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General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil

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Geologic formations in North America favorable to the location of petroleum

General areas of sedimentary formations favorable to oil, shaded in blue: The northern region of Yukon, Northwest territories, and Nunavut. Northeastern (Halifax) and central states of America like New York, Oklahoma, Calgary, and Georgia.

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Display by:	General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil	Distribution of Neritic (Nearshore) and Pelagic (Open Ocean) Sediments
	General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil	Abyssal clay	Calcareous ooze	Continental (lithogenous)	Diatom	Radiolarian
Arizona	1.24%
Utah	1.31%
Yukon	6.60%
Wyoming	5.90%
Montana	40.7%
North Dakota	26.1%
Kentucky	69.8%
Saskatchewan	26.5%
Mississippi	54.2%
West Virginia	32.9%
Nebraska	4.37%
Missouri	4.62%
Alabama	20.4%
New Mexico	14.0%
Kansas	49.5%
Michigan	31.7%
Alberta	61.3%
Pennsylvania	33.4%
Colorado	15.2%
Manitoba	2.80%
Oklahoma	67.6%
Arkansas	14.5%
Ohio	13.5%
Indiana	32.9%
Illinois	23.0%
Alaska	10.9%			4.76%	0.351%
Northwest Territories	70.2%			3.51%
Florida			0.488%	2.42%
Washington				1.71%
Nunavut	41.1%			7.75%
Maine				1.41%
Nova Scotia	99.8%			12.7%
Virginia				1.95%
Delaware				0.888%
Prince Edward Island	100%			100%
Texas	40.9%		0.242%
Louisiana	99.9%		0.456%	1.85%
Hawaii		29.4%	7.02%			22.4%
North Carolina				0.789%
New Brunswick	26.8%			1.14%
British Columbia	4.41%			2.00%
Newfoundland and Labrador	25.6%			4.95%
New Jersey				0.212%
South Carolina				0.109%
Massachusetts			0.884%	11.7%
New York	4.89%			2.58%
Maryland				1.35%
Québec				1.05%
Ontario				0.313%
California	5.00%			0.884%

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