Brian F. Gootee, M.S.

Current Projects

• Energy geology, CCS, geothermal, and basin analysis throughout Arizona
• Geologic mapping
• Landslide hazard mapping
• Tribal Liaison to Arizona’s 22 native tribes

Research Interests

• Geothermal exploration
• Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
• Geologic and geomorphic mapping throughout Arizona
• Outreach and education on geology of the southwest
• Water resource characterization
• Structural evolution of Arizona
• Cenozoic Landscape evolution
• Sequence stratigraphy and carbonate-siliciclastic sedimentology
• Geologic hazards mapping

Selected Publications

Gootee, B.F., Cook, J.P., Youberg, A., Douglass, J.C., Pearthree, P.A., Heizler, M.T., 2022. Development and integration of the middle Gila River in the Safford basin, southeastern Arizona. Geomorphology 399, 26 p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.108074

Gootee, B.F., Cook, J.P., Young, J.J., Pearthree, P.A., 2017. Subsurface Hydrogeologic Investigation of the Superstition Vistas Planning Area, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona, Arizona Geological Survey Special Paper 11. 70 p., 2 map plates 1:60,000 scale, 10 appendices, GIS data.

Gootee, B.F., Cook, J.P., Reynolds, S.K., Grubensky, M.J., Stimac, J.A., 2021. Geologic Map of the Wickenburg 7.5’ Quadrangle, Maricopa and Yavapai County, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Digital Geologic Maps DGM-131, 2 map sheets, 1:24,000 scale.

Gootee, B.F., Pearthree, P.A., House, P.K., Youberg, A., Spencer, J.E., and O’Connell, B., 2016, Geologic map of the Cibola 7 ½’ Quadrangle and the northwestern part of Cibola SE 7 ½’ Quadrangle, La Paz County, Arizona, and Imperial County, California: Arizona Geological Survey Digital Map DGM-112, scale 1:24,000, 1 report, 21 p.

Gootee, B.F., 2011, Geologic evaluation for CO2 sequestration potential in Arizona’s Cenozoic sedimentary basins: The Safford Basin, southeastern Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Poster Publication, presented before the WESTCARB Annual Business Meeting, 25-26 October 2011, Sacramento, California, 20 slides.

Biography

Brian Gootee is a senior research geologist and tribal liaison with the Arizona Geological Survey at the University of Arizona, since 2007, and has over three decades of experience and over eighty publications in multiple fields: geologic mapping, sedimentology, stratigraphy, sequestration, geologic hazards, hydrogeology, and outreach. Since 2020, Brian has led the Basin Analysis Group at the Geological Survey specializing in research of the deep subsurface for carbon dioxide sequestration and mineralization, hydrogen gas storage, and energy-related ecosystems. Brian is committed to providing meaningful, useful, and impactful research in Arizona. He received his BS and MS degree at Arizona State University. He is a native of Texas and enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids, backpacking, silversmithing and woodworking.