Nebraska's Proven Crude Oil Reserves
The estimated quantity of crude oil which geological and engineering data demonstrate with a given probability to be recoverable in the future assuming current costs of operation and market prices are proven reserves. Nebraska's reserves are given for 1960 to 2024 in the data table. Proven reserves peaked in 1961 at 100 million barrels.

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Sources: U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, Lincoln, NE.
This report was updated on May 5, 2026.
Typically, there is a year between updates.