The Appalachian basin is the oldest and longest producing commercially viable petroleum-producing basin in the United States. Source rocks for reservoirs within the basin are located throughout the entire stratigraphic succession and extend geographically over much of the foreland basin and fold-and-thrust belt that make up the Appalachian basin. Major source rock intervals occur in Ordovician, Devonian, and Pennsylvanian strata with minor source rock intervals present in Cambrian, Silurian, and Mississippian strata.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Title | Overview of the potential and identified petroleum source rocks of the Appalachian basin, eastern United States |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1708G.13 |
| Authors | James L. Coleman, Robert T. Ryder, Robert C. Milici, Stephen Brown |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Professional Paper |
| Series Number | 1708 |
| Index ID | pp1708G.13 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Eastern Energy Resources Science Center |