Methane seeps in the Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA

NH Landman, JK Cochran, J Brezina… - Ancient Hydrocarbon …, 2022 - Springer
Seep deposits in the Upper Cretaceous US Western Interior appear today as prominent
geomorphic features in the landscape and are called “tepee buttes.” They are widespread …

Tectonic controls on the genesis and distribution of Late Cretaceous, Western Interior Basin hydrocarbon-seep mounds (Tepee Buttes) of North America

CL Metz - The Journal of Geology, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
Abstract Within the Western Interior Basin of North America, hundreds of small carbonate
mounds associated with Late Cretaceous hydrocarbon emissions or seeps form the most …

Shallow Water Methane-Derived Carbonates in Siliciclastic Settings: Cretaceous Tepee Buttes and Eocene Stone City Bluff

JK Hendricks - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Methane-derived carbonates occur in siliciclastic settings globally and precipitate from
bicarbonate derived from methane oxidation. Methane-derived carbonates, which occur …