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Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Beetaloo Basin, Australia, 2018

June 10, 2019

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 429 million barrels of continuous oil and 8 trillion cubic feet of continuous gas in the Beetaloo Basin of northern Australia.

Publication Year 2019
Title Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Beetaloo Basin, Australia, 2018
DOI 10.3133/fs20193013
Authors Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, Cheryl A. Woodall, Thomas M. Finn, Kristen R. Marra, Michael E. Brownfield, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Ronald M. Drake
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2019-3013
Index ID fs20193013
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center