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Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in Jurassic Posidonia Shales of Greece and Albania, 2019

December 31, 2019

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 118 million barrels of continuous oil and 170 billion cubic feet of continuous gas in the Jurassic Posidonia Shale Total Petroleum System of western Greece and southern Albania.

Publication Year 2019
Title Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in Jurassic Posidonia Shales of Greece and Albania, 2019
DOI 10.3133/fs20193075
Authors Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Thomas M. Finn, Cheryl A. Woodall, Michael E. Brownfield, Kristen R. Marra, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Phuong A. Le, Ronald M. Drake
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2019-3075
Index ID fs20193075
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center