The availability of onshore Federal lands for oil and gas exploration and production is the subject of a polarized debate. Industry interests claim that an excessive amount of Federal land is locked up; environmental interests assert that almost all the public lands are available for oil and gas leasing with few restrictions. The EPCA inventory represents an effort to supply a quantitative assessment of the situation.

Keywords:
access category, onshore federal land, natural gas, us government, federal land, spe 94278, leasing, reserves evaluation, stipulation, standard lease term
Subjects:
Reserves Evaluation, Energy Economics, Information Management and Systems, Energy policy and regulation
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