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South Carolina oil/gas exploration history and zero-production baseline

Record

p09-SC-rec-03

State

SC

Category

historical_context · exploration_baseline

Status

collected

Period

current

Quality

Unreviewed

Review state

Pending review

Native ID

SC-EXPLORATION-BASELINE

Fields

colleton dry hole

a dry hole was drilled in Colleton County, South Carolina

gas zero

NATURAL GAS: 0 Bcf

ocs level

Exploratory drilling on the Atlantic outer continental shelf remained at about the same level as in 1983.

oil zero

CRUDE OIL: 0 Mbbl

Evidence

1. ocs level: Exploratory drilling on the Atlantic outer continental shelf remained at about the same level as in 1983.
   https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6229598 · abstract, first sentence · source p09-SC-src-06 · visit p09-SC-visit-06
2. colleton dry hole: a dry hole was drilled in Colleton County, South Carolina
   https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6229598 · abstract, onshore sentence · source p09-SC-src-06 · visit p09-SC-visit-06
3. gas zero: NATURAL GAS: 0 Bcf
   https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/South%20Carolina%20Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf · search-result snippet, profile table · source p09-SC-src-17 · visit p09-SC-visit-17
4. oil zero: CRUDE OIL: 0 Mbbl
   https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/South%20Carolina%20Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf · search-result snippet, profile table · source p09-SC-src-17 · visit p09-SC-visit-17

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-SC.