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 | Petroleum and Natural Gas Production | |
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Nova Scotia | 99.8% | |||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | |||||||||
New Brunswick | 26.8% | |||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 25.6% | |||||||||
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% | |||||||
Maine | 1.90% | 1.80% | ||||||||
Delaware | 70.5% | 28.7% | ||||||||
North Carolina | 1.46% | 1.28% | 68.8% | |||||||
Oregon | 3.51% | 53.1% | 4.57% | |||||||
South Carolina | 1.35% | 88.9% | 5.34% | |||||||
Connecticut | 74.5% | 20.0% | ||||||||
Nevada | 8.38% | 55.6% | 2.02% | |||||||
Massachusetts | 3.88% | 49.9% | 35.1% | |||||||
Minnesota | 16.6% | 59.4% | 18.8% | |||||||
Alaska | 10.9% | 14.1% | ||||||||
Arizona | 1.24% | 3.28% | 52.5% | 1.52% | 4.55% | 1.19% | 0.974% | |||
Utah | 1.31% | 4.62% | 12.3% | 1.60% | 1.99% | 29.8% | ||||
Yukon | 6.60% | 0.188% | ||||||||
Northwest Territories | 70.2% | 6.00% | ||||||||
Florida | 15.7% | 50.5% | 2.20% | |||||||
Wyoming | 5.90% | 6.20% | 1.64% | 53.8% | 3.89% | 31.5% | ||||
Nunavut | 41.1% | 24.1% | ||||||||
Montana | 40.7% | 12.5% | 64.6% | 1.73% | 36.6% | |||||
North Dakota | 26.1% | 7.69% | 68.5% | 22.9% | 60.2% | |||||
Kentucky | 69.8% | 74.1% | 25.9% | 33.5% | ||||||
Virginia | 5.66% | 52.3% | 20.9% | 1.66% | 0.136% | |||||
Saskatchewan | 26.5% | 50.0% | ||||||||
Mississippi | 54.2% | 72.7% | 26.9% | 69.0% | ||||||
West Virginia | 32.9% | 18.6% | 7.46% | 98.5% | ||||||
Nebraska | 4.37% | 1.70% | 23.3% | 39.4% | 35.0% | 27.3% | ||||
Texas | 40.9% | 7.25% | 23.2% | 29.8% | 25.4% | 11.4% | 1.59% | |||
Missouri | 4.62% | 79.9% | 3.80% | 4.65% | ||||||
Louisiana | 99.9% | 31.8% | 67.8% | 100% | ||||||
Alabama | 20.4% | 94.8% | 3.85% | 47.1% | ||||||
New Mexico | 14.0% | 1.12% | 55.1% | 17.6% | 5.37% | 8.71% | ||||
Kansas | 49.5% | 1.72% | 30.3% | 60.6% | 7.43% | 3.83% | ||||
Wisconsin | 4.55% | 71.2% | 1.80% | 18.4% | ||||||
British Columbia | 4.41% | 18.6% | ||||||||
New Jersey | 35.4% | 64.3% | 6.99% | |||||||
Michigan | 31.7% | 3.53% | 60.8% | 2.65% | 84.8% | |||||
Alberta | 61.3% | 85.7% | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 33.4% | 4.44% | 3.41% | 11.0% | 86.8% | |||||
Colorado | 15.2% | 1.05% | 16.7% | 24.1% | 27.5% | |||||
Georgia | 9.84% | 70.8% | 17.4% | 6.27% | ||||||
New York | 4.89% | 1.78% | 9.58% | 8.48% | 1.26% | 58.7% | ||||
Maryland | 12.3% | 72.0% | 14.7% | 12.1% | ||||||
Manitoba | 2.80% | 6.87% | ||||||||
Oklahoma | 67.6% | 2.09% | 6.06% | 3.01% | 9.12% | 53.5% | ||||
Tennessee | 3.53% | 55.1% | 14.4% | |||||||
California | 5.00% | 2.22% | 24.7% | 1.17% | 2.39% | 9.08% | ||||
Arkansas | 14.5% | 7.28% | 3.52% | 1.05% | 14.7% | |||||
South Dakota | 2.29% | 26.1% | 60.0% | 10.8% | 10.8% | |||||
Ohio | 13.5% | 36.5% | 1.25% | 8.11% | ||||||
Indiana | 32.9% | 8.52% | 84.6% | 5.00% | 84.3% | |||||
Iowa | 3.40% | 95.4% | 39.4% | |||||||
Illinois | 23.0% | 1.77% | 78.7% | 18.0% | 74.0% | |||||
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