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Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in Postsalt Reservoirs of the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa, 2022

Fact Sheet 2024-3011
National and Global Petroleum Assessment
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243011

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  • Data Release: USGS data release— USGS National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project–West-Central Coastal Province (Africa) Postsalt Reservoirs: Assessment Unit Boundaries, Assessment Input Data, and Fact Sheet Data Tables: U.S. Geological Survey data release
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean conventional resources of 10.5 billion barrels of oil and 47.4 trillion cubic feet of gas in postsalt reservoirs within the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa.

Suggested Citation

Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Woodall, C.A., Le, P.A., Cicero, A.D., Drake, R.M., II, Ellis, G.S., Finn, T.M., Gardner, M.H., Gelman, S.E., Hearon, J.S., Johnson, B.G., Lagesse, J.H., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Marra, K.A., Timm, K.K., Young, S.S., 2024, Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in postsalt reservoirs of the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa, 2022: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet Fact Sheet 2024–3011, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243011.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Total Petroleum System and Assessment Units
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in postsalt reservoirs of the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa, 2022
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2024-3011
DOI 10.3133/fs20243011
Year Published 2024
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
Other Geospatial Africa
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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