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Assessment of undiscovered continuous oil and gas resources in the Heath Formation, central Montana and western North Dakota, 2016

Ronald M. Drake·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
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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.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 45.97406038956237° to 47.78363463526376° latitude; -112.78564453124999° to -103.348388671875° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Ronald M. Drake, 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. 2017-06-07. Assessment of undiscovered continuous oil and gas resources in the Heath Formation, central Montana and western North Dakota, 2016. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20173032

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