In-place oil shale resources examined by grade in the major basins of the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming
Fact Sheet
2012-3145
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Abstract
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a total of 4.285 trillion barrels of oil in-place in the oil shale of the three principal basins of the Eocene Green River Formation. Using oil shale cutoffs of potentially viable (15 gallons per ton) and high grade (25 gallons per ton), it is estimated that between 353 billion and 1.146 trillion barrels of the in-place resource have a high potential for development.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | In-place oil shale resources examined by grade in the major basins of the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3145 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123145 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado;Utah;Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Eocene Green River Formation |
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