· Abstract

· Acknowledgments

· Introduction—Video of Exploration and Production Through Time

· Units of Measure

· Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in the Southwestern Wyoming Province

· Undiscovered Gas in the Mesaverde Total Petroleum System

· The Almond Continuous Gas Assessment Unit

· The Rock Springs–Ericson Gas Assessment Unit

· Undiscovered Gas in the Mesaverde–Lance–Fort Union Composite Total Petroleum System

· The Mesaverde–Lance–Fort Union Continuous Gas Assessment Unit

· Undiscovered Gas in the Lewis Total Petroleum System

· The Lewis Continuous Gas Assessment Unit

· Undiscovered Gas in the Hilliard-Baxter-Mancos Total Petroleum System

· The Hilliard-Baxter-Mancos Continuous Gas Assessment Unit

· Undiscovered Gas in the Mowry Composite Total Petroleum System

· The Mowry Continuous Gas Assessment Unit

· Undiscovered Gas in the Lance–Fort Union Composite Total Petroleum System

· The Lance–Fort Union Continuous Gas Assessment Unit

· Reservoirs That Contain the Majority of Undiscovered Gas Resources

· Live Data and Maps

· In Summary

· References Cited

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