Search USGS⌕ Search
Home/Archive/USGS

USGS · fs20263015

Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in the Buda Limestone of Texas, 2025

Celeste D. Lohr·Colin A. Doolan·Matthew D. Merrill·William H. Craddock·Rand Gardner·Christopher P. Anderson·Phuong A. Le·Tracey J. Mercier·Christopher J. Schenk
View original source ↗Read source document ↗Export metadata ↓

Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean conventional resources of 12 million barrels of oil and 184 billion cubic feet of gas in the Buda Limestone of Texas.

Explore related subjects

Fact SheetReport
90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 26° to 34° latitude; -102° to -92° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

Keep this discovery

BibTeXRIS

Celeste D. Lohr, Colin A. Doolan, Matthew D. Merrill, William H. Craddock, Rand Gardner, Christopher P. Anderson, Phuong A. Le, Tracey J. Mercier, Christopher J. Schenk. 2026-06-24. Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in the Buda Limestone of Texas, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20263015

Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.

Discover connections

Buda Limestone placeFact Sheet subjectReport subjectTexas placeUnited STates place

Connections use source metadata and explicit phrase matches, not verified experimental comparisons.

KEEP EXPLORING

Related USGS reports

USGS2010

Divisions of geologic time—Major chronostratigraphic and geochronologic units

Effective communication in the geosciences requires consistent uses of stratigraphic nomenclature, especially divisions of geologic time. A geologic time scale is composed of standard stratigraphic divisions based on rock sequences and is calibrated in years. Over the years, the development of new dating methods and the refinement of previous methods have stimulated revisions to geologic time scales. Advances in stratigraphy and geochronology require that any time scale be periodically updated. Therefore, Divisions of Geologic Time, which shows the major chronostratigraphic (position) and geochronologic (time) units, is intended to be a dynamic resource that will be modified to include accepted changes of unit names and boundary age estimates. This fact sheet is a modification of USGS Fact Sheet 2007-3015 by the U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Names Committee.

Fact Sheet↗
USGS2024

topoBuilder quick start guide

TopoBuilder is a public web application from the National Geospatial Program that enables anyone to create customized digital U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps, called OnDemand Topos, with the best available, most up-to-date data from The National Map (nationalmap.gov). OnDemand Topos can be made at different scales or quadrangles and can cover anywhere within the United States and its territories.

Fact Sheet↗