Assessment of potential shale-oil and shale-gas resources in Silurian shales of Jordan, 2014

Christopher J. Schenk; Janet K. Pitman; Ronald R. Charpentier; Timothy R. Klett; Marilyn E. Tennyson; Tracey J. Mercier; Philip H. Nelson; Michael E. Brownfield; Mark J. Pawlewicz; Craig J. Wandrey

doi:10.3133/fs20143082

Assessment of potential shale-oil and shale-gas resources in Silurian shales of Jordan, 2014

Fact Sheet 2014-3082

National and Global Petroleum Assessment Project

By: Christopher J. Schenk, Janet K. Pitman, Ronald R. Charpentier, Timothy R. Klett, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Tracey J. Mercier, Philip H. Nelson, Michael E. Brownfield, Mark J. Pawlewicz, and Craig J. Wandrey

https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20143082

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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 11 million barrels of potential shale-oil and 320 billion cubic feet of shale-gas resources in Silurian shales of Jordan.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Assessment of potential shale-oil and shale-gas resources in Silurian shales of Jordan, 2014
Series title	Fact Sheet
Series number	2014-3082
DOI	10.3133/fs20143082
Year Published	2014
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description	2 p.
Country	Jordan
Online Only (Y/N)	Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N)	N
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