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Geological survey in Texas uncovers 1.6 billion barrels of oil
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:04 pm
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PERMIAN BASIN - A recent U.S. Geological Survey assessment of previously undiscovered gas and oil in Texas' Permian Basin has found that there are enough resources there to fuel the entire nation for months.
The gas and oil, measured in trillions of cubic feet and billions of barrels, are located in the Woodford and Barnett shale, which to date have produced only a day's worth of U.S. oil consumption.
The assessment found that there are technically recoverable resources of 28.3 trillion cubic feet of gas and 1.6 billion barrels of oil, the USGS said in their Wednesday release.
According to the USGS, that's enough gas to supply the United States for 10 months at the current rate of consumption, and enough oil for 10 weeks.
The Woodford and Barnett shales, which stretch from the Permian Basin to southeastern New Mexico, have produced about 26 million barrels of oil since the late 90s, the USGS said — or enough oil for one day of U.S. consumption.
Due to the depth of these undiscovered deposits, USGS said, it was impossible to get to them before today's more advanced production technologies.
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BOOM! Take that, Venezuela!
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:06 pm to ragincajun03
landman 
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:09 pm to ragincajun03
Sounds like some palms will be getting greased
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:12 pm to ragincajun03
Still trying to figure out how this dude got the cute Mexican chic
But dammit, I now need to check into that physical therapy stuff
But dammit, I now need to check into that physical therapy stuff
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:14 pm to ragincajun03
What about the other 2 months in the year?
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:15 pm to ragincajun03
We already have enough oil reserves in the US to where we shouldn’t have to rely on a bunch of low IQ ragheads to get it for us.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:15 pm to ragincajun03
I guess that means we will get Season 3 of Landman
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:23 pm to redstick13
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What about the other 2 months in the year?
Do without. Tis a small sacrifice in the grand scheme of saving our planet from extinction.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:24 pm to ragincajun03
Now all we need is a metro limey to get it out of the ground
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:27 pm to nicholastiger
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I guess that means we will get Season 3 of Landman
Tommy will start his own company and dominate M-Tex.
Or he will die in an explosion and the show will abruptly end.
Taylor Sheridan is so predictable.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:31 pm to JasonDBlaha
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We already have enough oil reserves in the US to where we shouldn’t have to rely on a bunch of low IQ ragheads to get it for us.
Looking at latest numbers on the EIA website, for October 2025, OPEC accounted for 14.5% of all our oil imports.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:56 pm to upgrayedd
He’s an Aussie
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:01 pm to ragincajun03
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Looking at latest numbers on the EIA website, for October 2025, OPEC accounted for 14.5% of all our oil imports.
The majority of US crude imports are from Canada. They're shipped on the Enbridge mainline and land in the BP Whiting refinery located on Lake Michigan. This supplies most of the petroleum products for the Midwest.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:05 pm to ragincajun03
this greasy simp mfer about to hit the lotto!
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:08 pm to ragincajun03
We can’t refine our crap lol
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:08 pm to ragincajun03
That is wild I wonder who put those barrels there
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:13 pm to ragincajun03
That DOESN'T include other shale oil or the east Texas fields or anything that might be offshore.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:20 pm to ragincajun03
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BOOM! Take that, Venezuela!
Venezuelan is much preferred to Eagleford by most refineries.
It all depends on assays of it. From the same wellpad into the same formations, varying amounts of metal contaminants depending on which well. Some have very high iron content, others very high vanadium.
Some of Eagleford is not transportable via pipeline due high paraffin wax content. It gets trucked up to Permian tank batteries to get blended with Permian.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:18 pm to Eyebesmacinhose
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He’s an Aussie
He’s not
Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:21 pm to ragincajun03
We never were, or ever are, going run out of oil. It was a scam.
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