ANWR: American Energy

The Technology

>>> 3-D Imaging

Advanced 3-D Visualization

American ingenuity has produced 3-dimensional (3-D) seismic technology that enables exploration while protecting sensitive environments.

• 3-D technology produces a visual picture of the subsurface without any exploration by sending vibrating acoustical signals into the Earth’s strata. The signals reflect off of the subsurface and are sent back to the surface resulting in a visual picture of the area. This enables explorers to better identify oil and gas prospects.

• 3-D technology yields real environmental benefits by reducing the number of wells and drilling waste associated with exploration.

• 3-D technology ultimately reduces surface disturbance and provides flexible operations that will better protect local wildlife and ecosystems.

21st century arctic technology continues to meet and exceed environmental and safety challenges.

>>> Arctic Technology

Advanced technology has given us higher yields plus a cleaner environment, according to the 1999 Clinton report, Environmental Benefits of Advanced Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Technology.

• Arctic technology has greatly advanced in the past 30 years, reducing the “footprint” of arctic oil development.

• Instead of building a gravel pad for exploration, arctic technology and American ingenuity have developed temporary pads of ice, which disappear after the exploration well has been drilled, protecting the area’s fragile tundra and ecosystem.

• Temporary ice roads are also used to support exploration on the North Slope. These temporary ice roads provide access to sites for heavy equipment and melt during the spring breakup, leaving the coastal plain virtually untouched.

The Clinton report sites technological advances that enable the recovery of more energy supplies while maintaining the world’s highest environmental standards.

• Three and four dimensional seismic technology provides the capability of virtually “seeing” new reservoirs and sources of energy. This enables better targeting, recovery, and fewer dry holes and far less environmental disturbance.

• Directional and multi-lateral exploration enables producers to reach multiple sources of energy miles away from the exploration site, reducing the needed footprint in ANWR to less than 2,000 acres.

>>> Directional Drilling

Advanced drilling technology provides for fewer well heads.

Directional drilling technology allows experts, utilizing one small production pad, to reach oil reserves as far as 6.6 miles away. This technological innovation increases environmental safety by requiring fewer wells.

With today’s technology, that means a small production pad placed on the White House lawn could reach and produce oil from a reserve under Brookmont, Maryland, more than 6 miles away.

When put to use in just 2000 of ANWR’s 19.6 million acres, this is the technology that will allow experts to develop energy safely. It minimizes surface disturbance and leaves 99.99% of ANWR untouched.

This technology will help us produce over 1 million jobs, stimulate the economy, increase national security, and protect the environment at the same time.

>>> Protecting the Environment

Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to safe energy production would protect the world’s oceans from the threat of pollution.

The average oil supertanker carries 1 million barrels of oil.

The mean estimate of economically recoverable oil in ANWR is 10.3 billion barrels.

• ANWR’s vast oil resources would eliminate the need for a total of 10,300 supertankers crossing the world’s oceans destined for the United States.

• That means there would be 343 less oil supertankers threatening our oceans every year.

• Many foreign supertankers are ‘rust-buckets’ and increase the risk of polluting our oceans and marine ecosystems.

Supertankers are also terrorist targets. In October 2002, terrorists blew up a French oil tanker in Yemen, spewing 90,000 barrels of crude oil into the water.

SAVE OUR OCEANS…
PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACKS…
OPEN ANWR!


		The Technology >>> 3-D Imaging American ingenuity has produced 3-dimensional (3-D) seismic technology that enables exploration while protecting sensitive environments. • 3-D technology produces a visual picture of the subsurface without any exploration by sending vibrating acoustical signals into the Earth’s strata. The signals reflect off of the subsurface and are sent back to the surface resulting in a visual picture of the area. This enables explorers to better identify oil and gas prospects. • 3-D technology yields *real* environmental benefits by reducing the number of wells and drilling waste associated with exploration. • 3-D technology ultimately reduces surface disturbance and provides flexible operations that will better protect local wildlife and ecosystems. 21st century arctic technology continues to meet and exceed environmental and safety challenges. >>> Arctic Technology Advanced technology has given us higher yields plus a cleaner environment, according to the 1999 Clinton report, Environmental Benefits of Advanced Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Technology. • Arctic technology has greatly advanced in the past 30 years, reducing the “footprint” of arctic oil development. • Instead of building a gravel pad for exploration, arctic technology and American ingenuity have developed temporary pads of ice, which disappear after the exploration well has been drilled, protecting the area’s fragile tundra and ecosystem. • Temporary ice roads are also used to support exploration on the North Slope. These temporary ice roads provide access to sites for heavy equipment and melt during the spring breakup, leaving the coastal plain virtually untouched. The Clinton report sites technological advances that enable the recovery of more energy supplies while maintaining the world’s highest environmental standards. • Three and four dimensional seismic technology provides the capability of virtually “seeing” new reservoirs and sources of energy. This enables better targeting, recovery, and fewer dry holes and far less environmental disturbance. • Directional and multi-lateral exploration enables producers to reach multiple sources of energy miles away from the exploration site, reducing the needed footprint in ANWR to less than 2,000 acres. >>> Directional Drilling Directional drilling technology allows experts, utilizing one small production pad, to reach oil reserves as far as 6.6 miles away. This technological innovation increases environmental safety by requiring fewer wells. With today’s technology, that means a small production pad placed on the White House lawn could reach and produce oil from a reserve under Brookmont, Maryland, more than 6 miles away. When put to use in just 2000 of ANWR’s 19.6 million acres, this is the technology that will allow experts to develop energy safely. It minimizes surface disturbance and leaves 99.99% of ANWR untouched. This technology will help us produce over 1 million jobs, stimulate the economy, increase national security, and protect the environment at the same time. >>> Protecting the Environment Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to safe energy production would protect the world’s oceans from the threat of pollution. The average oil supertanker carries 1 million barrels of oil. The mean estimate of economically recoverable oil in ANWR is 10.3 billion barrels. • ANWR’s vast oil resources would eliminate the need for a total of 10,300 supertankers crossing the world’s oceans destined for the United States. • That means there would be 343 less oil supertankers threatening our oceans every year. • Many foreign supertankers are ‘rust-buckets’ and increase the risk of polluting our oceans and marine ecosystems. Supertankers are also terrorist targets. In October 2002, terrorists blew up a French oil tanker in Yemen, spewing 90,000 barrels of crude oil into the water. SAVE OUR OCEANS… PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACKS… OPEN ANWR!