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Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Haynesville Formation, U.S. Gulf Coast, 2016

April 13, 2017

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 1.1 billion barrels of conventional oil and 195.8 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Upper Jurassic Haynesville Formation in onshore lands and State waters of the U.S. Gulf Coast region.

Publication Year 2017
Title Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Haynesville Formation, U.S. Gulf Coast, 2016
DOI 10.3133/fs20173016
Authors Stanley T. Paxton, Janet K. Pitman, Scott A. Kinney, Nicholas J. Gianoutsos, Ofori N. Pearson, Katherine J. Whidden, Russell F. Dubiel, Christopher J. Schenk, Lauri A. Burke, Timothy R. Klett, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Tracey J. Mercier, Seth S. Haines, Brian A. Varela, Phuong A. Le, Thomas M. Finn, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Sarah J. Hawkins, Kristen R. Marra, Marilyn E. Tennyson
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2017-3016
Index ID fs20173016
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center