Oil and gas of the Maritime Boundry region in the central Gulf of Mexico

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5635928

Foote, R Q; Martin, R G; Powers, R B

The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a detailed study in the first half of 1981 of the oil and gas resource potential in the Maritime Boundry region of the central Gulf where jurisdiction over natural resources by adjacent coastal countries has not yet been established. The study focused on factors critical to the generation, migration, and entrapment of hydrocarbons, such as: source beds and thermal maturation, reservoir rocks, structural and stratigraphic traps, and seals and timing of hydrocarbon migration relative to formation of traps. A variety of evidence suggests that favorable conditions exist for the occurrence of crude oil and natural gas resouces in the Maritime Boundry region. Estimates of the in-place resources (recovery factors were not applied) of crude oil and natural gas range from 2.24 to 21.99 billion bbl and from 5.48 to 44.4 tcf, respectively. The individual assessment areas appear to have the most attractive petroleum potential in the following order: Perdido Foldbelt, Sigsbee Knolls, Abyssal Gulf Basin, Campeche Escarpment, Rio Grande Margin, and Sigsbee Escarpment. (JMT)

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Corpus Christi, TX
• OSTI ID: 5635928
• Journal Information: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States), Vol. 67:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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