A USGS geology-based assessment defines five total petroleum systems and 20 assessment units for undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Uinta-Piceance Province of Utah and Colorado. The study focuses on the distribution, quantity, and availability of natural gas resources in this priority area. The assessment was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey using the total petroleum system concept.
Use Cases
- Estimate undiscovered oil and gas resources within each of the 20 defined assessment units.
- Model hydrocarbon generation and migration based on source rock maturation data within the total petroleum systems.
- Analyze the relationship between sequence stratigraphy, petrophysical properties of reservoir rocks, and estimated resource quantities.
- Map the spatial distribution of the five total petroleum systems across northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado.
Strengths
- Assessment is based on defined geologic principles and the total petroleum system concept.
- Covers a major hydrocarbon province identified as a priority for national assessment.
Limitations
- The dataset size, specific row count, and column details are unknown.
- Resource estimates are for undiscovered resources, introducing inherent uncertainty.
- The temporal coverage and last update date for the underlying data are unspecified.
Provenance
- Source
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Oil and Gas Assessment.
- Collection Method
- Geology-based assessment using the total petroleum system concept, including analysis of source rocks, reservoir rocks, and traps.
- Geography
- Uinta-Piceance Province (USGS Province 5020) in northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado.