Geologic assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the U.S. portion of the Michigan Basin

U.S. Geological Survey Michigan Basin Province Assessment Team; Christopher S. Swezey; Joseph R. Hatch; Daniel O. Hayba; John E. Repetski; Ronald R. Charpentier; Troy A. Cook; Timothy R. Klett; Richard M. Pollastro; Christopher P. Anderson; Christopher J. Schenk; Joseph A. East; Phuong A. Le

doi:10.3133/ds69T

Geologic assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the U.S. portion of the Michigan Basin

Data Series 69-T

National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project

By: U.S. Geological Survey Michigan Basin Province Assessment Team, Christopher S. Swezey, Joseph R. Hatch, Daniel O. Hayba, John E. Repetski, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Christopher P. Anderson, Christopher J. Schenk, Joseph A. East, and Phuong A. Le

https://doi.org/10.3133/ds69T

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More information: USGS Index Page
Document: Report
Chapters:
- Chapter 1 (2.63 MB pdf) Executive Summary—Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the U.S. Portion of the Michigan Basin
- Chapter 3 (318 kB pdf) Tabular Data and Graphical Images in Support of the U.S. Geological Survey National Oil and Gas Assessment— Michigan Basin Province (5063)
- Chapter 2 (186 MB pdf) Total Petroleum Systems of the Michigan Basin—Petroleum Geology and Geochemistry and Assessment of Undiscovered Resources
- Chapter 4 (362 kB pdf) The GIS Project for the Petroleum Systems and Assessment of the U.S. Portion of the Michigan Basin
Database: Michigan Basin Database GIS/Data/Metadata
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Abstract

In 2004, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas potential of the U.S. portion of the Michigan Basin. For this assessment, the Michigan Basin includes most of the State of Michigan, as well as parts of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The assessment was based on the geologic elements of each of the six total petroleum systems defined in the basin, including (1) hydrocarbon source rocks (source-rock maturation and hydrocarbon generation and migration), (2) reservoir rocks (sequence stratigraphy and petrophysical properties), and (3) hydrocarbon traps (trap formation and timing). Using this geologic framework, the USGS estimated mean technically recoverable undiscovered continuous and conventional resources that total 990 million barrels of oil, 11.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 219 million barrels of natural gas liquids.

Digital Data Series 69-T (DDS-69-T) is cataloged in the Pubs Warehouse as Data Series 69-T (DS-69-T).

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Additional publication details
Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Geologic assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the U.S. portion of the Michigan Basin
Series title	Data Series
Series number	69
Chapter	T
DOI	10.3133/ds69T
Year Published	2015
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Central Energy Resources Science Center, Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center
Description	Report: 4 Chapters, variously paged; Michigan Basin Database
Public Comments	Also available in DVD format; see Data Series 69-T for ordering information.
Country	United States
State	Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Other Geospatial	Michigan Basin
Online Only (Y/N)	N
Additional Online Files (Y/N)	Y
Google Analytic Metrics	Metrics page