U.S. Geological Survey Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
John D. Jastram
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3059
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life. In support of this mission, the USGS...
Assessment of undiscovered continuous gas resources in the Amu Darya Basin Province of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, 2017
Christopher J. Schenk, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Tracey J. Mercier, Sarah J. Hawkins, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Timothy R. Klett, Phuong A. Le, Michael E. Brownfield, Cheryl A. Woodall
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3058
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable continuous resources of 35.1 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Amu Darya Basin Province of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Afghanistan....
Minor metals and renewable energy—Diversifying America’s energy sources
Sheryl A. Singerling, Nedal T. Nassar
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3061
Solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind turbine technologies are projected to make up an increasing proportion of electricity generation capacity in the United States in the coming decades. By 2050, they will account for 36 percent (or 566 gigawatts) of capacity compared with about 11 percent (or 118 gigawatts) in 2016...
New Jersey StreamStats: A web application for streamflow statistics and basin characteristics
Kara M. Watson, Jon A. Janowicz
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3057
StreamStats is an interactive, map-based web application from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that allows users to easily obtain streamflow statistics and watershed characteristics for both gaged and ungaged sites on streams throughout New Jersey. Users can determine flood magnitude and frequency, monthly flow-duration, monthly low-flow frequency statistics, and watershed...
Land subsidence in the southwestern Mojave Desert, California, 1992–2009
Justin T. Brandt, Michelle Sneed
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3053
Groundwater has been the primary source of domestic, agricultural, and municipal water supplies in the southwestern Mojave Desert, California, since the early 1900s. Increased demands on water supplies have caused groundwater-level declines of more than 100 feet (ft) in some areas of this desert between the 1950s and the...
Biological and ecological science for Montana—The Treasure State
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3052
Montana is rich in minerals, energy, and soils, as well as prairies, forests, mountains, rivers, lakes, fish, and wildlife. Many enterprises that drive the economy are based on natural resources, including tourism, hunting, fishing, agriculture, and energy development. The outdoor-recreation economy alone supports 64,000 Montana jobs and generates nearly...
Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the San Jorge Basin Province, Argentina, 2017
Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, Sarah J. Hawkins, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Kristen R. Marra, Thomas M. Finn, Phuong A. Le, Michael E. Brownfield, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Cheryl A. Woodall
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3043
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable resources of 78 million barrels of oil and 8.9 trillion cubic feet of gas in the San Jorge Basin Province, Argentina....
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Cuyo Basin Province, Argentina, 2017
Christopher J. Schenk, Michael E. Brownfield, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Phuong A. Le, Tracey J. Mercier, Thomas M. Finn, Sarah J. Hawkins, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Timothy R. Klett, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Cheryl A. Woodall
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3042
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable resources of 236 million barrels of oil and 112 billion cubic feet of associated gas in the Cuyo Basin Province, Argentina....
Brackish groundwater and its potential to augment freshwater supplies
Jennifer S. Stanton, Kevin F. Dennehy
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3054
Secure, reliable, and sustainable water resources are fundamental to the Nation’s food production, energy independence, and ecological and human health and well-being. Indications are that at any given time, water resources are under stress in selected parts of the country. The large-scale development of groundwater resources has caused declines in...
Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Perth Basin Province, Australia, 2017
Christopher J. Schenk, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Thomas M. Finn, Tracey J. Mercier, Sarah J. Hawkins, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Timothy R. Klett, Phuong A. Le, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Cheryl A. Woodall
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3039
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 223 million barrels of oil and 14.5 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Perth Basin Province, Australia....
The U.S. Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center
Laszlo P. Keszthelyi, R. Greg Vaughan, Lisa R. Gaddis, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, Justin Hagerty
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3038
In 1960, Eugene Shoemaker and a small team of other scientists founded the field of astrogeology to develop tools and methods for astronauts studying the geology of the Moon and other planetary bodies. Subsequently, in 1962, the U.S. Geological Survey Branch of Astrogeology was established in Menlo Park, California. In...
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in the West Korea Bay–North Yellow Sea Basin, North Korea and China, 2017
Christopher J. Schenk, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Tracey J. Mercier, Sarah J. Hawkins, Thomas M. Finn, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Timothy R. Klett, Phuong A. Le, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Cheryl A. Woodall
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3041
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional resources of 1.1 billion barrels of oil and 2.2 trillion cubic feet of gas in the West Korea Bay–North Yellow Sea Basin, North Korea and China....
Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Pannonian Basin Province, Hungary, 2016
Christopher J. Schenk, Timothy R. Klett, Phuong A. Le, Michael E. Brownfield, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3033
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable continuous resources of 119 million barrels of oil and 944 billion cubic feet of gas in the Hungarian part of the Pannonian Basin Province....
The U.S. Geological Survey Flagstaff Science Campus—Providing expertise on planetary science, ecology, water resources, geologic processes, and human interactions with the Earth
Robert J. Hart, R. Greg Vaughan, Kristin McDougall, Todd Wojtowicz, Prasad Thenkenbail
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3051
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Flagstaff Science Campus is focused on interdisciplinary study of the Earth and solar system, and has the scientific expertise to detect early environmental changes and provide strategies to minimize possible adverse effects on humanity. The Flagstaff Science Campus (FSC) is located in Flagstaff, Arizona,...
Assessment of water and proppant quantities associated with petroleum production from the Bakken and Three Forks Formations, Williston Basin Province, Montana and North Dakota, 2016
Seth S. Haines, Brian A. Varela, Sarah J. Hawkins, Nicholas J. Gianoutsos, Joanna N. Thamke, Mark A. Engle, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Christopher J. Schenk, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Scott A. Kinney, Tracey J. Mercier, Cericia D. Martinez
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3044
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has completed an assessment of water and proppant requirements and water production associated with the possible future production of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Three Forks and Bakken Formations (Late Devonian to Early Mississippian) of the Williston Basin Province in Montana and North...
Scanning and georeferencing historical USGS quadrangles
Kristin A. Fishburn, Larry R. Davis, Gregory J. Allord
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3048
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program is scanning published USGS 1:250,000-scale and larger topographic maps printed between 1884, the inception of the topographic mapping program, and 2006. The goal of this project, which began publishing the Historical Topographic Map Collection in 2011, is to provide access to a...
US Topo—Topographic maps for the Nation
Kristin A. Fishburn, William J. Carswell Jr.
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3045
Building on the success of 125 years of mapping, the U.S. Geological Survey created US Topo, a georeferenced digital map produced from The National Map data. US Topo maps are designed to be used like the traditional 7.5-minute quadrangle paper topographic maps for which the U.S. Geological Survey is so...
Selected water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in New England in 2017
Peter K. Weiskel
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3049
The New England Water Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is headquartered in Pembroke, New Hampshire, with offices in East Hartford, Connecticut; Augusta, Maine; Northborough, Massachusetts; and Montpelier, Vermont. The areas of expertise covered by the water science center’s staff of 130 include aquatic biology, chemistry, geographic information...
Groundwater quality in the Bear Valley and Lake Arrowhead Watershed, California
Timothy M. Mathany, Carmen A. Burton, Miranda S. Fram
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3037
Groundwater provides more than 40 percent of California’s drinking water. To protect this vital resource, the State of California created the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The Priority Basin Project of the GAMA Program provides a comprehensive assessment of the State’s groundwater quality and increases public access to...
Reducing risk where tectonic plates collide
Joan S. Gomberg, K. A. Ludwig
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3024
Most of the world’s earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, and volcanic eruptions are caused by the continuous motions of the many tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s outer shell. The most powerful of these natural hazards occur in subduction zones, where two plates collide and one is thrust beneath another. The...
Groundwater quality in the western San Joaquin Valley, California
Miranda S. Fram
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3028
Groundwater provides more than 40 percent of California’s drinking water. To protect this vital resource, the State of California created the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The Priority Basin Project of the GAMA Program provides a comprehensive assessment of the State’s groundwater quality and increases public access to...
Assessment of undiscovered continuous oil and gas resources in the Heath Formation, central Montana and western North Dakota, 2016
Ronald M. Drake II, Christopher J. Schenk, Timothy R. Klett, Phuong A. Le, Heidi M. Leathers, Michael E. Brownfield, Thomas M. Finn, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Marilyn E. Tennyson
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3032
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 884 million barrels of oil and 106 billion cubic feet of gas in the North-Central Montana and Williston Basin Provinces of central Montana and western North Dakota....
Magnetic monitoring in Saguaro National Park
Jeffrey J. Love, Carol Finn, Yesenia C. Gamez Valdez, Don Swann
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3035
On a sandy, arid plain, near the Rincon Mountain Visitor Center of Saguaro National Park, tucked in among brittlebush, creosote, and other hardy desert plants, is an unusual type of observatory—a small unmanned station that is used for monitoring the Earth’s variable magnetic field. Named for the nearby city of...
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Spraberry Formation of the Midland Basin, Permian Basin Province, Texas, 2017
Kristen R. Marra, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Christopher J. Schenk, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Timothy R. Klett, Tracey J. Mercier, Phuong A. Le, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Thomas M. Finn, Sarah J. Hawkins, Michael E. Brownfield
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3029
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean resources of 4.2 billion barrels of oil and 3.1 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Spraberry Formation of the Midland Basin, Permian Basin Province, Texas....
Assessment of continuous gas resources in the Khorat Plateau Province, Thailand and Laos, 2016
Christopher J. Schenk, Timothy R. Klett, Tracey J. Mercier, Thomas M. Finn, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Phuong A. Le, Ronald M. Drake II
2017, Fact Sheet 2017-3023
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed mean undiscovered, technically recoverable resources of 2.3 trillion cubic feet of continuous gas in the Khorat Plateau Province of Thailand and Laos....
