Apparent Depth to the Wilcox Group, Gulf Coast (wlcxdpthg)
type: Dataset
description: The depth to top of the Wilcox Group is contoured from location and top information derived from the Petroleum Information (PI) Wells database. The depth to Wilcox map represents the tops found in the database with the addition of surface geology from USGS maps and field data. The veracity of the PI Wells database is being checked by comparison to published cross sections and geologic maps. Interpretation of the depth to Wilcox and apparent thickness maps along with published measured sections and cross sections indicates that portions of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama contain broad areas where a 20 to 40 foot net thickness of lignite and coal occur at shallow depths. The thicker coal zones are attributed to growth faulting or rift zones influencing peat deposition. The depth to Wilcox map shows several areas where dome-like uplifts and bench-like coal-bearing rock are buried to depths less than 5,000 ft.
issued: 2025-11-20T05:51:36.622242
modified: 20210611
spatial: Location
contact point: Organization
  fn: U.S. Geological Survey - CERSC Data Management Services Project
keyword: 47-western-gulf
keyword: 48-east-texas-basin
keyword: 49-louisiana-mississippi-salt-basins
keyword: 50-florida-peninsula
keyword: al
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: ar
keyword: ckan
keyword: coal
keyword: coalbed-methane
keyword: coalbed-methane-resources
keyword: earth-science
keyword: economic-geology
keyword: economy
keyword: energy-resources
keyword: environment
keyword: eocene
keyword: fl
keyword: geo
keyword: geology
keyword: geoscientificinformation
keyword: geoss
keyword: gulf-coast
keyword: gulf-coast-framework-studies
keyword: gulf-of-mexico
keyword: gulfcoastframework
keyword: gulfroom
keyword: la
keyword: ms
keyword: national
keyword: natural-gas
keyword: natural-gas-resources
keyword: natural-resources
keyword: north-america
keyword: oil
keyword: oilgas
keyword: paleocene
keyword: petroleum
keyword: resource-assessment
keyword: tertiary-systems
keyword: tx
keyword: u-s-geological-survey
keyword: united-states
keyword: us01-alabama
keyword: us05-arkansas
keyword: us12-florida
keyword: us22-louisiana
keyword: us28-mississippi
keyword: us48-texas
keyword: usgs
keyword: usgs-60c3a7a6d34e86b93897ec85
keyword: wilcox
theme: {geospatial}

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issued: 2022-07-28T20:41:00.078585
modified: 2025-11-20T05:51:36.597231
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issued: 2022-07-28T20:41:00.078593
modified: 2025-11-20T05:51:36.597655
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LB9LVC
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