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Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Tertiary strata of the Gulf Coast, 2007

Russell F. Dubiel·Janet K. Pitman·Ofori N. Pearson·Peter D. Warwick·Alexander W. Karlsen·James L. Coleman·Paul C. Hackley·Daniel O. Hayba·Sharon M. Swanson·Ronald R. Charpentier·Troy A Cook·Timothy R. Klett·Richard M. Pollastro·Christopher J. Schenk
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Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a mean of 113.7 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas, a mean of 690 million barrels of undiscovered oil, and a mean of 3.7 billion barrels of undiscovered natural gas liquids in onshore lands and State waters of the Gulf Coast.

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Source-reported bounding extent: 23° to 38° latitude; -104° to -77° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Russell F. Dubiel, Janet K. Pitman, Ofori N. Pearson, Peter D. Warwick, Alexander W. Karlsen, James L. Coleman, Paul C. Hackley, Daniel O. Hayba, Sharon M. Swanson, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Schenk. 2007. Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Tertiary strata of the Gulf Coast, 2007. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20073066

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