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

描述：该奖项旨在支持路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日路易斯安那州立大学地质与地球物理系Brooks Ellwood博士和埃及坦塔大学地质系Aziz Kafafy博士之间的合作项目。研究人员计划研究沿埃及苏伊士湾边缘和北美中部大陆暴露的白垩纪岩石序列的相关性。使用磁化率事件和旋回地层学（MSEC）方法，他们将使用从两个地区收集的样品建立一个复合MSEC标准，该标准可用于两个地区之间的相关性。最近发布的MSEC数据集已被证明可用于切削样品的全局相关性和井间相关性。研究范围：白垩纪是应用地质学的一个重要地质时期，特别是在中东地区。埃及和美国白垩纪岩石的MSEC对比是古生代研究的一个逻辑进展。这将提高对北非和美国西部白垩纪地层对比的认识，完善地层对比，补充并提供生物带和极反转间隔内相关性的独立证据。本研究对美国等地白垩系油气资源的研究具有直接的应用价值，对石油勘探具有直接的应用价值。Ellwood和Kafafy在MSEC技术和该领域的应用方面拥有丰富的经验。该项目包括本科生，他们将从参与国际合作研究中受益。该项目得到了美国-埃及联合基金项目的支持，该项目向两国的科学家和工程师提供赠款，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.