G. Shanmugam's other geological publications
Introduction
The purpose of this Blog is to share G. Shanmugam’s
published works on various other topics, such as journal cover photographs, oil
generation from terrestrial organic matter (coal), erosional
unconformities and porosity development, porosity in sandstones, fan deltas and
braid deltas, tide-dominated estuaries, Appalachian tectonics, Mn distribution
in marine strata, etc. with free PDF downloads.
Biography
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G.
Shanmugam is a person pf Indian origin. He was born in Sirkali, Tamil Nadu.
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B.Sc.
Geology and Chemistry. Annamalai University, 1965
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M.Sc.
Applied Geology, IIT-Bombay, 1968. IIT Medal for top-ranking student.
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CSIR
Scholar, IITB, 1968-1970.
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He
emigrated to the U.S. in 1970 and became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1990.
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Upon
completing his Ph.D (1978, University of Tennessee, Knoxville) on tectonics and
sedimentation of the Ordovician Appalachians, he joined Mobil Oil Company in
Dallas, Texas (retired 2000).
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As an
adjunct professor at Univ. Texas at Arlington, he taught sedimentology and
stratigraphy courses during 2003-2004.
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He is a
pragmatic and an iconoclastic deep-water process sedimentologist. However, his
research covers a broad spectrum of domains.
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Consultant
on Core studies (2004-2010): Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai (India)
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Scientific
Advisor on Research (2010-2011): PetroChina, Beijing (China)
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He has
350 published works, including two volumes of Elsevier’s Handbook of Petroleum Exploration
and Production (2006 and 2012).
Both books were translated into Chinese and republished in 2015 by Elsevier. His
publications can be downloaded from ResearchGate.
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He is an
Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Journal
of Palaeogeography (Elsevier) and an editorial Member of the journal Petroleum
Exploration and Development (Elsevier).
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He
celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary with his American wife Jean in 2016.
Tide-Dominated
Estuarine Facies
Shanmugam,
G., Poffenberger, M., Toro Alava, J., 2000. Tide-dominated estuarine facies in
the Hollin and Napo (‘T’ and ‘U’) formations (Cretaceous), Sacha Field, Oriente
Basin, Ecuador. Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Bull. 84, 652-682.
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Higgs,
R., 2002, Tide-dominated estuarine facies in the Hollin and Napo (“T” and “U”)
Formations (Cretaceous), Sacha Field, Oriente Basin, Ecuador: Comment: AAPG Bulletin, v. 86, p.331-334.
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Shanmugam,
G., and Poffenberger, M., 2002, Tide-dominated estuarine facies in the Hollin
and Napo (“T” and “U”) Formations (Cretaceous), Sacha Field, Oriente Basin,
Ecuador: Reply: AAPG Bulletin, v. 86, p.335-340.
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Fan Deltas and
Braid Deltas
McPherson, J. G.,
Shanmugam, G., and Moiola, R. J., 1987, Fan deltas and braid deltas: Varieties of coarse‑grained deltas: GSA Bulletin, v. 99, pp. 331-340.
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McPherson, J. G.,
Shanmugam, G., and Moiola, R. J., 1988, Fan deltas and braid deltas: Varieties of coarse‑grained deltas: Discussion and Reply, Reply: GSA Bulletin, v. 100, pp. 1309‑1310.
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McPherson,
J. G., Shanmugam, G., and Moiola, R. J., 1988, Fan deltas and braid
deltas: Conceptual Problems, in Nemec,
W., and Steel, R. J., eds., Fan deltas and related systems: Sedimentology and tectonic settings: U. K., Blackie Publishing Group, pp. 14‑22.
Appalachian tectonics
and sedimentation
Shanmugam, G., and
Walker, K. R., 1978, Tectonic significance of distal turbidites in the Middle
Ordovician Blockhouse and lower Sevier formations in east Tennessee: American Jour. Science, v. 278, pp. 551‑ 578.
Shanmugam, G., and
Walker, K. R., 1980, Sedimentation, subsidence, and evolution of a foredeep
basin in the Middle Ordovician, Southern Appalachians: American Jour. Science, v. 280, pp. 479‑496.
Shanmugam,
G., and Lash, G. G., 1982, Analogous tectonic evolution of the Ordovician
foredeeps, southern and central Appalachians:
Geology, v. 10, pp. 562‑566.
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Shanmugam,
G., and Walker, K. R., 1983, Anatomy of the Middle Ordovician Sevier
Shale basin, eastern Tennessee: Sedimentary Geology, v. 34, pp. 315‑337.
Shanmugam, G., 1985, Ophiolite source rocks for Taconic‑age
flysch: Trace‑ element evidence: Discussion: Geol. Soc.
America Bulletin, v. 96, pp. 1221‑1222.
Shanmugam, G.,
et al., 1985, Comment and reply on "Provenance of the Middle
Ordovician Blount clastic Wedge, Georgia and Tennessee", Comment:
Geology, v. 13, pp. 889‑891.
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Mixed Carbonate and Clastic Sedimentation
Walker, K. R.,
Shanmugam, G., and Ruppel, S. C., 1983, A model for carbonate to terrigenous
clastic sequences: Geological Society of
America Bull., v. 94, pp. 700‑712.
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Porosity in sandstones
Shanmugam, G., 1985,
Types of porosity in sandstones and their significance in interpreting
provenance, in G. G. Zuffa (ed.), Provenance of Arenites: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Holland,
pp. 115‑137.
Shanmugam, G.,
1985, Significance of secondary porosity in interpreting sandstone
composition: AAPG Bulletin, v. 69, pp.
378‑384.
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Shanmugam,
G., 1985, Significance of framework dissolution in interpreting sandstone
provenance: Southwestern Section AAPG
Transactions, pp. 179‑182.
Shanmugam, G.,
1989, Porosity development in sandstones beneath erosional unconformities, in
Flis, J.E., Price, R.C., and Sarg, J.F., eds.,
Search for the subtle trap hydrocarbon exploration in mature basins:
West Texas Geological Society Publication 89-85, p. 269-281.
Shanmugam, G., 1988,
Origin, recognition and importance of erosional unconformities in sedimentary
basins, in K.L. Kleinspehn and C. Paola, eds., New perspectives in basin
analysis: New York, Springer-Verlag, p. 83-108.
Shanmugam, G., 1990,
Porosity prediction in sandstones using erosional unconformities, in
I.D. Meshri and P.J. Ortoleva, eds., Prediction of reservoir quality through
chemical modeling: AAPG Memoir 49, p. 1-23.
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Shanmugam, G., 1990, Diagenetic quartzarenite and destruction of
secondary porosity: An example from the Middle Jurassic Brent Sandstone of the
northwest Europe: Comment and Reply: Geology, v. 18, p.287.
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3.
Unconformity-related porosity enhancement in the Prudhoe Bay Field, Alaska
Shanmugam, G.,
and Higgins, J. B., 1988, Porosity enhancement from chert dissolution beneath
Neocomian unconformity: Ivishak
formation, North Slope, Alaska: AAPG
Bulletin, v. 72, pp. 523‑535.
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S.
Bloch, J.H. McGowen, and J.R. Duncan, 1990, Porosity enhancement from chert
dissolution beneath Neocomian unconformity:
Ivishak formation, North Slope, Alaska: Discussion:
AAPG Bulletin, v. 74, p. 85-88.
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Shanmugam,
G., and Higgins, J. B., 1990, Porosity enhancement from chert dissolution
beneath Neocomian unconformity: Ivishak
formation, North Slope, Alaska: Reply to
Discussion by S. Bloch, J.H. McGowen, and J.R. Duncan: AAPG Bulletin, v. 74,
p. 89-90.
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D.A.
Barnes and J. Jameson, 1990, Porosity enhancement from chert dissolution
beneath Neocomian unconformity: Ivishak
formation, North Slope, Alaska: Discussion: AAPG Bulletin, v. 74, p. 1748-1751.
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Shanmugam,
G., and Higgins, J. B., 1990, Porosity enhancement from chert dissolution
beneath Neocomian unconformity: Ivishak
formation, North Slope, Alaska: Reply to
Discussion by D.A. Barnes and J. Jameson: AAPG Bulletin, v. 74,
p. 1752-1753.
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Manganese
distribution in marine strata
Shanmugam, G., and
Benedict, G. L., III, 1983, Manganese distribution in the carbonate fraction of shallow and deep
marine lithofacies, Middle Ordovician, eastern Tennessee: Sedimentary Geology, v. 35, pp. 159‑175.
Flume experiments, ACE Language Computer
Program, and Sedimentology of Bagh Sandstones (Cretaceous, India)
Karcz, I., and
Shanmugam, G., 1974, Decrease in scour rate of fresh deposited muds: Proc. American Society of Civil Engineers,
Jour. of the Hydraulics Division, v. 100, No. HY 11, pp. 1735‑1738.
Shanmugam, G., 1970, ACE Language
Computer Program for Computation of Moment Statistics in Size-Shape Studies of Sedimentary Particles:
Geological Bulletin, Geology Section, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology, Bombay, V. No. 1, p. 13-17.
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download PDF, click or copy and paste URL:
Parthasarathy, A.,
and Shanmugam, G., 1969, Sedimentological characterisrics and their
significance – Studies on Bagh Sandstones in and around Tankhala (Gujarat
State): 56th Session of the Indian Science Congress, Proceedings,
Part 3, Section V: Geology and Geography, p. 209.
