Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Paris Basin, France, 2015

Christopher J. Schenk; Ronald R. Charpentier; Timothy R. Klett; Marilyn E. Tennyson; Tracey J. Mercier; Phoung A. Le; Michael E. Brownfield; Janet K. Pitman; Stephanie B. Gaswirth; Kristen R. Marra; Heidi M. Leathers

doi:10.3133/fs20153016

Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Paris Basin, France, 2015

Fact Sheet 2015-3016

National and Global Petroleum Assessment Project

By: Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, Timothy R. Klett, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Tracey J. Mercier, Phoung A. Le, Michael E. Brownfield, Janet K. Pitman, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, and Heidi M. Leathers

https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20153016

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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 222 million barrels of unconventional oil; 2,092 billion cubic feet of unconventional gas; 18 million barrels of conventional oil; and 47 billion cubic feet of conventional gas resources in the Paris Basin of France.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Paris Basin, France, 2015
Series title	Fact Sheet
Series number	2015-3016
DOI	10.3133/fs20153016
Year Published	2015
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Description	2 p.
Country	France
Other Geospatial	Paris Basin
Online Only (Y/N)	N
Additional Online Files (Y/N)	N