Key Oil and Natural Gas Publications

Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Program

• Sec. 999 Program Library

Natural Gas

Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States:  A Primer - April 2009 [5MB PDF]

Results of NETL'S Research for the FERC on Natural Gas Quality and LNG Interchangeability - June 2007 [3.95MB PDF] 

Impacts of the 2005 Hurricanes on the Natural Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico Region - July 2006 [4.6MB PDF]

An Interagency Roadmap for Methane Hydrate Research and Development - July 2006 [761KB PDF]

The Economics of Powder River Basin Coalbed Methane Development - January 2006

Presentations from the DOE meeting Balancing Natural Gas Supply and Demand,
December 19-20, 2005

• Meeting Agenda [78KB PDF]
• Meeting Attendees [47KB PDF]
• Overview of Natural Gas Market [57KB PDF]
• Short-term Outlook for Natural Gas (EIA) [149KB PDF]
• Other Recent Natural Gas Projections [709KB PDF]
• Natural Gas Demand Overview [170KB PDF]
• Natural Gas Supply Overview [126KB PDF]
• Natural Gas Infrastructure Overview [91KB PDF]
• Summary of Key Legislative and Regulatory Developments Over the Last Three Years [34KB PDF]
• Recent Legislative and Regulatory Actions at the State Level [649KB PDF]
  
  
• LNG: Understanding the Basic Facts - August 2005 [3.37 PDF]
  
  
• Liquefied Natural Gas: An Overview of the Issues for State Public Utility Commissions - June 2005 [607KB PDF]
  
  
• The Need for Effective and Forthright Communication Planning for LNG Facility Siting: A Checklist for State Public Utility Commissions - June 2005 [131KB PDF]
  
  
• Guidance on Risk Analysis and Safety Implications of a Large Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Spill Over Water - December 2004 [1.6MB PDF]
  
  
• South Central Alaska Natural Gas Study - June 2004 [3.83MB PDF]
  
  
• Multi-Seam Well Completion Technology: Implications for Powder River Basin Coalbed Methane Production - September 2003
  
  
• Balancing Natural Gas Policy: Fueling the Demands of a Growing Economy - National Petroleum Council - September 2003
  
  
• Rocky Mountain States Natural Gas: Resource Potential and Prerequisites to Expanded Production - September 2003 [1.19MB PDF]
  
  
• Natural Gas Fundamentals: From Resource to Market - June 2003 [1.46MB PDF]
  
  
• Report to Congress on Methane Hydrate Issues and Opportunities- Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee - December 2002 [1.19MB PDF]
  

Infrastructure

• Assessment Report of the North American Energy Standards Board Wholesale Electric Quadrant Draft Technical Standards for Public Key Infrastructure - August 2006  [294KB PDF]
  
• Natural Gas Infrastructure R&D Delivery Reliability Program Roadmap Update II - February 2004 [2.95MB PDF]
  
• Underground Gas Storage Technology Consortium R&D Priority Research Needs Workshop - February 2004 [226KB PDF]
  
• Roadmap Update for Natural Gas Infrastructure Reliability - January 2002 [3.63MB PDF]
  
• Natural Gas Storage Workshop - November 2001 [18MB PDF]
  
• Natural Gas Infrastructure Reliability, Pathways for Enhanced Integrity, Reliability and Deliverability - September 2000 [293KB PDF]
  
• Natural Gas Supply and Utilization for the 21st Century: Understanding Technology Needs in Emerging Gas Markets - July 1999 [270KB PDF]
  

Oil

• A Technical, Economic, and Legal Assessment of North American Heavy Oil, Oil Sands, and Oil Shale Resources
• CO2 EOR Technology Brochure - March 2006 [3.42MB PDF]
• Evaluating the Potential "Game Changer" Improvements in Oil Recovery Efficiency for CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery - February 2006
• Stranded Oil in the Residual Oil Zone (ROZ) - February 2006 
• Ten Basin-Oriented CO2-EOR Assessments Examine Strategies for Increasing Domestic Oil Production- February 2006
• Undeveloped Domestic Oil Resources: The Foundation for Increasing Oil Production and a Viable Domestic Oil Industry - February 2006
• Executive Summary, Oil Sands Workshop, Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America - January 2006 [55KB PDF] 
• Observations on Petroleum Product Supply- National Petroleum Council -
  December 2004
  
• Bartlesville Energy Research Center: The Federal Government in Petroleum Research 1918-1983

General Oil & Natural Gas Technology/Resource Reports

• Outer Continental Shelf Moratoria Areas:  Oil and Natural Gas Production Potential - January 2009   
• Mature Region, Youthful Potential - Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Applachian and Illinois Basins - revised March 2006 [3.14MB PDF]
• Microhole Technology: A Systems Approach to Mature Resource Development - March 2006 [1.34 MB PDF]
• Untapped Potential: Offshore Oil and Gas Resources Inaccessible to Leasing - 2006 [8.75MB PDF]
• Making a Wise Investment: The Economic Impact of Oil and Gas Incentives- Spring 2004 [935KB PDF]
• Offshore Technology Roadmap for the Ultra Deepwater Gulf of Mexico- November 2000 [591KB PDF]
• Accelerated Depletion:  Assessing Its Impacts on Domestic Oil and Natural Gas Prices and Production - September 2000
  
• Oil & Natural Gas R&D- 1999 Program Plan
  

General Environmental Reports

• Potential Supply Impacts of Proposals to Modify Federal Environmental Laws Applicable to the U.S. Oil and Gas E&P Industry - January 2009 [408KB PDF]
  
• Sustainable Development of North America's Oil and Natural Gas - Ensuring Plentiful Energy and a Clean Environment - April 2004  [490KB PDF]
  
• Environmental Benefits of Advanced Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Technology - October 1999
  

Water Issues

• Estimated Cost and Energy Impacts of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Regulation on Seven U.S. Energy Sectors - January 2009
• Practical Management of Produced Water from Onshore Oil and Gas Operations in the United States:  Guidebook - October 2006 [21.6MB PDF]; Presentation - October 2006 [561KB PDF]
• Estimated Cost and Energy Impacts of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Regulation on Seven U.S. Energy Sectors - December 2006
• Evaluation of Proposed Changes to Montana Rules on the Management of Coal Bed Natural Gas Produced Water - January 2006
• Feasibility Study of Expanded CBNG Produced Water Management Alternatives in the Wyoming Portion of the Powder River Basin:  Phase One - January 2006 [3.82MB PDF]; Phase Two - February 2006 [3.82MB PDF]
• Estimated Economic Impacts of Proposed Storm Water Discharge Requirements on the Oil and Natural Gas Industry - December 2004
  
• Produced Water from Production of Crude Oil, Natural Gas and Coalbed Methane:
  A White Paper - January 2004 [398KB PDF]
  
• Best Practices and Mitigation Strategies for Coalbed Methane in the Montana Portion of the Powder River Basin - April 2002 [3.83MB PDF]
  
• Handbook on Coalbed Methane Produced Water Management and Beneficial Uses Alternatives - July 2003 [8.47MB PDF]
  
• Powder River Basin Produced Water Management Study - December 2002 
  [7.34MB PDF]

Land Issues

• A Summary of the DOE/PERF Bioremediation Workshop - May 2002 [1.7MB PDF]
  
• Federal Lands Analysis, Natural Gas Assessment, Southern Wyoming and Northwestern Colorado - June 2001
  
• Natural Gas and Petroleum Resources Beneath Inventoried Roadless and Special Designated Areas on Forest Service Lands - November 2000

 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT) Reports   

• Sec. 1406 Study of the Application of Radiation to Petroleum- "A Literature Review on Cold Cracking of Petroleum Crude Oil" - July 2006
   

• Sec. 1801 Study on Inventory of Petroleum and Natural Gas Storage- "Study on Inventory of Petroleum and Natural Gas Storage" - October 2008

• Sec. 1838 Used Oil Refining Study- "Used Oil Re-refining Study to Address Energy Policy Act of 2005 Sec. 1838" - July 2006 

Newsletters 

•  NETL's Fire in the Ice
  

Other Resources

Oil and Gas Technology Feasibility Studies (Argonne National Laboratory webpage)

     -     Water Issues Associated with Heavy Oil Production  November 2008 [16.1MB PDF]
     -     Thermal Distillation Technology for Management of Produced Water and 
            Frac Flowback Water    May 2008 [381KB PDF]