Thesis (Master of Science in Agricultural Education)--University of Wisconsin. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [326-327]).

The present study applies evolutionary and resource-based firm theories to three of the most prominent U.S. shale gas basins – the Barnett, Fayetteville, and Haynesville plays. Rather than broadly considering a host of factors that enabled what has often been labelled a shale gas revolution, an evolutionary approach recognizes the internal agents that have long been in place, but were triggered by technical and economic developments. As geologic understanding, along with innovation and competitive environments, evolves in each play so too does the entire shale gas industry. Building upon the Bureau of Economic Geology shale gas study funded by the Sloan Foundation, this study offers data-driven analyses to test theories of industrial evolution as applied to shale gas plays. Each of the three focus plays has undergone introductory and growth phases as well as a maturation phase in which there is an evident shakeout of operators. Industries are theorized to enter decline phases, yet none of the plays here have definitively declined. Certain economic signals, however, indicate that a decline is imminent, albeit variable in timing and pace. Conceptualizing the entire shale gas industry as an amalgamation of individual and evolving plays correctly describes how the industry is able to rejuvenate its growth trajectory through investment in emerging plays. Although heterogeneous geology, engineering capabilities, and economic environment, particularly natural gas prices, complicate the economics of shale gas extraction, an evolutionary approach proves to be a useful tool in describing the historical development of individual plays as well as the entire shale industry. Importantly, this application sheds light on the future development of valuable shale resources. / text

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2005. / UMI #: 3217055 -- T.P. verso. Advisor: Victoria-Maria MacDonald, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003. / Includes abstract and vita. "May 2003." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-120).

The Fayetteville Shale is composed dominantly of clay, carbonate, and siliciclastic minerals. A variety of facies have been described by other workers and in this study, defined by mineral content, biota, fabric, and texture. Because the Fayetteville Shale is one of the top shale-gas producing plays in the U.S., an inquiry into key drivers of good-quality production is worthwhile. In particular, a hypothesis that intervals of high clay content should be avoided as production targets is investigated in this study. A high level of separation between wire-line log neutron porosity (NPHI) and density porosity (DPHI) in the Fayetteville Shale is observed in contrast to the wire-line log responses from the Barnett and Haynesville Shales. Clay minerals have a significant effect on NPHI, which in turn affects separation between NPHI and DPHI (PHISEP). X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) clay data was available for three wells, and efforts to correlate XRD results to PHISEP led to establishing NPHI as a reasonable proxy for clay. Using NPHI as a proxy it was possible to pick clay-rich intervals, map them across the study area, and to determine net clay in the Fayetteville Shale. Maps of net clay-rich intervals were compared to a map of production, but revealed no obvious correlation. Stratigraphic cross-sections showing the clay-rich intervals revealed a clay-poor interval in the upper part of the lower Fayetteville. This interval is the primary target for horizontal well completion. It is bounded above and below by more clay-rich intervals. Establishing the clay-rich intervals via porosity log separation (PHISEP) is one tool to help determine possible stratigraphic zones of gas production and can lead to a better understanding of intervals in which to expect production. / text

<p>Using Fort Bragg and Fayetteville, North Carolina, as a local case study, this dissertation examines the GI dissent movement during the Vietnam War and its profound impact on the ending of the draft and establishment of the All-Volunteer Force in 1973. I propose that the US military consciously and methodically shifted from a conscripted force to the All-Volunteer Force as a safeguard to ensure that dissent never arose again in the ranks as it had during the Vietnam War. This story speaks to profound questions regarding state power that are essential to making sense of our recent history. What becomes of state and military legitimacy when the soldier refuses to sanction or participate in the brutality of warfare? And perhaps more importantly, what happens to the foreign policy of a major power when soldiers no longer protest, and thereby hold in check, questionable military interventions? My dissertation strives to answer those questions by reintroducing the dissenting soldier into the narrative of the All-Volunteer Force.</p> / Dissertation

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003. / Includes abstract and vita. "May 2003." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-120).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Victoria-Maria MacDonald, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed <date>). Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 143 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003. / Includes abstract and vita. "May 2003." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-120).