General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil
North AmericaEconomicPhysical EnvironmentGeologic formations in North America favorable to the location of petroleum
natureGeneral 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.
General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil | 20–29°F | 30–39°F | 40–49°F | 50–54°F | 55–59°F | 60–64°F | 65–70°F | More than 70°F | 2.00 - 3.32 | 1.00 - 1.99 | 0.50 - 0.99 | 0.20 - 0.49 | -0.20 - 0.19 | -0.50 - -0.21 | |
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Alaska | 10.9% | 24.6% | 72.6% | 2.77% | |||||||||||
Arizona | 1.24% | 3.28% | 52.5% | 1.52% | 4.55% | 1.19% | 100% | ||||||||
Utah | 1.31% | 4.62% | 12.3% | 1.60% | 1.99% | 100% | |||||||||
Yukon | 6.60% | 79.4% | 20.6% | ||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 70.2% | 4.84% | 42.9% | 20.4% | 31.8% | ||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Florida | 15.7% | 50.5% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Idaho | 41.4% | 1.00% | 30.5% | 69.5% | |||||||||||
New Hampshire | 51.0% | 48.6% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 40.8% | 3.92% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Vermont | 67.8% | 5.13% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Washington | 1.69% | 1.65% | 13.3% | 2.39% | 97.6% | ||||||||||
Wyoming | 5.90% | 6.20% | 1.64% | 53.8% | 3.89% | 6.13% | 93.6% | 0.230% | |||||||
Nunavut | 41.1% | 3.69% | 51.1% | 28.0% | 12.9% | 4.37% | |||||||||
Montana | 40.7% | 12.5% | 64.6% | 1.73% | 63.9% | 36.1% | |||||||||
Maine | 1.90% | 1.80% | 0.185% | 99.8% | |||||||||||
North Dakota | 26.1% | 7.69% | 68.5% | 22.9% | 100% | ||||||||||
Kentucky | 69.8% | 74.1% | 25.9% | 86.2% | 13.8% | ||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 99.8% | 1.60% | 98.4% | ||||||||||||
Virginia | 5.66% | 52.3% | 20.9% | 1.66% | 100% | ||||||||||
Delaware | 70.5% | 28.7% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 26.5% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Mississippi | 54.2% | 72.7% | 26.9% | 81.5% | 18.5% | ||||||||||
West Virginia | 32.9% | 18.6% | 7.46% | 100% | |||||||||||
Nebraska | 4.37% | 1.70% | 23.3% | 39.4% | 35.0% | 82.6% | 17.4% | ||||||||
Texas | 40.9% | 7.25% | 23.2% | 29.8% | 25.4% | 11.4% | 50.8% | 49.2% | |||||||
Missouri | 4.62% | 79.9% | 3.80% | 100% | |||||||||||
Louisiana | 99.9% | 31.8% | 67.8% | 48.7% | 51.3% | ||||||||||
Hawaii | 34.1% | 58.8% | 4.53% | 2.60% | |||||||||||
North Carolina | 1.46% | 1.28% | 68.8% | 100% | |||||||||||
Oregon | 3.51% | 53.1% | 4.57% | 88.9% | 11.1% | ||||||||||
New Brunswick | 26.8% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Alabama | 20.4% | 94.8% | 3.85% | 100% | |||||||||||
New Mexico | 14.0% | 1.12% | 55.1% | 17.6% | 5.37% | 100% | |||||||||
Kansas | 49.5% | 1.72% | 30.3% | 60.6% | 7.43% | 100% | |||||||||
Wisconsin | 4.55% | 71.2% | 1.80% | 70.5% | 29.5% | ||||||||||
British Columbia | 4.41% | 1.15% | 81.1% | 17.7% | |||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 25.6% | 0.686% | 99.3% | ||||||||||||
New Jersey | 35.4% | 64.3% | 100% | ||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1.35% | 88.9% | 5.34% | 100% | |||||||||||
Michigan | 31.7% | 3.53% | 60.8% | 2.65% | 10.0% | 89.8% | 0.176% | ||||||||
Alberta | 61.3% | 6.57% | 93.4% | ||||||||||||
Connecticut | 74.5% | 20.0% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 33.4% | 4.44% | 3.41% | 11.0% | 100% | ||||||||||
Colorado | 15.2% | 1.05% | 16.7% | 24.1% | 49.6% | 50.4% | |||||||||
Nevada | 8.38% | 55.6% | 2.02% | 100% | |||||||||||
Massachusetts | 3.88% | 49.9% | 35.1% | 100% | |||||||||||
Georgia | 9.84% | 70.8% | 17.4% | 100% | |||||||||||
New York | 4.89% | 1.78% | 9.58% | 8.48% | 1.26% | 100% | |||||||||
Maryland | 12.3% | 72.0% | 14.7% | 100% | |||||||||||
Québec | 2.67% | 97.3% | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | 2.80% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 67.6% | 2.09% | 6.06% | 3.01% | 9.12% | 0.983% | 99.0% | ||||||||
Tennessee | 3.53% | 55.1% | 85.6% | 14.4% | |||||||||||
Ontario | 17.5% | 36.6% | 45.9% | ||||||||||||
California | 5.00% | 2.22% | 24.7% | 1.17% | 2.39% | 100% | |||||||||
Arkansas | 14.5% | 7.28% | 3.52% | 1.05% | 100% | ||||||||||
South Dakota | 2.29% | 26.1% | 60.0% | 10.8% | 8.47% | 91.5% | |||||||||
Ohio | 13.5% | 36.5% | 1.25% | 95.8% | 4.15% | ||||||||||
Indiana | 32.9% | 8.52% | 84.6% | 5.00% | 18.9% | 81.1% | |||||||||
Minnesota | 16.6% | 59.4% | 18.8% | 0.274% | 99.7% | ||||||||||
Iowa | 3.40% | 95.4% | 66.0% | 34.0% | |||||||||||
Illinois | 23.0% | 1.77% | 78.7% | 18.0% | 100% | ||||||||||
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