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Assessment of Permian tight oil and gas resources in the Junggar basin of China, 2016

April 5, 2017

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 764 million barrels of oil and 3.5 trillion cubic feet of gas in tight reservoirs in the Permian Lucaogou Formation in the Junggar basin of northwestern China.

Publication Year 2017
Title Assessment of Permian tight oil and gas resources in the Junggar basin of China, 2016
DOI 10.3133/fs20173021
Authors Christopher J. Potter, Christopher J. Schenk, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Timothy R. Klett, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Thomas M. Finn, Michael E. Brownfield, Janet K. Pitman, Tracey J. Mercier, Phuong A. Le, Ronald M. Drake
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2017-3021
Index ID fs20173021
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center