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Assessment of shale-gas resources of the Karoo Province, South Africa and Lesotho, Africa, 2016

July 8, 2016
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Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resource of 44.5 trillion cubic feet of shale gas in the Karoo Province of South Africa and Lesotho, Africa.

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Publication Year 2016
Title Assessment of shale-gas resources of the Karoo Province, South Africa and Lesotho, Africa, 2016
DOI 10.3133/fs20163038
Authors Michael E. Brownfield, Christopher J. Schenk, Timothy R. Klett, Janet K. Pitman, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Phuong A. Le, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Tracey J. Mercier, Thomas M. Finn
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2016-3038
Index ID fs20163038
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center

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