Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado
Fact Sheet
2010-3010
Oil Shale Assessment Project
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Abstract
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a total of 1.32 trillion barrels of oil in place in 18 oil shale zones in the Eocene Green River Formation in the Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado.
Suggested Citation
Johnson, R.C., Mercier, T.J., Brownfield, M.E., and Self, J.G., 2010, Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3010, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20103010.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2010-3010 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20103010 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |