Hydrocarbon Potential in Southeastern United States: A Review (SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences)

With respect to the vital work of maintaining and increasing much needed petroleum reserves within the continental United States, the Southeast is intriguing because it has been under-explored for many years at the expense of far more promising areas such as the Gulf Coast. While critics may contend that the overall geology of the Southeastern United States is unfavorable for commercial accumulations of hydrocarbons, the occurrence of the oil seeps in Georgia and the oil and gas shows reported in wells drilled in North Carolina, suggests otherwise. This volume introduces new evidence and compiles and re-examines data which argues for increased oil and gas exploration in the region. Dedication 6 Disclaimer Notice 7 Acknowledgments 8 Contents 9 List of Figures 11 About the Author 13 Chapter 1: Introduction 15 Bibliography 26 Chapter 2: Geology of the Southeastern United States 27 Bibliography 41 Chapter 3: Oil and Gas Production in the United States 42 Bibliography 43 Chapter 4: Triassic Rift Basins in the Southeastern United States 44 Bibliography 48 Chapter 5: Challenges and Logistics of Hydrocarbon Exploration in the Southeastern United States 49 Bibliography 50 Chapter 6: Oil and Gas Production in Virginia and Tennessee 51 Chapter 7: Possible Undiscovered Oil and Gas Accumulations and Documented Oil and Gas Shows in the Southeastern United States 53 Bibliography 56 Chapter 8: Historic COCORP 2D Seismic Survey Program in the Southeastern United States 57 Bibliography 59 Chapter 9: Georgia as a Central Oil and Gas Exploration Project Area 60 Bibliography 66 Chapter 10: Gulf of Mexico Basin and Atlantic Coastal (East Coastal) Basins 68 Bibliography 73 Chapter 11: Nearest Oil and Gas Production to Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina 74 Bibliography 75 Chapter 12: Regional Geology, Oil and Gas Shows of Eastern Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Middle Florida 76 Bibliography 77 Chapter 13: The Historic Jay and Sunniland Oil Fields of Florida 78 Bibliography 81 Chapter 14: Proposed Regional Reconnaissance 2D Seismic Survey Program 82 Chapter 15: Offshore Southeastern United States and OCS Oil and Gas Potential 87 Bibliography 88 Chapter 16: Prospective Areas for New Oil and Gas Exploration and Current and Future Developments 89 Conclusions 91 Suggested Additional Reading 93 Georgia 93 Mississippi 94 Maryland 94 Vermont 94 Virginia 94 North Carolina 94 South Carolina 95 Tennessee 95 Alabama 95 Florida 95 Oil and Gas Seeps 96 General 96 Index 97 Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 1-12 Geology of the Southeastern United States (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 13-27 Oil and Gas Production in the United States (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 29-30 Triassic Rift Basins in the Southeastern United States (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 31-35 Challenges and Logistics of Hydrocarbon Exploration in the Southeastern United States (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 37-38 Oil and Gas Production in Virginia and Tennessee (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 39-40 Possible Undiscovered Oil and Gas Accumulations and Documented Oil and Gas Shows in the Southeastern United States (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 41-44 Historic COCORP 2D Seismic Survey Program in the Southeastern United States (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 45-47 Georgia as a Central Oil and Gas Exploration Project Area (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 49-56 Gulf of Mexico Basin and Atlantic Coastal (East Coastal) Basins (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 57-62 Nearest Oil and Gas Production to Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 63-64 Regional Geology, Oil and Gas Shows of Eastern Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Middle Florida (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 65-66 The Historic Jay and Sunniland Oil Fields of Florida (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 67-70 Proposed Regional Reconnaissance 2D Seismic Survey Program (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 71-75 Offshore Southeastern United States and OCS Oil and Gas Potential (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 77-78 Prospective Areas for New Oil and Gas Exploration and Current and Future Developments (Robert J. Brewer)....Pages 79-80 Back Matter ....Pages 81-89 With respect to the vital work of maintaining and increasing much needed petroleum reserves within the continental United States, the Southeast is intriguing because it has been under-explored for many years at the expense of far more promising areas such as the Gulf Coast. While critics may contend that the overall geology of the Southeastern United States is unfavorable for commercial accumulations of hydrocarbons, it remains to be answered the occurrence and sourcing of the oil seeps in Georgia and the oil and gas shows reported in wells drilled in North Carolina, to name a few. This volume introduces new evidence and compiles and re-examines data which argues for increased oil and gas exploration in the region