GIS Analysis of Technically Recoverable Natural Gas and Oil from Challenged Lease Parcels in Utah

October 8, 2009

The Wilderness Society's Ecology and Economics Research Department analyzed the technically recoverable natural gas and oil from the 77 challenged leases in Utah, and found that the potential natural gas and oil under those contested leases amounts to a miniscule amount of energy.

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About Michelle Haefele, Ph.D.

Dr. Michelle Haefele, Resource Economist (Ecology and Economics Research Department, Central Rockies Office) joined The Wilderness Society in 2003 after working as a Post-doctoral Research Associate for Colorado State University and the USDA... More about Michelle Haefele, Ph.D.

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