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Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources of the Maracaibo Basin Province of Venezuela and Colombia, 2016

March 27, 2017

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean continuous resources of 656 million barrels of oil and 5.7 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Maracaibo Basin Province, Venezuela and Colombia.

Publication Year 2017
Title Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources of the Maracaibo Basin Province of Venezuela and Colombia, 2016
DOI 10.3133/fs20173011
Authors Christopher J. Schenk, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Tracey J. Mercier, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Phoung A. Le, Janet K. Pitman, Michael E. Brownfield, Sarah J. Hawkins, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Thomas M. Finn, Timothy R. Klett
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2017-3011
Index ID fs20173011
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center