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Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Niobrara interval of the Cody Shale, Wind River Basin Province, Wyoming, 2018

Thomas M. Finn·Christopher J. Schenk·Tracey J. Mercier·Marilyn E. Tennyson·Phuong A. Le·Michael E. Brownfield·Kristen R. Marra·Heidi M. Leathers-Miller·Ronald M. Drake·Cheryl A. Woodall·Scott A. Kinney
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Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 389 million barrels of oil and 1.8 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Niobrara interval of the Cody Shale in the Wind River Basin Province, Wyoming.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 42.27730877423709° to 43.78695837311561° latitude; -109.97314453125° to -106.34765625° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Thomas M. Finn, Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Phuong A. Le, Michael E. Brownfield, Kristen R. Marra, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Ronald M. Drake, Cheryl A. Woodall, Scott A. Kinney. 2018-12-19. Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Niobrara interval of the Cody Shale, Wind River Basin Province, Wyoming, 2018. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20183076

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