Abstract: New Ohio Oil and Gas Pools and Fields Map Series

Mark T. Baranoski, Ronald A. Riley, Lawrence H. Wickstrom

Ohio has not had an updated oil and gas fields map since 1974. Since then, significant development of fields has taken place and numerous new fields and pools have been discovered and developed. The Ohio Divisions of Geological Survey and Oil and Gas recently completed work for the U.S. Department of Energy to document all major gas plays and 80% of the original oil in place for Ohio. This work, which utilized county and township well-spot maps, forms the foundation for a new series of maps illustrating the productive oil and gas areas of the state.

A generalized map has been compiled at 1:500,000 scale showing all oil, gas, and storage fields from all geologic units. Extensive development from formations such as the "Clinton" sand and Berea Sandstone has virtually covered the eastern half of Ohio with oil and gas fields. In order to more easily discern

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90950©1996 AAPG GCAGS 46th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas