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Volume: 52 (1968)

Issue: 3. (March)

First Page: 542

Last Page: 542

Title: Giant Oil Fields of North America: ABSTRACT

Author(s): J. D. Moody, J. Spivak

Article Type: Meeting abstract

Abstract:

A group of 45 oil fields in North America, each with reserves in excess of 500 million bbl, have been analyzed to determine their characteristics as an entity. The fields include 18 in the continental interior, 11 in California, 11 in the Gulf Coast area, 3 in Canada, and 2 in Mexico. They contain a total of 46 billion bbl of ultimate reserves, which is about 35 percent of the present total for the continent. The historical implications and future potential are discussed.

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