Central Energy Resources Science Center
Interdisciplinary Research on Energy Systems
Interdisciplinary Research on Energy Systems
Central Energy Resources Science Center
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), Central Energy Resources Science Center (CERSC) addresses national and global energy geoscience issues and conducts interdisciplinary research on energy systems. You can explore the projects that are based here using the 'Science' option to the left.
Location
Location
We are located on the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, CO. For more information, please call 303-236-1647
Science Topics
Science Topics
We conduct research and assessments to advance the understanding of the Nation's energy resources. To read more about our what we do, visit the Science tab or select from the links below.
News
USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Hosston and Travis Peak formations along the Gulf Coast
USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Hosston and Travis Peak formations along the Gulf Coast
USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Los Angeles Basin
USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Los Angeles Basin
USGS releases first-ever map of potential for geologic hydrogen in U.S.
USGS releases first-ever map of potential for geologic hydrogen in U.S.
Publications
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Lower Cretaceous Hosston and Travis Peak Formations, U.S. Gulf Coast, 2024
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 28 million barrels of oil and 35.8 trillion cubic feet of gas in conventional and continuous accumulations within the Lower Cretaceous Hosston and Travis Peak Formations of the onshore U.S. Gulf Coast region.
Methodology for defining and compiling abandoned and active hydrocarbon well inventories
Hydrocarbon wells are not active forever; when they become permanently disused (abandoned), well infrastructure must be remediated or repurposed. Knowing which wells are abandoned is the initial and often complicated step in taking responsibility for well infrastructure. Each State creates laws and regulates hydrocarbon operations, which includes well abandonment. The existence of...
Assessment of undiscovered conventional and continuous oil and gas resources in the Escondido, Olmos, and San Miguel Formations of the Western Gulf Basin Province, U.S. Gulf Coast region, 2023
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 5 million barrels of oil and 25 billion cubic feet of gas in conventional reservoirs and 361 million barrels of oil and 10,978 billion cubic feet of gas in continuous reservoirs in the Western Gulf Basin Province of the U.S. Gulf Coast region.