Richard Koepnick, Ph.D.

• Ph.D., Geology, University of Kansas, 1976
• M.S., Geology, University of Kansas, 1969
• B.A., Geology, University of Colorado, 1967

Selected Publications

Waite, L.E., Koepnick, R.B., and Markello J. R., In Press, The Miocene World; A Brief Summary, in SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Special Publication No. 114, Cenozoic Isolated Carbonate Platforms-Focus Southeast Asia. 

Markello, J. R., Koepnick, R. B., Waite, L. E., and Collins, J. E., 2008, The Carbonate Analogs through Time (CATT) Hypothesis and the Global Atlas of Carbonate Fields—A Systematic and Predictive Look at Phanerozoic Carbonate Systems, in: Siemo and Harris (eds.), SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Special Publication 89.

Koepnick, R. B., Clarke., R. T., White, J. V., Hager, R. C., and Eby, D. E., 1999, Lower Cretaceous sedimentary geology of the Edwards Plateau, San Antonio area, AAPG/Student Chapter Field Trip #8, April 10, AAPG Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas.

Denison, R. E., Koepnick, R. B., Burke, W. H., and Hetherington, E. A., 1998, Construction of the Cambrian and Ordovician seawater 87Sr/86Sr curve. Chemical Geology, Isotope Geoscience Sec., v. 152, p. 325-340.

Denison, R. E., Koepnick, R. B., Burke, W. H., Hetherington, E. A., and Fletcher, A. 1997, Construction of the Silurian and Devonian seawater 87Sr/86Sr curve. Chemical Geology, Isotope Geoscience Sec., v. 140, p. 109-121.

Denison, R. E. and Koepnick, R. B., 1995, Variation in 87Sr/86Sr of Permian seawater: an overview. in Scholle, P. A. and T. Pyret (eds.), The Permian of the Northern Continents, p. 124-132, Springer-Verlag.

Koepnick, R. B., Waite, L. E., Kompanik, G., Al-Shammery, M. J., and Al-Amoudi, M. O., 1994, Sequence stratal geometries and burial-related microporosity development: Controls on performance of the Hadriya Reservoir, (Late Jurassic), Berri Field, Saudi Arabia in Al-Husseini (ed.), Geo94, Middle East Petroleum Geosciences VII, p. 615-623, Gulf Petrolink, Bahrain.

Denison, R. E., Koepnick, R. B., Fletcher, A., Howell, M. W., and Callaway, W. S., 1994, Criteria for the recognition of original seawater 87Sr/86Sr in ancient shelf limestones. Chem. Geol., Isotope Geoscience Sec., v. 112, p. 131-143.

Denison, R. E., Koepnick, R. B., Burke, W. H., Hetherington, E. A., and Fletcher, A., 1994, Construction of the Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian seawater 87Sr/86Sr curve. Chem. Geol., Isotope Geoscience Sec., v. 112, p. 145-167.

Denison, R. E., Koepnick, R. B., Fletcher, A., Howell, M. W., and Callaway, W. S., 1994, Criteria for the recognition of original seawater 87Sr/86Sr in ancient shelf limestones. Chem. Geol., Isotope Geoscience Sec., v. 112, p. 131-143.

Denison, R. E., Hetherington, E. A., Bishop, B. A., Dahl, D. A., and Koepnick, R. B., 1993, The use of strontium isotopes in stratigraphic studies: an example from North Carolina. Southeastern Geology, v. 33, no. 2 p. 1-17.

Denison, R. E., Koepnick, R. B., Fletcher, A., Dahl, D. A., and Baker, M. C., 1993, Reevaluation of Early Oligocene, Eocene, and Paleocene seawater strontium isotope ratios. Paleoceanography, v. 8, p. 101-126.

McGuire, M. D., Kompanik, G., Al-Shammery, M., Al-Amoudi, M., Koepnick, R. B., Markello, J. R., Stockton, M. L., and Waite, L. E., 1993, Importance of sequence stratigraphic concepts in development of reservoir architecture in Upper Jurassic grainstones, Hadriya and Hanifa reservoirs, Saudi Arabia. SPE Paper 25578, Bahrain.

Koepnick, R. B., Denison, R. E., Burke, W. H., Hetherington, E. A., and Dahl, D. A., 1990, Construction of the Triassic and Jurassic portion of the Phanerozoic curve of seawater 87Sr/86Sr. Chemical Geology (Isotope Geoscience Section) v. 80, p. 327-349.

Saller, A. H. and Koepnick, R. B., 1990, Eocene to early Miocene growth of Enewetak Atoll: Insight from strontium-isotope data. Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 102, p. 381-930.

Koepnick, R. B., Denison, R. E., and Dahl, D. A., 1988 Cenozoic seawater 87Sr/86Sr curve: data review and implications for correlation of marine strata. Paleoceanography, v. 3, no. 6, p. 741-754.

Koepnick, R. B., 1988, Significance of stylolite development in hydrocarbon reservoirs with an emphasis on the Lower Cretaceous of the Middle East. Geol. Soc. Malaysia, Bulletin 22, p. 23-43.

Koepnick, R. B., 1987, Distribution and permeability of stylolite-bearing horizons within a Lower Cretaceous reservoir in the Middle East, SPE Formation Evaluation, v. 2, no. 2, p. 137-142, June.

Morrow, D. W., Cumming, G. L., and Koepnick, R. B., 1986, Manatoe Facies--A gas-bearing, megacrystalline, Devonian dolomite, Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada. Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Bull., v. 70, no. 6, p. 702-720.

Koepnick, R. B., Burke, W. H., Denison, R. E., Hetherington, E. A., Nelson, H. F., Otto, J. B., and Waite, L. E., 1985, Construction of the seawater 87Sr/86Sr curve for the Cenozoic and Cretaceous: supporting data. Chemical Geology, Isotope Geoscience Sec., v. 58, p. 55-81
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Koepnick, R. B., 1984, Distribution and vertical permeability of stylolites within a Lower Cretaceous carbonate reservoir, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi National Reservoir Research Foundation (ADREF) Special Pub., Stylolites and Associated Phenomena: Relevance to Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, p. 261-278.

Burke, W. H., Denison, R. E., Hetherington, E. A., Koepnick, R. B., Nelson, H. F., and Otto, J. B., 1982, Variation of seawater 87Sr/86Sr throughout Phanerozoic time, Geology, v. 10, p. 516-519.

Brady, M. J. and Koepnick, R. B., 1979, A Middle Cambrian platform-to-basin transition, House Range, West Central Utah, Brigham Young Geol. Studies, v. 26, pt. 1, p. 1-7.

Koepnick, R. B., 1976, Depositional history of the Upper Dresbachian-Lower Franconian (Upper Cambrian) Pterocephaliid biomere from west-central Utah, Brigham Young Univ. Geol. Studies, v. 23, pt 2, p. 123-138.