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Assessment of undiscovered continuous gas resources of the Ordos Basin Province, China, 2015

January 11, 2016

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean resources of 28 trillion cubic feet of tight gas and 5.6 trillion cubic feet of coalbed gas in upper Paleozoic rocks in the Ordos Basin Province, China.

Publication Year 2016
Title Assessment of undiscovered continuous gas resources of the Ordos Basin Province, China, 2015
DOI 10.3133/fs20153087
Authors Ronald R. Charpentier, Timothy R. Klett, Christopher J. Schenk, Michael E. Brownfield, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Phuong A. Le, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Kristen R. Marra, Tracey J. Mercier
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2015-3087
Index ID fs20153087
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center