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Assessment of Continuous Oil and Gas Resources in the Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation of the Onshore U.S. Gulf Coast, 2022

Fact Sheet 2023-3021
National and Global Petroleum Assessment
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20233021

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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean continuous resources of 0.8 billion barrels of oil and 16 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation of the onshore U.S. Gulf Coast region.

Suggested Citation

Whidden, K.J., Birdwell, J.E., Gardner, R.D. Kinney, S.A., Paxton, S.T., Pitman, J.K., and Schenk, C.J., 2023, Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation of the onshore U.S. Gulf Coast, 2022: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet, 2023–3021, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20233021.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Total Petroleum System and Assessment Units
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • Acknowledgment
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation of the onshore U.S. Gulf Coast, 2022
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2023-3021
DOI 10.3133/fs20233021
Year Published 2023
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description Report: 4 p.; Data Release
Country United States
State Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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