Table 3. Discovery table showing recoverable oil in oil fields based on the NRG Associates Fields (1982 through 1998) dataset. "Oil in oil fields in MMBO: conventional, Lower 48 States, onshore, greater than or equal to 1 MMBOE, created 12/4/00. Fields were classified as oil if the field gas-to-oil ratio is less than" "20,000 cubic feet per barrel." Report Year Commodity Discovery Year 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 No. Fields oil 1898 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 8 oil 1899 3962 3967 4127 4219 4280 4298 4407 4481 4495 4499 4491 4485 4494 4496 4512 4727 4819 33 oil 1900 137 141 143 148 148 152 153 153 153 152 150 151 152 153 156 156 161 5 oil 1901 2718 2720 2756 2861 2907 2957 3138 3208 3287 3337 3358 3399 3419 3534 3584 3714 3989 9 oil 1902 307 311 313 316 317 318 321 324 328 327 327 329 329 330 332 333 332 5 oil 1903 182 184 186 188 188 190 192 193 193 194 195 196 196 196 194 194 195 9 oil 1904 2603 2612 2639 2652 2658 2663 2699 2705 2712 2727 2744 2773 2771 2788 2799 2807 2813 17 oil 1905 435 437 442 445 445 446 447 447 449 449 450 450 447 446 445 447 447 6 oil 1906 522 530 535 538 541 544 549 561 565 570 574 577 576 579 576 580 581 12 oil 1907 135 135 135 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 6 oil 1908 1094 1100 1110 1125 1128 1128 1128 1139 1141 1142 1143 1137 1142 1145 1148 1152 1151 9 oil 1909 1202 1210 1245 1265 1288 1300 1335 1348 1356 1364 1378 1380 1393 1398 1428 1468 1526 9 oil 1910 951 954 962 975 990 1000 1021 1031 1052 1083 1101 1121 1155 1157 1159 1196 1198 8 oil 1911 2766 2914 3064 3178 3203 3280 3407 3490 3503 3503 3503 3550 3576 3592 3679 3807 3881 10 oil 1912 1414 1437 1460 1473 1477 1492 1514 1524 1526 1532 1519 1524 1527 1531 1532 1541 1546 15 oil 1913 842 846 851 854 856 857 862 866 872 877 882 891 891 894 897 899 900 16 oil 1914 577 592 594 600 601 601 605 613 613 613 614 615 614 616 619 622 622 23 oil 1915 1757 1778 1785 1812 1835 1855 1869 1896 1918 1922 1926 1933 1945 1955 1960 1957 1967 19 oil 1916 985 1006 1022 1040 1042 1052 1055 1065 1088 1103 1111 1112 1116 1119 1124 1127 1127 23 oil 1917 1026 1035 1043 1057 1062 1067 1097 1074 1082 1088 1098 1103 1102 1100 1108 1113 1112 28 oil 1918 2184 2197 2228 2269 2267 2293 2298 2320 2333 2348 2344 2346 2352 2362 2368 2394 2375 21 oil 1919 1538 1543 1557 1571 1573 1579 1597 1596 1598 1597 1597 1602 1602 1605 1609 1612 1606 27 oil 1920 2340 2352 2374 2384 2387 2405 2420 2426 2432 2424 2430 2441 2443 2445 2447 2455 2450 30 oil 1921 1585 1589 1594 1596 1594 1596 1602 1603 1607 1608 1605 1608 1611 1615 1626 1629 1628 30 oil 1922 4300 4321 4387 4454 4541 4542 4557 4552 4557 4506 4506 4524 4521 4530 4537 4584 4565 34 oil 1923 1618 1624 1639 1649 1651 1662 1686 1706 1710 1728 1729 1739 1767 1780 1800 1824 1808 28 oil 1924 1169 1182 1199 1222 1224 1226 1242 1237 1239 1242 1241 1248 1252 1253 1257 1261 1263 35 oil 1925 1055 1075 1077 1087 1096 1103 1118 1145 1161 1167 1161 1171 1177 1193 1207 1211 1209 31 oil 1926 5819 5844 5871 5917 5978 6006 6038 6068 6106 6128 6124 6150 6158 6182 6219 6235 6220 59 oil 1927 816 827 839 840 840 839 842 846 848 854 857 858 859 860 861 864 863 40 oil 1928 3176 3183 3217 3264 3286 3311 3327 3337 3342 3344 3344 3342 3335 3334 3340 3343 3330 52 oil 1929 4435 4453 4527 4583 4582 4628 4656 4685 4705 4731 4741 4790 4860 4842 4927 5008 5016 53 oil 1930 7403 7423 7439 7472 7483 7528 7577 7623 7654 7632 7640 7665 7991 7717 7740 7748 7750 35 oil 1931 2598 2622 2631 2637 2649 2656 2659 2663 2657 2663 2669 2672 2676 2686 2698 2705 2696 23 oil 1932 1029 1040 1049 1067 1075 1080 1106 1130 1136 1132 1134 1141 1151 1156 1163 1172 1171 23 oil 1933 1431 1437 1458 1466 1467 1462 1464 1467 1471 1478 1480 1482 1483 1490 1490 1495 1496 21 oil 1934 3441 3454 3523 3561 3571 3593 3590 3600 3618 3636 3652 3664 3668 3688 3709 3720 3711 51 oil 1935 1451 1465 1477 1492 1497 1502 1507 1507 1514 1524 1526 1529 1531 1540 1542 1542 1537 55 oil 1936 6374 6398 6598 6998 7054 7224 7378 7469 7634 7681 7721 7779 7739 7832 7916 7873 7849 64 oil 1937 2901 2908 2935 2952 2960 2964 2976 2976 2978 2981 2987 2999 2996 2999 3008 3018 3019 88 oil 1938 3942 3954 3976 3986 4001 4006 4014 4025 4032 4064 4089 4109 4110 4118 4126 4133 4127 101 oil 1939 1063 1072 1085 1091 1096 1103 1114 1128 1140 1151 1156 1155 1158 1163 1174 1186 1187 68 oil 1940 2890 2926 2962 2989 2997 3015 3024 3030 3049 3063 3079 3089 3098 3109 3118 3125 3140 90 oil 1941 1463 1476 1496 1523 1531 1546 1570 1598 1619 1628 1634 1637 1647 1668 1682 1694 1694 93 oil 1942 1239 1253 1270 1281 1288 1296 1319 1323 1334 1347 1341 1343 1345 1351 1358 1362 1367 84 oil 1943 1237 1247 1256 1277 1285 1303 1318 1331 1341 1342 1337 1344 1346 1358 1373 1382 1397 113 oil 1944 2669 2709 2761 2789 2818 2832 2847 2853 2860 2839 2833 2832 2844 2845 2874 2891 2908 108 oil 1945 2193 2207 2241 2284 2303 2351 2371 2382 2404 2430 2453 2446 2475 2483 2501 2516 2534 86 oil 1946 627 633 642 644 646 649 653 656 661 662 662 664 663 664 666 669 668 79 oil 1947 1387 1400 1413 1420 1423 1460 1463 1468 1478 1486 1490 1507 1508 1507 1504 1510 1510 105 oil 1948 2879 2922 2933 2937 2931 2940 2940 2953 2960 2952 2953 2936 2912 2908 2918 2926 2926 132 oil 1949 3663 3713 3777 3858 3902 3956 4008 4081 4192 4274 4299 4358 4401 4480 4551 4616 4594 149 oil 1950 2032 2059 2084 2105 2107 2167 2211 2225 2244 2250 2249 2224 2237 2262 2274 2284 2268 189 oil 1951 1273 1285 1297 1325 1339 1357 1371 1389 1407 1419 1405 1407 1402 1406 1414 1425 1428 187 oil 1952 1200 1219 1249 1263 1278 1295 1301 1304 1320 1331 1332 1334 1335 1338 1342 1350 1417 185 oil 1953 1761 1785 1816 1837 1851 1862 1869 1880 1896 1915 1926 1936 1954 1968 1988 2010 2015 224 oil 1954 840 851 883 899 905 914 919 927 939 954 969 969 971 975 983 992 993 183 oil 1955 991 1015 1034 1045 1049 1056 1065 1073 1093 1094 1100 1109 1122 1134 1146 1153 1158 208 oil 1956 1294 1333 1350 1406 1411 1426 1433 1449 1468 1490 1500 1525 1532 1531 1552 1564 1583 183 oil 1957 916 944 965 973 981 987 998 1006 1013 1019 1027 1034 1036 1049 1065 1077 1083 172 oil 1958 832 850 866 881 888 899 909 918 924 918 928 930 937 940 950 961 976 144 oil 1959 628 640 652 665 670 674 686 701 708 706 710 712 718 723 731 740 750 150 oil 1960 790 826 845 850 857 862 871 872 863 863 870 873 882 887 894 892 901 105 oil 1961 309 316 330 335 338 342 348 350 354 358 365 366 368 372 381 383 389 112 oil 1962 308 319 326 326 328 329 334 339 346 348 351 352 354 355 358 360 362 110 oil 1963 269 276 287 295 300 305 314 317 320 323 328 332 335 337 343 346 346 89 oil 1964 353 361 368 374 375 379 385 390 411 441 454 449 446 470 493 486 479 97 oil 1965 283 294 306 312 315 318 319 322 326 332 335 337 339 339 344 346 348 85 oil 1966 237 244 250 254 258 261 264 262 260 260 261 263 264 267 271 276 276 82 oil 1967 381 392 394 399 399 402 406 413 417 423 426 430 429 431 435 438 438 84 oil 1968 305 309 312 320 323 328 332 333 336 340 345 351 350 351 356 361 368 62 oil 1969 252 256 262 266 271 275 278 281 287 291 291 294 298 300 303 307 308 84 oil 1970 699 711 736 748 751 756 775 785 794 795 807 816 825 833 841 849 853 79 oil 1971 236 233 244 249 251 255 259 262 269 278 287 283 281 292 306 301 295 70 oil 1972 282 285 294 301 312 327 340 345 371 419 398 374 373 370 371 373 371 72 oil 1973 246 266 291 286 288 291 294 295 300 306 309 311 316 327 328 332 321 78 oil 1974 208 242 269 285 294 308 323 325 327 316 316 315 317 318 322 326 330 83 oil 1975 238 254 272 294 299 330 337 341 352 350 345 344 346 352 362 368 380 87 oil 1976 233 250 262 268 273 287 294 300 313 319 324 329 335 345 349 353 352 76 oil 1977 267 299 312 324 322 340 355 370 384 386 396 397 406 412 419 427 445 83 oil 1978 60 72 92 102 103 107 108 107 113 115 123 117 118 119 122 123 126 60 oil 1979 103 132 165 178 181 194 199 199 202 203 215 211 220 224 238 258 264 80 oil 1980 80 97 124 131 134 143 157 159 164 171 170 174 175 176 181 182 184 81 oil 1981 102 159 185 205 217 231 241 241 247 245 253 260 262 263 272 275 284 80 oil 1982 33 94 132 148 152 158 168 166 170 165 163 163 166 166 170 168 172 84 oil 1983 0 24 68 95 119 125 127 131 137 148 160 153 151 153 155 157 162 52 oil 1984 0 0 30 81 105 128 149 154 159 159 158 165 165 169 170 173 176 68 oil 1985 0 0 0 24 63 100 134 160 174 156 166 170 169 162 169 175 177 59 oil 1986 0 0 0 0 11 31 44 54 61 62 66 66 66 68 72 73 78 36 oil 1987 0 0 0 0 0 20 59 75 91 93 89 83 83 80 83 80 83 42 oil 1988 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 34 54 64 71 63 63 61 64 65 68 42 oil 1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 42 61 71 61 61 66 70 75 73 28 oil 1990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 19 31 43 41 39 40 40 42 23 oil 1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 36 47 54 56 59 58 63 22 oil 1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 19 26 42 48 42 40 14 oil 1993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 16 21 23 24 13 oil 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 24 49 85 101 16 oil 1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 22 22 13 oil 1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 32 14 oil 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 39 19 oil 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Oil 123585 125065 127210 129306 130231 131576 133221 134323 135517 136195 136663 137243 138020 138518 139637 140881 141575 "Source of data: NRG Associates, 1999 [includes data current as of December, 1998], The Significant Oil and Gas Fields of the United States"