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Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Cherokee Platform Province area of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, 2015

September 1, 2015

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean volumes of undiscovered, technically recoverable resources of 463 million barrels of oil, 11.2 trillion cubic feet of gas, and 35 million barrels of natural gas liquids in the Cherokee Platform Province area of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.

Publication Year 2015
Title Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Cherokee Platform Province area of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, 2015
DOI 10.3133/fs20153054
Authors Ronald M. Drake, Joseph R. Hatch, Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, Timothy R. Klett, Phuong A. Le, Heidi M. Leathers, Michael E. Brownfield, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Janet K. Pitman, Christopher J. Potter, Marilyn E. Tennyson
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2015-3054
Index ID fs20153054
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center