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Appalachian basin oil and natural gas: stratigraphic framework, total petroleum systems, and estimated ultimate recovery

January 1, 2014

The most recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Appalachian basin was completed in 2002 (Milici and others, 2003). This assessment was based on the total petroleum system (TPS), a concept introduced by Magoon and Dow (1994) and developed during subsequent studies such as those by the U.S. Geological Survey World Energy Assessment Team (2000) and by Biteau and others (2003a,b). Each TPS is based on specific geologic elements that include source rocks, traps and seals, reservoir rocks, and the generation and migration of hydrocarbons. This chapter identifies the TPSs defined in the 2002 Appalachian basin oil and gas assessment and places them in the context of the stratigraphic framework associated with regional geologic cross sections D–D′ (Ryder and others, 2009, which was re-released in this volume, chap. E.4.1) and E–E′ (Ryder and others, 2008, which was re-released in this volume, chap. E.4.2). Furthermore, the chapter presents a recent estimate of the ultimate recoverable oil and natural gas in the basin.

Publication Year 2014
Title Appalachian basin oil and natural gas: stratigraphic framework, total petroleum systems, and estimated ultimate recovery
DOI 10.3133/pp1708C.1
Authors Robert T. Ryder, Robert C. Milici, Christopher S. Swezey, Michael H. Trippi
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Professional Paper
Series Number 1708
Index ID pp1708C.1
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Eastern Energy Resources Science Center
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