Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Illinois Basin, 2007

Fact Sheet 2007-3058
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated the following quantities of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in the Illinois Basin, USA: (1) a mean of 214 million barrels of oil; (2) a mean of 4.65 trillion cubic feet of natural gas; and (3) a mean of 24 million barrels of natural gas liquids.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Illinois Basin, 2007
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2007-3058
DOI 10.3133/fs20073058
Year Published 2007
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) U.S. Geological Survey
Description 2 p.
Country United States
Other Geospatial Illinois Basin
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