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Geology and assessment of unconventional oil and gas resources of northeastern Mexico

June 24, 2015

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State, quantitatively assessed the potential for unconventional oil and gas resources within the onshore portions of the Tampico-Misantla Basin, Burgos Basin, and Sabinas Basin provinces of northeastern Mexico. Unconventional resources of the Veracruz Basin were not quantitatively assessed because of a current lack of required geological information. Unconventional resources include shale gas, shale oil, tight gas, tight oil, and coalbed gas. Undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources were assessed in Mexico in 2012.

Publication Year 2015
Title Geology and assessment of unconventional oil and gas resources of northeastern Mexico
DOI 10.3133/ofr20151112
Authors
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2015-1112
Index ID ofr20151112
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center
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