Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan, 2017

Fact Sheet 2017-3034
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable resources of 164 million barrels of oil and 24.6 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan.

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Schenk, C.J., Tennyson, M.E., Klett, T.R., Finn, T.M., Mercier, T.J., Gaswirth, S.B., Marra, K.R., Le, P.A., Hawkins, S.J., and Leathers-Miller, H.M., 2017, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2017–3034, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20173034.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Geologic Models for Assessment
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan, 2017
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2017-3034
DOI 10.3133/fs20173034
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 Pakistan
Other Geospatial Lower Indus Basin
Online Only (Y/N) N
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