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Assessment of Undiscovered Continuous Oil Resources in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations of the Williston Basin Province, North Dakota and Montana, 2021

Fact Sheet 2021-3058
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20213058

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  • Document: Report (1.15 MB pdf)
  • Data Release: USGS data release - USGS National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project - Williston Basin, Bakken and Three Forks Formations Continuous Assessment Unit Boundaries and Assessment Input Data Forms
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 4.3 billion barrels of oil and 4.9 trillion cubic feet of gas (associated) in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations of the Williston Basin Province, North Dakota and Montana.

Suggested Citation

Marra, K.R., Mercier, T.J., Gelman, S.E., Schenk, C.J., Woodall, C.A., Cicero, A.D., Drake, R.M., II., Ellis, G.S., Finn, T.M., Gardner, M.H., Hearon, J.S., Johnson, B.G., Lagesse, J.H., Le, P.A., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Timm, K.K., and Young, S.S., 2021, Assessment of undiscovered continuous oil resources in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations of the Williston Basin Province, North Dakota and Montana, 2021: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2021–3058, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20213058.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Geologic Summary
  • Assessment Units
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of undiscovered continuous oil resources in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations of the Williston Basin Province, North Dakota and Montana, 2021
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2021-3058
DOI 10.3133/fs20213058
Year Published 2021
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description 4 p.
Country United States
State Montana, North Dakota
Other Geospatial Bakken and Three Forks Formations, Williston Basin Province
Online Only (Y/N) N
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