Oil and Gas Bonds Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures To Reclaim Orphaned Wells

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural gas.

Petroleum.

Public lands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2010

Summary:

Includes tables and graphs throughout

Report examining number, value and coverage of BLM surety bonds for oil and gas operations, reviewing amount that BLM has paid to reclaim orphaned wells over the past 20 years and the number of orphaned wells BLM has identified but has not yet reclaimed, and comparing BLM bonding requirements for oil and gas operations with those the 12 Western States use for oil and gas operations on State and private lands and other Department of Interior agencies bonding requirements for other resources

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version United States Government Accountability Office Oil and Gas Bonds

Publisher Number:

CMP-2010-GAO-0031

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license