Assessment of shale-oil resources of the Central Sumatra Basin, Indonesia, 2015

Fact Sheet 2015-3072
National and Global Petroleum Assessment
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 459 million barrels of shale oil, 275 billion cubic feet of associated gas, and 23 million barrels of natural gas liquids in the Central Sumatra Basin, Indonesia.

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Schenk, C.J., Charpentier, R.R., Klett, T.R., Tennyson, M.E., Mercier, T.J., Brownfield, M.E., Pitman, J.K., Gaswirth, S.B., and Leathers-Miller, H.M., 2015, Assessment of shale-oil resources of the Central Sumatra Basin, Indonesia, 2015: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2015-3072, 2 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/fs20153072.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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  • Introduction
  • Resource Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of shale-oil resources of the Central Sumatra Basin, Indonesia, 2015
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2015-3072
DOI 10.3133/fs20153072
Year Published 2015
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description 2 p.
Country Indonesia
Other Geospatial Central Sumatra Basin
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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