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
Pore characteristics of Wilcox Group Coal, U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Implications for the occurrence of coalbed gas
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Alaska North Slope and Kandik Basin, Alaska
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: U.S. Gulf Coast
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Denver Basin, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, and Wyoming-Idaho-Utah Thrust Belt
U.S. Geological Survey carbon sequestration: Geologic research and assessments
Results of coalbed-methane drilling, Meadowfill Landfill, Harrison County, West Virginia
Results of coalbed-methane drilling, Mylan Park, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Columbia Basin of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and the Western Oregon-Washington basins
National assessment of geologic carbon dioxide storage resources: data
National assessment of geologic carbon dioxide storage resources: results
National assessment of geologic carbon dioxide storage resources: summary
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
Pore characteristics of Wilcox Group Coal, U.S. Gulf Coast Region: Implications for the occurrence of coalbed gas
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Alaska North Slope and Kandik Basin, Alaska
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: U.S. Gulf Coast
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Denver Basin, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, and Wyoming-Idaho-Utah Thrust Belt
U.S. Geological Survey carbon sequestration: Geologic research and assessments
Results of coalbed-methane drilling, Meadowfill Landfill, Harrison County, West Virginia
Results of coalbed-methane drilling, Mylan Park, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Columbia Basin of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and the Western Oregon-Washington basins
National assessment of geologic carbon dioxide storage resources: data
National assessment of geologic carbon dioxide storage resources: results
National assessment of geologic carbon dioxide storage resources: summary
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.