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
Upper Cretaceous bituminous coal deposits of the Olmos Formation, Maverick County, Texas
Eocene bituminous coal deposits of the Claiborne group, Webb County, Texas
Wilcox group (Paleocene to Eocene) coals of the Sabine Uplift area, Texas and Louisiana
Paleocene coal deposits of the Wilcox group, central Texas
Paleocene coal deposits of the Wilcox Group, Northeast Texas
A review of lignite resources of western Tennessee and the Jackson Purchase area, western Kentucky
A review of the lignite resources of Arkansas
Chemical analyses in the World Coal Quality Inventory
Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Mesozoic (Jurassic and Cretaceous) rocks of the onshore and state waters of the Gulf of Mexico Region, U.S.A
Geologic cross section, gas desorption, and other data from four wells drilled for Alaska rural energy project, Wainwright, Alaska, coalbed methane project, 2007-2009
Thermal Maturity Data Used by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Oil and Gas Assessment
Coupled hydrology and biogeochemistry of Paleocene–Eocene coal beds, northern Gulf of Mexico
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
Upper Cretaceous bituminous coal deposits of the Olmos Formation, Maverick County, Texas
Eocene bituminous coal deposits of the Claiborne group, Webb County, Texas
Wilcox group (Paleocene to Eocene) coals of the Sabine Uplift area, Texas and Louisiana
Paleocene coal deposits of the Wilcox group, central Texas
Paleocene coal deposits of the Wilcox Group, Northeast Texas
A review of lignite resources of western Tennessee and the Jackson Purchase area, western Kentucky
A review of the lignite resources of Arkansas
Chemical analyses in the World Coal Quality Inventory
Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Mesozoic (Jurassic and Cretaceous) rocks of the onshore and state waters of the Gulf of Mexico Region, U.S.A
Geologic cross section, gas desorption, and other data from four wells drilled for Alaska rural energy project, Wainwright, Alaska, coalbed methane project, 2007-2009
Thermal Maturity Data Used by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Oil and Gas Assessment
Coupled hydrology and biogeochemistry of Paleocene–Eocene coal beds, northern Gulf of Mexico
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.