Petroleum systems and geologic assessment of oil and gas in the Southwestern Wyoming Province: Wyoming, Colorado and Utah
Data Series
69-D
By: USGS Southwest Wyoming Province Assessment Team
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas potential of the Southwestern Wyoming Province of southwestern Wyoming, northwestern Colorado, and northeastern Utah (fig. 1). The USGS Southwestern Wyoming Province for this assessment included the Green River Basin, Moxa arch, Hoback Basin, Sandy Bend arch, Rock Springs uplift, Great Divide Basin, Wamsutter arch, Washakie Basin, Cherokee ridge, and the Sand Wash Basin. The assessment of the Southwestern Wyoming Province is based on geologic principles and uses the total petroleum system concept. The geologic elements of a total petroleum system include hydrocarbon source rocks (source rock maturation, hydrocarbon generation, and migration), reservoir rocks (sequence stratigraphy, petrophysical properties), and hydrocarbon traps (trap types, formation, and timing). Using this geologic framework, the USGS defined 9 total petroleum systems (TPS) and 23 assessment units (AU) within these TPSs, and quantitatively estimated the undiscovered oil and gas resources within 21 of the 23 AUs.
Suggested Citation
USGS Southwest Wyoming Province Assessment Team, 2005, Petroleum systems and geologic assessment of oil and gas in the Southwestern Wyoming Province: Wyoming, Colorado and Utah (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 69, 28 Chapters; 18 Plates: 96.00 x 36.00 inches and smaller, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds69D.
ISSN: 2327-638X (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Petroleum systems and geologic assessment of oil and gas in the Southwestern Wyoming Province: Wyoming, Colorado and Utah |
| Series title | Data Series |
| Series number | 69 |
| Chapter | D |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds69D |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 28 Chapters; 18 Plates: 96.00 x 36.00 inches and smaller |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project (Data Series 69) |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado, Utah, Wyoming |