World Conventional Gas Resources, by Basin,
in Trillions (1012) of Cubic Feet
Gas Resource Tables of other Regions:
Africa | Asia/Oceania | Australia/New Zeland | Europe | Former Soviet Union
Middle East | North
America | Central America | South America | Contents
as of 1/1/93
| Annual Production | Cumulative Production | Identified Reserves | Undiscovered Resources | Futures | ||||
| 95% | Mode | 5% | Mean | |||||
| South America (Total) | 2.1 | 39.7 | 232.9 | 123.7 | 212.8 | 555.6 | 291 | |
| Venezuela (Total) | 0.8 | 15.6 | 126.5 | 62 | 109.7 | 321.3 | 160 | |
| Trinidad-Tobagp (Total) | 0.2 | 3.2 | 15.4 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 19.8 | 9.5 | |
| 3001 Gulf of Venezuela | 5.2 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 3002 Maracaibo | 0.5 | 20.3 | 25 | 46 | 135 | 69 | 66.3 | |
| 3003 Falcon | 2.7 | 5 | 15 | 7.6 | 5 | |||
| 3004 Cariaco | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3005 Tobago | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3006 E. Venezuela, Trinidad | 4.7 | 51.5 | 25 | 46 | 135 | 59 | 97.5 | |
| 3007 Triste | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3008 Barinas Apure | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Columbia (Total) | 0.2 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 21.4 | 11 | |
| 3009 Guajira | NA | 0 | ||||||
| 3010 Lower Magdalenas | 0.79 | 0.22 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 7 | 3.1 | 2.72 | |
| 3011 Upr. & Mid. Magdalenas | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | |
| 3012 Llanos | 0.05 | 4 | 2.6 | 4 | 10 | 5.7 | 8 | |
| 3013 Putumayo | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.1 | |||
| 3014 Pacific Coastal | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| Equador (Total) | Min | Min | 1.1 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 16.7 | 8.6 | |
| 3015 Esmeraldas | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3016 Manabi Burbru | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3017 Oriente | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 16.7 | 8.6 | 6.6 | |
| 3018-19 | ||||||||
| Peru (Total) | Min | 1.2 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 17.7 | 45.6 | 24 | |
| 3020 Talara | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3021 Maranon | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| 3022 Santiago | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 3023 Huallaga | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 3024 Ucayali | 10.8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 12.4 | 19.8 | ||
| 3025 Peru Coastal | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3026 Mollenda Tarapaco | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3027-29 | ||||||||
| Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana | 0.2 | 0.33 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ||||
| 3030 Tacutu | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.03 | |
| 3031 Guyana Shelf | 0 | 0 | Ng | 0.01 | ||||
| Brazil (Total) | 0.1 | 1.4 | 19 | 16.5 | 30.1 | 98.3 | 46.7 | |
| Interor Sags (Total) | 2.5 | 8.9 | 30 | 12 | ||||
| 3032-34 | ||||||||
| 3035 Solimoes (upr. Amazones) | 1.1 | 2 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 2 | |||
| 3036 Middle to Lwr. Amazones | 1.2 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | |||
| 3037 Parnaiba | 1 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | |||
| 3038 Parana | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.1 | 17 | 8.7 | 5.1 | |
| 3039 Sao Luis | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| Interior Rifts (Total) | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4.4 | ||||
| 3040 Reconcavo | 1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | |
| 3041 Tucano Jatoba | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2.9 | 2 | |||
| Foreland Basins (Total) | 1.5 | 2.9 | 10 | 4.8 | ||||
| 3042 Acre | 1.5 | 2.9 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.9 | |||
| Rifted Margins (Total) | 10 | 19 | 49 | 25.5 | ||||
| N.E. Coast (Total) | 5 | 10 | 27 | 14 | ||||
| 3043 Foz do Amazonas | 4.6 | 9.2 | 25 | 12.8 | 9.2 | |||
| 3044 Para Maranhoa | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.06 | |||
| 3045 Barreirinhas | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| 3046 Caera | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |||
| 3047 Potiguar | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |||
| S.E. Coast (Total) | 4 | 8 | 24 | 12 | ||||
| 3048 Recife Joao Pessoa | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3049 Sergipe Alagoas | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 | 1 | |||
| 3050 Bahia Sul | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||
| 3051 Espirito Santo | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |||
| 3052 Campos | 0.2 | 11.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.3 | 13.5 | |
| 3053 Santos | 0 | 1.24 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 5 | 4.74 | |
| 3054 Pelotas | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |||
| 3055-59 | ||||||||
| Bolivia | 0.1 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 17.1 | 9.5 | |
| 3060 Madre de Dios | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.8 | 136 | 5.8 | 13.8 | |
| 3061 Beni | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | |||
| 3062 Altiplano | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.25 | |||
| 3063 Tarija (Total) | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 3 | 2.4 | |||
| Bolivia 80% | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.7 | ||||
| Argentina 20% | 0.5 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Paraguay | Ng | |||||||
| Argentina | 0.6 | 11.1 | 33.1 | 9.1 | 15.5 | 39.2 | 20.9 | |
| (3063) Tarija 20% | 0.5 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | ||||
| 3064-69 | ||||||||
| 3070 Chaco | 0.7 | 1.35 | 4 | 1.8 | 1.35 | |||
| 3071 Cuyo | 0 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||
| 3072 Neuquen | 4.8 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 12 | 6.3 | 25.4 | |
| 3073 San Jorge | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 5 | 2.8 | 4.5 | |
| 3074 Malvinas Basin | 1.6 | 3.2 | 9 | 4 | 3.2 | |||
| 3075 Salado | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||
| 3076 Colorado | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||
| 3077 East Patagonia | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |||
| (3082) Magallanes (34%) | 0.7 | 1.8 | 5 | 2.2 | ||||
| 3078-79 | ||||||||
| Chile | 0.1 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 11 | 6.21 | |
| 3080 Central Chile Forearc | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3081 South Chile Trench | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3082 Magallanes (Total) | 9.5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15.4 | 8.85 | 18 | |
| Argentina (34%) | 0.9 | 1.8 | 5 | 2.2 | ||||
| Chile (66%) | 2.5 | 4.8 | 11 | 6.2 | ||||
| 3083 Nirihuau | Ng | 0.01 | ||||||
| 3084-4000 | ||||||||
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Basins joined for assessment presentation ( ) Indicates basin also listed under another country - no further calculations Ng Negligible NA Not assessed Numbers with no following data are unused (e.g. 1009-12) |
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