USGS Central Region Energy Resources Team

Central Region Energy Resources Team

RANKING OF THE WORLD'S OIL AND GAS PROVINCES BY KNOWN PETROLEUM VOLUMES
Open-File Report 97-463


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Plate 2. World Energy Project Regions with Superimposed Petroleum Provinces: Priority and Boutique Provinces
Digital compilation by Lee M. Osmonson
1997
(Version 08/04/97)
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WORLD ENERGY PROJECT REGIONS

Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Region 7
Region 8

Province boundaries, names, and codes determined by the following region coordinators:
Region 1 - Gregory F. Ulmishek and others
Region 2 - Thomas S. Ahlbrandt and Richard M. Pollastro
Region 3 - Peter J. McCabe and Jin Qiang
Region 4 - Donald L. Gautier and Mark J. Pawlewicz
Region 5 - Gordon L. Dolton (with others for the U.S., 1995)
Region 6 - Christopher J. Schenk
Region 7 - Michele L. Tuttle, Ronald R. Charpentier, and Michael E. Brownfield
Region 8 - Ben E. Law and Craig J. Wandrey

This map is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards.
This map is not an authority on the delineation of international boundaries


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