1. Oil & Gas Activities on Public Lands
Scott F. Archer
USDI – BLM
National Science &
Technology Center
April 3, 2007

2. What is wrong with O&G? There is a lot of it.
There will be more of it.
The process is fragmented.
Many small sources, not subject to permitting.

3. And it’s Ugly.

4. Where does it come from? Oil Gas Coal Coal Bed Methane Oil Shale
Tar Sands

5. Where is it located?

6. Where is it located?

7. Multiple Companies Exploration Drilling Servicing Trucking Pipelines
Compressors
Refining
Sales

8. Leasing

9. Drilling Very large diesel engines (500-1500 hp)
Going to year-round operation
Going to multiple wells off a single pad

10. Testing Post “Fracting” Large quantities of water
“Free” flow to determine drawdown
CO, NOx, possible SO2 emissions

11. “Oil” Well Small well head engines Separator Dehydration Evap Pond
Storage tanks
Waste pit

12. Dehydrator

13. Tanks
Water and/or crude
VOCs and HAPs
Sometimes H2S

14. Tanker Trucks
Regular servicing
VOC emissions
Truck Exhaust
Road Dust

15. Gas Compression Wide range of sizes and types Single cylinder Pop-pops
Converted Auto Engines
500 hp + engines
Electrification
Use on-site fuels

16. The “Good”…

17. The “Typical”… (and not so typical)

18. and the “Ugly”

19. BLM’s Role Leasing Specific Project Approval Royalties and PILT
NEPA analyses
Applications for Permit to Drill
Stipulations and Conditions of Approval
Inspection and Enforcement

20. Leasing

21. Royalties

22. NEPA Documents

23. Alaskan Inspection and Enforcement
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Contact
Scott F. Archer
Senior Air Resource Specialist