Estimates of undiscovered recoverable resources of conventionally producible oil and gas in the United States; a summary

Abstract

In 1975 the US Geological Survey published estimates of the undiscovered recoverable oil and gas resources of the United States (Miller and others, 1975). These estimates were a produce of the geologic knowledge of US petroleum provinces and of methods of resource appraisal at that time. A new appraisal was made in 1980 to incorporate new geologic information, new technology, economic changes, and new or refined methods of resource appraisal. This brief open-fiel report represents the final resource estimates but does not include detailed discussions of geology and methodology.