Peter D. Warwick, Ph.D.
Peter Warwick is the Science Coordinator for Carbon Sequestration and Energy Storage at the Energy Resources Program office in Reston, VA.
Peter's scientific and technical specialties include sedimentology, stratigraphy, the geology of fossil fuels, and geologic carbon sequestration. His career with the USGS has focused on energy-related research, exploration, and resource assessments in various sedimentary basins in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 scientific research publications. In addition, Dr. Warwick has served as the President of the Energy Minerals Division of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and is an AAPG Charles Taylor Fellow. He has been President of The Society for Organic Petrology, and Chair of the Coal Geology Division of the Geological Society of America (GSA). He is a GSA Fellow and an active member of several scientific journal review boards.
Professional Experience
Supervisory Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Resident Research Associate, U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Council
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Geology, University of Kentucky
M.S. Geology, North Carolina State University
B.S. Political Science and Geology, North Carolina State University
Science and Products
Preliminary evaluation of the coalbed methane resources of the Gulf Coastal Plain
Preliminary results from coal-bed methane drilling in Panola County, Texas
Preliminary Gulf Coast Coalbed Methane Exploration Maps: Depth to Wilcox, Apparent Wilcox Thickness and Vitrinite Reflectance
Coal geology, resources and coal-bed methane potential for the U.S. Gulf Coastal Plain
Tertiary coals in South Texas: Anomalous cannel-like coals of Webb County (Claiborne Group, Eocene) and lignites of Atascosa County (Jackson Group, Eocene) - Geologic setting, character, source-rock and coal-bed methane potential
USGS international activities in coal resources
Lithofacies, depositional environments, and regional stratigraphy of the lower Eocene Ghazij Formation, Balochistan, Pakistan
Rank enhancement of Permian Barakar and Raniganj coal measures in the western part of the Sohagpur coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India
National coal resource assessment non-proprietary data: Location, stratigraphy, and coal quality for selected tertiary coal in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region
Coal geology of the U.S. gulf coastal region
Geologic and climatic controls on the formation of the Permian coal measures in the Sohagpur Coal Field, Madhya Pradesh, India
Quality characteristics of coal beds in the Gulf Coast Province
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.
Science and Products
Preliminary evaluation of the coalbed methane resources of the Gulf Coastal Plain
Preliminary results from coal-bed methane drilling in Panola County, Texas
Preliminary Gulf Coast Coalbed Methane Exploration Maps: Depth to Wilcox, Apparent Wilcox Thickness and Vitrinite Reflectance
Coal geology, resources and coal-bed methane potential for the U.S. Gulf Coastal Plain
Tertiary coals in South Texas: Anomalous cannel-like coals of Webb County (Claiborne Group, Eocene) and lignites of Atascosa County (Jackson Group, Eocene) - Geologic setting, character, source-rock and coal-bed methane potential
USGS international activities in coal resources
Lithofacies, depositional environments, and regional stratigraphy of the lower Eocene Ghazij Formation, Balochistan, Pakistan
Rank enhancement of Permian Barakar and Raniganj coal measures in the western part of the Sohagpur coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India
National coal resource assessment non-proprietary data: Location, stratigraphy, and coal quality for selected tertiary coal in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region
Coal geology of the U.S. gulf coastal region
Geologic and climatic controls on the formation of the Permian coal measures in the Sohagpur Coal Field, Madhya Pradesh, India
Quality characteristics of coal beds in the Gulf Coast Province
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.