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Assessment of potential shale-oil and shale-gas resources in Silurian shales of Jordan, 2014

September 24, 2014

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 11 million barrels of potential shale-oil and 320 billion cubic feet of shale-gas resources in Silurian shales of Jordan.

Publication Year 2014
Title Assessment of potential shale-oil and shale-gas resources in Silurian shales of Jordan, 2014
DOI 10.3133/fs20143082
Authors Christopher J. Schenk, Janet K. Pitman, Ronald R. Charpentier, Timothy R. Klett, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Tracey J. Mercier, Philip H. Nelson, Michael E. Brownfield, Mark J. Pawlewicz, Craig J. Wandrey
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2014-3082
Index ID fs20143082
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center