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 | Viceroyalty of New Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 10.9% | |||||||||
Yukon | 6.60% | |||||||||
Northwest Territories | 70.2% | |||||||||
Nunavut | 41.1% | |||||||||
Nova Scotia | 99.8% | |||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | |||||||||
Saskatchewan | 26.5% | |||||||||
New Brunswick | 26.8% | |||||||||
British Columbia | 4.41% | |||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 25.6% | |||||||||
Alberta | 61.3% | |||||||||
Manitoba | 2.80% | |||||||||
Utah | 1.31% | 4.62% | 12.3% | 1.60% | 1.99% | |||||
District of Columbia | 100% | |||||||||
Idaho | 41.4% | 1.00% | ||||||||
New Hampshire | 51.0% | 48.6% | ||||||||
Rhode Island | 40.8% | 3.92% | ||||||||
Vermont | 67.8% | 5.13% | ||||||||
Washington | 1.69% | 1.65% | 13.3% | |||||||
Wyoming | 5.90% | 6.20% | 1.64% | 53.8% | 3.89% | |||||
Montana | 40.7% | 12.5% | 64.6% | 1.73% | ||||||
Maine | 1.90% | 1.80% | ||||||||
North Dakota | 26.1% | 7.69% | 68.5% | 22.9% | ||||||
Kentucky | 69.8% | 74.1% | 25.9% | |||||||
Virginia | 5.66% | 52.3% | 20.9% | 1.66% | ||||||
Delaware | 70.5% | 28.7% | ||||||||
West Virginia | 32.9% | 18.6% | 7.46% | |||||||
Nebraska | 4.37% | 1.70% | 23.3% | 39.4% | 35.0% | |||||
North Carolina | 1.46% | 1.28% | 68.8% | |||||||
Oregon | 3.51% | 53.1% | 4.57% | |||||||
Wisconsin | 4.55% | 71.2% | 1.80% | |||||||
New Jersey | 35.4% | 64.3% | ||||||||
Michigan | 31.7% | 3.53% | 60.8% | 2.65% | ||||||
Connecticut | 74.5% | 20.0% | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 33.4% | 4.44% | 3.41% | 11.0% | ||||||
Massachusetts | 3.88% | 49.9% | 35.1% | |||||||
New York | 4.89% | 1.78% | 9.58% | 8.48% | 1.26% | |||||
Maryland | 12.3% | 72.0% | 14.7% | |||||||
South Dakota | 2.29% | 26.1% | 60.0% | 10.8% | ||||||
Ohio | 13.5% | 36.5% | 1.25% | |||||||
Indiana | 32.9% | 8.52% | 84.6% | 5.00% | ||||||
Minnesota | 16.6% | 59.4% | 18.8% | |||||||
Iowa | 3.40% | 95.4% | ||||||||
Illinois | 23.0% | 1.77% | 78.7% | 18.0% | ||||||
Arizona | 1.24% | 3.28% | 52.5% | 1.52% | 4.55% | 1.19% | 93.6% | |||
Florida | 15.7% | 50.5% | 98.6% | |||||||
Mississippi | 54.2% | 72.7% | 26.9% | 99.9% | ||||||
Texas | 40.9% | 7.25% | 23.2% | 29.8% | 25.4% | 11.4% | 99.7% | |||
Missouri | 4.62% | 79.9% | 3.80% | 33.1% | ||||||
Louisiana | 99.9% | 31.8% | 67.8% | 98.2% | ||||||
Alabama | 20.4% | 94.8% | 3.85% | 99.9% | ||||||
New Mexico | 14.0% | 1.12% | 55.1% | 17.6% | 5.37% | 92.3% | ||||
Kansas | 49.5% | 1.72% | 30.3% | 60.6% | 7.43% | 38.9% | ||||
South Carolina | 1.35% | 88.9% | 5.34% | 0.669% | ||||||
Colorado | 15.2% | 1.05% | 16.7% | 24.1% | 10.7% | |||||
Nevada | 8.38% | 55.6% | 2.02% | 5.56% | ||||||
Georgia | 9.84% | 70.8% | 17.4% | 86.5% | ||||||
Oklahoma | 67.6% | 2.09% | 6.06% | 3.01% | 9.12% | 100% | ||||
Tennessee | 3.53% | 55.1% | 25.9% | |||||||
California | 5.00% | 2.22% | 24.7% | 1.17% | 2.39% | 25.7% | ||||
Arkansas | 14.5% | 7.28% | 3.52% | 1.05% | 98.5% | |||||
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