Search for oil and gas in the Idaho-Wyoming-Utah salient of the Overthrust Belt. Report of Investigations No. 21. [Report]

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6824229

Ver Ploeg, A J; De Bruin, R H

The portion of the Overthrust Belt located in northeastern Utah, western Wyoming, and southeastern Idaho is considered by the oil and gas industry to be the hottest new oil and gas province in the continental US. Modern refinement of seismic-exploration techniques have helped to unravel the area's complex geology, and have led to recent exploration successes. This report catalogs the development of geologic knowledge and petroleum exploration history, profiles the important new oil and gas fields, and discusses some of the obstacles and problems faced by industry in developing this new province. A wall-size tectonic map of the overthrust belt is attached to the back cover. Reservoir characteristics and gas and oil analyses for selected fields and a catalog of rock names make up the two appendices. (DCK)

• Research Organization: Wyoming Geological Survey, Laramie (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6824229
• Report Number(s): NP-3900284; ON: DE83900284
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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