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Activity 6 - Petroleum and Your Community


Use the resources listed below to help you complete this activity.

 

To learn more about this topic, visit the following web sites:


The Nature and Origin of Petroleum and Natural Gas

"Fossil Fuels" - Penn State University
Reviews how hydrocarbon deposits (including oil and gas) deposits form in list format.

"Beginning the Search for Natural Gas" - - Natural Gas Information and Educational Resources
Site reviews how natural gas deposits form and also how geologists search and discover these deposits. Includes color diagrams and links to further information.

"How Fossil Fuels Formed" - DOE

The History of Oil Production in the United States

"An Index of Early Petroleum History Sites"
Site contains a list of petroleum history links by state.

"History of WV Mineral Industries - Oil and Gas" - West Virginia Geological Survey

"History of Oil and Gas Production in Illinois" - Illinois Geological Survey

United States Petroleum Production

"Economics and the 1995 National Assessment of U.S. Oil and Gas Resources" - USGS Open-File Report 95-75-M
Online fact sheet reviews the status and location of United States onshore and offshore oil and gas ressources as of 1995. Includes information about known oil and gas fields, as well as estimates of undiscovered reserves and the costs and methods associated with finding these reserves.

"A Summary of the U.S. Geological Survey 1995 National Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources" - USGS Fact Sheet
This report summarizes the findings of the 1995 National Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources, with a focus on undiscovered reserves.

 

Part C: Oil and Gas Resource Use in Your Community


To complete the investigation, each student group will need:

 

Inquiring Further:


To learn more about the top oil and gas fields in the United States, visit the following web sites:

Oil Development in America's Arctic, Prudhoe Bay- Inforain

"The Great Wall of Midway-Sunset" - Ware et al., GSA, Session 30, April, 2001

"The Kern County Oil Industry" - San Joaquin Geological Society

"Wasson Field" - University of Texas at Austin

"Yates Field" - University of Texas at Austin

"Slaughter Field" - University of Texas at Austin

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Last updated: May 11, 2010


This project is supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation and the AGI Foundation. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation.



 


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