Matthew Wehner

Research Interests

• Eagle Ford Shale
• Mudrock Sequence Stratigraphy
• Mudrock Chemostratigraphy
• Petroleum Geology
• Basin Analysis
• Paleobotany

Current Ph.D. Research

For my PhD project, I am using XRF data to establish the regional sequence stratigraphy of the Eagle Ford Shale. I use XRF data to generate chemical logs which allows better interpretation of lithology, sequence stratigraphy, and refine interpretation of gamma ray logs by comparing them with other geochemical signals. I am also studying how mineralogy and elemental concentrations are related.

Selected Publications

Articles

• Gardner, R. D., Pope, M. C., Wehner, M. P., and A. D. Donovan (2013). Lateral continuity of Eagle Ford strata in Lozier Canyon and Antonio Creek, Terrell County, Texas. GCAGS Journal, v. 2 (Accepted).
• Raymond, A. and M. Wehner (2013). Permineralized Alethopteris ambigua (Lesquereux) White: a medullosan with relatively long-lived leaves adapted for sunny habitats in mires and floodplains. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology (Accepted).

Abstracts

• Raymond, A., and M. Wehner (2012). The leaf economics of seed ferns in Pennsylvanian mires: Neuropterid fronds were cheap and short-lived relative to most Alethopterid fronds. 2012 Charlotte GSA Annual Meeting (4-7 November 2012), GSA, Abstracts with Programs, v. 44, no. 7.
• Raymond, A., Wehner, M., and E. J. Slone (2009). From the mores to the floodplain and back: the paleoecological history of four Pennsylvanian Alethopteris. 2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (19-21 October 2009), GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 32.

Posters (Selected)

• Wehner, M., Gardner, R., and M. Pope (2013). "New observations of Facies A of the Eagle Ford (Boquillas) Formation in west Texas: does it represent a shallow or deep-water depositional environment?" AAPG 2013 Annual Convention & Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, 19-22 May 2013.
• Gardner, R., Wehner, M., and M. Pope (2013). "Lateral continuity of Eagle Ford strata in Lozier Canyon and Antonio Creek, Terrell County, Texas." AAPG 2013 Annual Convention & Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, 19-22 May 2013.

Selected Awards and Distinctions

• ConocoPhillips Fellowship, 2009 & 2010
• College of Geoscience Incentive Scholarship, Texas A&M University, September 2009
• Distinguished Student, Texas A&M University, June 2009
• Marianne W. and Willard R. Green '53 Endowed Scholarship, Texas A&M University, 2007
• K.G. "Red" McCann Endowed Scholarship, Texas A&M University, 2008

Undergraduate Research Experience

• Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, January 2008-May 2009
• Completed an undergraduate thesis (May 2009)
• Subject area: paleobotany
• Several posters, GSA abstracts and an accepted manuscript