Emil D. Attanasi, Ph.D.
Emil Attanasi is a Supervisory Research Economist (Scientist Emeritus) with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
Emil Attanasi has been an economist with the U.S. Geological Survey since 1972. His work focuses on the valuation of hydrologic data, development of resource assessment methods for undiscovered oil and gas, assessment of CO2-EOR potential, and the application of economics to oil, gas, and minerals resource assessments.
Professional Experience
United States Geological Survey since 1972
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. University of Missouri, 1972, Economics
M.S. George Mason University, 2003, Statistical Science
B.A. Evangel College, 1969, Mathematics
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Economic Association, 1972 – present
Science and Products
Heavy oil and natural bitumen resources in geological basins of the world
Statistics of petroleum exploration in the world outside the United States and Canada through 2001
Economic decision making and the application of nonparametric prediction models
Prediction of resource volumes at untested locations using simple local prediction models
Economics of 1998 U.S. Geological Survey's 1002 Area regional assessment: An economic update
Undiscovered oil resources in the Federal portion of the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: An economic update
Oil and gas assessment of central North Slope, Alaska, 2005
Economic analysis of undiscovered oil and gas of the central North Slope of Alaska, 2005
Discovery sequence and the nature of low permeability gas accumulations
Economics of undiscovered oil and gas in the central North Slope, Alaska
Natural bitumen and extra-heavy oil
A bootstrap approach to computing uncertainty in inferred oil and gas reserve estimates
Science and Products
Heavy oil and natural bitumen resources in geological basins of the world
Statistics of petroleum exploration in the world outside the United States and Canada through 2001
Economic decision making and the application of nonparametric prediction models
Prediction of resource volumes at untested locations using simple local prediction models
Economics of 1998 U.S. Geological Survey's 1002 Area regional assessment: An economic update
Undiscovered oil resources in the Federal portion of the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: An economic update
Oil and gas assessment of central North Slope, Alaska, 2005
Economic analysis of undiscovered oil and gas of the central North Slope of Alaska, 2005
Discovery sequence and the nature of low permeability gas accumulations
Economics of undiscovered oil and gas in the central North Slope, Alaska
Natural bitumen and extra-heavy oil
A bootstrap approach to computing uncertainty in inferred oil and gas reserve estimates
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