A New Approach to Assessing Gas and Oil Resources in the Intermountain West

Abstract

The availability of gas and oil resources in the Intermountain Western United States has become the subject of increased debate in recent years. Several studies have concluded that substantial amounts of gas and oil resources in the region are inaccessible because of legally restricted access to federal lands (e.g., National Petroleum Council, 1999; Advanced Resources International, 2001). Some stakeholders have reacted to the studies by calling for reduced access restrictions, while others have called the studies flawed and support continued restrictions. The debate has sparked renewed interest in the process of assessing hydrocarbon fuel resources. This paper is part of an energy initiative by the Hewlett Foundation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402185

Entities

People

  • Ben Vollaard
  • Chris Pernin
  • Mark Bernstein
  • Paul Holtberg
  • Tom LaTourrette

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Drainage Basins
  • Drilling
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Models
  • Economics
  • Environment
  • Geological Surveys
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Infrastructure
  • Mountains
  • Natural Gas
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • United States

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Petroleum Engineering