Top 100 U.S.

Oil & Gas Fields By 2009 Proved Reserves

97

100
93

46

27

36

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WILLISTON BASIN
rC
da
Ce
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cl in
nti
kA
ree
15

POWDER RIVER
BASIN

15

17

18

WY TH
R

U ST B

ELT

23
19 69
14
45

51

7
65
Gre en R
iver Ba
sin

GREATER
GREEN
RIVER
Bridger
Basin
BASIN

Uinta
Basin

22

on
rr
e
F

CENTRAL
COASTAL
BASIN

SAN
JOAQUIN
BAS IN

39

59

UI N
TA
-

92

44
42
Washak ie
Basin

APPALACHIAN
BASIN

Sand Wa
sh
Basin
54 89

74

Picea nc e
Basin
16

PI C
EA
N

38

10
13

24
26

CE
BA
S

58

DENVER
BASIN

13

IN

62

PARADOX
BASIN

55

37

nd
re

61

Gre at Divid
e
Basin

68

41

72

WIND RIVER
BASIN

3
49
73

MICHIGAN
BASIN

47

18

38
64

32

23

81 67

10
28
9

35
56

28
66

33

11

19

RATON
BASIN

20

TOP 100 GAS FIELDS BY

2009 EIA PROVED RESERVES

85

81

88

49
36

82

8
9

CHEROKEE
PLATFORM

43

95

57

91

20

48

55

32
79

53
86

PERMIAN
BASIN

39
61
24

56

40

21
60
92

91

62

87
90

FT WORTH
BASIN

2
11

69

63

96
35

77

25

83

76

75

40
85 88

12

64

31

71
94
4

WY
CO
TX

26 PARACHUTE

CO

28 ELK HILLS

CA

30 SAWYER

TX

TX
TX

32 PINE HOLLOW SOUTH

OK

34 JOHN AMORUSO

TX

OK
TX

OK & TX
TX

CO

39 WAMSUTTER

WY

41 BEAR GRASS

TX

LA

42 WILD ROSE

WY

44 STANDARD DRAW

WY

46 FARRAR

TX

OK

45 ECHO SPRINGS

97
63
27
46
41

WY

47 FRENCHIE DRAW

WY

49 BUFFALO WALLOW

TX

48 WATONGA-CHICKASHA TREND

OK

50 MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLK 807 (MARS-URSA)

37
34

WY

53 GARDEN BANKS BLK 506 (GEAUXPHER)

FG

55 RED OAK-NORRIS

OK

57 BREATHWAITE

OK

54 SYCAMORE

PA

56 HALEY

TX

CO

59 B-44 AREA

57

GULF COAST OFFSHORE BASIN

53

47

71

29

51

ALASKA

63 TEAGUE

TX

54
12

FG

67 BELUGA RIVER

AK

WY

70 MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLK 778 (THUNDER HORSE)

FG

69 RILEY RIDGE

78

71 VERNON

72 DRUNKARDS WASH

4
70

75 BRACHFIELD SE

TX

78 EUGENE ISLAND BLOCK 6

79 GOLDEN TREND
80 HAWKVILLE

81 MOCANE-LAVERNE GAS AREA

82 MAYFIELD NE

OK
TX
TX
LA

OK
TX

KS & OK & TX
OK

83 GREENWOOD-WASKOM

LA & TX

85 BETHANY-LONGSTREET

LA & TX

84 KINTA

87 WASSON

88 KINGSTON

89 CARMICHAELS
90 OVERTON
91 ELK CITY
92 TIERNEY

93 SHO-VEL-TUM

94 WOODARDVILLE
95 BEGERT

Pe
rd
id o

LA

UT

WY

77 MINDEN

Sigsbee Escarpment

WY

73 TIP TOP

74 CEDARDALE NE

70

FP

68 BRUFF

86 VERDEN

Be
lt

LA

66 HONDO

83

Fo
ld

UT

65 EUGENE ISLAND BLK 24

76 BLOCKER

94

16

PA

64 HOLLY

65

3
50

TX

61 DIMOCK
62 LISBON

98

95

AR

60 GIDDINGS

M
Fa is s
n i ss
Fo ip
ld pi
Be
lt

80

VA

58 BUZZARD CREEK

78

FG

51 MESA UNIT
52 NORA

22

100

LA

43 STRONG CITY DISTRICT

72

42

AL & FG

40 CASPIANA

30

CO & NM

38 PICEANCE CREEK

LOUISIANA-MISSISSIPPIA
SALT BASINS

WESTERN GULF PROVINCE

77

VA

37 BALD PRAIRIE

82

WY

36 STILES RANCH

60
84

90

KY & WV

35 OAK HILL

30

CO

33 COALGATE NE

OK
OK
TX
LA

PA
TX

OK

WY
OK
LA

TX

96 CEMENT

OK

98 GOLDSMITH

TX

97 DOWDY RANCH
99 CLEBURNE WEST

100 OWEN

6
7
8
9

MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLK 778 (THUNDER HORSE)

KUPARUK RIVER
WASSON

GREEN CANYON BLK 743 (ATLANTIS)

MIDWAY-SUNSET

12 GREEN CANYON BLK 826 (MAD DOG)

MT & WY

23 MADDEN

TX

MI

22 LOWER MOBILE BAY AREA

SPRABERRY TREND AREA

10 ELK HILLS

WY

21 RATON BASIN GAS AREA

CO

CO

20 OAKWOOD

29

48 25
68
80

TX

29 PINON

58

43

50

11 SPRABERRY TREND AREA

27 FREESTONE

99

76

CA

KS & OK & TX

19 LAKE RIDGE

73

BELRIDGE SOUTH

HUGOTON GAS AREA

25 CARTHAGE NORTH

1
66

FG

UT

31 ELM GROVE

34

52
98

NATURAL BUTTES

18 BIG SANDY

EAST TEXAS
BASIN

MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLK 807 (MARS-URSA)

WY

24 RULISON

89

AK

17 PRB COAL BED

33

WY

JONAH

PRUDHOE BAY

16 GRAND VALLEY

59

84

AK

LA

15 ANTRIM

PRUDHOE BAY

AR

14 FOGARTY CREEK

ARKOMA BASIN

B-43 (FAYETTEVILLE)

12 CARTHAGE

14

7
87

HAYNESVILLE SHALE UNIT

TOP 100 OIL FIELDS BY

2009 EIA PROVED RESERVES

TX

CO & NM

10 WATTENBERG

SOUTHER N
OKLAHOMA

75

SAN JUAN BASIN GAS AREA

13 MAMM CREEK

86

45

PINEDALE

31
93

26

3
5

74

96

17

NEWARK EAST

79

ANADARKO
BASIN

LOS ANGELES
BASIN

99

1
2

SAN JUAN
BASIN

VENTURA
BASIN
44

21

52

TX
TX
TX

11 KERN RIVER

TX

FG
AK
TX

FG
CA
CA
CA

FG

13 WATTENBERG

CO

15 CEDAR HILLS

MT & ND & SD

14 SLAUGHTER

16 GREEN CANYON BLK 640 (TAHITI)

17 MILNE POINT

TX

FG
AK

18 SALT CREEK

WY

20 LEVELLAND

TX

19 WILMINGTON
21 SEMINOLE

22 MONUMENT BUTTE

CA
TX

UT

23 CYMRIC

CA

25 ORION

AK

27 ELM COULEE

MT

29 GREEN CANYON BLK 562 (K2)

FG

31 SHO-VEL-TUM

OK

33 VENTURA

CA

24 GOLDSMITH
26 ALPINE

28 HONDO

30 MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLK 383 (KEPLER)

32 LOST HILLS

34 FUHRMAN-MASCHO
35 SACATE

36 PARSHALL
37 SAN ARDO

38 GREATER ANETH
39 HOBBS

40 WARD-ESTES NORTH

41 ALTAMONT-BLUEBELL

TX

AK
FP

FG
CA
TX

FP

ND
CA
UT

NM & TX
TX

UT

42 ENDICOTT

AK

44 INGLEWOOD

CA

46 SANISH

ND

43 YATES

45 NORTHSTAR

47 POINT MCINTYRE
48 BOREALIS

TX

AK
AK
AK

49 PINEDALE

WY

51 GREEN CANYON BLK 644 (HOLSTEIN)

FG

53 VACUUM

NM

55 COALINGA

CA

50 WEST SAK

52 COWDEN NORTH

54 GREEN CANYON BLK 654 (SHENZI)

56 PESCADO

AK
TX

FG
FP

57 MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLK 127 (KING/HORN MT.)

FG

59 NATURAL BUTTES

UT

61 FULLERTON

TX

58 HOWARD-GLASSCOCK
60 ROBERTSON NORTH
62 KELLY-SNYDER
63 MCELROY

64 BELRIDGE NORTH

TX
TX
TX
TX

CA

65 JONAH

WY

67 POSO CREEK

CA

66 NEWARK EAST
68 POLARIS

69 SALLIE ANN

70 ALAMINOS CANYON BLK 857 (GREAT WHITE)

71 GARDEN BANKS BLK 171 (SALSA)
72 NIKAITCHUQ

TX

AK
TX

FG
FG
AK

73 TINSLEY

MS

75 ANTON-IRISH

TX

74 RANGELY

76 WESTBROOK
77 LISBURNE

78 MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLK 696 (BLIND FAITH)

CO
TX

AK

FG

79 BURBANK

OK

81 KERN FRONT

CA

83 WALKER RIDGE BLK 206 (CASCADE)

FG

85 POSTLE

OK

80 AURORA

82 LAKE WASHINGTON
84 GIDDINGS

AK
LA

TX

86 EUNICE MONUMENT

NM

88 BREA-OLINDA

CA

90 TARN

AK

87 HAWKINS

89 SALT CREEK

91 CEDAR LAKE
92 MEANS

TX
TX
TX
TX

93 STANLEY

ND

95 GREEN CANYON BLK 244 (TROIKA)

FG

94 GREEN CANYON BLK 339 (FRONT RUNNER)

96 EAST TEXAS

97 BEAVER LODGE

98 MAIN PASS BLK 61

99 FIORD

100 ROSS

FG
TX

ND
FG
AK

ND

FG = Fed er al Gu lf, FP = Fede ra l P acific

60

Miles
0

50

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