David W. Houseknecht
David Houseknecht is a Senior Research Geologist (Scientist Emeritus) for the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
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Geology and petroleum potential of the rifted margins of the Canada Basin Geology and petroleum potential of the rifted margins of the Canada Basin
Three sides of the Canada Basin are bordered by high-standing, conjugate rift shoulders of the Chukchi Borderland, Alaska and Canada. The Alaska and Canada margins are mantled with thick, growth-faulted sediment prisms, and the Chukchi Borderland contains only a thin veneer of sediment. The rift-margin strata of Alaska and Canada reflect the tectonics and sediment dispersal systems of...
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D.W. Houseknecht, Kenneth J. Bird
Geology and petroleum potential of the Arctic Alaska petroleum province Geology and petroleum potential of the Arctic Alaska petroleum province
The Arctic Alaska petroleum province encompasses all lands and adjacent continental shelf areas north of the Brooks Range–Herald Arch orogenic belt and south of the northern (outboard) margin of the Beaufort Rift shoulder. Even though only a small part is thoroughly explored, it is one of the most prolific petroleum provinces in North America with total known resources (cumulative...
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Kenneth J. Bird, David W. Houseknecht
Assessment of NE Greenland: Prototype for development of Circum-ArcticResource Appraisal methodology Assessment of NE Greenland: Prototype for development of Circum-ArcticResource Appraisal methodology
Geological features of NE Greenland suggest large petroleum potential, as well as high uncertainty and risk. The area was the prototype for development of methodology used in the US Geological Survey (USGS) Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal (CARA), and was the first area evaluated. In collaboration with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), eight ‘assessment units’ (AU)...
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Donald L. Gautier, L. Stemmerik, F.G. Christiansen, K. Sorensen, T. Bidstrup, J. A. Bojesen-Koefoed, Kenneth J. Bird, Ronald Charpentier, David W. Houseknecht, Timothy R. Klett, Christopher J. Schenk, Marilyn E. Tennyson
Formulation of a correlated variables methodology for assessment of continuous gas resources with an application to the Woodford play, Arkoma Basin, eastern Oklahoma Formulation of a correlated variables methodology for assessment of continuous gas resources with an application to the Woodford play, Arkoma Basin, eastern Oklahoma
Shale gas is a form of continuous unconventional hydrocarbon accumulation whose resource estimation is unfeasible through the inference of pore volume. Under these circumstances, the usual approach is to base the assessment on well productivity through estimated ultimate recovery (EUR). Unconventional resource assessments that consider uncertainty are typically done by applying...
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Ricardo A. Olea, D.W. Houseknecht, C.P. Garrity, T. A. Cook
2010 updated assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) 2010 updated assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA)
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean volumes of 896 million barrels of oil (MMBO) and about 53 trillion cubic feet (TCFG) of nonassociated natural gas in conventional, undiscovered accumulations within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and adjacent State waters. The estimated volume of undiscovered oil is significantly lower than...
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D.W. Houseknecht, K. J. Bird, J.H. Schuenemeyer, E. D. Attanasi, C.P. Garrity, Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, R. M. Pollastro, T. A. Cook, T.R. and Klett
Assessment of undiscovered natural gas resources of the Arkoma Basin province and geologically related areas Assessment of undiscovered natural gas resources of the Arkoma Basin province and geologically related areas
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean volumes of 38 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of undiscovered natural gas, 159 million barrels of natural gas liquid (MMBNGL), and no oil in accumulations of 0.5 million barrels (MMBO) or larger in the Arkoma Basin Province and related areas. More than 97 percent of the undiscovered gas occurs in continuous
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David W. Houseknecht, James L. Coleman, Robert C. Milici, Christopher P. Garrity, William A. Rouse, Bryant R. Fulk, Stanley T. Paxton, Marvin M. Abbott, John L. Mars, Troy A. Cook, Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Geoffrey S. Ellis
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Filter Total Items: 99
Geology and petroleum potential of the rifted margins of the Canada Basin Geology and petroleum potential of the rifted margins of the Canada Basin
Three sides of the Canada Basin are bordered by high-standing, conjugate rift shoulders of the Chukchi Borderland, Alaska and Canada. The Alaska and Canada margins are mantled with thick, growth-faulted sediment prisms, and the Chukchi Borderland contains only a thin veneer of sediment. The rift-margin strata of Alaska and Canada reflect the tectonics and sediment dispersal systems of...
Authors
D.W. Houseknecht, Kenneth J. Bird
Geology and petroleum potential of the Arctic Alaska petroleum province Geology and petroleum potential of the Arctic Alaska petroleum province
The Arctic Alaska petroleum province encompasses all lands and adjacent continental shelf areas north of the Brooks Range–Herald Arch orogenic belt and south of the northern (outboard) margin of the Beaufort Rift shoulder. Even though only a small part is thoroughly explored, it is one of the most prolific petroleum provinces in North America with total known resources (cumulative...
Authors
Kenneth J. Bird, David W. Houseknecht
Assessment of NE Greenland: Prototype for development of Circum-ArcticResource Appraisal methodology Assessment of NE Greenland: Prototype for development of Circum-ArcticResource Appraisal methodology
Geological features of NE Greenland suggest large petroleum potential, as well as high uncertainty and risk. The area was the prototype for development of methodology used in the US Geological Survey (USGS) Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal (CARA), and was the first area evaluated. In collaboration with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), eight ‘assessment units’ (AU)...
Authors
Donald L. Gautier, L. Stemmerik, F.G. Christiansen, K. Sorensen, T. Bidstrup, J. A. Bojesen-Koefoed, Kenneth J. Bird, Ronald Charpentier, David W. Houseknecht, Timothy R. Klett, Christopher J. Schenk, Marilyn E. Tennyson
Formulation of a correlated variables methodology for assessment of continuous gas resources with an application to the Woodford play, Arkoma Basin, eastern Oklahoma Formulation of a correlated variables methodology for assessment of continuous gas resources with an application to the Woodford play, Arkoma Basin, eastern Oklahoma
Shale gas is a form of continuous unconventional hydrocarbon accumulation whose resource estimation is unfeasible through the inference of pore volume. Under these circumstances, the usual approach is to base the assessment on well productivity through estimated ultimate recovery (EUR). Unconventional resource assessments that consider uncertainty are typically done by applying...
Authors
Ricardo A. Olea, D.W. Houseknecht, C.P. Garrity, T. A. Cook
2010 updated assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) 2010 updated assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA)
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean volumes of 896 million barrels of oil (MMBO) and about 53 trillion cubic feet (TCFG) of nonassociated natural gas in conventional, undiscovered accumulations within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and adjacent State waters. The estimated volume of undiscovered oil is significantly lower than...
Authors
D.W. Houseknecht, K. J. Bird, J.H. Schuenemeyer, E. D. Attanasi, C.P. Garrity, Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, R. M. Pollastro, T. A. Cook, T.R. and Klett
Assessment of undiscovered natural gas resources of the Arkoma Basin province and geologically related areas Assessment of undiscovered natural gas resources of the Arkoma Basin province and geologically related areas
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean volumes of 38 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of undiscovered natural gas, 159 million barrels of natural gas liquid (MMBNGL), and no oil in accumulations of 0.5 million barrels (MMBO) or larger in the Arkoma Basin Province and related areas. More than 97 percent of the undiscovered gas occurs in continuous
Authors
David W. Houseknecht, James L. Coleman, Robert C. Milici, Christopher P. Garrity, William A. Rouse, Bryant R. Fulk, Stanley T. Paxton, Marvin M. Abbott, John L. Mars, Troy A. Cook, Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Geoffrey S. Ellis