Assessment of Continuous Oil and Gas Resources in the Lower Saxony Basin of Germany, 2020

Fact Sheet 2022-3081
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 321 million barrels of shale oil and 435 billion cubic feet of shale gas in the Lower Saxony Basin, Germany.

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Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Woodall, C.A., Finn, T.M., Marra, K.R., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Le, P.A., Drake, R.M., II, and Ellis, G.S., 2022, Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Lower Saxony Basin of Germany, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022−3081, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223081.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Total Petroleum Systems and Assessment Units
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Lower Saxony Basin of Germany, 2020
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2022-3081
DOI 10.3133/fs20223081
Year Published 2023
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description Report: 2 p.; Data Release
Country Germany
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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