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By Central Energy Resources Science Center January 1, 2024

The USGS has conducted several assessments of undiscovered oil and gas in formations in the Permian Basin of western Texas.  This inlcudes the following.

 

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Publications associated with the Permian Basin.

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1995 National assessment of United States oil and gas resources; results, methodology, and supporting data 1995 National assessment of United States oil and gas resources; results, methodology, and supporting data

This report summarizes the results of a 3-year study of the oil and gas resources of the onshore and state waters of the United States by the U.S. Geological Survey. A parallel study of the Federal offshore is being conducted by the Minerals Management Service. Estimates are made of technically recoverable oil, including measured (proved) reserves, future additions to reserves in...
Authors
Donald L. Gautier, G.L. Dolton, K. I. Takahashi, K. L. Varnes

Below are news stories associated with this project.

Image shows a map of the assessment units of the 2018 Delaware Basin oil and gas assessment

USGS Announces Largest Continuous Oil Assessment in Texas and New Mexico USGS Announces Largest Continuous Oil Assessment in Texas and New Mexico

Estimates Include 46.3 Billion Barrels of Oil, 281 Trillion Cubic feet of Natural Gas, and 20 Billion Barrels of Natural Gas Liquids in Texas and New Mexico’s Wolfcamp Shale and Bone Spring Formation.
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Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Communications and Publishing

The USGS has conducted several assessments of undiscovered oil and gas in formations in the Permian Basin of western Texas.  This inlcudes the following.

 

Below are other science projects associated with this project.

Below are data or web applications associated with this project.  

No Result Found

Publications associated with the Permian Basin.

Filter Total Items: 13

1995 National assessment of United States oil and gas resources; results, methodology, and supporting data 1995 National assessment of United States oil and gas resources; results, methodology, and supporting data

This report summarizes the results of a 3-year study of the oil and gas resources of the onshore and state waters of the United States by the U.S. Geological Survey. A parallel study of the Federal offshore is being conducted by the Minerals Management Service. Estimates are made of technically recoverable oil, including measured (proved) reserves, future additions to reserves in...
Authors
Donald L. Gautier, G.L. Dolton, K. I. Takahashi, K. L. Varnes

Below are news stories associated with this project.

Image shows a map of the assessment units of the 2018 Delaware Basin oil and gas assessment

USGS Announces Largest Continuous Oil Assessment in Texas and New Mexico USGS Announces Largest Continuous Oil Assessment in Texas and New Mexico

Estimates Include 46.3 Billion Barrels of Oil, 281 Trillion Cubic feet of Natural Gas, and 20 Billion Barrels of Natural Gas Liquids in Texas and New Mexico’s Wolfcamp Shale and Bone Spring Formation.
By
Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Communications and Publishing
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