Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Mississippian Sunbury shale and Devonian–Mississippian Chattanooga shale in the Appalachian Basin Province, 2016
November 8, 2016
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable continuous resources that total 464 million barrels of oil and 4.08 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Lower Mississippian Sunbury Shale and Middle Devonian–Lower Mississippian Chattanooga Shale of the Appalachian Basin Province.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Title | Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Mississippian Sunbury shale and Devonian–Mississippian Chattanooga shale in the Appalachian Basin Province, 2016 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20163085 |
| Authors | Debra K. Higley, William A. Rouse, Catherine B. Enomoto, Michael H. Trippi, Timothy R. Klett, Tracey J. Mercier, Michael E. Brownfield, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Ronald M. Drake, Thomas M. Finn, Nicholas J. Gianoutsos, Ofori N. Pearson, Colin A. Doolan, Phuong A. Le, Christopher J. Schenk |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Fact Sheet |
| Series Number | 2016-3085 |
| Index ID | fs20163085 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
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