-shale-bearing Heath Formation (Upper Mississippian), central Montana
The Upper Mississippian Heath Formation, which accumulated in the Big Snowy Trough of central Montana, has been known for three decades to contain mudrocks highly enriched in Zn, V, Mo, Ni and other metals, and source rocks for oil. The unit has more recently been recognized as a prospective tight oil play. Here we present petrographic, paleontologic, geochemical, and carbon and sulfur...
Authors
Julie A. Dumoulin, Craig A. Johnson, Karen D. Kelley, Palma J. Botterell, Paul C. Hackley, Clint Scott, John F. Slack
Extraction of hydrocarbons from high-maturity Marcellus Shale using supercritical carbon dioxide
Shale is now commonly exploited as a hydrocarbon resource. Due to the high degree of geochemical and petrophysical heterogeneity both between shale reservoirs and within a single reservoir, there is a growing need to find more efficient methods of extracting petroleum compounds (crude oil, natural gas, bitumen) from potential source rocks. In this study, supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2...
Authors
Palma J. Botterell, Philip A. Candela, Wenlu Zhu, Alan J. Kaufman
Non-USGS Publications**
Alexis Patanarut, Alessandra Luchini, Palma J. Botterell, Anirudh Mohan, Caterina Longo, Paul Vorster, Emanuel F. Petricoin, Lance A. Liotta, Barney Bishop,
Synthesis and characterization of hydrogel particles containing Cibacron Blue F3G-A, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 362, Issues 1–3, 2010, Pages 8-19, ISSN 0927-7757, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.03.023.
Synthesis and characterization of hydrogel particles containing Cibacron Blue F3G-A, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 362, Issues 1–3, 2010, Pages 8-19, ISSN 0927-7757, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.03.023.
Fredolini, C., Meani, F., Alex Reeder, K. et al. Nano Res. (2008) 1: 502, Print ISSN 1998-0124, Online ISSN 1998-0000, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-008-8054-z
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Appendices for Transgressive-regressive cycles in the metalliferous, oil shale-bearing Heath Formation (Upper Mississippian), central Montana
This set of data files are the appendices for paper titled Transgressive-regressive cycles in the metalliferous, oil shale-bearing Heath Formation (Upper Mississippian), central Montana. The dataset consists of 8 appendices, including a histogram of solid bitumen and vitrinite Ro values, gas chromatograms, isotopic data, organic and inorganic geochemical analyses, and x-ray diffraction...
Science and Products
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Central North Slope of Alaska, 2020
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 3.6 billion barrels of oil and 8.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas (associated and nonassociated) in conventional accumulations in Mississippian through Paleogene strata in the central North Slope of Alaska.
Authors
David W. Houseknecht, Katherine J. Whidden, Christopher D. Connors, Richard O. Lease, Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, William A. Rouse, Palma J. Botterell, Rebecca A. Smith, Margaret M. Sanders, William H. Craddock, Christina A. DeVera, Christopher Garrity, Marc L. Buursink, C. Özgen Karacan, Samuel J. Heller, Thomas E. Moore, Julie A. Dumoulin, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Katherine L. French, Cheryl A. Woodall, Ronald M. Drake, Kristen R. Marra, Thomas M. Finn, Scott A. Kinney, Chilisa M. Shorten
High microscale variability in Raman thermal maturity estimates from shale organic matter
Raman spectroscopy has recently received attention as a means to estimate thermal maturity of organic matter in petroleum generating source rocks to complement more traditional approaches such as vitrinite reflectance and programmed pyrolysis. While many studies have observed positive correlations between source rock thermal maturity and Raman spectral parameters, little attention has...
Authors
Aaron M. Jubb, Palma J. Botterell, Justin E. Birdwell, Robert Burruss, Paul C. Hackley, Brett Valentine, Javin J. Hatcherian, Stephen A. Wilson
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Cretaceous Nanushuk and Torok Formations, Alaska North Slope, and summary of resource potential of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 2017
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable resources of 8.7 billion barrels of oil and 25 trillion cubic feet of natural gas (associated and nonassociated) in conventional accumulations in the Cretaceous Nanushuk and Torok Formations in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, adjacent State and Native lands, and State waters. The estimated...
Authors
David W. Houseknecht, Richard O. Lease, Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, William A. Rouse, Palma J. Botterell, Katherine J. Whidden, Christopher Garrity, Kristen A. Lewis, Samuel J. Heller, William H. Craddock, Timothy R. Klett, Phuong A. Le, Rebecca A. Smith, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Cheryl A. Woodall, Michael E. Brownfield, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Thomas M. Finn
Transgressive-regressive cycles in the metalliferous, oil-shale-bearing Heath Formation (Upper Mississippian), central Montana
The Upper Mississippian Heath Formation, which accumulated in the Big Snowy Trough of central Montana, has been known for three decades to contain mudrocks highly enriched in Zn, V, Mo, Ni and other metals, and source rocks for oil. The unit has more recently been recognized as a prospective tight oil play. Here we present petrographic, paleontologic, geochemical, and carbon and sulfur...
Authors
Julie A. Dumoulin, Craig A. Johnson, Karen D. Kelley, Palma J. Botterell, Paul C. Hackley, Clint Scott, John F. Slack
Extraction of hydrocarbons from high-maturity Marcellus Shale using supercritical carbon dioxide
Shale is now commonly exploited as a hydrocarbon resource. Due to the high degree of geochemical and petrophysical heterogeneity both between shale reservoirs and within a single reservoir, there is a growing need to find more efficient methods of extracting petroleum compounds (crude oil, natural gas, bitumen) from potential source rocks. In this study, supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2...
Authors
Palma J. Botterell, Philip A. Candela, Wenlu Zhu, Alan J. Kaufman
Non-USGS Publications**
Alexis Patanarut, Alessandra Luchini, Palma J. Botterell, Anirudh Mohan, Caterina Longo, Paul Vorster, Emanuel F. Petricoin, Lance A. Liotta, Barney Bishop,
Synthesis and characterization of hydrogel particles containing Cibacron Blue F3G-A, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 362, Issues 1–3, 2010, Pages 8-19, ISSN 0927-7757, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.03.023.
Synthesis and characterization of hydrogel particles containing Cibacron Blue F3G-A, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 362, Issues 1–3, 2010, Pages 8-19, ISSN 0927-7757, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.03.023.
Fredolini, C., Meani, F., Alex Reeder, K. et al. Nano Res. (2008) 1: 502, Print ISSN 1998-0124, Online ISSN 1998-0000, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-008-8054-z
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Appendices for Transgressive-regressive cycles in the metalliferous, oil shale-bearing Heath Formation (Upper Mississippian), central Montana
This set of data files are the appendices for paper titled Transgressive-regressive cycles in the metalliferous, oil shale-bearing Heath Formation (Upper Mississippian), central Montana. The dataset consists of 8 appendices, including a histogram of solid bitumen and vitrinite Ro values, gas chromatograms, isotopic data, organic and inorganic geochemical analyses, and x-ray diffraction...