US-Egypt Cooperative Research: MSEC Correlation in Cretaceous Rocks from Egypt and the United States

0209886Ellwood描述：该奖项是为了支持路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日路易斯安那州立大学地质和地球物理系Brooks Ellwood博士和埃及坦塔大学地质系Aziz Kafy博士之间的一个合作项目。研究人员计划研究埃及苏伊士湾边缘和北美中部大陆白垩纪岩石序列的对比。利用磁感应事件和旋回地层学(MSEC)方法，他们将使用从这两个地区收集的样本来建立一个可用于两个地区之间对比的综合MSEC标准。最近公布的MSEC数据集在应用于切割样本时，已被证明对全球对比和井间对比有用。范围：白垩纪，特别是在中东，从应用地质学的角度来看，是一个重要的地质时期。埃及和美国白垩纪岩石的毫秒对比是古生代研究的一个合乎逻辑的过程。这将提高对北非和美国西部白垩纪地层的认识，完善地层对比，补充生物带和极地反转区间内的对比，并提供独立的证据。这项研究直接应用于白垩系地层的研究，白垩系地层在美国和其他地方拥有石油资源，其结果可能在石油勘探中直接应用。埃尔伍德和卡法菲在MSEC技术和该领域的应用方面拥有经验。该项目包括本科生，他们将从参加国际合作研究中受益。该项目得到了美国-埃及联合基金计划的支持，该计划为两国的科学家和工程师提供资助，以开展这些合作活动。

0209886EllwoodDescription: This award is to support a collaborative project between Dr. Brooks Ellwood, Department of Geology and Geophysics at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Dr. Aziz Kafafy, Geology Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. The investigators plan to study the correlation of Cretaceous rock sequences exposed along the Gulf of Suez margin in Egypt and in the North American mid continent. Using the magnetosusceptibility event and cyclostratigraphy (MSEC) method, they will use samples collected from both regions to build a composite MSEC standard that may be used for correlation between the two regions. Recent published MSEC data sets have been shown to be useful for global correlation and correlation between wells when applied to cutting samples. Scope: The Cretaceous Period, especially in the Middle East, is a significant geologic period in terms of applied geology. MSEC correlation in cretaceous Rocks from Egypt and the United States is a logical progression from Paleozoic studies. This will advance knowledge and refine stratigraphic correlation of Cretaceous strata in northern Africa and the western United States, complementing and giving independent evidence for correlations within biozones and polar reversal intervals. The research has direct application to studies of Cretaceous strata, which hold petroleum resources in the United States and elsewhere, and the results may have direct application in oil exploration. Ellwood and Kafafy have experience in MSEC techniques and in applications in the field. The project includes undergraduate students who will benefit from taking part in an international cooperative research. This project is being supported under the US-Egypt Joint Fund Program, which provides grants to scientists and engineers in both countries to carry out these cooperative activities.