Paul Lillis
Scientist Emeritus with the Central Energy Resources Science Center
Paul Lillis is a recently retired petroleum geochemist with the Central Energy Resources Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Denver, Colorado. He received a B.A. in geology from San Jose State University, an M.S. in geology from San Diego State University, and a Ph.D. in geochemistry from Colorado School of Mines. He was a petroleum exploration geologist with Atlantic Richfield for eight years (1978 to 1986) in Colorado, California, and Texas, and has been with the USGS in Denver since 1987. His research focuses on the application of petroleum and source-rock geochemistry to identifying, characterizing, and mapping petroleum systems.\
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Oil-oil correlations to establish a basis for mapping petroleum systems, San Joaquin Basin, California, compiled PowerPoint slides
No abstract available.
Authors
P. G. Lillis, L. B. Magoon
Oil and gas assessment of Yukon Flats, East-Central Alaska, 2004
No abstract available.
Authors
Richard G. Stanley, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Jesse M. Crews, Timothy R. Klett, Paul G. Lillis, Robert L. Morin, Jeffrey D. Phillips, Richard M. Pollastro, Elisabeth L. Rowan, Richard W. Saltus, Christopher J. Schenk, Megan K. Simpson, Alison B. Till, Sandra M. Troutman, James W. Hendley
Distribution, richness, quality, and thermal maturity of source rock units on the North Slope of Alaska
Four source rock units on the North Slope were identified, characterized, and mapped to better understand the origin of petroleum in the area: Hue-gamma ray zone (Hue-GRZ), pebble shale unit, Kingak Shale, and Shublik Formation. Rock-Eval pyrolysis, total organic carbon analysis, and well logs were used to map the present-day thickness, organic quantity (TOC), quality (hydrogen index, HI), and the
Authors
K. E. Peters, K. J. Bird, M.A. Keller, P. G. Lillis, L. B. Magoon
Alaskan North Slope petroleum systems
Six North Slope petroleum systems are identified, described, and mapped using oil-to-oil and oil-to-source rock correlations, pods of active source rock, and overburden rock packages. To map these systems, we assumed that: a) petroleum source rocks contain 3.2 wt. % organic carbon (TOC); b) immature oil-prone source rocks have hydrogen indices (HI) >300 (mg HC/gm TOC); c) the top and bottom of the
Authors
L. B. Magoon, P. G. Lillis, K. J. Bird, C. Lampe, K. E. Peters
Petroleum systems of the Alaskan North Slope: a numerical journey from source to trap
The complex petroleum province of the Alaskan North Slope contains six petroleum systems (Magoon and others, this session). Source rocks for four of these systems include the Hue-gamma ray zone (Hue-GRZ), pebble shale unit, Kingak Shale, and Shublik Formation. Geochemical data for these source rocks are investigated in greater detail and provide the basis for numerical petroleum migration models.
Authors
C. Lampe, K. E. Peters, L. B. Magoon, K. J. Bird, P. G. Lillis
Petroleum systems and geologic assessment of oil and gas in the Uinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado
The purpose of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Oil and Gas Assessment is to develop geology-based hypotheses regarding the potential for additions to oil and gas reserves in priority areas of the United States, focusing on the distribution, quantity, and availability of oil and natural gas resources. The USGS has recently completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas potenti
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Paul G. Lillis, Augusta Warden, J. D. King, Vito F. Nuccio, Laura N. Roberts, Russell F. Dubiel, Mark Kirschbaum, Ronald C. Johnson, Stephen B. Roberts, Mitchell E. Henry, Thomas M. Finn, Edward A. Johnson, Robert D. Hettinger, Philip H. Nelson, J. W. Schmoker, Timothy R. Klett, Ronald Charpentier, Robert A. Crovelli, Troy Cook, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, G. F. Ulmishek, Phuong A. Le
Geochemistry of natural gas, North Slope, Alaska: Implications for gas resources, NPRA
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert A. Burruss, Paul G. Lillis, Timothy S. Collett
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Southwestern Wyoming Province, 2002
No abstract available.
Authors
Mark Kirschbaum, Thomas M. Finn, Robert D. Hettinger, Edward A. Johnson, Ronald C. Johnson, Joyce Kibler, Paul G. Lillis, Philip H. Nelson, Laura N.R. Roberts, Stephen B. Roberts, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Robert A. Crovelli, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Schenk
Subsurface and petroleum geology of the southwestern Santa Clara Valley ("Silicon Valley"), California
Gravity anomalies, historical records of exploratory oil wells and oil seeps, new organic-geochemical results, and new stratigraphic and structural data indicate the presence of a concealed, oil-bearing sedimentary basin beneath a highly urbanized part of the Santa Clara Valley, Calif. A conspicuous isostatic-gravity low that extends about 35 km from Palo Alto southeastward to near Los Gatos refle
Authors
Richard G. Stanley, Robert C. Jachens, Paul G. Lillis, Robert J. McLaughlin, Keith A. Kvenvolden, Frances D. Hostettler, Kristin A. McDougall, Leslie B. Magoon
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Energy and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Tar Creek study, Sargent oil field, Santa Clara County, California
Field work in the Tar Creek area of Sargent oil field was performed June 26 to 28, 2000. The Santa Clara County study area is located in Sections, 30, 31, and 32, Township 11 South, Range 4 East, M.D.B&M; and in Sections 25 and 36, Township 11 South, Range 3 East, M.D.B.&M., north and south of Tar Creek, west of Highway 101. The work was a cooperative effort of the California Department of Conserv
Authors
David L. Wagner, Bill Fedasko, J.R. Carnahan, Ross Brunetti, Leslie B. Magoon, Paul G. Lillis, T.D. Lorenson, Richard G. Stanley
Preliminary results on the organic geochemistry of the Oligocene Creede Formation, Colorado
No abstract available.
Authors
Paul G. Lillis
Characterization of Northern California petroleum by stable carbon isotopes
The purpose of this study is to characterize natural occurrences of petroleum at the surface and in the subsurface within northern California in order to define and map petroleum systems for U.S. Geological Survey energy resource assessments. Furthermore, the chemical characterization and mapping of natural petroleum occurrences could also be used to discriminate natural occurrences from accidenta
Authors
Paul G. Lillis, Leslie B. Magoon, Richard G. Stanley, Robert J. McLaughlin, Augusta Warden
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Oil-oil correlations to establish a basis for mapping petroleum systems, San Joaquin Basin, California, compiled PowerPoint slides
No abstract available.
Authors
P. G. Lillis, L. B. Magoon
Oil and gas assessment of Yukon Flats, East-Central Alaska, 2004
No abstract available.
Authors
Richard G. Stanley, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Jesse M. Crews, Timothy R. Klett, Paul G. Lillis, Robert L. Morin, Jeffrey D. Phillips, Richard M. Pollastro, Elisabeth L. Rowan, Richard W. Saltus, Christopher J. Schenk, Megan K. Simpson, Alison B. Till, Sandra M. Troutman, James W. Hendley
Distribution, richness, quality, and thermal maturity of source rock units on the North Slope of Alaska
Four source rock units on the North Slope were identified, characterized, and mapped to better understand the origin of petroleum in the area: Hue-gamma ray zone (Hue-GRZ), pebble shale unit, Kingak Shale, and Shublik Formation. Rock-Eval pyrolysis, total organic carbon analysis, and well logs were used to map the present-day thickness, organic quantity (TOC), quality (hydrogen index, HI), and the
Authors
K. E. Peters, K. J. Bird, M.A. Keller, P. G. Lillis, L. B. Magoon
Alaskan North Slope petroleum systems
Six North Slope petroleum systems are identified, described, and mapped using oil-to-oil and oil-to-source rock correlations, pods of active source rock, and overburden rock packages. To map these systems, we assumed that: a) petroleum source rocks contain 3.2 wt. % organic carbon (TOC); b) immature oil-prone source rocks have hydrogen indices (HI) >300 (mg HC/gm TOC); c) the top and bottom of the
Authors
L. B. Magoon, P. G. Lillis, K. J. Bird, C. Lampe, K. E. Peters
Petroleum systems of the Alaskan North Slope: a numerical journey from source to trap
The complex petroleum province of the Alaskan North Slope contains six petroleum systems (Magoon and others, this session). Source rocks for four of these systems include the Hue-gamma ray zone (Hue-GRZ), pebble shale unit, Kingak Shale, and Shublik Formation. Geochemical data for these source rocks are investigated in greater detail and provide the basis for numerical petroleum migration models.
Authors
C. Lampe, K. E. Peters, L. B. Magoon, K. J. Bird, P. G. Lillis
Petroleum systems and geologic assessment of oil and gas in the Uinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado
The purpose of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Oil and Gas Assessment is to develop geology-based hypotheses regarding the potential for additions to oil and gas reserves in priority areas of the United States, focusing on the distribution, quantity, and availability of oil and natural gas resources. The USGS has recently completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas potenti
Authors
Paul G. Lillis, Augusta Warden, J. D. King, Vito F. Nuccio, Laura N. Roberts, Russell F. Dubiel, Mark Kirschbaum, Ronald C. Johnson, Stephen B. Roberts, Mitchell E. Henry, Thomas M. Finn, Edward A. Johnson, Robert D. Hettinger, Philip H. Nelson, J. W. Schmoker, Timothy R. Klett, Ronald Charpentier, Robert A. Crovelli, Troy Cook, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, G. F. Ulmishek, Phuong A. Le
Geochemistry of natural gas, North Slope, Alaska: Implications for gas resources, NPRA
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert A. Burruss, Paul G. Lillis, Timothy S. Collett
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Southwestern Wyoming Province, 2002
No abstract available.
Authors
Mark Kirschbaum, Thomas M. Finn, Robert D. Hettinger, Edward A. Johnson, Ronald C. Johnson, Joyce Kibler, Paul G. Lillis, Philip H. Nelson, Laura N.R. Roberts, Stephen B. Roberts, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Robert A. Crovelli, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Schenk
Subsurface and petroleum geology of the southwestern Santa Clara Valley ("Silicon Valley"), California
Gravity anomalies, historical records of exploratory oil wells and oil seeps, new organic-geochemical results, and new stratigraphic and structural data indicate the presence of a concealed, oil-bearing sedimentary basin beneath a highly urbanized part of the Santa Clara Valley, Calif. A conspicuous isostatic-gravity low that extends about 35 km from Palo Alto southeastward to near Los Gatos refle
Authors
Richard G. Stanley, Robert C. Jachens, Paul G. Lillis, Robert J. McLaughlin, Keith A. Kvenvolden, Frances D. Hostettler, Kristin A. McDougall, Leslie B. Magoon
By
Energy and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Tar Creek study, Sargent oil field, Santa Clara County, California
Field work in the Tar Creek area of Sargent oil field was performed June 26 to 28, 2000. The Santa Clara County study area is located in Sections, 30, 31, and 32, Township 11 South, Range 4 East, M.D.B&M; and in Sections 25 and 36, Township 11 South, Range 3 East, M.D.B.&M., north and south of Tar Creek, west of Highway 101. The work was a cooperative effort of the California Department of Conserv
Authors
David L. Wagner, Bill Fedasko, J.R. Carnahan, Ross Brunetti, Leslie B. Magoon, Paul G. Lillis, T.D. Lorenson, Richard G. Stanley
Preliminary results on the organic geochemistry of the Oligocene Creede Formation, Colorado
No abstract available.
Authors
Paul G. Lillis
Characterization of Northern California petroleum by stable carbon isotopes
The purpose of this study is to characterize natural occurrences of petroleum at the surface and in the subsurface within northern California in order to define and map petroleum systems for U.S. Geological Survey energy resource assessments. Furthermore, the chemical characterization and mapping of natural petroleum occurrences could also be used to discriminate natural occurrences from accidenta
Authors
Paul G. Lillis, Leslie B. Magoon, Richard G. Stanley, Robert J. McLaughlin, Augusta Warden