What are "technically recoverable" oil and gas resources?
“Technically recoverable” means that the oil and/or gas can be produced using currently available technology and industry practices. This is regardless of any economic or accessibility considerations.
For example, the technology required to produce oil from a location might exist, but it costs more than the oil is worth. The oil is still technically recoverable.
Learn more: USGS Energy Assessments
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Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Montana and North Dakota, 2008 Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Montana and North Dakota, 2008
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and associated gas resources of the Upper Devonian to Lower Mississippian Bakken Formation in the U.S. portion of the Williston Basin of Montana and North Dakota and within the Williston Basin Province. The assessment is based on geologic elements of a total petroleum system (TPS), which include (1)...
Authors
R. Pollastro, L. Roberts, T. Cook, M. Lewan
Estimates of technically recoverable petroleum resources for continuous-type (unconventional) plays in sandstones, shales, and chalks on Federal Lands of the conterminous United States Estimates of technically recoverable petroleum resources for continuous-type (unconventional) plays in sandstones, shales, and chalks on Federal Lands of the conterminous United States
No abstract available.
Authors
R. A. Crovelli, J. W. Schmoker
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Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Montana and North Dakota, 2008 Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Montana and North Dakota, 2008
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and associated gas resources of the Upper Devonian to Lower Mississippian Bakken Formation in the U.S. portion of the Williston Basin of Montana and North Dakota and within the Williston Basin Province. The assessment is based on geologic elements of a total petroleum system (TPS), which include (1)...
Authors
R. Pollastro, L. Roberts, T. Cook, M. Lewan
Estimates of technically recoverable petroleum resources for continuous-type (unconventional) plays in sandstones, shales, and chalks on Federal Lands of the conterminous United States Estimates of technically recoverable petroleum resources for continuous-type (unconventional) plays in sandstones, shales, and chalks on Federal Lands of the conterminous United States
No abstract available.
Authors
R. A. Crovelli, J. W. Schmoker
Updated Date: March 18, 2025