Deep Source Gas research is focused on the hypothesis that natural gas is generated in sediments carried to great depths at convergent plate boundaries in the Earth's crust. These deeply emplaced sediments may be the source of gas for shallower, drillable traps. Many areas of North America are believed to have experienced plate tectonic convergence. The western Cordilleran Geologic Province, in particular, appears to have geologic fault structures (associated with subduction and obduction) that enabled deep emplacement of hydrocarbon-generating sediments during more recent geologic ages (during the last 180 million years). The specific area of interest in this Province encompasses approximately 1.5 million square miles of the western US (including Alaska) and Canada; other portions of this same province extend southward into Mexico and Central and South America. The ongoing research consists of basic studies of hydrocarbon generation, stability, and preservation of depths in excess of 30,000 feet, in addition to a comprehensive evaluation of the geologic structures, stratigraphy, and geochemistry of the above region. Results to date include (1) geologic and geophysical evidence of deeply emplaced sedimentary rock units at depths exceeding 30,000 feet in western Washington and south-central Alaska, (2) a new methodology for verifying deep methane stability with fluid inclusion studies, and (3) a preliminary gas resource estimate of 3000 Tcf. 17 refs., 7 figs., 3 tabs.