AAPG-Hedbergfinal.pdf

Assessments of Regional Gas Accumulations at the Department of Energy (NETL) AAPG Hedberg Conference “Understanding Tight Gas Sands” April 28, 2005 Vail, Co. Assessments of Regional Gas Accumulations at the Department of Energy (NETL) Ray Boswell Presented by, Kelly Rose National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Outline • The Program - DOE/NETL resource assessments • The need to define and understand both terms • “resource” & “assessment” • The nature of DOE/NETL assessments • Our findings and their relation to key assumptions