Assessment of potential shale gas and shale oil resources of the Norte Basin, Uruguay, 2011

Christopher J. Schenk; Mark A. Kirschbaum; Ronald R. Charpentier; Troy Cook; Timothy R. Klett; Donald L. Gautier; Richard M. Pollastro; Jean N. Weaver; Michael Brownfield

doi:10.3133/fs20113100

Assessment of potential shale gas and shale oil resources of the Norte Basin, Uruguay, 2011

Fact Sheet 2011-3100

World Petroleum Resources Project

By: Christopher J. Schenk, Mark A. Kirschbaum, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Donald L. Gautier, Richard M. Pollastro, Jean N. Weaver, and Michael Brownfield

https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20113100

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Abstract

Using a performance-based geological assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean volumes of 13.4 trillion cubic feet of potential technically recoverable shale gas and 0.5 billion barrels of technically recoverable shale oil resources in the Norte Basin of Uruguay.

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Schenk, C.J., Kirschbaum, M.A., Charpentier, R., Cook, T., Klett, T., Gautier, D.L., Pollastro, R.M., Weaver, J.N., and Brownfield, M., 2011, Assessment of potential shale gas and shale oil resources of the Norte Basin, Uruguay, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3100, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20113100.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Assessment of potential shale gas and shale oil resources of the Norte Basin, Uruguay, 2011
Series title	Fact Sheet
Series number	2011-3100
DOI	10.3133/fs20113100
Year Published	2011
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description	2 p.
Country	Uruguay