Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Neuquén Basin Province, Argentina, 2016

Fact Sheet 2017-3025
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed undiscovered, technically recoverable mean continuous resources of 14.4 billion barrels of oil and 38 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Neuquén Basin Province, Argentina.

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Schenk, C.J., Klett, T.R., Tennyson, M.E., Mercier, T.J., Pitman, J.K., Gaswirth, S.B., Finn, T.M., Brownfield, M.E., Le, P.A., Leathers-Miller, H.M., and Marra, K.R., 2017, Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Neuquén Basin Province, Argentina, 2016: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2017–3025, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20173025.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Geologic Model for Assessment
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Neuquén Basin Province, Argentina, 2016
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2017-3025
DOI 10.3133/fs20173025
Year Published 2017
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description 4 p.
Country Argentina
State Neuquén Province
Online Only (Y/N) N
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