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Key Sources of Alaska Oil and Gas Data
Government Agencies
Alaska Division of Oil and Gas
http://www.dog.dnr.state.ak.us
- Responsible for oil and gas leasing and licensing on state lands and in state waters; promoting exploration and development through incentives, advocacy, and negotiation; oversight of royalty, rental, and bonus revenues; permitting and oversight of surface operations; technical and policy support to state government.
- Excellent overview of Alaska oil and gas potential, leasing and licensing opportunities, and industry operations. Examples:
- Dedicated to expanding industry outreach and improving the integration of surface and subsurface petroleum research throughout Alaska.
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/
- Tasked with determining potential for mining and energy resources, groundwater, construction materials, and geologic hazards.
- Energy Program field research: Opportunities for industry sponsorship and collaboration in annual oil and gas related field programs
- Follow Publications link http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/pubs/pubs.jsp to access a huge inventory of fully digital DGGS and USGS publications available for download.
Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC)
http://doa.alaska.gov/ogc/
- Independent, quasi-judicial state agency with regulatory oversight of oil and gas drilling, development and production, reservoir depletion and metering operations on Alaska lands.
- Online access to public well files and production data.
- Well logs digital available by request (CD or FTP): Contact Howard Okland, (907) 793-1235
- Online access to pool rules documents and other conservation orders, including containing valuable technical background on commercial oil and gas accumulations.
Bureau of Land Management – Branch of Energy Minerals in Alaska
http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/prog/energy/oil_gas.html
- Responsible for managing oil and gas activities on the more than 225 million acres of federal onshore lands in Alaska.
- Online links to permitting and regulatory information, lease sale schedules, and exploration activity summaries.
U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resources Program – Energy in Alaska
http://energy.usgs.gov/alaska/
- Online access to numerous recent USGS publications (CD and/or downloadable formats) containing geological and geophysical data and interpretations, largely on federal lands in Alaska.
- Ongoing effort to catalog, reformat, and publicly release more than 104,000 km of WesternGeco digital seismic data (mostly offshore, some onshore): http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/NAMSS/alaska_tracklines.html
- USGS Map Sales in Anchorage is a good source for purchase of USGS publications in a variety of hardcopy and CD formats (907) 786-7011.
Minerals Management Service
http://www.mms.gov/alaska/re/relgg/INDEX.HTM
- Federal agency that permits and regulates exploration for oil and gas on the federally administered Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
- Online links to publicly available OCS seismic data (some SEG-Y, some hardcopy), resource assessments, lease sale schedules, environmental impact statements (these include good technical background information), well log data inventories, and more.
- OCS well log digits currently available by tape checkout – moving to online downloads.
- MMS Reading Room in Anchorage is open for browsing – a good source of free MMS publications in hard copy and CD formats (907) 334-5200.
Corporate and Business Entities*
Alaska Native Corporations
http://fairbanks-alaska.com/alaska-native-corporations.htm
- Several Native corporations have oil and gas data collected in the course of exploration on lands under their control. The companies below are a partial list of some of the larger corporations with oil and gas interests:
- North Slope: Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
- Cook Inlet: Cook Inlet Regional Corporation
- Alaska Peninsula: Bristol Bay Native Corporation
- Interior Basins: Doyon, Limited; Ahtna, Inc.
Petroleum News
http://www.petroleumnews.com/fearfactors.shtml
- Subscription-based weekly online and print newspaper based in Anchorage with latest on the oil and gas industry activity in Alaska.
- Download of the new 18-chapter, 150-page special publication: Dispelling the Alaska Fear Factor – A Guide to Alaska’s Oil and Gas Basins and Business Environment http://www.petroleumnews.com/fearfactor/FearFactor2005draft.pdf
Mapmakers Alaska
Email: mapalaska@ak.net Phone: (907) 745-3398
- Current stock and custom-built maps showing oil and gas leaseholdings, well locations, fields, and facilities.
- GIS projects of oil and gas related data for all active areas in Alaska.
IHS Energy
http://www.ihsenergy.com
- Subscription-based suite of information services to the oil and gas industry, including data, consulting products, and services.
- Support in evaluating subsurface technical issues and assessing economic impact of political, fiscal, and environmental risks.
* The mention of corporations, businesses, and trade names on this page does not imply endorsement of any kind by the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas.
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Compiled by Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, in cooperation with Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Maintained by: Paul Decker
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