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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

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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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General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil

Average Number of Hail Storms

General Area of Sedimentary Formations Favorable to Oil

0–0.9

1.0–1.9

2.0–3.9

4.0–5.9

6.0–8.0

More than 8

Alaska
10.9%
Yukon
6.60%
Northwest Territories
70.2%
Nunavut
41.1%
Nova Scotia
99.8%
Prince Edward Island
100%
Saskatchewan
26.5%
New Brunswick
26.8%
British Columbia
4.41%
Newfoundland and Labrador
25.6%
Alberta
61.3%
Manitoba
2.80%
Arizona
1.24%33.9%37.9%28.2%
Utah
1.31%65.7%34.0%
District of Columbia
100%
Florida
99.1%
Idaho
8.79%45.9%42.5%2.27%
New Hampshire
5.08%66.9%15.4%12.6%
Rhode Island
95.0%
Vermont
10.1%74.0%13.9%1.88%
Washington
19.6%39.1%1.25%
Wyoming
5.90%68.1%11.4%4.28%
Montana
40.7%42.5%57.3%
Maine
13.8%77.4%6.92%
North Dakota
26.1%60.5%39.5%
Kentucky
69.8%100%
Virginia
3.18%73.0%20.6%
Delaware
4.13%5.64%
Mississippi
54.2%6.06%52.9%41.0%
West Virginia
32.9%8.28%91.7%
Nebraska
4.37%24.2%71.8%3.54%
Texas
40.9%11.8%30.6%38.0%18.7%
Missouri
4.62%100%
Louisiana
99.9%1.80%60.8%7.42%
North Carolina
27.9%56.8%14.7%
Oregon
1.12%61.6%8.66%
Alabama
20.4%21.0%59.7%19.2%
New Mexico
14.0%16.8%64.8%18.4%
Kansas
49.5%4.32%55.5%
Wisconsin
45.3%54.2%
New Jersey
72.0%27.2%
South Carolina
60.2%39.7%
Michigan
31.7%69.8%
Connecticut
67.7%32.3%
Pennsylvania
33.4%1.31%43.1%55.6%
Colorado
15.2%5.22%54.1%11.9%3.60%
Nevada
26.4%33.2%40.2%
Massachusetts
51.1%46.3%
Georgia
58.3%41.5%
New York
4.89%2.70%83.9%11.4%
Maryland
21.9%1.21%9.55%
Oklahoma
67.6%49.7%50.3%
Tennessee
4.73%95.3%
California
5.00%15.0%69.7%9.11%
Arkansas
14.5%100%
South Dakota
75.1%24.9%
Ohio
13.5%2.15%97.8%
Indiana
32.9%20.1%79.9%
Minnesota
29.8%70.1%
Iowa
100%
Illinois
23.0%2.58%97.4%
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