Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of South America and the Caribbean, 2012

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

doi:10.3133/fs20123046

Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of South America and the Caribbean, 2012

Fact Sheet 2012-3046

World Petroleum Resources Project

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

https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20123046

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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 126 billion barrels of oil and 679 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas in 31 geologic provinces of South America and the Caribbean.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of South America and the Caribbean, 2012
Series title	Fact Sheet
Series number	2012-3046
DOI	10.3133/fs20123046
Year Published	2012
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description	3 p.
Other Geospatial	South America;Caribbean
Google Analytic Metrics	Metrics page