Bibliography of Caney Shale
by Brian J. Cardott

Andrews, R.D., 2003, Cromwell play in southeastern Oklahoma: OGS Special Publication 2003-2, 87 p. (describes False Caney)

Barrick, J.E., J.N. Haywa-Branch, and D.J. Over, 1990, Stop 6: Woodford Shale (Late Devonian-Early Mississippian), pre-Weldon Shale, Weldon Limestone, and basal Caney Shale (Mississippian); Hass G section, in S.M. Ritter, ed., Early and middle Paleozoic conodont biostratigraphy of the Arbuckle Mountains, southern Oklahoma: OGS Guidebook 27, p. 23-25.

Boardman, D., and J. Puckette, 2006, Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Upper Mississippian Barnett Shale of Texas and Caney Shale of southern Oklahoma: OGS Open-File Report 6-2006, 86 p.

Cardott, B.J., 1994, Thermal maturity of surface samples from the Frontal and Central belts, Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma, in N.H. Suneson and L.A. Hemish, eds., Geology and resources of the eastern Ouachita Mountains Frontal belt and southeastern Arkoma basin, Oklahoma: OGS Guidebook 29, p. 271-276. (Caney Shale, samples 32-34, p. 273)

Cardott, B.J., 2005, Overview of unconventional energy resources of Oklahoma, in B.J. Cardott, ed., Unconventional energy resources in the southern Midcontinent, 2004 symposium: Oklahoma Geological Survey Circular 110, p. 7-18.

Craig, L.C., and C.W. Connor, eds., 1979, Paleotectonic investigations of the Mississippian System in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1010, 559 p.

Elias, M.K., 1956, Upper Mississippian and Lower Pennsylvanian formations of south-central Oklahoma: AAPG Petroleum Geology of Southern Oklahoma, v. 1, p. 56-134.

Elias, M.K., and C.C. Branson, 1959, Type section of the Caney Shale: OGS Circular 52, 24 p.

Frezon, S.E., and L. Jordan, 1979, Oklahoma, in L.C. Craig and C.W. Connor, eds., Paleotectonic investigations of the Mississippian System in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1010, p. 146-159.

Girty, G.H., 1909, The fauna of the Caney Shale of Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 377, 106 p.

Ham, W.E., 1973, Regional geology of the Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey Special Publication 73-3, 61 p. (Caney Shale, p. 9) Harris, R.W., Jr., 1971, Palynology of the Sand Branch Member of the Caney Shale Formation (Mississippian) of southern Oklahoma: Norman, University of Oklahoma, unpublished PhD dissertation 216 p.

Hendrick, S.J., 1992, Vitrinite reflectance and deep Arbuckle maturation at Wilburton field, Latimer County, Oklahoma, in K.S. Johnson and B.J. Cardott, eds., Source rocks in the southern Midcontinent, 1990 symposium: OGS Circular 93, p. 176-184.

Huffman, G.G., T.A. Hart, L.J. Olson, J.D. Currier, and R.W. Ganser, 1978, Geology and mineral resources of Bryan County, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 126, 113 p. (Caney Shale, p. 56)

Huffman, G.G., K.F. Bridges, R.W. Ganser, A.M. Holtzman, Jr., and M.L. Merritt, 1987, Geology and mineral resources of Marshall County, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 142, 126 p. (Caney Shale, p. 58)+

Kamann, P.J., 2006, Surface-to-subsurface correlation and lithostratigraphic framework of the Caney Shale (including the “Mayes” Formation) in Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pittsburg, and Pontotoc Counties, Oklahoma: Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, unpublished M.S. thesis, 259 p.

Kleehammer, R.S., 1991, Conodont biostratigraphy of Late Mississippian shale sequences, south-central Oklahoma: Norman, University of Oklahoma, unpublished M.S. thesis, 135 p.

Laudon, R.B., 1958, Chesterian and Morrowan rocks in the McAlester Basin of Oklahoma; OGS Circular 46, 30 p.

Laudon, R.B., 1959, Some age relationships of Chesterian and Morrowan rocks in eastern Oklahoma, in L.M. Cline, W.J. Hilseweck, and D.E. Feray, eds., The geology of the Ouachita Mountains, a symposium: Dallas Geological Society and Ardmore Geological Society, p. 122-129.

Miser, H.D., and C.W. Honess, 1927, Age relationship of the Carboniferous rocks of the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas: Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 44, 28 p. (Caney Shale, p. 11-12, 14, 17-18, 23-27)

Monaghan, P.T., 1985, The stratigraphy of the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian shale sequence of southern Oklahoma: Waco, Baylor University, unpublished B.S. thesis, 52 p.

Orgren, A.H., 1979, Lithostratigraphy and depositional environments of the Pitkin Limestone and Fayetteville Shale (Chesterian) in portions of Wagoner, Cherokee, and Muskogee Counties, Oklahoma: Norman, University of Oklahoma, unpublished M.S. thesis, 144 p.

Schad, S.T., 2004, Hydrocarbon potential of the Caney Shale in southeastern Oklahoma: Tulsa, OK, University of Tulsa, unpublished M.S. thesis, 576 p.

Schulte, D., R.L. Neman, and D. Johnston, 1989, Concretions in the Delaware Creek Formation: Shale Shaker, v. 39, p. 120.

Schwartzapfel, J.A., 1990, Biostratigraphic investigations of Late Paleozoic (Upper Devonian to Mississippian) radiolaria within the Arbuckle Mountains and Ardmore Basin of south-central Oklahoma: Dallas, Texas, unpublished PhD dissertation, University of Texas, 475 p.

Steele, K.F., and G.C. Lamb, 1977, Geochemistry of the Fayetteville Shale, northwestern Arkansas: Oklahoma Geology Notes, v. 37, p. 47-55.

Sutherland, P.K., 1981, Mississippian and Lower Pennsylvanian stratigraphy in Oklahoma: OGS Oklahoma Geology Notes, v. 41, p. 3-22.

Sutherland, P.K., 1988, Late Mississippian and Pennsylvanian depositional history in the Arkoma basin area, Oklahoma and Arkansas: GSA Bulletin, v. 100, p. 1787-1802.

Tomlinson, C.W., 1959, Best exposures of various strata in Ardmore basin, 1957, in J.W. Mayes, and others, eds., Petroleum geology of southern Oklahoma, v. 2: AAPG, p. 302-334. (Caney Shale, p. 324-325)

Ulrich, E.G., 1927, Fossiliferous boulders in the Ouachita “Caney”Shale and the age of the shale containing them: Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 45, 48 p.

Weber, J.L., 1992, Organic matter content of outcrop samples from the Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma, in K.S. Johnson and B.J. Cardott, eds., Source rocks in the southern Midcontinent, 1990 symposium: Oklahoma Geological Survey Circular 93, p. 347-352.

Whiteside, J.R., and R.C. Grayson, Jr., 1990, Carboniferous conodont faunas, northern Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey, Special Publication 90-1, p. 149-167. (Caney Shale, p. 151)

Zachry, D.L., Jr., 1964, The lithology of the Fayetteville black shale: Fayetteville, University of Arkansas, unpublished M.S. thesis, 81 p.

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