Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(ANWR) 1002 Area
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Map of northern Alaska showing location of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR-1002 area and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA). |
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The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (1980) established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). In section 1002 of that act, Congress deferred a decision regarding future management of the 1.5-million-acre coastal plain ("1002 area") in recognition of the area’s potentially enormous oil and gas resources and its importance as wildlife habitat. A report on the resources (including petroleum) of the 1002 area was submitted in 1987 to Congress by the Department of the Interior (DOI). Since completion of that report, numerous wells have been drilled and oil fields discovered near ANWR, new geologic and geophysical data have become available, seismic processing and interpretation capabilities have improved, and the economics of North Slope oil development have changed significantly.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) commonly is asked to provide the Federal Government with timely scientific information in support of decisions regarding land management, environmental quality, and economic and strategic policy. (USGS Fact Sheet 0028–01)
ANWR (1002 Area) Publications
Undiscovered oil in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: an economic update. USGS Open-File Report 2005-1217
Economics of 1998 U.S. Geological Survey's 1002 Area Regional Assessment: An Economic Update. USGS Open-File Report 2005-1359
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1002 Area, Petroleum Assessment, 1998, Including Economic Analysis. Factsheet 0028-01
The Oil and Gas Resource Potential of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 Area, Alaska by ANWR Assessment Team. Open File Report 98-34
Send your requests for printed copies to gd-energyprogram@usgs.gov
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