Assessment of remaining recoverable oil in selected major oil fields of the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico

Marilyn E. Tennyson; Troy A. Cook; Ronald R. Charpentier; Donald L. Gautier; Timothy R. Klett; Mahendra K. Verma; Robert T. Ryder; E. D. Attanasi; P.A. Freeman; Phoung A. Le

doi:10.3133/fs20123051

Assessment of remaining recoverable oil in selected major oil fields of the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico

Fact Sheet 2012-3051

By: Marilyn E. Tennyson, Troy A. Cook, Ronald R. Charpentier, Donald L. Gautier, Timothy R. Klett, Mahendra K. Verma, Robert T. Ryder, E. D. Attanasi, P.A. Freeman, and Phoung A. Le

https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20123051

Links

More information: USGS Index Page (html)
Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core

Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed an estimate of technically recoverable, conventional oil in selected oil fields in the Permian Basin in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The mean total volume of potential additional oil resources that might be added using improved oil-recovery technologies was estimated to be about 2.7 billion barrels of oil.

Study Area

Additional publication details
Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Assessment of remaining recoverable oil in selected major oil fields of the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico
Series title	Fact Sheet
Series number	2012-3051
DOI	10.3133/fs20123051
Year Published	2012
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Energy Resources Program
Description	4 p.
Country	United States
State	New Mexico;Texas
Other Geospatial	Permian Basin
Online Only (Y/N)	Y
Google Analytic Metrics	Metrics page