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Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado

May 13, 2010

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a total of 1.32 trillion barrels of oil in place in 18 oil shale zones in the Eocene Green River Formation in the Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado.

Publication Year 2010
Title Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado
DOI 10.3133/fs20103010
Authors Ronald C. Johnson, Tracey J. Mercier, Michael E. Brownfield, Jesse G. Self
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2010-3010
Index ID fs20103010
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center