Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of Papua-New Guinea, Eastern Indonesia, and East Timor, 2011

Christopher J. Schenk; Michael E. Brownfield; Ronald R. Charpentier; Troy A. Cook; Timothy R. Klett; Janet K. Pitman; Richard M. Pollastro

doi:10.3133/fs20123029

Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of Papua-New Guinea, Eastern Indonesia, and East Timor, 2011

Fact Sheet 2012-3029

World Petroleum Resources Project

By: Christopher J. Schenk, Michael E. Brownfield, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Janet K. Pitman, and Richard M. Pollastro

https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20123029

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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 5.8 billion barrels of oil and 115 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas in five geologic provinces in the areas of Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia, and East Timor.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of Papua-New Guinea, Eastern Indonesia, and East Timor, 2011
Series title	Fact Sheet
Series number	2012-3029
DOI	10.3133/fs20123029
Year Published	2012
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description	2 p.
Country	Papua New Guinea;Indonesia;East Timor
Other Geospatial	Banda Arc;Bintuniâ€”Sulawati;Arafura Basinâ€”Irian Jaya;New Guinea Foreland Basin-fold Belt;Papuan Basin-shelf Platform