Assessment of undiscovered continuous oil and gas resources in the Monterey Formation, San Joaquin Basin Province, California, 2015
October 6, 2015
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed mean volumes of 21 million barrels of oil (MMBO), 27 billion cubic feet of gas, and 1 million barrels of natural gas liquids in two assessment units (AUs) that may contain continuous oil resources. Mean volumes of oil for the individual assessment units are 14 MMBO in the Monterey Buttonwillow AU and 7 MMBO in the Monterey Maricopa AU.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2015 |
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Title | Assessment of undiscovered continuous oil and gas resources in the Monterey Formation, San Joaquin Basin Province, California, 2015 |
DOI | 10.3133/fs20153058 |
Authors | Marilyn E. Tennyson, Ronald R. Charpentier, Timothy R. Klett, Michael E. Brownfield, Janet K. Pitman, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Sarah J. Hawkins, Paul G. Lillis, Kristen R. Marra, Tracey J. Mercier, Heidi M. Leathers, Christopher J. Schenk, Katherine J. Whidden |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Fact Sheet |
Series Number | 2015-3058 |
Index ID | fs20153058 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
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