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The Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk forms a low-permeability, onshore Gulf of Mexico reservoir that produces oil and gas from major fractures oriented parallel to the underlying Lower Cretaceous shelf edge. Horizontal drilling links these fracture systems to create an interconnected network that... |
Thursday, December 20, 2012 Type: Publication
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The Middle Eocene Claiborne Group was assessed using established U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment methodology for undiscovered conventional hydrocarbon resources as part of the 2007 USGS assessment of Paleogene-Neogene strata of the United States part of the Gulf of... |
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Type: Publication
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The Organic Petrology Laboratory (OPL) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Eastern Energy Resources Science Center in Reston, Virginia, contains several thousand processed coal sample materials that were loosely organized in laboratory drawers for the past several decades... |
Thursday, September 27, 2012 Type: Publication
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The Energy Resources Program's new Photomicrograph Atlas provides 1) Education – A basic tutorial in the nomenclature of organic materials as they occur in sedimentary rocks such as coal and shale 2) Classification – Information on the taxonomies used by various groups and organizations 3)... |
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Type: Site News
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Many oil and gas reservoirs in Tertiary strata of southern Louisiana are located close to the interface between a sand-rich, normally pressured sequence and an underlying sand-poor, overpressured sequence. This association, recognized for many years by Gulf Coast explorationists, is revisited... |
Thursday, August 23, 2012 Type: Outside Publication
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A one-dimensional petroleum system modeling study of Paleogene source rocks in Louisiana was undertaken in order to characterize their thermal history and to establish the timing and extent of petroleum generation. The focus of the modeling study was the Paleocene and Eocene Wilcox Formation... |
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Type: Publication
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The scientific results of the 2009 Gulf of Mexico Joint Industry Program Leg II Logging-While-Drilling (LWD) expedition have been published as a special issue of the Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology (Volume 34, Issue 1). |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 Type: Outside Publication
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed a geology-based assessment of the undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in Upper Cretaceous strata of the U.S. Gulf Coast region, which includes parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida... |
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 Type: Publication
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Coal exploration drill-hole data from over 24,000 wells in 10 States are discussed by State in the chapters of this report, and the data are provided in an accompanying spreadsheet. The drill holes were drilled between 1962 and 1984 by Phillips Coal Company, a division of Phillips Petroleum... |
Sunday, January 22, 2012 Type: Publication
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This American Association of Petroleum Geologists Discovery Series 14/Studies in Geology 62 article contains assessment results for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain, free GIS files, and upcoming webinar information... |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Type: Outside Publication
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Overview
The Gulf Coast Region is a physiographic province extending from Texas to Florida and encompasses the coastal plain, low hills, and deltas of the Gulf of Mexico. This is a geologically stable area characterized by low relief terraces extending to the continental shelf. Sediments consist of coastal plain deposits and thick land-derived sediments prograding from the Mississippi River delta system; ultimately transitioning to evaporite and carbonate deposits offshore. Coastlines exhibit wave and delta dominated features and landforms such as barrier islands, bays, and marshes. The Mississippi River also supports a diverse economy in the region. A large percentage of the present and future energy resources of the United States are located in the Gulf Coast Region, highlighting the importance for energy research and assessments. This web site provides access to the Energy Resources Program research activities and products within the Gulf Coast Region.
Highlighted Gulf Coast Assessment Publications
Select product areas on the stratigraphic column below to view corresponding USGS oil and gas assessment publications:
Research
National Oil and Gas
Assessments
National Oil and Gas Assessments
The USGS has completed several assessments of the Gulf Coast. This information is summarized on the Oil and Gas Assessment Gulf Coast page.
National Coal Resource
Assessment
National Coal Resource Assessment
The National Coal Resource Assessment (NCRA) project was a multi-year effort by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Energy Program to identify, characterize, and assess the coal resources that will supply a major part of the Nation’s energy needs during the next few decades. NCRA data and publications are available on the NCRA Gulf Coast page.
Coalbed Methane Assessment
Coalbed Methane Assessment
There are coalbed methane assessments for the Gulf Coast currently available.
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