AAPG Memoir 74, Chapter 11: Exploration Opportunities in the Greater Rocky Mountain Region, U.S.A., by F. F. Meissner and M. R. Thomasson, Pages 201 - 240
from: AAPG Memoir 74: Petroleum Provinces of the Twenty-first Century, Edited by Marlan W. Downey, Jack C. Threet, and William A. Morgan
Copyright 2001 by The American Association of Petroleum Geologists. All rights reserved.

Chapter 11
Exploration Opportunities in the
Greater Rocky Mountain Region, U.S.A.

Fred F. Meissner
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, U.S.A.

M. Ray Thomasson
Thomasson Partner Associates Inc., Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.

ABSTRACT

The Greater Rocky Mountain Region covers approximately one-fifth of the contiguous 48 states. The United States Geologic Survey recognizes 22 "provinces" or "areas" in the region, of which 18 produce oil or gas. It estimates that 10.4 billion barrels of oil and condensate and 259.8 trillion cubic feet of gas remain to be discovered in the region.