Contact:

Utah Geological Survey

P.O. Box 146100

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100

Tel: 801-537-3374

Email:  stephaniecarney@utah.gov

Stephanie Carney is currently employed as a geologist with the Utah Geological Survey in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She has been employed with the UGS since June of 2006 and works in the Energy and Minerals Program.  Her duties include conducting research pertinent to Utah's hydrocarbon resources and providing collected data and information to government, industry, and individuals to encourage and aid in the prudent development of Utah's mineral and energy resources.  Stephanie’s role in the Southwest Partnership is to aid in site and reservoir characterization of the Aneth oil field in southwest Utah for implementation in the carbon sequestration pilot project there.

Education:

MS, Geology, Utah State University

BS, Geology, Mississippi State University 

Selected Publications:

Chidsey, T.C., Jr., Carney, S.M., and Morgan, C.D., 2010, Geological site characterization of the Aneth unit, Greater Aneth field, southeastern Utah, for sequestration of carbon dioxide – a project summary [abs]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Rocky Mountain Section Meeting Program with Abstracts, p. 43-44. 

Carney, S., 2009, Carbon dioxide sequestration demonstration project underway in Utah!: Utah Geological Survey Survey Notes, v. 41, no. 3,  p. 10-11.

Chidsey, T.C., Jr., Carney, S.M., Heath, J., and Dewers, T., 2009, The Gothic shale from Greater Aneth oil field, Paradox Basin, southeastern Utah – seal for hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide geologic sequestration [abs.]:  American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention Abstracts, v. 18, p. 42. 

Carney, S., Morgan, C., and Vanden Berg, M., 2007, Structural Analysis of Aneth Field, Paradox Basin, southeastern Utah: A Carbon Storage Study site of the Southwest Regional Partnership for Carbon Sequestration [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Rocky Mountain Section Annual Meeting, p. 35.