U.S. Geological Survey input-data forms for the assessment of the Upper Jurassic Bossier Formation, U.S. Gulf Coast, 2016
Introduction
In 2016, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completed an updated assessment of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in the Upper Jurassic Bossier Formation of the onshore U.S. Gulf Coast Province (Paxton and others, 2017). The Bossier Formation was assessed using both the standard continuous (unconventional) and conventional methodologies established by the USGS for three assessment units (AUs): (1) Bossier Eastern Shelf Sandstone Gas and Oil AU, (2) Bossier Western Shelf Sandstone Gas AU, and (3) Bossier Shale Continuous Gas AU. A fourth assessment unit, the Upper Jurassic Downdip Continuous Gas AU, was also defined but was not quantitatively assessed because of limited well data within the extent of the AU. The revised assessment resulted in total estimated mean resources of 2.9 billion barrels of oil, 108.6 trillion cubic feet of gas, and 1.1 billion barrels of natural gas liquids. The purpose of this report is to provide supplemental documentation of the input parameters used in the USGS 2016 Bossier Formation assessment.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Title | U.S. Geological Survey input-data forms for the assessment of the Upper Jurassic Bossier Formation, U.S. Gulf Coast, 2016 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20181134 |
| 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 | Open-File Report |
| Series Number | 2018-1134 |
| Index ID | ofr20181134 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
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