Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in the Santa Maria Basin Province, California, 2024
Fact Sheet
2025-3052
National and Global Petroleum Assessment
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- Document: Report (5.67 MB pdf) , HTML , XML
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Abstract
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean conventional resources of 67 million barrels of oil and 56 billion cubic feet of gas in the Santa Maria Basin Province of California.
Suggested Citation
Schenk, C.J., Tennyson, M.E., Mercier, T.J., Le, P.A., Cicero, A.D., Drake, R.M., II, Gelman, S.E., Hearon, J.S., Johnson, B.G., Lagesse, J.H., and Leathers-Miller, H.M., 2025, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Santa Maria Basin Province, California, 2024 (ver. 1.1, November 26, 2025): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2025–3052, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20253052.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
Study Area
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 oil and gas resources in the Santa Maria Basin Province, California, 2024 |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2025-3052 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20253052 |
| Edition | Version 1.0: November 21, 2025; Version 1.1: November 26, 2025 |
| Publication Date | November 21, 2025 |
| Year Published | 2025 |
| 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 | California |
| Other Geospatial | Santa Maria Basin Province |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |