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This article covers the Lower Tertiary geological period (23 - 65 million years ago), as it relates to the oil industry. In geology, this period is more commonly known as the Paleogene.

Peleogene rock formations are notable in the context of offshore oil drilling, and especially in Gulf of Mexico oil exploration. As at 2009 such formations represent the current cutting edge of deep-water oil discovery. A number of large, though technically complex, oil finds have been established, and discoveries in these rocks have led to renewed interest in Gulf oil exploration in the 21st century.

Lower Tertiary rock formations encountered in the Gulf of Mexico oil industry tend to contain comparatively high temperature and high pressure reservoirs, often with high sand content (70%+) or under very thick salt sediment layers.

List of Lower Tertiary oil finds to date
(Partial list)
 * Kaskida
 * Tiber oilfield
 * Jack 2