South Florida Basin Petroleum Systems and Resource Assessment

A USGS assessment report estimates undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in the South Florida Basin. It includes descriptions of petroleum systems, geologic assessment units, and numerical results from the 2000 assessment, with comparisons to the 1995 assessment. The report was produced by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project.

Use Cases

• Estimate undiscovered oil and gas resource volumes for the South Florida Basin using the reported assessment unit results.
• Compare resource estimates between the 2000 and 1995 USGS assessments to analyze changes in geologic understanding.
• Analyze petroleum system descriptions to model hydrocarbon generation and migration in the Florida Peninsula Province.
• Evaluate the geologic potential for reserve additions over a 30-year timeframe using the assessment's societally meaningful projections.

Strengths

• Assessment conducted by the authoritative U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
• Includes comparative data from two assessment years (1995 and 2000).
• Incorporates new data on oil geochemistry and petroleum systems for the 2000 assessment.

Limitations

• Data is over 20 years old (last updated 2000), limiting its relevance to current resource estimates.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for review.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single basin (South Florida Basin) within one USGS province.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project.

Collection Method

Geologic assessment incorporating new data interpretations on oil geochemistry and petroleum systems.

Time Range

Assessment year 2000, with comparative data from 1995.

Freshness

Static assessment; last updated 2000-12-31.

Geography

South Florida Basin, part of the Florida Peninsula Province (USGS Province 50), United States.