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Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Bighorn Basin Province, Wyoming and Montana, 2008

August 13, 2008

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a mean of 989 billion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas, a mean of 72 million barrels of undiscovered oil, and a mean of 13 million barrels of undiscovered natural gas liquids in the Bighorn Basin Providence of Wyoming and Montana.

Publication Year 2008
Title Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Bighorn Basin Province, Wyoming and Montana, 2008
DOI 10.3133/fs20083050
Authors Mark A. Kirschbaum, Steven M. Condon, Thomas M. Finn, Ronald C. Johnson, Paul G. Lillis, Philip H. Nelson, Laura N.R. Roberts, Stephen B. Roberts, Ronald Charpentier, Troy Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Schenk
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2008-3050
Index ID fs20083050
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center