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General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil

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Geologic formations in North America favorable to the location of petroleum

General areas of sedimentary formations favorable to oil, shaded in blue: The northern region of Yukon, Northwest territories, and Nunavut. Northeastern (Halifax) and central states of America like New York, Oklahoma, Calgary, and Georgia.

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Display by:	General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil	Performance during 2008–2009 Recession (U.S.)
	General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil	Strongest	Second strongest	Middle	Second weakest	Weakest
Alaska	10.9%
Yukon	6.60%
Northwest Territories	70.2%
Wyoming	5.90%
Nunavut	41.1%
Montana	40.7%
North Dakota	26.1%
Nova Scotia	99.8%
Prince Edward Island	100%
Saskatchewan	26.5%
West Virginia	32.9%
Nebraska	4.37%
New Brunswick	26.8%
British Columbia	4.41%
Newfoundland and Labrador	25.6%
Alberta	61.3%
Manitoba	2.80%
Arizona	1.24%				2
Utah	1.31%	2		1
District of Columbia			1
Florida					1	4
Idaho					1
Washington				1
Maine		1
Kentucky	69.8%				1
Virginia				1
Mississippi	54.2%	1
Texas	40.9%		6
Missouri	4.62%			1
Louisiana	99.9%		1		1
North Carolina		1		1	1
Oregon					1
Alabama	20.4%				1
New Mexico	14.0%		1
Kansas	49.5%		1
Wisconsin		1			1
New Jersey				1
South Carolina		1		2
Michigan	31.7%					2
Connecticut		2	1
Pennsylvania	33.4%	2	2	1
Colorado	15.2%	1		1
Nevada						1
Massachusetts				2		1
Georgia		1		1
New York	4.89%	3		1
Maryland				1
Oklahoma	67.6%		2
Tennessee		1		3
California	5.00%				2	7
Arkansas	14.5%		1
Ohio	13.5%	1			4	2
Indiana	32.9%			1
Minnesota					1
Iowa			2
Illinois	23.0%			1	1

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