Chuck Kluth

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Contact Information
Education
- Augustana College (Ill.) BA 1971 Business
- Northern Arizona University BS 1973 Geology
- Northern Arizona University MS 1974 Geology
- University of Arizona Ph.D. 1982 Structural Geology and Tectonics
Research Interests
Experience
Activities
Publications
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Research Interests
- Geometry of hydrocarbon traps in all structural settings
- Fault seals in hydrocarbon traps
- Extracting the maximum amount of information from data in sparse data areas
- Tectonics throughout the world, including the Appalachians, the North American Cordillera, the Rio Grande Rift and the Ancestral Rocky Mountains
- Interaction of growing structures and tectonics with sedimentation
- History of Geologic Ideas
Experience
- 28 years in exploration, production, and research at Chevron and ChevronTexaco
- Coordinator and principle lecturer of the Chevron and ChevronTexaco Structural Geology Schools
- AAPG International Distinguished Lecturer
- Service on AAPG and GSA committees
Activities
- Co-director of the ChevronTexaco Center of Research Excellence in Subsurface Geology at Colorado School of Mines
- Coordinator and principle lecturer of the ChevronTexaco Structural Geology Schools
Publications
- Subjects include:
- Structures and emplacement of silicic lavas
- Late Paleozoic plate tectonics of the Ancestral Rocky Mountains
- Mid-Mesozoic structure, stratigraphy and tectonics of Southern Arizona
- Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic structures and tectonics in the Rocky Mountain Region and around the world, Structural analysis tools with examples from around the world.