Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado, 2024
June 11, 2025
 Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean continuous resources of 703 million barrels of oil and 5.8 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Niobrara Formation in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado, 2024 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20253025 |
| Authors | Kira Timm, Christopher Schenk, Jane Hearon, Thomas Finn, Sarah Gelman, Cheryl Woodall, Tracey J. Mercier, Andrea Cicero, Ronald M. Drake, Geoffrey Ellis, Michael Gardner, Benjamin Johnson, Jenny Lagesse, Phuong A. Le, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Scott Young |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Fact Sheet |
| Series Number | 2025-3025 |
| Index ID | fs20253025 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
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