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Energy Resources Program

The Energy Resources Program conducts research and assessments to advance the understanding of the Nation’s energy resources. We study processes critical to the formation, accumulation, occurrence and alteration of geologically based energy resources; prepare resource assessments; and evaluate the environmental and socioeconomic effects of energy resource occurrence, production and use.

News

Traversing the Sea for Science: How USGS Uses the Federal Fleet to Study Natural Hazards, Resources, and More

Traversing the Sea for Science: How USGS Uses the Federal Fleet to Study Natural Hazards, Resources, and More

USGS makes $10 million available for state geologic, geochemical mapping projects through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-Funded Earth Mapping Resources Initiative

USGS makes $10 million available for state geologic, geochemical mapping projects through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-Funded Earth Mapping Resources Initiative

USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in North Chukchi Basin

USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in North Chukchi Basin

Publications

Produced water geochemistry from hydraulically stimulated Niobrara Formation petroleum wells: Origin of salinity and temporal perspectives on treatment and reuse

Produced water (i.e., a mixture of returned injection fluids and geologic formation brines) represents the largest volumetric waste stream associated with petroleum production in the United States. As such, produced water has been the focus of intense study with emphasis on understanding the geologic origin of the fluids, environmental impacts of unintended or intentional release, disposal concern
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Aaron M. Jubb, Jenna L. Shelton, Bonnie McDevitt, Kaela K. Amundson, Amanda Sha Herzberg, Jessica Chenault, Andrew Laurence Masterson, Matthew S. Varonka, Glenn D. Jolly, Christina A. DeVera, Elliott Barnhart, Michael J. Wilkins, Madalyn S. Blondes

Discerning sediment provenance in the Outer Banks (USA) through detrital zircon geochronology

Detrital zircon data from modern barrier island and estuarine environments in the Outer Banks (Atlantic Coast, USA) were statistically compared to sands from nearby rivers to assist in determining source-to-sink pathways. Fluvial samples, collected from near the Fall Line contact between the Appalachian Orogen and sediments of the coastal plain, all have age unique distributions, making them ideal
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John W. Counts, Jared T. Gooley, Joshua Long, William H. Craddock, Paul O'Sullivan

Rare Earth Elements in coal fly ash and their potential recovery

Coal fly ash is a potential resource of valuable elements, such as rare earth elements (REEs), which are retained and concentrated upon combustion. Understanding REE occurrence within fly ash is vital to developing recovery methods. Some of the highest REE contents occur in fly ash derived from U.S. Appalachian Basin coals, and coals influenced by input volcanic ash are especially enriched. Leachi
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James Hower, Allan Kolker, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Desiree Platta

Science

Evolving Utilization of Solid Energy Fuels (EUSEF)

Although the traditional use of solid fuels such as coal for electric power generation in the U.S. has declined, other uses for solid fuels and their byproducts are rapidly evolving. Internationally, construction of new generation facilities to provide electricity to previously underserved areas has kept worldwide coal demand steady. The Evolving Utilization of Solid Energy Fuels (EUSEF) project...
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Evolving Utilization of Solid Energy Fuels (EUSEF)

Although the traditional use of solid fuels such as coal for electric power generation in the U.S. has declined, other uses for solid fuels and their byproducts are rapidly evolving. Internationally, construction of new generation facilities to provide electricity to previously underserved areas has kept worldwide coal demand steady. The Evolving Utilization of Solid Energy Fuels (EUSEF) project...
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United States Assessments of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources

USGS Energy Resources Program provides periodic assessments of the oil and natural gas endowment of the United States and the World. This website provides access to new, prioritized, assessment results and supporting data for the United States, as part of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).
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United States Assessments of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources

USGS Energy Resources Program provides periodic assessments of the oil and natural gas endowment of the United States and the World. This website provides access to new, prioritized, assessment results and supporting data for the United States, as part of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).
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Carbon Mineralization

Carbon dioxide (CO2) can react with silicate rocks that are rich in magnesium, calcium, and iron to precipitate carbonate minerals. This process is typically referred to as carbon mineralization, which represents a potential mitigation option for rising CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. The U.S. has pledged to reduce net greenhouse gas pollution to 50-52 percent of 2005 levels, which will...
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Carbon Mineralization

Carbon dioxide (CO2) can react with silicate rocks that are rich in magnesium, calcium, and iron to precipitate carbonate minerals. This process is typically referred to as carbon mineralization, which represents a potential mitigation option for rising CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. The U.S. has pledged to reduce net greenhouse gas pollution to 50-52 percent of 2005 levels, which will...
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