The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is preparing to announce that Slope-Basin & Basin clastic reservoirs have been selected as third in a series of reservoir classes on which to target its government funded, cost-share Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&D) activities in a continuation of its effort to maximize the economic producibility of domestic oil resources. This report provides background information regarding the DOE's understanding of the reservoir and geologic characteristics of the Slope Basin & Basin clastic reservoirs and the principal impediments to increased production.