Inventory of Onshore Federal Oil and Natural Gas Resources and Restrictions to Their Development; Phase III Inventory-Onshore United States

摘要

This Inventory is based on information that was previously developed through the scientific and land use planning processes of the contributing Federal agencies. This information, in large part, was provided to the public for its review and use and is the best that is commercially and scientifically available. It was compiled and analyzed by experts from the contributing agencies. The analytical methods and protocols used in the supporting studies were subjected to rigorous review. The present study necessarily incorporates the assumptions, conditions, and limitations of the supporting scientific information, as discussed in this report. This Inventory is significant because it builds upon the process established in the EPCA Phase I and II Inventories, and now covers Federal lands throughout the United States. It examines oil and natural gas (undiscovered technically recoverable resources and reserves growth) in context with information about constraints on the resources development.