Midcontinent Carbonate Research Virtual Symposium Extended Abstracts

Abstract

This volume is the result of a virtual symposium on U.S. Midcontinent carbonate research hosted by the Kansas Geological Survey on September 14–15, 2021. The idea to hold the symposium was motivated by the importance of Midcontinent carbonate rocks in that they:

• have contributed to fundamental sedimentology and stratigraphy concepts

• host active and mature hydrocarbon reservoirs

• are targets for CO₂ sequestration

• serve as outcrop analogs for petroleum systems

• store paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental information

• are sources of construction and industrial materials

The goals of the symposium were to (1) have presentations on new and ongoing research on carbonate formations in the Midcontinent region, (2) foster discussion and the exchange of ideas, (3) explore opportunities for future collaborations, and (4) generate interest in having future meetings on a regular basis. The extended abstracts in this volume come from presentations that were given at the symposium. They cover Cambrian to Pennsylvanian carbonate rocks in the Midcontinent and comprise a diverse array of subjects, including sedimentologic, tectonic, geochemical, geophysical, diagenetic, reservoir, and aggregate studies.