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Overview

Paul C. Hackley is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with significant contributions in various subfields such as mechanics of materials, analytical chemistry, global and planetary change, ocean engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their work extensively addresses topics including hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, petroleum processing and analysis, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, enhanced oil recovery techniques, geochemistry and geologic mapping, coal properties and utilization, and hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Paul C. Hackley include Aaron M. Jubb, Brett J. Valentine, Javin J. Hatcherian, Justin E. Birdwell, and Ryan J. McAleer.

Publications by Paul C. Hackley appear predominantly in venues such as the International Journal of Coal Geology, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, AAPG Bulletin, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Organic Geochemistry.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist include:

  • "A review of spatially resolved techniques and applications of organic petrography in shale petroleum systems", 2021, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Evidence of Cosmic Impact at Abu Hureyra, Syria at the Younger Dryas Onset (~12.8 ka): High-temperature melting at >2200 °C", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Relating Tmax and hydrogen index to vitrinite and solid bitumen reflectance in hydrous pyrolysis residues: Comparisons to natural thermal indices", 2021, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Evidence of wildfires and elevated atmospheric oxygen at the Frasnian-Famennian boundary in New York (USA): Implications for the Late Devonian mass extinction", 2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • "Nanoscale Molecular Composition of Solid Bitumen from the Eagle Ford Group across a Natural Thermal Maturity Gradient", 2020, Energy & Fuels

Best Publications

  • Application of organic petrography in North American shale petroleum systems: A review

    Paul C. Hackley;Brian J. Cardott

  • The nature of porosity in organic-rich mudstones of the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation, North Sea, offshore United Kingdom

    Neil S. Fishman;Paul C. Hackley;Heather A. Lowers;Ronald J. Hill

  • Review and update of the applications of organic petrology: Part 1, geological applications

    Isabel Suárez-Ruiz;Deolinda Flores;João Graciano Mendonça Filho;Paul C. Hackley

  • Pore-types and pore-network evolution in Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Woodford and Mississippian Barnett mudstones: Insights from laboratory thermal maturation and organic petrology

    Lucy T. Ko;Stephen C. Ruppel;Robert G. Loucks;Paul C. Hackley

  • Nanoscale geochemical and geomechanical characterization of organic matter in shale.

    Jing Yang;Javin Hatcherian;Paul C. Hackley;Andrew E. Pomerantz

  • Standardization of reflectance measurements in dispersed organic matter: Results of an exercise to improve interlaboratory agreement

    Paul C. Hackley;Carla Viviane Araujo;Angeles G. Borrego;Antonis Bouzinos

  • Understanding and distinguishing reflectance measurements of solid bitumen and vitrinite using hydrous pyrolysis: Implications to petroleum assessment

    Paul C. Hackley;Michael Lewan

  • Organic petrology and geochemistry of mudrocks from the lacustrine Lucaogou Formation, Santanghu Basin, northwest China: Application to lake basin evolution

    Paul C. Hackley;Neil Fishman;Tao Wu;Gregory Baugher

  • Biogenic origin of coalbed gas in the northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain, U.S.A

    Peter D. Warwick;F. Clayton Breland;Paul C. Hackley

  • On the petrographic distinction of bituminite from solid bitumen in immature to early mature source rocks

    Paul C. Hackley;Brett J. Valentine;Javin J. Hatcherian

  • Organic petrology and micro-spectroscopy of Tasmanites microfossils: Applications to kerogen transformations in the early oil window

    Paul C. Hackley;Paul C. Hackley;Clifford C. Walters;Simon R. Kelemen;Maria Mastalerz

  • Geological and geochemical characterization of the Lower Cretaceous Pearsall Formation, Maverick Basin, south Texas: A future shale gas resource?

    Paul C. Hackley

  • Thermal maturity of northern Appalachian Basin Devonian shales: Insights from sterane and terpane biomarkers

    Paul C. Hackley;Robert T. Ryder;Michael H. Trippi;Hossein Alimi

  • Geologic shaded relief map of Venezuela

    Paul C. Hackley;Franco Urbani;Alex W. Karlsen;Christopher P. Garrity

  • Suppression of vitrinite reflectance by bitumen generated from liptinite during hydrous pyrolysis of artificial source rock

    Kenneth E. Peters;Paul C. Hackley;J. J. Thomas;A. E. Pomerantz

  • Application of Raman Spectroscopy as Thermal Maturity Probe in Shale Petroleum Systems: Insights from Natural and Artificial Maturation Series

    Paul C. Hackley;N. Keno Lünsdorf

  • High microscale variability in Raman thermal maturity estimates from shale organic matter

    Aaron M. Jubb;Palma J. Botterell;Justin E. Birdwell;Robert C. Burruss

  • Organic petrography of Leonardian (Wolfcamp A) mudrocks and carbonates, Midland Basin, Texas: The fate of oil-prone sedimentary organic matter in the oil window

    Paul C. Hackley;Tongwei Zhang;Aaron M. Jubb;Brett J. Valentine

  • A review of spatially resolved techniques and applications of organic petrography in shale petroleum systems

    Paul C. Hackley;Aaron M. Jubb;Ryan J. McAleer;Brett J. Valentine

  • Identification of alginite and bituminite in rocks other than coal. 2006, 2009, and 2011 round robin exercises of the ICCP Identification of Dispersed Organic Matter Working Group

    J. Kus;C.V. Araujo;A.G. Borrego;D. Flores

  • Assessment of Thermal Maturity Trends in Devonian–Mississippian Source Rocks Using Raman Spectroscopy: Limitations of Peak-Fitting Method

    Jason S. Lupoi;Luke P. Fritz;Thomas M. Parris;Paul C. Hackley

  • Vitrinite reflectance versus pyrolysis Tmax data: Assessing thermal maturity in shale plays with special reference to the Duvernay shale play of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Alberta, Canada

    Raphael A.J. Wust;Brent R. Nassichuk;Ron Brezovski;Paul C Hackley

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Mastalerz
Maria Mastalerz Indiana University
Isabel Suárez-Ruiz
Isabel Suárez-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Deolinda Flores
Deolinda Flores University of Porto
Tongwei Zhang
Tongwei Zhang The University of Texas at Austin
Cortland F. Eble
Cortland F. Eble University of Kentucky
Mehdi Ostadhassan
Mehdi Ostadhassan Kiel University
James C. Hower
James C. Hower University of Kentucky
Thomas Gentzis
Thomas Gentzis Core Laboratories (United States)
Gunther Kletetschka
Gunther Kletetschka Charles University
James C. Weaver
James C. Weaver Cornell University

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