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Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in Jurassic Shales of the eastern Arabian Peninsula, 2019

December 31, 2019

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 5.6 billion barrels of oil and 109.1 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Jurassic Hanifa-Tuwaiq Total Petroleum System of the Arabian Peninsula.

Publication Year 2019
Title Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in Jurassic Shales of the eastern Arabian Peninsula, 2019
DOI 10.3133/fs20193071
Authors Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, Cheryl A. Woodall, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Thomas M. Finn, Michael E. Brownfield, Kristen R. Marra, Phuong A. Le, Ronald M. Drake, Scott A. Kinney
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2019-3071
Index ID fs20193071
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center