Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Lena-Vilyui Basin Province, 2008
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- Document: Report (1.5 MB pdf)
- Larger Work: This publication is Chapter V of The 2008 Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal
- Appendix: Appendix 1 (49 KB xlsx) - Input Data for the Northern Priverkhoyansk Foredeep Assessment Unit
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently assessed the potential for undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Lena-Vilyui Basin Province, north of the Arctic Circle, as part of the Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal program. The province is in the Russian Federation and is situated between the Verkhoyansk fold-and-thrust belt and the Siberian craton. The one assessment unit (AU) defined for this study—the Northern Priverkhoyansk Foredeep AU—was assessed for undiscovered, technically recoverable resources. The estimated mean volumes of undiscovered resources for the Northern Priverkhoyansk Foredeep in the Lena-Vilyui Basin Province are ~400 million barrels of crude oil, 1.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 40 million barrels of natural-gas liquids, practically all (99.49 percent) of which is north of the Arctic Circle.
Suggested Citation
Klett, T.R., and Pitman, J.K., 2017, Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Lena-Vilyui Basin Province, 2008, chap. V of Moore, T.E., and Gautier, D.L., eds., The 2008 Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1824, 17 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1824V.
ISSN: 2330-7102 (online)
Study Area
Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Province Description
- Petroleum Occurrence
- Tectonostratigraphic Evolution
- Petroleum-System Elements
- Assessment Units
- Northern Priverkhoyansk Foredeep Assessment Unit
- Assessment Results
- Acknowledgments
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Lena-Vilyui Basin Province, 2008 |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1824 |
| Chapter | V |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1824V |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Energy Resources Program |
| Description | Report: vii, 17 p.; Appendix |
| Country | Russia |
| Other Geospatial | Lena-Vilyui Basin Province |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |