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 coal resources for part of the Wilcox Group (Paleocene through Eocene), central Texas
Coal Underlying Federal Lands in the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain
To sell or not sell: Assessments of Bangladesh hydrocarbons
Preliminary evaluation of the coalbed methane potential of the Gulf Coastal Plain, USA and Mexico
The Sacatosa coalbed methane field: A first For Texas
The US Geological Survey's national coal resource assessment: The results
U. S. Geological Survey-PetroBangla cooperative assessment of undiscovered natural gas resources of Bangladesh; petroleum systems and related geologic studies in Region 8, South Asia
Coal quality and resources in the U.S. Gulf Coastal Plain
Coal bed sequestration of carbon dioxide
Coal geology, land use, and human health in the People's Republic of China
Eustacy, climate, tectonics, sedimentary environments, and the formation of Permian coal measures in the Sohagpur Coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India
Rank enhancement of Permian Barakar and Raniganj coal measures in the western part of the Sohagpur Coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India
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 coal resources for part of the Wilcox Group (Paleocene through Eocene), central Texas
Coal Underlying Federal Lands in the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain
To sell or not sell: Assessments of Bangladesh hydrocarbons
Preliminary evaluation of the coalbed methane potential of the Gulf Coastal Plain, USA and Mexico
The Sacatosa coalbed methane field: A first For Texas
The US Geological Survey's national coal resource assessment: The results
U. S. Geological Survey-PetroBangla cooperative assessment of undiscovered natural gas resources of Bangladesh; petroleum systems and related geologic studies in Region 8, South Asia
Coal quality and resources in the U.S. Gulf Coastal Plain
Coal bed sequestration of carbon dioxide
Coal geology, land use, and human health in the People's Republic of China
Eustacy, climate, tectonics, sedimentary environments, and the formation of Permian coal measures in the Sohagpur Coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India
Rank enhancement of Permian Barakar and Raniganj coal measures in the western part of the Sohagpur Coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India
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.