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 | Approximate Form and Extent of Outcrop of Carbonate Rocks | Phosphate Mines | |
|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 10.9% | ||
Arizona | 1.24% | ||
Yukon | 6.60% | ||
Northwest Territories | 70.2% | ||
Nunavut | 41.1% | ||
North Dakota | 26.1% | ||
Nova Scotia | 99.8% | ||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | ||
Saskatchewan | 26.5% | ||
Mississippi | 54.2% | ||
Nebraska | 4.37% | ||
Missouri | 4.62% | ||
New Brunswick | 26.8% | ||
New Mexico | 14.0% | ||
British Columbia | 4.41% | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 25.6% | ||
Michigan | 31.7% | ||
Alberta | 61.3% | ||
Colorado | 15.2% | ||
New York | 4.89% | ||
Manitoba | 2.80% | ||
Arkansas | 14.5% | ||
Indiana | 32.9% | ||
Kentucky | 69.8% | 1.28% | |
Virginia | 15.1% | ||
West Virginia | 32.9% | 17.2% | |
Kansas | 49.5% | 8.84% | |
Georgia | 5.65% | ||
Oklahoma | 67.6% | 7.62% | |
Illinois | 23.0% | 4.93% | |
Utah | 1.31% | 7 | |
Florida | 8.54% | 40 | |
Idaho | 6 | ||
Wyoming | 5.90% | 1 | |
Montana | 40.7% | 12 | |
Texas | 40.9% | 2.21% | 5 |
Louisiana | 99.9% | 4 | |
North Carolina | 3 | ||
Alabama | 20.4% | 2 | |
Pennsylvania | 33.4% | 1 | |
Tennessee | 0.744% | 30 | |
California | 5.00% | 2 | |
Ohio | 13.5% | 1 | |
Iowa | 1 |
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