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## Contents

* 1 Reserves
* 2 Oil and gas production on federal lands
* 3 Oil and gas wells
* 4 Oil and gas wells on federal lands
* 5 Energy policy in the 50 states
* 6 See also
* 7 Footnotes

This article presents information about oil and gas production in Alaska. Sources for this information include the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the Office of Natural Resource Revenue, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and state-specific agencies and media sources.

Alaska ranked fourth in the nation for its production of crude oil in 2014. In 2013, that state ranked second in the nation for its natural gas production.

## Reserves[edit]

See also: Fracking in Alaska

The maps below show crude oil and natural gas proven reserves by state in 2013 using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Proven (or proved) reserves are defined by the EIA as "estimated volumes of hydrocarbon resources that analysis of geologic and engineering data demonstrates with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions." This means that proven reserves can change over time as prices change and technological advances are made. For example, in 2013 there was an increase in the price of natural gas, making it economical to extract natural gas that previously had been too expensive to extract. This price increase led the EIA to increase its estimates of proven natural gas reserves.[1]

Crude oil reserves by state A darker color indicates more reserves; scroll over a state to view its percentage of total U.S. crude oil reserves in 2013.

Natural gas reserves by state A darker color indicates more reserves; scroll over a state to view its percentage of total U.S. natural gas reserves 2013.

## Oil and gas production on federal lands[edit]

See also: Oil and natural gas extraction on federal land in Alaska

The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) provides data on mineral production on federal lands. The charts and tables below show federal onshore oil and/or natural gas production (in terms of the amounts sold) for fiscal years 2004 to 2014 for Alaska, its adjacent states (provided for comparison), and the United States as a whole.[2]

Crude oil production on federal lands in Alaska and adjacent states in thousands of barrels
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Crude oil production on federal lands in Alaska and adjacent states, in thousands of barrels, fiscal years 2004 to 2014

State | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 | FY 2010 | FY 2011 | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2014
Alaska | 233 | 211 | 230 | 194 | 163 | 131 | 159 | 170 | 158 | 539 | 594
California | 14,064 | 14,243 | 16,187 | 17,799 | 15,403 | 13,993 | 13,999 | 14,634 | 15,016 | 15,311 | 14,967
Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
U.S. total | 97,180 | 97,238 | 102,164 | 104,872 | 103,134 | 104,499 | 107,880 | 113,375 | 125,270 | 137,029 | 148,778
Note: Oil includes black wax crude, condensate, drip or scrubber condensate, fuel oil inlet scrubber, oil, oil lost, other liquid hydrocarbons, sweet crude and yellow wax crude. These data are collected in terms of sale years, which are "transactions for sales that took place in a given fiscal year and do not include adjusted or corrected transactions for sales that took place in previous fiscal years."[3]
Source: Office of Natural Resource Revenue, "Statistical Information"

Natural gas production on federal lands in Alaska and adjacent states in million cubic feet (MMCF)
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Natural gas production on federal lands in Alaska and adjacent states, in MMCF, fiscal years 2004 to 2014

State | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 | FY 2010 | FY 2011 | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2014
Alaska | 33,707 | 35,561 | 30,748 | 25,469 | 22,863 | 20,992 | 18,498 | 15,748 | 15,535 | 12,670 | 13,079
California | 3,473 | 3,727 | 5,308 | 4,509 | 4,978 | 4,917 | 5,977 | 8,816 | 11,680 | 6,746 | 7,077
Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
U.S. total | 2,403,287 | 2,580,017 | 2,660,419 | 2,891,765 | 3,081,528 | 3,196,500 | 3,033,285 | 2,918,572 | 2,906,698 | 2,655,876 | 2,499,870
Note: Natural gas includes coalbed methane, flash gas, fuel gas, gas lost (flared or vented), nitrogen, processed (residue) gas, unprocessed (wet) gas and gas plant products. These data are collected in terms of sale years, which are "transactions for sales that took place in a given fiscal year and do not include adjusted or corrected transactions for sales that took place in previous fiscal years."[4]
Source: Office of Natural Resource Revenue, "Statistical Information"

## Oil and gas wells[edit]

## Oil and gas wells on federal lands[edit]

According to U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Alaska was home to 18,555 producing acres on federally held land in fiscal year 2014. See the table below for further details, including data from surrounding states.[5][6][7]

Production related statistics for Alaska and adjacent neighboring states, fiscal year 2014

State | Producing acres | Permits approved | Wells spudded | Producing wells | Well completions
Alaska | 18,555 | 8 | 6 | 107 | 131
California | 82,697 | 181 | 210 | 8,145 | 8,164
Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Note: "--" indicates data were not available.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Oil and Gas Statistics"
U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Mineral and Surface Acreage Managed by the BLM"
U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Public Land Statistics 2014"

## Energy policy in the 50 states[edit]

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## See also[edit]

* Energy policy in the United States

* Fracking in the United States

* Environmental policy in the United States

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves," December 19, 2014
2. ↑ Office of Natural Resource Revenue, "Statistical Information," accessed October 11, 2015
3. ↑ Office of Natural Resource Revenue, "ONRR’s Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs," accessed October 8, 2015
4. ↑ Office of Natural Resource Revenue, "ONRR’s Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs," accessed October 8, 2015
5. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Oil and Gas Statistics," accessed October 6, 2015
6. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Mineral and Surface Acreage Managed by the BLM," accessed October 8, 2015
7. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Public Land Statistics 2014," May 2015

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