Miles A. Henderson

Geology Program

Department of Geosciences

Dr. Miles Henderson is an Associate Professor of Geology at UT Permian Basin. He earned his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville working on reconstructing oceanographic events from Middle Ordovician carbonates and black shale. He previously worked as a geologist in environmental consulting after earning his M.S. in Geology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville working on the biogenicity of the Precambrian macrofossil Grypania spiralis. He completed a B.S. Geology at the University of Georgia and an A.A in Geology at Georgia Perimeter College.

Teaching

• Physical Geology
• Historical Geology
• Mineralogy
• Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
• Oceanography
• Introduction to Geochemistry
• Sequence Stratigraphy
• Facies Analysis
• Sequence Stratigraphy

Research Interests

Dr. Henderson is interested in understanding the relationship between geochemical changes recorded in carbonate systems and black shale that has affected the coevolution of life and environments through time. More specifically, he is interested in applying redox multi-proxy methods to understanding biogeochemical cycling and ocean circulation in Early Paleozoic basins. At UT Permian Basin, Dr. Henderson has worked on projects to assess diagenetic changes in late Paleozoic carbonate rocks and potential spatial changes in ocean chemistry preserved in the geologic record. These investigations allow for detailed characterization of both petroleum systems and carbon storage targets.

Selected Publications

Mishra, S.K., Henderson, M.A., Tu, D.J., Erwin, A., Trentham, R.C., Earnhart, D.H., Fonguergne, J., Gagarin, H., and Heath, J.E. (2025). Can section 45Q tax credit foster decarbonization? A case study of geologic carbon storage at Acid Gas Injection wells in the Permian Basin. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. V.140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2024.104284

Stockey, R.G., Cole, D.B., Farell, U.C., SGP Collaborative Team (including Henderson, M.A.), Planavsky, N.J., and Sperling, E.A. (2024). Sustained increases in atmospheric oxygen and marine productivity in the Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic eras. Nature Geoscience. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01479-1

Remírez, M.N., Gilleaudeau, G.J., Elrick, M., Henderson, M.A., Over, J.D., Willette, D.C., and Algeo, T.J. (2023). Linking anoxia, biotic events, and basin evolution in the Late Devonian Illinois Basin, North America: A Geochemical Approach. Marine and Petroleum Geology. V. 158. 106556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106556

Trentham, R.C. and Henderson, M.A., (2021). Assessing collapse in evaporite sinkhole-prone areas using commonly available oilfield data in the area of the Wink Sinks, Winkler County, Texas. Oklahoma Geological Survey Circular 113

Henderson, M.A., Serra, F., Feltes, N., Albanesi, G.L., and Kah, L.C. 2018. Paired isotope records of carbonate and organic matter from the Middle Ordovician of Argentina: Intrabasinal variation and effects of the marine chemocline. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 490, p. 107-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.10.018

Recent Presentations

Wisniewski, C.D. and Henderson, M.A. (2024). Chemostratigraphy of the Mississippian Lower Barnett Shale from the Permian Basin, Texas: Insights into the redox structure of the Tobosa Basin. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 56, No. 5, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2024AM-405187 

Cisneros, J.A., Henderson, M.A., Rueda, E.K., Ortega, G., and Albanesi, G.L. (2024). Evaluating Late Cambrian to Lower Ordovician Chemostratigraphy in the Cordillera Oriental of Northwestern Argentina. Geological Society of America Abstracts with programs. Vol. 56, No. 5, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2024AM-405166

Davila Medina, K.*, Trentham, R.C., and Henderson, M.A. (2023). Evaluating Upper Ordovician Strata in the Luck Pot Field, Borden County, Texas for Carbon Dioxide Storage. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol.55, No. 6, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2023AM-394393

Kalina, M.T.*, Trentham, R.C., and Henderson, M.A. (2022). Evaluation of cementing phases in the Cherry Canyon Formation of the Delaware Mountain Group, Ford Geraldine Field, Texas. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol 54, No. 5, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2022AM-380656

Henderson, M.A., Lindsay, R.F., and Trentham, R.C. (2022). Treating carbon sequestration in heterogeneous reservoirs as a water alternating gas (WAG) CO₂ enhanced oil recovery flood. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol 54, No. 5, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2022AM-382814

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