Complex sentence: In general in the eastern and central parts of the basin, the sandstone would be too deeply buried to have reservoir potential; however, the area potentially containing oil and gas is large, including approximately within the Federal Outer Continental Shelf.
Split into simpler sentences: In general in the eastern and central parts of the basin, the sandstone would be too deeply buried to have reservoir potential. However, the area potentially containing oil and gas is large, including approximately within the Federal Outer Continental Shelf.