An Allocation of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources to Big South Fork National Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River, Kentucky and Tennessee

Schenk CJ, Klett TR, Charpentier RR, Cook TA, Pollastro RM. 2006. An Allocation of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources to Big South Fork National Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River, Kentucky and Tennessee. National Park Service. Reston, Virginia

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimated volumes of undiscovered oil and gas resources that may underlie Big South Fork National Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River in Kentucky and Tennessee. Applying the results of existing assessments of undiscovered resources from three assessment units in the Appalachian Basin Province and three plays in the Cincinnati Arch Province that include these land parcels, the USGS allocated approximately (1) 16 billion cubic feet of gas, 15 thousand barrels of oil, and 232 thousand barrels of natural gas liquids to Big South Fork National Recreation Area; and (2) 0.5 billion cubic feet of gas, 0.6 thousand barrels of oil, and 10 thousand barrels of natural gas liquids to Obed Wild and Scenic River. These estimated volumes of undiscovered resources represent potential volumes in new undiscovered fields, but do not include potential additions to reserves within existing fields.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Schenk, Christopher; Klett, Timothy; Charpentier, Ronald; Cook, Troy; Pollastro, Richard
Date of Issue
2006
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
BISO , HIST
Keywords
allocation, Big South Fork, Big South Fork National Park, ehistory, Gas, History, Kentucky, National Park, Oben Wild, Oil, Recreation, Recreation Area, Resource, Resources, Scenic River, Tennessee

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