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 | Petroleum and Natural Gas Production | Nitrate Mines | |
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Nova Scotia | 99.8% | ||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | ||
New Brunswick | 26.8% | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 25.6% | ||
Alaska | 10.9% | 14.1% | |
Yukon | 6.60% | 0.188% | |
Northwest Territories | 70.2% | 6.00% | |
Florida | 2.20% | ||
Nunavut | 41.1% | 24.1% | |
North Dakota | 26.1% | 60.2% | |
Kentucky | 69.8% | 33.5% | |
Virginia | 0.136% | ||
Saskatchewan | 26.5% | 50.0% | |
Mississippi | 54.2% | 69.0% | |
West Virginia | 32.9% | 98.5% | |
Nebraska | 4.37% | 27.3% | |
Louisiana | 99.9% | 100% | |
Alabama | 20.4% | 47.1% | |
Kansas | 49.5% | 3.83% | |
Wisconsin | 18.4% | ||
British Columbia | 4.41% | 18.6% | |
New Jersey | 6.99% | ||
Michigan | 31.7% | 84.8% | |
Alberta | 61.3% | 85.7% | |
Pennsylvania | 33.4% | 86.8% | |
Colorado | 15.2% | 27.5% | |
Georgia | 6.27% | ||
New York | 4.89% | 58.7% | |
Maryland | 12.1% | ||
Manitoba | 2.80% | 6.87% | |
Oklahoma | 67.6% | 53.5% | |
Tennessee | 14.4% | ||
Arkansas | 14.5% | 14.7% | |
South Dakota | 10.8% | ||
Ohio | 13.5% | 8.11% | |
Indiana | 32.9% | 84.3% | |
Iowa | 39.4% | ||
Illinois | 23.0% | 74.0% | |
Arizona | 1.24% | 0.974% | 2 |
Utah | 1.31% | 29.8% | 4 |
Idaho | 2 | ||
Wyoming | 5.90% | 31.5% | 1 |
Montana | 40.7% | 36.6% | 2 |
Texas | 40.9% | 1.59% | 6 |
Missouri | 4.62% | 4.65% | 1 |
Oregon | 3 | ||
New Mexico | 14.0% | 8.71% | 1 |
Nevada | 1 | ||
California | 5.00% | 9.08% | 3 |
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