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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

petroleum resources (oil), conventional, petroleum resources (gas), thermal maturity, pyrolysis, continuous

Place Keywords

Texas, Val Verde Basin, Permian Basin, Delaware Basin, New Mexico, Midland Basin, Central Basin Platform

Compilation of thermal maturity and source rock geochemistry data from the Permian Basin Province, west Texas and southeast New Mexico (ver. 2.0, February 2026)

This data release is an updated compilation of published and unpublished thermal maturity and source rock geochemical data (RockEval, pyrolysis) from subsurface wells and outcrops in the Permian Basin, west Texas and southeast New Mexico. This version clarifies the dispersed organic matter group for thermal maturity measurements, adds new data, references, and updates subsurface unit names.

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Author(s) Andrea D Cicero orcid
Publication Date 2022-12-16
Beginning Date of Data 1983
Ending Date of Data 2025
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Andrea D. Cicero
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KQU1XK
Citation Cicero, A.D., 2022, Compilation of thermal maturity and source rock geochemistry data from the Permian Basin Province, west Texas and southeast New Mexico (ver. 2.0, February 2026): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KQU1XK.
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Andrea D Cicero
Metadata Date 2026-02-12
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