Geology and Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Long Strait Basin Province, 2008
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- Document: Report (1.5 MB pdf)
- Larger Work: This publication is Chapter AA of The 2008 Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal
- Appendix: Appendix 1 (45 KB xlsx) - Input Data for the Long Strait Basin Assessment Unit
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Abstract
The Long Strait Basin is both a stand alone petroleum province and an assessment unit (AU) that lies offshore in the East Siberian Sea north of Chukotka and south of Wrangel Island. This basin is known only on the basis of gravity data and a single proprietary seismic line. In the absence of more specific data, its position and regional setting suggest that it may have petroleum geologic characteristics similar to the nearby Hope Basin.
Because the geology and petroleum potential of the Long Strait Basin are so poorly known, only a single AU was defined for this study area. An overall probability of ~0.08 (8 percent) of at least one petroleum accumulation larger than 50 million barrels of oil equivalent was determined on the basis of estimated probabilities of the occurrence of petroleum source, adequate reservoir, trap and seal, and favorable timing. Because this probability falls below the 10 percent probability cutoff used in the U.S. Geological Survey’s Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal, no quantitative assessment of sizes and numbers of petroleum accumulations was conducted for this AU.
Suggested Citation
Bird, K.J., Houseknecht, D.W., and Pitman, J.K., 2018, Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Long Strait Basin Province, 2008, chap. AA of Moore, T.E., and Gautier, D.L., eds., The 2008 Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1824, 7 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1824AA.
ISSN: 2330-7102 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Long Strait Basin Province, 2008 |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1824 |
| Chapter | AA |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1824AA |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Energy Resources Program |
| Description | Report: vi, 7 p.; Appendix |
| Other Geospatial | Long Strait Basin Province |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |