· 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

In Summary

The goal of the WLCI is to implement a long-term, science based program to assess and enhance the quality and quantity of aquatic and terrestrial habitats at landscape scale in southwestern Wyoming, while facilitating responsible development of other natural resources (Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative). The detailed geologic analysis of the Southwestern Wyoming Province resulted in estimates of undiscovered oil and gas resources with mean values of 84.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 131 million barrels of oil, and 2.6 billion barrels of total natural gas liquids (Kirschbaum and others, 2002). Southwestern Wyoming will continue to be one of the largest sources of natural gas in the U.S.

Oil and gas data sets included herein can be accessed and shared among many different clients. This report is meant to facilitate the integration of existing data with new knowledge and technologies to analyze energy resources development and to assist in habitat conservation planning. This document evaluates and maps existing geology-based information to further forecast where future potential development actions might occur.