Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources of the Putumayo-Oriente-Marañón Basin Province of Colombia, Ecuador, and Perú, 2018

Fact Sheet 2018-3048
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 1.1 billion barrels of oil and 793 billion cubic feet of gas in the Putumayo-Oriente-Marañón Basin Province of Colombia, Ecuador, and Perú.

Suggested Citation

Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Pitman, J.K., Finn, T.M., Le, P.A., Gaswirth, S.B., Marra, K.R., and Leathers-Miller, H.M., 2018, Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources of the Putumayo- Oriente-Marañón Basin Province of Colombia, Ecuador, and Perú, 2018: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2018–3048, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20183048.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Total Petroleum Systems and Assessment Units
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources of the Putumayo-Oriente-Marañón Basin Province of Colombia, Ecuador, and Perú, 2018
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2018-3048
DOI 10.3133/fs20183048
Year Published 2018
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description 4 p.
Country Colombia, Ecuador, Perú
Other Geospatial Putumayo-Oriente-Marañón Basin Province
Online Only (Y/N) N
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