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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

April 16, 2025

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.

Publication Year 2025
Title 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
DOI 10.3133/fs20253015
Authors William H. Craddock, John W. Counts, Colin Doolan, Marc L. Buursink, Celeste Lohr, Javin J. Hatcherian, Katherine L. French, Jared T. Gooley, Phuong A. Le, Tracey J. Mercier, Cheryl A. Woodall, Christopher J. Schenk
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2025-3015
Index ID fs20253015
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center
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