| Abstract: | The U.S. Geological Survey is currently assessing the oil and natural gas resources of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region using a total petroleum system approach. An essential part of this geologically based method is evaluating the effectiveness of potential source rocks in the petroleum system. The purpose of this report is to make available to the public RockEval and vitrinite reflectance data from more than 1,900 samples of Mesozoic and Tertiary rock core and coal samples in the Gulf of Mexico area in a format that facilitates inclusion into a geographic information system. These data provide parameters by which the thermal maturity, type, and richness of potential sources of oil and gas in this region can be evaluated. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 98342 |
| Citation Author: | Dennen, Kristin O.; Warwick, Peter D.; McDade, Elizabeth Chinn |
| Citation Contributing Office: | U.S. Geological Survey |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | Report: iii, 7 p.; Appendix (xls) |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2010-1072 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Thermal Maturity Data Used by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Oil and Gas Assessment; 2010; OFR; 2010-1072; Dennen, Kristin O.; Warwick, Peter D.; McDade, Elizabeth Chinn |
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| Text: | Thermal Maturity Data Used by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region Oil and Gas Assessment; 2010; OFR; 2010-1072; Dennen, Kristin O.; Warwick, Peter D.; McDade, Elizabeth Chinn |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/ofr_2010_1072.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1072/ |
| Date Other: | Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
