Abstract
 Using GIS to Define Federal Oil and Gas Availability Track: Petroleum Author(s): Richard Watson The Energy Acts of 2000 and 2005 require the U.S. Department of the Interior to conduct oil and gas inventories of all onshore Federal lands and to determine the extent of any restrictions or impediments to their development. Phase II of this inventory, which includes areas ranging from the North Slope of Alaska to South Florida, was released in 2006 and is available on the Bureau of Land Management's Web site at http://www.blm.gov/epca/. Using ArcGIS, a spatial intersection of oil and gas resources and Federal lands grouped into nine access categories allows quantification of surface acreages and underlying fossil fuel volumes. This report is the second in a series of efforts to comprehensively integrate, using geospatial technology, oil and gas resources with Federal land accessibility. This presentation will be informative for anyone who has an interest in Federal lands and energy development. Richard Watson USDI-Bureau of Land Management Division of Fluid Minerals 1620 L Street NW Washington , DC 20036 US Phone: (202) 785-6595 Fax: (202) 452-0386 E-mail: richard_watson@blm.gov |
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