History Of Oil And Gas Exploration In The Mid-Atlantic Region And Delaware's Involvement In The Federal OCS Leasing Program

Doyle, R.G.2008-03-282008-03-281982-07http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/3150There has been sporadic exploration for oil and gas in the Mid-Atlantic region for over 50 years. Non-commercial deposits of oil and gas have recently been discovered in the sedimentary rock section of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 80 miles off the New Jersey-Delaware coast. The oil and gas occurs within entrapment structures in ancient rocks deposited and buried in a deep basin called the Baltimore Canyon trough. This trough forms part of the Coastal Plain and continental shelf geologic provinces on the Atlantic Coast.en-USoil explorationgas explorationOuter Continental ShelfOCSNew Jersey-Delaware coastentrapment structuresBaltimore Canyon troughCoastal Plaincontinental shelf geologic provinceHistory Of Oil And Gas Exploration In The Mid-Atlantic Region And Delaware's Involvement In The Federal OCS Leasing ProgramTechnical Report